Yao Yang

Prof Asst
Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS

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

146 publications
8,370 citations
48 h-index
Energy
Rising Papers (5)
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
79 citations · 17.8x 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
21 citations · 5.2x 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 CO2 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
16 citations · 3.6x expected for field
2025-09-24 · Nature Catalysis · Materials Chemistry
The (mis)uses of Tafel slope
Yao YangProf Asst, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
15 citations · 4.9x expected for field
2025-05-23 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Electrochemistry
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
14 citations · 4.4x expected for field
Recent Papers (11)
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
2026-06-25 · 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
2026-03-05 · 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