Efficient wettability-controlled electroreduction of CO₂ to CO at Au/C interfaces

Run Shi, Jiahao Guo, Xuerui Zhang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Zhaojun Han, Yunxuan Zhao, Lu Shang, Chao Zhou, Lei Jiang and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Commun., 2020, 11 (1), 3028. (Featured in a Nature Communications Editors’ Highlights) [PDF]

Two-dimensional photocatalyst design: A critical review of recent experimental and computational advances

Yunxuan Zhao, Shuai Zhang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Junwang Tang and Tierui Zhang*

Mater. Today, 2020, 34, 78-91. (Invited Review; Inside Cover)

Recent advances in conjugated polymers for visible-light-driven water splitting

Chengxiao Zhao, Zupeng Chen, Run Shi, Xiaofei Yang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2020, 32 (28), 1907296.

Macroscopic spontaneous polarization and surface oxygen vacancies collaboratively boosting CO₂ photoreduction on BiOIO₃ single crystals

Fang Chen, Zhaoyu Ma, Liqun Ye, Tianyi Ma, Tierui Zhang, Yihe Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Adv. Mater., 2020, 32 (11), 1908350.

High-efficiency oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by Ni single atom catalysts with tetradentate N₂O₂ coordination in a three-phase flow cell

Yulin Wang, Run Shi, Lu Shang*, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Jiaqi Zhao, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59 (31), 13057. (Selected as Very Important Paper) [PDF]

A general route to fabricate low-ruthenium-based bimetals electrocatalysts for pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction via carbon quantum dots

Yuan Liu,# Xue Li,# Qinghua Zhang,# Weidong Li, Yu Xie, Hanyu Liu, Lu Shang, Zhongyi Liu, Zhimin Chen, Lin Gu, Zhiyong Tang, Tierui Zhang* and Siyu Lu*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59 (4), 1718-1726. (Highlighted by X-MOL and Nanoer)

Recent advances in the development of single-atom catalysts for oxygen electrocatalysis and zinc-air Batteries

Lishan Peng, Lu Shang, Tierui Zhang and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10 (48), 2003018. [PDF]

Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to CO over Ni single atoms supported on defect-rich zirconia

Xuyang Xiong#, Chengliang Mao#, Zhaojun Yang, Qinghua Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Lin Gu and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10 (46), 2002928. [PDF]

Alkali etching of layered double hydroxide nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic N₂ reduction to NH₃

Yunxuan Zhao#, Lirong Zheng#, Run Shi, Shuai Zhang, Xuanang Bian, Fan Wu, Xingzhong Cao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10 (34), 2002199. [PDF]

The journey toward low temperature, low pressure catalytic nitrogen fixation

Run Shi, Xuerui Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Yunxuan Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10 (19), 2000659. (Invited Essay) [PDF]

Efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation over Cu^d+-modified defective ZnAl-Layered double hydroxide nanosheets

Shuai Zhang#, Yunxuan Zhao#, Run Shi, Chao Zhou, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10 (8), 1901973.  (Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China) [PDF]

Manganese oxide modified nickel catalysts for photothermal CO hydrogenation to light olefins

Yuanshen Wang#, Yufei Zhao#, Jinjia Liu#, Zhenhua Li, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Xiaodong Wen and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10 (5), 1902860. [PDF]

Piezocatalysis and Piezo-Photocatalysis: catalysts classification and modification strategy, reaction mechanism, and practical application

Shuchen Tu, Yuxi Guo, Yihe Zhang*, Cheng Hu, Tierui Zhang*, Tianyi Ma, Hongwei Huang*

Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020, 30 (48), 2005158.

Underwater superaerophobic Ni nanoparticle-decorated nickel-molybdenum nitride nanowire arrays for hydrogen evolution in neutral media

Lu Shang, Yunxuan Zhao, Xiangyu Kong, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Liping Wen and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2020, 78, 105375.

Designed controllable nitrogen-doped carbon-dots-loaded MoP nanoparticles for boosting hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline medium

Haoqiang Song, Yuhang Li, Lu Shang, Zhiyong Tang, Tierui Zhang* and Siyu Lu*

Nano Energy, 2020, 72, 104730.

Hierarchical ultrathin carbon encapsulating transition metal doped MoP electrocatalysts for efficient and pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction

Weiping Xiao, Lin Zhang, Danil Bukhvalov, Zupeng Chen, Zhaoyong Zou, Lu Shang, Xiaofei Yang*, Daqiang Yan, Fengyan Han and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2020, 70, 104445.

