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Jin Yu is a researcher affiliated with Southeast University in China, specializing in materials science. Their work primarily concentrates on materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their recent research encompasses a range of topics, including MXene and MAX phase materials, 2D materials and applications, as well as advanced photocatalysis techniques. Additional areas of focus include graphene research and applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies, and covalent organic framework applications.

Jin Yu has contributed to several publications in notable scientific journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "A first principles investigation on the structural, mechanical, electronic, and catalytic properties of biphenylene" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "High-efficiency photocatalyst for water splitting: a Janus MoSSe/XN (X = Ga, Al) van der Waals heterostructure" (2020), published in Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • "Tuning the electronic properties of MoSi2N4 by molecular doping: A first principles investigation" (2021), published in Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
  • "Plasma-induced hierarchical amorphous carbon nitride nanostructure with two N2 C-site vacancies for photocatalytic H2O2 production" (2022), published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Pd4S3Se3, Pd4S3Te3, and Pd4Se3Te3: Candidate Two-Dimensional Janus Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting" (2021), published in Chemistry of Materials

Jin Yu frequently collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Kai Ren
  • Yi Luo
  • Weiwei Sun
  • Yujing Xu
  • Minglei Sun

The researcher's work is published often in several journals, among which are:

  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Semiconductor Science and Technology
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The primary fields of study for Jin Yu include materials science with a particular emphasis on materials chemistry. Their investigations contribute insight into renewable energy and environmental sustainability as well as electrical and electronic engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • MoS2/ZnO van der Waals heterostructure as a high-efficiency water splitting photocatalyst: a first-principles study

    Sake Wang;Chongdan Ren;Hongyu Tian;Jin Yu

  • Electronic and optical properties of heterostructures based on transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene-like zinc oxide

    Sake Wang;Hongyu Tian;Chongdan Ren;Jin Yu

  • Electronic and optical properties of van der Waals heterostructures of g-GaN and transition metal dichalcogenides

    Zhen Cui;Kai Ren;Yiming Zhao;Xia Wang

  • A first principles investigation on the structural, mechanical, electronic, and catalytic properties of biphenylene.

    Yi Luo;Chongdan Ren;Yujing Xu;Jin Yu

  • Electronic properties of blue phosphorene/graphene and blue phosphorene/graphene-like gallium nitride heterostructures

    Minglei Sun;Jyh-Pin Chou;Jin Yu;Wencheng Tang

  • First-principle study of electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional materials-based heterostructures based on transition metal dichalcogenides and boron phosphide

    Kai Ren;MingLei Sun;Yi Luo;SaKe Wang

  • Tunable Schottky barrier in van der Waals heterostructures of graphene and g-GaN

    Minglei Sun;Jyh-Pin Chou;Qingqiang Ren;Yiming Zhao

  • Effects of structural imperfection on the electronic properties of graphene/WSe2 heterostructures

    Minglei Sun;Jyh-Pin Chou;Jin Yu;Wencheng Tang

  • Electronic and magnetic properties of 4d series transition metal substituted graphene: A first-principles study

    Minglei Sun;Qingqiang Ren;Yiming Zhao;Jyh-Pin Chou

  • First-Principles Study on Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide/BSe van der Waals Heterostructures: A Promising Water-Splitting Photocatalyst

    Yi Luo;Kai Ren;Sake Wang;Jyh-Pin Chou

  • High-efficiency photocatalyst for water splitting: a Janus MoSSe/XN (X = Ga, Al) van der Waals heterostructure

    Kai Ren;Sake Wang;Yi Luo;Jyh-Pin Chou

  • Two-dimensional ZnO/BSe van der waals heterostructure used as a promising photocatalyst for water splitting: A DFT study

    Kai Ren;Jin Yu;Wencheng Tang

  • Transition-metal dichalcogenides/Mg(OH)2 van der Waals heterostructures as promising water-splitting photocatalysts: a first-principles study

    Yi Luo;Sake Wang;Kai Ren;Jyh-Pin Chou

  • Tuning the electronic properties of MoSi2N4 by molecular doping: A first principles investigation

    Zhen Cui;Yi Luo;Jin Yu;Yujing Xu

  • Transition metal doped arsenene: A first-principles study

    Minglei Sun;Sake Wang;Yanhui Du;Jin Yu

  • A first-principles study of light non-metallic atom substituted blue phosphorene

    Minglei Sun;Wencheng Tang;Qingqiang Ren;Sa-ke Wang

  • Adsorption of Transition Metals on Black Phosphorene: a First-Principles Study

    Yi Luo;Chongdan Ren;Sake Wang;Shaohan Li

  • Strain-enhanced properties of van der Waals heterostructure based on blue phosphorus and g-GaN as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst for water splitting

    Kai Ren;Sake Wang;Yi Luo;Yujing Xu

  • Magnetic Behaviors of 3d Transition Metal-Doped Silicane: a First-Principle Study

    Sake Wang;Jin Yu

  • A van der Waals Heterostructure Based on Graphene-like Gallium Nitride and Boron Selenide: A High-Efficiency Photocatalyst for Water Splitting.

    Kai Ren;Yi Luo;Sake Wang;Jyh-Pin Chou

Frequent Co-Authors

Minglei Sun
Minglei Sun University of Antwerp
ZhengMing Sun
ZhengMing Sun Southeast University
Yamei Zhang
Yamei Zhang Southeast University
Litao Sun
Litao Sun Southeast University
Jing Sun
Jing Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Udo Schwingenschlögl
Udo Schwingenschlögl King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Paul R. C. Kent
Paul R. C. Kent Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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