2026年 稀土科学技术奖一等奖

2025年 南开大学优秀博士论文指导教师

2024年 国家科技重大专项首席科学家

2024年 国家自然科学基金杰出青年基金

2020年 天津市杰出青年基金

2015年 国家自然科学基金优秀青年基金

面向稀土材料科学前沿与国家战略需求，长期从事稀土功能材料的基础和应用研究。近年来以通讯作者在Sci. Adv.、J. Am. Chem. Soc.、Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.、Adv. Mater.等刊物发表论文180余篇，总引用次数22000余次，H因子80。获国家自然科学基金杰出青年基金，优秀青年基金，天津市领军人才，天津市杰青等面上项目等国家部委项目10余项，横向项目10余项，授权国家发明专利十余项，相关研究成果获中国稀土学会2025年稀土科学技术奖一等奖。

代表性论文：

1. Z. Liang, L. P. Song, M. Z. Sun, B. L Huang*, Y. P. Du*,Tunable CO/H₂ Ratios of Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ Through the Zn-Ln Dual Atomic Catalysts, Sci. Adv., 2021, 7, eabl4915.

2. M. Jin, Z. Liang, Y. K. Huang, M. Z. Zhang, H. Fu, B. Wang, J. L. Guo, Q. Yang, H. Y. Fang, J. C. Liu, X. Y. Zhai*, C. H. Yan, Y. P. Du*, Boosting Enzyme-like Activities via Atomization of Cerium for Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Cascade Therapy, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 34092–34106.

3. Y. Jiang, Z. Liang, H. Fu, M. G. Sun, S. Y. Wang, B. L. Huang*, Y. P. Du*, Pt-Modified High Entropy Rare Earth Oxide for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in pH-Universal Environments, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 9012–9025.

4. Y. Jiang, H. Fu, Z. Y. Zhong, Y. N. Duan, M. D. Jin, W. S. Zhang, Z. C. Zeng, C. Gu*, Y. P. Du*, Atomically Dispersed Rare Earth-Confined High-Entropy Alloy Nanocrystals for Efficient Ammonia Electrosynthesis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202515842.

5. H. J. Liu, Y. Jiang, Q. Q. Li, G. T. Hai, C. Gu*, Y. P. Du*, Interface-Triggered Spin-Magnetic Effect in Rare Earth Intraparticle Heterostructured Nanoalloys for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63, e202412591.

6. H. Fu, Y. Z. Xu, D. Qiu*, T. F. Ma, G. L. Yue, Z. C. Zeng, L. P. Song, S. Y. Wang, S. Zhang, Y. P. Du*, C. H. Yan, A Library of Rare Earth Oxide Ultrathin Nanowires with Polymer-Like Behaviors, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202212251.

7. C. Li, W. S. Zhang, X. M. Shi, Z. C. Zeng, Y. P. Du*, Unlocking Fast Lithium Ion Migration in Zirconium-Based Fluoride Solid Electrolytes, Adv. Mater., 2025, 37, 42, e08314.

8. Y. Jiang, Z. Liang, H. Fu, C. Gu*, Y. P. Du*, High‐Entropy Rare Earth Oxides Anchoring Tunable Cu^δ+ Nanochimneys for Self‐Tandem C‐C Coupling Catalysis, Adv. Mater., 2025, 37, 2503027.

9. L. L. Yin, M. Z. Sun, S. Zhang, Y. K. Huang, B. L. Huang*, Y. P. Du*, Chlorine Axial Coordination Activated Lanthanum Single Atoms for Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction with Maximum Utilization, Adv. Mater., 2024, 37, 2416387.

10. L.L. Yin, S. Zhang, M.Z. Sun, S.Y. Wang, B.L Huang*,Y.P. Du*, Heteroatom-Driven Coordination Fields Altering Single Cerium Atom Sites for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2302485.

11. S. Zhang, S.E. Saji, Z. Y. Yin*, H. B. Zhang, Y.P. Du*, C. H. Yan, Rare-Earth Incorporated Alloy Catalysts: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Adv. Mater., 2021, 33, 2005988.

12.Z.C. Zeng, B.L. Huang*, X. Wang, L. Lu, Q.Y. Lu, M.Z. Sun, T. Wu, T.F. Ma, J. Xu, Y.S. Xu, S. Wang, Y.P. Du*, C.H. Yan, Multimodal Luminescent Yb³⁺/Er³⁺/Bi³⁺-Doped Perovskite Single Crystals for X-ray Detection and Anti-Counterfeiting, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32, 2004506.

13. J. Xu, X.Y. Chen, Y.S. Xu, Y.P. Du*, C.H. Yan*, Ultrathin 2D Rare-Earth Nanomaterials: Compositions, Syntheses, and Applications, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32, 1806461.

14. S. Zhang, Z. C. Zeng, Q. Q. Li, B. L Huang*, X. Y. Zhang, Y.P. Du*,C. H. Yan, Lanthanide Electronic Perturbation in Pt-Ln (La, Ce, Pr and Nd) Alloys for Enhanced Methanol Oxidation Reaction Activity, Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14, 5911-5918.

15. L. P. Song, Z. Liang, M. Z. Sun, B. L. Huang*, Y. P. Du*, The Interfacial Effect Induced by Rare Earth Oxide in Boosting the Conversion of CO₂ to Formate, Energy Environ. Sci., 2022, 15, 3494-3502.

截至2025年11月，培养19名博士，8名硕士。2025年获南开大学优秀博士论文指导教师。