Porous Ni₅P₄ as a promising cocatalyst for boosting the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction performance

Xin Liu#, Yunxuan Zhao#, Xiaofei Yang, Qinqin Liu*, Xiaohui Yu, Youyong Li, Hua Tang* and Tierui Zhang

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020, 275, 119144.

Facet-charge-induced coupling dependent interfacial photocharge separation: A case of BiOI/g-C₃N₄ p-n junction

Na Tian, Hongwei Huang*, Shuobo Wang, Tierui Zhang, Xin Du, Yihe Zhang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020, 267, 118697.

Wettability controlled photocatalytic reactive oxygen generation and Klebsiella pneumoniae inactivation over triphase systems

Xuyang Xiong, Zeping Wang, Yuan Zhang*, Zhenhua Li, Run Shi* and Tierui Zhang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020, 264, 118518.

Recent advances in niobium-based semiconductors for solar hydrogen production

Chao Zhou#, Run Shi#, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Coordin. Chem. Rev., 2020, 419 (15), 213399. (Invited Review in a Special Issue)

Complex alloy nanostructures as advanced catalysts for oxygen electrocatalysis: from materials design to applications

Jinlong Liu, Tierui Zhang and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8 (44), 23142-23161.

Evolution of Zn(II) single atom catalyst sites during the pyrolysis-induced transformation of ZIF-8 to N-doped carbons

Qing Wang, Toshiaki Ina, Wan-Ting Chen, Lu Shang, Fanfei Sun, Shanghai Wei, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Shane G. Telfer, Tierui Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (20), 1743-1751.

Selective photocatalytic CO₂ reduction over Zn-based layered double hydroxides containing tri or tetravalent metals

Xuyang Xiong#, Yufei Zhao#, Run Shi, Wenjin Yin, Yunxuan Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (12), 987-994. (Invited Article; Front Cover)

Cooperation of oxygen vacancies and 2D ultrathin structure promoting CO₂ photoreduction performance of Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂

Lizhen Liu, Hongwei Huang*, Fang Chen, Hongjian Yu, Na Tian, Yihe Zhang and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (11), 934-943.(Invited Article)

Dynamic changes of single-atom Pt-C₃N₄ photocatalysts

Yunxuan Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (13), 1055-1056.. (Invited Highlight)

Photocatalytic alkane production from fatty acid decarboxylation over hydrogenated catalyst

Chao Zhou and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (11), 870-871. (Invited Highlight)

Revealing active sites in N-doped carbon for CO₂ electroreduction by well-defined molecular model catalysts

Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (10), 781-782. (Invited Highlight)

Reassessing effects of Zn²⁺ toward oxygen electrocatalytic activity in ternary spinel

Lu Shang and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (12), 974-976. (Invited Highlight)

Single-atom Ni integrated gas diffusion electrode for high performance carbon dioxide electroreduction

Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull., 2020, 65 (9), 696-697. (Invited Highlight)

FeO-CeO₂ nanocomposites: An efficient and highly selective catalyst system for photothermal CO₂ reduction to CO

Jiaqing Zhao, Qi Yang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Xin Zhang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

NPG Asia Mater., 2020, 12 (1), 5. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

Tubular assemblies of N-doped carbon nanotubes loaded with NiFe alloy nanoparticles as efficient bifunctional catalysts for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

Xiaoying Xie, Lu Shang*, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 13129-13136. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

Hollow PtFe alloy nanoparticles derived from Pt-Fe₃O₄ dimers through a silica-protection reduction strategy as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

Zhaojun Yang, Lu Shang,* Xuyang Xiong, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26 (18), 4090-4096. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

Electrochemical urea production directly from N₂ and CO₂ in ambient aqueous media

Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. China Chem., 2020, 63 (11), 1580-1581. (Invited Highlight) [PDF]

Driving the future with photocatalytic solar fuels

Tierui Zhang*

ChemPhysChem, 2020, 21 (11), 1081-1082. (Invited “Meet the Board”) [PDF]

Photo-driven C1 conversion to value-added chemicals

Zhenhua Li, Run Shi, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. J. Chinese U., 2020, 41 (4), 604-615. (Invited Review in a Special Issue)

Effect of support on catalytic performance of photothermal Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to produce lower olefins over Fe₅C₂-based catalysts

Yuan Li, Ruizhe Li, Zhenhua Li, Weiqin Wei, Shuxin Ouyang*, Hong Yuan and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Res. Chinese U., 2020, 36 (6), 1006-1012. (Invited Review in a Special Issue) [PDF]

How to make use of methanol in green catalytic hydrogen production?

