1. Design and synthesis of advanced 2D materials and their heterostructures, including graphene, MoS2, LDHs et al., and modulating their surfaces and interfaces to trigger high catalytic performances.
2. Thermochemical, electrochemical, or thermo-electrical coupled catalysis toward highly efficient activation and conversion of energy molecules, including CO2, CH4, H2O, H2, O2, CO, etc.
3.In-situ characterizations of catalytic conversion processes to provide fundamental understandings of catalytic activity, selectivity, and reaction mechanisms, for the development and optimization of advanced catalyst.
1. The First Prize of National Natural Science Award of 2020 (Fourth author) by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 2021
2. Nano Research “Best Editor Award” by Nano Research, 2022
3. Youth Medal of Chinese Academy of Sciences by CAS, 2022
4. Best Editorial Board Member Award by Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021
5. Outstanding Member of Youth Promotion Association by CAS, 2019
6. Nano Research Young Innovators Award by Nano Research, 2019
7. “Excellent scholar of Zhang Dayu” by DICP, CAS, 2018
8. “The Changjiang Scholar (Young Scholar)” by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2018
9. The Distinguished Lectureship Award by the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018
10. Prize Young Scientists by Chinese Chemical Society, 2017
11. National Innovation Medal Prize (Fourth author) by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, China Association for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, SASAC of the State Council, 2017
12. Excellent Young Scientist Award by Shenyang Branch CAS, 2016
13. Young Scientist Prize by the International Congress on Catalysis, 2016
14. Young Cutting-Edge Nanochemistry Researcher Award by Chinese Chemical Society, 2016
15. Young Scientist Program by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, 2016
16.“The Catalysis Rising Star Award” by the Catalysis Society of China, 2014
1. Suheng Wang, Kelechi Uwakwe, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*, et al. Highly efficient ethylene production via electrocatalytic hydrogenation of acetylene under mild conditions, Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 7072
2. Yong Wang, Pengju Ren, Dehui Deng*, et al. Electron penetration triggering interface activity of Pt-graphene for CO oxidation at room temperature, Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 5814
3. Jingting Hu, Liang Yu, Ye Wang*, Dehui Deng*, et al. Sulfur vacancy-rich MoS2 as a catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, Nature Catalysis, 2021, 4, 242
4. Yanting Liu, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, Catalysis for selected C1 chemistry, Chem, 2020, 6, 2497
5. Zhilong Zheng, Liang Yu, Dehui Deng*, et al. Boosting hydrogen evolution on MoS2 via co-confining selenium in surface and cobalt in inner layer, Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 3315
6. Liang Yu, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, Chain mail for catalysts, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 15294
7. Xiaoju Cui, Pengju Ren, Dehui Deng*, et al. Robust interface Ru centers for high-performance acidic oxygen evolution, Advanced Materials, 2020, 32, 1908126
8. Xiangyu Meng, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*, et al. Distance synergy of MoS2-confined Rhodium atoms for highly efficient hydrogen evolution, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 10502
9. Jun Long, Shiming Chen, Dehui Deng*, Jianping Xiao*, et al. Direct electrochemical ammonia synthesis from nitric oxide, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 9711
10. Mo Zhang, Jing Guan, Dehui Deng*, et al. Highly efficient H2 production from H2S via a robust graphene-encapsulated metal catalyst, Energy & Environmental Science, 2020, 13, 119
11. Ruixue Chen, Hai-Yan Su, Dehui Deng*, et al. Highly selective production of ethylene by the electroreduction of carbon monoxide, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 154
12. Lei Tang, Dehui Deng*, et al. Confinement catalysis with 2D materials for energy conversion, Advanced Materials, 2019, 31, 1901996
13. Xianguang Meng, Dehui Deng*, et al. Direct methane conversion under mild condition by thermo-, electro- or photocatalysis, Chem, 2019, 5, 2296
14. Xiaoju Cui, Hai-Yan Su, Ruixue Chen, Dehui Deng*, et al. Room-temperature electrochemical water-gas shift reaction for high purity hydrogen production, Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 86
15. Yong Wang, Jun Mao, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Catalysis with two-dimensional materials confining single atoms: concept, design, and applications, Chemical Reviews, 2019, 119, 1806
16. Zheng Zhang, Jianping Xiao, Dehui Deng*, et al. Reaction mechanisms of well-defined metal-N4 sites in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 16339
17. Xiaoju Cui, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Room-temperature methane conversion by graphene-confined single iron atoms, Chem, 2018, 4, 1902
18. Shunji Xie, Zebin Shen, Jiao Deng, Pu Gu, Jun Cheng*, Dehui Deng*, Ye Wang*, et al. Visible light-driven C-H activation and C-C coupling of methanol into ethylene glycol, Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 1181
19. Jiao Deng, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, Robust catalysis on 2D materials encapsulating metals: concept, application, and perspective, Advanced Materials, 2017, 29, 1606967
20. Jiao Deng, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Multiscale structural and electronic control of molybdenum disulfide foam for highly efficient hydrogen production, Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 14430
21. Dehui Deng, K. S. Novoselov*, Zhongqun Tian*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Catalysis with two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures, Nature Nanotechnology, 2016, 11, 218
22. Xiaoju Cui, Pengju Ren, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Single layer graphene encapsulating non-precious metals as high-performance electrocatalysts for water oxidation, Energy & Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 123
23. Dehui Deng*, Xiaoqi Chen, Xinhe Bao*, et al. A single iron site confined in a graphene matrix for the catalytic oxidation of benzene at room temperature, Science Advances, 2015, 1, e1500462
24. Jiao Deng, Pengju Ren, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, Enhanced electron penetration through an ultrathin graphene layer for highly efficient catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015, 54, 2100
25. Jiao Deng, Haobo Li, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Triggering the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of the inert two-dimensional MoS2 surface via single-atom metal doping, Energy & Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 1594
26.Dehui Deng, Xiulian Pan*, Xinhe Bao*, et al. Iron encapsulated within Pod-like carbon nanotubes for oxygen reduction reaction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013, 52, 371
