Xiaoyu Chen

ORCID: 0000-0002-7283-8676
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Power Systems and Renewable Energy
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Smart Grid and Power Systems
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

Northeast Agricultural University
2025

Ningbo University
2025

Wuhan Institute of Technology
2024

Nankai University
2024

Shanghai University
2024

University of Science and Technology Beijing
2019-2024

Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
2024

Harbin Institute of Technology
2021-2023

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2019-2023

Shenzhen University
2021-2023

Single-crystalline Zn2GeO4 nanobelts with lengths of hundreds micrometers, thicknesses as small ∼7 nm, and aspect ratios up to 10 000 were synthesized in a binary ethylenediamine/water solvent system using solvothermal route. The ultralong ultrathin geometry the nanoribbon proves greatly promote photocatalytic activity toward reduction CO2 into renewable hydrocarbon fuel (CH4) presence water vapor.

10.1021/ja1068596 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010-09-24

An ultrathin, single-crystal WO3 nanosheet of ∼4-5 nm in thickness, corresponding to six repeating unit cells monoclinic along the c axis, was synthesized with laterally oriented attachment tiny nanocrystals formed using a solid-liquid phase arc discharge route an aqueous solution. Size-quantization effects this ultrathin nanostructure alter band gap enable exhibit enhanced performance for photocatalytic reduction CO2 presence water hydrocarbon fuels that do not exist its bulk form.

10.1021/am300661s article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2012-06-27

The use of water as an oxygen and hydrogen source for the paired oxygenation hydrogenation organic substrates to produce valuable chemicals is utmost importance a means establishing green chemical syntheses. Inspired by active Ni

10.1002/anie.201903936 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019-04-26

Achieving highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media is a great challenge. Single-atom catalysts with high-loading amount have attracted interest due to their remarkable catalytic properties. Herein, by using nickel foam as the substrate, authors design and precisely synthesize atomic ruthenium (Ru)-loaded hydroxide ultrathin nanoribbons (R-NiRu) high Ru loading reaching ≈7.7 wt% via one-step hydrothermal method. The presence of concentrated Cl- synthetic system...

10.1002/adma.202104764 article EN Advanced Materials 2021-09-18

Defective ZnIn2S4 nanosheets/mesoporous black TiO2 heterojunction hollow spheres (H-ZIS/b-TiO2) are prepared through hydrothermal and surface low-temperature hydrogenation strategies, which show broad-spectrum response excellent charge separation efficiency. This H-ZIS/b-TiO2 flower-like with a narrow band gap of ∼1.88 eV expand the light to visible photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate (278 μmol h–1 50 mg–1) under visible-light irradiation, is 1.5 times as high that ZnIn2S4/black...

10.1021/acsami.1c10943 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021-08-03

Environmentally friendly catalysts with excellent performance and low cost are critical for photocatalysis. Herein, using hydrogenated TiO2 (h-TiO2) nanosheets enriched oxygen vacancies as the support, two-dimensional CoO/h-TiO2 Z-scheme heterostructures fabricated hydrogen production through photocatalytic water splitting. It is revealed that in h-TiO2 can inhibit oxidation of Co2+ into high-valence Co3+ during hydrothermal reaction thermal treatment processes. A heterostructure possesses a...

10.1021/acsami.2c06622 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022-06-20

Strengthening Agricultural Economic Resilience (AER) has become a crucial approach to ensuring food security and promoting sustainable social development, particularly in light of supply shocks such as limited resources, environmental pressures, stagnating agricultural profitability, diminishing demographic advantages. This study examines AER across 31 Chinese provinces from 2008 2020, analyzing its temporal evolution spatial distribution characteristics. Additionally, it assesses the...

10.3389/fenvs.2025.1437018 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Environmental Science 2025-01-31

Abstract The use of water as an oxygen and hydrogen source for the paired oxygenation hydrogenation organic substrates to produce valuable chemicals is utmost importance a means establishing green chemical syntheses. Inspired by active Ni 3+ intermediates involved in electrocatalytic oxidation nickel‐based materials, we prepared NiB x catalyst used various compounds. was further employed both anode cathode electrosynthesis cell respective compounds, with source. Conversion efficiency...

