Dr Mu Xiao

Xiao, Mu, Meng, Weizhen, Jiao, Yalong, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Zhiliang, Zhao, Guangyu, Wang, Zitong, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Unlocking synergy between multi-valence rhodium species for promoted methanol photoreforming. Chemical Science, 16 (35), 16137-16144. doi: 10.1039/d5sc03267a

Zhang, Bo Wei, Steele, Julian A., Baktash, Ardeshir, Zhang, Shuo, Chen, Fandi, Lin, Chun-Ho, Solano, Eduardo, Rezaee, Amir Ehsan, Gaznaghi, Sabah, Han, E. Q., Zhang, Yurou, Wang, Zitong, Xiao, Mu, Lyu, Miaoqiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Manipulation of ionic transport in anisotropic silver-based lead-free perovskite analogue with interstitial-iodide for enabling artificial synaptic functions. Nano Energy, 139 110981. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110981

Xiao, Mu, Pelicano, Christian Mark and Antonietti, Markus (2025). Promoted Photosynthesis in Seawater by Carbon Nitride and Related Systems. ACS Catalysis, 15 (8), 6525-6534. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00675

Lu, Haijiao, Yin, Hanqing, Harmer, Jeffrey, Xiao, Mu, You, Jiakang, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Du, Aijun, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Single-atom catalysts with p-Block metals surpass transition-metal counterparts in the photocatalytic H2O2 production. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 64 (1) e202413769, e202413769. doi: 10.1002/anie.202413769

Zhang, Yurou, Han, E. Q., Zhang, Bo Wei, Peng, Jun, Sun, Jingsong, Lee, Su-Min, Xiao, Mu, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). 2D and quasi-2D hybrid halide perovskite single crystals: From fundamentals to functionalized photodetectors. Nano Energy, 132 110368, 110368. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110368

Xiao, Mu, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zitong and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). 'Accelerated' deactivation of carbon nitride photocatalyst for solar hydrogen evolution. ChemSusChem, 17 (23) e202400937, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400937

Xiao, Mu, Baktash, Ardeshir, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Zhao, Guangyu, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Unveiling the role of water in heterogeneous photocatalysis of methanol conversion for efficient hydrogen production. Angewandte Chemie (International edition), 63 (21) e202402004, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.202402004

Wang, Zitong, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Zhang, Bo Wei, Xiao, Mu, Zhang, Chengxi, Han, EQ and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Thermally evaporated metal halide perovskites and their analogues: Film fabrication, applications and beyond. Small Methods, 9 (2) e2301633, e2301633. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202301633

Baktash, Ardeshir, Fang, Yuan, Xiao, Mu, Hunter, Michelle, Yuan, Qinghong and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). Enhanced hydrogen evolution performance of carbon nitride using transition metal and boron co‐dopants. Small Structures, 4 (6) 2200264, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/sstr.202200264

You, Jiakang, Xiao, Mu, Liu, Siqi, Lu, Haijiao, Chen, Peng, Jiang, Zhi, Shangguan, Wenfeng, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO₂ reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (19), 10149-10154. doi: 10.1039/d3ta00834g

Xiao, Mu, Wang, Zhiliang, Maeda, Kazuhiko, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). Addressing the stability challenge of photo(electro)catalysts towards solar water splitting. Chemical Science, 14 (13), 3415-3427. doi: 10.1039/d2sc06981d

Xiao, Mu, Zhang, Yurou, You, Jiakang, Wang, Zhiliang, Yun, Jun-Ho, Konarova, Muxina, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Addressing the stability challenge of metal halide perovskite based photocatalysts for solar fuel production. Journal of Physics: Energy, 4 (4) 042005, 1-15. doi: 10.1088/2515-7655/ac93b3

Wang, Zhiliang, Xiao, Mu, You, Jiakang, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Defect engineering in photocatalysts and photoelectrodes: from small to big. Accounts of Materials Research, 3 (11), 1127-1136. doi: 10.1021/accountsmr.1c00201

