Minghui Yang (Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC) is a Professor at Dalian University of Technology. He received B.A. and M. Chem. degrees from University of Liverpool and completed his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry under the supervision of Professor J. Paul Attfield (Fellow of Royal Society, FRS) at University of Edinburgh in 2010. This was followed by a postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University, where he worked on nano-structured solid state functional materials with Francis J. DiSalvo ( Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences). He has received several awards for his work including the China National "Thousand Talents" Award for Distinguished Professorship (2013), Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shenyang) Young Distinguished Scientist (2014), Liaoning Research Prize (2015), Zhejiang "Thousand Talents" Award (2016) and Ningbo Leading Scientist Prize (2017), and Zhejiang National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2019), and National Distinguished Young Scholars Fund (2025), and Xingliao Talent Program (2026). He has 311 publications to his credit including those in Nature Materials, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications, Science Advances,  Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Chemical Society Review, etc. He held more than 70 patents and 1 PCT patent. He has an H-index of 66 and has received more than 16,000 citations.

Representative article:

1. Y. Yuan, J. Wang, S. Adimi; H. Shen, T. Thomas, R. Ma, J. P. Attfield*, M. Yang*, Zirconium nitride catalysts surpass platinum for oxygen reduction. Nat. Mater. 2020, 19, 282.

2. H. Hu, Z. Zhang, L. Liu, X. Che, J. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Efficient and durable seawater electrolysis with a V2O3-protected catalyst. Sci. Adv. 2024, 10, eadn7012.

3. X. Mo, J. Li, F. Liu, H. Zhao, J. Hu, Z. Zhang, C. Han, C. Yin, J. Zeng, J. Paul Attfield, and Minghui Yang*, Metastable CeZrO4−δ polymorph for high-sensitivity nitrogen dioxide detection, Nat. Commun., 2026

4. Z. Dai, H. Zhao, Q. Li, X. Wang, Y. Yuan, H. Hu*, X. Xing*, M. Yang*，Polarized metal nitride solid solutions as electrocatalysts enabling ampere-level selective formic acid synthesis，J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026

5. J. Liu, Z. Zhang, X. Wang, C. Han, M. Yang*,  Triazolate-Functionalized Zirconium Nitride for Air-Fed H2O2 Production with Industrial-Level Current Density. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 36618.

6. X. Zhao, Z. Xu, Z. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Yan, Y. Zhu, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Titanium nitride sensor for selective NO2 detection. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 182.

7. J. Shi, X. Wang, M. M.-J. Li, J. Wang, J. P. Attfield, Y. Zhu, M. Yang, Dynamic Electron–Hole Shuttle at Atomic Interfaces for Solar-Driven H2O2 and Benzaldehyde Coproduction. Adv. Mater. 2026, 38, e22711.

8. X. Mo, J. Li, J. Li, H. Zhao, C. Yin, K. Liu, X. Wang, M. Yang, Ti─N Bonding-Induced Bifunctional Electronic Structure Modulation Enhances NO2 Sensing Performance. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2026, e76214.

9. Y. Fu, Z. Zhang, E. Liu, J. Liu, W. Qi* and M. Yang*, Neglected Sulfidic Interfacial Layer as a Key Modulator in Nickel Nitride-Zinc Indium Sulfide Core-Shell Photocatalysts, Adv. Funct. Mater.2026

10. X. Wang, H. Hu, J. Liu, J. Hu, C. Han, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*. Anion-Exchange Membrane Electrolysis for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Saline Wastewater. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, e08705.

11. X. Wang, J. Wang, H. Hu, C. Yin, L.-Y. Chang, Y. Zhu, J. Wang*, M. Yang*, Harnessing Spin-Lattice Interplay in Metal Nitrides for Efficient Ammonia Electrosynthesis. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2504505.

12. H. Hu, Z. Xu, Z. Zhang, X. Yan, Y. Zhu, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Using Metastable Zirconium Suboxide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202404374.

13. X. Wang, H. Hu, X. Yan, Z. Zhang, M. Yang*, Activating Interfacial Electron Redistribution in Lattice-Matched Biphasic Ni3N-Co3N for Energy-Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production via Coupled Hydrazine Degradation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401364.

14. S. Liu, W. Qi, X. Yang, X. Guo, J. Liu, Y. Zhu, M. Yang, M. Yang*, Surface Reconstruction on Metal Nitride during Photo-oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202315034.

15. J. Ma, X. Wang, J. Song, Y. Tang, T. Sun, L. Liu, J. Wang, J. Wang*, M. Yang*, Synergistic Lewis and Brønsted Acid Sites Promote OH* Formation and Enhance Formate Selectivity: Towards High-efficiency Glycerol Valorization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202319153.

16. X. Mo, C. Zhu, Z. Zhang, X. Yan, C. Han, J. Li, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Nitrogen-Doped Indium Oxide Electrochemical Sensor for Stable and Selective NO2 Detection. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2409294.

17. H. Hu, X. Wang, Z. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Yan, X. Wang, J. Wang, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Engineered Nickel–Iron Nitride Electrocatalyst for Industrial-Scale Seawater Hydrogen Production. Adv. Mater. 2024, 37, 2415421.

18. C. Zhu, Y. Liang, C. Han, Z. Zhang, H. Hu, M. Yang*, Portable Real-Time Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide in Wastewater Using a Pt/CrWN2-Based Electrochemical Sensor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025, 59, 18033.

