2024. 08. 12
New tool ready to work! We are excited to announce the arrival of a spray system in our lab, a significant enhancement that will greatly expand our capabilities. This state-of-the-art equipment allows us to produce uniform, high-quality films with exceptional precision, ensuring consistency across our experiments. One of its primary applications will be spraying nanoparticle catalyst inks, enabling the creation of films that will be pivotal in our research on electrochemical CO2 reduction. We anticipate that this new technology will offer us both convenience and efficiency, streamlining our workflows while improving the overall quality of our results.
2024. 06. 18
Dr. Liang Yao was invited to give a talk at the 34th Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Congress, where he presented his research on the synthesis and (photo-)electrochemical applications of covalent organic framework colloids.
2024. 05. 31
Congratulations to Chuangye Lu for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled 'New Preparation Method of Conjugated Coordination Polymers and Its Application in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting.' His dedication and hard work have been instrumental in helping build and advance our lab's research capabilities. We wish him continued success in all his future endeavors. His contributions will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact, and we look forward to seeing his future successes.
2024. 05. 25
Dr. Liang Yao presented research works related to organic semiconductor materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion on the Second Forum on Innovation and Development of New Energy Materials, held in Nanjing, China, and achieved a oral presentation award.
2024. 03. 28
In a recent Perspective, Dr. Liang Yao, Prof. Bettina Lotsch, and colleagues summarized the key design concepts and strategies for constructing COF-based single-site photocatalysts (SSPCs). With their high porosity and molecularly tailored structures, COFs serve as an ideal platform for developing SSPCs. If you're interested in COF functionalization and their applications in photocatalysis, you can read the full Perspective here: 10.1021/jacs.3c11539.
2024. 02. 01
Dr. Kenichi Endo, Dr. Liang Yao, Prof. Bettina Lotsch and other colleagues at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research developed a synthetic methodology to prepare colloidal porphyrinic COFs. This work provides a novel solution to control the morphology of electrochemically active COFs, and a significant increase in electrocatalytic performance of COF-366-Co. We envisage this research will provide valuable insights into morphology control in COFs and advance their application in electrocatalysis.
More details can be found here: 10.1002/adma.202313197
2024. 01. 19
Before the New Year vacation, our group took a break from the lab and enjoyed a fun outing of bowling together. For some, it was their first time playing, but everyone quickly got the hang of it and had a fantastic time. It was a great way to bond and celebrate the end of the year.
2023. 10. 09
Prof. Nestor Guijarro, from University of Alicante, Spain, visited our group and gave a lecture titiled "Water, Carbon Dioxide, Biomass... on How Photo(electro)catalytic Systems Could Turn Abundant Resources into Sustainable Feedstocks for Industry".
More information about Prof. Nestor Guijarro's research can be found here.