Dr Wang Yidi

Academic Staff

Research Assistant Professor

Y817-09
+852 3400 6520
yi-di.wang@polyu.edu.hk

Research Overview

Our research mainly focuses on the photo/electrocatalysis for sustainable energy storage and conversion. We aim to rationally design advanced catalysts, including perovskite nanocrystals, inorganic quantum dots, 2D metal organic frameworks, and covalent organic frameworks, to enable efficient carbon cycling and produce high-value chemical products in sustainable processes.

Research Interests

Education and Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Beihang University
Master of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Achievements

Wang, Y. D., Wang, Y., Wang, Z. Q., Luo, L. F., Tawiah, B., Liu, C., Hua, J. C., Ming, Y., Xin, J. H., Wong, W. Y., & Fei, B. Water-Stable MAPbBr3@PbBrOH QDs Confined by Metal-Organic Framework for Photodegradation of Wastewater. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2025, 700. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138581
Jiang, X. W., Wang, Y. D., Li, W. F., Lam, Y., Zhang, J. C., Bao, X. J., Tang, J. H., Zheng, X. H., Jiang, S. X., & Jia, H. High-Performance Zn-I Batteries Enabled by Porous Hetero-Carbon Nanofiber Hosts with TiO2 Homojunctions. Advanced Fiber Materials 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-025-00595-w
Wang, Y. D., Jiang, X. W., Liang, W. H., 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(33). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202503086
Jiang, X. W., Zhou, Y. A., Wang, Y. D., Teng, J., Wang, K., Zhang, J. C., Li, W. F., Liu, G. S., Fu, S. H., & Jia, H. Stabilizing Zinc-Iodine Batteries via Amyloid Fibril-Based Electrolytes: Ion Transport and pH Regulation Through Hierarchical Networks. Advanced Functional Materials 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202508900
Qin, Y. Y., She, P. F., Wang, Y. D., & Wong, W. Y. An All-In-One Integrating Strategy for Designing Platinum(II)-Based Supramolecular Polymers for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Small 2024, 20(35). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202400259
Liu, C. Y., Wang, Y. D., Liu, H. Q., Chen, Q., Jiang, X. W., Jia, H., & Lang, J. P. Channel Engineering Strategy of Precisely Modified MOF/Nanofiber Composite Separator for Advanced Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Composites Part B-Engineering 2024, 272. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111227
Jia, H., Jiang, X. W., Wang, Y. D., Lam, Y. T., Shi, S., & Liu, G. S. Hybrid Co‐Solvent‐Induced High‐Entropy Electrolyte: Regulating of Hydrated Zn2+ Solvation Structures for Excellent Reversibility and Wide Temperature Adaptability. Advanced Energy Materials 2024, 14(18). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202304285
Chen, S. Q., Wang, Y. D., Fei, B., Long, H. F., Wang, T., Zhang, T. H., & Chen, L. Development of a fFlexible and Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensor Based on an Aramid Nanofiber-Reinforced Bacterial Cellulose Nanocomposite Membrane. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 430. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131980
Wang, Y. D., Luo, L. F., Wang, Z. Q., Tawiah, B., Liu, C., Xin, J. H., Fei, B., & Wong, W. Y. Growing Poly(norepinephrine) Layer over Individual Nanoparticles to Boost Hybrid Perovskite Photocatalysts. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12(24), 27578-27586. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c06081
Luo, L. F., Wang, Y. D., Huo, S. P., Lv, P., Fang, J., Yang, Y., & Fei, B. Cu-MOF Assisted Synthesis of CuS/CdS(H)/CdS(C): Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Under Visible Light. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2019, 44(59), 30965-30973. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.136