Tang Group@Tsinghua University (THU) | Laboratory of Photon-Phonon Co-driven Catalysis

Latest research has been published in Nature

Methane Oxidation to Ethanol by a Molecular Junction Photocatalyst

The 18th National Solar Photochemistry and Photocatalysis Conference

Prof. Tang was invited to deliver a Plenary Lecture

2025 Teacher's Day

Students celebrate Teacher's Day with Prof. Tang

Introduction

The Laboratory of photon-phonon co-driven catalysis led by Professor Junwang Tang, has established a new concept of photon-phonon co-driven catalysis, which is employed to achieve efficient conversion of small molecules. In parallel, the group also focuses on plastic waste recycling by microwave catalysis and biomass transformation through multi-energy-coupled catalytic technologies.

The group's main research projects include: ammonia synthesis, hydrogen production, biomass conversion, plastic depolymerization, natural gas conversion and multi-scale ultrafast spectroscopy.

Publications More

Methane Oxidation to Ethanol by a Molecular Junction Photocatalyst

Xie, J., Fu, C., Quesne, M.G., Guo, J., Wang, C., Xiong, L., Windle, C.D., Gadipelli, S., Guo, Z.X.*, Huang, W.*, Catlow, C.R.A.*, Tang, J.*

Nature, 2025, 639, 368-374

Efficient hole abstraction for highly selective oxidative coupling of methane by sputtering Au on TiO₂ photocatalyst

Li, X., Li, C., Xu, Y., Liu, Q., Bahri, M., Zhang, L., Browning, N.D., Cowan, A.J.*, Tang, J.*

Nature Energy, 2023, 8, 1013–1022

High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu-TiO₂ photocatalysts

Wang, H., Qi, H., Sun, X., Jia, S., Li, X., Miao, T.J., Xiong, L., Wang, S., Zhang, X., Liu, X., Wang, A., Zhang, T., Huang, W., Tang, J.*

Nature Materials, 2023, 22, 619–626

News More

2025-11

Our group published a research paper in Advanced Materials: Infrared and Thermo Co-Driven Catalysis for CO₂ Conversion to Valuable Chemicals.

2025-09

Professor Tang, Junwang was awarded the International Science Award for Crossing Boundaries by Falling Walls Foundation.

2025-01

Our group published a research paper in Nature: Methane Oxidation to Ethanol by a Molecular Junction Photocatalyst.

Research

Ammonia synthesis

1. To develop advanced thermal catalysts for efficient ammonia synthesis under mild conditions, aiming to overcome the energy-intensive limitations of the Haber-Bosch process through innovative catalyst design.

2. To pioneer photon-phonon co-driven catalytic systems that synergistically combine light and thermal energy for efficient nitrogen fixation. This enables ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water (or hydrogen) at significantly lower temperatures and pressures than conventional methods, offering a sustainable pathway toward decentralized green ammonia production.

photon-phonon co-driven catalysis for ammonia synthesis

Solar-driven hydrogen production

To design highly efficient and stable photon-phonon co-driven catalytic systems to achieve solar-driven water splitting or methanol reforming for green hydrogen production, thereby contributing to the development of the hydrogen energy industry and the realization of carbon neutrality goals.

Photon-phonon co-driven catalysis for biomass conversion

To develop an efficient photon–phonon co-driven catalysis strategy for the selective and efficient conversion of biomass, including the conversion of glycerol into glyceraldehyde, glycolaldehyde, or lactic acid and methanol into value-added chemicals under mild conditions.

Microwave-assisted catalysis for waste recycling

To employ microwave-catalysis technology for the efficient degradation and conversion of waste plastics (e.g., PE, PP, PET), enabling the targeted production of high-value chemicals or fuels to promote white pollution control and carbon resource recycling.

microwave-assisted catalysis for plastic degradation and recycling

Photon-phonon co-driven catalysis for natural gas conversion

To develop novel catalytic materials and reaction systems for efficient conversion of natural gas into high-value chemicals or clean fuels at low temperatures, offering a low carbon route for natural gas resource utilization.

Multi-scale in-situ spectroscopy

To develop the in-situ/ operando multifunctional time-resolved (fs-ms) spectroscopies, aiming to unveil the reaction pathways in thermal catalysis, electrocatalysis and photon-phonon co-driven catalysis.

Members

Professor

Tang, Junwang

Carbon Neutrality Chair Professor, Director of the Industrial Catalysis Center, Fellow of Academia Europaea

Professor Tang is a pioneer in employing multiple energy sources to activate small molecules (e.g., H₂O, N₂, CH₄, CO₂). He develops low carbon catalytic systems for the conversion of these molecules to high-value chemicals and employs microwave catalysis to depolymerize solid waste, enabling resource recycling. He is also dedicated to investigating the reaction mechanisms of photo/thermal/electro-catalysis using multi-modal time-resolved spectroscopies.

Professor Tang has authored more than 250 papers in prestigious international journals such as Nature, Nature Catalysis, Nature Energy, Nature Materials, and Nature Sustainability. His work has been cited over 36,000 times, earning him an h-index of 94 (Google Scholar). He has been granted 25 patents and has been recognized as a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher on multiple occasions. He also serves as an Editor or Associate Editor for 6 international journals, including Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, and Energy & Environmental Science: Solar.

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=S0jdSPEAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN&oi=sra

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Xiong, Lunqiao

Postdoctoral Researcher

Photon-phonon co-driven catalysis for ammonia synthesis

Dr. Zhao, Xiaozhou

Postdoctoral Researcher

Photon-phonon co-driven methane conversion

Dr. Zhao, Jiangting

Postdoctoral Researcher

Photon-phonon co-driven catalysis for methanol conversion

Dr. Cui, Hongjie

Postdoctoral Researcher

Thermal catalysis for ammonia decomposition

Dr. Guo, Junjun

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mechanistic investigation of photothermal catalytic systems using multi-scale time-resolved spectroscopy

Dr. Yang, Jianlong

Postdoctoral Researcher

Methane conversion, ammonia synthesis, and plastic conversion

Dr. Ma, Jin

Postdoctoral Researcher

Photon-phonon co-driven oxidation of nitrogen to nitrite

Dr. Qin, Jibo

Postdoctoral Researcher

Microwave catalysis for convertion of waste plastics into high-value products

Dr. Chen, Yuexing

Postdoctoral Researcher

H₂O₂ synthesis coupled with biomass conversion

Dr. Mao, Liuhao

Postdoctoral Researcher

Photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

Dr. Feng, Fan

Postdoctoral Researcher

Thermal catalytic green ammonia synthesis

Dr. Xie, Yafei

Postdoctoral Researcher

Organic small molecule amidation

Dr. Zhang, Haozhe

Postdoctoral Researcher

Moiré superlattice materials, nitrogen fixation and scattering techniques (XPDF, XAS, SXRD, and NPD) for investigating catalysts

Doctoral candidates

Chen, Enqi

2021 Batch Doctoral Candidate, Joint PhD Program

Photon-phonon co-driven CO₂ conversion

Liu, Muyao

2023 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Photon-phonon co-driven catalytic NH₃ synthesis

Wang, Tieou

2023 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Photon-phonon co-driven methane conversion

Zheng, Yaxuan

2023 Batch Doctoral Candidate, Joint PhD Program

Photon-phonon co-driven methanol conversion

Hou, Linlin

2024 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Photon-phonon co-driven ammonia synthesis

Qin, Ziying

2024 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Photon-phonon co-driven C-H activation

Tian, Jinying

2024 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Ultrafast spectroscopic analysis of carrier dynamics in photon-phonon co-driven catalysis

Xiong, Zhixian

2025 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Time-resolved molecular vibration spectroscopy