Jiaqi Zhao, Run Shi*, Zhenhua Li, Chao Zhou, and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Select, 2020, 1 (1), 12-29. (Invited Review; Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China) [PDF]

Site- and spatial-selective integration of non-noble metal ions into quantum dots for robust hydrogen photogeneration

Yu-Ji Gao, Xu-Bing Li*, Xu-Zhe Wang, Ning-Jiu Zhao, Yufei Zhao, Yang Wang, Zhi-Kun Xin, Jian-Ping Zhang, Tierui Zhang, Chen-Ho Tung and Li-Zhu Wu*

Matter, 2020, 3 (2), 571-585.

A universal ligand mediated method for large scale synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts

Hongzhou Yang#, Lu Shang#, Qinghua Zhang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Lin Gu and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 4585. (Highlighted by Chem. Res. Chinese Universities 2019, 35 (6), 951-952 and Nanoer) [PDF]

Two-dimensional-related catalytic materials for solar-driven conversion of CO_x into valuable chemical feedstocks

Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Guangbo Chen, Xuyang Xiong, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2019, 48, 1972-2010. (Back Cover article; Highlighted by Nanoer) [PDF]

Intrinsic carbon defect-driven electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

Wei Wang#, Lu Shang#, Guojing Chang#, Chunyun Yan, Run Shi, Yunxuan Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Dongjiang Yang and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2019, 31 (19), 1808276. [PDF]

Pd single-atom catalysts on nitrogen-doped graphene for the highly selective photothermal hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene

Shiqi Zhou#, Lu Shang#, Yunxuan Zhao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Yu-Cheng Huang, Lirong Zheng and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2019, 31 (18), 1900509. (Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China and Nanoer) [PDF]

Tuning oxygen vacancies in ultrathin TiO₂ nanosheets to boost photocatalytic nitrogen fixation up to 700 nm

Yunxuan Zhao#, Yufei Zhao#, Run Shi#, Bin Wang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2019, 31 (16), 1806482. (Highlighted by Advanced Science News) [PDF]

From solar energy to fuels: Recent advances in light-driven C₁ chemistry

Guangbo Chen, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Jiaqing Zhao, Zhenhua Li, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58 (49), 17528-17551. (Invited Review; Highlighted by Rationalscience and Nanoer)[PDF]

A nanozyme with photo-enhanced dual enzyme-like activities for deep pancreatic cancer therapy

Shanshan Li#, Lu Shang#, Bolong Xu, Shunhao Wang, Kai Gu, Qingyuan Wu, Yun Sun, Qinghua Zhang, Hailong Yang, Fengrong Zhang, Lin Gu, Tierui Zhang* and Huiyu Liu*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58 (36), 12624-12631. (Highlighted by Nanoer and Cailiaoniu)

A photochemical route towards metal sulfide nanosheets from layered metal thiolate complexes

Jiahao Guo#, Yitao Cao#, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58 (25), 8443-8447. [PDF]

A simple synthetic strategy towards defect-rich porous monolayer NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheets for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation

Xin Zhang#, Yufei Zhao#, Yunxuan Zhao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2019, 9 (24), 1900881. [PDF]

Ammonia detection methods in photocatalytic and electrocatalytic experiments: how to Improve the reliability of NH₃ production rates?

Yunxuan Zhao#, Run Shi#, Xuanang Bian, Chao Zhou, Yufei Zhao, Shuai Zhang, Fan Wu, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Sci., 2019, 6 (8), 1802109. (Invited Essays; Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China and X-MOL) [PDF]

Self-crosslinking carbon dots loaded ruthenium dots as an efficient and super-stable hydrogen production electrocatalyst at all pH values

Yuan Liu#, Yongpeng Yang#, Zhikun Peng, Zhongyi Liu, Zhimin Chen, Lu Shang, Siyu Lu* and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2019, 65, 104023.

Photothermal hydrocarbon synthesis using alumina-supported cobalt metal nanoparticle catalysts derived from layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets

Zhenhua Li#, Jinjia Liu#, Yufei Zhao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Yuanshen Wang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2019, 60, 467-475. [PDF]

Three-dimensional porous g-C₃N₄ for highly efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting

Xianjie Chen, Run Shi, Qian Chen, Zijian Zhang, Wenjun Jiang, Yongfa Zhu* and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2019, 59, 644-650.

