(5.)Scientific Research

[1]       Naixu Li*, Yao Li, Rumeng Jiang, Jiancheng Zhou, Maochang Liu*. Photocatalytic coupling of methane and CO2 into C2-hydrocarbons over Zn doped g-C3N4 catalysts. Applied Surface Science, 2019, In press.

[2]       Xue Fei, Si Yitao, Wang Miao, Liu Maochang*, Guo liejin*. Toward efficient photocatalytic pure water splitting for simultaneous H2 and H2O2 production. Nano Energy, 2019, 62, 823-831.

[3]       Li Naixu, Wang Bingbing, Si Yitao, Xue Fei, Zhou Jiancheng*, Lu Youjun, Liu Maochang*. Toward High-Value Hydrocarbon Generation by Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 in Water Vapor. ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 5590-5602.

[4]       Fu Wenlong, Guan Xiangjiu, Huang Zhenxiong, Liu Maochang*, Guo Liejin*. Efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting over a core-shell GaInZnON@GaInON homojunction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 255, 117741(1)-117741(7). 

[5]       Li Naixu*, Jiang Rumeng, Li Yao, Zhou Jiancheng, Ma Quanhong, Shen Shaohua, Liu Maochang*. Plasma-Assisted Photocatalysis of CH4 and CO2 into Ethylene. ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineerging, 2019, 7, 11455-11463.

[6]       Li N, Huang H, Bibi R, Shen Q, Ngulube R, Zhou J*, Liu M*. Noble-metal-free MOF derived hollow CdS/TiO2 decorated with NiS cocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Applied Surface Science, 2019, 476, 378-386.

[7]       Wang Y*, Zhang P, Liu L, Xue F, Liu M*, Li L, Fu W*. Regulating peroxidase-like activity of Pd nanocubes through surface inactivation and its application for sulfide detection. New Journal of Chemistry, 2019,43, 371-376.

[8]       Fu W, Xue F, Liu M*, Guo L. Controlled Deposition of ZnS Nanoparticles on CuS Nanoplates for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic H2 Production[J]. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2019, 19, 414-421.

[9]       Xue X, Chen C, Fu W, Liu M*, Liu C, Guo P, Shen S. On the Interfacial and Dimensional Effects of Pd Co-catalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018, 122, 25165-25173.

[10]    Li N, Fu W, Chen C, Liu M*, Xue F, Shen Q, Zhou J. Controlling the Core-Shell Structure of CuS@CdS Heterojunction via Seeded Growth with Tunable Photocatalytic Activity. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6, 15867-15875.

[11]    Xue F, Liu M*, Cheng C, Deng J, Shi J. Localized NiS2 Quantum Dots on g-C3N4 Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water. ChemCatChem, 2018, 10, 5441– 5448. 

[12]    Zhang L, Teng H, Zhou J, Sun Y, Li N*, Liu M*, Jing D. Synthesis of AgI/Bi2MoO6 nano-heterostructure with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic property[J]. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 2018, 28, 235-241.

[13]    Liu M*, Xue F, Wang X, Fu W, Wang Y*, Lu Y, Li N*. Conformal deposition of atomic TiO2 layer on chalcogenide nanorod with excellent activity and durability towards solar H2 generation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 341, 335-343.

[14]    Fu W, Xue Fei, Liu M*. Kilogram-scale production of highly active chalcogenide photocatalyst for solar hydrogen generation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43, 13738-13744.

[15]    Liu M, Yang Y, Li N, Du Y, Song D, Ma L, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Jing D*. Controlled formation of intense hot spots in Pd@Ag core-shell nanooctapods for efficient photothermal conversion. Applied Physics Letters, 2017, 111, 073903-1-073903-5.

[16]    Song R, Luo B, Liu M*, Geng J, Jing D*, Liu H. Synergetic coupling of photo and thermal energy for efficient hydrogen production by formic acid reforming. AICHE Journal, 2017, 63, 2916-2925.

