Mingxu Sun， Associate Professor

Tel：18551710508

Email:mingxu.sun@nuaa.edu.cn

Address: No.29 Yudao Street, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, China

Group Website:

https://www.x-mol.com/groups/Zhu_Yinlong/people/76514

Personal Website：

http://faculty.nuaa.edu.cn/Sun/zh_CN/index.htm

Personal Profile：

Dr. Sun Mingxu is a Associate Professor (National High-Level Young Talent), Associate Professor, and Master’s Supervisor.He joined Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ International Frontier Science Research Institute in 2024 after returning to China. His research focuses on cutting-edge electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction, with emphasis on:Reaction mechanism exploration (e.g., intermediates dynamics and microenvironment regulation);Catalyst design (structure-controlled and composition-tunable electrodes);System optimization (electrolyzer architecture and operational parameters).As the first/corresponding author, he has published multiple high-impact papers in journals like Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Science, and ACS Catalysis, and holds 3 national invention patents. He leads projects funded by the National Major Talent Program (Category A), Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation, and Japan’s “Decarbonization” Science and Technology Promotion Fund. He serves as a Young Editor for journals like Research, Carbon Neutralization, FlexMat, and Green Carbon.

Recruitment: Welcomes students from backgrounds in chemistry, physics, materials, environment, and mechanical engineering!

1. Reaction Mechanism: Investigate key intermediates and microenvironment regulation in CO₂ reduction using in situ characterization and precision experiments.

   
   

2. Electrode Design: Engineer ultra-thin, superhydrophobic porous structures and metal-organic frameworks for selective CH₄/C₂H₄ production.

   
   

3. System Optimization: Optimize electrolyzer design and operation parameters for industrial-scale carbon conversion.

   
   

Representative Publications:

Mingxu Sun, David S Rivera Rocabado, Jiamin Cheng, Tomohiro G Noguchi, Masaki Donoshita, Takahiro Matsuu, Manabu Higashi, Tsuyohiko Fujigaya, Takayoshi Ishimoto*, Miho Yamauchi*, In Situ Observation of Post‐CO Intermediates to Decode C–C Coupling Pathways in CO₂ Electroreduction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, e202502740 (VIP paper; Top 5%; Front cover)

Mingxu Sun, Jiamin Cheng, Miho Yamauchi*, Gas diffusion enhanced electrode with ultrathin superhydrophobic macropore structure for acidic CO₂ electroreduction, Nature Communications, 2024, 15(1), 491 (ESI hot paper; ESI highly cited paper)

Mingxu Sun, Jiamin Cheng, Akihiko Anzai, Hirokazu Kobayashi*, Miho Yamauchi*, Modulating Electronic States of Cu in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Emerging Controllable CH₄/C₂H₄ Selectivity in CO₂ Electroreduction, Advanced Science, 2024, 2404931

Mingxu Sun, Aleksandar Staykov, Miho Yamauchi*, Understanding the Roles of Hydroxide in CO₂ Electroreduction on a Cu Electrode for Achieving Variable Selectivity, ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12(24): 14856 (Front cover)