Zhang, Haoran

2025 Batch Doctoral Candidate

Photon-phonon co-driven catalytic C-F bond activation

Undergraduates

Wang, Xirui

2022 Batch Undergraduate

Photon-phonon co-driven ammonia synthesis from N₂ and H₂O

Alumni

Chen, Xuxing

2024-2025 Visiting Scholar, Associate Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University

Energy and environmental photocatalysis with particular emphasis on the photocatalytic conversion of methane

Chen, Shengtao

2023-2025 Postdoctoral Researcher, lecturer at the School of Chemistry and Environment, Wuhan Institute of Technology

Light-/Thermal-driven small molecule conversion

Publications in the Past 10 Years

2025

Infrared and Thermo Co-Driven Catalysis for CO2 Conversion to Valuable Chemicals

Chen, E., Wang, C., Xiong, L., Zheng, Y., Tian, J., Li, X., Lan, Y., Tang, J.*

Advanced Materials, 2025, e12626

Methane Oxidation to Ethanol by a Molecular Junction Photocatalyst

Xie, J., Fu, C., Quesne, M.G., Guo, J., Wang, C., Xiong, L., Windle, C.D., Gadipelli, S., Guo, Z.X.*, Huang, W.*, Catlow, C.R.A.*, Tang, J.*

Nature, 2025, 639, 368-374

Highly Selective Photo-Oxidation of Methane to Methanol by Fe–Au Site-Supported SrTiO3 Hollow Nanotubes with Oxygen Vacancies

Zhu, Y., Li, Z., Bian, J., Zhang, Z., Chen, C., Xiong, L., Tang, J.*, Jing, L.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 34959-34971

Ionic Liquid‐Confined Covalent‐Organic Framework Pores as Nanoreactors for CO2 Photoconversion

Yin, H., Huang, H., Bai, L., Liu, Z., Yan, X., Sun, R., Li, Z., Bai, F., Chen, E., Xiong, L., Tang, J.*, Jing, L.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202505886

Synergy between unique Pt–C coordination and Pt quantum dots on TiO2 for exceptional photocatalytic methanol dehydrogenation

Zhou, T., Luo, Z., Zhao, J., Liu, S., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Lu, Q., Chen, M., Zhang, J., Sun, H., He, T., Tang, J.*, Liu, Q

Science Advances, 2025, 11, eadw2028

Highly selective upcycling of plastic mixture waste by microwave-assisted catalysis over Zn/b-ZnO

Zhao, J., Liu, B., Xiong, L., Liu, W., Wang, D., Ma*, W., Jiang, L., Yang, J., Wang, P., Xiao*, T., Zhao, S., Edwards, P.P., Tang, J.*

Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 1726

Coverage-Dependent Selective Conversion of Methane into Value-Added Ethane over Noble-Metal-Free Ni1-CeO2 Photocatalyst

Luo, L., Wang, R., Wang, T., Li, J., Xiao, Y., Qi, K., Guo, X., Feng, Z., Tang, J.*, Zhang, F.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 17566-17573

Microwave-Assisted Catalytic Upcycling of Plastic Wastes over Heterojunction-Structured Layered Triple Oxides

Liu, C., Li, S., Wu, Z., Yang, J., Qin, J., Dou, Y., Han, J., Zhang, W., Tang, J.*

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025, 17, 28188-28198

CO2 Promoted methanol conversion to methyl formate by photocatalysis

Chen, E., Li, X., Wang, C., Xu, Y., Lan, Y., Tang, J.*

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 510, 161860

Selective synthesis of ethane from methane by a photocatalytic chemical cycle process

Yang, J., Xiong, L., Wang, C., Luo, L., Jing, L., Martsinovich, N., Tang, J.*

Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15, 2570047

Photocatalytic water splitting versus H2 generation coupled with organic synthesis: A large critical review

Savateev, O., Zhuang, J., Wan, S., Song, C., Cao, S., Tang, J.*

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 70, 44-114

Solar‐Driven Conversion of Nitrogen and Water to Solid Fertilizer in an Outdoor 1 m2 Panel Reactor

Wang, J., Ran, G., Gao, J., Li, D., Waterhouse, G.I., Shi, R., Zhang, W., Tang, J., Wu, L., Zhao, Y.*, Zhang, T.*

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 2420199

Buffered Hydroxyl Radical for Photocatalytic Non‐Oxidative Methane Coupling

Wang, X., Xin, X., Xiong, L., Yang, J., Wang, T., Yang, Y., Huang, Z., Luo, N., Tang, J.*, Wang, F.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202420606

Engineering Single Ni Sites on 3D Cage‐like Cucurbit[n]uril Ligands for Efficient and Selective CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction

Wang, J., Li, X., Chang, C., Zhang, T., Guan, X., Liu, Q., Zhang, L., Wen, P., Tang, I., Zhang, Y., Yang, X., Tang, J.*, Lan, Y.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202417384

Advances in catalysts and reactors' design for methanol steam reforming and PEMFC applications

Harkou, E., Wang, H., Manos, G., Constantinou, A.*, Tang, J.*

Chemical Science, 2025, 16, 3810-3831

From photocatalysis to photon–phonon co-driven catalysis for methanol reforming to hydrogen and valuable by-products

Wang, H., Harkou, E., Constantinou, A., Al-Salemc, S.M., Manos,G., Tang, J.*

Chemical Society Reviews, 2025, 54, 2188-2207

2024

Engineering Single Ni Sites on 3D Cage‐like Cucurbit [n] uril Ligands for Efficient and Selective CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction

Wang, J., Li, X.*, Chang, C., Zhang, T., Guan, X., Liu, Q., Zhang, L., Wen, P., Tang, I., Zhang, Y., Yang, X., Tang, J.*, Lan, Y.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 12, e202417384

Selective Synthesis of Ethane from Methane by a Photocatalytic Chemical Cycle Process

Yang, J., Xiong, L., Wang, C., Luo, L., Jing, L., Martsinovich, N., Tang, J.*

Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 2404202

Efficient methane oxidation to formaldehyde via photon-phonon cascade catalysis

Xu, Y., Wang, C., Li, X., Xiong, L., Zhang, T.*, Zhang, L, Zhang, Q., Gu, L., Lan, L.*, Tang, J.*

Nature Sustainability, 2024, 7, 1171–1181

An economic way to achieve all-weather CO2 reduction

Tang, J.*

National Science Review, 2024, 11, nwad330

Converting Glycerol into Valuable Trioses by Cuδ+-Single-Atom-Decorated WO3 under Visible Light

Xiong, L., Yu, Z., Cao, H., Guan, W., Su, Y., Pan, X., Zhang, L., Liu, X., Wang, A., Tang, J.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202318461

Photocatalytic ethylene production by oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with dioxygen on ZnO-supported PdZn intermetallic nanoparticles

Wang, P., Zhang, X., Shi, R. *, Zhao, J., Waterhouse, G., Tang, J., Zhang, T.*

Nature Communications, 2024, 1, 789

Photocatalytic methane conversion to high-value chemicals

Xu, Y., Chen, E., Tang, J.*

Carbon Future, 2024, 1, 9200004

2023

Effective activation of strong C–Cl bond for highly selective photosynthesis of bibenzyl via homo-coupling

Yang, Q., Li, X., Chen, L., Han, X., Wang, F., Tang, J.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202307907

Microwave catalytic depolymerisation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic to the Monomers

Yuan, Z., Yang, J., Manos, G., Tang, J.*

CCS Chem, 2023

Tuning the Interfaces of ZnO/ZnCr2O4 Derived from Layered-Double-Hydroxide Precursors to Advance Nitrogen Photofixation

Gao, J., Wu, F., Zhao, Y.*, Bian, X., Zhou, C., Tang, J., Zhang, T.*

ChemSusChem, 2023, 16, e202300944

Palladium decorated anatase for photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to ethane

Yang, J., Wang, C., Xing, J., Tang, J.*

Surface and Interface, 2023, 40, 103108

Small-Structure Innovation of Catalysis Powers a Sustainable Future

Wang, L.*, Tang, J.*, Maeda, K.*, Zhang, Q.*, Richards, R.M.*

Small Structures, 2023, 4, 2300116

Heteroatom- and Bonded Z-Scheme Channels-Modulated Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics and Exciton Dissociation in Covalent Triazine Frameworks for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Shen, R., Li, N., Qin, C., Li, X., Zhang, P., Li, X.*, Tang, J.*

Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2301463

Increasing Profitability of Ethanol Photoreforming by Simultaneous Production of H2 and Acetal

Savateev, O.*, Shvalagin, V., Tang, J.

