Nanocrystals
for Optoelectronics and Hydrogen Energy
We are particularly interested in understanding the physics and chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals at the nanometre scale. Our aim is to use colloidal chemical approaches to synthesise nanocrystals with controlled the size, shape and composition and use them for optoelectronics, energy harvesting and storage.
14 October 2021:
Our paper “Emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials for electrochemical nitrogen reduction” was published in Chemical Society Reviews.
13 October 2021:
Our paper “Blue light-emitting diodes based on halide perovskites: Recent advances and strategies ” was accepted in Materials Today.
21 August 2021:
Our paper “Luminescent nanostructures for the detection of latent fingermarks: A review” was published in WIREs Forensic Science.
11 August 2021:
Dr. Guohua Jia was awarded the prestigious ARC Future Fellowship by the Australian Research Council.
15 July 2021:
Our paper “Quasi-solid-state self-assembly of 1D-branched ZnSe/ZnS quantum rods into parallel monorail-like continuous films for solar devices” was accepted in Nano Energy.
11 May 2021:
Our paper “Integrating Positive and Negative Thermal Quenching Effect for Ultrasensitive Ratiometric Temperature Sensing and Anti-counterfeiting” was accepted in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.
18 April 2021:
Our paper “CoP imbedded g-C3N4 heterojunctions for highly efficient photo, electro and photoelectrochemical water splitting” was accepted in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
2 March 2021:
Our paper “Recent Advances in Non-contact External Field Assisted Photocatalysis: from Fundamentals to Applications” was accepted in ACS Catalysis.
8 Feburary 2021:
Our paper “Core/Shell Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrsytals for Optoelectronic Applications” was accepted in Advanced Functional Materials.
6 January 2021:
Our paper “Heterogenization of Homogeneous Photocatalysts Utilizing Synthetic and Natural Support Materials” was accepted in Journal of Chemistry Chemistry A.
17 November 2020:
Our work “Metal Halide Perovskite Nanorods: Shape Matters” has been featured on the back cover of the current issue in Advanced Materials.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202070348
17 November 2020:
Our paper “Surface defect-abundant one-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride nanorods boost photocatalytic nitrogen fixation” was accepted in New Journal of Chemistry.
24 September 2020:
Our paper “Preliminary studies into fluorescent semiconductor nanorods for the detection of latent fingermarks: Size matters, shape matters” was accepted in Science and Justice.
23 September 2020:
Our paper “Efficient electronic coupling and heterogeneous charge transport of zero-dimensional Cs4PbBr6 perovskite emitters” was accepted in Journal of Chemistry Materials A.
22 September 2020:
Dr. Jia is acting as a Guest Editor in organising a Special Issue “Nanomedicine: principles, properties and applications” in Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering (Impact factor 3.6). We are looking forward to receiving your manuscripts in relation to this topic.
http://journal.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/column/item952.shtml
https://www.springer.com/journal/11705/updates/18397820
21 September 2020:
Dr. Jia is acting as a Guest Editor in organising a Special Issue “Metal Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Properties and Applications” in Crystals (MDPI, impact factor 2.4). We are looking forward to receiving your manuscripts in relation to this topic.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/crystals/special_issues/Metal_Halide_Perovskite
31 August 2020:
Our paper “Sustainable nanoplasmon-enhanced photoredox reactions: synthesis, characterization and applications” was accepted in Advanced Energy Materials.
31 July 2020:
Our paper “Synthesis of atomically thin CdTe nanoplatelets by using polytellurides tellurium precursors” was accepted in Australian Journal of Chemistry.
21 July 2020:
We are inviting international and domestic students to apply RTP scholarships for PhD program on the project of "Colloidal One-Dimensional Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic Device". For more information, please see here: https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=4588
20 July 2020:
Dr. Jia is acting as a Guest Editor in organising a Virtue Special Issue (VSI) ““Emerging biomaterials for nanomedicine-enabled new therapies” in Matierals & Design (Elsevier, impact factor 6.214). We are looking forward to receiving your manuscripts in relation to this topic.
7 July 2020:
Dechao Chen's PhD thesis entitled "Colloidal Quasi-one-dimensional Zinc-based Semiconductor Nanocrystals" receives a letter of Commendation from the Chancellor of Curtin University. Very well done Dechao!
