Haining Tian group
Molecular devices for artificial photosynthesis.
Our research
Converting sunlight into electricity, fuels and chemicals is an important strategy to utilize and store the solar energy. Our group is mainly working on development and study of new organic materials and using them to fabricate devices for solar energy conversion and storage.
The research projects in our group cover:
- Organic polymer nano-photocatalysts
- Devices for water splitting/CO2 reduction
- Solid state p-type mesoporous solar cells
- Semiconductor interface
Follow us on Twitter: @tian_lab
We have intimate collaborations with The Swedish Center of Artificial Photosynthesis (CAP) and the Center of Molecular Devices.
Group members
Publications
The Role of Benzothiadiazole Unit in Organic Polymers on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Part of JACS Au, p. 570-577, 2024
Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 4186-4201, 2024
- DOI for Ultrafast Electron Transfer from CuInS2 Quantum Dots to a Molecular Catalyst for Hydrogen Production: Challenging Diffusion Limitations
- Download full text (pdf) of Ultrafast Electron Transfer from CuInS2 Quantum Dots to a Molecular Catalyst for Hydrogen Production: Challenging Diffusion Limitations
Part of Nature Communications, 2024
- DOI for Embedding biocatalysts in a redox polymer enhances the performance of dye-sensitized photocathodes in bias-free photoelectrochemical water splitting
- Download full text (pdf) of Embedding biocatalysts in a redox polymer enhances the performance of dye-sensitized photocathodes in bias-free photoelectrochemical water splitting
Part of Nature Communications, 2024
A solid-state p–n tandem dye-sensitized solar cell
Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 1004-1011, 2024
Mechanistic Insights into the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of Y5 and Y6 Nanoparticles
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 12631-12639, 2023
Organic Polymer Dots Photocatalyze CO2 Reduction in Aqueous Solution
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 2935-2945, 2023
Visible-light photoredox catalysis with organic polymers
Part of CHEMICAL PHYSICS REVIEWS, 2023
Phenoxazine-based small molecule heterojunction nanoparticles for photocatalytic hydrogen production
Part of Chemical Communications, p. 5611-5614, 2023
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 11472-11476, 2023
Making the connections: physical and electric interactions in biohybrid photosynthetic systems
Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 4305-4319, 2023
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 11067-11073, 2023
Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 2183-2191, 2023
Part of Catalysts, 2022
- DOI for Hydroxyl-Decorated Diiron Complex as a [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site Model Complex: Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity and Heterogenization on Ethylene-Bridged Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
- Download full text (pdf) of Hydroxyl-Decorated Diiron Complex as a [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Active Site Model Complex: Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity and Heterogenization on Ethylene-Bridged Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
Part of Energy Advances, p. 303-311, 2022
- DOI for Assessing the effect of surface states of mesoporous NiO films on charge transport and unveiling an unexpected light response phenomenon in tandem dye-sensitized solar cells
- Download full text (pdf) of Assessing the effect of surface states of mesoporous NiO films on charge transport and unveiling an unexpected light response phenomenon in tandem dye-sensitized solar cells
Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 12022-12028, 2022
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 18888-18895, 2022
- DOI for Electrochemical impedance and X-ray absorption spectroscopy analyses of degradation in dye-sensitized solar cells containing cobalt tris(bipyridine) redox shuttles
- Download full text (pdf) of Electrochemical impedance and X-ray absorption spectroscopy analyses of degradation in dye-sensitized solar cells containing cobalt tris(bipyridine) redox shuttles
Gold nanoparticle-based supramolecular approach for dye-sensitized H-2-evolving photocathodes
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 15716-15724, 2022
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 13600-13611, 2022
Part of Chemical Society Reviews, p. 6909-6935, 2022
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022
Organic Polymer Dots Based on Star-Shaped Truxene-Core Polymers for Photocatalytic H2O2 Production
Part of Solar RRL, 2022
Electron-hopping across dye-sensitized mesoporous NiO surfaces
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 29850-29861, 2022
Part of Coordination chemistry reviews, 2021
Small Organic Molecule Based on Benzothiadiazole for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 21229-21233, 2021
Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion
Part of Nanotechnology, 2021
Part of ACS Nano, p. 13504-13515, 2021
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 14751-14764, 2021
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 2875-2885, 2021
- DOI for Panchromatic Ternary Polymer Dots Involving Sub-Picosecond Energy and Charge Transfer for Efficient and Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
- Download full text (pdf) of Panchromatic Ternary Polymer Dots Involving Sub-Picosecond Energy and Charge Transfer for Efficient and Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 4308-4312, 2021
- DOI for In Situ Preparation and Immobilization of Semiconducting Polymer Dots on Microbeads for Efficient and Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
- Download full text (pdf) of In Situ Preparation and Immobilization of Semiconducting Polymer Dots on Microbeads for Efficient and Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 9943-9952, 2020
Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 31372-31381, 2020
Using Surface Amide Couplings to Assemble Photocathodes for Solar Fuel Production Applications
Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 4501-4509, 2020
Revisiting the Limiting Factors for Overall Water-Splitting on Organic Photocatalysts
Part of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, p. 16278-16293, 2020
Understanding the Role of Surface States on Mesoporous NiO Films
Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 13850-13861, 2020
- DOI for Towards sustainable and efficient p-type metal oxide semiconductor materials in dye-sensitised photocathodes for solar energy conversion
- Download full text (pdf) of Towards sustainable and efficient p-type metal oxide semiconductor materials in dye-sensitised photocathodes for solar energy conversion
Part of Chemical Communications, p. 7918-7921, 2019
- DOI for A heavy metal-free CuInS2 quantum dot sensitized NiO photocathode with a Re molecular catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction
- Download full text (pdf) of A heavy metal-free CuInS2 quantum dot sensitized NiO photocathode with a Re molecular catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction
Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 4797-4803, 2019
Solid-state p-type dye-sensitized solar cells: progress, potential applications and challenges
Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 888-898, 2019
Mechanistic Insights into Solid-State p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 26151-26160, 2019
Part of Nano Energy, p. 59-64, 2019
Part of Nano Energy, p. 59-64, 2019
Part of ChemSusChem, p. 3243-3248, 2019
Part of Chemical Science, p. 4983-4991, 2018
- DOI for Direct evidence of catalyst reduction on dye and catalyst co-sensitized NiO photocathodes by mid-infrared transient absorption spectroscopy
- Download full text (pdf) of Direct evidence of catalyst reduction on dye and catalyst co-sensitized NiO photocathodes by mid-infrared transient absorption spectroscopy
Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 10775-10783, 2018
Part of Nano Energy, p. 40-50, 2018
Hydrogen evolution by a photoelectrochemical cell based on a Cu2O-ZnO-[FeFe] hydrogenase electrode
Part of Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A, p. 27-33, 2018
Ultrafast dye regeneration in a core-shell NiO-dye-TiO2 mesoporous film
Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 36-40, 2018
Solid state p-type dye sensitized NiO-dye-TiO2 core-shell solar cells
Part of Chemical Communications, p. 3739-3742, 2018