Fan, Xiangqian, Wang, Zhiliang, Lin, Tongen, Du, Du, Xiao, Mu, Chen, Peng, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Huang, Hengming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Lu, Mingyuan and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Coordination chemistry engineered polymeric carbon nitride photoanode with ultralow onset potential for water splitting. Angewandte Chemie, 134 (32), 1-6. doi: 10.1002/ange.202204407

Fan, Xiangqian, Lin, Tongen, Wang, Zhiliang, Du, Du, Xiao, Mu, Chen, Peng, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Huang, Hengming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Lu, Mingyuan and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Coordination chemistry engineered polymeric carbon nitride photoanode with ultralow onset potential for water splitting. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (32) e202204407, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.202204407

Yu, Wenjing, Sun, Xiaoran, Xiao, Mu, Hou, Tian, Liu, Xu, Zheng, Bolin, Yu, Hua, Zhang, Meng, Huang, Yuelong and Hao, Xiaojing (2022). Recent advances on interface engineering of perovskite solar cells. Nano Research, 15 (1), 85-103. doi: 10.1007/s12274-021-3488-7

You, Jiakang, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Non-noble metal-based cocatalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 55 101817, 101817. doi: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101817

Zhang, Yurou, Kim, Dohyung, Yun, Jung‐Ho, Lim, Jongchul, Jung, Min‐Cherl, Wen, Xiaoming, Seidel, Jan, Choi, Eunyoung, Xiao, Mu, Qiu, Tengfei, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Han, EQ, Ghasemi, Mehri, Lim, Sean, Snaith, Henry J., Yun, Jae Sung and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Self‐assembled perovskite nanoislands on CH3 NH3 PbI3 cuboid single crystals by energetic surface engineering (Adv. Funct. Mater. 50/2021). Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (50) 2170371, 1-1. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202170371

Zhang, Yurou, Kim, Dohyung, Yun, Jung‐Ho, Lim, Jongchul, Jung, Min‐Cherl, Wen, Xiaoming, Seidel, Jan, Choi, Eunyoung, Xiao, Mu, Qiu, Tengfei, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Han, E.Q., Ghasemi, Mehri, Lim, Sean, Snaith, Henry J., Yun, Jae Sung and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Self‐assembled perovskite nanoislands on CH3 NH3 PbI3 cuboid single crystals by energetic surface engineering. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (50) 2105542, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202105542

Ghasemi, Mehri, Hao, Mengmeng, Xiao, Mu, Chen, Peng, He, Dongxu, Zhang, Yurou, Chen, Weijian, Fan, Jiandong, Yun, Jung H., Jia, Baohua and Wen, Xiaoming (2021). Lead-free metal-halide double perovskites: from optoelectronic properties to applications. Nanophotonics, 10 (8), 2181-2219. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2020-0548

Xiao, Mu, Jiao, Yalong, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Understanding the roles of carbon in carbon/g-C3N4 based photocatalysts for H2 evolution. Nano Research, 16 (4), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s12274-021-3897-7

Ghasemi, Mehri, Zhang, Lei, Yun, Jung‐Ho, Hao, Mengmeng, He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Lin, Tongen, Xiao, Mu, Du, Aijun, Lyu, Miaoqiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Dual‐ion‐diffusion induced degradation in lead‐free Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite solar cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (42) 2002342, 2002342. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202002342

Wang, Zhiliang, Huang, Hengming, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Xiao, Mu and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Reddish GaN:ZnO photoelectrode for improved photoelectrochemical solar water splitting. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 153 (2) 024706, 024706. doi: 10.1063/5.0010722

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Konarova, Muxina, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Molten salt synthesis of atomic heterogeneous catalysts: Old chemistry for advanced materials. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2020 (31), 2942-2949. doi: 10.1002/ejic.202000391