Photocatalytic ammonia synthesis: recent progress and future

Shuai Zhang, Yunxuan Zhao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

EnergyChem, 2019, 1 (2), 100013. (Invited Review)

Defect engineering in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

Run Shi, Yunxuan Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Shuai Zhang and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Catal., 2019, 9 (11), 9739-9750. (Invited Perspective; Highlighted by Nanoer) [PDF]

Supramolecular precursor strategy for the synthesis of holey graphitic carbon nitride nanotubes with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance

Xiaoshuai Wang#, Chao Zhou#, Run Shi, Qinqin Liu, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Res., 2019, 12 (9), 2385-2389. (Invited Article in a Special Issue 2019 “Young Innovator Award in NanoEnergy”) [PDF]

Ultrafine monolayer Co-containing layered double hydroxide nanosheets for water oxidation

Xiaodan Jia#, Xin Zhang#, Jiaqing Zhao#, Yufei Zhao, Yunxuan Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

J. Energy Chem., 2019, 34, 57-63. (Invited Article in a Special Issue; Highlighted by Rationalscience)

Editorial for rare metals, special issue on photocatalysis

Tierui Zhang*, Gang Liu and Yongfa Zhu

Rare Metals, 2019, 38 (5), 359-360. (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

Two-dimensional Sn₂Ta₂O₇ nanosheets as efficient visible light-driven photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

Xiaoshuai Wang#, Chao Zhou#, Run Shi, Qin-Qin Liu* and Tierui Zhang*

Rare Metals, 2019, 38 (5), 397-403. (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

Evolution of thiolate-stabilized Ag nanoclusters from Ag-thiolate cluster intermediates

Yitao Cao, Jiahao Guo, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Jinheng Pan, Zhenxia Du, Qiaofeng Yao, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Jianping Xie and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Commun., 2018, 9 (1), 2379. [PDF]

Reductive transformation of layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets to Fe-based heterostructures for efficient visible-light photocatalytic hydrogenation of CO

Yufei Zhao#, Zhenhua Li#, Mengzhu Li#, Jinjia Liu, Xingwu Liu, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Yuanshen Wang, Jiaqing Zhao, Wa Gao, Zhaosheng Zhang, Run Long, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Xi Liu, Xiao-Dong Wen*, Ding Ma*, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2018, 30 (36), 1803127. (Frontispiece article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News, Cailiaoniu and X-MOL) [PDF]

Co-based catalysts derived from layered double hydroxide nanosheets for the photothermal production of light olefins

Zhenhua Li#, Jinjia Liu#, Yufei Zhao#, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Guangbo Chen, Run Shi, Xin Zhang, Xingwu Liu, Yinmao Wei, Xiao-Dong Wen, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2018, 30 (31), 1800527. (Frontispiece article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News and X-MOL) [PDF]

Alumina-supported CoFe alloy catalysts derived from layered double hydroxide nanosheets for efficient photothermal CO₂ hydrogenation to hydrocarbons

Guangbo Chen^#, Rui Gao^#, Yufei Zhao^#, Zhenhua Li, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Jiaqing Zhao, Mentao Zheng, Lu Shang, Cuiyang Sheng, Xiangping Zhang, Xiaodong Wen, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2018, 30 (3), 1704663. (Inside Cover article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News and Cailiaoniu; Top 10 most downloaded papers in Dec. 2017) [PDF]

Sub-3 nm ultrafine monolayer layered double hydroxide nanosheets for electrochemical water oxidation

Yufei Zhao^#, Xin Zhang^#, Xiaodan Jia, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Xuerui Zhang, Yunxuan Zhao, Fei Zhan, Ye Tao, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O’Hare and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2018, 8 (18), 1703585. [PDF]

Silica-protected ultrathin Ni₃FeN nanocatalyst for the efficient hydrolytic dehydrogenation of NH₃BH₃

Xin Zhang^#, Yufei Zhao^#, Xiaodan Jia, Yunxuan Zhao, Lu Shang, Qing Wang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2018, 8 (12), 1702780. [PDF]

Local spatial charge separation and proton activation induced by surface hydroxylation promoting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of polymeric carbon nitride

Shixin Yu, Jieyuan Li, Yihe Zhang*, Min Li, Fan Dong, Tierui Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Nano Energy, 2018, 50, 383-392. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu)

Thickness-dependent facet junction control of layered BiOIO₃ single crystals for highly efficient CO₂ photoreduction

Fang Chen, Hongwei Huang*, Liqun Ye, Tierui Zhang, Yihe Zhang, Xiaopeng Han and Tianyi Ma*

