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Jinghua Guo

Senior Scientist, Program Lead
RIXS, Photon Science Operations

Contact

jguo@lbl.govMailstop: 15R0100510-495-2067 (Fax)
510-495-2230 (Office)
Location(s): 015-0340

Responsibilities

Beamline scientist on BL8.0.1, in charge of the endstation: Wet-RIXS (8.0.1.4)

Beamline scientist on BL7.3.1, in charge of the endstation: Operando-XAS (7.3.1)

Beamline scientist on BL6.0.1 (AMBER): under construction

Biographical Information

  • Senior Scientist, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2014-)
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz (2012-)
  • Staff Scientist, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2004-2014)
  • Research Scientist, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2001-2004)
  • Assistant Professor in Physics, Uppsala University (1997-2001)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Uppsala University (1995-1997)
  • PhD in Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala (1995)
  • M.S. in Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1988)
  • Bachelor in Engineering, Zhejiang University (1985)

Research Interests

Main research focus:

  1. Nano-structured materials, energy materials, catalysis and chemical sciences, water and environmental sciences
  2. In-situ/operando XAS, XES, and RIXS studies of energy generation and storage, controlled catalytic and chemical reactions
  3. In-situ/operando soft X-ray spectroscopy of gases and liquids under UHV, ambient (0.1 mbar – 1 bar), and high pressure (1  – 100 bar) conditions
  4. Development of in-situ/operando soft X-ray spectroscopy instrumentation and automation controls
  5. Development of spatial-/time-dependent RIXS
  6. Development of Fourier transform interferometry instrumentation for XAS and RIXS

