Chao, Yimin - University of East Anglia

个人简介

Yimin Chao obtained his PhD in Nanosciences from Newcastle University in 2004 with a thesis titled Electronic and optical properties of nanostructured materials. He held postdoctoral research fellowship at the Wolfson Chemical Nanosciences Centre at Newcastle between 2004 and 2007 on Nanoscale sensors for genomic and proteomic analysis inside the living cell. He joined UEA in 2007. Yimin Chao’s research interest is in investigating nanostructured systems, from the basic physical and chemical mechanisms of synthesis, through their optical and electronic properties to energy conversion and biomedical applications. Current research themes include functionalization and characterization of Si quantum dots (Si-QDs); biomedical applications of QDs in targeted and monitored drug delivery; and applications in thermoelectric modules. His research is carried out both at his laboratories at the University of East Anglia and in central facilities in Europe. These include Diamond Light Source (DLS) in the UK, Max-lab in Sweden and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France.

研究领域

We have developed both top down and bottom up routes to generate silicon nanoparticles in the past decade. The research in the group has been naturally emerged into two competitive arenas: energy materials and nanomedicine. In particular, cross linked with conductive ligands, functionalized silicon nanoparticles possess the potential to become the next generation of thermoelectric materials, and energy storage materials. In other hand, functionalized with carbohydrates, and co-encapsulated with anti-cancer drugs, silicon nanoparticles should play important roles in targeted and monitored drug delivery. Current research interests include the following themes: developing functionalization methods further for silicon nanoparticles and exploring the applications in nanomedicine; cross linked silicon nanoparticles for thermoelectrics: materials generating and processing; 3D ordered silicon micro-channel structures for catalysts in biomass conversion; Nanoparticles as a scaffold for light harvesting molecules and catalysts in aqueous media Nanostructured silicon as anodes in batteries

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Ashby, S. P., Bian, T., Guélou, G., Powell, A. V., Chao, Y.(2016)Ligand doping on the hybrid thermoelectric materials based on terthiophene-capped silicon nanoparticlesin Journal of Electronic Materials45.pp. 1260-1265 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Zheng, G., Zhang, W., Shen, R., Ye, J., Qin, Z., Chao, Y.(2016)Three-dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Structure Enabled Nanothermite Membrane of Mn2O3/Alin Scientific Reports6. Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Behray, M., Webster, C. A., Pereira, S., Ghosh, P., Krishnamurthy, S., Al-Jamal, W. T., Chao, Y.(2016)Synthesis of Diagnostic Silicon Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Thiourea to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Expressing Cancer Cellsin ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces8.pp. 8908–8917 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Huang, Z., Pan, Y., Guo, J., Chao, Y., Shen, W., Wang, C., Xu, H.(2016)Electron-withdrawing ability tunable polyphosphazene frameworks as novel heterogeneous catalysts for efficient biomass upgradingin RSC Advances6.pp. 48694-48698 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Li, T., Li, J., Zhang, Q., Blazeby, E., Shang, C., Xu, H., Zhang, X., Chao, Y.(2016)Hydrogen-terminated mesoporous silicon monoliths with huge surface area as alternative Si-based visible light-active photocatalystsin RSC Advances75.pp. 71092-71099 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Yu, C., Zhang, W., Shen, R., Xu, X., Cheng, J., Ye, J., Qin, Z., Chao, Y.(2016)3D ordered macroporous NiO/Al nanothermite film with significantly improved higher heat output, lower ignition temperature and less gas productionin Materials and Design110.pp. 304–310 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Cui, J., Sun, Z., Du, Z., Chao, Y.(2016)Engineering the energy gap near the valence band edge in Mn-incorporated Cu3Ga5Te9 for an enhanced thermoelectric performancein Journal of Materials Chemistry C4.pp. 8014-8019 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Cui, J., Cheng, M., Wu, W., Du, Z., Chao, Y.(2016)Engineering band structure via the site preference of Pb2+ in the In+ site for enhanced thermoelectric performance of In6Se7in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces8.pp. 23175–23180 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Bian, T., Peck, J. N., Cottrell, S. P., Jayasooriya, U. A., Chao, Y.(2016)Hybrid silicon nanostructures with conductive ligands and their microscopic conductivitiesin Journal of Electronic Materials Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Shi, L., Zhang, W., Cheng, J., Yu, C., Shen, R., Ye, J., Qin, Z., Chao, Y.(2016)A high energy output and low onset temperature nanothermite based on three-dimensional ordered macroporous nano-NiFe2O4in RSC Advances6.pp. 93330-93334 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Ashby, S. P., Bian, T., Ning, H., Reece, M. J., Chao, Y.(2015)Thermal Diffusivity of SPS Pressed Silicon Powders and the Potential for Using Bottom–Up Silicon Quantum Dots as a Starting Materialin Journal of Electronic Materials44.pp. 1931-1935 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Redshaw, C., Walton, M., Michiue, K., Chao, Y., Walton, A., Elo, P., Sumerin, V., Jiang, C., Elsegood, M. R. J.(2015)Vanadyl calix[6]arene complexes: synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capabilityin Dalton Transactions44.pp. 12292-12303 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Thomas, J. A., Ashby, S. P., Huld, F., Pennycook, T. J., Chao, Y.(2015)Synthesis of low-oxide blue luminescent alkyl-functionalized silicon nanoparticles with no nitrogen containing surfactantin Journal of Nanoparticle Research17. Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Chen, L., Yan, B., Xu, J., Wang, C., Chao, Y., Jiang, X., Yang, G.(2015)Bicontinuous Structure of Li3V2(PO4)3 Clustered via Carbon Nanofiber as High-Performance Cathode Material of Li-Ion Batteriesin ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces7.pp. 13934–13943 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Ahire, J. H., Behray, M., Webster, C. A., Wang, Q., Sherwood, V., Saengkrit, N., Ruktanonchai, U., Woramongkolchai, N., Chao, Y.(2015)Synthesis of carbohydrate capped silicon nanoparticles and their reduced cytotoxicity, in vivo toxicity, and cellular uptakein Advanced Healthcare Materials4.pp. 1877–1886 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Chambrier, I., Banerjee, C., Remiro-Buenamañana, S., Chao, Y., Cammidge, A. N., Bochmann, M.(2015)Synthesis of Porphyrin–CdSe Quantum Dot Assemblies: Controlling Ligand Binding by Substituent Effectsin Inorganic Chemistry54.pp. 7368–7380 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Wang, W., He, Y., Yu, G., Li, B., Sexton, D. W., Wileman, T., Roberts, A. A., Hamilton, C. J., Liu, R., Chao, Y., Shan, Y., Bao, Y.(2015)Sulforaphane protects the liver against CdSe quantum dot-induced cytotoxicityin PLoS ONE10. Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Ashby, S. P., Chao, Y.(2014)Use of Electrochemical Etching to Produce Doped Phenylacetylene Functionalized Particles and Their Thermal Stabilityin Journal of Electronic Materials43.pp. 2006-2010 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Coxon, P. R., Ahire, J. H., Ashby, S. P., Frogley, M. D., Chao, Y.(2014)Amine-terminated nanoparticle films: pattern deposition by a simple nanostencilling technique and stability studies under X-ray irradiationin Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics16.pp. 5817-5823 Full Text UEA Repository(Article) Huang, Z., Pan, Y., Chao, Y., Shen, W., Wang, C., Xu, H.(2014)Triazaheterocyclic compound as an efficient catalyst for dehydration of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfuralin RSC Advances4.pp. 13434-13437 Full Text UEA Repository(Article)