Adv. Funct. Mater.,2018, 28 (46), 1804284. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu) [PDF]

Nanocrystals@hollow mesoporous silica reverse-bumpy-ball structure nanoreactors by a versatile microemulsion-templated approach

Lu Shang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Yadong Yin and Tierui Zhang*

Small Methods, 2018, 2 (12), 1800105. (Invited Article in a Special Issue; Highlighted by MaterialsViewsChina) [PDF]

Anchored Cu(II) tetra(4-carboxylphenyl)porphyrin to P25 (TiO₂) for efficient photocatalytic ability in CO₂ reduction

Lei Wang, Shuhua Duan, Pengxia Jin, Houde She, Jingwei Huang , Ziqiang Lei, Tierui Zhang and Qizhao Wang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2018, 239, 599-608.

3D reduced graphene oxide aerogel-mediated Z-scheme photocatalytic system for highly efficient solar-driven water oxidation and removal of antibiotics

Qinqin Liu, Jiyou Shen, Xiaofei Yang*, Tierui Zhang and Hua Tang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2018, 232, 562-573.

Readily achieving concentration-tunable oxygen vacancies in Bi₂O₂CO₃: Triple-functional role for efficient visible-light photocatalytic redox performance

Shixin Yu, Yihe Zhang*, Fan Dong, Min Li, Tierui Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2018, 226, 441-450.

A core-satellite structured Z-scheme catalyst Cd_0.5Zn_0.5S/BiVO₄ for highly efficient and stable photocatalytic water splitting

Chao Zeng, Yingmo Hu,* Tierui Zhang, Fan Dong and Hongwei Huang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6 (36), 16932-16942. [PDF]

Template-free large-scale synthesis of g-C₃N₄ microtubes for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic H₂ production

Chao Zhou, Run Shi, Lu Shang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Res., 2018, 11 (6), 3462-3468. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

An ion-exchange strategy for I-doped BiOCOOH nanoplates with enhanced visible light photocatalytic NO_x removal

Xin Feng, Xinwei Li, Wen Cui, Fan Dong* and Tierui Zhang*

Pure Appl. Chem., 2018, 90 (2), 353-361. (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

Black phosphorus quantum dot/g-C₃N₄ composites for enhanced CO₂ photoreduction to CO

Chunqiu Han, Jue Li, Zhaoyu Ma, Haiquan Xie, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Liqun Ye* and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. China Mater., 2018, 61 (9),1159-1166. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

Self-assembling and photophysical properties of the organogelators based on cyanostyryl-substituted carbazoles

Oudjaniyobi Simalou*, Pakoupati Boyode, Kafui Kpegba, Pengchong Xue, Ran Lu and Tierui Zhang

C. R. Chim., 2018, 21 (2), 88-96.

Two-step hydrothermal synthesis of Sn₂Nb₂O₇ nanocrystals with enhanced visible-light-driven H₂ evolution activity

Chao Zhou, Run Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Chinese J. Catal., 2018, 39 (3), 395-400. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

Tunable chiral metal organic frameworks for visible light-driven asymmetric catalysis

Tierui Zhang*

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin., 2018, 34 (3), 235-236. (Invited Highlight)

Spatial separation of charge carriers in Nb₂O₅ nanorod superstructures for enhanced photocatalytic H₂ production activity

Chao Zhou, Run Shi, Guangcai Yang, Xiangfu Meng, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Mater. Today Chem., 2018, 21 (2), 88-96. (Invited Article in a Special Issue)

Layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets as efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts for dinitrogen fixation

Yufei Zhao^#, Yunxuan Zhao^#, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Lirong Zheng, Xingzong Cao, Fei Teng, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O'Hare and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2017, 29 (42), 1703828. (Frontispiece article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News and Cailiaoniu; Top 10 most downloaded papers in Oct. 2017) [PDF]

Self-assembled Au/CdSe nanocrystal clusters for plasmon-mediated photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Run Shi, Yinhu Cao, Yanjun Bao, Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Zheyu Fang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Yadong Yin and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2017, 29 (27), 1700803. (Highlighted by X-MOL) [PDF]

Nickel-cobalt diselenide 3D mesoporous nanosheet networks supported on Ni Foam: an all-pH highly efficient integrated electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

Bin Liu, Yu-Fei Zhao, Hui-Qing Peng, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Chun-Kit Sit, Muk-Fung Yuen, Tierui Zhang, Chun-Sing Lee and Wen-Jun Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2017, 29 (19), 1606521. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu; Top 10 most downloaded papers in March 2017)

