Subtopic 3: Alternative Solar Technologies

List of publications (In alphabetical order of authors' name):

  Inter-institutional collaborations are denoted with # Year of publication Author(s) (corresponding author are denoted with an asterisk*) Title and iournal/book
1 # 2015 AR Damanpack*, M Bodaghi, WH Liao, MM Aghdam & M Shakeri. A simple and efficient 1-D macroscopic model for shape memory alloys considering ferro-elasticity effect. Smart Structures and Systems, 16(4): 641-65.  DOI: 10.12989/sss.2015.16.4.641
2 # 2015 A.R. Damanpack, W.H. Liao*, M.M. Aghdam, M. Shakeri, M. Bodaghi Micro–macro thermo-mechanical analysis of axisymmetric shape memory alloy composite cylinders. Composite Structures, 131: 1001–1016.
3 # 2016 Eugeny A. Ermilov,* Jian-Yong Liu, Roel Menting, Ying-Si Huang, Beate Röder & Dennis K. P. Ng* An artificial photosynthetic model based on a molecular triad of boron dipyrromethene and phthalocyanine, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18: 10964-75. DOI: 10.1039/c6cp00920d
4 # 2016 Zhuofeng Hu, Gang Liu, Xingqiu Chen, Zhurui Shen* & Jimmy C. Yu* Enhancing charge separation in metallic photocatalysts: A case study of the conducting molybdenum dioxide. Advanced Functional Materials, 26(25): 4445 - 55. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201600239
5 # 2016 Zhuofeng Hu, Zhurui Shen* & Jimmy C. Yu* Covalent fixation of surface oxygen atoms on hematite photoanode for enhanced water oxidation. Chemistry of Materials, 28(2): 564-72. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04058
6 # 2017 Zhuofeng Hu, Zhurui Shen* & Jimmy C. Yu* Converting carbohydrates to carbon-based photocatalysts for environmental treatment. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(12): 7076 - 83. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b00118
7 # 2017 Zhuofeng Hu, Zhurui Shen* & Jimmy C. Yu* Phosphorus containing materials for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Green Chemistry, 19(3): 588 - 613. DOI: 10.1039/c6gc02825j
8 # 2017 Zhuofeng Hu, Zhurui Shen*, Jimmy C. Yu* & Fangyi Cheng* Intrinsic defect based homojunction: A novel quantum dots photoanode with enhanced charge transfer kinetics. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 203: 829 - 38. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.10.079
9 # 2015 Zhuofeng Hu, Mingkun Xu, Zhurui Shen* & Jimmy C. Yu*  A nanostructured chromium(III) oxide/tungsten(VI) oxide p–n junction photoanode toward enhanced efficiency for water oxidation. J. Mater. Chem. A,  3: 14046. DOI: 10.1039/c5ta02528a
10   2015 Zhuofeng Hu, Jimmy C. Yu*, Tian Ming & Jianfang Wang A wide-spectrum-responsive TiO2 photoanode for photoelectrochemical cells. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 168-169: 483–489. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.01.018
11 # 2016 Zhuofeng Hu, Luyan Yuan, Zhifeng Liu, Zhurui Shen,* & Jimmy C. Yu* An elemental phosphorus photocatalyst with a record high hydrogen evolution efficiency. Angewandte Chemie, 55: 9580-5.  DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603331
12 # 2017 Henglei Jia, Xiao-Ming Zhu, Ruibin Jiang & Jianfang Wang* Aerosol-sprayed gold/ceria photocatalyst with superior plasmonic hot electron-enabled visible-light activity. Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9: 2560 – 71. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15184
13 # 2016 Ruibin Jiang, Feng Qin, Yejing Liu, Xing Yi Ling, Jun Guo, Minghua Tang, Si Cheng & Jianfang Wang* Colloidal gold nanocups with orientation-dependent plasmonic properties. Advanced Materials, 28: 6322 – 31. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201601442
14   2016 Zexun Jin, Zhuofeng Hu, Jimmy C. Yu* & Jianfang Wang Room temperature synthesis of a highly active Cu/Cu2O photocathode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(36): 13736 - 41. DOI: 10.1039/c6ta05274f
15   2017 Zexun Jin, Yecheng Li & Jimmy C. Yu* Gaining hands-on experience with solid-state photovoltaics through constructing a novel n-Si/CuS solar Cell. Journal of Chemical Education, 94(4): 476 - 9. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00617
