MembersLin Yuan

Dr. Lin Yuan’s research interests lie in plasmonic photocatalysis, nanostructure fabrication. As a physical chemist, he’s especially interested in resolving the chemistry that lies at the intersection between light-matter interaction and small molecules conversion at the active centers of nanostructure. He likes utilizing the experimental techniques and collaborating with high-accuracy electromagnetic and quantum mechanical calculations to reveal the mechanism of photochemical transformations.

Yuan, L., Zhou, J., Zhang, M., …& Halas, N. J. 2022.Plasmonic photocatalysis with chemically and spatially specific antenna-dual reactor complexes. ACS Nano, 16, 10, 17365-17375.

Yuan, L., Kuriakose, A., Zhou, J., Robatjazi, H., Nordlander, P., & Halas, N. J. 2022. Plasmonically Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution with an Al–TiO2-Based Photoelectrode. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126, 32, 13714–13719.

Yuan, L., Clark, B., Lou, M., …& Halas, N. J. 2020. Morphology-Dependent Reactivity of a Plasmonic Photocatalyst. ACS Nano, 14, 9, 12054-12063.

Yuan, L., Zhang, C., Zhang, X., Lou, M., Ye, F., Jacobson, C. R., … & Halas, N. J. 2019. Photocatalytic Hydrogenation of Graphene Using Pd Nanocones. Nano letters, 19(7), 4413-4419.

Yuan, L., Ge, J., Peng, X., Zhang, Q., Wu, Z., Jian, Y., … & Han, J. 2016. A reliable way of mechanical exfoliation of large scale two dimensional materials with high quality. AIP Advances, 6(12), 125201.

Yuan, L., Han, J., Jian, Y., Ge, J., Peng, X., Xiong, X., … & Krishnakumar, V. 2016. Investigation of sodium distribution in CuZnSnS thin films and its effects on the performance of the solar cells. Materials Research Bulletin, 84, 314-322.

Jacobson, C.R., Solti, D., Renard, D., Yuan, L., Lou, M. and Halas, N.J., 2020. Shining Light on Aluminum Nanoparticle Synthesis. Accounts of Chemical Research, 53, 9, 2020-2030.

Zhou, L., Lou, M., Bao, J. L., Zhang, C., Liu, J. G., Martirez, J. M. P., Tian, S., Yuan, L., … & Halas, N. J. 2021. Hot carrier multiplication in plasmonic photocatalysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(20).

Dongare, P. D., Zhao, Y., Renard, D., Yang, J., Neumann, O., Metz, J., Yuan, L., … & Halas, N. J. 2021. A 3D Plasmonic Antenna-Reactor for Nanoscale Thermal Hotspots and Gradients. ACS nano, 15(5), 8761-8769.

Han, X., Wang, W., Zuo, K., Chen, L., Yuan, L., Liang, J., … & Lou, J. 2019. Bio-derived ultrathin membrane for solar driven water purification. Nano Energy, 60, 567-575.

Therrien, A. J., Kale, M. J., Yuan, L., Zhang, C., Halas, N. J., & Christopher, P. 2019. Impact of chemical interface damping on surface plasmon dephasing. Faraday discussions, 214, 59-72.

Gong, P., Ye, Z., Yuan, L., & Egberts, P. 2018. Evaluation of wetting transparency and surface energy of pristine and aged graphene through nanoscale friction. Carbon, 132, 749-759.

Feng, W., Han, J., Ge, J., Peng, X., Liu, Y., Jian, Y., Yuan, L., … & Liao, C. 2017. Influence of annealing temperature on CZTS thin film surface properties. Journal of Electronic Materials, 46(1), 288-295.

Zhu, Y., Liu, Y., Ai, Q., Gao, G., Yuan, L., Fang, Q., … & Lou, J. (2022). In Situ Synthesis of Lead-Free Halide Perovskite–COF Nanocomposites as Photocatalysts for Photoinduced Polymerization in Both Organic and Aqueous Phases. ACS Materials Letters, 4, 464-471.

Bayles, A., Tian, S., Zhou, J., Yuan, L., Yuan, Y., Jacobson, C. R., … & Halas, N. J. (2022). Al@ TiO2 Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Plasmonic Photocatalysis. ACS nano, 16, 4, 5839–5850.

Robatjazi, H., Yuan, L., Yuan, Y., & Halas, N. J. 2021. Heterogeneous Plasmonic Photocatalysis: Light-Driven Chemical Reactions Introduce a New Approach to Industrially-Relevant Chemistry. In Emerging Trends in Chemical Applications of Lasers (pp. 363-387). American Chemical Society.

Yuan, Y., Zhou, L., Robatjazi, H., Bao, J. L., Zhou, J., Bayles, A., … & Halas, N. J. (2022). Earth-abundant photocatalyst for H2 generation from NH3 with light-emitting diode illumination. Science, 378(6622), 889-893.