19 June 2020:
Our paper “Metal Halide Perovskite Nanorods: Shape Matters” was accepted in Advanced Materials.
13 June 2020:
Our paper “Two-Dimensional Materials based on Main Group Element Compounds: Phases, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications” was accepted in Advanced Functional Materials.
4 June 2020:
Our paper “Dominant polar surfaces of colloidal II-VI wurtzite semiconductor nanocrystals enabled by cation exchange” was accepted in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
26 May 2020:
Our paper “Atomically thin cadmium-free ZnTe nanoplatelets formed from magic-size nanoclusters” was accepted in Nanoscale Advances.
25 Jan. 2020:
Our paper “Luminescence Detection of Latent Fingermarks on Non-porous Surfaces with Heavy-Metal-Free Quantum Dots” was accepted in Forensic Chemistry.
17 Jan. 2020:
Our work “Non-Epitaxial Gold-Tipped ZnSe Hybrid Nanorods for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production” has been selected to be featured on the back cover of the coming issue in Small.
17 Dec. 2019:
Dr. Jia is acting as a Guest Editor in organising a Research Topic of “Emerging Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications” in Frontiers in Chemistry. We are looking forward to receiving your manuscripts.
16 Dec. 2019:
Our paper “Catalytic Reduction of Nitrogen to Produce Ammonia by Bismuth-based Catalysts: State of the Art and Future Prospects” was accepted in Materials Horizons.
7 Dec. 2019:
Our work on non-epitaxial Au-ZnSe hybrid nanorods for photocatalytic hydrogen production was highlighted by Materials View China. https://www.materialsviewschina.com/2019/12/41602/
4 Dec. 2019:
Curtin Media highlighted our work by publishing a news release entitled "Hydrogen research fuels new solar ideas for green energy". See here https://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/hydrogen-research-fuels-new-solar-ideas-for-green-energy/
29 Nov. 2019:
Our paper "Graphitic carbon nitride with different dimensionalities for energy and environmental applications" was accepted in Nano Research.
29 Nov. 2019:
Our work using single-layer MoS2 nanosheets for hydrogen production from methanol was highlighted by Materials View China. https://www.materialsviewschina.com/2019/11/41384/
20 Nov. 2019:
Our paper "Spontaneous formation of hybrid heterotrimer of Fe3O4-Ag2S-ZnS by seeded-growth method" was accepted in the Australian Journal of Chemistry.
5 Nov. 2019:
Our paper "Non-Epitaxial Gold-Tipped ZnSe Hybrid Nanorods for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production" was accepted in Small.
26 Oct. 2019:
Our paper "Colloidal Single-Layer Photocatalysts for Methanol-Storable Solar H2 Fuel" was selected to be featured on the inside back cover of the issue in Advanced Materials.
22 Oct. 2019:
Our paper "Structural-Phase Catalytic Redox Reactions in Energy and Environmental Applications" was accepted in Advanced Materials.
16 Oct. 2019:
Our paper “Synthesis of magnetically separable Fe3O4–Au–CdS kinked heterotrimers incorporating plasmonic and semiconducting functionalities” was selected as the Inside Front Cover in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
30 Sept. 2019:
Our paper "Colloidal Single-Layer Photocatalysts for Methanol-Storable Solar H2 Fuel" was accepted in Advanced Materials.
9 Sept. 2019:
Our work using alloyed ZnSSe nanorods as photocatalyst for hydrogen production was selected as one of the key outcomes to hydrogen and energy futures in Australian University Science by the Australian Council of Deans of Science.
1st Sept. 2019:
Rundong Mao joined our group as a MPhil candidate. Welcome Rundong!
23 August 2019:
Our paper “Stable, Strongly Emitting Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanorods with High Optical Gain Enabled by an Intermediate Monomer Reservoir Synthetic Strategy” was published in Nano Letters.
09 August 2019:
Our paper “Synthesis of magnetically separable Fe3O4–Au–CdS kinked heterotrimers incorporating plasmonic and semiconducting functionalities” was published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
02 July 2019:
Our paper “Recent Advances in Zinc‐Containing Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic and Energy Conversion Applications” was published in ChemElectroChem.
05 June 2019:
Our paper “Why Do Colloidal Wurtzite Semiconductor Nanoplatelets Have an Atomically Uniform Thickness of Eight Monolayers?” was published in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
20 May 2019:
Our paper “Heavy‐Metal‐Free Colloidal Semiconductor Nanorods: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives” was published in Advanced Materials.
