Jie Chen (陈杰)     
Email: jie.chen@xjtu.edu.cn   
Research interest: 
Functional Nanomaterials for Solar Conversion and Optoelectronics.
      
Education and work experience

•    Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2022.12~

    School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Professor

•    Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2021.03~2022.12
    School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Distinguished Research Fellow (Associated Professor)
•    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 2018.03-2021.03
      Postdoctoral Fellow in KAUST Catalysis Center, supervisor: Prof. Osman Bakr
•    University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015.09-2017.09
    CSC Visiting Ph. D. student in Chemistry Department, supervisor: Prof. Song Jin.
•    Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2007.08- 2017.12
    Ph. D. in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, supervisor: Prof. Liejin Guo (Chinese Academy of Science) & Prof. Shaohua Shen. 2012.08- 2017.12;
    M. S. in Thermal Power Engineering, supervisor: Prof. Liejin Guo. 2011.08-2012.07;
    B. S. in Applied Chemistry. 2007.08-2011.07.

Awards and Honors

Excellent Doctoral Thesis of Shaanxi Province    2020
Excellent Doctoral Thesis of Xi 'an Jiaotong University    2020
“National scholarship” (TOP 1%) and Honor of “outstanding graduate student”    2014-2015
Honor of “Outstanding graduate student of the 2011 grade”    2007-2011
“National encouragement scholarship” (TOP 5%) and Honor of “Outstanding student”    2009-2010
 

Research Interests
•    Growth of semiconductor nanomaterials and the growth mechanism.
•    Devices for optoelectronic and solar energy conversion applications.
•    Intrinsic photophysical properties of nanomaterials.

Research Experience
•    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2018.03-2021.03): Halide perovskites for solar to chemical fuel conversion.
    Design and fabricate efficient, stable and selective photoelectrode for CO2 reduction.
•       UW-Madison (2015.09-2017.09): Vapor phase growth of halide perovskite materials for optoelectronics.
    Vapor phase epitaxy growth of horizontally orientated CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I), CsSnX3 (X = Br, I) halide perovskite nanowires.
    Growth of CsPbBr3 single crystal thin film on SrTiO3 with controllable thickness via vapor phase epitaxy growth.
    Liquid junction solar cell fabricated based on the halide perovskite.
    Hydrothermal growth of CuGaO2 hexagonal plates and CVD convert them to CuGaSe2 for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
•    Xi’an Jiaotong University (2012.08-2017.12): Semiconductor nanomaterials for solar-hydrogen conversion. Dissertation title: Strengthened Separation of Photoinduced Charges in Organic Semiconductors for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Water Splitting.
    Creating all-organic polyfluorene-family-polymers/g-C3N4 heterojunctions constructed via intermolecular π-π interaction. These all-organic heterojunctions have shown great performance for photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production.
    Creating Type II organic/inorganic heterojunctions with enhanced charge separation for solar-hydrogen conversion. The heterojunctions include Cu2O/g-C3N4 and N-CeOx/g-C3N4.
    Exploiting the plasmonic Ag and Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles enhanced surface charge separation for photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production.
    Creating Bi-functional heterojunctions with charge and redox sites separation simultaneously.
    Developing a facile method to large scale synthesis 1 nm thick g-C3N4 nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production.

Selected Publications 
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=lWaRVzoAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN 

