Nanomaterials Centre

Dr Wuqiang Wu

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher
Wang Group
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Dr Wuqiang Wu

Education:

10/2018     ARC DECRA FELLOW in Nanomaterials Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland
Project:      Research on the Interfacial nanoengineering of electrodes for perovskite solar cells

2017-2018    Postdoctoral Research Associate in Department of Applied Physics Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Project:         Research on the scalable fabrication of organic-inorganic hybrid semiconducting materials for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
(Supervisor: Prof. Jinsong Huang)

2014-2017    PhD in School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne
Project:         Research on the synthesis of semiconducting metal oxide materials with controllable nanostructures and their applications for solar energy conversion
(Supervisor: Prof. Rachel. A. Caruso; Co-supervisor: Prof. Yibing Cheng from Monash University)

Professional activities and conference presentations

  • 11-14 June. 2016   W.Q. Wu, F. Z. Huang, D. H. Chen, Y. B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso Thin Films of 0D to 3D Nanostructured Titania for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells Nature Conference on Materials for Energy 2016, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China (oral)
  • 7-11 Feb. 2016   W.Q. Wu, F. Z. Huang, D. H. Chen, Y. B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso Optimizing the TiO2 and CH3NH3PbI3 Semiconductor Films for High-performance Perovskite Solar Cells International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2016, National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia (oral)
  • 15-20 Dec. 2015 W.Q. Wu, F. Z. Huang, D. H. Chen, Y. B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso Perovskite Solar Cells Based on 3D Dendritic Anatase Titania Nanowire Thin Films.  The international chemical congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (oral)
  • 15-20 Dec. 2015 W.Q. Wu, F. Z. Huang, D. H. Chen, Y. B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso Semiconducting Nanostructured Metal Oxide Thin Films for High-performance Perovskite Solar Cells. The international chemical congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (oral)
  • 15-16 Oct. 2014  W.Q. Wu, F. Z. Huang, D. H. Chen, Y. B. Cheng and R. A. Caruso 3D Branched Anatase TiO2 Nanotree Array Thin Films for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells.  National postgraduate student energy awards 2014, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne (poster)
  • 4-5 Dec. 2014 Participate in the 3rd Australia-China Joint Symposium on Energy and           Biomedical Materials, Monash University, Melbourne.
  • May. 2014          Attending and passing the course of “Risk Management” and “OHS & Environmental Roles & Responsibilities” in the School of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne.

 

