研究方向

• 固廢處置與資源化

• 光熱催化

• 環(huán)境功能材料

致力于開發(fā)綠色環(huán)境新技術(shù)變革百年來的線性“化石能源→產(chǎn)品→廢品”范式，為人類可持續(xù)發(fā)展和環(huán)境-能源-糧食安全提供新思路。圍繞前沿光熱催化技術(shù)，開發(fā)了先進塑料資源化、N₂活化合成氨、CO₂合成甲醇、綠色氫能、尿素合成、NO_x去除的新材料和零/負碳新途徑，揭示了光熱催化中的獨特機理——光致納米級局域熱引發(fā)非平衡化學(xué)，已成為區(qū)別傳統(tǒng)光催化或者熱催化機理的標志之一，并基于局域熱非平衡化學(xué)的最大化利用思路推動了原創(chuàng)性光熱反應(yīng)器的設(shè)計、制備和中試，以及光熱催化初創(chuàng)。

歡迎對以上領(lǐng)域感興趣的本科生進組做科研、競賽或者畢業(yè)設(shè)計，歡迎申報碩博研究生和博士后。

個人簡歷

工作經(jīng)歷：

2024-至今       上海交通大學(xué)環(huán)境科學(xué)與工程學(xué)院      長聘教軌副教授，博士生導(dǎo)師

2020-2024      多倫多大學(xué)化學(xué)院                               博士后

教育背景：

2019-2020      多倫多大學(xué)                                         納米化學(xué)與材料化學(xué)聯(lián)培博士

2014-2020      華中師范大學(xué)                                     物理化學(xué)理學(xué)博士

2010-2014      中國地質(zhì)大學(xué)（武漢）                       應(yīng)用化學(xué)工學(xué)學(xué)士

代表性論著

研究論文（https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_5Lye9UAAAAJ&hl=en）

1. C. Xing#, C. Mao#, S. Wang, Y. Zhou, L. Wu, D. Zhang, D. Kang, D. Yang, W. Gong, W. Wei, L. Wang, C. Li, G. A. Ozin*, D. Yang*, W. Sun*. Ambient solar thermal catalysis for polyolefin upcycling using copper encapsulated in silicon nanosheets and chloroaluminate ionic liquid. Nat. Catal., 2025, 8, 556–568.

2. S. Tang#, C. Mao#*, G. Zhao, J. Ye, W. Qu, L. Wu, G. A. Ozin*. Fact or fiction: What is in your ¹⁵N₂ and ¹⁵NH₃ cylinders for sustainable ammonia and urea research?. iScience, 2025, 28, 112072 (Invited).

3. Y. Shi, H. Li*, X. Liu, X. Zhang, G. Zhan, J. Cheng, J. Wang, C. Mao*, L. Zhang*. Green energy-driven ammonia production for sustainable development goals. Chem, 2024, 10, 2636-2650 (Invited).

4. C. Mao, J. Byun, H. W. MacLeod, C. T. Maravelias, G. A. Ozin*, Green Urea Production for Sustainable Agriculture, Joule, 2024, 8, 1224-1238.

5. F. Guo; C. Mao*, C. Liang, P. Xing, L. Yu, Y. Shi, S. Cao, F. Wang, X. Liu, Z. Ai, L, Zhang*, Triangle Cl-Ag₁-Cl Sites for Superior Photocatalytic Molecular Oxygen Activation and NO Oxidation of BiOCl. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202314243.

6. C. Mao, J. Wang, Y. Zou, Y. Shi, C. J. Viasus, J. Y. Loh, M. Xia, S. Ji, M. Li, H. Shang, M. Ghoussoub, Y.-F. Xu, J. Ye, Z. Li, N. P. Kherani, L. Zheng*, Y. Liu, L. Zhang*, G. A. Ozin*. Photochemical Acceleration of Ammonia Production by Pt₁-Pt_n-TiN Reduction and N₂ Activation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 13134–13146.

7. Z. Li#, C. Mao #, Q. Pei, P. N. Duchesne, T. He, M. Xia, J. Wang, L. Wang, R. Song, A. A. Jelle, D. M. Meira, Q. Ge, K. K. Ghuman*, L. He, X. Zhang, G. A. Ozin *. Engineered Disorder in CO₂ Photocatalysis. Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 7205.