[17]    Shi J*, Cheng Cheng, Hu Y, Liu M*, Guo L. One-pot preparation of porous Cr2O3/g-C3N4 composites towards enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution under visible-light irradiation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42, 4651-4659.

[18]    Liu M, Gilroy KD, Peng HC, Chi M, Guo L, Xia Y*. The effect of surface capping on the diffusion of adatoms in the synthesis of Pd@Au core–shell nanocrystals. Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 13159-13162.

[19]    Liu M, Wang X, Controlling the growth of photocatalytic nanocrystals for hydrogen production. SPIE Newsroom. May 24, 2016, DOI: 10.1117/2.1201604.006486.

[20]    Liu M, Chen Y, Su J, Shi J, Wang X, Guo L*. Photocatalytic hydrogen production using twinned nanocrystals and an unanchored NiSx co-catalyst. Nature Energy, 2016, 1, 16151(1-8).

[21]    Xue F, Fu W, Liu M*, Wang X, Wang B, Guo L*. Insight into Cd0.9Zn0.1S solid-solution nanotetrapods: Growth mechanism and their application for photocatalytic hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016, 41, 20455-20464.

[22]    Fu W, Liu M*, Xue F, Wang X, Diao Z, Guo L*. Facile polyol synthesis of CuS nanocrystals with hierarchical nanoplate structure and their application for electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 80361-80367.

[23]    Wang X, Liu M*, Chen Y, Fu W, Wang B, Guo L*. Symmetry breaking in semiconductor nanocrystals via kinetic-controlled surface diffusion: a strategy for manipulating the junction structure. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 15970-15977.

[24]    Liu M,* Wang B, Zheng Y, Xue F, Chen Y, Guo L. Transformation of Zinc Blende Nanoparticles into Wurtzile Microrods by a Dissolution-Regrowth Process: Intergrowth-Homojunction with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity[J]. Catalysis Science&Technology, 2016, 6, 3371-3377. (It was highlighted on the jounal Front Cover, Vol. 6, No. 10, May 2016)

[25]    Li N, Teng H, Zhang L, Zhou J*, Liu M*. Synthesis of Mo-doped WO3 nanosheets with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic properties[J]. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 95394-95400.

[26]    Wang B, Liu M*, Zhou Z, Guo L*. Surface Activation of Faceted Photocatalyst: When Metal Cocatalyst Determines the Nature of the Facets[J]. Advanced Science, 2015, 2, 1500153(1-7). (It was highlighted on the jounal Front Cover, Vol. 2, No. 11, November 2015; and in MaerialsViewsChina, August 03, 2015, http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2015/08/photocatalyst-surface-activation-metal-additive-construction-control-and-efficient-reaction-of-active-sites/)

[27]    Wang X, Liu M*, Zhou Z, Guo L*. Toward Facet Engineering of CdS Nanocrystals and Their Shape-Dependent Photocatalytic Activities[J]. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015119, 20555–20560.

[28]    Liu M, Jing D, Zhou Z, Guo L. Twin-induced one-dimensional homojunctions yield high quantum efficiency for solar hydrogen generation[J]. Nature Communications, 2013, 4 (2278):1-8.

[29]    Liu M, Zheng Y, Zhang L, Guo L, Xia Y. Transformation of Pd nanocubes into octahedra with controlled sizes by maneuvering the rates of etching and regrowth[J]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013, 135 (32):11752-11755 (SCI: 202SZ; EI: 20133416654245; IF: 10.677).

[30]    Liu M, Zheng Y, Xie S, Li N, Lu N, Wang J, Kim MJ, Guo L, Xia Y. Facile synthesis of Pd–Ir bimetallic octapods and nanocages through galvanic replacement and co-reduction, and their use for hydrazine decomposition[J]. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013, 15 (18):11822-11829.

[31]    Liu M, Du Y, Ma L, Jing D, Guo L. Manganese doped cadmium sulfide nanocrystal for hydrogen production from water under visible light[J]. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37(1):730-736.