Publications list

  1. Wu-Qiang Wu*, Lianzhou Wang*, “3D Branched Nanowire-Coated Macroporous Titania Thin
  2. Films for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells”, 2018, Adv. Funct. Mater., doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201804356.
  3. Wu-Qiang Wu, Qi Wang, Yanjun Fang, Yuchuan Shao, Shi Tang, Yehao Deng, Haidong Lu, Ye Liu, Tao Li, Zhibin Yang, Alexei Gruverman, Jinsong Huang*, “Molecular Doping of Halide Perovskite Enabled Scalable Blading of Efficient Hole Transport Layer-free Perovskite Solar Cells”, Nat. Commun., 2017, 9, 1625.
  4. Wu-Qiang Wu, Fuzhi Huang, Dehong Chen*, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Solvent-mediated Dimension Tuning of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Efficient Charge Extraction Thin Films for Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Exceeding 16%”, Adv. Energy. Mater. (Impact Factor: 15.23) 2016, 6, 1502027. This paper was featured in the Materials Views as one of the Best of Adv. Energy Mater., being in the top 5 most downloaded papers in January 2016.
  5. Fuzhi Huang,* Alexander R. Pascoe, Wu-Qiang Wu,(contributed equally to this work) Zhiliang Ku, Yong Peng, Jie Zhong, Rachel A. Caruso, and Yi-Bing Cheng*, “Effect of the Microstructure of the Functional Layers on the Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells”, Adv. Mater. (Impact Factor: 18.96) 2017, 29, 1601715.
  6. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen*, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Integrated Planar and Bulk Dual Heterojunctions Capable of Efficient Electron and Hole Extraction for Perovskite Solar Cells with >17% Efficiency”, Nano Energy (Impact Factor: 11.55) 2017, 32, 187-194.
  7. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen, Rachel A. Caruso*， Yi-Bing Cheng*, “Recent progress in hybrid perovskite solar cells based on n-type materials”， J. Mater. Chem. A (Impact Factor: 8.26) 2017, 5, 10092-10109.
  8. Wu-Qiang Wu, Hao-Lin Feng , Hong-Yan Chen , Dai-Bin Kuang* and Cheng-Yong Su , “Recent advances in hierarchically three-dimensional titanium dioxide nanotree arrays for high-performance solar cells”， J. Mater. Chem. A (Impact Factor: 8.26) 2017, 5, 12699-12717.
  9. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen*, William A McMaster, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Solvent-Mediated Intragranular-Coarsening of CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Films toward High-Performance Perovskite Photovoltaics”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (Impact Factor: 7.14) 2017, 9, 31959-31967.
  10. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen, Yi-Bing Cheng, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Thin Films of Tin Oxide Nanosheets Used as the Electron Transporting Layer for Improved Performance and Ambient Stability of Perovskite Photovoltaics”, Solar RRL, 2017, 1, 1700117.
  11. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen*, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Three-dimensional titanium oxide nanoarrays for perovskite photovoltaics: surface engineering for cascade charge extraction and beneficial surface passivation”, Sustainable Energy & Fuels,2017, 1, 1960-1967.
  12. Wu-Qiang Wu, Jin-Feng Liao, Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Layered-stacking of titania films for solar energy conversion: Toward tailored optical, electronic and photovoltaic performance”, J. Energy Chem., 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2017.11.030.
  13. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen*, Feng Li, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Solution-processed Zn 2 SnO 4 electron transporting layer for efficient planar perovskite solar cells”, Materials Today Energy, 2017, 7, 260-266.
  14. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen*, Fuzhi Huang, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Optimizing Semiconductor Thin Films with Smooth Surfaces and Well-interconnected Networks for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells”, J. Mater. Chem. A (Impact Factor: 8.26) 2016, 4, 12463-12470.
  15. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen, Fuzhi Huang, Yi-Bing Cheng, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Sub-100 °C Solution Processed Amorphous Titania Nanowire Thin Films for High-performance Perovskite Solar Cells”, J. Power Sources (Impact Factor: 6.33) 2016, 329, 17-22.
