 Resume of Prof. Dr. Yanxia Chen
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Chen, Yanxia (Y.-X.CHEN, 陈艳霞)
Department of Chemical Physics
Hefei National Lab for Physical Science at Microscale,
University of Science and Technology of China,
230026, Hefei, P. R. China
Tel:+86-551-63600035
e-mail: yachen@ustc.edu.cn
Webpage: http://ecel.ustc.edu.cn/index.html
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. 1998.10: Ph. D in Physical Chemistry, Xiamen University, China; Supervisor: Prof.
Zhong-Qun Tian
2. 1999.3-2000.12, Alexander von Humboldt fellow, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf,
Germany; Host: Prof. Andreas Otto
3. 2001.1-2001.12, Postdoc at Physics Department, institute of interface and energy conversion
(E19), Technical University of Munich, Germany; Host: Prof. Ulrich Stimming
4. 2002.1-2002.3, Visiting scholar (center of excellence fellowship), Catalysis Research Center,
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Host: Prof. Masatoshi Osawa
5. 2002.4-2006.9, Postdoc and Humboldt fellow, Dept. of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis,
Univ. of Ulm, Germany; Host: Prof. Rolf. J. Behm
6. 2007.1-present: Professor in Hefei National Lab for Physical Science at Microscale,
Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Spectro-electrochemistry and electrocatalysis, focusing on fundamental studies on electrochemical
interfacial structure, reaction mechanisms and kinetics of fuel cells related processes.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
1. The Effect of Alcohol Concentration on the Mass Signal of CO2 Detected by Differential Mass Spectrometry,
Electrochem. Commun., 2014, 48, 10.
2. Mechanistic and Kinetic Implications on ORR at Au(100) Electrode, pH, Temperature and H-D kinetic Isotope
effects, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 13762.
3. Redox Reaction of Hydrogen Peroxide at Au(100) Electrode, Its Implication to Oxygen Reduction Kinetics.
Electrochem. Commun., 2014, 39, 19.
4. Interaction of C1 Molecules with a Pt Electrode at Open Circuit Potential: A Combined Infrared and Mass
Spectroscopic Study, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 6799.
5. Modeling of the Potential Oscillation during Galvanostatic Electrooxidation of Formic Acid at Platinum
Electrode, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014,118, 6335.
6. pH Effect on Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Pt(111) Electrode, Electrochim. Acta, 2013,110,780.
7. On the Mechanism of the Direct Pathway for Formic Acid Oxidation at Pt(111) Electrode, Phys. Chem. Chem.
Phys., 2013, 15, 4367.
8. Electrode Reaction Induced pH change at the Pt Electrode/Electrolyte Interface and its Impact on Electrode
Processes, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2013, 688, 207.
9. Kinetics and mechanism of formic acid electrooxidation – Spectro-electrochemical studies in a novel flow cell
configuration, Angew. Chem. In. Ed., 2006, 45, 981.
10. Formate, an Active Intermediate for Direct Oxidation of Methanol on Pt Electrode. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003,
125, 3680.
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