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Xue Yong

Dr Xue Yong
PhD

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Lecturer
Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Research

Computational design of novel catalysts and materials for energy conversion and storage using density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics simulations, and machine learning for:

1. Plasma catalysis toward CO₂/NOₓ/biomass conversion.
2. Electrocatalysis for CO₂/NOₓ/biomass conversion.
3. Direct air CO₂ capture.
4. Sustainable aviation fuel properties pre-screening.
5. Functional materials: Carbon nano dots, quantum materials, thermoelectric materials, and superconductors.

Research grants

Computational Characterization, Modelling, and Design of Carbon Dots

LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)

February 2024 - December 2025