Wu Zhou

Jan 7, 2025 | nature.com | Meng Gao |Wu Zhou |Kaifeng Wu |Wei Liu |Liang Yu

AbstractDirect carbonylation of CH4 to CH3COOH provides a promising pathway for upgrading of natural gas to transportable liquid chemicals, in which high-efficiency CH4 activation and controllable C–C coupling are both critical but challenging. Herein, we report that highly efficient photo-driven carbonylation of CH4 with CO and O2 to CH3COOH is achieved over MoS2-confined Rh-Zn atomic-pair in conjunction with TiO2.

Nov 6, 2024 | nature.com | Haitao Yang |Yuhan Ye |Xin-Wei Yi |Yuhang Zhang |Jing L. Wang |Wu Zhou | +4 more

AbstractThe cascade of correlated topological quantum states in the newly discovered vanadium-based kagome superconductors, AV3Sb5 (A = K, Rb, and Cs), with a Z2 topological band structure has sparked immense interest. Here, we report the discovery of superconductivity and electronic nematic order in high-quality single-crystals of a new titanium-based kagome metal, CsTi3Bi5, that preserves the translation symmetry, in stark contrast to the charge density wave superconductor AV3Sb5.

Oct 31, 2024 | nature.com | Wu Zhou |Chao Ma |Liang Yu |Rui Huang

AbstractAmbient-condition acetylene hydrogenation to ethylene (AC-AHE) is a promising process for ethylene production with minimal additional energy input, yet remains a great challenge due to the difficulty in the coactivation of acetylene and H2 at room temperature. Herein, we report a highly efficient AC-AHE process over robust sulfur-confined atomic Pd species on tungsten sulfide surface.

Oct 7, 2024 | nature.com | Pengfei Hu |Ang Li |Guangjie Zhang |Hewei Zhao |Lin Gu |Wu Zhou | +2 more

Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07958-0 Published online 25 September 2024In the version of the article initially published, the order of affiliations 2–4 was incorrect and has now been amended to 2. School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 3. CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China. 4.

Oct 3, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Hanae Lahlou |Hong Zhu |Wu Zhou |Albert S. B. Edge

AbstractSensory hair cell loss in the vestibular organs of the inner ear causes balance disorders which are essentially irreversible due to the lack of significant hair cell regeneration. Here, we administered a γ-secretase inhibitor to an adult mouse model of vestibular hair cell loss.