Defect-rich ultrathin ZnAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheets for efficient photoreduction of CO₂ to CO with water

Yufei Zhao, Guangbo Chen, Tong Bian, Chao Zhou, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Lorna J. Smith, Dermot O'Hare and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2015, 27 (47), 7824-7831. (Frontispiece article; Highlighted by ACS Cutting-Edge Chemistry, ChemistryViews and X-MOL; Top 40 most downloaded papers in Nov. 2015)

Synchronously achieving plasmonic Bi metal deposition and I- Doping by utilizing BiOIO₃ as the self-sacrificing template for high-performance multifunctional applications

Shixin Yu, Hongwei Huang*, Fan Dong, Na Tian, Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (50), 27925-27933.

Iodide surface decoration: a facile and efficacious approach to modulating the band energy level of semiconductors for high-performance visible-light photocatalysis

Hongwei Huang*, Ke Xiao, Shixin Yu, Fan Dong, Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2015, 52 (2), 354-357.

Architecture-controlled synthesis of M_xO_y (M = Ni, Fe, Cu) microfibres from seaweed biomass for high-performance lithium ion battery anodes

Chunxiao Lv, Xianfeng Yang, Ahmad Umar, Yanzhi Xia, Yi(Alec) Jia, Lu shang, Tierui Zhang* and Dongjiang Yang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3 (45), 22708-22715.

Effects of surfactants on visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities of AgInZnS₉ nanorods

Yong Peng, Lu Shang, Yitao Cao, Qing Wang, Yufei Zhao, Chao Zhou, Tong Bian, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Appl. Surf. Sci., 2015, 358, 485-490 (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

A versatile 'click chemistry' route to size-restricted, robust, and functionalizable hydrophilic nanocrystals

Tong Bian, Chao Wang, Zhenda Lu, Renguo Xie, Qingzheng Yang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Zhuang Liu, Yadong Yin and Tierui Zhang*

Small, 2015, 11 (14), 1644-1648. (Front Cover article)

In situ co-pyrolysis fabrication of CeO₂/g-C₃N₄ n-n type heterojunction for synchronously promoting photo-induced oxidation and reduction properties

Na Tian, Hongwei Huang*, Chengyin Liu, Fan Dong, Tierui Zhang, Xin Du, Shixin Yu and Yihe Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3 (33), 17120-17129.

Novel Y doped Bi₂WO₆ photocatalyst: hydrothermal fabrication, characterization and enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for Rhodamine B degradation and photocurrent generation

Ranran Cao, Hongwei Huang*, Na Tian, Yihe Zhang*, Yuxi Guo and Tierui Zhang

Mater. Charact., 2015, 101,166-172.

In situ co-crystallization for fabrication of g-C₃N₄/Bi₅O₇I heterojunction for enhanced visible-light photocatalysis

Chengyin Liu, Hongwei Huang*, Xin Du, Tierui Zhang, Na Tian, Yuxi Guo and Yihe Zhang*

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119 (30), 17156-17165.

Copper (I) cysteine complexes: efficient earth-abundant oxidation Co-catalysts for visible light-driven photocatalytic H₂ production

Yong Peng, Lu Shang, Yitao Cao, Geoffrey Waterhouse, Chao Zhou, Tong Bian, Zhenda Lu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2015, 51 (63), 12556-12559. (Highlighted by X-MOL)

Anionic group self-doping as a promising strategy: band-gap engineering and multi-functional applications of high-performance CO₃^2--doped Bi₂O₂CO₃

Hongwei Huang*, Xiaowei Li, Jinjian Wang, Fan Dong* , Paul K. Chu, Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

ACS Catal., 2015, 5 (7), 4094-4103.

Bi₂O₂(OH)(NO₃) as a desirable [Bi₂O₂]²⁺ layered photocatalyst: strong intrinsic polarity, rational band structure and {001} active facets co-beneficial for robust photooxidation capability

Hongwei Huang,* Ying He, Xiaowei Li, Min Li, Chao Zeng, Fan Dong, Xin Du,Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3 (48), 24547-24556.

In situ crystallization for fabrication of core-satellites structured BiOBr-CdS heterostructure with an excellent visible-light-responsive photoreactivity

Yuxi Guo, Hongwei Huang*, Ying He, Na Tian, Tierui Zhang, Paul K. Chu, Qi An and Yihe Zhang*

Nanoscale, 2015, 7 (27), 11702-11711.

Layered MoS₂ nanoparticles on TiO₂ nanotubes by a photocatalytic strategy for use as high-performance electrocatalysts in hydrogen evolution reactions

Chenhui Meng, Zhaoyue Liu*, Tierui Zhang and Jin Zhai

Green Chem., 2015, 17, 2764-2768.

Mechanism study of Au nanoparticle functionalized plasmonic photocatalyst

Yinhu Cao, Yitao Cao, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Imaging Sci. Photochem., 2015, 33 (5). 394-402. (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

Ni³⁺ doped monolayer layered double hydroxide nanosheets as efficient electrodes for supercapacitors

Yufei Zhao, Qing Wang, Tong Bian, Huijun Yu, Hua Fan, Chao Zhou, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Yung, Dermot O'Hare and Tierui Zhang*

Nanoscale, 2015, 7 (16), 7168-7173.

