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Professor Haitao HUANG |
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M.Sc., Shanghai Institute
of Metallurgy, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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Ph.D, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
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Department of Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Tel.
: (852) 2766 5694 |
Positions Available: click here
Teaching:
College Physics I; Optics 1 & 2; Optical Design
Current Research Interests
and Selected Publications
(1) Ferroelectrics for
Energy Applications (electric energy storage; electrocaloric energy conversion;
piezo-/pyro-catalysis):
1.
N.Li, K.Xie* and H.Huang*, “Ferroelectric Materials for High
Energy Density Batteries: Progress and Outlook”, ACS Energy Lett. 8, 4357 (2023).
2.
L.Bai, Z.Hu, C.Hu, S.Zhang, Y.Ying, Y.Zhang, L.Li, H.Zhang, N.Li,
S.Shi, S.Liu, L.Hao, T.Liu, H.Huang*, H.Huang*
and Y.Zhang*,
“Utilizing Cationic Vacancies and Spontaneous Polarization on Cathode to
Enhance Zinc-Ion Storage and Inhibit Dendrite Growth in Zinc-Ion Batteries”, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed. 62, e230301631 (2023).
3.
H.You, S.Li, Y.Fan,
X.Guo, Z.Lin, R.Ding, X.Cheng, H.Zhang, T.W.B.Lo, J.Hao, Y.Zhu, H.-Y.Tam,
D.Lei*, C.-H.Lam and H.Huang*, “Accelerated Pyro-Catalytic Hydrogen Production
Enabled by Plasmonic Local Heating of Au on Pyroelectric BaTiO3
Nanoparticles”, Nature Commun. 13, 6144 (2022).
4.
H.You, Z.Wu*, L.Zhang, Y.Ying, Y.Liu, L.Fei, X.Chen, Y.Jia*, Y.Wang,
F.Wang, S.Ju, J.Qiao, C.-H.Lam and H.Huang*, “Harvesting the Vibration
Energy of BiFeO3 Nanosheets for Hydrogen Evolution”, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed. 58, 11779 (2019). Highlighted by X-MOL
(http://www.x-mol.com/news/18051) on Jul.14, 2019 and
Highlighted by Rational Science (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Bj7yTiQ-TtE8lGrT5jN5ng) on Jul.6, 2019.
5.
B.Peng, Q.Zhang*, B.Gang, G.Leighton, C.Shaw, S.Milne, B.Zou,
W.Sun, H.Huang* and Z.Wang*,
“Phase-Transition Induced Giant Negative Electrocaloric Effect in a Lead-Free
Relaxor Ferroelectric Thin Film”, Energy & Environ. Sci. 12, 1708 (2019) Highlighted by Cailiaoniu (http://www.cailiaoniu.com/175226.html) on May 12, 2019.
6.
H.You, Y.Jia*, Z.Wu*, F.Wang, H.Huang* and Y.Wang,
“Room-Temperature Pyro-Catalytic Hydrogen Generation of 2D Few-Layer Black
Phosphorene Under Cold-Hot Alternation”, Nature Commun. 9, 2889 (2018) Selected as Editors’ Highlights of
recent research on Energy Materials.
7.
X.Xu,
L.Xiao, Y.Jia*, Z.Wu*,
F.Wang, Y.Wang, N.O.Haugen and H.Huang*, “Pyro-catalytic Hydrogen
Evolution by Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 Nanoparticles:
Harvesting Cold-Hot Alternation Energy Near Room-Temperature”, Energy & Environ. Sci. 11, 2198 (2018) Highlighted by Royal Society of Chemistry’s magazine Chemistry
World.
8.
B.Peng, Q.Zhang, Y.Lyu, L.Liu, X.Lou, C.Shaw, H.Huang* and
Z.Wang*, “Thermal Strain Induced Large Electrocaloric Effect of Relaxor
Thin Film on LaNiO3/Pt Composite Electrode with the Coexistence of
Nanoscale Antiferroelectric and Ferroelectric Phases in a Broad Temperature
Range”, Nano Energy 47, 285 (2018).
9.
H.Huang*, “Solar Energy: Ferroelectric
Photovoltaics”, Nature Photonics 4, 134 (2010).
