Yao Yang

Prof Asst
Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS

Yao Yang serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University.

154 publications
9,229 citations
51 h-index
Energy
Rising Papers (6)
2025-06-25 · Nature Catalysis · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Operando probing dynamic migration of copper carbonyl during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
107 citations · 15.4x expected for field
2025-02-07 · Nature Catalysis · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Multimodal in situ X-ray mechanistic studies of a bimetallic oxide electrocatalyst in alkaline media
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Andrej SingerProf Assoc, Materials Science & Engr DEPT · EN
31 citations · 4.6x expected for field
2025-10-03 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Dynamic Evolution from Single-Atom Catalysts to Active Nanograins for CO 2 Reduction
Phillip John MilnerProf Assoc, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Erik H. ThiedeProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
27 citations · 4.0x expected for field
2025-09-24 · Nature Catalysis · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
The (mis)uses of Tafel slope
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
25 citations · 3.7x expected for field
2025-05-23 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Structural Biology
Operando Heating and Cooling Electrochemical 4D-STEM Probing Nanoscale Dynamics at Solid–Liquid Interfaces
Zhijing ZhangAssociate Professor of Immunology in Surgery · Surgery
Erik H. ThiedeProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
19 citations · 7.3x expected for field
2025-09-30 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Organic Chemistry
Electrosynthesis of Agrochemicals via Alternating-Current-Driven Selective, Continuous Dehalogenation
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
13 citations · 3.9x expected for field
Recent Papers (26)
2026-10-01 · Joule · Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical atomic-scale defects enable stable Ni-rich single-crystal cathodes
Yong Lak JooProfessor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engr DEPT · EN
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-09-02 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Facet Modulation of Interfacial Water Structure Tunes Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Reaction Kinetics
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-09-01 · Chemistry of Materials · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Dynamic Evolution of Bimetallic Single-Atom Catalysts during Carbon Dioxide Reduction Probed by Operando X-ray Spectroscopy
Yong Lak JooProfessor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engr DEPT · EN
Emmanuel P. GiannelisProfessor, Materials Science & Engr DEPT · EN
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-08-03 · Chemical & Biomedical Imaging · Electrochemistry
Electrochemical Imaging:Revealing Chemistry in Spaceand Time
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-09 · ACS Catalysis · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Rigor and Reproducibility in Electrocatalysis: Best Practices for Operando Studies
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-07 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
Operando Surface X-Ray Diffraction Studies of RuO 2 Thin Films during Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Andrej SingerProf Assoc, Materials Science & Engr DEPT · EN
2026-07-07 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
Single Crystal and Nanoparticle Metal Oxides as Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-07 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
Dynamic Evolution from Single-Atom Catalysts to Nanograins for CO 2 Reduction
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-07 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
(Invited) Operando EC-STEM Probing Dynamic Catalyst Evolution Far from Equilibrium
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-07 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
Atomically Dispersed Catalysts for Electrochemical CO 2 Conversion
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-07 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
(Invited) Operando Electrochemical STEM at Dynamic Battery Interfaces Under Controlled Temperatures
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-01 · Microscopy and Microanalysis · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Operando Electrochemical 4D-STEM at Dynamic Energy Materials Interfaces
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-06-25 · ACS Energy Letters · Structural Biology
Advancing Energy Materials by Multimodal Operando Electrochemical Transmission Electron Microscopy
Zhijing ZhangAssociate Professor of Immunology in Surgery · Surgery
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-05-28 · Nano Letters · Structural Biology
Atomic-Scale Imaging of Lithium Vacancies in a Battery Cathode by Multislice Electron Ptychography
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
David A. MullerProfessor, Applied & Engineering Physics DEPT · EN
2026-05-05 · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Hollow-structured Ni-N-C catalysts for highly selective CO2 electroreduction
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-04-17 · ChemRxiv · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Rigor and Reproducibility in Electrocatalysis: Best Practices for Operando Studies
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-03-27 · Nature Catalysis · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
A new era in operando
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-03-27 · Drug Metabolism and Disposition · Epidemiology
Mechanistic prediction of apixaban and rivaroxaban secretion into human milk and infant systemic exposure through an integrated physiologically based pharmacokinetic framework
2026-03-05 · Nano Letters · Electrochemistry
Benchmarking Nanoscale Electrochemistry in Operando Transmission Electron Microscopy with a Standard Reference Electrode
Zhijing ZhangAssociate Professor of Immunology in Surgery · Surgery
Erik H. ThiedeProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-02-21 · Nature Communications · Radiation
Pattern-enhanced Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering for Operando monitoring of electrochemical solid-liquid interfaces
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-01-01 · SSRN Electronic Journal · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Hollow-Structured Ni-N-C Catalysts for Highly Selective CO2 Electroreduction
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-12-12 · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Isotope Effects for Water at Pt(111) Computed with Nuclear−Electronic Orbital Theory
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-11-24 · ECS Meeting Abstracts
( Invited ) Benchmark Electrochemistry in Operando liquid-Cell STEM Under Controlled Temperatures
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-10-03 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Dynamic Evolution from Single-Atom Catalysts to Active Nanograins for CO 2 Reduction
Phillip J. MilnerProf Assoc, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Erik H. ThiedeProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-09-30 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Electrochemistry
Electrosynthesis of Agrochemicals via Alternating-Current-Driven Selective, Continuous Dehalogenation
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-09-24 · Nature Catalysis · Materials Chemistry
The (mis)uses of Tafel slope
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS