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Name: Wei Xiao
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Telephone: 027-68775799
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E_mail: gabrielxiao@whu.edu.cn
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Department: Department of Environmental Engineering
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Supervisor: Master Tutor
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Technical Post: Associate Professor
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Research Orientation: Environmental Science and Technologies
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Education Background:
1998/09-2002/06，undergraduate of Wuhan University, majored in Chemistry. Bachelor of Science in 2002.
2002.09-2007/06，Ph.D Candidate of Wuhan University, majored in Physical Chemistry. Ph.D of Science in 2007.
2008/02-2009/02&2010/02-2010/06，Post-doctoral research fellow in National University of Singapore；
2009/02-2010/02，Post-doctoral research fellow in Nanyang Technological University；
2010/07-2011/07，Post-doctoral research fellow in University of Nottingham；
2011/07 to present，Associate Professor in Wuhan University.
Research and Interest:
(1) Wastewater treatment and reclamation;
(2) Indoor air purification
(3) Renewable energy and low-carbon technologies
Teaching:
For Undergraduates:《Academic English》;
For Postgraduates:《Energy and Environmental Electrochemistry》
Projects:
1. NSFC (21203141, 2013/01-2015/12)
Achievements:
Book Chapters:
1.Wang DH, Xiao W. Chapter 9 – Inert Anode Development for High-Temperature Molten Salts,"Molten Salts Chemistry:From Lab to Applications"，Elsevier, 2013,Pages 171-186.ISBN: 978-0-12-398538-5
Peer-reviewed SCI papers:
29. Xiao W,Zhou P,Mao XH,Wang DH*,Ultrahigh aniline-removal capacity of hierarchically structured layered manganese oxides: trapping aniline between interlayers,J. Mater. Chem. A, 3, 8676-8682, 2015.
28. Yin HY,Xiao W*,Mao XH,Zhu H,Wang DH*,Preparation of a porous nanostructured germanium from GeO2 via a "reduction-alloying-dealloying" approach, J. Mater. Chem. A, 3, 1427-1430, 2015.
27. Xu FY,Xiao W*,Cheng B,Yu JG*,Direct Z-scheme anatase/rutile bi-phase nanocomposite TiO2 nanofiber photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic H-2-production activity,International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,39,15394-15402,2014.
26. Xu Y,Jiang HC,Li XX,Xiao H,Xiao W*,Wu T*,Synthesis and characterization of Mn-based composite oxides with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2, 13345–13351, 2014.
25. Yu JG*, Wang K, Xiao W*,Cheng B,Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into hydrocarbon solar fuels over g-C3N4-Pt nanocomposite photocatalysts, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ,16(23),11492-11501 ,2014.
24. Yu JG*,Yu YF,Zhou P,Xiao W*,Cheng B,Morphology-dependent photocatalytic H-2-production activity of CdS, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental,156,184-191,2014.(ESI Hot Paper)
23. Li Q,Meng H,Yu JG*,Xiao W*,et al.Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen-Production Performance of Graphene-ZnxCd1-xS Composites by Using an Organic S Source, Chemistry-A European Journal, 20(4), 1176-1185,2014.(ESI Highly Cited Paper)
22. Xiao W, Wang DH*, The electrochemical reduction processes of solid compounds in high temperature molten salts, Chemical Society Reviews, 43(10),3215-3228, 2014.
21.Wang Y, Yu JG*, Xiao W*,Li Q,Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of graphene based Au-TiO2 photocatalysts for efficient visible-light hydrogen production, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 3847-3855, 2014.(ESI Highly Cited Paper)
20. Yu JG*, Li XY, Xu ZH, Xiao W*,NaOH-Modified Ceramic Honeycomb with Enhanced Formaldehyde Adsorption and Removal Performance, Environmental Science & Technology, 47(17), 9928-9933, 2013.
19. Xu ZH, Yu JG*,Xiao W*,Microemulsion-Assisted Preparation of a Mesoporous Ferrihydrite/SiO2 Composite for the Efficient Removal of Formaldehyde from Air, Chemistry-A European Journal, 19(29), 9592-9598, 2013.
18. Chen RX, Yu JG*, Xiao W*,Hierarchically porous MnO2 microspheres with enhanced adsorption performance, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1(38), 11682-11690, 2013.
