Chao Liu

2012 – 2018           Ph.D - Nanjing University of Science and Technology

2016-2017             Visiting Ph.D student - The University of Queensland

2021 – present       Professor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, PR       China.

2018 – 2020            Postdoctor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, PR     China. 

                                 Supervisor: Prof. Chengzhong Yu

The overall goal of the research team led by Prof. Liu is to create functional and complex metal-organic framework (MOF) based nanostructures and explore their applications in environment and energy related catalysis processes. 

Prof. Liu has published 73 peer-reviewed journal articles, including 37 papers as the first/corresponding author in Nature Commun.(2), J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Inter. Ed. (4), Adv. Funct. Mater. (5), Adv. Sci. (3), Coord. Chem. Rev., Small (2), Chem. Sci., etc. His publications have received > 4000 citations with an H-index of 37 (web of science). 

Research ID: CAF-2694-2022

Young Editorial board of "Chinese Chemical Letters" 

Research fields:

Metal-organic framework nanostructures and their derived functional materials

Design and formation mechanism of complex micro-/nanostructures

Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic small molecule conversion

Environment and energy related applications

Group members:

Researchers

Dr.Chaoqi Zhang, Postdoctor

Students

Ling Yuan, PhD student              Jiaxin Li, PhD student           Yamin Xi, PhD student

Chunhong Xia, Master stundent        Yingying Zou, Master stundent       Tong Bao, Master stundent

Yin Bi, Master stundent     Xinchan Zhang, Master stundent

·   National Natural Science Foundation of China, entitled. Construction and applications of ultra-thin metal-organic framework nanosheet/graphene hybrid electrocatalysts, No. 21905092, PI.

·   China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, No. 2020T130196, PI.

·   China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,  No. 2019M6514262, PI.

·   National Natural Science Foundation of China, entitled. Assembly of multi-component metal-organic framework superstructures and their applications, No. 22075085, participant.

Selected publications (first/corresponding authors only)

33.Chunhong Xia^#, Ling Yuan^#, Hao Song, Chaoqi Zhang, Zimeng Li, Yingying Zou, Jiaxin Li, Tong Bao, Chengzhong Yu*, and Chao Liu*, Spatial specific Janus S-Scheme Photocatalyst with Enhanced H₂O₂ Production Performance, Small, 2023, DOI:10.1002/smll.202300292.

32. Chaoqi Zhang, Ling Yuan, Chao Liu*, Zimeng Li, Yingying Zou, Xinchan Zhang, Yue Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Guangfeng Wei*, and Chengzhong Yu*, Crystal Engineering Enables Cobalt-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for H₂O₂ Production, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 7791-7799. (cover)

31. Ling Yuan, Chaoqi Zhang, Yingying Zou, Tong Bao, Jing Wang, Cheng Tang,* Aijun Du, Chengzhong Yu,* Chao Liu*, A S-Scheme MOF-on-MOF Heterostructure, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202214627.

30. Yingying Zou, Chaoqi Zhang, Ling Yuan, Chao Liu*, Chengzhong Yu*, Recent Advances in Metal-organic Framework Derived Hollow Superstructures：Synthesis and Applications, CHEMICAL JOURNAL OF CHINESE UNIVERSITIES, 2022, DOI: 10.7503/cjcu20220613.

29. Tong Bao, Jing Wang*, Chao Liu*, Recent Advances in Epitaxial Heterostructures for Electrochemical Applications, Nanoscale Advances, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2NA00710J.

28. Tong Bao, Yingying Zou, Chaoqi Zhang, Chengzhong Yu*,Chao Liu*, Morphological Anisotropy in Metal–Organic Framework Micro/Nanostructures, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61, e202209433. (IF: 16.823)

27. Ling Yuan, Yingying Zou, Liang Zhao,* Chaoqi Zhang, Jing Wang, Chao Liu,* Guangfeng Wei,* Chengzhong Yu,* Unveiling the lattice distortion and electron-donating effects in methoxy-functionalized MOF photocatalysts for H₂O₂ production, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 318, 121859. (IF: 24.319)

26. Chaoqi Zhang, Ruihu Lu, Chao Liu*, Jingyi Lu, Yingying Zou, Ling Yuan, Jing Wang, Guozhong Wang, Yan Zhao*, Chengzhong Yu*, Trimetallic Sulfide Hollow Superstructures with Engineered d-Band Center for Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide in Alkaline Solution, Advanced Science, 2022, 9, 2104768. (IF: 17.521)

