Education:

2011.09-2015.07 Peking University, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, B. S.

2015.09-2016.06 University of California, San Diego, Department of Chemistry, M. S.

2016.09-2021.11 University of California,Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry, Ph. D.(Advisor: Professor Xiangfeng Duan)

Work Experience:

2021.11-2024.06 University of California, Los Angeles, Postdoc.(Co-Advisor: Professor Xiangfeng Duan & Professor Yu Huang)

2024.07-Now Peking University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor, Research Fellow.

Research Interests:

Current research interests focus on the preparation of carbonene-based composites materials, structure, electrochemical and electromagnetic properties tuning and exploration of applications in energy & catalysis, electromagnetic shielding and architectural & coating. Representative research works have been published inAngew. Chem. Int. Ed.,Energy Environ. Sci., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., EES Catal., Nano Res., etc., with 3 papers selected as ESI Highly Cited Papers, and have been highly recognized by the scholars in the research field with citations from the renowned journals such as Chem. Rev., Chem. Soc. Rev., and Chem, and has been highlighted by the media including the National Energy Technology Resource Center in affiliation to the National Energy Administration.

HonorsandAwards：

2021, Nano Research-UCLA Dissertation Award for Excellence in Inorganic Nanoscience.

2021, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad.

2020, UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship.

2016, UCLA Excellence in Chemistry Fellowship.

Recent Publications:

1.Fu X,Cheng D, Zhang A, Zhou J, Wang S,Wan C,Zhao X, Chen J, Sautet P^*, Huang Y^*, Duan X^*,High-Performance Cu₆Sn₅Alloy Electrocatalysts for Formaldehyde Oxidative Dehydrogenation and Bipolar Hydrogen Production.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2025, e202503828

2.Ge Z, Xu S,Fu X^*and ZhaoZ^*,Improving the Cold-Start Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells via Precision Engineering of Key Materials.Precis.Chem.2025,3,172.

3.Fu X,Cheng D, Zhang A, Zhou J, Wang S, Zhao X, Chen J, Sautet P^*, Huang Y^*, Duan X^*, Ag-Ru interface for highly efficient hydrazine assisted water electrolysis.Energy Environ. Sci.2024, 17, 2279.

4.Fu X, Wan C, Huyan H, Wang S, Zhang A, Zhou J, Zhang H, Zhao X, Chen J, Pan X,Huang Y^*, Duan X^*,Medium entropy alloy wavy nanowires as highly effective and selective alcohol oxidation reaction catalysts for energy-saving hydrogen production and alcohol upgrade.EES Catal.2024,2,1285.

5.Fu X, Cheng D. Wan C, Kumari S, Zhang H, Zhang A, Huyan H, Zhou J, Ren H, Wang S, Zhao Z, Zhao X, Chen J, Pan X, Sautet P^*, Huang Y^*, Duan X^*. Bifunctional ultrathin RhRu_0.5-alloy nanowire electrocatalysts for hydrazine assisted water splitting.Adv. Mater.2023, 35, 2301533.ESI Highly Cited Paper.

6.Fu X, Wan C, Huang Y*, Duan X*, Noble metal based electrocatalysts for alcohol oxidation reactions in alkaline media.Adv. Funct. Mater.2022, 33, 2106401.ESI Highly Cited Paper.

7. Cao B, Zhao Z, Peng L, Shiu HY, Ding M, Song F, Guan X, Lee CK, Huang J, Zhu D,Fu X, Wong G, Liu C, Nealson K, Weiss P, Duan X^*, Huang Y^*, Silver nanoparticles boost charge-extraction efficiency in Shewanella microbial fuel cells.Science2021, 373, 1336.ESI Highly Cited Paper.

8. Wan C, Zhang Z, Wang S, Sun Q, Liu E, Pu H, Zhang A, Chen Z, Shah AH,Fu X, Alexandrova AN, Jia Q, Huang Y^*, Duan X^*, Reorganizing the Pt Surface Water Structure for Highly Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction.J. Am. Chem. Soc.2025, 14, 12162.

9.Fu X, Wan C, Zhang A, Zhao Z, Huyan H, Pan X, Du S, Duan X^*, Huang Y^*, Pt₃Ag alloy wavy nanowires as highly effective electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction.Nano Res.2020, 13, 1472.

10.Fu X, Zhao Z, Wan C, Wang Y, Fan Z, Song F, Cao B, Li M, Xue W, Huang Y^*, Duan X^*, Ultrathin wavy Rh nanowires as highly effective electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction with ultrahigh ECSA.Nano Res.2019, 12, 211.