  16. Wu-Qiang Wu, Fuzhi Huang, Dehong Chen*, Yi-Bing Cheng*, Rachel A. Caruso*, “Thin Films of Dendritic Anatase Titania Nanowires Enable Effective Hole-blocking and Efficient Light-harvesting for High-performance Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells”, Adv. Funct. Mater. (Impact Factor: 11.38) 2015, 25, 3264-3272.
  17. Wu-Qiang Wu, Hao-Lin Feng, Hua-Shang Rao, Yang-Fan Xu, Dai-Bin Kuang* and Cheng-Yong Su, “Maximizing omnidirectional light harvesting in metal oxide hyperbranched array architectures”,  Nat. Commun. (Impact Factor: 11.32), 2014, 5:3968. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4968.
  18. Wu-Qiang Wu, Yang-Fan Xu, Hua-Shang Rao, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Multi-stack Integration of Three-dimensional Hyperbranched Anatase Titania Architectures for High-efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Impact Factor: 13.03), 2014, 136, 6437-6445.
  19. Wu-Qiang Wu, Yang-Fan Xu, Hua-Shang Rao, Hao-Lin Feng, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Constructing 3D Branched Nanowire Coated Macroporous Metal Oxide Electrodes with Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Compositions for Efficient Solar Cells”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Impact Factor: 11.70), 2014, 53, 4816-4821. This paper has been chosen as the “Hot Paper” by Editors and also highlighted in the “Renewable Energy Global Innovations”.
  20. Wu-Qiang Wu, Yang-Fan Xu, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Ultra-long Anatase TiO2 Nanowire Arrays with Multi-layered Configuration on FTO Glass for High-efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”,  Energy Environ. Sci. (Impact Factor: 25.42), 2014, 7, 644-649.
  21. Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Hao-Lin Feng, Hong-Yan Chen, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “A family of vertically aligned nanowires with smooth, hierarchical and hyperbranched architectures for efficient energy conversion”,  Nano Energy (Impact Factor: 11.55), 2014, 9, 15-24.
  22. Wu-Qiang Wu, Hao-Lin Feng, Hua-Shang Rao, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Rational Surface Engineering of Anatase Titania Core-shell Nanowire Arrays: Full-solution Processed Synthesis and Remarkable Photovoltaic Performance”,  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (Impact Factor: 7.14), 2014, 6, 19100-19108.
  23. Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Hao-Lin Feng, Xin-Dong Guo, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Morphology-controlled cactus-like branched anatase TiO2 arrays with high light-harvesting efficiency for dye-sensitized solar cells ”,  J. Power. Sources (Impact Factor: 6.33), 2014, 260, 6-11.
  24. Wu-Qiang Wu, Yang-Fan Xu, Hua-Shang Rao, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Trilayered Photoanode of TiO2 Nanoparticles on a 1D–3D Nanostructured TiO2 -Grown Flexible Ti Substrate for High-Efficiency (9.1%) Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Unprecedentedly High Photocurrent Density”, J. Phys. Chem. C. (Impact Factor: 4.50), 2014, 118, 16426-16432.  This article is part of the Michael Gräetzel Festschrift special issue.
  25. Wu-Qiang Wu, Yang-Fan Xu, Hua-Shang Rao, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Double Layered TiO2 Photoanode Consisting of Hierarchical Flowers and Nanoparticles for High-efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells ”,  Nanoscale (Impact Factor: 7.76), 2013, 5, 4362-4369.
  26. Wu-Qiang Wu, Bing-Xin Lei, Hua-Shang Rao, Yang-Fan Xu, Yu-Fen Wang, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Hydrothermal Fabrication of Hierarchically anatase TiO2 Nanowire Arrays on FTO Glass for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”, Sci. Rep. (Impact Factor: 5.22), 2013, 3, 1352. DOI: 10.1038/srep01352(2013).  This article has been cited for 205 times by international scientists.
  27. Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Yang-Fan Xu, Yu-Fen Wang, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Hierarchical Oriented  Anatase TiO2 Nanostructure Arrays on Flexible Substrate for Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”, Sci. Rep. (Impact Factor: 5.22), 2013, 3, 1892. DOI: 10.1038/srep01892(2013).
