Dr Wang Yang
Research Assistant Professor
- Y817-08
- +852 3400 8605
- yang1.wang@polyu.edu.hk
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My research mainly focuses on materials of energy conversion, involving the design, synthesis and application of quantum dots (QDs) for photocatalysis, and the exploration of covalent organic frameworks (COFs)-based photo/electrochemical catalytic systems for CO2 reduction and high-value-added reactions of small molecules.
Research Interests
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Anhui University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Achievements
- Wang, Y.; Ma, Y.; Gao, X.-Y.; Xin, Z.-K.; Wang, Y.-D.; Qiao, L.; Gao, L.; Tung, C.-H.; Wong, W.-Y.; Li, X.-B.; Wu, L.-Z. Interface Reinforced Tailoring of Quantum Dots Regulates Reaction Trajectory of CO2 Photoreduction. Advanced Materials 2025, n/a, e02085. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202502085
- Wang, Y.; Jiang, X.; Liang, W.; Tawiah, B.; Wang, Y.; Jia, H.; Wong, W.-Y. Directionally Modulated Zinc Deposition by a Robust Zincophilic Cu-Phthalocyanine Protective Layer in Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials 2025, 37, 2503086. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202503086
- Wang, W.; Wang, Y.; Wong, W.-Y. A carboxylate-linked atomically precise one-dimensional CuI20 nanocluster-based framework for all-solid-state flexible supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2025, 13, 26223–26227, 10.1039/D5TA04200C. DOI: 10.1039/D5TA04200C
- Li, F.; Lin, H.; Yu, H.; Du, P.; Wang, Y.; Cao, J. Vacancy formation mechanism and synergy with doping in NiS2-based electrocatalysts for benzyl alcohol oxidation and hydrogen evolution. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2025, 12, 1839–1849, 10.1039/D4QI03098B. DOI: 10.1039/D4QI03098B
- Chen, X.; Zhong, Z.; Li, Z.; Li, G.; Wang, Y.; Fang, G.; Wong, W.-Y. Functional Layer with Electron-Rich Domain and Hierarchical Ion Channel toward Stable Zinc Anode. Nano Letters 2025, 25, 10504–10512. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c02111
- Zhong, Y.-H.; Wang, Y.; Zhao, S.-Y.; Xie, Z.-X.; Chung, L.-H.; Liao, W.-M.; Yu, L.; Wong, W.-Y.; He, J. Regulating the Electronic Configuration of Ni Sites by Breaking Symmetry of Ni-Porphyrin to Facilitate CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2316199. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202316199
- Wang, Y.; Zhong, Y.-H.; Wang, Y.-D.; Ma, Y.; Gao, X.-Y.; Xu, L.-L.; He, J.; Yung, K.-F.; Li, X.-B.; Wu, L.-Z.; Wong, W.-Y. Divide and Conquer: Desymmetrization Separates Charge and Mass Transport in Porphyrinic Covalent Organic Frameworks for Artificial Photosynthesis. CCS Chemistry 2024, 7, 2659–2671. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.024.202404867
- Chen, R.; Wang, Y.; Ma, Y.; Mal, A.; Gao, X.-Y.; Gao, L.; Qiao, L.; Li, X.-B.; Wu, L.-Z.; Wang, C. Rational design of isostructural 2D porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks for tunable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nature Communications 2021, 12, 1354. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21527-3
- Wang, Y.; Ma, Y.; Li, X.-B.; Gao, L.; Gao, X.-Y.; Wei, X.-Z.; Zhang, L.-P.; Tung, C.-H.; Qiao, L.; Wu, L.-Z. Unveiling Catalytic Sites in a Typical Hydrogen Photogeneration System Consisting of Semiconductor Quantum Dots and 3d-Metal Ions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 4680–4689. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11768
- Wang, Y.; Li, X.-B.; Wu, H.-L.; Yang, Y.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, L.-P.; Tung, C.-H.; Wu, L.-Z. Visible-Light-Induced Nanoparticle Assembly for Effective Hydrogen Photogeneration. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7, 7286–7293. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00347
