Dr. Wei Yan

 Professor  Wei Yan

Department of Environmental Science & Engineering
School of Energy and Power Engineering
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xi’an, 710049, China
Tel: 0086 29 82664731

Fax: 0086 29 82664731
E-mail:yanwei@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Homepage: http://yanwei.gr.xjtu.edu.cn



Reaearch Areas
(1) Environmental Chemistry & Materials
(2) Nano Materials
(3) Conducting Polymer
(4 Water Treatment
(5) Photocatalytic Chemistry
(6) Preservation Techniques of Fruit and Vegetables

Working Experience
1997~2003
Department of Polymer Science & Engineering / Lecturer
2002~2008
Department of Environmental Science & Engineering / Associate Professor
2008~ present
Department of Environmental Science & Engineering /  Professor

Publications
1. Yao Jun Zhang, Wei Yan, Yan Pei Wu, Zhen Huan WangSynthesis of TiO2 nanotubes coupled with CdS nanoparticles and production of hydrogen by photocatalytic water decompositionMaterials Letters, 2008,62:3846-3848
2. Xiao Feng, Wenyi Mao, Wei YanThe Critical Conversion Efficiency of Light Energy to Hydrogen from Photocatalytic Water DecompositionInternational Journal ofHydrogen Energy, 2008333644-3650
3. Wei Yan Jie Han, Synthesis and Formation Mechanism Study of Rectangular-sectioned Polypyrrole Micro/nanotubulesPolymer2007,4823):
6782~6790
4.
  
Jie Han, Wei Yan, Yunbo Xu, Synthesis of Long Polypyrrole Micro/Nanotubules with Rectangular Sections, Chemistry Lett. 2006,35(3), 306~307
5.  W. Yan, Z. X. Wei, C. S. Hsu, M. X. Wan, Synthesis of microspheres of Poly(pyrrolyl Methine)By Interfacial PolymerizationSynthetic Metals,
2003, 135-136, 213 
6.  Wei Yan, Chain Shu Hsu, Yu Wei, Synthesis and Characterization of Small Band-gap Conjugated Polymers-Poly (pyrroly methines)
Chinese Chemical Letters2002,13(10): 988

7.  Yiliang Liu, Liejin Guo, Wei Yan, Hongtan Liu, A composite visible-light photocatalyst for hydrogen production.Journal of Power Sources. 2006, 159, 1300~1304
8.  Honghui Yang, Liejin Guo, Wei Yan, Hongtan Liu, A novel composite photocatalyst for water splitting hydrogen productionJournal of Power Sources. 2006, 159, 1305~1309
9. Chanjuan Xing, Yaojun Zhang, Wei Yan and Liejin GuoBand structure-controlled solid solution of Cd1-x ZnxS photocatalyst for hydrogen production by water splittingInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy2006,31(14):2018~2024
10. Yuanyuan Duan, Shaohai Wang, Wei Yan, Shaohai Wang, Shaofeng, Zhang, Jun Jia. Preparation of collagen-coated electrospun nanofibers by remote plasma treatment and their biological properties. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. 2007, 18(9):1153-1164.
11. Yuanyuan Duan, Jun Jia, Shaohai Wang, Wei Yan, Lei Jin, Zhongyi Wang. Preparation of antimicrobial poly (ε-caprolactone) electrospun nanofibers containing silver-loaded zirconium phosphate nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2007, 106(2):1208-1214.