Associate Professor
Phone: 0086-(0)27-87792216
Email: lei.zhou.public@gmail.com
Academic Areas: Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Design and preparation of nano- / nano-structured materials and their applications in the fields of energy, environment and biology.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester (UK), 2003.9~2007.1 (Supervisor, Professor Paul O’Brien)
Master Degree, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University (P. R. China), 2000.9~2003.7 (Supervisor, Professor Wenkuan Zhao)
Bachelor Degree, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University (P. R. China), 1996.9~200.7
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (P. R. China), Since 2008.5.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester (UK), 2007.4~2008.4 (Supervisor, Professor Paul O’Brien)
Selected Publications
1. Yanna Guo, Hui Li, Jin Chen, Xuejing Wu and Lei Zhou*, “TiO2 mesocrystals built of nanocrystals with exposed {001} facets: facile synthesis and superior photocatalytic ability”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 19589-19593. DOI: 10.1039/C4TA05068A.
2. Li Zhou, Jin Chen, Chuan Ji, Lei Zhou* and Paul O’Brien, “A facile solid phase reaction to prepare TiO2 mesocrystals with exposed {001} facets and high photocatalytic activity”, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 5012-5015. DOI: 10.1039/C3CE27095E.
3. Lei Zhou* and Paul O’Brien*, “Mesocrystals – Properties and Applications”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2012, 3, 620-628. DOI: 10.1021/jz2015742.
4. Lei Zhou* and Paul O’Brien*, “Mesocrystals: A New Class of Solid Materials”, Small, 2008, 4, 1566-1574. DOI: 10.1002/smll.200800520.
5. Lei Zhou, David Smyth Boyle and Paul O’Brien*, “A Facile Synthesis of Uniform NH4TiOF3 Mesocrystals and Their Conversion to TiO2 Mesocrystals”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130, 1309-1320. DOI: 10.1021/ja076187c.
6. Lei Zhou, David Smyth Boyle and Paul O’Brien*, “Uniform NH4TiOF3 mesocrystals prepared by an ambient temperature self-assembly process and their topotaxial conversion to anatase”, Chemical Communications, 2007, 144-146. DOI: 10.1039/B611476H.
7. Lei Zhou, Kuveshni Govender, David S. Boyle, Philip J. Dale, Laurence M. Peter and Paul O’Brien*, “Single step solution deposition of multilayer solar absorber films at ambient temperature”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2006,16, 3174-3176. DOI: 10.1039/B608182G.
Selected Cases
Projects:
1. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.51172084, Principal Investigator, 01/2012 – 12/2015.
2. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.20901025, Principal Investigator, 01/2010 – 12/2012.
Courses Taught
0801561 - Introduction to Advanced Materials
Project
Centers:
Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Programs:
Chutian Young Scholar, 2008.5~2013.5 Biomedical Engineering, Chutian Scholar Program, Hubei Province, China
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