Research

​Atomic-Level Catalysts Design

 

Atomically precise design of novel catalytic nanomaterials and nanozymes by wet-chemical and electrochemical methods.

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Clean Energy: Hydrogen Production, Utilization, and Storage

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Hydrogen, as a clean, flexible energy carrier, can deliver or store a tremendous amount of energy. The Ge research group is currently focusing on developing a new generation of high-performance nanocatalysts and electrolyzers for hydrogen production, utilization, and storage.

• Electrochemical water splitting

• Ammonia synthesis

• PEM electrolyzer design

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Chemical Upgrading

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• Selective hydrogenation reactions

• Methane oxidation to methanol

• Biomass conversions

 

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​Biology and Biosensor

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Nanozymes have a huge advantage in generating or eliminating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and thereby applying them to ROS-related disease therapy due to their intrinsic enzyme-mimicking abilities. Nanozyme-based novel biosensors have been designed to detect ions, small molecules, nucleic acids, proteins, and cancer cells. The Ge research group will focus on the design of nanozymes in biology and biosensors in the following two ways:

• Nanozyme-based electrochemical biosensors

• Nanozymes in generating or eliminating ROS