Education:
2012.02 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
2011.05-2012.02 Xiamen University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Zheng Nanfeng research group of researchers
2007.08-2011.04 Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Ph.D.
2003.08-2007.07 Beijing Normal University, Department of Chemistry, Bachelor

Principal Research Interests:
Functional nano-materials controllable synthesis, and material surface structure, catalysis, optical and electrical properties of multi-functional nano-device development Mineral-based nano-materials development and application of new energy development and utilization of clean chemical energy research

Selected Recent Publications:

1. 1. Fang, W. J.; Yang, J.; Gong, J. W.; Zheng, N. F., “Photo-and pH-Triggered Release of Anticancer Drugs from Mesoporous Silica-Coated Pd@Ag Nanoparticles” Advanced Functional Materials, 2011, 22, 842-848.

2. 2. Huang, X. Q.; Tang, S. H.; Yang, J.; Tan, Y. M.; Zheng, N. F., “Etching Growth under Surface Confinement: An Effective Strategy to Prepare Mesocrystalline Pd Nanocorolla” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 15946-15949.

3. 3. Chen, M.; Wu, B. H.; Yang, J.; Zheng, N. F., “Small Adsorbate-Assisted Shape Control of Pd and Pt Nanocrystals”Advanced Materials, 2012, 24, 862-879

4. 4. Yang, J.; Liu, H. W.; Martens, W. N.; Frost, R. L., "Synthesis and characterisation of cobalt hydroxide, cobalt oxyhydroxide, and cobalt oxide nanodiscs." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2010, 114 (1), 111-119.

5. 5. Yang, J.; Martens, W. N.; Frost, R. L., "Transition of chromium oxyhydroxide nanomaterial to chromium oxide – a hot stage Raman spectroscopic study." Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 2011,42 (5), 1142-1146.

6. 6. Yang, J.; Cheng, H. F.; Martens, W. N.; Frost, R. L., "Transition of chromium hydrate gel to crystalline chromium oxide – a hot stage Raman spectroscopic study." Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 2011,42 (5), 1069-1074.

7. 7. Yang, J.; Cheng, H. F.; Martens, W. N.; Frost, R. L., "Application of infrared emission spectroscopy: a study on thermal transition of indium hydroxide nanocubes to indium oxide." Applied Spectroscopy 2011, 65 (1).

8. 8. Yang, J.; Frost, R. L.; Yuan, Y., "Synthesis and characterization of chromium doped boehmite nanofibres." Thermochimica Acta 2009, 483 (1-2), 29-35.

9. 9. Yang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Frost, R. L., "Surface analysis, TEM, dynamic and controlled rate thermal analysis, and infrared emission spectroscopy of gallium doped boehmite nanofibers and nanosheets." Applied Surface Science 2009, 255 (18), 7925-7936.

10. 10. Yang, J.; Frost, R. L.; Martens, W. N., "Thermogravimetric analysis and hot-stage Raman spectroscopy of cubic indium hydroxide." Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2010, 100 (1), 109-116.

11. 11. Yang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Frost, R. L., "Infrared and infrared emission spectroscopy of gallium oxide α-GaO(OH) nanostructures." Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2009, 74A (2), 398-403.

12. 12. Yang, J.; Baker, A. G.; Liu, H.; Martens, W. N.; Frost, R. L., "Synthesis and characterisation of chromium oxyhydroxide nanomaterials using a soft chemical hydrothermal route." Journal of Materials Science 2010, 45 (24), 6574-6585.

13. 13. Yang, J.; Martens, W. N.; Frost, R. L., "Synthesis and characterisation of cobalt hydroxyl carbonate Co2CO3(OH)2-relationship to the rosasite mineral group." Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy 2010, 78 (1), 420-428.

14. 14. Zhao, Y. Y.; Yang, J.; Frost, R. L.; Martens, W. N., "Size and morphology control of gallium oxide hydroxide GaO(OH), nano- to micro-sized particles by soft-chemistry route without surfactant." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008, 112 (10), 3568-3579.

15. 15. Zhao, Y. Y.; Yang, J.; Frost, R. L., "Raman spectroscopy of the transition of α-gallium oxyhydroxide to β-gallium oxide nanorods." Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 2008, 39 (10), 1327-1331.

16. 16. Cheng, H. F.; Liu, Q. F.; Yang, J.; Zhang, J.; Frost, R. L.,"Delamination of kaolinite–potassium acetate intercalates by ball-milling." Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2010, 348(2),355-359.