19. C. Zhu, Y. Shan, Z. Zhang, L. Leng, R. Chen, W. Chen, M. Yang*, Vacancy-Engineered Tungsten Nitride for Self-Powered NO2 Sensing. ACS Sens. 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6c00108

20.X. Mo, J. Li, F. Liu, C. Han, H. Zhao, C. Yin*, X. Wang and M. Yang*,Redox-Paired Oxide/Nitride Electrodes for Humidity-Tolerant Fuel-Cell NO2 Sensing.ACS Sens.2026, 11, 2574.

21. H. Sun, C. Yin, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Tunable Magnetoresistive Gas Sensing Enabled by La-Deficient LaFeO3. ACS Sens. 2025, 10，6800.

22. C. Zhu, H. Wang, Z. Zhang, C. Han, H. Hu, M. Yang*, Robust H2S Sensing with Pt/Fe-TiN Fuel Cell Sensors for Cold-Chain Meat Spoilage Monitoring. ACS Sens. 2025, 10, 3551.

23. Z. Zhang, C. Zhu, Y. Liang, J. Chu, Y. Shan, M. Yang*, Humidity-Resistant Pt/CrVN2 Fuel Cell Sensor for H2S Biomarker Detection. ACS Sens. 2025, 10, 4744.

24. X. Wang, H. Hu, J. Song, J. Ma, H. Du, J. J. Wang, M. Wang, W. Chen, Y. Zhou, J. Wang*, M. Yang*, L. Zhang*, Surface Anticorrosion Engineering by Polyphosphate Oxyanions for Durable Seawater Oxidation. Adv. Energy Mater. 2025, 15, 2402883.

25. Z. Zhang, J. Chu, H. Hu, H. Sun, X. Zhao, H. Du and M. Yang*, Enhanced Room-Temperature NO2 Sensing through Deep Functional Group Hybridization in Nitrogen-Doped Monolayer Ti3C2Tx. ACS Sens. 2024, 9, 4134-4142.

26. X. Zhao, S. Jiang, Z. Zhang, X. Yan, Z. Xu, H. Hu, Y. Zhu, J. P. Attfield and M. Yang*, High-Performance H2S Sensors to Detect SF6 Leakage. ACS Sens. 2024, 9, 5512-5519.

27. H. Wang, C. Zhu, X. Yan, Z. Zhang, H. Hu, M. Xu, Y. Liang, M. Yang*, Cu−Pt/CrN Fuel Cell Gas Sensor Achieves ppb-Level H2S Detection at Room Temperature, ACS Sens. 2024, 9, 1331-1338.

28. H. Hu, Z. Xu, Z. Zhang, X. Yan, X. Wang, Y. Zhu*, J. Wang*, M. Yang*, Optimizing the Dehydrogenation Kinetics of Metal Nitrides for Energy-Efficient Seawater Hydrogen Production at 2 A cm−2. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34, 2403863.

29. X. Wang, J. Song, J. Ma, H. Du, J. J. Wang, L. Liu, H. Hu, W. Chen, Y. Zhou, J. Wang*, M. Yang*, L. Zhang*, Surface-Bound Formate Oxyanions Destabilize Hydration Layers to Pave OH– Transport Pathways for Oxygen Evolution. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 10871.

30. H. Hu, X. Wang, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Metal nitrides for seawater electrolysis. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024, 53, 163.

31. J. Liu, W. Qi, M. Xu, T. Thomas, S. Liu*, M. Yang*, Piezocatalytic Techniques in Environmental Remediation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202213927.

32. X. Wang, R. Ma*, S. Li, M. Xu, L. Liu, Y. Feng, T. Thomas, M. Yang*, J. Wang*, In Situ Electrochemical Oxyanion Steering of Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts for Optimized Activity and Stability. Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, 2300765.

33. H. Hu, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang, T. Thomas, H. Du, K. Huang*, J. P. Attfield*, M. Yang*, An ultra-low Pt metal nitride electrocatalyst for sustainable seawater hydrogen production. Energy Environ. Sci. 2023, 16, 4584.

34. S. Liu, W. Qi, J. Liu, X. Meng, S. Adimi, J. P. Attfield, M. Yang*, Modulating Electronic Structure to Improve the Solar to Hydrogen Efficiency of Cobalt Nitride with Lattice Doping. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2214.

35. F. Qu, S. Zhang, C. Huang, X. Guo, Y. Zhu, T. Thomas, H. Guo, J. P. Attfield*, M. Yang*, Surface Functionalized Sensors for Humidity-Independent Gas Detection. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 6561.

36. G. Lin, Q. Ju, X. Guo, W. Zhao, S. Adimi, J. Ye, Q. Bi, J. Wang*, M. Yang*, F. Huang*, Intrinsic Electron Localization of Metastable MoS2 Boosts Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2007509.

37. Y. Yuan, S. Adimi, X. Guo, T. Thomas, Y. Zhu, H. Guo, G. S. Priyanga, P. Yoo, J. Wang, J. Chen, P. Liao*, J. P. Attfield*, M. Yang*, A Surface-Oxide-Rich Activation Layer (SOAL) on Ni2Mo3N for a Rapid and Durable Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 18036.

38. R. Li, H. Peng, Q. Wu, X. Zhou, J. He, H. Shen, M. Yang*, C. Li*, Sandwich-like Catalyst–Carbon–Catalyst Trilayer Structure as a Compact 2D Host for Highly Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 12129.

39. Z. Cheng, W. Qi, C. H. Pang, T. Thomas, T. Wu, S. Liu*, M. Yang*, Recent Advances in Transition Metal Nitride-Based Materials for Photocatalytic Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2100553.

40. M. Yang, J. Oró-Solé, J. A. Rodgers, A. B. Jorge, A. Fuertes*, J. P. Attfield*, Anion order in perovskite oxynitrides. Nat. Chem. 2011, 3, 47.