Background

Education

Central South University, Changsha, China, Bachelor (2002 - 2006)
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China, Ph.D. (2006 - 2012)

Awards

• Outstanding doctoral scholarship of Yanchang Petroleum, Yanchang Petroleum Group (2012)
• Scholarship of “DICP-Corning” (2011)
• Outstanding student, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010)
• Outstanding graduate, Central South University (2006)

Project Description

Biomass derived polyols decomposition on metal and bifunctional catalysts; Mechanism of atomic layer deposition on metal surfaces

Publications

• Q. Hua, T. Cao, X. K. Gu, J. Q. Lu, Z. Q. Jiang, X. R. Pan, L. F. Luo, W. X. Li, W. X. Huang, Crystal Plane-controlled Selectivity of Cu2O Catalysts in Propylene Oxidation with Molecular Oxygen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (accepted)
• B. J. O'Neill, D. H. K. Jackson, A. J. Crisci, C. A. Farberow, F. Y. Shi, A. C. Alba-Rubio, J. L. Lu, P. J. Dietrich, X. K. Gu, C. L. Marshall, P. C. Stair, J. W. Elam, J. T. Miller, F. H. Ribeiro, P. M. Voyles, J. Greeley, M. Mavrikakis, S. L. Scott, T. F. Kuech, J. A. Dumesic, Stabilization of copper catalysts for liquid-phase reactions by atomic layer deposition, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13808-13812.
• K. Yao, S. S. Wang, X. K. Gu, H. Y. Su, W. X. Li, First-principles study of water activation on Cu-ZnO catalysts, Chin. J. Catal., 2013, 34, 1705-1711.
• X. K. Gu, R. Ouyang, D. P. Sun, H. Y. Su, W. X. Li, CO oxidation at the perimeters of an FeO/Pt(111) interface and how water promotes the activity: A First-principles study ChemSusChem, 2012, 5, 871-878.
• X. K. Gu, W. C. Ding, C. Q. Huang, W. X. Li, Effect of the doping of Pd in ZnO( ) surface on water dissociation, Chin. J. Catal., 2012, 33, 1427-1431.
• D. P. Sun, X. K. Gu, R. Ouyang, H. Y. Su, Q. Fu, X. H. Bao, W. X. Li, Theoretical study of the role of metal-cation ensemble at the oxide-Metal peripheries on CO oxidation, J. Phys. Chem. C. 2012, 116, 7491-7498.
• H. Y. Su, X. K. Gu, X. F. Ma, Y. H. Zhao, X. H. Bao, W. X. Li, Structure evolution of Pt-3d transition metal alloys under reductive and oxidizing conditions and effect on the CO oxidation: A First-principles study, Catal. Today, 2011, 165, 89-95.
• Q. Fu, W. X. Li, Y. X. Yao, H. Y. Liu, H. Y. Su, D. Ma, X. K. Gu, L. M. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Wang, X. H. Bao, Interface-confined ferrous centers for catalytic oxidation, Science, 2010, 328, 1141-1144.
• X. K. Gu, W. X. Li, First-principles study on the origin of the different selectivities for methanol steam reforming on Cu(111) and Pd(111), J. Phys. Chem. C. 2010, 114, 21539-21547.
• Y. Y. Gu, S. S. Feng, J. L. Li, X. K. Gu, M. J. Wang, Preparation of mesoporous Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ mixed oxide by hydrothermal templating method, J. Rare Earths, 2007, 25, 710-714.