Global Challenges, 2023, 2300078

Polaron-Mediated Transport in BiVO4 Photoanodes for Solar Water Oxidation

Wu, H.*, Zhang, L., Qu, S., Du, A., Tang, J., Ng, Y.H.*

ACS Energy Letters, 2023, 8, 2177–2184

Stored photoelectrons in a faradaic junction for decoupled solar hydrogen production in the dark

Ruan, Q.*, Xi, X., Yan, B., Kong, L, Jiang, C.*, Tang, J., Sun, Z.*

Chem, 2023, 9, 1850–1864

Efficient hole abstraction for highly selective oxidative coupling of methane by sputtering Au on TiO2 photocatalyst

Li, X., Li, C., Xu, Y., Liu, Q., Bahri, M., Zhang, L., Browning, N.D., Cowan, A.J.*, Tang, J.*

Nature Energy, 2023, 8, 1013–1022

Highly Selective Conversion of CH4 to High Value-Added C1 Oxygenates over Pd Loaded ZnTi-LDH

Fu, L., Zhang, R., Yang, J., Shi, J., Jiang, H.Y.*, Tang, J.*

Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 2301118

PdCu nanoalloy decorated photocatalysts for efficient and selective oxidative coupling of methane in flow reactors

Li, X., Wang, C., Yang, J., Xu, Y., Yang, Y., Yu, J., Delgado, J.J., Martsinovich, N., Sun, X., Zheng, X., Huang, W., Tang, J.*

Nature Communications, 2023， 14， 6343

3D macro/mesoporous highly reproducible amino-functionalized covalent organic framework nanospheres for fat-rich foodstuffs pretreatment in nontargeted analysis

Qi, Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Zhou, X., Li, W., Cui, J., Fan, M., Jin, Y.*, Tang, J., Shen, J, Shao, B.*

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 454, 140319

Tungsten oxide-based Z-scheme for visible light-driven hydrogen production from water splitting

Thangamuthu, M., Vankayala, K., Xiong, L., Conroy, S., Zhang, X.*, Tang, J.*

ACS Catalysis, 2023,13, 9113-9124

Highly Selective Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol with Air at Room Temperature Promoted by Water

Xie, J., Li, L., Guo, J., Luo，L., Delgado4, J.J., Martsinovich, N., Tang, J.*

Nature Communications, 2023，14, 4431

High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu-TiO2 photocatalysts

Wang, H., Qi, H., Sun, X., Jia, S., Li, X., Miao, T.J., Xiong, L., Wang, S., Zhang, X., Liu, X., Wang, A., Zhang, T., Huang, W., Tang, J.*

Nature Materials, 2023, 22, 619–626

Improving CO2 photoconversion with ionic liquid and Co single atoms

Liu, Y., Sun, J. Huang, H., Bai, L.*, Zhao, X., Qu, B., Xiong, L., Bai, F., Tang, J.*, Jing, L,*

Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 1457

Nearly 100% selective and visible-light-driven methane conversion to formaldehyde via. single-atom Cu and Wδ+

Luo L., Han X, Wang K., Xu Y., Xiong L., Ma J. Guo, Z.*, Tang, J.*

Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 2690

A Z-scheme Heterojunctional Photocatalyst Engineered with Spatially Separated Dual Redox Sites for Selective CO2 Reduction with Water: Insight by in-situ μs-transient Absorption Spectra

Sun, L., Zhang, Z., Bian, J.*, Bai, F.*, Su, H., Li, Z., Xie, J., Xu, R., Sun, J., Bai, L., Chen, C., Han, Y., Tang, J.*, Jing, L,*

Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2300064

Synergy of Ag and AgBr in a Pressurized Flow Reactor for Selective Photocatalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane

Wang, C., Li, X., Ren, Y., Jiao, H., Wang, F., Tang, J.*

ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 3768-3774

Photocatalytic methane activation by dual reaction sites co-modified WO3

Wang, K., Luo*, L., Wang, C., Tang, J.*

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2023 46, 103-112

Highly selective transformation of biomass derivatives to valuable chemicals by single‐atom photocatalyst Ni/TiO2

Xiong, L., Qi, H., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., Liu, X., Wang, A.*, Tang, J.*

Advanced Materials, 2209646

Bimetallic FeOx–MOx Loaded TiO2 (M = Cu, Co) Nanocomposite Photocatalysts for Complete Mineralization of Herbicides

Shoneye, A., Jiao, H., Tang, J.*

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023, 127, 3, 1388–1396

Single-Atom Iridium on Hematite Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting: Catalyst or Spectator?

Guo, Q., Zhao, Q., Crespo-Otero, R., Tommaso, D., Tang, J., Dimitrov, S.D., Titirici, M.M., Li, X., Jorge Sobrido, A.B.*

Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2023, 145, 3, 1686–1695

Catalytic methane removal to mitigate its environmental effect

Wang, C., Xu, Y., Tang, J.*

Science China Chemistry, 2023, 66, 1032–1051

Sodium-Directed Photon-Induced Assembly Strategy for Preparing Multisite Catalysts with High Atomic Utilization Efficiency

An, X.,* Wei, T., Ding, P., Liu*, L., Xiong, L., Tang, J.*, Ma, J., Wang, F., Liu, H., Qu, J.

Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2023, 145, 3, 1759–1768

2022

Insights on carbon neutrality by photocatalytic conversion of small molecules into value-added chemicals or fuels

Jiao, H., Wang, C., Xiong, L., Tang, J.*

Accounts of Materials Research, 2022，3 12, 1206–1219

Photocatalytic Methane Conversion to C1 Oxygenates over Palladium and Oxygen Vacancies Co‐Decorated TiO2

Gong, Z., Luo, L.*, Wang, C., Tang, J.*

Solar RRL, 2022, 6, 2200335

Preface to special column on renewable fuel synthesis by photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis

Tang, J.*, Wang, L.*, Godin, R.*, Marschall, R.*

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43 9, 2271-2272

Conformal BiVO4/WO3 nanobowl array photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

Zhang, W., Tian, M., Jiao, H., Jiang, HY*, Tang, J.*

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43, 2321-2331

On-demand continuous H2 release by methanol dehydrogenation and reforming via photocatalysis in a membrane reactor

Jiao, H., Yang, J., Li, X., Wang, C., Tang, J.*

Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 8345–8354

Methane Transformation by Photocatalysis

Li, X., Wang, C., Tang, J.*

Nature Reviews Materials, 2022, 7, 617–632

Strategies and reaction systems for solar-driven CO2 reduction by water

Bian, J., Zhang, Z., Liu, Y., Chen, E., Tang, J.*, Jing, L.*

Carbon Neutrality, 2022, 1, 5

Charge Carrier Dynamics and Reaction Intermediates in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis by Time-Resolved Spectroscopies

Ma, J., Miao, T., Tang, J.*

Chemical Society Reviews, 2022, 51, 5777-5794

Polymer Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production: Progress and Challenges

Thangamuthu, L., Ruan, Q., Ohemeng, P.S., Luo, L, Jing, D.*, Godin, R.*, Tang, J.*

Chemical Reviews, 2022, 122, 11778-11829

Insight on Reaction Pathways of Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion

