| Research Fields: Optoelectronic catalytic materials; electrocatalytic materials; photochargeable supercapacitor materials; new energy thin film materials and devices
Profile: Luo Wenjun received his bachelor's degree in June 2003 from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, and received his doctoral degree in December 2008 from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University. Between September 2005 and March 2006 during his doctoral studies, he went to the National Institute for Material Science of Japan to participate in joint training. He did his post-doctoral studies at the Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, from December 2008 to November 2011. He served as a full-time associate researcher at the School of Physics of Nanjing University from December 2011 to October 2014, and later on he joined the faculty of the Institute of Advanced Materials of Nanjing Tech University as an associate researcher in November 2014. From October 2015 to October 2016 when working at Nanjing Tech University, he went to University College London as a visiting scholar supported by the Newton Fund. In October 2018, he was transferred back to College of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Nanjing University as an associate professor. He is engaged in research on new solar energy conversion and storage materials and has made a series of important achievements, including: Design and preparation of a series of high-efficiency and low-cost photoelectrode materials and realization of outdoor solar energy decomposition of natural seawater for hydrogen production for the first time; and Development of a new two-port solar charged super capacitor to directly store solar energy as electrical energy. All these achievements have helped him gain new understandings of the physicochemical process at the interface of photoelectrochemical materials. So far, he has published more than 60 papers, 30 of them as the first author or corresponding author, in international renowned SCI journals such as Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (inside cover article), Energy Environ. Sci., Adv. Energy Mater., Nano Energy, Adv. Funct. Mater., J. Mater. Chem. A, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, J. Phys. Chem. C., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Electrochem. Comm., and Appl. Phys. Lett., with a total of more than 3,800 citations. He has applied for 8 Chinese invention patents and has been granted 3 of them. He won the first prize of Jiangsu Science and Technology Award twice, first in 2013 (fourth accomplisher) and second in 2017 (second accomplisher). He has taken charge of one Intergovernmental Key International S&T Innovation Cooperation Program (National Key R&D Program of China), one General Program and one Young Scientists Fund Program of the National Natural Science Foundation, and one General Program of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China, and has participated in 2 projects supported by the 973 Program.
Publications (Note: * refers to corresponding author): [1] Zhu, Kaijian, Zhu, Guoxiang, Wang, Jun, Zhu, Jixin, Sun, Gengzhi, Zhang, Yao, Li, Ping, Zhu, Yongfa, Luo, Wenjun,* Zou, Zhigang, & Huang, Wei. (2018). Direct storage of holes in ultrathin Ni(OH)2 on Fe2O3 photoelectrodes for integrated solar charging battery-type supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 21360. [2] Wen, Xin, Luo, Wenjun,* Guan, Zhongjie, Huang, Wei, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2017). Boosting efficiency and stability of a Cu2ZnSnS4 photocathode by alloying Ge and increasing sulfur pressure simultaneously. Nano Energy, 41, 18. [3] Luo, Wenjun,* Jiang, Chaoran, Li, Yaomin, Shevlin, Stephen, Han, Xiao yu, Qiu, Kaipei, Cheng, Yingchun, Guo, Zhengxiao, Huang, Wei,* & Tang, Junwang.* (2017). Highly crystallized α-FeOOH for a stable and efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 2021. [4] Liu, Jie, Luo,Wenjun,* Zhu, Kaijian, Xiu, Fei, Yuan, Jiajie, Zou, Zhigang, & Huang, Wei.* (2017). Cathodic shift of a photo-potential on a Ta3N5 photoanode by post-heating TiO2 overlayer. RSC Advances, 7, 30650. [5] Liu, Yilin, Liu, Jie, Luo, Wenjun,* Wen, Xin, Liu, Xiaokang, Zou, Zhigang, & Huang, Wei.