[32]    Liu M, Wang L, Lu GQ, Yao X, Guo L. Twins in Cd1-xZnxS solid solution: Highly efficient photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from water[J]. Energy & Environmental Science, 2011, 4 (4), 1372-1378.

[33]    Liu M, Jing D, Zhao L, Guo L. Preparation of novel CdS-incorporated special glass composite as photocatalyst material used for catalyst-fixed system[J]. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35 (13), 7058 -7064.

[34]    Xia X, Xie S, Liu M, Peng HC, Lu N, Wang J, Kim M, Xia Y. On the role of surface diffusion in determining the shape or morphology of noble-metal nanocrystals [J]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013, 110 (17), 6669-6673 (Equal Contribution; it was highlighted in C&EN News, April 15, 2013, and many other news media).

[35]    Li N, Liu M,† Zhou Z, Zhou J, Sun Y, Guo L. Charge separation in facet engineered chalcogenide photocatalyst: a selective photocorrosion approach[J]. Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 9695-9702; ( Equal Contribution).

 

[36]    Qasim Muhammad, Xue Fei, Liu Maochang, Guo Liejin*. Phase-transition induced one-dimension amorphous α-Fe2O3/β-FeOOH homojunction for efficient photocatalytic water oxidation. Journal of Photonics for Energy, 2019, 2, 026501(1)-026501(14).

[37]    Li P, Liu K, Ye J, Xue F, Cheng Y, Lyuz, Liao X, Wang W, Zhang Q, Chen X, Liu M, Xie S. Facilitating the C–C bond cleavage on sub-10 nm concavity-tunable Rh@Pt core–shell nanocubes for efficient ethanol electrooxidation. Journal Materials Chemistry A, 2019, in press.

[38]    Liu K, Wang W, Guo P, Ye J, Wang Y, Li P, Lyu Z, Geng Y, Liu M, Xie S.* Replicating the Defect Structures on Ultrathin Rh Nanowires with Pt to Achieve Superior Electrocatalytic Activity toward Ethanol Oxidation. Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29, 1806300.

[39]    Li Xiang, Wang Xixi, Liu Maochang, Liu Hongyang, Chen Qiang, Yin Yadong, Jin Mingshang. Construction of Pd-M (M = Ni, Ag, Cu) alloy surfaces for catalytic applications. Nano Research, 2018, 11, 780-790.

[40]    Wei Q, Yang Y, Liu H, Hou J, Liu M, Cao F, Zhao L. Experimental study on direct solar photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production using surface uniform concentrators. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43, 13745-13753.

[41]    Tan Y, Liu M, Wei D, Tang H, Feng X, Shen S*. A simple green approach to synthesis of sub-100 nm carbon spheres as template for TiO2 hollow nanospheres with enhanced photocatalytic activities. Science China Materials, 2018, 61(6), 869-877.

[42]    Wang Y, Wang W, Xue F, Cheng Y, Liu K, Zhang Q, Liu M, Xie S*. One-pot synthesis of Pd@Pt3Ni core–shell nanobranches with ultrathin Pt3Ni{111} skins for efficient ethanol electrooxidation. Chemical Communications, 2018, 54, 5185-5188.

[43]    Yang Y, Liu M, Wei Q, Li J, Zhao L*. Toward the enhancement of activity and stability of CdXZn1-XS photocatalyst for solar hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42, 26597-26604.

[44]    Li N*, Liu M, Yang B, Shu W, Shen Q, Liu M, Zhou J*. Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance Towards CO2 Hydrogenation over Nanosized TiO2-Loaded Pd under UV Irradiation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121 (5), 2923-2932.

[45]    Su J, Zhang T, Li Y, Chen Y, Liu M. Photocatalytic Activities of Copper Doped Cadmium Sulfide Microspheres Prepared by a Facile Ultrasonic Spray-Pyrolysis Method. Molecules, 2016, 21(6), 735 (1-10).

