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Qiaofeng Yao is affiliated with the National University of Singapore and specializes in materials science, with a focus on materials chemistry. Their research spans the synthesis and applications of nanoclusters, particularly gold and silver nanoparticles, as well as advanced nanomaterials involved in catalysis.

The scientist's recent publications cover a variety of topics related to nanoclusters and catalytic processes. Selected papers include "Unraveling the Impact of Gold(I)-Thiolate Motifs on the Aggregation-Induced Emission of Gold Nanoclusters" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition), "Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Biosensing Strategies and Bioimaging Applications" (2021, Aggregate), "Atomic-Precision Pt6 Nanoclusters for Enhanced Hydrogen Electro-oxidation" (2022, Nature Communications), "Molecular Reactivity of Thiolate-Protected Noble Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Self-assembly, and Applications" (2020, Chemical Science), and "Achieving Efficient and Stable Electrochemical Nitrate Removal by In-situ Reconstruction of Cu2O/Cu Electroactive Nanocatalysts on Cu Foam" (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental).

The research topics addressed by Qiaofeng Yao include the following:

  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

Their work falls primarily within these subfields of study:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Qiaofeng Yao frequently publishes in scientific venues such as Nature Communications, Chemical Science, Advanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Key collaborators in Yao's research include Jianping Xie, Yitao Cao, Zhennan Wu, Tiankai Chen, and Zhihe Liu.

Best Publications

  • Electrocatalysis of polysulfide conversion by sulfur-deficient MoS2 nanoflakes for lithium–sulfur batteries

    Haibin Lin;Liuqing Yang;Xi Jiang;Guochun Li

  • Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters with Aggregation-Induced Emission.

    Nirmal Goswami;Qiaofeng Yao;Zhentao Luo;Jingguo Li

  • Toward Total Synthesis of Thiolate-Protected Metal Nanoclusters

    Qiaofeng Yao;Tiankai Chen;Xun Yuan;Jianping Xie

  • Large-scale synthesis of flexible free-standing SERS substrates with high sensitivity: electrospun PVA nanofibers embedded with controlled alignment of silver nanoparticles.

    Dian He;Bo Hu;Qiao-Feng Yao;Kan Wang

  • Balancing the rate of cluster growth and etching for gram-scale synthesis of thiolate-protected Au(25) nanoclusters with atomic precision.

    Xun Yuan;Bin Zhang;Zhentao Luo;Qiaofeng Yao

  • Luminescent Noble Metal Nanoclusters as an Emerging Optical Probe for Sensor Development

    Xun Yuan;Zhentao Luo;Yong Yu;Qiaofeng Yao

  • Recent advances in the synthesis and catalytic applications of ligand-protected, atomically precise metal nanoclusters

    Jun Fang;Jun Fang;Bin Zhang;Qiaofeng Yao;Yang Yang

  • Fe2O3 Nanoneedles on Ultrafine Nickel Nanotube Arrays as Efficient Anode for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors

    Yang Li;Jing Xu;Tao Feng;Qiaofeng Yao

  • Scalable and Precise Synthesis of Thiolated Au10–12, Au15, Au18, and Au25 Nanoclusters via pH Controlled CO Reduction

    Yong Yu;Xi Chen;Qiaofeng Yao;Yue Yu

  • Understanding seed-mediated growth of gold nanoclusters at molecular level.

    Qiaofeng Yao;Xun Yuan;Victor Fung;Yong Yu

  • Unraveling the Impact of Gold(I)–Thiolate Motifs on the Aggregation‐Induced Emission of Gold Nanoclusters

    Zhennan Wu;Qiaofeng Yao;Osburg Jin Huang Chai;Nan Ding

  • Atomic-precision Pt6 nanoclusters for enhanced hydrogen electro-oxidation

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  • A Visible Light-Near-Infrared Dual-Band Smart Window with Internal Energy Storage

    Sheng Cao;Shengliang Zhang;Tianran Zhang;Qiaofeng Yao

  • A Cathode-Integrated Sulfur-Deficient Co9S8 Catalytic Interlayer for the Reutilization of "Lost" Polysulfides in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

    Haibin Lin;Shengliang Zhang;Tianran Zhang;Sheng Cao

  • Aurophilic Interactions in the Self‐Assembly of Gold Nanoclusters into Nanoribbons with Enhanced Luminescence

    Zhennan Wu;Yonghua Du;Jiale Liu;Qiaofeng Yao

  • Luminescent metal nanoclusters: Biosensing strategies and bioimaging applications

    Yan Xiao;Yan Xiao;Zhennan Wu;Qiaofeng Yao;Jianping Xie

  • Engineering Functional Metal Materials at the Atomic Level

    Qiaofeng Yao;Xun Yuan;Tiankai Chen;David Tai Leong

  • Stepwise Electrocatalysis as a Strategy against Polysulfide Shuttling in Li–S Batteries

    Hualin Ye;Jianguo Sun;Shengliang Zhang;Haibin Lin

  • Hierarchical heterostructures of Ag nanoparticles decorated MnO2 nanowires as promising electrodes for supercapacitors

    Hui Xia;Caiyun Hong;Xiaoqin Shi;Bo Li

  • Lighting up thiolated Au@Ag nanoclusters via aggregation-induced emission

    Xinyue Dou;Xun Yuan;Yong Yu;Zhentao Luo

  • Mechanistic exploration and controlled synthesis of precise thiolate-gold nanoclusters

    Nirmal Goswami;Qiaofeng Yao;Tiankai Chen;Jianping Xie

  • Elucidating the Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Deficiency in the Polysulfide Conversion Reactions of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Haibin Lin;Shengliang Zhang;Tianran Zhang;Hualin Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianping Xie
Jianping Xie National University of Singapore
Jim Yang Lee
Jim Yang Lee National University of Singapore
Xun Yuan
Xun Yuan Qingdao University of Science and Technology
De-en Jiang
De-en Jiang Vanderbilt University
Ning Yan
Ning Yan National University of Singapore
David Tai Leong
David Tai Leong National University of Singapore
Dongyun Chen
Dongyun Chen Soochow University
Jun Yang
Jun Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui Xia
Hui Xia Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Dan Zhao
Dan Zhao National University of Singapore

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