* (2017). Ultrafine Ti4+ doped α-Fe2O3 nanorod array photoanodes with high charge separation efficiency for solar water splitting. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, 50, 255502. [6] Guan, Zhongjie, Luo, Wenjun,* Xu, Yao, Tao, Qiuchen, Wen, Xin, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2016). Aging precursor solution in high humi dity remarkably promoted grain growth in Cu2ZnSnS4 films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8, 5432. [7] Wang, Ting, Luo, Wenjun,* Wen, Xin, Zou, Zhigang, & Huang, Wei.* (2016). Nonequilibrium Ti4+ doping significantly enhances the performance of Fe2O3 photoanodes by quenching. Chemnanomat, 2, 652. [8] Guan, Zhongjie, Luo, Wenjun,* Feng, Jianyong, Tao, Qiuchen, Xu, Yao, Wen, Xin, Fu, Gao, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2015). Selective etching of metastable phase induced an efficient CuIn0.7Ga0.3S2 nano-photocathode for solar water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 15, 7840. [9] Cao, Dapeng, Luo, Wenjun,* Feng, Jianyong, Zhao, Xin, Li, Zhaosheng, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2014). Cathodic shift of onset potential for water oxidation on a Ti4+ doped Fe2O3 photoanode by suppressing back reaction. Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 752. [10] Zhao, Xin, Luo, Wenjun,* Feng, Jianyong, Li, Mingxue, Li, Zhaosheng, Yu, Tao, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2014). Quantitative analysis and visualized evidence for high charge separation efficiency in a solid-liquid bulk heterojunction. Advanced Energy Materials, 4, 1301785. [11] Li, Mingxue, Luo, Wenjun,* Cao, Dapeng, Zhao, Xin, Li, Zhaosheng, Yu, Tao, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2013). A cocatalyst-loaded Ta3N5 photoanode with a high solar photocurrent for water splitting upon facile removal of the surface layer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52, 11016. (inside cover article) [12] Wen, Xin, Luo, Wenjun,* & Zou, Zhigang.* (2013). Photocurrent improvement in nanocrystalline Cu2 ZnSnS4 photocathodes by introducing porous structures. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 15479-15485. [13] Luo, Wenjun,* Wang, Jiajia, Zhao, Xin, Zhao, Zongyan, Li, Zhaosheng, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2013). Formation energy and photoelectrochemical properties of BiVO4 after doping at Bi3+ or V5+ sites with higher valence metal ions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15, 1006. [14] Luo, Wenjun, Li, Zhaosheng,* Yu, Tao, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2012). Effects of surface electrochemical pretreatment on the photoelectrochemical performance of Mo doped BiVO4. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 5076. [15] Luo, Wenjun, Yang, Zaisan, Li, Zhaosheng,* Zhang, Jiyuan, Liu, Jianguo, Zhao, Zongyan, Wang, Zhiqiang, Yan, Shicheng, Yu, Tao, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2011). Solar hydrogen generation from seawater with a modified BiVO4 photoanode. Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 4046. [16] Luo, Wenjun, Wang, Zhiqiang, Wan, Lijuan, Li, Zhaosheng,* Yu, Tao, & Zou, Zhigang. (2010). Synthesis, growth mechanism and photoelectrochemical properties of BiVO4 microcrystal electrodes. Journal of Physics D:Applied Physics, 43, 405402. [17] Luo, Wenjun, Liu, Bin, Li, Zhaosheng,* Xie, Zili, Chen, Dunjun, Zou, Zhigang,* & Zhang, Rong. (2008). Stable response to visible light of InGaN photoelectrodes. Applied Physics Letters, 92, 262110. [18] Luo, Wenjun, Li, Zhaosheng,* Jiang, Xiaojun, Yu, Tao, Liu, Lifei, Chen, Xinyi, Ye, Jinhua, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2008). Correlation between the band positions of (SrTiO3 )1-x ·(LaTiO2 N)x solid solutions and photocatalytic properties under visible light irradiation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 10, 6717. [19] Luo, Wenjun, Tang, Junwang, Zou, Zhigang, & Ye, Jinhua.* (2008). Preparation and photophysical properties of some oxides in Ca-Bi-O system. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 455, 346. [20] Luo, Wenjun, Yu, Tao, Wang, Yaoming, Li, Zhaosheng, Ye, Jinhua, & Zou, Zhigang.* (2007). Enhanced photocurrent voltage characteristics of WO3/Fe2O3 nano-electrodes. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, 40, 1091.
