Associate Professor
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
457 Zhongshan Road,116023 Dalian P.R. China
Email: springlrt@dicp.ac.cn
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2012-2016, B. Sc. in Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China
2016-2023, Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
2023-2026, Postdoctor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
2026-present, Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Interface confinement effects in metal–oxide and oxide–oxide catalysts
Atmosphere-driven dynamic evolution of heterogeneous catalysts, with particular emphasis on the role of water
In situ and operando spectroscopic characterization
HONORS AND AWARDS
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATION
1. Rongtan Li†, Jinhu Dong†, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao, Interface–confined metal oxide nanolayers: from metal substrate to oxide substrate, Acc. Mater. Res., 2026, 7, 576-587.
2. Rongtan Li, Xiangze Du, Xiaohui Feng, Jianyang Wang, Na Ta, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao*, Shielding active Fe oxide by surface oxide overlayers for harsh high-temperature water-gas shift reaction, Chin. J. Catal., 2026, 82, 327-336.
3. Rongtan Li, Rentao Mu, Kun Li, Yamei Fan, Conghui Liu, Yanxiao Ning, Mingrun Li, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao*, Dynamically confined active silver nanoclusters with ultrawide operating temperature window in CO oxidation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202416852.
4. Houfu Lv†, Xue Dong†, Rongtan Li†, Chaobin Zeng, Xiaomin Zhang, Yuefeng Song, Haolin Liu, Jiaqi Shao, Na Ta, Qiao Zhao, Qiang Fu, Jianping Xiao*, Guoxiong Wang*, Xinhe Bao, Tandem electro-thermocatalytic super-dry reforming of methane, Nat. Chem., 2025, 17, 695-702. (co-first author)
5. Yamei Fan†, Rongtan Li†, Xiangze Du, Fei Wang, Xiaohui Feng, Youyuanhe Yang, Conghui Liu, Jiaxin Li, Cui Dong, Jianyang Wang, Na Ta, Wenhao Cui, Yanxiao Ning, Rentao Mu, Qiang Fu*, Water adlayers bridging metal spillover to boost catalytic activity, Nat. Commun., 2025, 16, 9373. (co-first author)
6. Jianyang Wang†, Rongtan Li†, Guanghui Zhang, Cui Dong, Yamei Fan, Shuangli Yang, Mingshu Chen, Xinwen Guo, Rentao Mu, Yanxiao Ning, Mingrun Li, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao*, Confinement-induced indium oxide nanolayers formed on oxide support for Enhanced CO2 hydrogenation reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 5523-5531. (co-first author)
7. Yamei Fan†, Rongtan Li†, Beibei Wang, Xiaohui Feng, Xiangze Du, Chengxiang Liu, Fei Wang, Conghui Liu, Cui Dong, Yanxiao Ning, Rentao Mu, Qiang Fu*, Water-assisted oxidative redispersion of Cu particles through formation of Cu hydroxide at room temperature, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 3046. (co-first author)
8. Hui Xin†, Rongtan Li†, Le Lin, Rentao Mu, Mingrun Li, Dan Li*, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao*, Reverse water gas-shift reaction product driven dynamic activation of molybdenum nitride catalyst surface, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 3100. (co-first author)
9. Rongtan Li, Conghui Liu, Yamei Fan, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao*, Metal-oxide interaction modulating activity of active oxygen species on atomically dispersed silver catalyst, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 3854-3857.
10. Rongtan Li†, Xiaoyan Xu†, Beien Zhu†, Xiao-Yan Li, Yanxiao Ning, Rentao Mu, Pengfei Du, Mengwei Li, Huike Wang, Jiajie Liang, Yongsheng Chen, Yi Gao*, Bing Yang*, Qiang Fu*, Xinhe Bao*, In situ identification of the metallic state of Ag nanoclusters in oxidative dispersion, Nat. Commun., 2021, 12, 1406.