[46]    Chen Y, Qin Z, Chen T, Su J, Feng X, Liu M. Optimization of (Cu2Sn)xZn3(1−x)S3/CdS pn junction photoelectrodes for solar water reduction. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 58409-58416.

[47]    Ma L, Su J, Liu M, Zhang L, Li Y, Guo L. Enhanced photocatalytic activity over a novel CuWO4/Cu1-xZnxWO4/ZnWO4 hybrid material with sandwiched heterojunction. Journal of Materials Research, 2016, 31(11), 1616-1621.

[48]    Chen Y, Feng X, Liu M, Su J, Shen S. Towards eflcient solar-to-hydrogen conversion: Fundamentals and recent progress in copper-based chalcogenide photocathodes. Nanophotonics, 2016, 5(4), 524-547.

[49]    Jing D, Hu Y, Liu M, Wei J, Guo L. Preparation of highly dispersed nanofluid and CFD study of its utilization in a concentrating PV/T system[J]. Solar Energy, 2015, 112, 30-40.

[50]    Ma L, Liu M, Jing D, Guo L. Photocatalytic hydrogen production over CdS: effects of reaction atmosphere studied by in situ Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 5701-5707.

 

[51]    Guo L, Jing D, Liu M, Chen Y, Shen S, Shi J, Zhang K, Functionalized nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic performance under solar light [J]. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2014, 50, 994-1004 (SCI: AL2LP; EI: 20143017980787; Invited Review Article).

[52]    Zheng Y, Zeng J, Ruditskiy A, Liu M, Xia Y. Oxidative etching and its role in manipulating the nucleation and growth of noble-metal nanocrystals[J]. Chemistry of Materials, 2014, 26 (1), 22-33.

[53]    Zhang L, Shi J, Liu M, Jing D, Guo L, Photocatalytic reforming of glucose under visible light over morphology controlled Cu2O: efficient charge separation by crystal facet engineering[J]. Chemical Communicataions, 2014, 50 (2), 192-194.

[54]    Wang X, Liu M, Chen Q, Zhang K, Chen J, Wang M, Guo P, Guo L. Synthesis of CdS/CNTs photocatalysts and study of hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting[J]. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38 (29), 13091-13096.

[55]    Jing D, Yao S, Chen P, Liu M, Shi J, Zhao L, Yan W, Guo L. A multichannel system for rapid determination of the activity for photocatalytic H2 production[J]. AIChE Journal, 2012, 58 (11), 3593-3596.

[56]    Jing D, Li R, Liu M, Guo L, Copper-doped ZnO/ZnS core/shell nanotube as a novel photocatalyst system for photocatalytic hydrogen production under visible light[J]. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2011, 8 (6-7) 446-457.

[57]    Jing D, Liu M, Shi J, Tang W, Guo L. Hydrogen production under visible light by photocatalytic reforming of glucose over an oxide solid solution photocatalyst[J]. Catalysis Communications, 2010, 12 (4), 264-267.

[58]    Jing D, Liu M, Guo L. Enhanced hydrogen production from water over Ni doped ZnIn2S4 microsphere photocatalysts[J]. Catalysis Letter, 2010, 140 (3-4), 167-171.

[59]    Jing D, Liu M, Chen Q, Guo L. Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production under visible light over a novel W-based ternary chalcogenide photocatalyst prepared by a hydrothermal process[J]. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35 (16), 8521-8527.

[60]    Xing C, Jing D, Liu M, Guo L. Photocatalytic hydrogen production over Na2Ti2O4(OH)2 nanotube sensitized by CdS nanoparticles[J]. Materials Research Bulletin, 2009, 44 (2), 442-445.

[61]    Zhang X, Jing D, Liu M, Guo L. Efficient photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation over Ni doped Cd1-xZnxS microsphere photocatalysts[J]. Catalysis Communications, 2008, 9 (8), 1720-1724.