8. Z. Zhang, C. Mao*, D. M. Meira, P. N. Duchesne, A. A. Tountas, Z. Li, C. Qiu, S. Tang, R. Song, X. Ding, J. Sun, J. Yu, J. Y. Howe, W. Tu, L. Wang*, G. A. Ozin*, New black indium oxide—tandem photothermal CO₂-H₂ methanol selective catalyst, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 1512.

9. M. Xia, C. Mao*, A. Gu, A. A. Tountas, C. Qiu, T. E. Wood, Y. F. Li, U. Ulmer, Y. Xu, C. J. Viasus, J. Ye, C. Qian*, G. A. Ozin*, Solar Urea: Towards a Sustainable Fertilizer Industry, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202110158.

10. Y. Shi#, J. Li#*, C. Mao#, S. Liu, X. Wang, X. Liu, S. Zhao, X. Liu, Y. Huang, L. Zhang*, Van Der Waals gap-rich BiOCl atomic layers realizing efficient, pure-water CO₂-to-CO photocatalysis, Nat. Commun., 2021, 12, 5923.

11. C. Mao, J. Wang, Y. Zou, G. Qi, J. Y. Y. Loh, T. Zhang, M. Xia, J. Xu, F. Deng, M. Ghoussoub, N. P. Kherani, L. Wang, H. Shang, M. Li, J. Li, X. Liu, Z. Ai, G. A. Ozin*, J. Zhao, L. Zhang*, Hydrogen Spillover to Oxygen Vacancy of TiO_2–xH_y/Fe: Breaking the Scaling Relationship of Ammonia Synthesis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 17403-17412.

12. X. Xiong#, C. Mao#, Z. Yang, Q. Zhang, G. I. Waterhouse, L. Gu, T. Zhang, Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction to CO over Ni Single Atoms Supported on Defect‐Rich Zirconia, Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10, 2002928.

13. C. Mao, H. Li, H. Gu, J. Wang, Y. Zou, W. Shen, J. Li, S. Liu, J. Zhao, L. Zhang^*, Beyond the thermal equilibrium limit of ammonia synthesis with dual temperature zone catalyst powered by solar light, Chem, 2019, 5, 2702-2717.

14. C. Mao, J. Wang, Y. Zou, H. Li, J. Zhao, L. Zhang^*, Anion (O, N, C and S) vacancies promoted photocatalytic nitrogen fixation, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 2852-2867 (Invited).

15. C. Mao, L. Yu, J. Li, J. Zhao, L. Zhang^*, Energy-confined solar thermal ammonia synthesis with K/Ru/TiO_2-xH_x, Appl. Catal. B Environ., 2018, 224, 612-620.

16. C. Mao, H. Cheng, H. Tian, H. Li, W.-J. Xiao., H. Xu., J. Zhao, L. Zhang^*,Visible light driven selective oxidation of amines to imines with BiOCl: Does oxygen vacancy concentration matter?, Appl. Catal. B Environ., 2018, 228, 87-96.

專著、科技進展評述與分享

1． Book Chapter: B. Xie, C. Mao, R. Amal. Toward innovative photothermal catalysis, in Unlocking the renewable energy and chemistry future through catalysis (Editors: Vasile I. Parvulescu, Bert M. Weckhuysen, Gabriele Centi, Siglinda Perathoner). Elsevier, August 29, 2025, ISBN: 9780443333323

2.   G. A. Ozin, C. Mao. Making ammonia from thin air, Advanced Science News, May 10, 2023

3． G. A. Ozin, C. Mao. “Greening” brown ammonia no longer looks like a pipe dream, Advanced Science News, Mar 10, 2021

4． G. A. Ozin, C. Mao. Playing ball with the Haber–Bosch process, Advanced Science News, Dec 23, 2020

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研究成果與學(xué)生培養(yǎng)

研究成果以第一/通訊作者在Nat. Catal., Nat. Commun.(3), JACS(2), Angew. Chem.(2)，Chem(2)，Joule等期刊發(fā)表論文20篇，SCI引用5000余次，H指數(shù)33，ESI全球1%高被引論文11篇，獲得中國、美國發(fā)明專利授權(quán)各1項，申請加拿大發(fā)明專利6項。共同指導(dǎo)的多名國內(nèi)國際學(xué)生被上海交通大學(xué)、劍橋大學(xué)、洛桑聯(lián)邦理工學(xué)院、多倫多大學(xué)、加州大學(xué)伯克利分校的碩博研究生項目錄取。

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