Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials exhibit new and fascinating properties which make them an attractive family of materials and a hot topic in the research of advanced functional materials. We study fundamentals of a broad range of nanomaterials including metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, their assemblies and nanoporous materials, develop methods to fabricate functional materials based on rational design of their nanostructures, and address critical issues in practical applications including catalysis, energy conversion and storage, and biosensing, taking the advantage of the unique properties of the nanomaterials.  

Research Overview: Controlled Synthesis and Applications of Noble Metal Nanocrystals

1) Synthesis methodology studies for metal nanocrystals and their derivatives such as hydroxides, oxides, and chalcogonides;

2) Large-scale synthetic chemistry for metal nanoparticles;

3) Homogeneous alloy nanomaterials;

4) Core-shell nanostructures;

5) Nanoclusters with sizes below 3 nm;

6) Key catalysts for water-splitting hydrogen production, hydrogen strorage and release, and fuel cells;

7) Key catalysts for organic conversion and gas transformation;

8) Metal nanoparticle paste for circuit printing, Power semiconductor device packaging

9) Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).

研究简介：纳米颗粒和纳米结构材料展现出新颖且迷人的特性，使其成为一种具有吸引力的材料家族，并成为先进功能材料研究中的热门话题。我们研究包括金属和金属氧化物纳米颗粒、其组装体和纳米多孔材料在内的多种纳米材料的基础理论，开发基于纳米结构合理设计的功能材料制备方法，并充分利用纳米材料的独特性质，解决催化、能源转换与储存、以及生物传感等实际应用中的关键问题。

研究方向：贵金属纳米晶体的可控合成与应用

1. 金属纳米晶及其衍生物（如氢氧化物、氧化物和硫族化合物）的合成方法研究；

2. 金属纳米材料规模制备的合成化学技术

3. 均匀合金纳米材料；

4. 核壳纳米结构；

5. 尺寸小于3纳米的纳米簇；

6. 水分解制氢、氢气储存与释放、燃料电池的关键催化剂；

7. 有机转化和气体转化催化剂；

8. 用于电路印刷、功率半导体器件封装的金属纳米粉体材料；

9. 表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）。