Wang, Y., Chen, E., Tang, J.*

ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 7300-7316

Synergy of Pd Atoms and Oxygen Vacancies on In2O3 for Methane Conversion under Visible Light

Luo, L., Fu, L., Liu, H., Xu, Y., Xiang, J., Chang, C., Yang, D.*, Tang, J.*

Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 2930

Spontaneous Bulk-Surface Charge Separation of TiO2-{001} Nanocrystals Leads to High Activity in Photocatalytic Methane Combustion

Fu, C., Li, F., Yang, J., Xie, J., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Zheng, X., Liu, Y., Zhu, J., Tang, J.*, Gong, X.*, Huang, W.*

ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 6457-6463

Origin and Promotional Effects of Plasmonics in Photocatalysis

Thangamuthu, M., Raziman, T.V., Martin, O. J.F*, Tang, J.*

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%

Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, H., Xiao B., Zhang, W., Zhao, X., Lv, T., Thangamuthu, M., Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Ma, J., Lin, L., Tang, J.*, Huang, R.,* Liu, Q.*

Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 58

Recent progress in photocatalytic degradation of chlorinated phenols and reduction of heavy metal ions in water by TiO2-based catalysts

Shoneye, A., Chang, J.S., Chong, MN., Tang, J.*

International Materials Reviews, 2022, 1, 47-64

Improvement of the Photoelectrochemical Stability of Cu2O Photocathode by Ph-C=C-Cu Grafting

Zhang, W., Bai, Y., Tian, M., Liu, YG., Hou, J., Li, C., Jiang, H.Y.*, Tang, J.*

Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2023, 2201380

Tuning selectivity among acetalization, pinacol coupling, and hydrogenation reactions of benzaldehyde by catalytic and photochemical pathways at room temperature

Yang, Q., Li, X., Tang, J.*

Materials Today Energy, 2022, 23, 100890

Binary Au–Cu Reaction Sites Decorated ZnO for Selective Methane Oxidation to C1 Oxygenates with Nearly 100% Selectivity at Room Temperature

Luo, L., Gong, Z., Xu, Y., Ma, J., Liu, H., Xing, J., Tang, J.*

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 740–750

Crystallinity-Modulated Co2–xVxO4 Nanoplates for Efficient Electrochemical Water Oxidation

Jiang, C., Yang, J., Han, X., Qi, H., Su, Zhao, D., Kang, L., Liu, X., Ye, J., Li, J., Guo, Z. X., Kaltsoyannis, N., Wang, A.,* Tang, J.*

ACS Catalysis, 2022, 11, 14884-14891

Self-assembled sulphur doped carbon nitride for photocatalytic water reforming of methanol

Wang, H., Thangamuthu, M., Wu, Z., Yang, J., Yuan, H., Tang, J.*

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 445, 136790

2021

Revealing ammonia quantification minefield in photo/electrocatalysis

Zhao, Y., Wu, F., Miao, Y., Zhou, C., Xu, N., Shi, R., Wu, L.Z., Tang, J., Zhang, T.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 133, 21896-21899

Efficient Hole Trapping in Carbon Dot/Oxygen-Modified Carbon Nitride Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Enhanced Methanol Production from CO2 under Neutral Conditions

Wang, Y., Godin, R.*, Durrant, J.R., Tang, J.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 20811-20816

Energy platform for directed charge transfer in the cascade Z-scheme heterojunction: CO2 photoreduction without a cocatalyst

Bian, J., Zhang, Z., Feng, J., Thangamuthu, M., Yang, F., Sun, L., Li, Z., Qu, Y., Tang, D., Lin, Z., Bai, F.*, Tang, J.*, Liqiang Jing*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 20906-20914

Hollow carbon spheres-modified graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic H2 production

Li, J., Xiong, L., Luo, L., Jing, D.*, Cao, J., Tang, J.*

Chemistry–A European Journal, 2021, 27, 16879-16888

In situ cofactor regeneration enables selective CO2 reduction in a stable and efficient enzymatic photoelectrochemical cell

Xu, K., Chatzitakis, A.*, Backe, P.H., Ruan, Q., Tang, J.*, Rise, F., Bjørås, M., Norby, T.*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 296, 120349

Tailoring collaborative N–O functionalities of graphene oxide for enhanced selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol

Li, J., Li, F., Yang, Q., Wang, S*, Sun, H., Yang, Q., Tang, J.*, Liu, S.*

Carbon, 2021, 182, 715-724

In Situ Investigation of Charge Performance in Anatase TiO2 Powder for Methane Conversion by Vis–NIR Spectroscopy

Miao, T., Wang, C., Xiong, L., Li, X., Xie, X., Tang, J.*

ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 8226-8238

Bridging-nitrogen defects modified graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen production

Luo, L., Wang, K., Gong, Z., Zhu, H., Ma, J.*, Xiong, L., Tang, J.*

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46, 27014-27025

Defect-Free Single-Layer Graphene by 10 s Microwave Solid Exfoliation and Its Application for Catalytic Water Splitting

Bayazit, M.K., Xiong, L., Jiang, C., Moniz, S., White, E., Shaffer, M.S.P., Tang, J.*

ACS Appl. Mater Interface, 2021, 13, 28600-28609

Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reformation of Methane on Ru/La‐g‐C3N4 by Promoting Charge Transfer and CO2 Activation

Li, N., Li, X., Pan, R., Cheng, M., Guan J.*, Zhou, J., Liu, M., Tang, J.*, Jing, D.*

ChemPhotoChem, 2021

Ultrathin sulfur-doped holey carbon nitride nanosheets with superior photocatalytic hydrogen production from water

Luo, L., Gong, Z., Ma, J. *, Wang, K., Zhu, H., Li, K., Xiong, L., Guo, X.*, Tang, J.*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 284, 119742

Photocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction by Ti3C2 MXene Derived Oxygen Vacancy‐Rich C/TiO2

Qian, J., Zhao, S., Dang, W., Liao, Y., Zhang, W., Wang, H., Lv, L., Luo, L., Jiang, H.*, Tang, J.*

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021, 5, 2000282

Site Sensitivity of Interfacial Charge Transfer and Photocatalytic Efficiency in Photocatalysis

Fu, C., Li, F., Zhang, J., Li, D., Qian, K., Liu, Y., Tang, J., Fan, F., Zhang, Q.*, Gong, X.*, Huang W.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 133, 6225-6234

Functionalized Graphitic Carbon Nitrides for Environmental and Sensing Applications

Fidan, T., Torabfam, M., Saleem, O., Wang, C., Kurt, H., Yüce, M., Tang, J.*, Bayazit, M. K.*

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2021, 2, 2000073

Co3+-O-V4+ cluster in CoVOx nanorods for efficient and stable electrochemical oxygen evolution

Jiang, C., Yang, J., Zhao, T., Xiong, L., Guo, Z. X., Ren, Y., Qi, H., Wang, A.,* Tang, J.*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 282, 119571

Interface-modulated nanojunction and microfluidic platform for photoelectrocatalytic chemicals upgrading

Gu Z, An X, Liu R, Xiong L, Tang J, Hu C, Liu H, Qu J*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 282, 119541

Periodical oscillation of particle-laden laminar flow within a tubular photocatalytic hydrogen production reactor predicted by discrete element method

Geng, J., Tang, J., Cai, W., Wang, Y., Jing, D.*, Guo, L.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46, 9653-9665

Molecular Cobalt Catalysts Grafted onto Polymers for Efficient Hydrogen Generation Cathodes

Li, C. B.*; Chu, Y.; Xie, P.; Xiong, L.; Wang, N.; Wang, H.; Tang, J.*

Solar RRL, 2021, 5, 2000281

Facile one-step synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity of a WC/ferroelectric nanocomposite

Zhang, M., Wang, Y., Liu, J., Thangamuthu, M., Yue, Y., Yan, Z., Feng, J., Zhang, D., Zhang, H., Guan, S., Titirici, M.M., Abrahams, I., Tang, J., Zhang, Z., Dunn, S.*, Yan, H.*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 22861-22870

Rational Design of High-Concentration Ti3+ in Porous Carbon-Doped TiO2 Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis

Han, Q.,* Wu, C., Jiao H., Xu, R., Wang, Y., Xie, J., Guo, Q., Tang, J.*

Advanced Materials, 2021, 33, 2008180

Strategies and Challenges on Selectivity of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Substances

Xiong, L., Tang, J.

