Tao Yu

ORCID: 0000-0002-3301-4957
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Iron-based superconductors research
  • Light effects on plants
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Pigment Synthesis and Properties
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Tianjin University
2016-2025

Hangzhou Dianzi University
2023-2024

Tongji University
2024

Sun Yat-sen University
2024

Henan University of Science and Technology
2024

East China University of Science and Technology
2023

Shanghai University of Engineering Science
2017

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
2016

Northwestern University
2015

State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization
2013

The prolonged hot electron lifetimes induced by hollow-structured ZnIn 2 S 4 for boosting the kinetics of driven photocatalytic reactions.

10.1039/d3ee01522j article EN Energy & Environmental Science 2023-01-01

Abstract Artificial photosynthesis, which converts carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels, is a promising strategy to overcome both global warming and energy crisis. Herein, the geometric position of Cu Ga on ultra‐thin CuGaS 2 /Ga S 3 oriented via sulfur defect engineering, unprecedented C H 4 yield selectivity ≈93.87% ≈335.67 µmol g −1 h . A highly delocalized electron distribution intensity induced by vacancy indicates that adjacent form Cu–Ga metallic bond, accelerates photocatalytic...

10.1002/adfm.202213901 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2023-04-20

Abstract How to break the C═O bond and reduce energy barrier of *COOH formation is key triggering photocatalytic CO 2 reduction (PCR) reaction subsequent proton‐electron processes, which as important overcoming high recombination rate photocarriers. In order solve this issue, symmetric structure CuS/TiO destroyed by S vacancy Al doping (denoted Al‐CuS/TiO ), significantly expands electron localization range promotes cis‐coordination splitting Cu 3 d orbits. The experimental results show that...

10.1002/adfm.202406549 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2024-06-24

Zn vacancy ZnIn 2 S 4 tuned Gibbs free energy of *COOH which is the rate determining step phototcatalytic CO reduction from endothermic to exothermic process.

10.1039/d2ta08336a article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022-12-20

Abstract The metal‐semiconductor interfacial photocarrier extraction and utilization are crucial for boosting photocatalytic activity, the construction of chemical bonds to anchor metal active sites is an emerging direction facilitate extraction. Herein, PtS designed via in situ photoreduction precisely Pt sub‐nanoclusters (SNCs) on tandem homojunction CdS (Pt‐CdS x ‐T). optimized 0.02 ‐CdS ‐T photocatalyst exhibits impressive hydrogen evolution rate 854.2 µmol h −1 with apparent quantum...

10.1002/aenm.202203827 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2023-02-19

Abstract Maximizing the utilization of photogenerated electrons and holes to drive coupling reaction hydrogen evolution with selective value‐added organic synthesis holds great potential for more efficient exploitation solar energy. Herein, interstitial boron‐doped CdS is synthesized by taking SiO 2 as a template well adsorption sites boric acid, which contributes boron doping induces reinforced Cd─Se bonding enhancing interfacial interaction co‐catalyst MoSe . Thus, bond electron...

10.1002/aenm.202401285 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2024-05-28

Poor adsorption of reactants and intermediates as well low mineralization rate greatly restrict the application common semiconductor photocatalyst TiO2 for air purification. A plausible solution would be to integrate metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) materials with good gas property traditional photocatalytic material exciton generation. core–shell structured functional MOFs HKUST-1 (Cu3(BTC)2, BTC = 1,3,5 benzenetricarboxylate) core porous ultrathin anatase film shell was synthesized. The...

10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01400 article EN Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2016-07-01

Abstract Developing photocatalysts with desired activity and stability toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline seawater is of prime significance but still pressingly challenging. Herein, cuprum nanoclusters (CuNCs) are anchored on the surface cadmium sulphide homojunctions (CdS‐H) unsaturated edge sulphur (S) by an situ photoreduction technique, which promotes photocatalyst process (H 2 ) (15.5 mmol g −1 h apparent quantum yield 11.0% at 450.0 nm. It comprehensively confirmed...

10.1002/adfm.202405527 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2024-06-27

Single-atom Pd is successfully anchored on to CdS x twins maximize the transfer and utilization of photogenerated electrons holes for efficient coupled reactions photocatalytic hydrogen evolution pyruvate synthesis.

10.1039/d4ee03092c article EN Energy & Environmental Science 2024-01-01

Abstract Highly selective photocatalytic CO 2 reduction (PCR) to methane is restricted severely due the multiple consecutive proton‐coupled electron transfer steps and stabilization of crucial intermediates. Herein, an In O 3 /CuInS composite with multifunction meticulously fabricated via heterojunction engineering achieves a remarkable selectivity CH 4 (95.73%) yield 54.9 umol·g −1 ·h . The electrons are enriched around S atoms form unsaturated sites, thereby improving efficiency reactions...

10.1002/adsu.202401041 article EN Advanced Sustainable Systems 2025-03-16

Abstract Promoting the proton‐coupled electron transfer process in order to solve sluggish carrier migration dynamics is an efficient way accelerate photocatalytic CO 2 reduction (PCR) process. Herein, through of Sn 4+ by amino and sulfhydryl groups, 0 particles are lodged S‐vacancies SnS nanosheets. The high conductance expedites collection transport photogenerated electrons, activating surrounding surface unsaturated sulfur (S x 2− ) thus lowering energy barrier for generation *COOH....

10.1002/smll.202305727 article EN Small 2023-09-12

In this article, simulations were conducted on a pilot-scale honeycomb monolith reactor for the photodegradation of formaldehyde. The monoliths in treated as porous media, and local light intensity across media was modeled by discrete ordinates model with one adjustable parameter, namely, absorption coefficient channel wall. This estimated trial-and-error method based observed modeling results single channel. Then, formaldehyde degradation simulated proposed model. achieved reasonable...

10.1021/ie5016427 article EN Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014-11-10

Abstract Brookite TiO 2 is considered as one of the excellent candidates in photo- or photo-/electro- chemical applications due to its unique crystalline structure and electronic properties. To achieve an enhanced visible-light-responsive brookite photocatalyst, Zn-doped (ZBT) was situ synthesized under hydrothermal conditions at 180 °C for h this research. X-ray diffraction (XRD) verified that undoped sample single-phase , while ZBT samples are mixtures anatase because incorporation Zn...

10.1088/2053-1591/aceed4 article EN cc-by Materials Research Express 2023-08-01
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