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Overview

Shifu Chen is affiliated with Huaibei Normal University in China and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Energy and Materials Science. The scientist's work extensively covers the intersection of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Materials Chemistry. Other subfields of study include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The major topics in Chen's research reflect a strong focus on catalysis and nanomaterials, with contributions in areas such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Chen has authored numerous papers, including recent publications that contribute to the fields of photocatalysis and energy transformation. Selected papers include:

  • "Metal Sulfide S-Scheme Homojunction for Photocatalytic Selective Phenylcarbinol Oxidation" (2024) published in Advanced Science
  • "Noble-metal-free Ni2P modified step-scheme SnNb2O6/CdS-diethylenetriamine for photocatalytic hydrogen production under broadband light irradiation" (2020) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Two-dimensional sulfur- and chlorine-codoped g-C3N4/CdSe-amine heterostructures nanocomposite with effective interfacial charge transfer and mechanism insight" (2020) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution, CO2 reduction and N2 fixation coupled with organic synthesis by cocatalyst and vacancies engineering" (2020) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "One-step synthesis of 2D/2D-3D NiS/Zn3In2S6 hierarchical structure toward solar-to-chemical energy transformation of biomass-relevant alcohols" (2020) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Frequent collaborators in Chen's research include Sugang Meng, Xiuzhen Zheng, Sujuan Zhang, Haili Lin, and Jing Cao. The scientist's work is often published in journals which regularly feature their studies, such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)

Best Publications

  • Study on the separation mechanisms of photogenerated electrons and holes for composite photocatalysts g-C3N4-WO3

    Shifu Chen;Yingfei Hu;Sugang Meng;Xianliang Fu

  • Novel BiOI/BiOBr heterojunction photocatalysts with enhanced visible light photocatalytic properties

    Jing Cao;Benyan Xu;Bangde Luo;Haili Lin

  • Design of a direct Z-scheme photocatalyst: Preparation and characterization of Bi2O3/g-C3N4 with high visible light activity

    Jinfeng Zhang;Yingfei Hu;Xiaoliang Jiang;Shifu Chen

  • Facile synthesis of g-C3N4/ZnO composite with enhanced visible light photooxidation and photoreduction properties

    Wei Liu;Wei Liu;Mingliang Wang;Chunxiang Xu;Shifu Chen

  • Chemical etching preparation of BiOI/BiOBr heterostructures with enhanced photocatalytic properties for organic dye removal

    Jing Cao;Benyan Xu;Haili Lin;Bangde Luo

  • Visible light photocatalytic activity enhancement and mechanism of AgBr/Ag3PO4 hybrids for degradation of methyl orange.

    Jing Cao;Bangde Luo;Haili Lin;Benyan Xu

  • Novel heterostructured Bi2S3/BiOI photocatalyst: facile preparation, characterization and visible light photocatalytic performance

    Jing Cao;Benyan Xu;Haili Lin;Bangde Luo

  • Noble-metal-free Ni2P modified step-scheme SnNb2O6/CdS-diethylenetriamine for photocatalytic hydrogen production under broadband light irradiation

    Taiping Hu;Kai Dai;Jinfeng Zhang;Shifu Chen

  • Two-dimensional sulfur- and chlorine-codoped g-C3N4/CdSe-amine heterostructures nanocomposite with effective interfacial charge transfer and mechanism insight

    Xiaofeng Li;Jinfeng Zhang;Yao Huo;Kai Dai;Kai Dai

  • Thermodecomposition synthesis of WO3/H2WO4 heterostructures with enhanced visible light photocatalytic properties

    Jing Cao;Bangde Luo;Haili Lin;Benyan Xu

  • Coupled systems for selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aldehydes and reduction of nitrobenzene into aniline using CdS/g-C3N4 photocatalyst under visible light irradiation

    Xia Dai;Mengli Xie;Sugang Meng;Xianliang Fu

  • In situ preparation of novel p–n junction photocatalyst BiOI/(BiO)2CO3 with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

    Jing Cao;Xin Li;Haili Lin;Shifu Chen

  • Highly improved visible light photocatalytic activity of BiPO4 through fabricating a novel p–n heterojunction BiOI/BiPO4 nanocomposite

    Jing Cao;Jing Cao;Benyan Xu;Haili Lin;Shifu Chen

  • Preparation, characterization and activity evaluation of p–n junction photocatalyst p-ZnO/n-TiO2

    Shifu Chen;Wei Zhao;Wei Liu;Sujuan Zhang

  • Transforming type-I to type-II heterostructure photocatalyst via energy band engineering: A case study of I-BiOCl/I-BiOBr

    Xuemei Jia;Jing Cao;Haili Lin;Meiyu Zhang

  • Study on the photocatalytic degradation of glyphosate by TiO2 photocatalyst

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  • Electronic structure and optical properties of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst calculated by hybrid density functional method

    J. J. Liu;X. L. Fu;S. F. Chen;Y. F. Zhu

  • Significantly enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 via ZnO modification and the mechanism study

    Wei Liu;Mingliang Wang;Chunxiang Xu;Shifu Chen

  • Novel Bi2S3-sensitized BiOCl with highly visible light photocatalytic activity for the removal of rhodamine B

    Jing Cao;Benyan Xu;Haili Lin;Bangde Luo

  • Ag3PO4/ZnO: An efficient visible-light-sensitized composite with its application in photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B

    Wei Liu;Wei Liu;Mingliang Wang;Chunxiang Xu;Shifu Chen

  • Selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aromatic aldehydes by BN/metal sulfide with enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Sugang Meng;Xiangju Ye;Xiaofeng Ning;Mengli Xie

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianliang Fu
Xianliang Fu Huaibei Normal University
Sugang Meng
Sugang Meng Huaibei Normal University
Lei Chen
Lei Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Wenhua Zhang
Wenhua Zhang University of Science and Technology of China
Chunxiang Xu
Chunxiang Xu Southeast University
Dennis Y.C. Leung
Dennis Y.C. Leung University of Hong Kong
Weixin Huang
Weixin Huang University of Notre Dame
Ting-Shan Chan
Ting-Shan Chan National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Jinlin Long
Jinlin Long Fuzhou University
Xuxu Wang
Xuxu Wang Fuzhou University

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