To aim for the development of sustainable energy, and the realization of the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality for our society, it is of vital significance to develop photocatalytic overall water splitting (OWS) for “green hydrogen” production. Recently, our group has mainly focused on the key scientific problems related to “hydrogen production via photocatalytic OWS”, with a special attention to the processes of light absorption, charge separation and catalytic conversion. Until now, our group has published more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles, in which 14 papers have been published in flagship journals, such as Nat. Rev. Mater., Joule (2), J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2), ACS Catal., as an independent first author or a corresponding author. Following aspects are our present research interests.
1. Development of novel photocatalytic semiconductors with narrow band gaps;
2. Development of effective strategies for efficient charge carriers utilization;
3. Construction of efficient artificial photosynthesis systems including OWS.
Postdoctoral fellow positions are available in our group. If interested in applying for this position, please send a cover letter and CV to Prof. Shanshan Chen (sschen@nankai.edu.cn).
We are looking forward for you to joining us!
2021-Now Professor, Nankai University, China,
2018-2020 Researcher, Shinshu University, Japan (Cooperating Supervisor: Prof. Kazunari Domen),
2015-2018 Project Researcher (ARPChem), The University of Tokyo, Japan (Cooperating Supervisor: Prof. Kazunari Domen),
2010-2015 PhD, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Supervisor: Prof. Can Li and Prof. Fuxiang Zhang).
[1] Shanshan Chen, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen*. Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting. Nat. Rev. Mater., 2017, 2, 17050. (Highly cited paper)
[2] Shanshan Chen, Chenyang Li, Kazunari Domen*, Fuxiang Zhang*. Particulate metal chalcogenides for photocatalytic Z-scheme overall water splitting. Joule, 2023, 7, 2445.
[3] Shanshan Chen, Yu Qi, Can Li, Kazunari Domen, Fuxiang Zhang*. Surface strategies for particulate photocatalysts towards artificial photosynthesis. Joule, 2018, 2, 2260.
[4] Shanshan Chen, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Zhenhua Pan, Takashi Hisatomi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Lihua Lin, Zheng Wang, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Taro Yamada, Kazunari Domen*. Surface modifications of (ZnSe)0.5(CuGa2.5Se4.25)0.5 promoting photocatalytic Z-scheme overall water splitting. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 10633.
[5] Shanshan Chen, Shuai Shen, Guiji Liu, Yu Qi, Fuxiang Zhang*, Can Li*. Interface engineering of CoOx/Ta3N5 photocatalyst for unprecedented water oxidation performance under visible light irradiation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2015, 54, 3047. (Highly cited paper)
[6] Shanshan Chen, Yu Qi, Takashi Hisatomi, Qian Ding, Tomohiro Asai, Zheng Li, Su Su Khine Ma, Fuxiang Zhang*, Kazunari Domen, Can Li*. Efficient visible-light-driven Z-scheme overall water splitting using a MgTa2O6−xNy/TaON heterostructure photocatalyst for H2 evolution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2015, 54, 8498.
[8] Shanshan Chen, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Lihua Lin, Zheng Wang, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Taro Yamada, Kazunari Domen*. Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on single-crystalline metal selenide particles with suitable cocatalysts. Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 6436–6441. (HOT paper).
[9] Shanshan Chen, Guijun Ma, Qian Wang, Song Sun, Takashi Hisatomi, Tomohiro Higashi, Zheng Wang, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Naoya Shibata, Zhenhua Pan, Toshio Hayashi, Tsutomu Minegishi, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen*. Metal selenide photocatalysts for visible-light-driven Z-scheme pure water splitting. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 7415. (HOT paper)
[10] Shanshan Chen, Jingxiu Yang, Chunmei Ding, Rengui Li, Shaoqing Jin, Donge Wang, Hongxian Han, Fuxiang Zhang*, Can Li*. Nitrogen-doped layered oxide Sr5Ta4O15−xNx for water reduction and oxidation under visible light irradiation. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 5651.
[11] Shanshan Chen, Yu Qi, Qian Ding, Zheng Li, Junyan Cui, Fuxiang Zhang*, Can Li*. Magnesia Interface Nanolayer Modification of Pt/Ta3N5 for Promoted Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production under Visible Light Irradiation. J. Catal., 2016, 339, 77.
[12] Shanshan Chen, Yu Qi, Guiji Liu, Jingxiu Yang, Fuxiang Zhang*, Can Li*. A wide visible-light-responsive tunneled MgTa2O6–xNx photocatalyst for water oxidation and reduction. Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 14415.
[13] Shanshan Chen, Takashi Hisatomi, Guijun Ma, Zheng Wang, Zhenhua Pan, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen*. Metal Selenides for Photocatalytic Z-scheme Pure Water Splitting Mediated by Reduced Graphene Oxide. Chin. J. Catal., 2019, 40, 1668.
[14] Shanshan Chen, Fuxiang Zhang*. Recent progress on photocatalysts with wide visible light range absorption for heterogeneous water splitting. Chin. J. Catal., 2014, 35, 1431.
[15] Shanshan Chen, Yinhua Zhu, Wei Li, Weijia Liu, Licheng Li, Zhuhong Yang, Chang Liu, Wenjun Yao, Xiaohua Lu*, Xin Feng. Synthesis, features, and applications of mesoporous titania with TiO2(B). Chin. J. Catal., 2010, 31, 605.
[16] Ningning Wang, Shuo Wang, Can Li, Chenyang Li, Chunjiang Liu, Shanshan Chen*, Fuxiang Zhang*. ZrO2 modification of homogeneous nitrogen‐doped oxide MgTa2O6‒xNx for promoted photocatalytic water splitting. Chin. J. Catal., 2023, 54, 220.
[17] Can Li, Wenjun Fan, Shanshan Chen,* Fuxiang Zhang*. Effective Charge Carrier Utilization of BiVO4 for Solar Overall Water Splitting. Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202201812.