研究领域和兴趣：
稀土-贵金属纳米晶是清洁能源化学中的重要催化材料。如何通过控制合成化学构筑模型纳米催化结构以理解它们的分子催化机理是获得高性能（高活性、高选择性、高耐久性）催化材料的关键。本组的主要研究方向是面向新能源的稀土-贵金属纳米结构的合理设计、控制合成、有序组装、催化特性及构效关系。
代表性论文
Jun Gu, Ya-Wen Zhang*, and Franklin (Feng) Tao*, Shape Control of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts through Well-designed Colloidal Chemistry Approaches, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41(24), 8050–8065.
An-Xiang Yin, Wen-Chi Liu, Jun Ke, Wei Zhu, Jun Gu, Ya-Wen Zhang*, and Chun-Hua Yan*, Ru Nanocrystals with Shape-Dependent Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectra and Catalytic Properties: Controlled Synthesis and DFT Calculations, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 20479–20489.
Yi Ding, Jun Gu, Tao Zhang, An-Xiang Yin, Lu Yang, Ya-Wen Zhang*, and Chun-Hua Yan*, Chemoaffinity-Mediated Synthesis of NaRES2-Based Nanocrystals as Versatile Nano-Building Blocks and Durable Nano-Pigments, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134(6), 3255–3264.
An-Xiang Yin, Xiao-Quan Min, Ya-Wen Zhang*, and Chun-Hua Yan*, Shape-Selective Synthesis and Facet-Dependent Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity and Durability of Monodisperse Sub-10 nm Pt-Pd Tetrahedrons and Cubes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133(11), 3816 – 3819.
Yi Ding, Jun Gu, Jun Ke, Ya-Wen Zhang*, and Chun-Hua Yan*, Sodium-doping Controlled Synthesis of Monodisperse Lanthanide Oxysulfide Ultrathin Nanoplates Guided by DFT Calculations, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 12330 –12334.
Ya-Ping Du, Ya-Wen Zhang*, Zheng-Guang Yan, Ling-Dong Sun, and Chun-Hua Yan*, Highly Luminescent Self-organized Sub-2-nm EuOF Nanowires, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131(45), 16364–16365.
Ya-Ping Du, Ya-Wen Zhang*, Ling-Dong Sun, and Chun-Hua Yan*，Atomically Efficient Synthesis of Self-assembled Monodisperse and Ultrathin Lanthanide Oxychloride Nanoplates，J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131(9), 3162–3163.
Yawen Zhang, Michael E. Grass, John N. Kuhn, Feng Tao, Susan E. Habas, Wenyu Huang, Peidong Yang, and Gabor A. Somorjai*, Highly Selective Synthesis of Catalytically Active Monodisperse Rhodium Nanocubes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130(18), 5868–5869.
Hao-Xin Mai, Ya-Wen Zhang*, Rui Si, Zheng-Guang Yan, Ling-Dong Sun, Li-Ping You, Chun-Hua Yan*, High-Quality Sodium Rare-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals: Controlled Synthesis and Optical Properties, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128(19), 6426–6436.
Ya-Wen Zhang, Xiao Sun, Rui Si, Li-Ping You, and Chun-Hua Yan* Single-Crystalline and Monodisperse LaF3 Triangular Nanoplates from a Single-Source Precursor, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127(10), 3260–3261.
Rui Si, Ya-Wen Zhang*, Li-Ping You, and Chun-Hua Yan*, Rare-Earth Oxide Nanopolyhedra, Nanoplates and Nanodisks, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44(21), 3256–3260.