Alkali-assisted synthesis of nitrogen deficient graphitic carbon nitride with tunable band structures for efficient visible light-driven hydrogen evolution

Huijun Yu^#, Run Shi^#, Yunxuan Zhao, Tong Bian, Yufei Zhao, Chao Zhou, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2017, 29 (16), 1605148. (Back Cover article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News, MaterialsViews-China and X-MOL) [PDF]

Macroscopic polarization enhancement promoting photo- and piezoelectric-induced charge separation and molecular oxygen activation

Hongwei Huang*, Shuchen Tu, Chao Zeng, Tierui Zhang

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56 (39), 11860-11864. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu)

NiFe layered double hydroxide nanoparticles on Co,N-codoped carbon nanoframes as efficient bifunctional catalysts for rechargeable Zinc-air batteries

Qing Wang^#, Lu Shang^#, Run Shi, Xin Zhang, Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2017, 7 (21), 1700467. (Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China, Top 10 most downloaded papers in Nov. 2017) [PDF]

Defect-engineered ultrathin d-MnO₂ nanosheet arrays as bifunctional electrodes for efficient overall water splitting

Yunxuan Zhao, Chao Chang, Fei Teng*, Yufei Zhao, Guangbo Chen, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Weifeng Huang and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2017, 7 (18), 1700005. (Back Cover article; Highlighted by Advanced Science News and MaterialsViews-China) [PDF]

“Naked” magnetically recyclable mesoporous Au-γ-Fe₂O₃ nanocrystal clusters: a highly integrated catalyst system

Lu Shang^#, Yunhui Liang^#, Mengzhu Li, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Pei Tang, Ding Ma, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater., 2017, 27 (9), 1606215. (Frontispiece article, Highlighted by X-MOL) [PDF]

Multishelled Ni-Rich Li(Ni_xCo_yMn_z)O₂ hollow fibers with low cation mixing as high-performance cathode materials for Li-Ion batteries

Yihui Zou, Xianfeng Yang, Chunxiao Lv, Tongchao Liu, Yanzhi Xia, Lu Shang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Dongjiang Yang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Sci., 2017, 4 (1), 262. (Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China)

Intermediate-mediated strategy to horn-like hollow mesoporous ultrathin g-C₃N₄ tube with spatial anisotropic charge separation for superior photocatalytic H₂ evolution

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

Nano Energy, 2017, 41, 738-748. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu)

3D carbon nanoframe scaffold-immobilized Ni₃FeN nanoparticle electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zinc-air batteries’ cathodes

Qing Wang^#, Lu Shang^#, Run Shi, Xin Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2017, 40, 382-389. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu)

Precursor-reforming protocol to 3D mesoporous g-C₃N₄ established by ultrathin self-doped nanosheets for superior hydrogen evolution

Na Tian, Yihe Zhang*, Xiaowei Li, Xin Du, Fan Dong, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Tierui Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Nano Energy, 2017, 38, 72-81. (Highlighted by Cailiaoniu)

Controllable synthesis of multi-responsive ferroelectric layered perovskite-like Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂: Photocatalysis and piezoelectric-catalysis and mechanism insight

Shuchen Tu, Hongwei Huang*, Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 219, 550-562.

Single-unit-cell layer established Bi₂WO₆ 3D hierarchical architectures: Efficient adsorption, photocatalysis and dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical performance

Hongwei Huang*, Ranran Cao, Shixin Yu, Kang Xu, Weichang Hao, Yonggang Wang, Fan Dong, Tierui Zhang and Yihe Zhang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 219, 526-537.

Readily attainable spongy foam photocatalyst for promising practical photocatalysis

Shuobo Wang, Yihe Zhang*, Tierui Zhang, Fan Dong and Hongwei Huang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 208, 75-81.

Rational design on 3D hierarchical bismuth oxyiodides via in situ self-template phase transformation and phase-junction construction for optimizing photocatalysis against diverse contaminants

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

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 203, 879-888.

Chlorine intercalation in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalysis

Chengyin Liu, Yihe Zhang*, Fan Dong, A.H. Reshak, Liqun Ye, Nicola Pinna, Chao Zeng, Tierui Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 203, 465-474.