Patents: [1] Luo, Wenjun, Wen, Xin, Liu, Jianguo, Wu, Congping, & Zou Zhigang. (2017). Tin germanium sulfoselenide thin film and its preparation method and photoelectric converter. Chinese Patent No. CN201710637683.5.
[2] Luo, Wenjun, Guan, Zhongjie, Wen, Xin, Zhang, Chuan, & Zou, Zhigang. (2016). A method for preparing copper-based sulfoselenide semiconductor thin films. Chinese Patent No. CN201610008801.1.
[3] Zou, Zhigang, Luo, Wenjun, & Li, Mingxue. (2013). A Ta3N5 photoanode and its preparation method and application. Chinese Patent No.CN201310040994.5.
[4] Zou, Zhigang, Luo, Wenjun, Li, Zhaosheng, Li, Mingxue, Liu, Bin, Chen, Dunjun, Yu, Tao, Xie, Zili, & Zhang, Rong. (2013). Surface treatment method of inum gallium nitrogen based photoelectrode. Chinese Patent No. CN201110206604.8.
[5] Zou, Zhigang, Luo, Wenjun, & Li, Zhaosheng. (2012). BiVO4 nanometer photoelectrode and its application in hydrogen production from water decomposition. Chinese Patent No. CN201010018244.4.
[6] Zou, Zhigang, Zhang, Minglong, Luo, Wenjun, Li, Zhaosheng, Zhang, Ningsi, & Yu, Tao. (2012). Surface passivation method of iron oxide photoelectrode. Chinese Patent No. CN201210137030.8. [7] Zou, Zhigang, Zhu, Mei, Luo, Wenjun & Li, Zhaosheng. (2011). Photochlor-alkali electrolytic cell and Cl2 and NaOH production by photochlor-alkali electrolytic cell. Chinese Patent No. CN201110033623.5.
[8] Liu, Bin, Luo, Wenjun, Xie, Zili, Li, Zhaosheng, Chen, Dunjun, Zou, Zhigang, & Zhang, Rong. (2010). A visible light indium gallium nitrogen based photochemical cell and its preparation method. Chinese Patent No. CN200810156068.3.
Projects: [1] National Key R&D Program of China/ Intergovernmental Key International S&T Innovation Cooperation Program (No. 2017YFE0120700): Exploration of new electrode materials for hydrogen production from solar water decomposition, 2019/01-2011/12, 1 million yuan RMB, in progress. (in charge)
[2] General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation (No.21875105): Construction of all-nitride optical/electrical catalyst composite electrode and study on the mechanism of solar water decomposition, 2019/01-2012/12, 680,000 yuan RMB, in progress. (in charge)
[3] The 973 Program (No.2014CB239303): Study of the energy utilization of carbon dioxide based on semiconductor artificial light synthesis, 2014-2018, 1.07 million yuan RMB, completed. (participation)
[4] General Project of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No.15KJB150010), Hydrogen production from solar water decomposition with high efficiency Ta3N5 photoanode, 2015-2017, 30,000 yuan RMB, completed. (in charge)
[5] Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation (No.50902068): Preparation and charge transfer of InGaN nano array photodiode and its application in hydrogen production by solar energy, 2010-2012, 200,000 yuan RMB, completed. (in charge)
[6] The 973 Program (No.2007CB613305): Basic research on photocatalytic materials and their applications, 2007-2011, 600,000 yuan RMB, completed. (participation)
Awards [1] First prize of Jiangsu Science and Technology Award 2017: Research on high-efficiency photoelectrode construction and solar-chemical energy conversion, Li Chaosheng, Luo Wenjun, Yan Shicheng, Yu zhentao, Tu Wenguang, Feng Jianyong, Li mingxue, Yu Tao, & Zou Zhigang (2ND place).
[2] First prize of Jiangsu Science and Technology Award 2013: Basic research on photocatalytic materials and their applications in energy and environmental purification, Zou Zhigang, Li Chaosheng, Yu Tao, Luo Wenjun, Yan Shicheng, Kou Jiahui, Zhang Haitao, Fan Xiaoxing, & Ouyang Shuxin (4th place).
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