16 # 2015 Long Kuai*, Junxin Wang*, Tian Ming*, Caihong Fang, Zhenhua Sun, Baoyou Geng & Jianfang Wang.  Aerosol-spray diverse mesoporous metal oxides from metal nitrates. Scientific Reports, 5:9923. DOI: 10.1038/srep09923
17 # 2017 Hao Li, Feng Qin, Zhiping Yang, Ximin Cui, Jianfang Wang* & Lizhi Zhang* New reaction pathway induced by plasmon for selective benzyl alcohol oxidation on BiOCl possessing oxygen vacancies, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139: 3513 – 21. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12850
18   2015 Yecheng Li, Lei Zhang, Zhuofeng Hu & Jimmy C. Yu* Synthesis of 3D structured graphene as a high performance catalyst support for methanol electro-oxidation. Nanoscale, 7(25): 10896. DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02766g
19 # 2014 Junrui Liang*, Henry Shu-Hung Chung & Wei-Hsin Liao.  Dielectric loss against piezoelectric power harvesting. Smart Materials and Structures, 23(9): 092001 (8pp). DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/9/092001
20 # 2016 Shenghua Liu, Ruibin Jiang, Peng You, Xingzhong Zhu, Jianfang Wang & Feng Yan* Au/Ag core–shell nanocuboids for high-efficiency organic solar cells with broadband plasmonic enhancement. Energy & Environmental Science, 9: 898-905. DOI: 10.1039/c5ee03779d
21 # 2014 Zhurui Shen, Zhuofeng Hu, Wanjun Wang, Siu-Fung Lee, Donald K. L. Chan, Yecheng Li, Ting Gu & Jimmy C. Yu* Crystalline phosphorus fibers: Controllable synthesis and visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity. Nanoscale, 6: 14163 - 14167. DOI: 10.1039/C4NR04250F
22 # 2015 Zhurui Shen, Shoutian Sun, Wanjun Wang, Jianwen Liu, Zhifeng Liu & Jimmy C. Yu* A black–red phosphorus heterostructure for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysis. J. Mater. Chem. A, 3: 3285. DOI: 10.1039/c4ta06871h
23 #   Wen-Jing Shi, Takumi Kinoshita* & Dennis K. P. Ng* Push–pull distyryl boron dipyrromethenes as near-infrared sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. & pagination not yet available. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201700282
24 # 2017 Wen-Jing Shi, Takumi Kinoshita* & Dennis K. P. Ng* Ethynyl-linked donor-p-acceptor boron dipyrromethenes for panchromatic dye-sensitized solar cells. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 6: 758 - 767. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201700121
25 # 2016 Hao Tang, Kunpeng Dou, Yucheng Xiong, Feng Wang, Yang Zhao, Xiaomeng Wang, Qiang Fu, Juekuan Yang, Ni Zhao and Dongyan Xu* Unusual thermal transport behavior in self-assembled fullerene Nanorods. RSC Adv., 6: 67509-13. DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14042d
26 # 2016 Hao Tang, Yucheng Xiong, Fengshuo Zu, Yang Zhao, Xiaomeng Wang, Qiang Fu, Jiansheng Jie, Juekuan Yang* and Dongyan Xu* Length-dependent thermal transport in one-dimensional self-assembly of planar p-conjugated molecules. Nanoscale, 8: 11932-9. DOI: 10.1039/c5nr09043a
27 # 2016 Yan-Jun Wan, Wen-Hu Yang, Shu-Hui Yu, Rong Sun, Ching-Ping Wong & Wei-Hsin Liao* Covalent polymer functionalization of graphene for improved dielectric properties and thermal stability of epoxy composites. Composites Science and Technology, 122: 27-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.11.005
28 # 2016 Yan-Jun Wan, Shu-Hui Yu, Wen-Hu Yang, Peng-Li Zhu, Rong Sun*, Ching-Ping Wong & Wei-Hsin Liao* Tuneable cellular-structured 3D graphene aerogel and its effect on electromagnetic interference shielding performance and mechanical properties of epoxy composites. RSC Advances, 6: 56589-98. DOI: 10.1039/c6ra09459g
29 # 2017 Yan-Jun Wan, Peng-Li Zhu, Shu-Hui Yu, Rong Sun*, Ching-Ping Wong & Wei-Hsin Liao* Ultralight, super-elastic and volume-preserving cellulose fiber/graphene aerogel for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding. Carbon, 115: 629 - 39. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.01.054
