Dr Shaoliang Guan

2023

• Nguyen, M. B. et al. 2023. Ternary heterogeneous Z-scheme photocatalyst TiO 2 /CuInS 2 /OCN incorporated with carbon quantum dots (CQDs) for enhanced photocatalytic degradation efficiency of reactive yellow 145 dye in water †. RSC Advances 13(50), pp. 35339-35348. (10.1039/d3ra07546j)
• Yue, C. et al. 2023. Optimising hollow-structured silicon nanoparticles for lithium-ion batteries. Materials 16(17), article number: 5884. (10.3390/ma16175884)
• Hunter, R. D., Hayward, E. C., Smales, G. J., Pauw, B. R., Kulak, A., Guan, S. and Schnepp, Z. 2023. The effect of nitrogen on the synthesis of porous carbons by iron-catalyzed graphitization †. Materials Advances 4(9), pp. 2070-2077. (10.1039/d3ma00039g)

2022

• Xu, S. et al. 2022. Developing silicalite-1 encapsulated Ni nanoparticles as sintering-/coking-resistant catalysts for dry reforming of methane. Chemical Engineering Journal 446(5), article number: 137439. (10.1016/j.cej.2022.137439)
• Sun, S., Zhang, C., Guan, S., Xu, S., Williams, P. T. and Wu, C. 2022. Ni/support-CaO bifunctional combined materials for integrated CO2 capture and reverse water-gas shift reaction: Influence of different supports. Separation and Purification Technology 298, article number: 121604. (10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121604)
• Lahiri, A., Lakshya, A. K., Guan, S., Anguilano, L. and Chowdhury, A. 2022. Impact of different metallic forms of nickel on hydrogen evolution reaction. Scripta Materialia 218, article number: 114829. (10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114829)
• Sun, S., Sun, H., Guan, S., Xu, S. and Wu, C. 2022. Integrated CO2 capture and methanation on Ru/CeO2-MgO combined materials: Morphology effect from CeO2 support. Fuel 317, article number: 123420. (10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123420)

2021

• Iantaffi, C. et al. 2021. Oxidation induced mechanisms during directed energy deposition additive manufactured titanium alloy builds. Additive Manufacturing Letters 1, article number: 100022. (10.1016/j.addlet.2021.100022)
• Isaacs, M. A. et al. 2021. Advanced XPS characterization: XPS-based multi-technique analyses for comprehensive understanding of functional materials. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 5(22), pp. 7931-7963. (10.1039/D1QM00969A)
• Zhang, M. et al. 2021. Facile one-step synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity of a WC/ferroelectric nanocomposite. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability 9(40), pp. 22861-22870. (10.1039/D1TA04131B)
• Doan, H. V., Nguyen, H. T., Ting, V. P., Guan, S., Eloi, J., Hall, S. R. and Pham, X. N. 2021. Improved photodegradation of anionic dyes using a complex graphitic carbon nitride and iron-based metal-organic framework material. Faraday Discussions 231, pp. 81-96. (10.1039/D1FD00010A)
• Kang, L. et al. 2021. The electrophilicity of surface carbon species in the redox reactions of CuO-CeO2 catalysts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60(26) (10.1002/anie.202102570)
• Li, Y., Guan, S., Huo, H., Ma, Y., Gao, Y., Zuo, P. and Yin, G. 2021. A review of magnesium aluminum chloride complex electrolytes for Mg batteries. Advanced Functional Materials 31(24), article number: 2100650. (10.1002/adfm.202100650)
• Du, W. et al. 2021. A multiscale X-ray tomography study of the cycled-induced degradation in magnesium-sulfur batteries. Small Methods 5(5), article number: 2001193. (10.1002/smtd.202001193)
• Guan, S. et al. 2021. The interaction of CO with a copper(ii) chloride oxy-chlorination catalyst. Faraday Discussions 229, pp. 318-340. (10.1039/D0FD00014K)
• Deng, K. et al. 2021. Electrolyte/dye/TiO2 interfacial structures of dye-sensitized solar cells revealed by in situ neutron reflectometry with contrast matching. Langmuir 37(5), pp. 1970-1982. (10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03508)