25. Chao Liu* Tong Bao, Ling Yuan, Chaoqi Zhang, Jing Wang, Jingjing Wan, Chengzhong Yu*, Semiconducting MOF@ZnS Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production: Heterojunction Coverage Matters, Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2111404. (IF: 19.924)

24. Chaoqi Zhang,# Jingyi Lu,# Chao Liu*, Yingying Zou, Jing Wang, Chengzhong Yu, ZnO nanoparticles embedded in hollow carbon fiber membrane for electrochemical H₂O₂ production by two-electron water oxidation reaction, Environmental Research, 2022, 206, 112290. (IF: 8.431)

23. Tong Bao, Yi Xia, Jingyi Lu, Chaoqi Zhang, Jing Wang, Ling Yuan, Yunxia Zhang, Chao Liu*, and Chengzhong Yu*, A Pacman-like Titanium-Doped Cobalt Sulfide Hollow Superstructure for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Small, 2022, 18, 2103106. (IF: 15.153)

22. Jing Wang, Ling Yuan, Chaoqi Zhang, Shumin Li, Guozhong Wang, Jingjing Wan, Chao Liu*, Chengzhong Yu*, Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Titanium Oxides via Soft Interface Adaptive Transformation, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2107260. (IF: 19.924)

21. Jing Wang, Yining Yao, Chaoqi Zhang, Qiang Sun, Dan Cheng, Xiaodan Huang, Jiayou Feng, Jingjing Wan, Jin Zou, Chao Liu,* Chengzhong Yu*, Superstructured Macroporous Carbon Rods Composed of Defective Graphitic Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Advanced Science, 2021, 8, 2100120. (IF: 17.521)

20. Chaoqi Zhang, Ruihu Lu, Chao Liu*, Ling Yuan, Jing Wang, Yan Zhao*, Chengzhong Yu*, High Yield Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Water Using Electrospun CaSnO₃@Carbon Fiber Membrane Catalysts with Abundant Oxygen Vacancy, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2100099. (IF: 19.924)

19. Ling Yuan, Chaoqi Zhang, Jing Wang, Chao Liu*, Chengzhong Yu*, Mesoporous resin nanobowls with optimized donor–acceptor conjugation for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production, Nano Research, 2021, 14, 3267. (IF: 10.269)

18.Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jingjing Wan, Chengzhong Yu*, MOF-on-MOF Hybrids: Synthesis and Applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021, 432, 213743. (IF: 24.833)

17. Chao Liu, Qiang Sun, Lina Lin, Jing Wang, Chaoqi Zhang, Chunhong Xia, Tong Bao, Jingjing Wan,* Rong Huang, Jin Zou*, Chengzhong Yu*. Ternary MOF-on-MOF Heterostructures with Controllable Architectural and Compositional Complexity via Multiple Selective Assembly. Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 4971. (Editor’s highlight, IF: 17.694)

16.Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jingjing Wan*, Yan Cheng, Rong Huang, Chaoqi Zhang, Wenli Hu, Guangfeng Wei*, Chengzhong Yu*. Amorphous Metal-Organic Framework-Dominated Nanocomposites with Both Compositional and Structural Heterogeneity for Oxygen Evolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 3630. (VIP paper, back cover, IF: 16.823)

15.Chao Liu, Xiaodan Huang, Jizi Liu, Jing Wang, Zibin Chen, Rui Luo, Chaohai Wang, Jiansheng Li*, Lianjun Wang, Jingjing Wan, Chengzhong Yu*. A General Approach to Direct Growth of Oriented Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets on Reduced Graphene Oxides. Advanced Science, 2020, 7, 1901480. (IF: 17.521)

14. Chao Liu, Lina Lin, Qiang Sun, Jing Wang, Rong Huang, Wenyi Chen, Shumin Li, Jingjing Wan,* Jin Zou*, Chengzhong Yu*. Site-specific growth of MOF-on-MOF heterostructures with controllable nano-architectures: beyond the combination of MOF analogues. Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 3680. (IF: 9.969)

13. Congcong Pei#, Chao Liu#, You Wang#, Dan Cheng, Rongxin Li, Weikang Shu, Chaoqi Zhang, Wenli Hu, Jean Jin, Yannan Yang, Jingjing Wan*. FeOOH@Metal-Organic Framework Core-Satellite Nanocomposites for Serum Metabolic Fingerprints of Gynecological Cancers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 10831.(hot paper, IF: 16.823)