10.1002/ange.201903936 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Angewandte Chemie 2019-04-26

From light comes hydrogen: Photosensitizer [Ir(4-CF3bt)2(Hbpdc)] behaves as a very active promoter towards H2 evolution from water when irradiated with visible (see figure). A remarkable selective-photoreduction for CO2 was also achieved.

10.1002/chem.201102147 article EN Chemistry - A European Journal 2011-10-10

Abstract The crystal phase plays an important role in controlling the properties of a nanomaterial; however, it is great challenge to obtain nanomaterial with high purity metastable phase. For instance, large‐scale synthesis metallic MoS 2 (1T‐MoS ) for enhancing electrocatalytic reaction, but can only be obtained under harsh conditions. Herein, spatially confined template method proposed synthesize phase‐purity 1T content 83 %. Moreover, both space and structure will affect 1T‐MoS ; this...

10.1002/ange.201909879 article EN Angewandte Chemie 2019-09-26

The revelation of the atomic 3D structure sub-5 nm bimetal nanocatalysts challenges limitations conventional methods. Notably, identification cooperative relationship between active sites and nearby coordination environment during catalytic reactions depends on stereo distribution local phases chemical composition within a short range. As model nanocatalyst in our investigation, we studied ordered PtFe bimetals hydrogen evolution (HER). By combining pair functions with reverse Monte Carlo,...

10.1021/jacs.2c07844 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022-10-27

2D–2D S-scheme SnS 2 /CdS heterostructures have been constructed, with close face-to-face contact and strongly coupled interactions to improve the charge transfer kinetics, which exhibit excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity.

10.1039/d2se01717b article EN Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2023-01-01

An ultra-thin and super-long Na₂V₆O₁₆·xH₂O nanoribbon of ∼5 nm thickness ∼500 μm length was synthesized by a hydrothermal method, using freshly prepared V(3+) species precursor solution directly dissolving vanadium metal thread in NaNO₃ solid-liquid phase arc discharge (SLPAD) technique. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission (TEM) X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were used to characterize the structure, morphology, chemical composition. The geometry nanoribbons...

10.1039/c3nr05219b article EN Nanoscale 2013-11-25

Adhering a cobalt porphyrin (Co(TPP)) catalyst on carbon nanotube (CNT) supporting material greatly enhances its reactivity and enables catalysis in water, which is otherwise impossible. However, the effect of solvent as well materials still elusive. On basis computational results we found that water reaction medium lowers reductive potential required due to stabilization intermediates transition states, provides higher availability protons. To understand support materials, combine...

10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00726 article EN Organometallics 2020-01-22

Effective and robust electrocatalysts are mainly based on innovative materials unique structures. Herein, we designed a flakelike cobalt phosphide-based catalyst supporting NiCo2O4 nanorods array, which in-situ grew the nickel foam (NF) current collector, referring as N–Co2P/NiCo2O4/NF electrode. By optimizing microstructure electronic structure through 3D hierarchy fabrication nitrogen doping, features with abundant electrochemical surface area, favorable wettability, excellent electron...

10.1016/j.gee.2021.05.010 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Green Energy & Environment 2021-05-26

Because of its advantages such as abundant resources, low cost, simple synthesis, and high electrochemical stability, cobalt phosphide (CoP) is considered a promising candidate for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Through element doping, the morphology electronic structure catalyst can be tuned, resulting in both increase active site number improvement intrinsic activity each site. Herein, we designed fabricated Mn-doped CoP nanowires with length 3 μm, diameter 50 nm, pores...

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01436 article EN Inorganic Chemistry 2022-06-10

Metallic phase (1T) MoS2 has been regarded as an ideal catalytic material for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its high active site density and favorable electrical conductivity. However, preparation of 1T-phase samples requires tough conditions 1T-MoS2 poor stability under alkaline conditions. In this work, 1T-MoS2/NiS heterostructure catalysts grown in situ on carbon cloth were prepared by a simple one-step hydrothermal method. The obtained MoS2/NiS/CC combines advantages...

10.1039/d3dt00838j article EN Dalton Transactions 2023-01-01

Photoreversible color switching based on anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals was regulated by solvent-induced surface disorder and Sn<sup>2+</sup> doping-induced lattice distortion.

10.1039/c8ta10045d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019-01-01
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