Dual redox couples Ag/Ag⁺ and I^-/(IO₃)^- self-sacrificed transformation for realizing multiplex hierarchical architectures with universally powerful photocatalytic performance

Chao Zeng, Hongwei Huang*, Fan Dong, Liqun Ye,Tierui Zhang, Yihe Zhang, Yuxi Guo, Chengyin Liu and Yingmo Hu*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 200, 620-632.

Graphene with atomic-level in-plane decoration of h-BN domains for efficient photocatalysis

Mengzhu Li, Yiou Wang, Pei Tang, Nanhong Xie, Yunxuan Zhao, Xi Liu, Gang Hu, Jinglin Xie, Yufei Zhao*, Junwang Tang, Tierui Zhang and Ding Ma*

Chem. Mater., 2017, 29 (7), 2769-2776.

Template-free precursor-surface-etching route to porous, thin g-C₃N₄ nanosheets for enhancing photocatalytic reduction and oxidation activity

Hongwei Huang*, Ke Xiao, Na Tian, Fan Dong, Tierui Zhang, Xin Du and Yihe Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5 (33), 17452-17463.

Fabrication of heterogeneous-phase solid-solution promoting band structure and charge separation for enhancing photocatalytic CO₂ reduction: a case of Zn_xCa_1–xIn₂S₄

Chao Zeng, Hongwei Huang*, Tierui Zhang, Fan Dong, Yihe Zhang and Yingmo Hu*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9 (33), 27773-27783.

Effect of nitrogen doping level on the performance of N-doped carbon quantum dot/TiO₂ composites for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Run Shi, Zi Li, HuijunYu, Lu Shang, Chao Zhou, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

ChemSusChem, 2017, 10 (22), 4650-4656. (Invited Article in a Special Issue) [PDF]

Recent progress in photocatalytic CO₂ reduction over perovskite oxides

Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Solar RRL, 2017, 1 (11), 1700126. (Invited Review; Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China; 10 most downloaded papers in December 2017, January 2018, June 2018, July 2018) [PDF]

Carbon dioxide utilization coming of age

Paul J. A. Kenis*, Angela Dibenedetto* and Tierui Zhang*

ChemPhysChem, 2017, 18 (22), 3091-3093. (Editorial Material for a Special Issue)

A sustainable strategy for the synthesis of pyrochlore H₄Nb₂O₇ hollow microspheres as photocatalysts for overall water splitting

Chao Zhou, Run Shi, Lu Shang, Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

ChemPlusChem, 2017, 82 (2), 181-185. (Invitation for an Early Career Series Interview) [PDF]

Achieving UV and visible-light photocatalytic activity enhancement of AgI/BiOIO₃ heterostructure: decomposition for diverse industrial contaminants and high mineralization ability

Fang Chen, Hongwei Huang*, Yihe Zhang* and Tierui Zhang*

Chin. Chem. Lett., 2017, Accepted. (Invited Review in a Special Issue)

Lattice engineering on catalytic sites for achieving highly selective photocatalytic CO₂ conversion

Tierui Zhang*

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin., 2017, 35 (5), 863-864. (Invited Highlight)

Photochemical synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials

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

Imaging Sci. Photochem., 2017, 35 (5), 642-648. (Invited Review in a Special Issue)

Thiolate-mediated photoinduced synthesis of ultrafine Ag₂S quantum dots from Ag nanoparticles

Yitao Cao^#, Wei Geng^#, Run Shi, Lu Shang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Limin Liu, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Yadong Yin and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55 (48), 14952-14957. (Frontispiece article) [PDF]

Smart utilization of carbon dots in semiconductor photocatalysis

Huijun Yu^#, Run Shi^#, Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2016, 28 (43), 9454-9477. (Invited Review; Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China) [PDF]

Metal-Organic-Framework-derived mesoporous carbon nanospheres containing porphyrin-like metal centers for conformal phototherapy

Shunhao Wang^#, Lu Shang^#, Linlin Li, Yingjie Yu, Chongwei Chi, Kun Wang, Jie Zhang, Run Shi, Heyun Shen, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Sijin Liu*, Jie Tian, Tierui Zhang* and Huiyu Liu*

Adv. Mater., 2016, 28 (38), 8379-8387. (Inside Front Cover article; Highlighted by X-MOL)

Ultrafine NiO nanosheets stabilized by TiO₂ from monolayer NiTi-LDH precursors: an active water oxidation electrocatalyst

Yufei Zhao, Xiaodan Jia, Guangbo Chen, Lu Shang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O'Hare and Tierui Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138 (20), 6517-6524.  (Highlighted by SPIE)

Nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets templated from g-C₃N₄ as metal-free electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Huijun Yu, Lu Shang, Tong Bian, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yufei Zhao, Chao Zhou, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2016, 28 (25), 5080-5086. (Back Cover article; Top 10 most downloaded papers in May 2016; Highlighted by X-MOL)

Oxide-modified nickel photocatalysts for production of hydrocarbons in visible-light

Yufei Zhao^#, Bo Zhao^#, Jinjia Liu, Guangbo Chen, Siyu Yao, Mengzhu Li, Rui Cao, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Jinlin Xie, Xiaodong Wen*, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Ding Ma* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55 (13), 4215-4219. (Hot paper; Highlighted by Chemistry World, Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. and China Science Daily)

Well-dispersed ZIF-derived Co,N-codoped carbon nanoframes through mesoporous silica-protected calcination as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

Lu Shang, Huijun Yu, Xing Huang, Tong Bian, Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater., 2016, 28 (8), 1668-1674. (Back Cover article; Highlighted by ACS Cutting-Edge Chemistry, MaterialsViews and MaterialsViews-China)

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Controllable synthesis of ultrathin transition-metal hydroxide nanosheets and their extended composite nanostructures for enhanced catalytic activity in Heck reaction

Hua Fan^#, Xing Huang^#, Lu Shang, Yitao Cao, Yufei Zhao, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Yadong Yin* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55 (6), 2167-2170. (Back Cover article)

Layered double hydroxide nanostructured photocatalysts for renewable energy production

Yufei Zhao, Xiaodan Jia, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Dermot O'Hare and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2016, 6 (6), 1501974. (Invited Review)

Ni₃FeN nanoparticles derived from ultrathin NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheets: an efficient overall water splitting electrocatalyst

Xiaodan Jia, Yufei Zhao, Guangbo Chen, Lu Shang, Run Shi, Xiaofeng Kang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater., 2016, 6 (10), 1502585. (Back Cover article; Highlighted by MaterialsViews and MaterialsViews-China;Top 5 most downloaded papers in March and June 2016; Top 10 most downloaded papers in 2016)

Recent advances in the synthesis, characterization and application of Zn⁺-containing heterogeneous catalysts

Guangbo Chen, Yufei Zhao, Lu Shang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Xiaofeng Kang, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Sci., 2016, 3 (7), 1500424. (Invited Review; Highlighted by Materials Views-China; Top 10 most downloaded papers in Feb. 2016)

pH-Responsive reversible self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into nanovesicles

Chunfang Fan^#, Tong Bian^#, Lu Shang, Run Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Nanoscale, 2016, 8 (7), 3923-3925.

Facile synthesis of ultrathin SnNb₂O₆ nanosheets towards improved visible-light photocatalytic H₂-production activity

Chao Zhou, Yufei Zhao, Lu Shang, Run Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52 (53), 8239-8242.

A new factor for regulating catalysts performance: metal-support facet synergistic effect

Tierui Zhang*

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin.,2016, 32 (9), 2127-2128. (Invited Highlight)

Graphene modified mesoporous titania single crystals with controlled and selective photoredox surfaces

Yi Zhou, Qiuying Yi, Mingyang Xing*, Lu Shang, Tierui Zhang* and Jinlong Zhang*

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52 (8), 1689-1692.

CdS nanoparticle decorated Cd nanosheets for efficient visible light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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

Adv. Energy Mater., 2016, 6 (3), 1501241. (Inside Front Cover)

Achieving tunable photocatalytic activity enhancement by elaborately engineering composition-adjustable polynary heterojunctions photocatalysts

Chao Zeng, Yingmo Hu*, Yuxi Guo, Tierui Zhang, Fan Dong, Xin Du, Yihe Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2016, 194, 62-73.

In situ assembly of BiOI@Bi₁₂O₁₇Cl₂ p-n junction: charge induced unique front-lateral surfaces coupling heterostructure with high exposure of BiOI {001} active facets for robust and nonselective photocatalysis

Hongwei Huang*, Ke Xiao, Ying He, Tierui Zhang, Fan Dong, Du Xin and Yihe Zhang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2016, 199, 75-86.

Facile In Situ Self-Sacrifice Approach to Ternary Hierarchical Architecture Ag/AgX (X = Cl, Br, I)/AgIO₃ Distinctively Promoting Visible-Light Photocatalysis with Composition-Dependent Mechanism

Chao Zeng, Yingmo Hu, Yuxi Guo, Tierui Zhang, Fan Dong, Yihe Zhang, and Hongwei Huang*

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4, 3305-3315.