(2) Electrochemical Energy Storage and Electro-Catalysis
(Electrochemical supercapacitors; OER, HER, ORR, CO2RR, and NRR, etc.):
1.
L.Li, G.Chen*, Z.Shao
and H.Huang*, “Progress on Smart
Integrated System of Seawater Purification and Electrolysis”, Energy & Environ. Sci. 16, 4994 (2023).
2.
Y.Zhu, K.Fan, C.-S.Hsu, G.Chen, C.Chen, T.Liu, Z.Lin,
S.She, L.Li, H.Zhou, Y.Zhu, H.M.Chen* and H.Huang*,
“Supported Ruthenium Single-Atom
and Clustered Catalysts Outperform Benchmark Pt for Alkaline Hydrogen
Evolution”, Adv.Mater. 35, 2301133 (2023).
3.
Y.Ying, Z.Lin and H.Huang*, “Edge/Basal Plane Half-Reaction Separation Mechanism of
Two-Dimensional Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting”, ACS Energy Lett. 8, 1416 (2023).
4.
Y.Ying, K.Fan, J.Qiao* and H.Huang*, “Rational Design of Atomic Site Catalysts for Electrocatalytic
Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: One Step Closer to Optimum Activity and
Selectivity”, Electrochem. Energy Rev. 5, 6 (2022).
5.
Y.Ying,
X.Luo, J.Qiao and H.Huang*, “More is Different: Synergistic Effect and
Structural Engineering in Double-Atom Catalysts”, Adv.Funct.Mater.
31, 2007423 (2021) Selected as Inside Front Cover.
6.
L.Bai,
H.Huang*, S.Zhang, L.Hao, Z.Zhang, H.Li, L.Sun, L.Guo, H.Huang* and Y.Zhang*, “Photocatalysis-assisted
Co3O4/g-C3N4 p-n junction
all-solid-state supercapacitors: A bridge between energy storage and
photocatalysis”, Adv.Sci. 7, 2001939 (2020). Highlighted by Materials Views China
(https://www.materialsviewschina.com/2020/10/49751/) on Oct.18, 2020.
7.
L.Ye, Y.Ying, D.Sun,
Z.Zhang, L.Fei, Z.Wen*, J.Qiao and H.Huang*,
“Highly Efficient Porous Carbon Electrocatalyst with Controllable N-Species
Content for Selective CO2 Reduction”, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.
59, 3244 (2020). Selected as Very Important Paper (VIP); Highlighted by Rational Science (http://www.sohu.com/a/361610059_489486) on Dec.20, 2019 and X-MOL (https://www.x-mol.com/news/120910) on Dec.30, 2019.
8.
Y.Liu, Y.Ying,
L.Fei, Y.Liu, Q.Hu, G.Zhang, S.Y.Pang, W.Lu, C.L.Mak, X.Luo*, L.Zhou*, M.Wei and H.Huang*,
“Valence Engineering via Selective Atomic Substitution on Tetrahedral Sites in
Spinel Oxide for Highly Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis”, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 141, 8136 (2019) Selected as Supplementary Cover and Highlighted by Rational Science (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dxjpWVO4jvcCkgmk4s-R9g) on May 1, 2019.
9.
Y.Liu,
N.Fu, G.Zhang, M.Xu, W.Lu, L.Zhou and H.Huang*, “Design of Hierarchical Ni-Co@Ni-Co Layered
Double Hydroxide Core-Shell Structured Nanotube Array for High-Performance
Flexible All-Solid-State Battery-Type Supercapacitors”, Adv.Funct.Mater. 27, 1605307 (2017) Top 10 most accessed
article in 01/2017 and Highlighted by X-MOL
(http://www.x-mol.com/news/5863) on April.24, 2017.
10.
G.Zhang*, W.Li, K.Xie, F.Yu and H.Huang*,
“A One-Step and Binder-Free Method to Fabricate Hierarchical Nickel-Based
Supercapacitor Electrodes with Excellent Performance”, Adv.Funct.Mater.
23, 3675 (2013)
(3)
Rechargeable Batteries:
1.
K.Fan, Y.Ying, Z.Lin,
Y.H.Tsang* and H.Huang*, “Building up an “Elemental Property—Adsorption Energy Descriptor—Decomposition Barrier” Three-Tier
Model for Screening Biatom Catalysts in Sodium-Sulfur Batteries”, Adv. Energy Mater. 13, 2300871 (2023).