Advanced Energy Materials, 2021, 11, 2003216

Metal-Organic Frameworks Decorated Cuprous Oxide Nanowires for Long-lived Charges Applied in Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CH4

Wu, H., Kong, X.Y., Wen, X., Chai, S.P., Tang, J., Ng, Y. H.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 8455-8459

2020

Semiconductor photocatalysis to engineering deuterated N-alkyl pharmaceuticals enabled by synergistic activation of water and alkanols

Zhang, Z., Qiu, C., Xu, Y., Han, Q., Tang, J., Loh, K. P., Su, C.*

Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 4722

Unique hole-accepting carbon-dots promoting selective carbon dioxide reduction nearly 100% to methanol by pure water

Wang, Y., Liu, X., Han, X., Godin, R.*, Chen, J., Zhou, W., Jiang, C., Thompson, J.F., Bayazit, M., Shevlin, S., Durrant, J.R., Guo, Z.*, Tang, J.*

Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 2531

Magneto-optical transmission of magnetic nanoparticle suspensions for different optical applications: A review

Jing, D.*, Sun, L., Jin, J., Thangamuthu, M., Tang, J.

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2021, 54013001

The role of carbon dots - derived underlayer in hematite photoanodes.

Guo, Q., Luo, H., Zhang, J., Ruan, Q., Prakash P. A., Fang, Y., Xie, Z., Li, X., Wang, X., Tang, J., Briscoe, J, Titirici, M., Jorge, A.*

Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 20220-20229

From UV to NIR: A Full-Spectrum Metal-Free Photocatalyst for Efficient Polymer Synthesis in Aqueous Conditions

Allison‐Logan, S., Fu, Q., Sun, Y., Liu, M., Xie, J., Tang, J.*, Qiao, G*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 21392-21396

Platinum and CuOx decorated TiO2 photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons in a flow reactor.

Li, X., Xie, J., Rao, H., Wang, C., Tang, J.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 132, 19702-19707

Rational Design of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride ( MXene ) Hybrids and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Energy Storage and Conversion.

Lim, K. G., Handoko, A. D., Nemani, S. K., Wyatt, B., Jiang, H.Y., Tang, J., Anasori, B.*, Seh, Z. W.*

ACS nano, 2020, 9, 10834-10864

2D-layered Ti3C2 MXenes for Promoted Synthesis of NH3 on P25 Photocatalysts

Liao, Y., Qian, J., Xie, G., Han, Q., Dang, W., Wang, Y., Lv, L., Zhao, S., Luo, L., Zhang, W., Jiang, H.,* Tang, J.*

Applied Catalysis B, 2020, 273, 119054

Mesoporous Polymeric Cyanamide-Triazole-Heptazine Photocatalysts for Highly-Efficient Water Splitting

Wu, C., Yu, G., Yin, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Han, Q.*, Tang, J., Wang, B.*

Small, 2020, 16, 2003162

Covalent grafting of molecular catalysts on C₄NₓHy as robust, efficient and well-defined photocatalysts for solar fuel synthesis

Windle, C.D., Wieczorek, A., Xiong, L., Sachs, M., Bozal-Ginesta, C., Cha, H., Cockcroft, J.K., Durrant, J., Tang, J.*

Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 8425-8432

Well-crystallized α-FeOOH cocatalysts modified BiVO4 photoanodes for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water splitting

Zhang, W., Ma, J, Xiong, L., Jiang, H.Y.*, Tang, J.*

ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020, 3, 5927-5936

Characterization of charge carrier behavior in photocatalysis using transient absorption spectroscopy

Miao, T.J., Tang, J.*

Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020, 152, 194201

Covalent Organic Framework Photocatalysts: Structures and Applications

Wang, H., Wang, H., Wang, Z., Tang, L., Zeng, G.,* Xu, P.,* Chen, M., Xiong, T., Zhou, C., Li, X., Huang, D., Zhu, Y., Wang, X., Tang, J.*

Chemical Society Reviews, 2020, 49, 4135-4165

Ru and RuOx decorated carbon nitride for efficient ammonia photosynthesis.

Wang, H., Li, X., Ruan, Q., Tang, J.*

Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 12329-12335

A Metal-Free Oxygenated Covalent Triazine 2-D Photocatalyst Works Effectively from the Ultraviolet to Near-Infrared Spectrum for Water Oxidation Apart from Water Reduction

Kong, D., Han, X., Shevln, S. A. Windle, C., Warner, J. H., Guo, Z. X.*, Tang, J.*

ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020, 9, 8960-8968

Embedded carbon in a carbon nitride hollow sphere for enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic water splitting.

Luo, L., Ma, J.*, Zhu, H., Tang, J*.

Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 7339-7346

Insight on shallow trap states introduced photocathodic performance in n-type polymer photocatalysts

Ruan, Q., Miao, T., Wang, H., Tang, J.*

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 6, 2795-2802

Highly dispersed FeOOH to enhance photocatalytic activity of TiO2 for complete mineralisation of herbicides

Shoneye, A., Tang, J.*

Applied Surface Science, 2020, 551, 145479

Attenuated Periodical Oscillation Characteristics in a Nanoscale Particle-Laden Laminar Flow

Geng, J., Tang, J., Wang, Y., Huang, Z., Jing, D.*, Guo, L.

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020, 16, 8018-8027

Stable complete water splitting by covalent triazine‐based framework CTF‐0

Kong, D., Xie, J., Guo, Z., Yang, D.*, Tang, J.*

ChemCatChem, 2020, 12, 2708-2712

Tuning of reduced graphene oxide thin film as an efficient electron conductive interlayer in a proven heterojunction photoanode for solar-driven photoelectrochemical water

Yaw, CS., Ng, WC., Ruan, Q., Tang, J., Soh, AK., Chong, M.N.*

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020, 817, 152721

Advanced biocomposites of poly (glycerol-sebacate ) and β-tricalcium phosphate by in situ microwave synthesis for bioapplication

Lau, CC., Qaysi, M Al., Owji, N., Bayazit, MK., Xie, J., Knowles, JC., Tang, J.*

Materials Today Advances, 2020, 5, 100023

Synergistic effects of dual-electrocatalyst FeOOH / NiOOH thin films as effective surface photogenerated hole extractors on a novel hierarchical heterojunction photoanode structure for solar-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting

Yaw, C.S., Tang, J., Soh, A.k., Chong, M.N.*

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 380, 122501

Two-dimensional photocatalyst design: A critical review of recent experimental and computational advances

Zhao, Y., Zhang, S., Shi, R., Waterhouse, G.I., Tang, J., Zhang, T.*

Materials Today, 2020, 34, 78-91

2019

Current understanding and challenges of solar-driven hydrogen generation using polymeric photocatalysts

Wang, Y., Vogel, A., Sachs, M., Sprick, R.S., Wilbraham,L., Moniz, S.J.A., Godin, R., Zwijnenburg, M.A. *, Durrant, J.R. *, Cooper, A.I. *, Tang, J. *

Nature Energy, 2019, 4, 746-760

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Based on a Serial Metal-Salen Complexes and the Reaction Mechanism

Li C.,* Chu, Y., He, H., Xie, J., Liu, J., Wang, N., Tang, J.,*

ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 6324-6331

Dimension‐Matched Zinc Phthalocyanine/BiVO4 Ultrathin Nanocomposites for CO2 Reduction as Efficient Wide‐Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts via a Cascade Charge Transfer

Bian, J., Feng, J., Zhang, Z., Li, Z., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Ali, S., Qu, Y., Bai, L., Xie, J., Tang, D., Li, X., Bai, F.*, Tang, J.*, Jing, L.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 32, 10989-10994

Experimental and computational investigation of heat transfer in a microwave-assisted flow system

Damilos, S., Radhakrishnan, ANP., Dimitrakis, G.*, Tang, J., Gavriilidis, A.*

Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 2019, 142, 107537

Tunable Covalent Triazine-based Frameworks (CTF-0) for Visible Light-Driven Hydrogen and Oxygen Generation from Water Splitting

Kong, D., Han, X., Xie, J., Ruan, Q., Windle, C.D., Gadipelli, S., Shen, K., Bai, Z.*, Guo, Z.*, Tang, J.*

ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 7697-7707

Key factors affecting photoelectrochemical performance of g-C3N4 polymer films.