Xiao, Mu, Zhang, Lei, Luo, Bin, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Huang, Hengming, Wang, Songcan, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Molten-salt-mediated synthesis of an atomic nickel co-catalyst on TiO2 for improved photocatalytic H2 evolution. Angewandte Chemie, 59 (18), 7230-7234. doi: 10.1002/anie.202001148

Wu, Fangli, Wang, Zhiliang, Zhang, Chunmei, Luo, Bin, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Songcan, Du, Aijun, Li, Liang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Two-dimensional heterojunction SnS2/SnO2 photoanode with excellent photoresponse up to near infrared region. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 207 110342, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110342

Xiao, Mu, Zhang, Lei, Luo, Bin, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Huang, Hengming, Wang, Songcan, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Molten‐salt‐mediated synthesis of an atomic nickel co‐catalyst on TiO2 for improved photocatalytic H2 evolution. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (18), 7297-7301. doi: 10.1002/ange.202001148

Chen, Peng, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Hao, Mengmeng, Ghasemi, Mehri, Xiao, Mu, Yun, Jung-Ho, Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Luminescent europium-doped titania for efficiency and UV-stability enhancement of planar perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy, 69 104392, 104392. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104392

Huang, Hengming, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Songcan, Dai, Baoying, Wang, Wei, Kou, Jiahui, Lu, Chunhua, Xu, Zhongzi and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Design of twin junction with solid solution interface for efficient photocatalytic H2 production. Nano Energy, 69 104410, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104410

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Recent advances of metal‐oxide photoanodes: engineering of charge separation and transportation toward efficient solar water splitting. Solar RRL, 4 (8) 1900509, 1-24. doi: 10.1002/solr.201900509

Xiao, Mu, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Moore, Evan G., Zhang, Cheng, Luo, Bin, Hou, Jingwei, Lipton‐Duffin, Josh and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Surface ligands stabilized lead halide perovskite quantum dot photocatalyst for visible light‐driven hydrogen generation. Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (48) 1905683, 1905683. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201905683

Xiao, Mu, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Enhancing photocatalytic activity of tantalum nitride by rational suppression of bulk, interface and surface charge recombination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 246, 195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.01.053

Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (4), 1030-1034. doi: 10.1002/anie.201810583

Yang, Yilong, Wang, Songcan, Jiao, Yalong, Wang, Zhiliang, Xiao, Mu, Du, Aijun, Li, Yongli, Wang, Jinshu and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). An unusual red carbon nitride to boost the photoelectrochemical performance of wide bandgap photoanodes. Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (47) 1805698, 1805698. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201805698

Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (4), 1042-1046. doi: 10.1002/ange.201810583

Huang, Xia, Luo, Bin, Knibbe, Ruth, Hu, Han, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Xiao, Mu, Sun, Dan, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). An integrated approach towards enhanced performance of Lithium Sulfur Battery and its fading mechanism. Chemistry - A European Journal, 24 (69), 18544-18550. doi: 10.1002/chem.201804369

Xiao, Mu, Wang, Zhiliang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Liu, Gang, Cheng, Hui-Ming and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Hollow nanostructures for photocatalysis: advantages and challenges. Advanced Materials, 31 (38) 1801369, 1801369. doi: 10.1002/adma.201801369

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Solar energy conversion on g-C3 N4 photocatalyst: Light harvesting, charge separation, and surface kinetics. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 27 (4), 1111-1123. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2018.02.018

Wang, Songcan, He, Tianwei, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hu, Yuxiang, Xiao, Mu, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). New iron-cobalt oxide catalysts promoting BiVO4 films for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (34) 1802685, 1802685. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201802685

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Thaweesak, Supphasin and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Noble-metal-free MoS2/Ta3N5 heterostructure photocatalyst for hydrogen generation. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 28 (2), 189-193. doi: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2018.02.003

