Prof. Huanyu JIN, from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, presented a talk titled “Dynamic Active Sites in Water Splitting” at the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering on December 17, 2024. Prof. Jin is a Full Professor at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Before joining CAS, he served as a lecturer at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Resources at the University of Adelaide. His research is dedicated to the development of innovative nanomaterials for sustainable chemical production, water splitting, and various other applications in energy conversion and utilization. He has published over 60 papers in renowned international academic journals, over 30 as the first/corresponding author, in journals such as Chem. Rev., Sci. Adv., Nat. Commun., Adv. Mater., and Angew. Chem. He has garnered 10,000 total citations and an H-index of 41. He has received awards such as the Stephen Wilkins Medal and the JMCA Emerging Investigator. Prof. Jin is listed as Highly Cited Researcher and “Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist”.
During the seminar, Prof. Jin underscored the potential of dynamic active sites as a cutting-edge technology in water splitting and outlined important future directions for this emerging field, addressing challenges such as inadequate electrocatalyst performance and instability issues. His presentation delved into essential material and device innovations crucial for advancing electrocatalysts, emphasizing a self-adaptive approach to electrocatalyst design. Prof. Jin concluded that dynamic active sites remain stable even in harsh conditions like acidic water oxidation, paving the way for the development of next-generation electrocatalysts and electrolyzers for commercial applications.