Selected Publications

  1. “Carbon Doping Switching on the Hydrogen Adsorption Activity of NiO for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”, T. Kou, M. Chen, F. Wu, T. Smart, S. Wang, Y. Wu, Y. Zhang, S. Li, S. Lall, Z. Zhang, Y.-S. Liu, J-.H. Guo, G. Wang, Y. Ping, and Y. Li, Nature Comm. 11:590 (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14462-2
  2. “Efficient Hydrogen Production from Methanol Using A Single-Site Pt1/CeO2 Catalyst”, L.-N. Chen, K.-P. Hou, Y.-S. Liu, Z.-Y. Qi, Q. Zheng, Y.-H. Lu, J.-Y. Chen, J.-L. Chen, C.-W. Pao, S.-B. Wang, Y.-b. Li, S.-H. Xie, F.-D. Liu, D. Prendergast, L. Klebanoff, V. Stavila, M. Allendorf, J.-H. Guo, L.-S. Zheng, J. Su, G. Somorjai, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 17995-17999 (2019). Doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b09431
  3. “Evolution of superconductivity in K2−xFe4+ySe5: Spectroscopic studies of X-ray absorption and emission”, H. T. Wang, Anirudha Ghosh, C. H. Wang, S. H. Hsieh, Y. C. Shao, J. W. Chiou, C. L. Chen, C. W. Pao, J. F. Lee, Y. S. Liu, Y. D. Chuang, J.-H. Guo, M. K. Wu, and W. F. Pong, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 116, 22458-22463 (2019). Doi: 10.1073/pnas.1912610116
  4. “Runaway carbon dioxide conversion leads to enhanced uptake in a nanohybrid form of porous magnesium borohydride”, S. Jeong, P. J. Milner, L. F. Wan, Y.-S. Liu, J. Oktawiec, E. W. Zaia, J.-H. Guo, D. Prendergast, J. R. Long, J. J. Urban, Adv. Mater. 1904252  (2019). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904252
  5. “Single-atom tailoring platinum nanocatalysts for high performance multifunctional electrocatalysis”, M. Li, K. Duanmu, C. Wan, T. Cheng, L. Zhang, S. Dai, W. Chen, Z. Zhao, P. Li, H. Fei, Y. Zhu, R. Yu, J. Luo, K. Zang, Z. Lin, M. Ding, J. Huang, H. Sun, X. Pan, J.-H. Guo, W. Goddard, P. Sautet, Y. Huang, and X. Duan, Nature Catalysis 2, 495–503 (2019). doi: 10.1038/s41929-019-0279-6
  6. “The molecular scale structure of electrode-electrolyte interfaces: the case of platinum in aqueous sulfuric acid”, C. H. Wu, T. Pascal, A. Baskin, H. Wang, H.-T. Fang, Y.-S. Liu, Y.-H. Lu, J.-H. Guo, D. Prendergast, M. Salmeron, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 140, 16237–16244 (October 28, 2018). Doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b09743
  7. “Copper adparticle enabled selective electrosynthesis of n-propanol”, J. Li, F.-L. Che, Y. Pang, C. Zou, J. Howe, T. Burdyny, J. Edwards, Y. Wang, F. Li, Z. Wang, P. De Luna, C.-T. Dinh, T. Zhuang, M. Saidaminov, S. Cheng, T. Wu, Y. Z. Finfrock, L. Ma, S.-H. Hsieh, Y.-S. Liu, G. Botton, W.-F. Pong, X. Du, J.-H. Guo, T.-K. Sham, E. Sargent, and D. Sinton, Nature Communications 9, 4614 (2018). Doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07032-0
  8. “Reversible Mn2+/Mn4+double redox in high capacity Li-excess cathode materials”, J. Lee, D. A. Kitchaev, D.-H. Kwon, C.-W. Lee, J. K. Papp, Y.-S. Liu, T. Shi, Z. Lun, B. D. McCloskey, J.-H. Guo, M. Balasubramanian, and G. Ceder, Nature 556, 185–190 (2018). Doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0015-4
  9. “Efficient hydrogen peroxide generation using reduced graphene oxide based oxygen reduction electrocatalysts”, H. W. Kim, M. Ross, N. Kornienko, L. Zhang, J.-H. Guo, P. Yang, B. McCloskey, Nature Catalysis 1, 282–290 (2018). Doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0044-2
  10. “Stable Iridium Dual Atom Catalysts Supported on Metal Oxide Substrate”, Y. Zhao, K. Yang, Z. C. Wang, X. Yan, S. Cao, Y. Ye, Q. Dong, X. Zhang, J. Thorne, L. Jin, K. Materna, A. Trimpalis, H. Bai, S. Fakra, X. Zhong, P. Wang, X. Pan, J.-H. Guo, M. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, G. G Brudvig, V. Batista, and D. Wang, PNAS 115, 2902-2907 (2018). Doi: 10.1073/pnas.1722137115
  11. “Strain-induced high-temperature perovskite ferromagnetic insulator”,D. Meng, H. Guo, Z. Cui, C. Ma, J. Zhao, J. Lu, H. Xu, Z. Wang, X. Hu, Z. Fu, R. Peng, J.-H. Guo, X. Zhai, R. Knize, G. Brown, Y. Lu, PNAS 115, 2873-2877 (2018). Doi: 10.1073/pnas.1707817115
  12. “Fast kinetics of magnesium monochloride cations in interlayer-expanded titanium disulfide for magnesium rechargeable batteries”, H. D. Yoo, Y. Liang, H. Dong, J. Lin, H. Wang, Y.-S. Liu, L. Ma, T. Wu, Y. Li, Q. Ru, Y. Jing, Q. An, W. Zhou, J.-H. Guo, J. Lu, S. Pantelides, X. Qian, and Y. Yao, Nature Communications 8, 339 (2017). Doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00431-9
