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Hou Xiaofan
Section
Advanced Institute for Materials Research
Job title
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor(Research)
e-Rad No.
51024426

Professional Memberships 2

  • The Electrochemical Society

    2026/05 - Present

  • 日本化学会

    2026/03 - Present

Awards 5

  1. 2019年 上海市優秀卒業生

    2019/03

  2. 東華大学優秀学生

    2018

  3. 中国大学院生国家奨学金

    2018

  4. 上海市大学院生石油化工設計コンテスト 二等賞

    2017

  5. 東華大学大学院生 一等奨学金

    2016

Papers 23

  1. Unraveling Structure‐Dependent Performance of Cu–N–C Molecular Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO2 Methanation

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Songbo Ye, Kosuke Ishibashi, Yutaro Hirai, Yasutaka Matsuo, Shimpei Ono, Hao Li, Hiroshi Yabu

    Small　2026/08/02

    DOI： 10.1002/smll.75041 　

  2. Unveiling the Role of Crystallinity in Phthalocyanine Catalysts for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Di Zhang, Yutaro Hirai, Koju Ito, Hao Li, Hiroshi Yabu

    ECS Meeting Abstracts　2026/07/07

    DOI： 10.1149/MA2026-01151076mtgabs 　

  3. (Invited) Metal Phthalocyanine Hybrid Catalysts for High-Performance Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

    Xiaofan Hou, Tengyi Liu, Hiroshi Yabu

    ECS Meeting Abstracts　2026/07/07

    DOI： 10.1149/MA2026-01371908mtgabs 　

  4. Effects of Reduction Atmospheres on Structure and Performance of KFeCuZr Catalyst for Higher Alcohols Synthesis from CO2 Hydrogenation

    Minghui Zhao, Xiaofan Hou, Mingming Peng, Lijiang Fan, Silmina Silmina, Kenji Kamiya, Eika Qian

    Molecular Catalysis　2026/06

  5. Towards Activity Prediction: Unveiling the Role of Intra/Intermolecular Balance in Fe-N-C Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Kosuke Ishibashi, Yutaro Hirai, Shimpei Ono, Hiroshi Yabu

    Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis　368　2026/04/24

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)

    DOI： 10.1002/adsc.70464 　

  6. Effects of Glucose on Structure and Performance of KFeCuZr Catalyst for Higher Alcohols Synthesis from CO2 Hydrogenation

    Minghui Zhao, Xiaofan Hou, Mingming Peng, Lijiang Fan, Kenji Kamiya, Eika W. Qian

    ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering　2026/04/20

    DOI： 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c14101 　

  7. Water-Activated Metal–Air Paper Batteries: Toward Realizing Safe, Sustainable, and High-Performance Wearable Sensing and Emergency Power Sources

    Kosuke Ishibashi, Yutaro Hirai, Xiaofan Hou, Tengyi Liu, Hiroshi Yabu

    ACS Applied Electronic Materials　2026/03

    DOI： 10.1021/acsaelm.5c02700 　

  8. Strategically Advancing Semiconducting Phthalocyanines as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Di Zhang, Yutaro Hirai, Kosuke Ishibashi, Yasutaka Matsuo, Shimpei Ono, Hao Li, Hiroshi Yabu

    ACS Applied Electronic Materials　2026/03

    DOI： 10.1021/acsaelm.5c02719 　

  9. Janus Carbon Shells with Inner-Outer Functional Asymmetry Enables Local Proton Enrichment for Promoting CO2 Methanation

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Wijak Yospanya, Songbo Ye, Yasutaka Matsuo, Shimpei Ono, Reiko Oda, Hao Li, Hiroshi Yabu

    New Carbon Materials　41　(3)　611-623　2026/02/15

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)

