Microscopic measurement at nano-interface; Nanobubbles; Photocatalysis

2004 - 2008   PhD Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University College Cork
1999 - 2002   MSc Chemical Technology, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1993 - 1997   BEng 1^st Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology

   

2014 - present   Assoc prof / Professor, National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, China

2011 - 2014       Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK

2011 - 2011       Visiting Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

2008 - 2010       Postdoctoral Research Associate, University College Cork, Ireland

2014 - present  Supervision for postgraduates, UCAS & NCNST

2012 - 2013     Supervision for postgraduates, University of Cambridge

2011                Supervision for postgraduates, Georgia Institute of Technology

2009 - 2010     Supervision for postgraduates, University College Cork

2006 - 2007     Tutor for undergraduates on Chemical Practical, University College Cork

Course: Nano Surfaces and Interface Effects

Credits: 40/2.0

Semester: Fall

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development, European Commission, 2011

Books

Chen, L., Classification of Nanofillers, Nano-Objects, Nanomaterials, and Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Chemical Nature and Identity. In Chemical Physics of Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Morphology, Structure, Thermodynamics, Rheology, Myasoedova, V. V.; Thomas, S.; Maria, H. J., Eds. Wiley-VCH GmbH: 2024; Vol. 1, pp 1-14.

Zhou, D.; Zhang, S.; Khan, A. U.; Chen, L.*; Ge, G.*, A wearable AuNP enhanced metal-organic gel (Au@MOG) sensor for sweat glucose detection with ultrahigh sensitivity. Nanoscale 2023, 16 , 163-170.

Zhang, R.; Gao, Y.; Chen, L.*; Li, D.*; Ge, G.*, Tunable Gas-Gas Reactions through Nanobubble Pathway. Chemphyschem 2023, 24, e202300429.

Zhou, D.; Song, W.; Zhang, S.; Chen, L.*; Ge, G.*, Au@bovine serum albumin nanoparticle-based acid-resistant nanozyme quartz crystal microbalance sensing of urine glucose. RSC Adv 2022, 12, 29727-29733.

Zhou, T.; Mu, Y.; Chen, L.; Li, D.; Liu, W.; Yang, C.; Zhang, S.; Wang, Q.; Jiang, P.*; Ge, G.*; Zhou, H.*, Toward stable zinc aqueous rechargeable batteries by anode morphology modulation via polyaspartic acid additive. Energy Storage Mater 2022, 45, 777-785.

Zhang, R.; Gao, Y.; Chen, L.*; Ge, G.*, Controllable preparation of monodisperse nanobubbles by membrane sieving. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2022, 642, 128656.

Zhang, R.; Gao, Y.; Chen, L.*; Ge, G.*, Nanobubble boundary layer thickness quantified by solvent relaxation NMR. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022, 609, 637-644.

Mostafa, M. S.*; Lan, C.*; Selim, M. S.; Ruiyi, Z.; Ya, G.; Shuai, Z.; Ge, G., Synthesis of novel CoBiTi LDH and fabrication of LDH-LDO 3D-Heterojunction for enhanced infrared induced water splitting to hydrogen. J Clean Prod 2022, 340, 130663.

Yanlu, M., Z. Tianyi, L. Dexing, L. Wen, J. Peng*, C. Lan*, Z. Henghui*, and G. Guanglu*, Highly stable and durable Zn-metal anode coated by bi-functional protective layer suppressing uncontrollable dendrites growth and corrosion. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 430, 132839.

Mu, Y.L., T.Y. Zhou, S. Zhang, D.X. Li, P. Jiang, W. Liu, H.H. Zhou, L. Chen*, and G.L. Ge*, From dendritic mesoporous silica microspheres to waxberry-like hierarchical hollow carbon spheres: rational design of carbon host for lithium sulfur batteries. Nanotechnology 2021, 32, 485405.

Mu, Y.; Zhou, T.; Zhai, Z.; Zhang, S.; Li, D.; Chen, L.*; Ge, G.*, Metal organic complexes as an artificial solid-electrolyte interface with Zn-ion transfer promotion for long-life zinc metal batteries. Nanoscale 2021, 13 (48), 20412-20416.

Mostafa, M.S.*, L. Chen, M.S. Selim, M.A. Betiha, R. Zhang, Y. Gao, S. Zhang, and G. Ge, Novel cyanate intercalated CoBi layered double hydroxide for ultimate charge separation and superior water splitting. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 313, 127868.

Zhou, Z., J. Zhou, L. Chen*, Q. Zhao, C. Zhang, and G. Ge,* Chirality reversal, enhancement and transfer by pH-adjusted surfactant assembly. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020, 56, 15345-15348.