17. Yu JG*, Wang Y, Xiao W*, Enhanced photoelectrocatalytic performance of SnO2/TiO2 rutile composite films, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1(36), 10727-10735, 2013.
16. Yu JG*, Wang SH, Lou JX, Xiao W*, Enhanced photocatalytic performance of direct Z-scheme g-C3N4-TiO2 photocatalysts for the decomposition of formaldehyde in air, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(39), 16883-16890, 2013.(ESI Highly Cited Paper)
15. Zhou P, Zhu XF, Yu JG*, Xiao W*,Effects of Adsorbed F, OH, and Cl Ions on Formaldehyde Adsorption Performance and Mechanism of Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Exposed {001} Facets, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5(16), 8165-8172, 2013.
14. Xiao W, Jin XB, Chen GZ. Up-scalable and controllable electrolytic production of photo-responsive nanostructured silicon, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 10243.
13. Wang ZY, Wang ZC, Liu WT, Xiao W*, Lou XW*. Amorphous CoSnO3@C nanoboxes with superior lithium storage capability, Energy&Environmental Science, 2013, 6, 87. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
12. Xiao W, Liu WT, Mao XH, Zhu H, Wang DH. Na2SO4-assisted synthesis of hexagonal-phase WO3 nanosheet assemblies with applicable electrochromic and adsorption properties, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 1261.
11. Xiao W, Liu WT, Mao XH, Zhu H, Wang DH. Chemical mixing in molten-salt for preparation of high-performance spinel lithium manganese oxides: Duplication of morphology from nanostructured MnO2 precursors to targeting materials, Electrochimica Acta, 2013, 88, 756.
10. Xiao W, Wang X, Yin HY, Zhu H, Mao XH, Wang DH. Verification and implications of the dissolution-electrodeposition process during the electro-reduction of solid silica in molten CaCl2, RSC Advances, 2012, 2(19), 7588.
9. Xiao W, Hu D, Peng C, Chen GZ. Interfacial Synthesis: Amphiphilic Monomers Assisted Ultrarefining of Mesoporous Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles and the Electrochemical Implications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2011, 3(8), 3120.
8. Xiao W, Chen JS, Lou XW, Synthesis of octahedral Mn(3)O(4) crystals and their derived Mn(3)O(4)-MnO(2) heterostructures via oriented growth, Crystengcomm, 2011, 13(19), 5685.
7. Xiao W, Chen JS, Lu Q, Lou XW, Porous Spheres Assembled from Polythiophene (PTh)-Coated Ultrathin MnO2 Nanosheets with Enhanced Lithium Storage Capabilities, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114(27), 12048.
6. Xiao W, Wang DL, Lou XW, Shape-Controlled Synthesis of MnO2 Nanostructures with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114(3), 1694.(ESI Highly Cited Paper)
5. Xiao W, Chen JS, Li CM, Xu R, Lou XW, Synthesis, Characterization, and Lithium Storage Capabitity of AMoO(4) (A = Ni, Co) Nanorods, Chemistry of Materials, 2010, 22(3), 746.
4. Xiao W, Xia H, Fuh JYH, Lu L, Electrochemical Synthesis and Supercapacitive Properties of epsilon-MnO2 with Porous/Nanoflaky Hierarchical Architectures, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2009, 156(7), A627.
3. Xiao W, Xia H, Fuh JYH, Lu L, Growth of single-crystal alpha-MnO2 nanotubes prepared by a hydrothermal route and their electrochemical properties, Journal of Power Sources, 2009, 193(2), 935.(ESI Highly Cited Paper)
2. Xiao W, Jin XW, Deng Y, Wang DH, Chen GZ, Three-phase interlines electrochemically driven into insulator compounds: A penetration model and its verification by electroreduction of solid AgCl, Chemistry-A European Journal, 2007, 13(2), 604.
1. Xiao W, Jin XW, Deng Y, Wang DH, Hu XH, Chen GZ,Electrochemically driven three-phase interlines into insulator compounds: Electroreduction of solid SiO2 in molten CaCl2, Chemphyschem,2006, 7(8), 1750.
Honors:
Awarded Chutian Young Scholar fellowship in 2011.