Ruan, Q., Bayazit, M., Kiran, V., Xie, J., Tang, J.*

Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 7191-7194

Isoelectric point-controlled preferential photodeposition of platinum on Cu2O-TiO2 composite surfaces

Wang, M., Liu, Y., Li, D., Tang, J., Huang, W.*

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2019, 5, 985-988

Synergistic effect of surface oxygen vacancies and interfacial charge transfer on Fe (III)/Bi2MoO6 for efficient photocatalysis

Fu, F.,* Shen, H., Sun, X., Xue, W., Shoneye, A., Ma, J., Luo, L., Wang, D.,* Wang, J.,* Tang, J.*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 247, 150-162

A Type II nn staggered orthorhombic V2O5/monoclinic clinobisvanite BiVO4 heterojunction photoanode for photoelectrochemical water oxidation: Fabrication, characterisation and experimental validation

Yaw, CS., Ruan, Q., Tang, J., Soh, A.K., Chong, M.N.*

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 364, 177-185

Facile self-assembly synthesis of γ-Fe2O3/graphene oxide for enhanced photo-Fenton reaction

Wang, F., Yu, X., Ge, M., Wu, S., Guan, J., Tang, J., Wu, X., Ritchie, R.O.

Environmental Pollution, 2019, 248, 229-237

Rational Design of Atomic Layers of Pt Anchored on Mo2C Nanorods for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution over a Wide pH Range

Qiu, Y., Wen, Z., Jiang, C., Wu, X., Si, R., Bao, J., Zhang, Q., Gu, L., Tang, J.*, Guo, X.*

Small, 2019, 15, 1900014

Origin of High-Efficiency Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting on Hematite/Functional Nanohybrid Metal Oxide Overlayer Photoanode after a Low Temperature Inert Gas Annealing Treatment

Ho-Kimura, S.M.*, Williamson, B.A.D.., Sathasivam, S., Moniz, SJA., He, G., Luo, W., Scanlon, D., Tang, J., Parkin I.P.*

ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 1449-1459

Controllable assembly of single/double-thin-shell gC3N4 vesicles via a shape-selective solid-state templating method for efficient photocatalysis

Luo, L., Li, K., Zhang, A., Shi, H., Zhang, G., Ma, J., Zhang, W., Tang, J.*, Song, C.*, Guo, X.*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 17815-17822

Stabilization of GaAs photoanodes by in situ deposition of nickel-borate surface catalysts as hole trapping sites

Jiang, C., Wu, J., Moniz, SJA., Guo, D., Tang, M., Jiang, Q., Chen, S., Liu, H., Wang, A.,* Zhang, T., Tang, J.*

Sustainable energy & fuels, 2019, 3, 814-822

Hydrogen from wet air and sunlight in a tandem photoelectrochemical cell.

Xu, K., Chatzitakis,* A., Vøllestad, E., Ruan, Q., Tang, J., & Norby, T.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44, 587-593

Microwave Intensified Synthesis: Batch and Flow Chemistry

Lau, C. C., Bayazit, M. K., Reardon, PJT., Tang, J.*

The Chemical Record, 2019, 9, 172-187

2018

Highly Selective Oxidation of Methane to Methanol at Ambient Conditions by Titanium Dioxide-supported Iron Species

Xie, J., Jin, R., Li, A., Bi, Y., Ruan, Q., Deng, Y., Zhang, Y., Yao, S., Sankar, G., Ma, D. *, Tang, J.*

Nature Catalysis, 2018, 1, 889-896

Efficient design principle for interfacial charge separation in hydrogen-intercalated nonstoichiometric oxides

Gu, Z., Zhang, L., Wen, B., An, X.*, Lan, H., Liu, L.*, Chen, T., Zhang, J., Cao, X., Tang, J., Liu, H., Qu, J.

Nano Energy, 2018, 53, 887-897

Efficient degradation of phenol and 4‐nitrophenol by surface oxygen vacancies and plasmonic silver co‐modified Bi2MoO6 photocatalysts

Shen, H., Xue, W., Fu*, F., Sun, J., Zhen, Y., Wang*, D., Shao*, B., Tang, J.*

Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018, 24, 8463-18478

Recent advances in visible-light driven water oxidation and reduction in suspensions systems

Dan, K., Zheng, Y., Kobielusz, M., Wang, Y., Macyk, W.*, Wang, X*, Tang, J*.

Materials Today, 2018, 21, 897-922

Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Solar to Renewable H2 Fuel Synthesis by Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems

Wang, Y., Suzuki, H., Xie, J., Tomita, O., Martin, D. J., Higashi, M., Kong, D., Abe, R. *, Tang J.*

Chemical Reviews, 2018, 118, 5201-5241

Efficient visible light-driven water oxidation and proton reduction by an ordered covalent triazine-based framework

Xie, J., Shevln, S. A, Ruan, Q., Moniz, S., Liu, Y., Liu, X., Li, Y., Lau, C. C., Guo, Z. X.*, Tang J.*

Energy and Environmental Science, 2018, 11, 1617-1624

Bandgap Engineering of Organic Semiconductors for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Wang, Y., Silveri, F., Bayazit, M. K., Ruan, Q., Li, Y., Xie, J., Catlow, C. R. A*, Tang, J.*

Advanced Energy Materials, 2018, 8, 1801084

Multi-Electric Field Modulation for Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution: Enhanced Charge Separation by Coupling Oxygen Vacancies with Faceted Heterostructures

Wei, T., Zhu, Y., Gu, Z., An, X. *, Liu, L., Wu, Y., Liu, H. *, Tang, J.*, Qu, J.

Nano Energy, 2018, 51, 764-773

Oxygen-doped carbon nitride aerogel: A self-supported photocatalyst for solar-to-chemical energy conversion

Jiang, W., Ruan, Q., Xie, J., Chen. X., Zhu, Y. *, Tang, J.*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 236, 428-435

Surface chemistry connecting heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis and plasmonic catalysis

Huang., W.*, Wu, Z., Tang, J., Wei, W., Guo, X.

Chin. Chem. Lett., 2018, 6, 725-726

Improving solar water-splitting performance of LaTaON2 by bulk defect control and interface engineering

Huang, H., Feng, J., Fu, H., Zhang, B., Fang, T., Qian, Q., Huang, Y.*, Yan, S., Tang, J., Li, Z.*, Zou, Z.

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 226, 111-116

Laminated Hybrid Junction of Sulfur‐Doped TiO2 and a Carbon Substrate Derived from Ti3C2 MXenes : Toward Highly Visible Light‐Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Yuan, W., Cheng, L.*, An, Y., Lv, S., Wu, H., Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Guo, X.*, Tang, J.