Mostafa, M.S., C. Lan*, M.A. Betiha, R. Zhang, Y. Gaoa, and G. Ge*, Enhanced infrared-induced water oxidation by one-pot synthesized CoTi-Nanorods as highly infrared responsive photocatalyst. Journal of Power Sources 2020, 464, 228176.

Zhang, X.; Chen, L.*; Yuan, L.; Liu, R.; Li, D.; Liu, X.; Ge, G.*, Conformation-Dependent Coordination of Carboxylic Acids with Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles Studied by ATR-FTIR Spectral Deconvolution. Langmuir 2019, 35, 5770. (cover story)

Zhang, X.; Chen, L.*; Liu, R.; Li, D.; Ge, X.; Ge, G.*, The Role of the OH Group in Citric Acid in the Coordination with Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles. Langmuir 2019, 35, 8325.

Wang, Y.; Cai, R.; Chen, L.*; Cai, X.; Chen, R.; Chen, C.; Ge, G.*, Experimental and Modeling Studies on the Filtration of SiO₂ Nanoparticles Aerosolized from Different Solvents. Environ Sci Technol 2018, 52, 8733.

Tian, G.; Chen, L.*; Liu, R.; Ge, G.*, Size-dependent adsorption and its application in determining the number of surfactant molecule adsorbed on multimodal SiO₂ particles by 2D-DCS. Analyst 2018, 143, 4630.

Yuan, L.; Chen, L.*; Chen, X.; Liu, R.; Ge, G.*, In Situ Measurement of Surface Functional Groups on Silica Nanoparticles Using Solvent Relaxation Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Langmuir 2017, 33, 8724.

Wang, Y. F.;  Chen, L.*;  Chen, R.;  Tian, G. L.;  Li, D. X.;  Chen, C. Y.;  Ge, X. J.; Ge, G. L., Effect of relative humidity on the deposition and coagulation of aerosolized SiO₂ nanoparticles. Atmospheric Research 2017, 194, 100.

Wang, R.; Chen, L.; Li, D.; Liu, R.; Ge, G.*, Concurrent Detection of Protein Adsorption on Mixed Nanoparticles by Differential Centrifugal Sedimentation. Part Part Syst Char 2017, 34, 1700134.

Li, D. X.; Chen, L.*; Wang, R. M.; Liu, R. X.; Ge, G. L.*, Synergetic Determination of Thermodynamic and Kinetic Signatures Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry: A Full-Curve-Fitting Approach. Anal Chem 2017, 89, 7130.

Wang, R. M.;  Ji, Y. L.;  Wu, X. C.;  Liu, R. X.;  Chen, L.*; Ge, G. L., Experimental determination and analysis of gold nanorod settlement by differential centrifugal sedimentation. RSC Adv 2016, 6, 43496.

Zhang, D.H.; Chen, L.; Ge, G.L. A green approach for efficient p-nitrophenol hydrogenation catalyzed by a Pd-based nanocatalyst, Catal Commun, 2015, 66, 95

Rahme, K.; Chen, L.; Hobbs, R. G.; Morris, M. A.; O'Driscoll, C.; Holmes, J. D. PEGylated gold nanoparticles: polymer quantification as a function of PEG lengthsand nanoparticle dimensions RSC Adv 2013, 3, 6085.

Ramirez-Garcia, S.; Chen, L.; Morris, M. A.; Dawson, K. A. A new methodology for studying nanoparticle interactions in biological systems: Dispersing titania in biocompatible media using chemical stabilisers Nanoscale 2011, 3, 4617.

Chen, L.*; Xu, J.; Zhang, W. H.; Holmes, J. D.; Morris, M. A.* Syntheses of complex mesoporous silicas using mixtures of nonionic block copolymer surfactants: Understanding formation of different structures using solubility parameters J Colloid Interf Sci 2011, 353, 169.

Chen, L.*; Zhang, W. H.; Xu, J.; Tanner, D. A.; Morris, M. A.* Mesopore constrictions derived from the substitutionally co-packed SBA-15 Micropor Mesopor Mat 2010, 129, 179.

Chen, L.; Fleming, P.; Morris, V.; Holmes, J. D.; Morris, M. A. Size-Related Lattice Parameter Changes and Surface Defects in Ceria Nanocrystals J Phys Chem C 2010, 114, 12909.

Microscopic measurement at nano-interface; Nano photocatalysis; Nanobubbles

Editorial Board

Catalysis (guest editor)

Frontiers in Materials (guest editor)

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Organization and administration

     Committee Member & Expert, National Technical  Committee 584 on Fine Bubble Technology of Standardization Administration of China 

     Committee member, ISO/TC 281 Fine Bubble Technology

     Committee Member, Committee of Chinese Micro-nanobubbles Society, Chinese Society of Particuology