Ultraviolet photodetectors with high photosensitivity based on type-II ZnS/SnO₂ core/shell heterostructured ribbons

Xing Huang, Yongqiang Yu, Jing Xia, Hua Fan, Lei Wang, Marc Gerorg Willinger, Xiaoping Yang, Yang Jiang,Tierui Zhang, and Xiangmin Meng*

Nanoscale, 2015, 7 (12), 5311-5319. (2015 Hot Papers in Nanoscale)

Flower-like CdSe ultrathin nanosheet assemblies for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic H₂ production

Yong Peng, Lu Shang, Tong Bian, Yufei Zhao, Chao Zhou, Huijun Yu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2015, 2015, 51, 4677-4680.

Highly efficient Bi₂O₂CO₃ single-crystal lamellas with dominantly exposed {001} facets

Hongwei Huang*, Jinjian Wang, Fan Dong*, Yuxi Guo, Na Tian, Yihe Zhang* and Tierui Zhang

Cryst. Growth Des., 2015, 15 (2), 534-537.

Mediator-free direct Z-scheme photocatalytic system: BiVO₄/g-C₃N₄ organic-inorganic hybrid photocatalyst with highly efficient visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity

Na Tian, Hongwei Huang*, Ying He, Yuxi Guo, Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

Dalton Trans., 2015, 44 (9),4297-4307.

Moderate band-gap-broadening induced high separation of electron-hole pairs in Br substituted BiOI: a combined experimental and theoretical investigation

Hongwei Huang*, Xiaowei Li, Xu Han, Na Tian, Yihe Zhang* and Tierui Zhang

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17 (5), 3673-3679.

Underwater superoleophobic porous membrane based on hierarchical TiO₂ nanotubes: multifunctional integration of oil-water separation, flow-through photocatalysis and self-cleaning

Lin Li, Zhaoyue Liu*, Qianqian Zhang, Chenhui Meng, Tierui Zhang and Jin Zhai*

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3 (3), 1279-1286.

Highly luminescent nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots as effective fluorescent probes for mercuric and iodide ions

Zi Li, Huijun Yu, Tong Bian, Yufei Zhao, Chao Zhou, Lu Shang, Yanhui Liu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung andTierui Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3 (9), 1922-1928.

Controllable sonochemical synthesis of Cu₂O/Cu₂(OH)₃NO₃ composites toward synergy of adsorption and photocatalysis

Songbo Wang, Xiangwen Zhang, Lun Pan, Feng-Min Zhao, Ji-Jun Zou*, Tierui Zhang and Li Wang

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2015, 164, 234-240.

Graphene-supported ultrafine metal nanoparticles encapsulated by mesoporous silica: a robust catalyst

Lu Shang, Tong Bian, Baihui Zhang, Donghui Zhang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Yadong Yin* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 250-254. (Hot paper; Inside Cover article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News and ScienceNet)

Broadband visible light-harvesting heteroleptic trans bis(alkylphosphine) platinum(II)-alkynyl complexes with intramolecular singlet energy transfer between bodipy and naphthalenediimide ligands

Lianlian Liu, Song Guo, Jie Ma, Kejing Xu, Jianzhang Zhao* and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 14282-14295.

Facile preparation of black Nb⁴⁺ self-doped K₄Nb₆O₁₇ microspheres with high solar absorption and enhanced photocatalytic activity

Chao Zhou, Yufei Zhao, Lu Shang, Yinhu Cao, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tungand Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50(67), 9554-9556.

C₃-symmetrical cyano-substituted triphenylbenzenes for organogels and organic nanoparticles with controllable fluorescence and aggregation-induced emission

Oudjaniyobi Simalou, Ran Lu*, Pengchong Xue, Peng Gong, and Tierui Zhang*

Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2014, 2907–2916.

Fabrication of versatile cyclodextrin-functionalized upconversion luminescence nanoplatform for biomedical imaging

Cheng Ma, Tong Bian, Sheng Yang, Changhui Liu, Tierui Zhang, Jinfeng Yang, Yinhui Li, Jishan Li*, Ronghua Yang, and Weihong Tan

Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 6508–6515.

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of pyrochlore Type K₂Nb₂O₆

Jingjing Wu^#, Chao Zhou^#, Yufei Zhao, Lu Shang, Tong Bian, Lei Shao, Feng Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Tierui Zhang*

Chin. J. Chem., 2014, 32 (6), 485-490. (Invited Article in a Special Issue, most accessed papers in Top 15 in February, 2014).

Cu₂O film via hydrothermal redox approach: morphology and photocatalytic performance

Lun Pan, Ji-Jun Zou*, Tierui Zhang, Songbo Wang, Zhe Li, Li Wang, and Xiangwen Zhang

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118 (30), 16335-16343.