30   2017 Yan-Jun Wan, Peng-Li Zhu, Shu-Hui Yu, Wen-Hu Yang, Rong Sun*, Ching-Ping Wong & Wei-Hsin Liao* Barium titanate coated and thermally reduced graphene oxide towards high dielectric constant and low loss of polymeric composites. Composites Science and Technology, 141: 48 - 55. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.01.010
31 # 2014 Junxin Wang*, Tian Ming*, Zhao Jin, Jianfang Wang, Ling-Dong Sun & Chun-Hua Yan  Photon energy upconversion through thermal radiation with the power efficiency reaching 16%. Nature Communications, 5: 5669. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6669
32 # 2015 Wanjun Wang, Xingqiu Chen, Gang Liu, Zhurui Shena, Dehua Xia, Po Keung Wong & Jimmy C. Yu* Monoclinic dibismuth tetraoxide: A new visible-light-driven photocatalyst for environmental remediation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 176–177: 444–453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.04.026
33   2016 Wanjun Wang, Yecheng Li, Zhiwen Kang, Feng Wang & Jimmy C. Yu* A NIR-driven photocatalyst based on alpha-NaYF4:Yb,Tm@TiO2 core-shell structure supported on reduced graphene oxide. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 182: 184-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.09.022
34   2014 Wanjun Wang, Jimmy C. Yu*, Zhurui Shen, Donald K.L. Chan & Ting Gu. g-C3N4 quantum dots: Direct synthesis, upconversion property and photocatalytic application. Chemical Communications, 50(70): 10148-10150. DOI: 10.1039/C4CC02543A
35 # 2015 Dehua Xia, Zhurui Shen, Guocheng Huang, Wanjun Wang, Jimmy C. Yu* & Po Keung Wong* Red phosphorus: An earth-abundant elemental photocatalyst for “green” bacterial inactivation under visible light. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49: 6264−6273. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00531
36 # 2015 Juekuan Yang, Hao Tang, Yang Zhao, Yin Zhang, Jiapeng Li, Zhonghua Ni, Yunfei Chen & Dongyan Xu* Thermal conductivity of zinc blende and wurtzite CdSe nanostructures, Nanoscale, 7: 16071-8. DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04117a
37   2015 Lei Zhang, Yecheng Li, Zexun Jin, King Ming Chan & Jimmy C Yu* Mesoporous carbon/CuS nanocomposites for pH-dependent drug delivery and near-infrared chemo-photothermal therapy. RSC Adv, 5(113): 93226 - 33. DOI: 10.1039/c5ra19458j
38   2016 Lei Zhang, Yecheng Li, Jimmy C. Yu* & King Ming Chan Redox-responsive controlled DNA transfection and gene silencing based on polymer-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles. RSC Advances, 6(76): 72155 - 64. DOI: 10.1039/c6ra16578h
39 # 2015 Shouren Zhang, Ruibin Jiang, Ya-Ming Xie, Qifeng Ruan, Baocheng Yang*, Jianfang Wang* & Hai-Qing Lin* Colloidal moderate-refractive-index Cu2O nanospheres as visible-region nanoantennas with electromagnetic resonance and directional light-scattering properties. Adv Mat, 27: 7432 - 9. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201502917.
40 # 2016 Wenhua Zhang*, Juekuan Yang* & Dongyan Xu* A high power density micro-thermoelectric generator fabricated by an integrated bottom-up approach. Journal of Microelectromechan. Syst. 25: 744-9. DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2016.2565504
41 # 2015 Aijun Zhou, Qiang Fu, Wenhua Zhang, Bin Yang, Jingze Li, Pawel Ziolkowski, Eckhard Mueller & Dongyan Xu* Enhancing the thermoelectric properties of the electroplated Bi2Te3 films by tuning the pulse off-to-on ratio. Electrochimica Acta, 178: 217-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.164
42 # 2016 Aijun Zhou*, Weihang Wang, Xu Yao, Bin Yang, Jingze Li, Qiang Zhao, Chao Wang, Dongyan Xu, Pawel Ziolkowski* and Eckhard Mueller Impact of the film thickness and substrate on the thermopower measurement of thermoelectric films by the potential-Seebeck microprobe (PSM). Appl. Therm. Eng., 107: 552 - 9. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.05.037
43 # 2015 Xiaolu Zhuo, Xingzhong Zhu, Qian Li, Zhi Yang* & Jianfang Wang* Gold nanobipyramid-directed growth of length-variable silver nanorods with mMultipolar plasmon resonances. ACS Nano, 9(7): 7523–7535.
 

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