Selected publications:
L. Hong, H. Zhang*, L. Hu, R. Xiao*, S. Chu*, Near-infrared light-driven biomass conversion. Sci. Adv., 2024. 10, eadn9441.
Y. Pan, H. Zhang*, B. Zhang, F. Gong, J. Feng, H. Huang, S. Vanka, R. Fan, Q. Cao, M. Shen, Z. Li*, Z. Zou, R. Xiao, S. Chu*, Renewable formate from sunlight, biomass and carbon dioxide in a photoelectrochemical cell. Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 1013. (ESI高被引论文)
Y. Jiang, H. Zhang*, L. Hong, J. Shao, B. Zhang, J. Yu, S. Chu*, An integrated plasma-photocatalytic system for upcycling of polyolefin plastics, ChemSusChem, 2023, e202300106.
B. Zhang, H. Zhang*, Y. Pan, J. Shao, X. Wang, Y. Jiang, X. Xu, S. Chu*, Photoelectrochemical conversion of plastic waste into high-value chemicals coupling hydrogen production, Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 462, 142247.
X. Xu, X. Wang, J. Shao, L. Hong, H. Zhang, S. Chu*, Triazine-free polyimide for photocatalytic hydrogen production, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 15967.
S. Chu, J. Shao, H. Qu, X. Wang, R. Xiao, H. Zhang*, Band structure engineering of polyimide photocatalyst for efficient and selective oxidation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemSusChem, 2023, 16, 19.
S. Chu*, B. Zhang, X. Zhao, H. S. Soo, F. Wang, R. Xiao, H. Zhang*, Photocatalytic conversion of plastic waste: From photodegradation to photosynthesis, Adv. Energy Mater., 2022, 2200435. (封面论文, ESI高被引论文)
X. Wang, S. Chu*, J. Shao, C. Liu, Z. Luo, R. Xiao, H. Zhang, Efficient and selective C–C bond cleavage of a lignin model using a polyimide photocatalyst with high photooxidation capability, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 11555.
S. Chu*, P. Ou, R.T. Rashid, Y. Pan, D. Liang, H. Zhang, J. Song*. Efficient photoelectrochemical conversion of CO2 to syngas by photocathode engineering. Green Energy Environ., 2022, 7, 545.
S. Chu, Y. Pan, Y. Wang*, H. Zhang*, R. Xiao and Z. Zou, Polyimide-based photocatalysts: Rational design for energy and environmental applications, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 14441. (Invited Review)
S. Chu*, P. Ou, R.T. Rashid, P. Ghamari, R. Wang, H. N. Tran, S. Zhao, H. Zhang, J. Song* and Z. Mi*, Decoupling strategy for enhanced syngas generation from photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction, iScience, 2020, 23, 101390. (Cell子刊)
S. Chu, R. T. Rashid, X. Liu and Z. Mi*, Photodeposition of a conformal metal oxide nanocoating. Chem. Comm., 2019, 55, 6305. (Nature Index 期刊,Report a new photodeposition mechanism that is different from the conventional redox photodeposition)
S. Chu, P. Ou, P. Ghamari, S. Vanka, B. Zhou, I. Shih, J. Song* and Z. Mi*, Photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction into syngas with the metal/oxide interface, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 7869. (Highlighted in ChemistryViews: Solar Power Converts CO2 to Syngas)
S. Chu, S. Vanka, Y. Wang, J. Gim, Y. Wang, Y. Ra, R. Hovden, H. Guo, I. Shih and Z. Mi*, Solar water oxidation by an InGaN nanowire photoanode with a bandgap of 1.7 eV, ACS Energy Lett., 2018, 3, 307. (IF: 24.0, Report a record-high efficiency of photoanode for solar water oxidation)
S. Chu*, W. Li, Y. Yan*, T. Hamann*, I. Shih, D. Wang* and Z. Mi*, Roadmap on solar water splitting: current status and future prospects, Nano Futures, 2017,1, 022001. (Highlighted in Nanotechweb; Download >17000, collected in Nano Futures anniversary highlights: http://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2399-1984/page/Highlights%20of%202017)
S. Chu, X. Kong, S. Vanka, H. Guo, Z. Mi*, Artificial photosynthesis on III-nitride nanowire arrays, Chapter Six in “Semiconductors for Photocatalysis”, Edited by Zetian Mi, Lianzhou Wang, and Chennupati Jagadish, Academic Press, 2017.
S. Chu, S. Fan, Y. Wang, D. Rossouw, Y. Wang, G. A. Botton and Z. Mi*, Tunable syngas production from CO2 and H2O in an aqueous photoelectrochemical cell, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 14262. (Highlighted in Energy Sector Analysis article: Splitting CO2 to produce syngas and hydrocarbon fuels: PEC and STC)
S. Chu, C. Wang, J. Feng, Y. Wang* and Z. Zou*, Melem: A metal-free unit for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39, 13519.
S. Chu, Y. Wang*, Y. Guo, J. Feng, C. Wang, W. Luo, X. Fan and Z. Zou*, Band structure engineering of carbon nitride: In search of polymeric photocatalyst with high photooxidation property, ACS Catal., 2013, 3, 912. (ESI高被引论文)
S. Chu, Y. Wang*, Y. Guo, P. Zhou, H. Yu, L. Luo, F. Kong and Z. Zou*, Facile green synthesis of crystalline polyimide photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from water, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 15519. (Report polyimide as a new type of metal-free photocatalyst under visible light irradiation)