Wu Lab.
Research
Artificial Photosynthesis
Energy and pollution problems are important issue over the past decades. Artificial photosynthesis of conversion solar energy into hydrocarbon fuels, such as carbon dioxide reduction reaction, is a promising way to solve the problems. We aim to prepare highly efficient energy conversion nanoparticle catalysts for the artificial photosynthesis.
Nanocrystal Engineering
Morphological control in the synthesis of nanostructures is an important and exciting direction in the field of nanomaterials research, because optical, catalytic, and other physical and chemical properties of nanocrystals are related to their shapes and exposed surfaces.
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Plasmonic Nanomaterials
Synthesize well-size and -shape controlled plasmonic nanoparticles (metal, semiconductor) with strong local electric field enhancement, which is promising for improving the energy conversion in photocatalysis and photovoltaics (e.g. Au, Ag, ITO, CuS).
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Catalytic and Hybrid Nanostructures
Synthesize hybrid nanocrystals for combining disparate material components, which can modify nanocrystal properties to offer potential enhanced functions, such as energy/charge transfer between metal and semiconductor (e.g. Au-TiO2, Au-CdS).
Au nanocrystals