2.
K.Fan and H.Huang*,
“Two-Dimensional Host Materials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: a Review and
Perspective”, Energy Storage Mater. 50, 696 (2022).
3.
L.Ma, Q.Li, Y.Ying,
F.Ma, S.Chen, Y.Li*, H.Huang* and
C.Zhi*, “Toward Practical High-Areal-Capacity Aqueous Zinc-Metal Batteries:
Quantifying Hydrogen Evolution and a Solid-Ion Conductor for Stable Zinc
Anodes”, Adv.Mater. 33, 2007406
(2021).
4.
M.Xu, T.Li, L.Fei, H.Li, X.Guo, P.Hou, Y.Ying,
W.Zhu, Y.Zhou, Y.Lin, Z.Zhang, Y.Lai*, Y.Zhu, H.Zhang and H.Huang*, “Thermodynamically Metal Atom Trapping in van der Waals
Layers Enabling Multifunctional 3D Carbon Network”, Adv.Funct.Mater.
30, 2002626 (2020).
5.
Y.Chen, Z.Wang,
X.Li, X.Yao, C.Wang, Y.Li, W.Xue, D.Yu, S.Y.Kim, F.Yang, A.Kushima, G.Zhang, H.Huang, N.Wu, Y.-W.Mai, J.B.Goodenough
and J.Li*, “Li Metal Deposition and Stripping in a Solid-State Battery via
Coble Creep”, Nature 578, 251(2020).
6.
X.Li, K.Li, S.Zhu, K.Fan, L.Lyu, H.Yao, Y.Li,
J.Hu*, H.Huang*,
Y.-W.Mai and J.B.Goodenough, “Fiber-in-Tube Design of Co9S8-carbon/Co9S8
Enables Efficient Sodium Storage”, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.
58, 6239 (2019) Selected as Very Important Paper (VIP); Highlighted by ChemBeanGo (https://www.chembeango.com/zixun/38990) on Mar.21, 2019.
7.
Y.Chen, X.Li,
K.Park, W.Lu, C.Wang, W.Xue, F.Yang, J.Zhou, L.Suo, T.Lin, H.Huang*,
J.Li*, and J.B.Goodenough*, “Nitrogen-Doped
Carbon for Sodium-Ion Battery Anode by Self-Etching and Graphitization of
Bimetallic MOF-Based Nanocomposite”, Chem 3, 152 (2017) Highlighted by X-MOL
(http://www.x-mol.com/news/9547) on Oct.29, 2017, Elsevier on
Aug.1, 2017, and Rational Science (https://www.wxwenku.com/d/101605074) on Jul.23, 2017.
8.
M.Xu, L.Fei, W.Lu,
Z.Chen, T.Li, Y.Liu, G.Gao, Y.Lai*, Z.Zhang, P.Wang and H.Huang*, “Engineering Hetero-Epitaxial
Nanostructures with Aligned Li-Ion Channels in Li-Rich Layered Oxides for
High-Performance Cathode Application”, Nano
Energy 35, 271 (2017).
9.
M.Xu, L.Fei, W.Zhang,
T.Li, W.Lu, N.Zhang, Y.Lai*, Z.Zhang, J.Fang, K.Zhang, J.Li and H.Huang*, “Tailoring Anisotropic
Li-Ion Transport Tunnels on Orthogonally Arranged Li-Rich Layered Oxide
Nanoplates Toward High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries”, Nano
Lett. 17, 1670 (2017).
10.
Y.Chen,
X.Li, K.Park, L.Zhou, H.Huang*,
Y.-W.Mai and J.B.Goodenough*, “Hollow Nanotubes of
N-Doped Carbon on CoS”, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.
55, 15831 (2016) Selected as Hot paper and Highlighted by X-MOL
(http://www.x-mol.com/news/5160) on Feb.24, 2017.
(4) Solar
Cells:
1.
L.He, G.Hu, J.Jiang,
W.Wei, X.Xue, K.Fan*, H.Huang* and
L.Shen*, “Highly Sensitive
Tin-Lead Perovskite Photodetectors with Over 450 Days Stability Enabled by
Synergistic Engineering for Pulse Oximetry System”, Adv.Mater. 35, 2210016
(2023).
2.
