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Computational chemistry, quantum inorganic chemistry, theoretical catalysis
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Biography

Jun Li received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1992 from the Chinese Academy of Sciences with Prof. Jia-Xi Lu (deceased). He was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Siegen (Germany) with Prof. Dr. W. H. Eugen Schwarz and The Ohio State University (USA) with Prof. Bruce E. Bursten. He then worked as a Senior Research Scientist and later a Chief Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA. He is now a ChangJiang Chair Professor at Tsinghua University, China, and an elected AAAS Fellow (https://www.aaas.org/fellows) and Chinese Chemical Society Fellow. He has published 560 peer-reviewed papers and six book chapters, with ~65,000 citations and H-index 108. His research interests include relativistic quantum chemistry, theoretical f-heavy-element chemistry, computational catalysis, and theoretical cluster chemistry.
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Works (50)

Chelating Effect of Siderophore Desferrioxamine-B on Uranyl Biomineralization Mediated by Shewanella putrefaciens

Environmental Science & Technology
2024-02-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiaojing Lu; Yang-Yang Zhang; Wencai Cheng; Yingzhangyang Liu; Qingrong Li; Xiaoan Li; Faqin Dong; Jun Li; Xiaoqin Nie
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Computational Screening of Pt1@Ti3C2T2 (T = O, S) MXene Catalysts for Water–Gas Shift Reaction

Precision Chemistry
2024-02-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Yang Meng; Haiyan Wang; Jin-Xia Liang; Chun Zhu; Jun Li
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Cross-catenation between position-isomeric metallacages

Nature Communications
2024-02-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Yiliang Wang; Taotao Liu; Yang-Yang Zhang; Bin Li; Liting Tan; Chunju Li; Xing-Can Shen; Jun Li
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Synthesis and characterization of iron clusters with an icosahedral [Fe@Fe12]16+ Core

National Science Review
2024-02-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Gan Xu; Yun-Shu Cui; Xue-Lian Jiang; Cong-Qiao Xu; Jun Li; Xu-Dong Chen
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Constant Potential Thermodynamic Integration for Obtaining the Free Energy Profile of Electrochemical Reaction

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2024-02-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Hao Cao; Xinmao Lv; Shengjie Qian; Jun Li; Yang-Gang Wang
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Modeling Interfacial Dynamics on Single Atom Electrocatalysts: Explicit Solvation and Potential Dependence

Accounts of Chemical Research
2024-01-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Zisheng Zhang; Jun Li; Yang-Gang Wang
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Computational screening of M1/PW12O40 single-atom electrocatalysts for water splitting and oxygen reduction reactions

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Shamraiz Hussain Talib; Babar Ali; Sharmarke Mohamed; Xue-Lian Jiang; Khalil Ahmad; Ahsanulhaq Qurashi; Jun Li
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Single-atom catalysis enabled by high-energy metastable structures

Chemical Science
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhaoming Xia; Yue Yin; Jun Li; Hai Xiao
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Tetravalent Terbium Chelates: Stability Enhancement and Property Tuning

Precision Chemistry
2023-12-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Tianjiao Xue; You-Song Ding; Xue-Lian Jiang; Lizhi Tao; Jun Li; Zhiping Zheng
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Electrochemical Potential-Driven Shift of Frontier Orbitals in M–N–C Single-Atom Catalysts Leading to Inverted Adsorption Energies

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2023-11-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Jin-Cheng Liu; Feng Luo; Jun Li
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A tin-based tandem electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction to ethanol with 80% selectivity

Nature Energy
2023-10-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Jie Ding; Hong Bin Yang; Xue-Lu Ma; Song Liu; Wei Liu; Qing Mao; Yanqiang Huang; Jun Li; Tao Zhang; Bin Liu
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Advances in heterogeneous single-cluster catalysis

Nature Reviews Chemistry
2023-10-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Xinzhe Li; Sharon Mitchell; Yiyun Fang; Jun Li; Javier Perez-Ramirez; Jiong Lu
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Rh 19 − : A high-spin super-octahedron cluster

Science Advances
2023-08-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuhan Jia; Cong-Qiao Xu; Chaonan Cui; Lijun Geng; Hanyu Zhang; Yang-Yang Zhang; Shiquan Lin; Jiannian Yao; Zhixun Luo; Jun Li
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Screened Fe3 and Ru3 Single-Cluster Catalysts Anchored on MoS2 Supports for Selective Hydrogenation of CO2

ACS Catalysis
2023-07-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Gang Wang; Xue-Lian Jiang; Ya-Fei Jiang; Yang-Gang Wang; Jun Li
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Engineering Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Enhancing Kinetics of Acidic Volmer Reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2023-06-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Hao Cao; Qilun Wang; Zisheng Zhang; Hui-Min Yan; Hongyan Zhao; Hong Bin Yang; Bin Liu; Jun Li; Yang-Gang Wang
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How Thermal Fluctuations Influence the Function of the FeMo-cofactor in Nitrogenase Enzymes

