Education & Position
B.Sc. 1986, Wuhan University
M.Sc. 1994, Harbin Engineering University
Ph.D. 1998, Peking University.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1998-2000, Peking University.
Associate Professor, 2000, College of Chemistry, Peking University
Professor, 2005, College of Chemistry, Peking University
Awards & Honors:
Outstanding Young Chemist Award of Chinese Chemical Society (2002)
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2005)
Research Interests:
Low-dimensional nanomaterials: electrochemical synthesis and properties.
Photoelectrochemistry of one-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterials: photovoltaics, photocatalysis and photohydrolysis.
One-dimensional nanostructural devices: nanosensor and optoelectronic devices.
Chemistry of low-dimensional nanomaterials.
Selected Publications
- Y. X. Yu, D. S. Xu*, “Single-crystalline TiO 2 Nanorods: Highly Active and Easily Recycled Photocatalysts”, Appl. Catal. B, 2006.
- S. H. Jiao, L. F. Xu, K. Jiang, D. S. Xu * , “Well-defined Non-spherical Copper Sulfide Mesocages with Single-crystalline Shells by Shape-controlled Cu 2 O Crystal Templating”, Adv. Mater., 2006 , 18, 1174.
- L. F. Xu, Y. Guo, Q. Liao, J. P. Zhang, D. S. Xu, * “Morphological control of ZnO nanostructures by electrodeposition”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 13519.
- Y. Q. Liang, L. Zhai, X. S. Zhao, D. S. Xu * , “Band-gap engineering for semiconductor nanowires through composition modulation”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005 , 109 , 7120.
- Y. Q. Liang, C. G. Zhen, D. C. Zou, D. S. Xu *, “Preparation of Free-standing Nanowire Arrays on Conductive Substrates”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004 , 126 , 16338-16339.
- C. Mu, Y. X. Yu, R. M. Wang, K. Wu, D. S. Xu *, “Uniform metal nanotube arrays by multi-step template replication and electrodeposition”, Adv. Mater., 2004 , 16, 1550.
- D. S. Xu* , G. L. Guo, “Electrochemical synthesis of semiconductor nanowires”, Encyclopedias of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Ed. by H. S. Nalwa , American Scientific Publishers), Vol. 2, 837- 856, 2004.
- D. S. Xu *, G. L. Guo, “Template-assisted growth of semiconductor nanowires”, Nanowires and Nanobelts: Materials, Properties and Devices (Ed. by Z. L. Wang, Kluwer Press), 2003, 317-343.
- Z. Miao, D. S. Xu* , J. H. Ouyang, G. L. Guo, X. S. Zhao, Y. Q. Tang, “ Electrochemically induced Sol-Gel Preparation of Single-Crystalline TiO 2 Nanowires”, Nano Letters, 2002 , 2 , 717.
- D. S. Xu , Y. J. Xu, D. P. Chen, G. L. Guo, L. L. Gui, Y. Q. Tang, “Preparation of CdS Single Crystal Nanowires by Electro- chemically Induced Deposition”, Adv. Mater., 2000 , 12 , 520.
