Education
- Postdoctoral, Argonne National Laboratory. 2012
- Ph.D., Brown University. 2008
- M.S., Brown University. 2004
- B.S., University of Science and Technology of China. 2004
Research Interests
Our research is focused on the development of advanced
nanomaterials and nanotechnologies to address global challenges such as
renewable energy and green chemical engineering.
The foreground of sustainability is built on efficient and
environment-friendly schemes of energy conversion and storage as well
as chemical transformations. In our group, we target such
schemes by design, synthesis and functionalization of new materials
with nanoscale architectures finely tailored to achieve optimal
performance for various applications. We employ a series of
state-of-the-art techniques to characterize these materials and study
their functional performance, including atomically resolved scanning
electron microscopy, spectrum-selective photoelectrochemical analyzer,
and ex situ/in situ X-ray spectroscopy. We intend to establish
the correlations among structure, property and function for these
systems, and develop fundamental understanding of chemical reactions
and charge transfer at solid-liquid-gas interfaces. The specific
topics of our interest include photoelectrochemical solar cells,
rechargeable lithium batteries and high-performance heterogeneous
catalysts of reduced precious metal content.
Selected Publications
- Chao Wang, Hideo Daimon, Taigo Onodera, Shouheng Sun,
“A General Approach toward Size and Shape Controlled Synthesis of
Pt Nanoparticles and Their Catalysis for Oxygen Reduction
Reaction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3588-3591 (VIP paper,
highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News).
- Chao Wang, Yongjie Hu, Charles M. Lieber, Shouheng Sun,
“Ultrathin Au Nanowires and Transport Properties”, J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 8902-8903.
- Chao Wang, Wende Tian, Yong Ding, Zhonglin Wang, Yu-Qiang
Ma, Nenad M. Markovic, Vojislav R. Stamenkovic, Hideo Daimon, Shouheng
Sun, “Rational Synthesis of Heterostructured Nanoparticles with
Morphology Control”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6524-6529.
- Chao Wang, Wende Tian, Yong Ding, Zhonglin Wang, Yu-Qiang
Ma, Nenad M. Markovic, Vojislav R. Stamenkovic, Hideo Daimon, Shouheng
Sun, “Rational Synthesis of Heterostructured Nanoparticles with
Morphology Control”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6524-6529.]
- Chao Wang, Miaofang Chi, Dennis van der Vliet, Guofeng
Wang, Karren More, Nenad M. Markovic, Vojislav R. Stamenkovic,
“Design and Synthesis of Bimetallic Electrocatalyst with
Multilayered Pt-Skin Surface”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133,
14396-14403.
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