    DOI： 10.26434/chemrxiv.15000088/v1 　

  10. Realizing Ampere-Level Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using Gas Diffusion Electrodes

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Hiroshi Yabu

    ACS Electrochemistry　2025/10/03

    DOI： 10.1021/acselectrochem.5c00318 　

    ISSN： 2997-0571

  11. Ampere‐Level Electrosynthesis of CO via Well‐Defined Pyridinic‐N Incorporated Cobalt Phthalocyanine

    Tengyi Liu, Xiaofan Hou, Di Zhang, Yutaro Hirai, Kosuke Ishibashi, Yasutaka Matsuo, Junya Yoshida, Shimpei Ono, Hao Li, Hiroshi Yabu

    Small　2025/09/30

    DOI： 10.1002/smll.202507824 　

    ISSN： 1613-6810 1613-6829

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    <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>High‐rate CO electrosynthesis from CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> is vital for efficient CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐CO‐C<jats:sub>2+</jats:sub> tandem conversion. Cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc), featuring a Co‐N<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> site naturally favorable for CO production, suffers from low conductivity. Herein, a molecular engineering strategy is reported to construct cobalt tetra‐aza‐phthalocyanine (CoTAP) by incorporating four pyridinic‐N atoms at the β‐positions of the CoPc macrocyclic backbone, effectively enhancing both conductivity and intrinsic activity. The resulting CoTAP electrode achieves ≈100% CO selectivity at an ultralow onset overpotential of 140 mV (−0.25 V vs. RHE), significantly outperforming pristine CoPc (−0.57 V vs. RHE). Furthermore, it also delivers a record‐high CO current density of −1084 mA cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>, an exceptional mass activity of 24,636.4 A g<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>, and an ultrahigh turnover frequency of 73.4 s<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>, with excellent stability for 112 h at −150 mA cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>, surpassing all reported Pc‐based catalysts. Systematic analysis shows that pyridinic‐N incorporation alters the electronic environment around Co centers and reduces resistance to only 3.8% of CoPc. Theoretical calculations further confirm more favorable adsorption energies for key intermediates (<jats:sup>*</jats:sup>COOH and <jats:sup>*</jats:sup>CO), underpinning the enhanced intrinsic activity. Collectively, these advancements maximize site‐specific reaction kinetics in CoTAP. This work presents a molecular‐level strategy to simultaneously boost conductivity and intrinsic activity for advanced CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> electroreduction.</jats:p>

  12. Enhanced electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2+ products on porous CuCo bimetallic electrodes via prereduction in alkaline solution

    Hou, X., You, F., Zhao, M., Peng, M., Lyu, N., Kamiya, K., Qian, E.W.

    Sustainable Energy and Fuels　9　(11)　2025/01

    DOI： 10.1039/d5se00057b 　

    ISSN： 2398-4902

  13. Suppression of Hydrogen Evolution over Oxidized CuXCoY in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction

    Hou, X., You, F., Zhao, M., Shen, M., Fan, L., Peng, M., Kamiya, K., Qian, E.W.

    ACS Applied Energy Materials　7　(22)　2024/11/25

    DOI： 10.1021/acsaem.4c01802 　

    ISSN： 2574-0962

  14. Oxidative depolymerization of lignin to vanillin and lactic acid in an aqueous solution

    Peng, M., Muraishi, T., Hou, X., Zhao, M., Kamiya, K., Qian, E.W.

    Fuel　348　2023/09

    DOI： 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128486 　

    ISSN： 0016-2361

  15. Synthesis of CdSe Nanowires and CuInSe2 Nanosheets for Hydrogen Evolution

    Lekai Xu, Mao Chen, Ping Hou, Xiaofan Hou, Jiao Wang, Qi Qi, Yaqiong Zhu, Xin Yang, Xinkang Liu, Xiaotong Li, Guanwei Jia, Shaojun Zhang, Jiang Du

    ACS Applied Nano Materials　2022/02/25

    DOI： 10.1021/acsanm.1c03570 　

    ISSN： 2574-0970

  16. Roles of Promoter and Support of Sulfided Mo-based Catalyst in Selective Hydrotreating of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate,パーム脂肪酸蒸留物の選択的水素化処理硫化 Mo 系触媒における助触媒効果および担体の役割

    Kim, K., Kawano, Y., Higai, D., Hou, X., Peng, M., Qian, E.W.

    Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute　65　(1)　2022/01/01

    DOI： 10.1627/jpi.65.18 　

    ISSN： 1346-8804 1349-273X

  17. SnS2 with Flower-like Structure for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction under Visible-Light Irradiation

    You, F., Hou, X., Wei, P., Qi, J.

    Inorganic Chemistry　60　(24)　2021/12/20

    DOI： 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02804 　

    ISSN： 0020-1669 1520-510X

  18. Production of normal paraffins with an even carbon number via selective hydrodeoxygenation of palm fatty acid distillate over Pt-Sn catalysts

    Kim, K., Higai, D., Hou, X., Peng, M., Qian, E.W.

    Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research　60　(7)　2021/02/24

    DOI： 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05922 　

    ISSN： 0888-5885 1520-5045

  19. CO2-to-Formate Conversion by Pulse Electrodeposited Sn on Cu Electrode

    Zhang, X., Hou, X., Liu, Y.

    Journal of the Electrochemical Society　167　(15)　2020/01/12

    DOI： 10.1149/1945-7111/ab9eb4 　

    ISSN： 0013-4651 1945-7111

  20. 3D core-shell porous-structured Cu@Sn hybrid electrodes with unprecedented selective CO 2 -into-formate electroreduction achieving 100%

    Hou, X., Cai, Y., Zhang, D., Li, L., Zhang, X., Zhu, Z., Peng, L., Liu, Y., Qiao, J.

    Journal of Materials Chemistry A　7　(7)　2019

    DOI： 10.1039/c8ta10650a 　

    ISSN： 2050-7488 2050-7496

  21. Continuous electroreduction of carbon dioxide to formate on Tin nanoelectrode using alkaline membrane cell configuration in aqueous medium

    Lei, T., Zhang, X., Jung, J., Cai, Y., Hou, X., Zhang, Q., Qiao, J.

    Catalysis Today　318　2018/11

    DOI： 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.10.003 　

    ISSN： 0920-5861

  22. Polyethylene glycol induced reconstructing Bi nanoparticle size for stabilized CO2 electroreduction to formate

    Zhang, X., Hou, X., Zhang, Q., Cai, Y., Liu, Y., Qiao, J.

    Journal of Catalysis　365　2018/09

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.06.019 　

    ISSN： 0021-9517 1090-2694

  23. Formate Fuel Production from the Electroreduction of CO2on Nanostructured SnOxCoated on Gas Diffusion Electrode

    Qi Zhang, Yanan Li, Xiao fan Hou, Joey Jung, Jinli Qiao

    ECS Transactions　2017/08/31

    DOI： 10.1149/08009.0159ecst 　

    ISSN： 1938-6737 1938-5862

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Presentations 4

  1. (Invited) Metal Phthalocyanine Hybrid Catalysts for High-Performance Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

    249th ECS Meeting　2026/05/28

  2. Unveiling the Role of Crystallinity in Phthalocyanine Catalysts for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction

    249th ECS Meeting　2026/05

  3. 2D graphdiyne combined with Cu-HAB for CO2 electrochemical reduction

    Xiaofan Hou, Eika W. Qian

    The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology

  4. 銅ベース電極触媒を用いたCO₂電気還元による高付加価値化合物の生成

    侯 暁帆, 山口 潤弥, 神谷 憲児, 銭 衛華

    日本化学会 第104春季年会

Industrial Property Rights 1

  1. CO2還元触媒、液状組成物、電極、CO2還元装置およびメタン合成装置

    藪 浩,LIU TENGYI, HOU XIAOFAN

    特許2026-064888

    Property Type: Patent

Research Projects 3

  1. 日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究

    2026/04 - 2028/03

  2. 2026 Overseas Dispatch Program for Young Researchers

  3. 2025年度「スタートアップ研究費(TUMUG 支援プログラム)」