23.    Zhou, Y.#; Chen, J.#; Bakr, O. M.; Mohammed, O. F. Metal Halide Perovskites for X-ray Imaging Scintillators and Detectors. ACS Energy Letters 2021, 739-768.
22.    Wang, YQ.; Zhao, DM.; Li, MT.; Chen, J.*; Shen, SH.* Theoretical Insights into the Limitation of Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Performance of VIA Group Elements Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride. Solar RRL 2021, Accpeted.
21.    Chen, J.; Dong, C.; Idriss, H.; Mohammed, O. F.; Bakr, O. M. Metal Halide Perovskites for Solar-to-Chemical Fuel Conversion. Advanced Energy Materials 2020, 10 (13), 1902433.
20.    Chen, J.; Yin, J.; Zheng, X.; Ait Ahsaine, H.; Zhou, Y.; Dong, C.; Mohammed, O. F.; Takanabe, K.; Bakr, O. M. Compositionally Screened Eutectic Catalytic Coatings on Halide Perovskite Photocathodes for Photoassisted Selective CO2 Reduction. ACS Energy Letters 2019, 4 (6), 1279-1286.
19.    Chen, J.; Luo, Z.; Fu, Y.; Wang, X.; Czech, K. J.; Shen, S.; Guo, L.; Wright, J. C.; Pan, A.; Jin, S. Tin(IV)-Tolerant Vapor-Phase Growth and Photophysical Properties of Aligned Cesium Tin Halide Perovskite (CsSnX3; X = Br, I) Nanowires. ACS Energy Letters 2019, 4 (5), 1045-1052.
18.    Zhou, Y.#; Chen, J.#; Bakr, O. M.; Sun, H.-T. Metal-Doped Lead Halide Perovskites: Synthesis, Properties, and Optoelectronic Applications. Chemistry of Materials 2018, 30 (19), 6589-6613.
17.    Shen, S.#; Chen, J.#; Wang, M.#; Sheng, X.; Chen, X.; Feng, X.; Mao, S. S. Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures for Photoelectrochemical Applications. Progress in Materials Science 2018, 98, 299-385.
16.    Zhao, D.#; Chen, J.#; Dong, C.-L.; Zhou, W.; Huang, Y.-C.; Mao, S. S.; Guo, L.; Shen, S. Interlayer Interaction in Ultrathin Nanosheets of Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Journal of Catalysis 2017, 352, 491-497.
15.    Chen, J.; Morrow, D. J.; Fu, Y.; Zheng, W.; Zhao, Y.; Dang, L.; Stolt, M. J.; Kohler, D. D.; Wang, X.; Czech, K. J.; Hautzinger, M. P.; Shen, S.; Guo, L.; Pan, A.; Wright, J. C.; Jin, S. Single-Crystal Thin Films of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Epitaxially Grown on Metal Oxide Perovskite (SrTiO3). Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017, 139 (38), 13525-13532.
14.    Chen, J.; Fu, Y.; Samad, L.; Dang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Shen, S.; Guo, L.; Jin, S. Vapor-Phase Epitaxial Growth of Aligned Nanowire Networks of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, I). Nano letters 2017, 17 (1), 460-466.
13.    Chen, J.; Dong, C.-L.; Zhao, D.; Huang, Y.-C.; Wang, X.; Samad, L.; Dang, L.; Shearer, M.; Shen, S.; Guo, L. Molecular Design of Polymer Heterojunctions for Efficient Solar–Hydrogen Conversion. Advanced Materials 2017, 29 (21), 1606198.
12.    Chen, J.; Zhao, D.; Diao, Z.; Wang, M.; Shen, S. Ferrites Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Over Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Case Study of (Co, Ni)Fe2O4 Modification. Science Bulletin 2016, 61 (4), 292-301.
11.    Chen, J.; Zhao, D.; Diao, Z.; Wang, M.; Guo, L.; Shen, S. Bifunctional Modification of Graphitic Carbon Nitride with MgFe2O4 for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. ACS applied materials & interfaces 2015, 7 (33), 18843-18848.
10.    Chen, J.; Shen, S.; Wu, P.; Guo, L. Nitrogen-Doped CeOx Nanoparticles Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Green Chemistry 2015, 17 (1), 509-517.
9.    Chen, J.; Dong, C.-L.; Du, Y.; Zhao, D.; Shen, S. Nanogap Engineered Plasmon-Enhancement in Photocatalytic Solar Hydrogen Conversion. Advanced Materials Interfaces 2015, 2 (14), 1500280.
8.    Chen, J.; Shen, S.; Guo, P.; Wu, P.; Guo, L. Spatial Engineering of Photo-Active Sites on g-C3N4 for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2014, 2 (13), 4605-4612.
7.    Chen, J.; Shen, S.; Guo, P.; Wang, M.; Wu, P.; Wang, X.; Guo, L. In-Situ Reduction Synthesis of Nano-Sized Cu2O Particles Modifying g-C3N4 for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2014, 152-153, 335-341.
6.    Chen, J.; Shen, S.; Guo, P.; Wang, M.; Su, J.; Zhao, D.; Guo, L. Plasmonic Ag@SiO2 Core/Shell Structure Modified g-C3N4 with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity. Journal of Materials Research 2014, 29 (1), 64-70.
5.    Daming Zhao, Y. W., Chung-Li Dong, Yu-Cheng Huang, Jie Chen, Fei Xue, Shaohua Shen, Liejin Guo Boron-doped nitrogen-deficient carbo nitride-based Z-scheme heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting. Nature Energy 2021.
4.    Fu, Y.; Zhu, H.; Chen, J.; Hautzinger, M. P.; Zhu, X. Y.; Jin, S. Metal Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications and the Study of Physical Properties. Nature Reviews Materials 2019, 4 (3), 169-188.
3.    Pan, D.; Fu, Y.; Chen, J.; Czech, K. J.; Wright, J. C.; Jin, S. Visualization and Studies of Ion-Diffusion Kinetics in Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanowires. Nano letters 2018, 18 (3), 1807-1813.
2.    Yan, X.; Jia, Y.; Chen, J.; Zhu, Z.; Yao, X. Defective-Activated-Carbon-Supported Mn–Co Nanoparticles as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction. Advanced Materials 2016, 28 (39), 8771-8778.
1.    Shen, S.; Chen, J. SEMICONDUCTING PHOTOCATALYSIS FOR SOLAR HYDROGEN CONVERSION. In Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage, WORLD SCIENTIFIC (EUROPE): 2017; pp 63-108.

Conference Presentations
1.    Chen J, Yin J, X. P. Zheng, O. Bakr. Compositional screened catalytic alloy coating halide perovskite photocathode for solar-driven selective CO2 reduction. 2019 Materials Research Society, Phoenix, AZ, USA, April 2019.
2.    Chen J, Fu Y, Jin S. Vapor-Phase Epitaxial Growth of Aligned Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, I) Nanowire Networks. 253rd American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, April 2017.
3.    Chen J, Shen S, Guo L. Facile one-pot synthesized metal oxide modified g-C3N4 for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production. 5th Australia-China symposium for materials science, Wollongong, Australia, 2014.
4.    Chen J, Du Y, Shen SH, Guo L. Distance modulated plasmonic enhancement in visible light photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution over Ag@SiO2 modified g-C3N4. 13th International Conference on Clean Energy, Istanbul, Turkey, 2014.
5.    Chen J, Shen S, Guo L. Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over Cu-doped g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation. 12th International Conference on Clean Energy, Xi’an, China, 2012.