Advanced Science, 2018, 5, 700870

Surface engineering-modulated porous N-doped rod-like molybdenum phosphide catalysts: towards high activity and stability for hydrogen evolution reaction over a wide pH range

Chai, L., Yuan, W.*, Cui, X., Jiang, H., Tang, J., Guo, X.*

RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 26871-26879

Improved visible-light activities of nanocrystalline CdS by coupling with ultrafine NbN with lattice matching for hydrogen evolution

Qu, Y., Sun, N., Humayun, M., Zada, A., Xie, Y., Tang, J., Jing, L.*, Fu, H.*

Sustainable Energy and Fuel, 2018, 2, 549-552

Synthesis of Silicate‐Bridge Heterojunctional SnO2/BiVO4 Nanoplates as Efficient Photocatalysts to Convert CO2 and Degrade 2,4‐Dichlorophenol

Hu, K., Li, Z., Chen, S., Bian, J., Qu, Y., Tang, J.*, Jing, L.*

Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2018, 35, 1700320

2017

Development of a Robust PET-RAFT Polymerization Using Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)

Fu, Q., Ruan, Q., McKenzie, T. G., Reyhani, A., Tang, J.*, Qiao, G. G*

Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 7509-7516

Design of Multifunctional Nanostructure for Ultrafast Extraction and Purification of Aflatoxins in Foodstuffs

Xie, J., Jiang, H., Shen, J., Peng, T., Wang, J., Yao, K, Sun, S., Shao, B.*, Tang, J.*

Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 89, 10556-10564

Linker-Controlled Polymeric Photocatalyst for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution from Water

Wang, Y., Bayazit, M.K., Moniz, S.J., Ruan, Q., Lau, C., Martsinovich, N., Tang, J.*

Energy & Environmental Science, 2017, 10, 1643-1651

A Nanojunction polymer photoelectrode for efficient charge transport and separation

Ruan, Q., Luo, W., Xie, J., Wang, Y., Liu, X., Bai, Z., Carmalt, CJ., Tang, J.*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 28, 8221-8225

Tailoring Degree of Esterification and Branching of Poly(glycerol sebacate) by Energy Efficient Microwave Irradiation

Lau, C. C., Bayazit, M. K., Campbell Knowles J., Tang, J.*

Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8, 3937-3947

Photoelectrochemical devices for solar energy conversion – materials, architectures and challenges

Jiang, C., Moniz, S., Wang, A., Zhang, T., Tang, J.*

Chemical Society Reviews, 2017, 46, 4645-4660

Time-resolved Spectroscopic Investigation of Charge Trapping in Carbon Nitrides Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation

Godin, R., Wang, Y., Zwijnenburg, M. A., Tang, J., Durrant, J. R.*

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 5216–5224

Graphene with Atomic-Level In-Plane Decoration of h-BN Domains for Efficient Photocatalysis

Li, M., Wang, Y., Tang, P., Xie, N., Zhao, Y., Liu, X., Hu, G., Xie, J., Zhao, Y.*, Tang, J., Zhang, T., Ma, D.*

Chemistry of Materials, 2017, 29, 2769-2776

Comparing photoelectrochemical water oxidation, recombination kinetics and charge trapping in the three polymorphs of TiO2

Moss, B., Lim, K. K., Beltram, A., Moniz, S., Tang, J., Fornasiero, P. Barnes, P. Durrant, J., Kafizas, A.*

Scientific Reports, 2017, 7, 2938

Control strategy on two-/four-electron pathway of water splitting by multi-doped carbon based catalysts

Wu, X., Zhu, C., Wang, L., Guo, S., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Huang, H*., Liu, Y.* Tang, J.* and Kang, Z*.

ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 1637–1645

Highly crystallized α-FeOOH for a stable and efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Luo, W., Jiang, C., Li, Y., Shevlin, S.A., Han, X., Qiu, K., Cheng, Y., Guo, Z., Huang, W. and Tang, J.*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 2021-2028

2016

Controllable synthesis of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution by microwave assisted flow chemistry

Bayazit, M. K. Yue, J., Cao, E. Gavriilidis A., Tang J.*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2016, 4, 6435–6442

Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Catalysts by Rational Synthesis of Nanoconfined Maghemite in a Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Framework

Qiu, K.* Chai, G., Jiang, C., Ling, M., Tang, J., Guo ZX*.

ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 3558–3568

Photochemical CO2 reduction using structurally controlled g-C3N4

Walsh, JJ., Jiang, C., Tang, J.*, Cowan AJ*.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016, 18, 24825-24829

A microwave promoted continuous flow approach to self-assembled hierarchical hematite superstructures

Bayazit, M.K., Cao, E., Gavriilidis, A. and Tang, J.*

Green Chemistry, 2016, 18, 3057-3065

Bismuth Oxyhalides: Synthesis, Structure and Photoelectrochemical Activity

Bhachu,D.S., Moniz, S.J.A.,Sathasivam, S., Scanlon, D.O.,Walsh, A., Bawaked, S.M. Mokhtar, M., Obaid, A.Y., Parkin, I.P., Tang J., Carmalt, C.J.*

Chemical Sciences, 2016, 7, 4832-4841

Photocatalytic oxygen evolution from cobalt-modified nanocrystalline BiFeO3 films grown via low-pressure chemical vapour deposition from β-diketonate precursors

Moniz, SJA.*, Pugh, D., Blackman, CS.*, Tang J., Carmalt, C.J.

Cryst. Growth Des., 2016, 16, 3818–3825

New Insights into Defect‐Mediated Heterostructures for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

An, X., Li, T., Wen, B., Tang, J., Hu, Z., Liu, LM.*, Qu J., Huang, C., Liu H.*

Advanced Energy Materials, 2016, 6, 1502268

Size-controlled TiO2 nanoparticles on porous hosts for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

Jiang, C., Lee, k., Parlett, C. M.A., Bayazit, M. K., Lau, C., Ruan, Q., Moniz, S., Lee, A.F. Tang, J.*

Applied Catalysis A, 2016, 521, 133-139

Semiconductor Sensitized Solar Cells Based on BiVO4-Sensitized Mesoporous SnO2 Photoanodes

Li, Y., Zhu, J.*, Chen, S., Liu, F., Lv, M., Wei, J., Huang, Y., Huo, Z., Hu, L., Tang, J.*, Dai S. Y.*

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2016, 6, 5719-5723

2015

Efficient visible driven photocatalyst silver phosphate: performance, understanding and perspective

Martin, D.J., Liu, G., Moniz, S.J.A., Bi, Y., Beale, A.M., Ye, J., Tang, J.*

Chemical Society Reviews, 2015, 44, 7808-7828

Phase Tuneable Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials Synthesis and Application in Protein Delivery

Lau, C.C., Reardon, P. J. T., Knowles, J. C., Tang, J.*

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2015, 1, 947-954

Charge Transfer and Photocatalytic Activity in CuO/TiO2 Nanoparticle Heterojunctions Synthesised through a Rapid, One‐Pot, Microwave Solvothermal Route

Moniz, S. J. A., Tang, J.*

ChemCatChem, 2015, 7, 1659-1667

Mesoporous Calcium Phosphate Bionanomaterials with Controlled Morphology by an Energy-Efficient Microwave Method

Reardon, P. J. T., Huang, J., Tang, J.*

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 2015, 130A, 3781-3789

Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Anatase and Rutile: the Impact of Morphology and Phase on Photocatalytic Activity

Wang, X., Kafizas, A.*, Li, X., Moniz, S. J. A., Reardon, P. J. T., Tang, J., Parkin, I. P., Durrant. J.R.*

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015, 119, 10439–10447

A method for synthesis of renewable Cu2O junction composite electrodes and their hotoelectrochemical properties

Ho-Kimura, S.*, Moniz, S. J. A., Tang, J., Parkin, I. P.