Mesoporous plasmonic Au-loaded Ta₂O₅ nanocomposites for efficient visible light photocatalysis

Chao Zhou, Lu Shang, Huijun Yu, Tong Bian, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Catal. Today, 2014, 225(15), 158-163.

A mild one-step solvothermal route to truncated octahedral magnetite crystals

Dong-Hui Zhang, Lu Shang, Jun Shen, Zhan Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Particuology, 2014, 15, 51-55. (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

Carbon quantum dots/TiO₂ composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Huijun Yu, Yufei Zhao, Chao Zhou, Lu Shang, Yong Peng, Li-Zhu Wu, Yinhu Cao, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 2, 3344-3351.

Synthesis of triangular gold nanoplates mediated by tobacco mosaic virus

Baihui Zhang, Quan Zhou, Tong Bian, Huijun Yu, Hua Fan, Zhongwei Niu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Imaging Sci. Photochem., 2013, 32(2),157-162. (Invited Article in a Special Issue; Front Cover article)

Two-component Gel of D-π-A-π-D carbazole donor and fullerene acceptor

Pengchong Xue*, Qiuxia Xu, Peng Gong, Chong Qian, Zhenqi Zhang, Junhui Jia, Xin Zhao, Ran Lu*, Aimin Ren and Tierui Zhang

RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 26403-26411.

Bubble template synthesis of Sn₂Nb₂O₇ hollow spheres for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production

Chao Zhou, Yufei Zhao, Tong Bian, Lu Shang, Huijun Yu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 9872-9874.

Low-temperature crystallization of anodized TiO₂ nanotubes at solid/gas interface and their photoelectrochemical properties

Jing liu, Zhaoyu Liu*, Tierui Zhang, Jin Zhai* and Lei Jiang

Nanoscale, 2013, 5 (13), 6139-6144.

Type-II ZnO nanorod/SnO₂ nanoparticles array: structure, optical property and photocatalytic activity characterization

Xing Huang, Lu Shang, Shu Chen, Jing Xia, Xiaopeng Qi, Xuecong Wang, Tierui Zhang and Xiang-Min Meng*

Nanoscale, 2013, 5 (9), 3828-3833.

Facile synthesis of hierarchical ZnIn₂S₄ submicrospheres composed of ultrathin mesoporous nanosheets as a highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalyst for H2 production

Lu Shang, Chao Zhou, Tong Bian, Huijun Yu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1 (14), 4552-4558.

Amplifying emission enhancement and proton response in a two-component gel

Pengchong Xue*, Ran Lu*, Peng Zhang, Junhui Jia, Qiuxia Xu, Tierui Zhang, Makoto Takafuji and Hirotaka Ihara

Langmuir, 2013, 29 (1), 417-425.

Synthesis of mesoporous hollow inorganic micro-/nanostructures via self-templating Methods

Baihui Zhang, Hua Fan, Tong Bian, Li-Zhu Wu and Chen-Ho Tung, Tierui Zhang*

Chem. J. Chinese U., 2013, 34 (1), 1-14. (Invited Review)

Heterogeneous 3-D nanotubular arrays of CdS-TiO₂: efficient collections of reflection light for enhanced photoelectric output

Zhaoyu Liu*, Zhiying Hu, Hanchuan Huang, Qianqian Zhang, Tierui Zhang, Jin Zhai* and Lei Jiang

J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22 (41), 22120-22125.

Magnetically recyclable nanocatalysts (MRNCs): a versatile integration of high catalytic activity and facile recovery

Donghui Zhang, Chao Zhou, Zhenhua Sun, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Nanoscale, 2012, 4 (20), 6244-6255. (Invited Review)

Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Pt-nanostructures prepared by electrodeposition using poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) as a shape-control agent

Feng Ye, Weiwei Hu, Tierui Zhang*, Jun Yang* and Yulong Ding

Electrochim. Acta, 2012, 83, 383-386.

Shape-controlled synthesis of polyhedral 50-facet Cu₂O microcrystals with high-index facets

Yunhui Liang, Lu Shang, Tong Bian, Chao Zhou, Donghui Zhang, Huijun Yu, Haitao Xu, Zhan Shi, Tierui Zhang*, Li-Zhu Wu and Chen-Ho Tung

CrystEngComm, 2012, 14 (13), 4431-4436.

Nanostructured porous ZnO film with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Lina Wang, Yingying Zheng, Xiaoyun Li, Wenjun Dong*, Weihua Tang, Benyong Chen, Chaorong Li*, Xiao Li, Tierui Zhang* and Wei Xu

Thin Solid Films, 2011, 519(16), 5673-5678.

Hydrothermal synthesis and structure evolution of hierarchical cobalt sulfide nanostructures

Wenjun Dong*, Xuebin Wang, Bingjie Li, Lina Wang, Benyong Chen, Chaorong Li, Xiao Lia, Tierui Zhang* and Zhan Shi

Dalton Trans., 2011, 40 (1), 243-248.