2023-05-24 | Preprint
Contributors: Wan-Lu Li; Yong Li; Jun Li; Teresa Head-Gordon
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Stereoelectronic Modulation of a Single-Molecule Junction through a Tunable Metal–Carbon dπ–pπ Hyperconjugation

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2023-05-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Chun Tang; Xue-Lian Jiang; Shiyan Chen; Wenjing Hong; Jun Li; Haiping Xia
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Activity Origin of the Nickel Cluster on TiC Support for Nonoxidative Methane Conversion

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2023-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Karim Harrath; Zhen Yao; Ya-Fei Jiang; Yang-Gang Wang; Jun Li
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On the highest oxidation states of the actinoids in AnO4 molecules (An = Ac – Cm): A DMRG‐CASSCF study

Journal of Computational Chemistry
2023-01-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Jun‐Bo Lu; Xue‐Lian Jiang; Jia‐Qi Wang; Han‐Shi Hu; W. H. Eugen Schwarz; Jun Li
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Design of SA-FLP Dual Active Sites for Nonoxidative Coupling of Methane

ACS Catalysis
2023-01-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Tao Ban; Xi-Yang Yu; Hao-Zhe Kang; Zheng-Qing Huang; Jun Li; Chun-Ran Chang
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Norm-Conserving 4f-in-Core Pseudopotentials and Basis Sets Optimized for Trivalent Lanthanides (Ln = Ce–Lu)

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
2023-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Jun-Bo Lu; Xue-Lian Jiang; Han-Shi Hu; Jun Li
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A polyoxometalate cluster-based single-atom catalyst for NH3 synthesis via an enzymatic mechanism

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Shamraiz Hussain Talib; Xiaohu Yu; Zhansheng Lu; Khalil Ahmad; Tongtong Yang; Hai Xiao; Jun Li
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An ultrastable Ti-based metallocalixarene nanocage cluster with photocatalytic amine oxidation activity

Chemical Communications
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Yi-Qi Tian; Yun-Shu Cui; Wei-Dong Yu; Cong-Qiao Xu; Xiao-Yi Yi; Jun Yan; Jun Li; Chao Liu
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Ancillary ligand-regulated Ti(iv)-based metallocalixarene coordination cages for photocatalytic H2 evolution

Chemical Communications
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Yi-Qi Tian; Yun-Shu Cui; Jia-Hui Zhu; Cong-Qiao Xu; Xiao-Yi Yi; Jun Li; Chao Liu
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AuB8−: an Au–borozene complex

Chemical Communications
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Wei-Jia Chen; Yang-Yang Zhang; Wan-Lu Li; Hyun Wook Choi; Jun Li; Lai-Sheng Wang
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Recent progress and perspectives on single-atom catalysis

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhiqun Lin; María Escudero-Escribano; Jun Li
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The smallest 4f-metalla-aromatic molecule of cyclo-PrB2− with Pr–B multiple bonds

Chemical Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhen-Ling Wang; Teng-Teng Chen; Wei-Jia Chen; Wan-Lu Li; Jing Zhao; Xue-Lian Jiang; Jun Li; Lai-Sheng Wang; Han-Shi Hu
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Theoretical investigation on hydrogenation of dinitrogen triggered by singly dispersed bimetallic sites

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Xue-Lu Ma; Yue Yang; Le-Min Xu; Hai Xiao; Wen-Zhi Yao; Jun Li
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Theoretical prediction of a graphene-like 2D uranyl material with p-orbital antiferromagnetism

Chemical Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiao-Kun Zhao; Chang-Su Cao; Jin-Cheng Liu; Jun-Bo Lu; Jun Li; Han-Shi Hu
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Uncovering mechanisms of RT-LAMP colorimetric SARS-CoV-2 detection to improve assay reliability

Analytical Methods
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Gianmarco D. Suarez; Domenick A. Suarez; Yuki Yu Kiu Tang; Jing-Xuan Zhang; Jun Li; Stefan Nagl; Peter Pak-Hang Cheung
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Metal Affinity of Support Dictates Sintering of Gold Catalysts

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2022-11-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Jin-Cheng Liu; Langli Luo; Hai Xiao; Junfa Zhu; Yang He; Jun Li
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Critical Role of Explicit Inclusion of Solvent and Electrode Potential in the Electrochemical Description of Nitrogen Reduction

ACS Catalysis
2022-09-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Sheng-Jie Qian; Hao Cao; Jie-Wei Chen; Jun-Chi Chen; Yang-Gang Wang; Jun Li
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How Thermal Fluctuations Influence the Function of the FeMo-cofactor in Nitrogenase Enzymes

2022-08-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Wan-Lu Li; Yong Li; Jun Li; Teresa Head-Gordon
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A tin-based tandem electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction to ethanol with 80% selectivity

