The research in the Wang lab bridges the conventional disciplines of chemistry (in material synthesis), physics (property characterizations) and engineering (device constructions). We strive to tackle the daunting challenge of efficient solar energy conversion and utilization with novel nanoscale materials. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, we synthesize and study materials by design. Our syntheses are guided by the principles to address usually correlated material aspects one at a time. We focus our attention to the surface and interface of nanoscale structures. Our understanding will lead to products suitable for solar cell and solar fuel applications.
Representative Key Publications:
"TiO2/TiSi2 Heterostructures for High-Efficiency Photoelectrochemical
H2O Splitting," Yongjing Lin, Sa Zhou, Xiaohua Liu, Staff
Sheehan, Dunwei Wang J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009,
131, 2772-2773.
"Spontaneous Growth of Highly Conductive Two-dimensional
Single Crystalline TiSi2 Nanonets," Sa Zhou, Xiaohua Liu,
Yongjing Lin, Dunwei Wang Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008,
47, 7681-7684.
"Influence of Pressure on Si Nanowire Growth Kinetics,"
Huaizhou Zhao, Sa Zhou, Zainul Hasanali and Dunwei Wang J.
Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 5695-5698.
