Yonggang Yao (0000-0002-9191-2982)

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Yonggang Yao, Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland with Dr. Liangbing Hu. His group now mainly focuses on transient high-temperature synthesis and data-driven material discovery, particularly in energy materials and low-carbon rapid manufacturing (catalysts and batteries). He has published >100 papers in high-profile journals like Science (Cover), Nature, Nat. Nano., Nat. Cata., and Sci. Adv., with a total citation of over 10000. He has also been ranked "World's Top 2% Scientist" by Stanford University and "Highly-Cited Researcher" by Clarivate. He received the 2020 “R&D 100 Award”, the 2022 Metals Young Investigator Award, the 2022 DAMO Young Academy Fellow, and MIT TR35 China.

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Huazhong University of Science and Technology: Wuhan, Hubei, CN

2020-10-27 to present | Professor (Materials Science and Engineering)

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Yonggang Yao

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Huazhong University of Science and Technology: Wuhan, Hubei, CN

University of Maryland: College Park, MD, US

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University of Maryland College Park: College Park, MD, US

Xi'an Jiaotong University: Xi'an, Shaanxi, CN

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Materials Research Society: Warrendale, PA, US

Works (50 of 176)

Regulating the electronic modulation configuration of MnxFeCoNiCu high entropy alloy for reliable sulfur redox kinetics

Atomistic observation and transient reordering of antisite Li/Fe defects toward sustainable LiFePO 4

MOF-derived carbon-based catalysts with enhanced anti-coking property for the dry reforming of methane

Regenerated Graphite Electrodes with Reconstructed Solid Electrolyte Interface and Enclosed Active Lithium Toward &gt;100% Initial Coulombic Efficiency

Self-Encapsulation of High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles inside Carbonized Wood for Highly Durable Electrocatalysis

Targeted regeneration and upcycling of spent graphite by defect-driven tin nucleation

Wood-inspired metamaterial catalyst for robust and high-throughput water purification

Heterostructure Engineering in High‐Entropy Alloy Catalysts

MoZn-based high entropy alloy catalysts enabled dual activation and stabilization in alkaline oxygen evolution

Harnessing the Unconventional Cubic Phase in 2D LaNiO 3 Perovskite for Highly Efficient Urea Oxidation

Supersaturated Doping-Induced Maximized Metal–Support Interaction for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Evolution

Highly efficient chemical production via electrified, transient high-temperature synthesis

Hydrogen Peroxide Spillover on Platinum–Iron Hybrid Electrocatalyst for Stable Oxygen Reduction

Ambient hydrogenation of solid aromatics enabled by a high entropy alloy nanocatalyst

Hydrogenated borophene enabled synthesis of multielement intermetallic catalysts

Rejuvenating LiNi<sub>0.5</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode directly from battery scraps

Sabatier Relations in Electrocatalysts Based on High-entropy Alloys with Wide-distributed d-band Centers for Li-O<sub>2</sub> Batteries

Three-dimensional atomic structure and local chemical order of medium- and high-entropy nanoalloys

Transient and general synthesis of high-density and ultrasmall nanoparticles on two-dimensional porous carbon via coordinated carbothermal shock

Corrosion-Resistant Coating Based on High-Entropy Alloys

3D Printed Biomimetic Metamaterials with Graded Porosity and Tapering Topology for Improved Cell Seeding and Bone Regeneration

A general method for rapid synthesis of refractory carbides by low-pressure carbothermal shock reduction

A general strategy for overcoming the trade-off between ultrasmall size and high loading of MOF-derived metal nanoparticles by millisecond pyrolysis

Anisotropy-inspired, simulation-guided design and 3D printing of microlattice metamaterials with tailored mechanical-transport performances

Controlled Nutrient Delivery through a pH-Responsive Wood Vehicle

Decoupling microlattice metamaterial properties through a structural design strategy inspired by the Hall--Petch relation

High-entropy alloy catalysts: From bulk to nano toward highly efficient carbon and nitrogen catalysis

High-entropy alloy stabilized and activated Pt clusters for highly efficient electrocatalysis

High-entropy nanoparticles: Synthesis-structure-property relationships and data-driven discovery

Highly efficient, field-assisted water splitting enabled by a bifunctional Ni3Fe magnetized wood carbon

In situ zinc cyanamide coordination induced highly N-rich graphene for efficient peroxymonosulfate activation

Interface engineering between multi-elemental alloy nanoparticles and a carbon support toward stable catalysts

Multi-principal elemental intermetallic nanoparticles synthesized via a disorder-to-order transition

Programmable heating and quenching for efficient thermochemical synthesis

Rapid Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Microparticles

Solar-driven on-site H2O2 generation and tandem photo-Fenton reaction on a triphase interface for rapid organic pollutant degradation

Surface-Decorated High-Entropy Alloy Catalysts with Significantly Boosted Activity and Stability

Sustainable, superfast deconstruction of natural cellulosic aggregates toward intrinsically green, multifunctional gel

3D Printed Graphene-Based 3000 K Probe

3D Printed Graphene-Based 3000 K Probe

A strong, biodegradable and recyclable lignocellulosic bioplastic

A strong, biodegradable and recyclable lignocellulosic bioplastic

Anisotropic Evaporator with a T-Shape Design for High-Performance Solar-Driven Zero-Liquid Discharge

Carbon-supported high-entropy oxide nanoparticles as stable electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions

Carbon-Supported High-Entropy Oxide Nanoparticles as Stable Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions

Continuous Fly-Through High-Temperature Synthesis of Nanocatalysts

Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion

Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion (vol 4, pg 62, 2021)

Determining the three-dimensional atomic structure of an amorphous solid

Extreme mixing in nanoscale transition metal alloys

Peer review (63 reviews for 31 publications/grants)

Regenerated Graphite Electrodes with Reconstructed Solid Electrolyte Interface and Enclosed Active Lithium Toward >100% Initial Coulombic Efficiency