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 carbon dioxide reduction.
Research Overview
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 water splitting and CO2 reduction.
Research Interests
Achievements
- Zhi-Kun Xin; Mao-Yong Huang; Yang Wang; Yu-Ji Gao; Qing Guo;, Xu-Bing Li; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu*. Reductive Carbon-Carbon Coupling on Metal Sites Regulates Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction in Water Using ZnSe Quantum Dots. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 134, e202207222.
- Rufan Chen†; Yang Wang†; Yuan Ma†; Arindam Ma; Xiao-Ya Gao; Lei Gao; Lijie Qiao; Xu-Bing Li*; Li-Zhu Wu*; Cheng Wang*. Rational Design of Isostructural 2D Porphyrin-based Covalent Organic Frameworks for Tunable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Water. Nature Communications 2021, 12 (1), 1354-1362.
- Yang Wang†; Xiang-Bing Fan†; Xu-Bing Li; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu*. "Probe Binding Mode and Structure of the Photocatalytic Center: Hydrogen Generation by Quantum Dots and Nickel Ions." († Equal contributions) Energy & Fuels 2021, 35 (23), 19185-19190.
- Yang Wang†; Yuan Ma†; Xu-Bing Li*; Lei Gao*; Xiao-Ya Gao; Xiang-Zhu Wei; Li-Ping Zhang; Chen-Ho Tung; Lijie Qiao; Li-Zhu Wu*. 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 (10), 4680-4689.
- Qing Guo; Fei Liang; Zongzhao Sun; Yang Wang; Xu-Bing Li; Shu-Guang Xia; Z. Conrad Zhang; Limin Huang; Li-Zhu Wu. "Optimal d-band-induced Cu3N as a Cocatalyst on Metal Sulfides for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8 (43), 22601-22606.
- Si-Meng Wei; Ke Feng; Chen Li; Nan Xie; Yang Wang; Xiu-Long Yang; Bin Chen; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu. "ZnCl2 Enabled Synthesis of Highly Crystalline and Emissive Carbon Dots with Exceptional Capability to Generate O2·–. Matter 2020, 2 (2), 495-506.
- Yang Wang; Xu-Bing Li*; Hao-Lin Wu; Yichen Yang; Zan Liu; Li-Ping Zhang; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu*. Visible-Light-Induced Nanoparticle Assembly for Effective Hydrogen Photogeneration. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7 (7), 7286-7293.
- Hao-Lin Wu; Xu-Bing Li; Yang Wang; Shuai Zhou; Ya-Jing Chen; Xiao-Jun He; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu. Hand-in-hand Quantum Dot Assembly Sensitized Photocathodes for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7 (45), 26098-26104.
- Xu-Bing Li; Yu-Ji Gao; Yang Wang; Fei Zhan; Xiao-Yi Zhang; Qing-Yu Kong; Ning-Jiu Zhao; Qing Guo; Hao-Lin Wu; Zhi-Jun Li; Ye Tao; Jian-Ping Zhang; Bin Chen; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu. Self-Assembled Framework Enhances Electronic Communication of Ultrasmall-Sized Nanoparticles for Exceptional Solar Hydrogen Evolution. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017, 139 (13), 4789-4796.
- Xu-Bing Li; Yu-Ji Gao; Hao-Lin Wu; Yang Wang; Qing Guo; Mao-Yong Huang; Bin Chen; Chen-Ho Tung; Li-Zhu Wu. Assembling Metallic 1T-MoS2 Nanosheets with Inorganic-ligand Stabilized Quantum Dots for Exceptional Solar Hydrogen Evolution. Chemical Communications 2017, 53 (41), 5606-5609.
