Shu Hu

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Hu Research Group- Ph.D., Stanford University
- B.S., Tsinghua University
Interests:
The Hu research group at Yale synthesize chemicals or fuels from light by using small molecules like water, CO2, and methane or ions like carbonates. We design efficient particle-based photocatalysts by combining coating protection, bio-inspired active sites, and corrosion mitigation. We use modeling to guide nano-materials and device approaches to eventually enable sunlight to everything. We specialize in developing multifunctional coatings for catalyst tuning, color switching, membrane separation, and quantum information processing.
We are currently investigating the following areas:
- Modeling-guided photocatalytic reactor engineering
- Probing photocatalyst microenvironments for rational design
- Corrosion mitigation, repair, and regeneration for liquid interfaces
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C-H activation and partial oxidation using new photochemical pathways
- Negative emission technology: Direct air capture of CO2 and CH4 combined with their utilization
Selected Awards & Honors:
Scialog Fellow, Negative Emissions Science (2020)
Electrochemical Society, Division Young Investigator Award (2019)
Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Young Investigator (2018)
Gold Award, Materials Research Society (2011)
Ross N. Tucker Memorial Award (2011)
Selected Publications:
For a full list, visit Prof. Hu's Google Scholar profile.
- Stable CdTe Photoanodes with Energetics Matching to Coating Intermediate Band, Xiangyan Chen, Xin Shen, Shaohua Shen, Matthew O. Reese, and Shu Hu, ACS Energy Letters, 5, 1865 (2020). doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00603.
- RGB Arrays for Micro-LED Applications Using Nanoporous GaN Embedded With Quantum Dots, Jin-Ho Kang, Bingjun Li, Tianshuo Zhao, Muhammad Ali Johar, Chien-Chung Lin, Yen-Hsiang Fang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Kai-Ling Liang, Shu Hu, Sang-Wan Ryu, and Jung Han, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 27, 30890–30895(2020). doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c00839.
- Mutually-dependent kinetics and energetics of photocatalyst/ co-catalyst/two-redox liquid junctions”, Zhenhua Pan, Yanagi Rito, Q. Wang, X. Shen, Q. Zhu, Y. Xue, J. A. Rohr, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen, and Shu Hu, Energy & Environmental Science, 13, 162–173.
- Hydrogen Evolution Activity Tuning ViaTwo-Dimensional Electron Accumulation at Buried Interfaces”, Yudong Xue, ZacharyS. Fishman, Y. Wang, Z. Pan, X. Shen, R. Yanagi, G. S. Hutchings, M. Liu, S. Zheng, Y. Zhang, EricI. Altman, ShuHu, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, 20696 –20705 (2019).doi: 10.1039/c9ta07123g.
- 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).