主要从事电催化与光电催化水分解中的析氧反应研究，聚焦长期稳定性与失活机理，探索结构重构、金属溶解及晶格氧参与等关键因素，并提出抑制失活的策略。同时，开展基于机器学习与第一性原理计算的研究，用于催化剂高通量筛选与活性位点识别，系统阐明电子结构与局域环境调控对催化性能的本质影响。近年来以第一作者身份在Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., ACS Energy Lett., Appl. Catal. B, ACS Catal., J. Mater. Chem. A, Chem. Eng. J.等国际期刊发表多篇论文。
1. Sun, M., Gao, R., He, J.,* et al. Photo-driven Oxygen Vacancies Extends Charge Carrier Lifetime for Efficient Solar Water Splitting. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2-9.
2. Sun, M., Tang, Y., Wang, J.,* Water Oxidation in Medium-Entropy Spinel Oxides via Lattice Oxygen Activation. ACS Energy Letters, 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02570.
3. Sun, M., Zhai, Y.,* Wang, J.,* Enhancing Long-Term Stability in Oxygen Evolution through In-Situ Etching of Phase Segregation Fe-Mn Oxide. Applied Catalysis B, 2024, 358, 124453.
4. Ren, S.,# Sun, M.,# Guo, X., et al. Interface-confined Surface Engineering via Photoelectrochemical Etching Towards Solar Neutral Water Splitting. ACS Catalysis 2022, 12, 1686-1696.
5. Sun, M., Wang, J.,* Defective NiMn LDH prepared using hydrogen evolution coupled electrodeposition for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2023, 11, 21420.
6. Sun, M., Cang, Y., Gao, R., et al. A Bridging Coordination of Urea Tailoring Metal Hydroxides Oxygen Evolution Catalysts Promotes Stable Solar Water Splitting. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 426, 131062.
7. Sun, M., Gao, R., Liu, S., et al. Manganese-Based Oxygen Evolution Catalysts Boosting Stable Solar-Driven Water Splitting: MnSe as An Intermetallic Phase. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8, 25298.
8. Sun, M.,# Tang, Y.,# Wang, J.,* Precise Cooling Time Control in Joule Heating for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction of High-Entropy Oxides. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2025, 17, 16, 23824–23833.