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Photocatalysis: Single-Crystalline Nanomesh Tantalum Nitride Photocatalyst with Improved Hydrogen-Evolving Performance (Adv. Energy Mater. 1/2018). Advanced Energy Materials, 8 (1) 1770138, 1770138. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201870005

Luo, Bin, Yuxiang Hu, Zhu, Xiaobo, Qiu, Tengfei, Zhi, Linjie, Mu Xiao, Zhang, Haijiao, Zou, Mingchu, Cao, Anyuan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Controllable growth of SnS2 nanostructures on nanocarbon surfaces for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion storage with high rate capability. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6 (4), 1462-1472. doi: 10.1039/C7TA09757C

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). Single-crystalline nanomesh tantalum nitride photocatalyst with improved hydrogen-evolving performance. Advanced Energy Materials, 8 (1) 1701605, 1701605. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201701605

Xiao, Mu, Wang, Songcan, Thaweesak, Supphasin, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). Tantalum (oxy)nitride: Narrow bandgap photocatalysts for solar hydrogen generation. Engineering, 3 (3), 365-378. doi: 10.1016/J.ENG.2017.03.019

Gao, Linjie, Li, Yaguang, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Shufang, Fu, Guangsheng and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). Synthesizing new types of ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets via half-successive ion layer adsorption and reaction. 2 D Materials, 4 (2) 025028, 025031. doi: 10.1088/2053-1583/aa5b1b

Thaweesak, Supphasin, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Xiao, Mu, Peerakiatkhajohn, Piangjai and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). Boron-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic water splitting. Dalton Transactions, 46 (32), 10714-10720. doi: 10.1039/C7DT00933J

Wang, Songcan, Yun, Jung-Ho, Luo, Bin, Butburee, Teera, Peerakiatkhajohn, Piangjai, Thaweesak, Supphasin, Xiao, Mu and Wang, Lianzhou (2016). Recent progress on visible light responsive heterojunctions for photocatalytic applications. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 33 (1), 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jmst.2016.11.017

Song, Hui, Li, Yaguang, Lou, Zirui, Xiao, Mu, Hu, Liang, Ye, Zhizhen and Zhu, Liping (2015). Synthesis of Fe-doped WO3 nanostructures with high visible-light-driven photocatalytic activities. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 166-167, 112-120. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.11.020

Xiao, Mu, Li, Yaguang, Lu, Yangfan and Ye, Zhizhen (2015). Synthesis of ZrO₂:Fe nanostructures with visible-light driven H₂ evolution activity. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (6), 2701-2706. doi: 10.1039/c4ta05931j

Song, Hui, Zhu, Liping, Li, Yaguang, Lou, Zirui, Xiao, Mu and Ye, Zhizhen (2015). Preparation of ZnFe₂O₄ nanostructures and highly efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen generation with the assistance of nanoheterostructures. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (16), 8353-8360. doi: 10.1039/c5ta00737b

Xiao, Mu, Lu, Yangfan, Li, Yaguang, Zhu, Liping and Ye, Zhizhen (2014). Synthesis of Zn1−Mg O alloyed nanostructures and the crystal evolution in annealing process. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 616, 633-638. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.07.093

Xiao, Mu, Lu, Yangfan, Li, Yaguang, Song, Hui, Zhu, Liping and Ye, Zhizhen (2014). A new type of p-type NiO/n-type ZnO nano-heterojunctions with enhanced photocatalytic activity. RSC Advances, 4 (65), 34649-34653. doi: 10.1039/c4ra04600e

Chen, Cong, Lu, Yangfan, He, Haiping, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Zheng, Chen, Lingxiang and Ye, Zhizhen (2013). Violet Emission in ZnO Nanorods Treated with High-Energy Hydrogen Plasma. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5 (20), 10274-10279. doi: 10.1021/am403133u

Xiao, Mu (2019). Development of new photocatalysts with efficient utilization of charge carriers. PhD Thesis, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.626

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