Education:
Bachelor of Shanghai Jiaotong University (1986.7)
Master of Chemistry, Fuzhou University (1989.7)
Doctor of Xiamen University (2011.9)
Japan Kyoto Institute of Technology (1994.4-1995.3)
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2000.8-10)
Australia University of the Sunshine Coast English Language Center (2004.1-2)
Associate Professor of Xiamen University (2003.12-)

Principal Research Interests:
1. Synthesis and catalytic performance of noble metal and alloy nanomaterials; 2. Surface control and gas-sensing properties of wide band gap oxide semiconductor nanomaterials; 3. Synthesis, battery properties and visible light catalysis of composite oxide nanomaterials Nature; 4. Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic fluorescent nanomaterials;

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Zhenming Cao, Qiaoli Chen, Jiawei Zhang, Huiqi Li, Yaqi Jiang, Shouyu Shen, Gang Fu, Bangan Lu,; Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Platinum-nickel alloy excavated nano-multipods with hexagonal close-packed structure and superior activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction” Nature communications 2017, 8:15131

2. Luning Chen, Li, Huiqi Li, Wenwen Zhan, Zhenming Cao, Jiayu Chen, Qiaorong Jiang, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Kuang Qin, Lansun Zheng. “Controlled Encapsulation of Flower-like Rh-Ni Alloys with MOFs via Tunable Template Dealloying for Enhanced Selective Hydrogenation of Alkyne” ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016, 8(45):31059-31066

3. Jiawei Zhang, Qin Kuang, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie. “Engineering high-energy surfaces of noble metal nanocrystals with enhanced catalytic performances” NANO TODAY 2016, 11(5): 661-677

4. Qiaoli Chen, Yanan Yang, Zhenming Cao, Qin Kuang, Guifen Du, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Excavated Cubic Platinum-Tin Alloy Nanocrystals Constructed from Ultrathin Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity” ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2016, 55(31):9021-9025

5. Yaqi Jiang, Jingyun Su, Yanan Yang, Jia, Yanyan; Qiaoli Chen, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “A facile surfactant-free synthesis of Rh flower-like nanostructures constructed from ultrathin nanosheets and their enhanced catalytic properties” NANO RESEARCH 2016, 9(3):849-856

7. Wei Xu, Sisi Lu, Mengxi Xu, Yaqi Jiang, Yiru Wanga, Xi Chen. “Simultaneous imaging of intracellular pH and O^-2 using functionalized semiconducting polymer dots” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B 2016, 4(2):292-298

8. Jiangtao Wu, Jun Xu, Nan Li, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie. “The phase diagram and magnetic properties of Co and Ti co-doped (1-x)BiFeO₃-xLaFeO₃ solid solutions” JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS 2015, 650:878-883

9. Jiangtao Wu, Nan Li, Jun Xu, Shuang Zhou, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie. “Synthesis, phase diagram and magnetic properties of (1-x)BiFeO₃-xLaMnO₃ Solid Solution” JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS 2015, 634:142-147

10. Yanyan Jia, Zhenming Cao, Qiaoli Chen, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie; Lansun Zheng. “Synthesis of composition-tunable octahedral Pt-Cu alloy nanocrystals by controlling reduction kinetics of metal precursors” SCIENCE BULLETIN 2015, 60(11):1002-1008

11. Yanyan Jia, Jingyun Su, Zhibin Chen, Kai Tan, Qiaoli Chen, Zhenming Cao, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie; Lansun Zheng. “Composition-tunable synthesis of Pt-Cu octahedral alloy nanocrystals from PtCu to PtCu₃ via underpotential-deposition-like process and their electro-catalytic properties” RSC ADVANCES 2015, 5(23):18153-18158

12. Yanyan Jia, Yaqi Jiang, Jiawei Zhang, Qiaoli Chen, Zhaoxiong Xie; Lansun Zheng. “Unique Excavated Rhombic Dodecahedral PtCu₃ Alloy Nanocrystals Constructed with Ultrathin Nanosheets of High-Energy {110} Facets” JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2014, 136(10):3748-3751

13. Xiamei Chen, Zhixiong Cai, Zhiyong Huang, Munetaka Oyama, Yaqi Jiang, Xi Chen. “Ultrafine palladium nanoparticles grown on graphene nanosheets for enhanced electrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide” ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA 2013, 97:398-403

14. Nan Li, Jiangtao Wu, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie; Lansun Zheng, Zuo-Guang Ye. “Structure and multiferroic properties of Bi_(1-x)Dy_xFe_0.90Mg_0.05Ti_0.05O₃ solid solution” JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 2013, 113(5): 054102  

15. Yaqi Jiang, Yanyan Jia, Jiawei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Huang Huang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Underpotential Deposition-Induced Synthesis of Composition-Tunable PtCu Nanocrystals and Their Catalytic Properties” CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 2013, 19(9):3119-3124

16. Xiaomei Chen, Zhixiong Cai, Zhiyong Huang, Munetaka Oyama, Yaqi Jiang, Xi Chen. “Non-enzymatic oxalic acid sensor using platinum nanoparticles modified on graphene nanosheets” NANOSCALE 2013, 5(13):5779-5783  

17. Xue Wang, Chang Liu, Binjie Zheng, Yaqi Jiang, Lei Zhang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Controlled synthesis of concave Cu₂O microcrystals enclosed by {hhl} high-index facets and enhanced catalytic activity” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 2013, 1(2):282-287

18. Yaqi Jiang, Chunxiao He, Ran Sun, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Synthesis of Zn₂SnO₄ nanoplate-built hierarchical cube-like structures with enhanced gas-sensing property” MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 2012, 136(2-3):698-704

19. Yaqi Jiang, Chunxiao He, Yanyan Jia, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic Properties of Transition Metal Ions Doping Zn₃(OH)₂V₂O₇ center dot 2H₂O” CHINESE JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2012, 28(10):2170-2178

20. Xiguang Han, Binjie Zheng, Junjie Ouyang, Xue Wang, Qin Kuang, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lanxun Zheng. “Control of Anatase TiO₂ Nanocrystals with a Series of High-Energy Crystal Facets via a Fuorine-Free Strategy” CHEMISTRY AN ASINA JOURNAL 2012, 7(11):2538-2542.

21. Xue Wang, Xiguang Han, Shuifen Xie, Kuang Qin, Yaqi Jiang, Subing Zhang, Xiaoliang Mu, Guangxu Chen, Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng. “Controlled Synthesis and Enhanced Catalytic and Gas-Sensing Properties of Tin Dioxide Nanoparticles with Exposed High-Energy Facets” CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 2012, 18(8):2283-2289