1）功能纳米材料、二维材料的精准可控合成
2）小分子转换为高附加值产物的光、电化学反应
3） 海水电化学综合利用技术以及熵电池等

研究工作围绕清洁能源的高效转化与利用，以新兴电化学能源器件需求为导向，聚焦于高性能电催化剂和电极材料设计、制备与相应催化机制研究。同时涉及基于钙钛矿体系的光催化、光电催化等研究领域。已发表高质量论文50余篇，第一作者与通讯作者文章共24篇，包括Chem. Soc. Rev.，Nat. Energy，Nat. Commun.，Adv. Mater.，Adv. Energy Mater.，ACS Nano等，其中封面文章6篇，高被引文章11篇。被引用6700余次，h因子为28。作为主要申请人获得澳大利亚基金委（Australian Research Council）创新项目（Discovery Project）两项（2016年、2020年）；担任澳大利亚基金委各类项目评审人和二十余种期刊审稿人。

代表论著：
1.Z. Zhu,# H. Yin,#* Yun Wang, C.-H. Chuang, L. Xing, M. Dong, Y.-R. Lu, G. Casillas-Garcia, Y. Zheng, S. Chen, Y. Dou, P. Liu, Q. Cheng and H. Zhao*. Coexisted Single Atomic Fe and Ni Sites on Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon as Highly Efficient ORR Electrocatalyst. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32, 2004670.
2.H. Yin, Y. Dou, S. Chen, Z. Zhu, P. Liu* and H. Zhao*. 2D Electrocatalysts for Converting Earth-Abundant Simple Molecules into Value-Added Commodity Chemicals: Recent Progress and Perspectives. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32, 1904870.
3.X. Zhao, S. Chen, H. Yin,* S. Jiang, K. Zhao, J. Kang, P. F. Liu, L. Jiang, Z. Zhu, D. Cui, P. Liu, X. Han, H. G. Yang* and H. Zhao*. Perovskite Microcrystals with Intercalated Monolayer MoS2 Nanosheets as Advanced Photocatalyst for Solar-Powered Hydrogen Generation. Matter, 2020, 3, 935-949.
4.K. Kordek, L. Jiang, K. Fan, Z. Zhu, L. Xu, M. Al-Mamun, Y. Dou, S. Chen, P. Liu, H. Yin,* P. Rutkowski and H. Zhao.* Two-Step Activated Carbon Cloth with Oxygen-Rich Functional Groups as a High-Performance Additive-Free Air Electrode for Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9, 1802936.
5.Z. Zhu,# H. Yin,*# C.-T. He,# M. Al-Mamun, P. Liu, L. Jiang, Y. Zhao, Y. Wang, H.-G. Yang, Z. Tang, D. Wang, X.-M. Chen and H. Zhao.* Ultrathin Transition Metal Dichalcogenide/3d Metal Hydroxide Hybridized Nanosheets to Enhance Hydrogen Evolution Activity. Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1801171.
6.H. Yin,# L. Jiang,# P. Liu, M. Al-Mamun, Y. Wang, Y. L. Zhong, H. Yang, D. Wang, Z. Tang and H. Zhao.* Remarkably Enhanced Water Splitting Activity of Nickel Foam due to Simple Immersion in a Ferric Nitrate Solution. Nano Research, 2018, 11, 3959-3971. (Cover)
7.H. Yin and Z. Tang.* Electron Highways (News and Views). Nature Energy, 2018, 3, 543-544.
8.H. Yin and Z. Tang.* Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Layered Metal Hydroxides: an Emerging Platform for Advanced Catalysis, Energy Conversion and Storage. Chemical Society Reviews, 2016, 45, 4873-4891.
9.H. Yin, S. Zhao, K. Zhao, A. Muqsit, H. Tang, L. Chang, H. Zhao, Y. Gao and Z. Tang.* Ultrathin Platinum Nanowires Grown on Single-Layered Nickel Hydroxide with High Evolution Activity. Nature Communications, 2015, 6, 6430.
10.H. Yin, S. Zhao, J. Wan, H. Tang, L. Chang, L. He, H. Zhao, Y. Gao* and Z. Tang.* Three-dimensional Graphene/Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Hybrids for High-Performance Capacitive Deionization of Saline Water. Advanced Materials, 2013, 25, 6270-6276.
11.H. Yin, H. Tang, D. Wang, Y. Gao* and Z. Tang.* Facile Synthesis of Surfactant-free Au Cluster/Graphene Hybrids for High-performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 8288-8297.

中科院院长优秀奖，2015
Griffith University Postdoctoral Fellowship，2016