Professor Jingsan Xu
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Biography
I obtained my PhD in the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013 and spent years in the University of California, Berkeley and then the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. I commenced as an ARC DECRA fellow at QUT in 2016 was promoted to full professor in 2021. My current research field is focused on solar energy harvesting, catalysis and interfaces. One topic we are particularly interested in is light-driven chemical reactions, such as organic synthesis, supramolecular assembling, crystal transformations.I initiated and act as the Director for the QUT-MPIKG (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces) Joint Laboratory on Nanocatalysis for Sustainable Chemistry. With the strong support from QUT VC Margaret Sheil and the DVCR Christopher Barner-Kowollik, the topic of the research hub will be a strong complement to the research schemes across QUT faculties and centres. The Laboratory will implement in-depth research collaboration, co-cultivation of ECRs and joint grant applications. See more news and details of the joint lab.
Self-motivated ECRs and students are always encouraged to join our team!
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Keywords
fluorescent organic glass, solar-to-fuel conversion, catalysis, materials chemistry, supramolecular chemistry
Research field
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Optical Physics
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Teaching
CVB101 General Chemistry
CVB212 Analytical Chemistry
CVB304 Physical Chemistry
Experience
Academic Experience
- 2021, Professor, Queensland University of Technology
- 2019-2021, Associated Professor, Queensland University of Technology
- 2016-2019, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
- 2016-2019, DECRA Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
- 2013~2016, Postdoc, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Education
- 2012-2013, visiting scholar, University of California at Berkeley
- 2008-2013, PhD, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004-2008, B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, China
Publications
- Xu, F., Meng, K., Cheng, B., Wang, S., Xu, J. & Yu, J. (2020). Unique S-scheme heterojunctions in self-assembled TiO2/CsPbBr3 hybrids for CO2 photoreduction. Nature Communications, 11. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209772
- Li, L., Zhang, Y., Lu, H., Wang, Y., Xu, J., Zhu, J., Zhang, C. & Liu, T. (2020). Cryopolymerization enables anisotropic polyaniline hybrid hydrogels with superelasticity and highly deformation-tolerant electrochemical energy storage. Nature Communications, 11.
- Brock, A., Xu, Y., Han, C., Chen, S., Yan, C., McMurtrie, J., Xu, J. & Meng, P. (2020). Crystal transformation from the incorporation of coordinate bonds into a hydrogen-bonded network yields robust free-standing supramolecular membranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(1), 479–486.
- Han, C., Meng, P., Waclawik, E., Zhang, C., Li, X., Yang, H., Antonietti, M. & Xu, J. (2018). Palladium/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) stabilized emulsion microreactor as a store for hydrogen from ammonia borane for use in alkene hydrogenation. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 57(45), 14857–14861. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122775
- Xu, J., Wang, H., Zhang, C., Yang, X., Cao, S., Yu, J. & Shalom, M. (2017). From millimeter to subnanometer: Vapor-solid deposition of carbon nitride hierarchical nanostructures directed by supramolecular assembly. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 56(29), 8426–8430. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/108639
- Xu, J. & Antonietti, M. (2017). The performance of nanoparticulate graphitic carbon nitride as an amphiphile. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(17), 6026–6029. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/108641
- Cui, Q., Xu, J., Wang, X., Lidong, L., Antonietti, M. & Shalom, M. (2016). Phenyl-modified carbon nitride quantum dots with distinct photoluminescence behavior. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 55(11), 3672–3676. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102450
- Xu, J., Brenner, T., Chabanne, L., Neher, D., Antonietti, M. & Shalom, M. (2014). Liquid-based growth of polymeric carbon nitride layers and their use in a mesostructured polymer solar cell with Voc exceeding 1 V. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(39), 13486–13489. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112955
- Han, C., Du, L., Konarova, M., Qi, D., Phillips, D. & Xu, J. (2020). Beyond hydrogen evolution: Solar-driven, water-donating transfer hydrogenation over platinum/carbon nitride. ACS Catalysis, 10(16), 9227–9235. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/205195
- Xu, J., Zhu, J., Yang, X., Cao, S., Yu, J., Shalom, M. & Antonietti, M. (2016). Synthesis of organized layered carbon by self-templating of dithiooxamide. Advanced Materials, 28(31), 6727–6733. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102385
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Jingsan, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Solar-thermal desalination system for parallel water-electricity generation
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP220100583
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Title
- Cost-efficient 2D Heterostructures for Solar Overall Water Splitting
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP190101607
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- New Photocatalysts for CO2 Reduction
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE160101488
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Synthesis, characterization and optical properties of an organic luminescent glass
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Dongchen Qi - Self-Assembling of Metal Ions and Melem through Selective Coordination
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Aijun Du - Investigation of metal halide perovskite-based materials for energy conversion and storage
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Hongxia Wang