17 May 2019:
Our paper “Colloidal quasi-one-dimensional dual semiconductor core/shell nanorod couple heterostructures with blue fluorescence” was published in Nanoscale.
07 May 2019:
Our paper “Colloidal quasi-one-dimensional dual semiconductor core/shell nanorod couple heterostructures with blue fluorescence” was published in Nanoscale.
1st May 2019:
Jiayi Chen joined our group as a Maters research student. Welcome Jiayi!
17 April 2019:
Our paper “Surface reactivation of FeNiPC metallic glass: A strategy for highly enhanced catalytic behavior” was published in Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids.
31 March 2019:
Our paper “Spontaneous shape and phase control of colloidal ZnSe nanocrystals by tailoring Se precursor reactivity” was published in CrystEngComm.
26 March 2019:
Our paper “Spontaneous Formation of Heterodimer Au–Fe7S8 Nanoplatelets by a Seeded Growth Approach” was published in
Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
18 March 2019:Our paper “Electrochemistry on Tribocharged Polymers Is Governed by the Stability of Surface Charges Rather than Charging Magnitude” was published in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
14 November 2018:
Our paper “Large lateral sized two-dimensional Cu2-xS nanoplates formed by Ostwald ripenings” has been published in Materials Letters.
12 November 2018:
Dechao was awarded the prestigious “Curtin Mobility Award”. Well done, Dechao!.
18 October 2018:
Our paper “Recent advances in one-dimensional halide perovskites for optoelectronic applications” was published in Nanoscale.
17 October 2018:
Our paper “Photoactivity and Stability Co‐Enhancement: When Localized Plasmons Meet Oxygen Vacancies in MgO” was published in Small.
24 Sep 2018:
Our paper "Spontaneous Formation of Noble‐ and Heavy‐Metal‐Free Alloyed Semiconductor Quantum Rods for Efficient Photocatalysis" was selected as the back cover of Advanced Materials! https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201870296
4 Sep 2018:
Our work on Alloyed quantum rod catalysis for efficient energy harvesting was highlighted by MaterialsViews China!
3 August 2018:
Our paper “Spontaneous Formation of Noble- and Heavy-Metal-Free Alloyed Semiconductor Quantum Rods for Efficient Photocatalysis” was published in Advanced Materials (DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803351) Congratulations!
7 June 2018:
Zakaria Serroukh from The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia joins us as a international exchange student for six months. Welcome, Zak!
4th Aug 2017:
Prof. Uri Banin visited our group.
11st May 2017:
Fei Wang joined our group as a PhD candidate. Welcome Fei!
9th Jan. 2017:
Collaborative work "Rigid Amino Acid as Linker to Enhance the Crystallinity of CH3NH3PbI3 Particles" was published in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization.
9th Jan. 2017:
Yingping Pang joined our group as a PhD candidate. Welcome Yingping!
21st Nov. 2016:
Wei Chen joined our group as a PhD candidate. Welcome Wei!
1st Sept. 2016:
Xueru Yan joined our group as an exchange student. Welcome Xueru!
20th July 2016:
Callum McCauley joined our group to conduct her third-year project. Welcome Callum!
12th July 2016:
Natalie Eldrige joined our group to conduct her third-year project. Welcome Natalie!
2nd May 2016:
Dechao Chen joined the group as a PhD candidate. Welcome Dechao!
25th February 2016:
Our paper “High-contrast visualization of upconversion luminescence in mice using time-gating approach” was accepted for publication in Analytical Chemistry.
22th December 2015:
Our paper "Unraveling Morphology and Phase Control of NaLnF4 Upconverting Nanocrystals" was accepted for publication in Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
7th Dec. 2015:
Guohua was awarded the prestigious 2016 J G Russell Award from the Australian Academy of Science. Congratulations!
30th Oct. 2015
Guohua was one of the only ten scientists in Chemical Sciences who were awarded the fiercely competitive Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) research grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC) in this 2015 funding round. Congratulations!
25th July 2015:
Two year-three students, Leon Staaden and Raymond Horley joined the group to conduct their projects! Welcome Leon and Raymond!
28th June 2015:
Our paper "Emerging Strategies for the Synthesis of Monodisperse Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Rods" was accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.