Shu Hu

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Hu Research Group

Assistant Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Office Address:

9 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT; Lab Address: Energy Science Center II, 810 West Campus Drive, West Haven, CT 06516

Phone: (203) 737-6521

Fax: (203) 432-4387

Email: shu.hu@yale.edu

Degrees:

Ph.D., Stanford University
B.S., Tsinghua University

Interests:

The Hu research group at Yale designs and demonstrates photo-synthetic electrochemical devices, in particular, those converting sunlight, water, and air into energy-dense fuels. We are also interested in the emergent adaptive and regenerative behavior of photoelectrochemical interfaces. Our group employs a complementary set of modeling, materials synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques to discover new phenomena and interrogate materials/electrolyte interfaces at meso-to-nano-scale.

We are currently investigating the following areas:

Electronic Structure Tuning for Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis
Multi-Functional Coatings
Non-Equilibrium Rate Processes at Semiconductor Photocatalysts
Scalable Synthesis of Nanoscale Semiconductors and Synergistic Effects with Oxide Catalysts
Transport Modeling for Solar-to-Fuel Conversion Devices

Selected Awards & Honors:

Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Young Investigator (2018)
Gold Award, Materials Research Society (2011, Fall)
Ross N. Tucker Award of Electronic Materials (2011)

Selected Publications:

For a full list, visit Prof. Hu's Google Scholar profile.

Membrane-Less Photoelectrochemical Devices for H₂O₂ Production Enabled by Selective Water Oxidation to H₂O₂, S. Hu, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 3, 101–114 (2019).
Controlled TiO₂ Growth on Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes by Atomic Layer Deposition: Mechanisms and Potential Applications, X. Zhou, Y.-Y. Zhao, S.-R. Kim, M. Elimelech, S. Hu, J. Kim, Environmental Science & Technology, 52(24), 14311–14320 (2018).
Stable Water Oxidation In Acid Using Manganese-Modified TiO₂ Protective Coatings, G. Siddiqi, Z. Luo, Y. Xie, Z. Pan, Q. Zhu, J. A. Röhr, J. J. Cha, S. Hu, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 18805–18815 (2018).
Electrical, Photoelectrochemical and Photoelectron Spectroscopic Investigation of the Interfacial Transport and Energetics of Amorphous TiO₂/Si Heterojunctions, S. Hu, M. Richter, M. F Lichterman, J. A. Beardslee, T. Mayer, B. S. Brunschwig, and N. S. Lewis, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120, 3117–3129 (2016).
Thin-Film Materials for the Protection of Semiconducting Photoelectrodes in Solar-Fuel Generators (invited review), S. Hu, N. S. Lewis, J. W. Ager, N. C. Strandwitz, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 24201–24228 (2015).
Stabilization of Si Microwire Arrays for Solar-Driven H₂O Oxidation to O₂(g) in 1.0 M KOH(aq) using Conformal Coatings of Amorphous TiO₂, M. R. Shaner, S. Hu, K. Sun, N. S. Lewis, Energy & Environmental Science, 8, 203–207 (2015).
Particle suspension reactors and materials for solar-driven water splitting, Y. Fabian, S. Hu, N. Singh, F.A. Houle, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, F.E. Osterloh, S. Ardo, Energy & Environmental Science, 8, 2825–2850 (2015).
Direct Observation of the Energetics at a Semiconductor/Liquid Junction by Operando X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, M. F. Lichterman, S. Hu, M.H. Richter, E.J. Crumlin, M. Favaro, W. Drisdell, N.S. Lewis, H.-J. Lewerenz, Energy & Environmental Science, 8, 2409–2416 (2015).
Amorphous TiO₂ Coatings Stabilize Si, GaAs and GaP Photoanodes for Efficient Water Oxidation, S. Hu, M. R. Shaner, J. A. Beardslee, M. Lichterman, B. S. Brunschwig, N. S. Lewis, Science, 344, 1005–1009 (2014).
An Analysis of the Optimal Band Gaps of Light Absorbers in Integrated Tandem Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting System, S. Hu, C. X. Xiang, S. Haussener, A. Berger, and N. S. Lewis, Energy & Environmental Science, 6 (10), 2984–2993 (2013).
Optical, Electrical, and Solar Energy-Conversion Properties of Gallium Arsenide Nanowire-Array Photoanodes, S. Hu, C.-Y. Chi, K. Fountaine, M. Q. Yao, H. A. Atwater, P. D. Dapkus, N. S. Lewis, and C. Zhou, Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 1879–1890 (2013).
Simulations of the Irradiation and Temperature Dependence of the Efficiency of Tandem Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting Systems, S. Haussener, S. Hu, C. X. Xiang, A. Z. Weber, and N. S. Lewis, Energy & Environmental Science, 6 (12), 3605–3618 (2013).