Du Yaping, Doctor degree, Professor, The vice dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nankai University, Graduated from Peking University.

Special Talent：National Natural Science Foundation of China Distinguished Young Scholars Program, Chief Scientist of National Key Research and Development Program
Address：Room 512, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongyan Road 38, Jinan District, Tianjin
Telephone：
Email：ypdu@nankai.edu.cn

Research Group Website：http://dulab.nankai.edu.cn/
Research Interest：Controlled synthesis of rare earth functional materials, rare earth new energy materials, rare earth biomedical materials, and application promotion of rare earth functional materials

History：

2000.9-2004.7 Bachelor, Science in Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University

2004.9-2009.7 Ph.D., Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University (Professor Chun-Hua Yan and Professor Yawen Zhang)

2009.7-2011.2 Assistant Researcher, Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology and Nanobionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2011.2-2013.2 Postdoctor, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (Professor Hua Zhang)

2013.3-2017.12 Professor, Institute of Frontier Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University

2017.12-Present, Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University

Honors and Awards

2026 First Prize in Rare Earth Science and Technology Award

2025 Supervisor of Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Nankai University

2024 Chief Scientist of National Science and Technology Major Project

2024 National Natural Science Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar Fund
 2020 Tianjin Municipal Distinguished Young Scholar Fund

2015 National Natural Science Foundation Excellent Young Scholar Fund

Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications

1. Z. Liang, L. P. Song, M. Z. Sun, B. L Huang*, Y.P. Du*, Tunable CO/H₂Ratios of Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂Through 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.

Professional Cultivation

As of November 2025, over 19 doctoral students and 8 master's students have been trained.

Received the title of Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor of Nankai University (2025)