Liu Lequan

Research direction

His research interests lie in catalysis materials, catalysis process and mechanism, and nano surface and interface engineering. He focused on photocatalysis driven or induced by metal and designing/developing efficient co-catalyst system in recent years

Education

2011.1 Ph.D from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China< br> 2005.7 obtained B.S. from Ludong University

Employment history

2014.12--present Associate Professor, Tianjin University;< br>  2011.11-2014.11 NIMS PD Researcher;< br> 2011.3-2011.10 Research Associate, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Areas of research interest

His research interests lie in catalysis materials, catalysis process and mechanism, and nano surface and interface engineering. He focused on photocatalysis driven or induced by metal and designing/developing efficient co-catalyst system in recent years.

Teaching

"Science and Technology of Catalysis"< br> "Characterization Techniques for Materials and Modern Study Methods"

Research projects

"Au Photosensitized Semiconductors with Large Band Gap for Efficient Visible-light Water Splitting Based on Light Harvest Turning and Cocatalyst Constructing on Active Site" NSFC

Selected publications (Journal articles, patents and books)

1.Liu, M., W. Zhou, T. Wang, D. Wang, L. Liu* and J. Ye* (2016). "High Performance Au-Cu Alloy for Enhanced Visible-light Water Splitting Driven by Coinage Metals." Chem. Commun. 2. Meng, X., Q. Yu, T. Wang, G. Liu, K. Chang, P. Li, L. Liu* and J. Ye* (2015). "Exceptional enhancement of H2 production in alkaline environment over plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst under visible light." APL Materials 3(10): 104401. 3.Lequan Liu, Peng Li, Tao Wang, Huilin Hu, Haiying Jiang, Huimin Liu, Jinhua Ye, Constructing a multicomponent junction for improved visible-light photocatalytic performance induced by Au nanoparticles. Chem. Commun. 51, 2173-2176 (2015) 4.Qing Kang, Tao Wang, Peng Li, Lequan Liu, Kun Chang, Mu Li, Jinhua Ye, Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide by Hydrous Hydrazine over Au-Cu Alloy Nanoparticles Supported on SrTiO3 /TiO Coaxial Nanotube Arrays. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 841-845 (2015) 5.Xianguang Meng, Tao Wang, Lequan Liu, Shuxin Ouyang, Peng Li, Huilin Hu, Tetsuya Kako, Hideo Iwai, Akihiro Tanaka, Jinhua Ye, Photothermal conversion of CO2 into CH4 with H2 over Group VIII nanocatalysts: an alternative approach for solar fuel production. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 11478-11482 (2014) 6.Lequan Liu, Peng Li, Boonchun Adisak, Shuxin Ouyang, Naoto Umezawa, Jinhua Ye, Rajesh Kodiyath, Toyokazu Tanabe, Gubbala V. Ramesh, Shigenori Ueda, Hideki Abe, Gold photosensitized SrTiO3 for visible-light water oxidation induced by Au interband transitions. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2, 9875-9882 (2014) 7.Lequan Liu, Thang Duy Dao, Rajesh Kodiyath, Qing Kang, Hideki Abe, Tadaaki Nagao, Jinhua Ye, Plasmonic Janus-Composite Photocatalyst Comprising Au and C-TiO2for Enhanced Aerobic Oxidation over a Broad Visible-Light Range. Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 7754-7762 (2014) 8.Lequan Liu, Shuxin Ouyang, Jinhua Ye, Gold-nanorod-photosensitized titanium dioxide with wide-range visible-light harvesting based on localized surface plasmon resonance. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 6689-6693 (2013) 9.Lequan Liu, Botao Qiao, Yude He, Feng Zhou, Benqun Yang, Youquan Deng, Catalytic co-oxidation of CO and H2 over FeOx-supported Pd catalyst at low temperatures. J. Catal. 294, 29-36 (2012) 10.Lequan Liu, Feng Zhou, Liguo Wang, Xiujuan Qi, Feng Shi, Youquan Deng, Low-temperature CO oxidation over supported Pt, Pd catalysts: Particular role of FeOx support for oxygen supply during reactions. J. Catal. 274, 1-10 (2010) ("Top 25 Hottest Articles" in the Journal of Catalysis July-September, 2010. Rank 2,"Most Cited Journal of Catalysis Articles" since 2010, Rank: 21) 11.Lequan Liu, Botao Qiao, Zhengjian Chen, Juan Zhang, Youquan Deng, Novel chemoselective hydrogenation of aromatic nitro compounds over ferric hydroxide supported nanocluster gold in the presence of CO and H2O. Chem. Commun., 653-655 (2009) 12.Lequan Liu, Botao Qiao, Yubo Ma, Juan Zhang, Youquan Deng, Ferric hydroxide supported gold subnano clusters or quantum dots: enhanced catalytic performance in chemoselective hydrogenation. Dalton Trans., 2542-2548 (2008) (Hot Article).