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2015, 3, 710-717

Efficient inorganic solid solar cell composed of perovskite and PbS quantum dots

Li, Y., Zhu, J., Huang, Y., Wei, J., Liu, F., Shao, Z., Hu, L., Chen, S., Yang, S., Tang, J., Yao, J., Dai, S.*

Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 9902-9907

Control of chemical state of cerium in doped anatase TiO2 by solvothermal synthesis and its application in photocatalytic water reduction

De Lima, J. F., Harunsani, M. H., Martin, D. J., Kong, D., Dunne, P. W., Gianolio, D., Kashtiban, R. J., Sloan, J., Serra, O. A., Tang, J.*, Walton, R. I.*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 18, 9890-9898

BiVO4 semiconductor sensitized solar cells

Li, Y., Zhu, J.*, Chu, H., Wei, J., Liu, F., Lv, M., Tang, J.*, Zhang, B., Yao, J., Huo, Z., Hu, L., Dai, S.*

Science China Chemistry, 2015, 58, 1489-1493

Visible-Light Driven Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Water Splitting– A Critical Review

Moniz, S. J. A., Shevlin, S. A., Martin, D., Guo, Z X., Tang, J.*

Energy and Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 731-759

Visible-light driven water splitting over BiFeO3 photoanodes grown via the LPCVD reaction of [Bi (O t Bu)3] and [Fe (O t Bu)3]2 and enhanced with a surface nickel oxygen evolution catalyst

Moniz, S.J.*, Blackman, C.S., Southern, P., Weaver, P.M., Tang, J. and Carmalt, C.J.

Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 16343-16353

Mesoporous SnO2 nanoparticle films as electron transporting material in perovskite solar cells

Li, Y., Zhu, J.*, Huang, Y., Liu, F., Lv, M., Cheng, S., Hu, L., Tang, J.*, Yao, J., Dai, S.*

RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 28424-28429

Photocatalytic mineralisation of herbicide 2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid: enhanced performance by triple junction Cu–TiO2–Cu2O and the underlying reaction mechanism

An, X., Liu, H., Qu, J., Moniz, S. J. A., Tang, J.*

New Journal of Chemistry, 2015, 39, 314-320

2014

Visible light-driven pure water splitting by a nature-inspired organic semiconductor based system

Martin, D.J., Reardon, P. J. T., Moniz, S. J. A., Tang, J.*

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 12568-12571

Fe2O3-TiO2 nanocomposites for enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic activity

Moniz, S. J. A., Shevlin, S. A., An, X., Guo, Z X., Tang, J.*

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2014, 47, 15571-15579

Highly Efficient H2 Evolution from Water under visible light by Structure-Controlled Graphitic Carbon Nitride

Martin, D.J., Qiu, K., Shevlin, S. A, Handoko, A.D., Chen, X., Guo, Z,. Tang, J.*

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2014, 53, 9240-9245

Sandwich SrTiO3/TiO2/H-Titanate nanofiber composite photocatalysts for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, W., An, X., Mi, S., Tang, J., Huang, W.*

Applied Surface Science, 2014, 315, 314-322

Earth-abundant oxygen evolution catalysts coupled onto ZnO nanowire arrays for efficient photoelectrochemical water cleavage

Jiang, C., Moniz, S. J A., Khraisheh, M., Tang, J.*

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2014, 20, 12954-12961

One-dimensional Co-Pi modified BiVO4/ZnO junction cascade for efficient photoelectrochemical water cleavage

Moniz, S. J. A., Zhu, J., Tang, J.*

Advanced Energy Materials, 2014, 4, 1301590

In2S3 sensitized solar cells with a new passivation layer

Zhang, Y., Zhu, J.*, Liu, F., Wu, G., Wei, J., Hu, L., Huang, Y., Zhang, C., Tang, J.*, Dai, S.*

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2014, 281, 53–58

Cu2O/reduced graphene oxide composites for photocatalytic conversion of CO2

An, X., Li, K., Tang, J.*

ChemSusChem, 2014, 4, 1086 -1093

A critical review of CO2 photoconversion: catalysts and reactors

Li, K., An, X., Park, K., Khraisheh, M., & Tang, J.*

Catalysis Today, 2014, 224, 3-12

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 and proton using water as electron donor over potassium tantalate nanoflakes

Li, K., Handoko, A.D., Khraisheh, M., Tang, J.*

Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 9767-9773

Biomolecule-assisted fabrication of copper doped SnS2 nanosheet–reduced graphene oxide junctions with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

An, X., Yu, J. C., & Tang, J.*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 1000-1005

Interfacial charge separation in Cu2O/RuOx as visible light driven CO2 reduction catalyst

Pastor, Ernest F., Pesci, M., Reynal A.*, Handoko, A. D., Guo M., Cowan, A. J., Klug D. R., Durrant, J. R., Tang, J.*

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16, 5922-5926

A simple, low-cost CVD route to thin films of BiFeO3 for efficient water photo-oxidation

Moniz, S. J. A., Quesada-Cabrera, R., Blackman, C. S.*, Tang, J., Southern, P., Weaver, P. M., Carmalt, C. J.

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 2922-2927

Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting by nanostructured BiVO4–TiO2 composite electrodes

Ho-Kimura, S., Moniz, S. J. A., Handoko, A. D., Tang, J.*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 3948 – 3953

All Publications

News

2025-11

Our group published a research paper in Advanced Materials: Infrared and Thermo Co-Driven Catalysis for CO₂ Conversion to Valuable Chemicals

Our group has achieved a breakthrough in converting CO₂ into dimethyl carbonate (DMC). By utilizing a novel photon-thermal synergy process with a defect-engineered, noble-metal-free cerium oxide catalyst, we have attained a remarkable DMC production rate of 30 mmol/g/h with 100% selectivity. This work overcomes the performance bottlenecks of conventional thermal catalysis and introduces a new strategy of IR-driven catalysis for CO₂ utilization.

Link: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202512626

2025-09

The research group achieves fruitful results at the 18th National Solar Photochemistry and Photocatalysis Conference

Our group achieved fruitful results at the 18th National Conference on Solar Photochemistry and Photocatalysis held in Tianjin. Professor Tang, Junwang present a Plenary Lecture titled "From Photocatalysis to Photon-Phonon Co-Driven Catalysis," which garnered significant attention from attending experts. Dr. Xiong, Lunqiao presented an oral presentation in a parallel session entitled "Application of Single-Atom/Atom Cluster Photocatalysts in Glycerol Oxidation." Furthermore, the academic poster presented by Zheng, Yaxuan, received the Best Poster Award.

Link: https://news.tju.edu.cn/info/1012/566149.htm

2025-09

Professor Junwang Tang was awarded the International Science Award for Crossing Boundaries by Falling Walls Foundation

Professor Junwang Tang has been named a 2025 Falling Walls Breakthrough Winner in Engineering and Technology. This prestigious award, presented by Germany's Falling Walls Foundation, honors top scientific breakthroughs selected from more than 1,500 international nominations.

Link: https://falling-walls.com/engineering-technology

2025-01

Our group published a research paper in Nature: Methane Oxidation to Ethanol by a Molecular Junction Photocatalyst

Professor Tang Junwang's team proposed a novel concept of molecular junction and developed the CTF-1 catalyst. Leveraging the synergy between triazine and benzene ring units, this catalyst enables the highly efficient, one-step conversion of methane to ethanol at room temperature and pressure under light irradiation. This technology provides a groundbreaking pathway for the high-value utilization of natural gas resources, which not only helps reduce the chemical industry's heavy reliance on petroleum but also contributes to achieving carbon neutrality goals.

This achievement is the result of nearly a decade of highly efficient collaboration among a multinational team comprising five universities from China and the UK, highlighting the essential role of global scientific cooperation in addressing critical energy challenges. The related research, entitled "Methane oxidation to ethanol by a molecular junction photocatalyst," was published online in Nature on January 20 (Nature 2025, 639, 368–374).

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08630-x

Equipment

Our laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for thermal, photon-phonon co-driven and microwave-assisted catalysis research. Some are listed below.