2022-08-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Jie Ding; Hongbin Yang; Xuelu Ma; Song Liu; Wei Liu; Qing Mao; Yanqiang Huang; Jun Li; Tao Zhang; Bin Liu
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Bonding Nature of “Ionic Carbenes” in [M3(μ3–CH2)]-Containing Compounds: The Covalent Interaction

Inorganic Chemistry
2022-08-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Yun-Shu Cui; Jing-Xuan Zhang; Cong-Qiao Xu; Xue-Lian Jiang; Jun Li
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Exploring Stability of Transition-Metal Single Atoms on Cu2O Surfaces

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2022-05-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuxian Guo; Xiaohu Yu; Qi Yu; Yuan Li; Yubin Liu; Caibin Zhao; Lingxia Jin; Zhong Liu; Jun Li
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Ultra-Efficient Americium/Lanthanide Separation through Oxidation State Control

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2022-04-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhipeng Wang; Jun-Bo Lu; Xue Dong; Qiang Yan; Xiaogui Feng; Han-Shi Hu; Shuao Wang; Jing Chen; Jun Li; Chao Xu
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Integrating Dissociative and Associative Routes for Efficient Ammonia Synthesis over a TiCN-Promoted Ru-Based Catalyst

ACS Catalysis
2022-02-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Yanliang Zhou; Cong-Qiao Xu; Zhenni Tan; Hongfang Cai; Xiuyun Wang; Jialiang Li; Lirong Zheng; Chak-tong Au; Jun Li; Lilong Jiang
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Distinct electronic structures and bonding interactions in inverse-sandwich samarium and ytterbium biphenyl complexes

Chemical Science
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuyuan Xiao; Xiao-Kun Zhao; Tianpin Wu; Jeffrey T. Miller; Han-Shi Hu; Jun Li; Wenliang Huang; Paula L. Diaconescu
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Tandem catalyzing the hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over a Ni3Fe intermetallic supported Pt single-atom site catalyst

Chemical Science
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Ge Meng; Kaiyue Ji; Wei Zhang; Yiran Kang; Yu Wang; Ping Zhang; Yang-Gang Wang; Jun Li; Tingting Cui; Xiaohui Sun et al.
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Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Sites as Stable and Efficient Single-Cluster Catalysts for Activating N2 and CO2

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2021-12-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Ning Liu; Xue-Lu Ma; Jun Li; Hai Xiao
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Fundamental insights into heterogeneous single-atom catalysis

The Journal of Chemical Physics
2021-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: E. Charles H. Sykes; Phillip Christopher; Jun Li
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Monovalent lanthanide(I) in borozene complexes

Nature Communications
2021-11-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Wan-Lu Li; Teng-Teng Chen; Wei-Jia Chen; Jun Li; Lai-Sheng Wang
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Theoretical Insights into Dual-Metal-Site Catalysts for the Nonoxidative Coupling of Methane

ACS Catalysis
2021-11-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Zheng-Qing Huang; You-Tao Chen; Chun-Ran Chang; Jun Li
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Heterogeneous Two-Atom Single-Cluster Catalysts for the Nitrogen Electroreduction Reaction

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2021-09-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Jun-Chi Chen; Hao Cao; Jie-Wei Chen; Sheng-Jie Qian; Guang-Jie Xia; Yang-Gang Wang; Jun Li
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Rod-Shaped Silver Supercluster Unveiling Strong Electron Coupling between Substituent Icosahedral Units

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2021-08-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Shang-Fu Yuan; Cong-Qiao Xu; Wen-Di Liu; Jing-Xuan Zhang; Jun Li; Quan-Ming Wang
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Theoretical Inspection of M1/PMA Single-Atom Electrocatalyst: Ultra-High Performance for Water Splitting (HER/OER) and Oxygen Reduction Reactions (OER)

ACS Catalysis
2021-07-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Shamraiz Hussain Talib; Zhansheng Lu; Xiaohu Yu; Khalil Ahmad; Beenish Bashir; Zongxian Yang; Jun Li
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Electronic Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of Group-7 Tri-Oxo-Halides MO3X (M = Mn–Bh, X = F–Ts)

Inorganic Chemistry
2021-07-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Xue-Lian Jiang; Cong-Qiao Xu; Jun-Bo Lu; Chang-Su Cao; Hubert Schmidbaur; W. H. Eugen Schwarz; Jun Li
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Norm-Conserving Pseudopotentials and Basis Sets to Explore Actinide Chemistry in Complex Environments

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
2021-06-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jun-Bo Lu; David C. Cantu; Cong-Qiao Xu; Manh-Thuong Nguyen; Han-Shi Hu; Vassiliki-Alexandra Glezakou; Roger Rousseau; Jun Li
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Metal Oxo-Fluoride Molecules OnMF2 (M = Mn and Fe; n = 1–4) and O2MnF: Matrix Infrared Spectra and Quantum Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry
2021-06-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Tengfei Huang; Lijuan Zhao; Xuelian Jiang; Wenjie Yu; Bing Xu; Xuefeng Wang; W. H. Eugen Schwarz; Jun Li
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