  28. Wu-Qiang Wu, Jin-Yun Liao, Hong-Yan Chen, Xiao-Yun Yu, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Double Layered TiO2 Photoanode Consisting of  Hierarchical Nanowire Arrays and Nanoparticles with Greatly Improved Photovoltaic Performance”, J.Mater.Chem. (Impact Factor: 6.63), 2012, 22, 18057-18062. 
  29. Long-Bin Li, Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Hong-Yan Chen*, Hao-Lin Feng, Dai-Bin Kuang* and Cheng-Yong Su, “Hierarchical ZnO nanorod-on-nanosheet arrays electrodes for efficient CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells”, Sci. China Mater., 2016, 1-10, doi:10.1007/s40843-016-5103-7.
  30. Yang-Fan Xu, Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Hong-Yan Chen, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “CdS/CdSe Co-sensitized TiO2 Nanowire-coated Hollow Spheres Exceeding 6% Photovoltaic Performance”, Nano Energy, 2015, 11, 621-630. 
  31. Hao-Lin Feng, Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Quan Wan, Long-Bin Li, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Three-dimensional TiO2/ZnO Hybrid Array as Heterostructured Anode for Efficient Quantum Dot-sensitized Solar Cells”,  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 5199-5205.
  32. Hao-Lin Feng, Wu-Qiang Wu, Hua-Shang Rao, Long-Bin Li, Dai-Bin Kuang* and Cheng-Yong Su, “Three-dimensional hyperbranched TiO2/ZnO heterostructured arrays for efficient quantum dot-sensitized solar cells”,  J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 14826-14832.
  33. Hua-Shang Rao, Wu-Qiang Wu, Yu Liu, Yang-Fan Xu, Bai-Xue Chen, Hong-Yan Chen, Xiao-Yun Yu, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “CdS/CdSe co-sensitized vertically aligned anatase TiO2 nanowire Arrays for efficient solar cells”, Nano Energy, 2014, 8, 1-8.
  34. Zafar Iqbal a,c, Wu-Qiang Wub, Zu-Sheng Huanga, Lingyun Wanga, Dai-Bin Kuang b,*, Herbert Meierd, Derong Cao a,*,“Trilateral π-conjugation extensions of phenothiazine-based dyes enhance the photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells”，Dyes and Pigments, 2016, 124, 63-71.
  35. Zafar Iqbal a,b, Wu-Qiang Wuc, Hai Zhang a, Lijun Han a, Xiaoming Fang a, Lingyun Wanga, Dai-Bin Kuang c,*, Herbert Meierd, Derong Cao a,*,“Influence of spatial arrangements of p-spacer and acceptor of phenothiazine based dyes on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells”，Org. Electron., 2013, 14, 2662-2672.
  36. Zafar Iqbala, c, Wu-Qiang Wub, Hai Zhanga, Peng-Li Huaa, Xiaoming Fanga, Dai-Bin Kuangb,*, Lingyun Wanga, Herbert Meierd, Derong Caoa,*,“Impact of hydroxy and octyloxy substituents of phenothiazine based dyes on the photovoltaic performance”，Dyes and Pigments,  2013, 99, 299-307.
  37. Zafar Iqbala,c, Wu-Qiang Wub, Dai-Bin Kuangb,*, Lingyun Wanga, Herbert Meierd, Derong Caoa,*, “Phenothiazine-based Dyes with  Bilateral Extension of π-conjugation for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” ,  Dyes and Pigments,  2013, 96, 722-731.
  38. Lu Caoa,   Dehong Chen*a,   Wu-Qiang Wua,  Jeannie Z. Y. Tanab and Rachel A. Caruso*ab,  “Monodisperse anatase titania microspheres with high-thermal stability and large pore size (∼80 nm) as efficient photocatalysts”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 3645-3654. 
  39. Yu-Fen Wang, Ke-Nan Li，Wu-Qiang Wu,  Yang-Fan Xu,  Hong-Yan Chen, Cheng-Yong Su and Dai-Bin Kuang*,“Fabrication of a double layered photoanode consisting of SnO2 nanofibers and nanoparticles for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells”RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 13804-13810.
  40. Long-Bin Li, Yu-Fen Wang, Hua-Shang Rao, Wu-Qiang Wu, Ke-Nan Li, Cheng-Yong Su, and Dai-Bin Kuang*, “Hierarchical Macroporous Zn2SnO4-ZnO Nanorod Composite Photoelectrodes for Efficient CdS/CdSe Quantum Dot Co-sensitized Solar Cells”,  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2013, 5, 11865-11871.
  41. Bing-Xin Lei, Qiu-Ping Luo, Xiao-Yun Yu, Wu-Qiang Wu, Cheng-Yong Su, Dai-Bin Kuang*. “Hierarchical TiO2 Flowers Built from TiO2 Nanotubes for Efficient Pt-free Based Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 13175-13179.

 

Book Chapters:

  1. Wu-Qiang Wu, Dehong Chen and Rachel A. Caruso, “Controlling the photoanode mesostructure for dye-sensitised and perovskite-sensitised solar cells” in an invited book “Mesoporous Materials For Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies” from CRC press 2017.