A5051663103- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Graphene research and applications
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
- Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Covalent Organic Framework Applications
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Tongji University
2023-2025
Fujian Medical University
2025
First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
2025
Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
2014-2023
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
2021-2023
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
2021-2023
Nanyang Technological University
2008-2022
Singapore Polytechnic
2020
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
2018
Ministry of Health and Welfare
2018
The increasing number of oil spill accidents have a catastrophic impact on our aquatic environment. Recently, special wettable materials used for the oil/water separation received significant research attention. Due to their opposing affinities towards water and oil, i.e., hydrophobic oleophilic, or hydrophilic oleophobic, such can be remove only one phase from mixture, simultaneously repel other phase, thus achieving selective separation. Moreover, synergistic effect between surface...
Abstract Similar to heterostructures composed of different materials, possessing unique properties due the synergistic effect between components, crystal‐phase heterostructures, one variety hetero‐phase structures, crystal phases in monometallic nanomaterials are herein developed, order explore crystal‐phase‐based applications. As novel amorphous/crystalline highly desired, since they often exhibit properties, and hold promise various applications, but these structures have rarely been...
Inspired by the unique properties of ultrathin 2D nanomaterials and excellent catalytic activities noble metal nanostructures for renewable fuel cells, a facile method is reported high‐yield synthesis PdCu alloy nanosheets under mild conditions. Impressively, obtained nanosheet after being treated with ethylenediamine can be used as highly efficient electrocatalyst formic acid oxidation. The study implicates that rational design controlled an may open up new opportunities enhancing nanostructures.
Various kinds of amorphous materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides, oxides, and phosphates, have demonstrated superior electrocatalytic performance compared with their crystalline counterparts. Compared to other materials for electrocatalysis, noble metals exhibit intrinsically high activity excellent durability. However, it is still very challenging prepare noble-metal nanomaterials due the strong interatomic metallic bonding. Herein, discovery a unique thiol molecule reported,...
The continuous exploration of clean-energy technology is critical for the sustainable development society. recent work on electric energy harvesting from water evaporation has made a significant contribution to utilization clean self-powering systems. Here, novel metal-organic-framework-based hybrid nanomaterial delicately designed and synthesized by growth UIO-66 nanoparticles 2D AlOOH nanoflakes. Due combined merits morphology, which inherited nanoflakes, high surface potential, originates...
2D nanostructured materials have shown great application prospects in energy conversion, owing to their unique structural features and fascinating physicochemical properties. Developing efficient approaches for the synthesis of well‐defined with controllable composition morphology is critical. The emerging concept, confined synthesis, has been regarded as a promising strategy design synthesize novel materials. This review mainly summarizes recent advances by using layered host matrices (also...
Abstract The storage and utilization of low‐carbon electricity decarbonization transportation are essential components for the future energy transition into a economy. While hydrogen has been identified as potential carrier, lack viable technologies safe efficient H 2 greatly limits its applications deployment at scale. Formic acid (FA) is considered one promising carriers because high volumetric capacity 53 g /L, relatively low toxicity flammability convenient low‐cost transportation. FA...
Heterostructured, including heterophase, noble-metal nanomaterials have attracted much interest due to their promising applications in diverse fields. However, great challenges still remain the rational synthesis of well-defined heterophase nanostructures. Herein, we report preparation Pd nanoparticles with an unconventional hexagonal close-packed (2H type) phase, referred as 2H-Pd nanoparticles, via a controlled phase transformation amorphous nanoparticles. Impressively, by using seeds, Au...
Ion-adsorption rare earth elements (iREE) deposits are the globally predominant source of heavy (HREE), which mainly discovered and mined in southern China. This paper reviews genesis mining mechanisms iREE deposits. These formed weathering crust (REE)-rich granites, volcanic rocks metamorphic rocks. During eluviation, REE released by dissolution REE-bearing minerals, depending on resistance such minerals. Then, aqueous cations migrate downwards adsorbed clay The adsorption fractionation...