  13. “Atomic layered Au clusters confined over α-MoC for catalyzing the low temperature water gas shift reaction”, S. Yao, X. Zhang, W. Zhou, R. Gao, W. Xu, Y. Ye, L. Lin, X. Wen, P. Liu, B. Chen, E. Crumlin, J.-H. Guo, Z. Zuo, W. Li, J. Xie, L. Lu, C. J. Kiely, L. Gu, C. Shi, J. A. Rodriguez, D. Ma, Science 357, 389-393 (2017). Doi: 10.1126/science.aah4321
  14. “Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction”, M. Li, Z. Zhao, T. Cheng, A. Fortunelli, C.-Y. Chen, R. Yu, Q. Zhang, L. Gu, B. Merinov, Z. Lin, E. Zhu, T. Yu, Q. Jia, J.-H. Guo, L. Zhang, W. A. Goddard III, Y. Huang, X. Duan, Science 354, 1414 (2016). Doi: 10.1126/science.aaf9050
  15. “Charge-compensation in 3d transition metal oxide intercalation cathodes through the generation of localised electron-holes on oxygen”, K. Luo, M. Roberts, R. Hao, N. Guerrini, D. Pickup, Y.-S. Liu, K. Edström, J.-H. Guo, A. Chadwick, L. Duda, and P. Bruce, Nature Chemistry 8, 684 (2016). Doi:10.1038/nchem.2471
  16. “Graphene Oxide/Metal Nanocrystal Multilaminates as the Atomic Limit for Safe and Selective Hydrogen Storage”, E. S. Cho, A. Ruminski, S. Aloni, Y.-S. Liu, J.-H. Guo, and J. Urban, Nature Communications 7, 10804 (2016). Doi: 10.1038/ncomms10804
  17. “Enabling Unassisted Solar Water Splitting by Iron Oxide and Silicon”, J.-W. Jang, C. Du, Y. Ye, Y. Lin, X. Yao, J. Thorne, E. Liu, G. McMahon, J. Zhu, A. Javey, J.-H. Guo, D. Wang, Nature Communications 6, 7447 (2015). Doi: 10.1038/ncomms8447
  18. “High-performance hybrid oxide catalyst of manganese and cobalt for low-pressure methanol synthesis”, C.-S. Li, G. Melaet, W. T. Ralston, K. An, C. Brooks, Y. Ye, Y.-S. Liu, J. Zhu, J.-H. Guo, S. Alayoglu and G. A. Somorjai, Nature Communications 6, 6538 (2015). Doi: 10.1038/ncomms7538
  19. “The structure of interfacial water on gold electrodes studied by x-ray absorption spectroscopy”, J. J. Velasco-Velez, C. H. Wu, T. A. Pascal, L. F. Wan, J.-H. Guo, D. Prendergast and M. Salmeron, Science 346, 831 (2014). Doi: 10.1126/science.1259437
  20. “Probing Optical Property and Electronic Structure of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Applications”, M. Kapilashrami, Y. Zhang, Y.-S. Liu, A. Hagfeldt, and J.-H. Guo, Chemical Reviews 114, 9662 (2014). Doi: 10.1021/cr5000893
  21. “Heterointerface engineered electronic phases of a Mott complex oxide”, J. Liu, M. Kargarian, M. Kareev, B. Gray, P. Ryan, Y.-D. Chuang, J.-H. Guo, J. W. Freeland, J. M. Rondinelli, G. A. Fiete, and J. Chakhalian, Nature Communications 4, 2714 (2013). Doi:10.1038/ncomms3714
  22. “Electronic Origins of Structural Distortions in Post-Transition Metal Oxides: Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for a Revision of the Lone Pair Model”, D. J. Payne, R. G. Egdell, A. Walsh, G. W. Watson, J.-H. Guo, P.-A. Glans, T. Learmonth, and K. E. Smith, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 157403 (May 2006). Doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.157403
  23. “Electron Correlation and Charge Transfer in [(Ba0.9Nd0.1)CuO2+d]2/[CaCuO2]2 Superconducting Superlattices”, B. Freelon, A. Augustsson, J.-H. Guo, P. G. Medaglia, A. Tebano, and G. Balestrino, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 017003 (2006). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.017003
  24. “The molecular structure of alcohol-water mixtures”, J.-H. Guo, Y. Luo, A. Augustsson, S. Kashtanov, J.-E. Rubensson, D. K. Shuh, H. Agren, and J. Nordgren, Physical Review Letters 91, 157401 (2003). Doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.157401
  25. “X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Bonding and Electronic Structure of Liquid Water”, J.-H. Guo, Y. Luo, A. Augustsson, J.-E. Rubensson, C. Såthe, H. Ågren, H. Siegbahn, and J. Nordgren, Physical Review Letters 89, 137402 (2002). Doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.137402
  26. “X-ray Resonant Raman Spectra of Cu dd Excitations in Sr2CuOCl2“, P. Kuiper, J.-H. Guo, C. Såthe, L.-C. Duda, J. Nordgren, J. J. M. Pothuizen, F. M. F. de Groot, and G. A. Sawatzky, Physical Review Letters 80, 5204 (1998). Doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5204