2020

• Yao, B. et al. 2020. Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst. Nature Communications 11(1), article number: 6395. (10.1038/s41467-020-20214-z)
• Mardle, P., Thirunavukkarasu, G., Guan, S., Chiu, Y. and Du, S. 2020. Comparative study of PtNi nanowire array electrodes toward oxygen reduction reaction by half-cell measurement and PEMFC test. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12(38), pp. 42832–42841. (10.1021/acsami.0c11531)
• Guan, S., Attard, G. A. and Wain, A. J. 2020. Observation of substituent effects in the electrochemical adsorption and hydrogenation of alkynes on Pt{hkl} using SHINERS. ACS Catalysis 10, pp. 10999-11010. (10.1021/acscatal.0c02967)
• Allender, C. J. et al. 2020. The role of growth directors in controlling the morphology of hematite nanorods. Nanoscale Research Letters 15, article number: 161. (10.1186/s11671-020-03387-w)
• Sun, H., Zhang, Y., Guan, S., Huang, J. and Wu, C. 2020. Direct and highly selective conversion of captured CO2 into methane through integrated carbon capture and utilization over dual functional materials. Journal of CO2 Utilization 38, pp. 262-272. (10.1016/j.jcou.2020.02.001)
• Abbas, Q. A., Rodrigues, M., Baco, S., Guan, S. and Morley, N. A. 2020. Influence of annealing temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of FeGaSiB thin films. Thin Solid Films 701, article number: 137955. (10.1016/j.tsf.2020.137955)
• Zhao, P. et al. 2020. Expanding the portfolio of tribo-positive materials: Aniline formaldehyde condensates for high charge density triboelectric nanogenerators. Nano Energy 67, article number: 104291. (10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104291)
• Mardle, P., Ji, X., Wu, J., Guan, S., Dong, H. and Du, S. 2020. Thin film electrodes from Pt nanorods supported on aligned N-CNTs for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 260, article number: 118031. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118031)
• Kang, L. et al. 2020. Adsorption and activation of molecular oxygen over atomic copper(I/II) site on ceria. Nature Communications 11, article number: 4008. (10.1038/s41467-020-17852-8)

2018

• Baletto, F. et al. 2018. Application of new nanoparticle structures as catalysts: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 575-593. (10.1039/C8FD90016G)
• Guan, S. et al. 2018. Structural behaviour of copper chloride catalysts during the chlorination of CO to phosgene. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 67-85. (10.1039/C8FD00005K)
• Bowden, B., Davies, M., Davies, P. R., Guan, S., Morgan, D., Roberts, V. and Wotton, D. J. 2018. The deposition of metal nanoparticles on carbon surfaces: the role of specific functional groups. Faraday Discussions 208, pp. 455-470. (10.1039/C7FD00210F)
• Liu, Y., McCue, A. J., Feng, J., Guan, S., Li, D. and Anderson, J. A. 2018. Evolution of palladium sulfide phases during thermal treatments and consequences for acetylene hydrogenation. Journal of Catalysis 364, pp. 204-215. (10.1016/j.jcat.2018.05.018)
• Wang, Q. et al. 2018. Ultrathin and vacancy-rich CoAl-layered double hydroxide/graphite oxide catalysts: promotional effect of cobalt vacancies and oxygen vacancies in alcohol oxidation. ACS Catalysis 8, pp. 3104-3115. (10.1021/acscatal.7b03655)

2017

• Bahruji, H., Guan, S. and Puthiyapura, V. K. 2017. Precious metal catalysts for sustainable energy and environmental remediation. In: Hutchings, G. et al. eds. Modern Developments in Catalysis. World Scientific Publishing, pp. 211-251., (10.1142/9781786341228_0007)

2016

• Guan, S., Donovan-Sheppard, O., Reece, C., Willock, D. J., Wain, A. J. and Attard, G. A. 2016. Structure sensitivity in catalytic hydrogenation at platinum surfaces measured by shell-isolated nanoparticle enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS). ACS Catalysis 6(3), pp. 1822-1832. (10.1021/acscatal.5b02872)

2014

• Guan, S. 2014. Determination of the role of nanoparticle active sites in catalytic hydrogenation reactions by cyclic voltammetry and novel in-situ surface spectroscopy. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2013

• Attard, G. A. et al. 2013. Semi-hydrogenation of alkynes at single crystal, nanoparticle and biogenic nanoparticle surfaces: the role of defects in Lindlar-type catalysts and the origin of their selectivity. Faraday Discussions 2013(162), pp. 57-75. (10.1039/c3fd00007a)