Metal-oxygen bonds significantly affect the oxygen reaction kinetics of metal oxide-based catalysts but still face bottlenecks limited cognition and insufficient regulation. Herein, we develop a unique strategy to accurately tailor metal-oxygen bond structure via amorphous/crystalline heterojunction realized by ion-exchange. Compared with pristine amorphous CoSnO3-y, iron ion-exchange induced strengthens Sn-O bond, weakens Co-O strength, introduces additional Fe-O accompanied abundant cobalt...
Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia provides a green alternate the Haber-Bosch method, yet it suffers from sluggish kinetics and low yield rate. The follows tandem reaction nitrite subsequent hydrogenation generate ammonia, Faraday efficiency (FE) is limited by competitive hydrogen evolution reaction. Herein, we design heterostructure catalyst remedy above issues, which consists Ni nanosphere core Ni(OH)
The deterioration of water resources due to oil pollution, arising from spills, industrial oily wastewater discharge, etc., urgently requires the development novel functional materials for highly efficient remediation. Recently, superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic have drawn significant attention their low adhesion selective oil/water separation. However, it is still a challenge prepare low-cost, environmentally friendly, multifunctional with superhydrophilicity...
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) offers a promising route to rationally tune the physicochemical properties and further enhance their performance in various applications. However, it remains great challenge construct well-defined crystalline@amorphous core-shell heterostructured with same chemical components. Herein, synthesis binary (Pd-P) nanoplates using Cu3-χ P as templates, via cation exchange, is reported. The obtained nanoplate possesses crystalline core an amorphous shell...
Abstract Heterogeneous noble‐metal‐based catalysis plays an essential role in the production of fine chemicals. Rh‐based catalysts are one most active candidates for indole synthesis. However, it is still highly desired to develop heterogeneous with high activity and selectivity. In this work, a general, facile wet‐chemical method reported synthesize ultrathin amorphous/crystalline heterophase Rh bimetallic alloy nanosheets (NSs), including RhCu, RhZn, RhRu. Impressively, NSs exhibit...
Abstract Hierarchical metal nanostructures containing 1D nanobuilding blocks have stimulated great interest due to their abundant active sites for catalysis. Herein, hierarchical 4H/face‐centered cubic (fcc) Ru nanotubes (NTs) are synthesized by a hard template‐mediated method, in which 4H/fcc Au nanowires (NWs) serve as sacrificial templates then etched copper ions (Cu 2+ ) dimethylformamide. The obtained NTs contain ultrathin shells (5–9 atomic layers) and tiny nanorods with length of 4.2...
Phase engineering is arising as an attractive strategy to tune the properties and functionalities of nanomaterials. In particular, amorphous/crystalline heterophase nanostructures have exhibited some intriguing properties. Herein, one-pot wet-chemical synthesis two types PdCu nanosheets reported, in which one amorphous phase-dominant other crystalline phase-dominant. Then aging process synthesized studied, during their crystallinity increases, accompanied by changes physicochemical As a...
The crystal phase of nanomaterials is one the key parameters determining their physicochemical properties and performance in various applications. However, it still remains a great challenge to synthesize with different phases while maintaining same composition, size, morphology. Here, facile, one-pot, wet-chemical method reported Pd3 Sn nanorods comparable size morphology but phases, that is, an ordered intermetallic disordered alloy L12 face-centered cubic (fcc) respectively....
Numerous consumer products, such as cosmetics, contain nanoparticles (NPs) of titanium dioxide (TiO2) or zinc oxide (ZnO); however, this raises questions concerning the safety additives. Most these products do not indicate whether product includes NPs. In study, we characterized metal NPs according to size, shape, and composition well their aggregation/agglomeration characteristics. order comprehend quickly characterization NPs, employed single particle inductively coupled plasma (SP-ICPMS)...
Rh nanostructures composed of nanosheets embedded with nanodomains adopt vacated Barlow packing ordered vacancies.
Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) enables the preparation metal with unconventional phases that are different from their thermodynamically stable counterparts. These unconventional-phase can serve as templates to construct precisely controlled metallic heterostructures for wide applications. Nevertheless, how phase affects nucleation and growth secondary metals still requires systematic explorations. Here, two-dimensional (2D) square-like Au nanosheets an 2H/face-centered cubic (fcc)...