M.Xiong, W.Zou, K.Fan,
C.Qin, S.Li, L.Fei, J.Jiang, H.Huang*,
L.Shen, F.Gao, A.K.-Y. Jen and K.Yao*, “Tailoring Phase Purity in the
2D/3D Perovskite Heterostructures Using Lattice Mismatch”, ACS
Energy Lett. 7, 550
(2022).
3.
K.Yao*, H.Zhong, Z.Liu, M.Xiong, S.Leng, J.Zhang, Y.-X.Xu,
W.Wang*, L.Zhou, H.Huang* and A.K.-Y.Jen*, “Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles with Core-bishell Structure for High-Performance
Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells”, ACS Nano 13, 5397 (2019)
4.
K.Yao*, S.Leng, Z.Liu,
L.Fei, Y.Chen, S.Li, N.Zhou, J.Zhang, Y.-X.Xu, L.Zhou, H.Huang* and A.K.-Y.Jen*, “Fullerene-Anchored Core-Shell ZnO
Nanoparticles for Efficient and Stable Dual-Sensitized Perovskite
Solar Cells”, Joule 3, 417 (2019) Highlighted by Energist
(https://nyxr-home.com/20920.html) on Nov.13, 2018.
5.
N.Fu, Z.Y.Bao, Y.-L.Zhang, G.Zhang, S.Ke, P.Lin,
J.Dai, H.Huang* and D.Y.Lei*,
“Panchromatic Thin Perovskite Solar Cells with Broadband Plasmonic Absorption
Enhancement and Efficient Light Scattering Management by Au@Ag Core-Shell
Nanocuboids”, Nano Energy 41, 654 (2017)
6.
K.Yao*, F.Li, Q.He,
X.Wang, Y.Jiang, H.Huang* and
A.K.-Y.Jen*, “A Copper-Doped Nickel Oxide Bilayer for Enhancing
Efficiency and Stability of Hysteresis-Free Inverted Mesoporous Perovskite
Solar Cells”, Nano Energy
40, 155 (2017)
7.
C.T.Yip, X.Liu, Y.Hou, W.Xie,
J.He, S.Schlücker, D.Lei*
and H.Huang*, “Strong Competition Between Electromagnetic Enhancement and
Surface-Energy-Transfer Induced Quenching in Plasmonic Dye-Sensitized Solar
Cells: A Generic yet Controllable Effect”, Nano Energy
26, 297 (2016) Highlighted by X-MOL (http://www.x-mol.com/news/3219)
on Sept.6, 2016.
8.
J.Lin, M.Guo, C.T.Yip, W.Lu, G.Zhang, X.Liu,
L.Zhou, X.Chen* and H.Huang*, “High
Temperature Crystallization of Free-Standing Anatase TiO2 Nanotube
Membranes for High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Adv.Funct.Mater.
23, 5952 (2013) Highlighted by Materials
Views China on Dec.30, 2013
(http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2013/12/efficient-high-crystallinity-dye-titania-nanotube-films-sensitized-solar-cell/).
9.
M.Guo, K.Xie, J.Lin, Z.Yong, C.T.Yip, L.Zhou, Y.Wang and H.Huang*, “Design and Coupling of Multifunctional
TiO2 Nanotube Photonic Crystal to Nanocrystalline Titania Layer as
Semi-Transparent Photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell”, Energy & Environ.Sci. 5, 9881 (2012)
10.
C.T.Yip,
H.Huang*, L.Zhou*, K.Xie, Y.Wang, T.Feng, J.Li and W.Y.Tam, “Direct and
Seamless Coupling of TiO2 Nanotube Photonic Crystal to Dye
Sensitized Solar Cell: A Single-Step Approach”, Adv.Mater. 23,
5624 (2011) Frontispiece Article
Publication List in 2007-2023; (Total: >350 journal
papers, H-index=80 as per Google Scholar)
Academic Activities and Memberships:
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Advisory
Board: Journal
of Materials Chemistry C (2014.01-2017.08)
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Editorial
Board: Scientific
Reports;
Science of Advanced Materials
Composites Communications
Materials Reports: Energy
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Guest Editor:
Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2018
Composite Part A, special issue V.39 (4), 2008
Key Engineering Materials: Advances in Composite Materials and Structures, V.334-335, 2007