12. Jing Wang#, Chao Liu#, Jiayou Feng, Dan Cheng, Chaoqi Zhang, Yining Yao, Zhengying Gu, Wenli Hu, Jingjing Wan, ChengzhongYu*. MOFs derived Co/Cu bimetallic nanoparticles embedded in graphitized carbon nanocubes as efficient Fenton catalysts. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, 394, 122567. (IF: 14.224)

11. Wenli Hu, Chao Liu,* Jing Wang, Congcong Pei, Ye Zhang, Chaoqi Zhang, Yang Liu, Yongkui Shan and Chengzhong Yu*. Synthesis of cube–rod–tube triblock asymmetric nanostructures for enhanced heterogeneous catalysis. Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 7973. (IF: 6.065)

10.Chao Liu, Xiaodan Huang, Jing Wang, Hao Song, Yannan Yang, Yang Liu, Jiansheng Li*, Lianjun Wang,* Chengzhong Yu*. Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Nanocubes: Rigid-Interface Induced Outward Contraction of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 28, 1705253. (IF: 19.924)

9. Chao Liu, Jizi Liu, Jing Wang, Jiansheng Li*, Rui Luo, Jinyou Shen, Xiuyun Sun, Weiqing Han, Lianjun Wang*. Electrospun mulberry-like hierarchical carbon fiber web for high-performance supercapacitors, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2018, 512, 713-721. (IF: 9.965)

8. Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jiansheng Li*, Jizi Liu, Chaohai Wang, Xiuyun Sun, Jinyou Shen, Weiqing Hana and Lianjun Wang*. Electrospun ZIF-based hierarchical carbon fiber as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 1211-1220. (IF: 14.511)

7.Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jiansheng Li*, Rui Luo, Xiuyun Sun, Jinyou Shen, Weiqing Han, Lianjun Wang*. Fe/N decorated mulberry-like hollow mesoporous carbon fibers as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction, Carbon, 2017, 114, 706-716. (IF: 11.307)

6. Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jiansheng Li*, Xingru Hu, Peng Lin, Jinyou Shen, Xiuyun Sun, Weiqing Han, Lianjun Wang*. Controllable synthesis of N-doped hollow-structured mesoporous carbon spheres by an amine-Induced Stöber-silica/carbon assembly process, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 11916-11923. (IF: 14.511)

5. Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jiansheng Li,* Mengli Zeng, Rui Luo, Jinyou Shen, Xiuyun Sun, Weiqing Han, Lianjun Wang*. Synthesis of N doped hollow-structured mesoporous carbon nanospheres for high-performance supercapacitors, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 7194-7204. (IF: 10.383)

4. Chao Liu, Jing Wang, Jiansheng Li,* Rui Luo, Jinyou Shen, Xiuyun Sun, Weiqing Han, and Lianjun Wang*. Controllable synthesis of functional hollow carbon nanostructures with dopamine as precursor for supercapacitors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7, 18609-18617. (IF: 10.383)

3. Chao Liu, Meihua Yu, Yang Li, Jiansheng Li*, Jing Wang, Chengzhong Yu* and Lianjun Wang*. Synthesis of mesoporous carbon nanoparticles with large and tunable pore sizes. Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 11580-11590. (IF: 8.307)

2.Chao Liu, Jiansheng Li*, Jing Wang, Junwen Qi, Wenhong Fan, Jinyou Shen, Xiuyun Sun, Weiqing Han and Lianjun Wang*. Synthesis of Ag@SiO2 yolk–shell nanoparticles for hydrogen peroxide detection. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 17372-17378. (IF: 4.036)

1.Chao Liu, Jiansheng Li*, Junwen Qi, Jing Wang, Rui Luo, Jinyou Shen, Xiuyun Sun, Weiqing Han,and Lianjun Wang*. Yolk−shell Fe0@SiO2 nanoparticles as nanoreactors for Fenton-like catalytic reaction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6, 13167-13173. (IF: 10.383)

2022                 Shanghai LanXun Talent Program Type A 2022

2019                 Shanghai “Super Postdoc Incentive Plan

2017                 Outstanding researcher Award from Shanghai Tongji Gao Tingyao Environmental Science and Technology Development Foundation.