HE, Le

He, Le

Ph.D., Professor

Email: lehe@suda.edu.cn

Education and Professional Experience

Prof. (2015- ), Soochow University

Post-Doc (2013-2015), University of Toronto

Ph.D. (2013), University of California Riverside

B.S. (2008), Nanjing University

Research Interests

We are interested in the development of functional nanostructured materials for various demanding applications, especially heterogeneous CO₂photocatalysis.

Selective publications after joining FUNSOM:

1. Song, R.^†; Zhao, G.^†; Restrepo-Florez, J. M.; Viasus, C. J.; Chen, Z.; Ai, C.; Wang, A.; Jing, D.; Tountas, A. A.; Mao, C.; Li, C.; Shen, J.; Cai, G.; Qiu, C.; Ye, J.; Fu, Y.; Wang, L.; Sun, J.; Xu, Y.-F.; Li, Z.; Nguyen, N. T.; Maravelias, C.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*; Ozin, G. A.*, Solar Ethene: Selective Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation of Ethane,Nat. Energy,2024, In Press. (^†equal contribution)

2. Xiao, Y.; Feng, K.; Dawson, G.; Tolstoy, V. P.; An, X.*; Li, C.*;He, L.*, A feasible interlayer strategy for simultaneous light and heat management in photothermal catalysis,iScience,2024, In Press.

3. Hu, X.^†; Zhu, Z.^†; Zhou, Y.^†; Liu, S.; Wu, C.; Wang, J.; Shen, Y.; Yan, T.; Zhang, L.; Chen, J.; Feng, K.; Genest, A.; Rupprechter, G.; An, X.*; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Enhanced photochemical effects of plasmonic cluster catalysts through aggregated nanostructures,Green Chem.,2024, In Press. (^†equal contribution)

4. Wang, J.^†; Zhu, Z.^†; Feng, K.^†; Liu, S.; Zhou, Y.; Urooj, I.; He, J.; Wu, Z.; Shen, J.; Hu, X.; Chen, Z.; Dong, X.; Sohail, M.; Ma, Y.; Chen, J.; Li, C.*; An, X.*;He, L.*, Anisotropic Plasmon Resonance Enables Spatially Controlled Photothermal and Photochemical Effects in Hot Carrier-Driven Catalysis,Chin. J. Chem.,2024, In Press. (^†equal contribution)

5. Zhang, L.^†; An, X.^†; Feng, K.^†; Li, J.; Liu, J.; Chen, J.; Li, C.*; Zhang, X.*;He, L.*, Non-Photochemical Origin of Selectivity Difference between Light and Dark Catalytic Conditions,ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2024,16, 21987–21996. (^†equal contribution)

6. Zhong, B.^†; Cai, M.^†; Liu, S.; He, J.; Wang, J.; Feng, K.; Tolstoy, V. P.; Jiang, L.; Li, C.*; An, X.*;He L.*, Modulation of the Structure-function Relationship of the “nano-greenhouse effect” towards Optimized Supra-photothermal Catalysis,Chem. Asian J.,2024,19,e202301077. (^†equal contribution)

7. Zhang, C.^†; Wu, Z.^†; Shen, J.;He, L.*; Sun, W.*, Silicon Nanostructure Arrays: An Emerging Platform for Photothermal CO₂Catalysis,Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin.,2024,40, 2304004. (^†equal contribution)

8. Cai, M.^†; Li, C.^†; An, X.^†; Zhong, B.; Zhou, Y.; Feng, K.; Wang, S.; Zhang, C.; Xiao, M.; Wu, Z.; He, J.; Wu, C.; Shen, J.; Zhu, Z.; Feng, K.; Zhong, J.;He, L.*, Supra-photothermal CO₂methanation over greenhouse-like plasmonic superstructures of ultra-small cobalt nanoparticles,Adv. Mater.,2024,36, 2308859. (^†equal contribution)

9. Zhu, Z.^†; Tang, R.^†; Li, C.*; An, X.*;He, L.*, Promises of Plasmonic Antenna-Reactor Systems in Gas-Phase CO₂Photocatalysis,Adv. Sci.,2023,10, 2302568. (^†equal contribution)

10. Xi, Y.^†; Cai, M.^†; Wu, Z.; Zhu, Z.; Shen, J.; Zhang C.; Tang, R.; An, X.*; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Identification of photochemical effects in Ni-based photothermal catalysts,Chin. J. Struct. Chem.,2023,42, 100071. (^†equal contribution)

11. Wu, Z.^†; Shen, J.^†; Li, C.; Zhang, C.; Wu, C.; Li, Z.; An, X.*;He, L.*, Niche Applications of MXene Materials in Photothermal Catalysis,Chemistry,2023,5, 492-510. (^†equal contribution)

12. Wu, Z.^†; Shen, J.^†; Li, C.*; Zhang, C.; Feng, K.; Wang, Z.; Wang, X.; Meira, D.; Cai, M.; Zhang, D.; Wang, S.; Chu, M.; Chen, J.; Xi, Y.; Zhang, L.; Sham, T.; Genest, A.; Rupprechter, G.; Zhang, X.*;He, L.*, Stabilization of Exposed Metal Nanocrystals in High-Temperature Heterogeneous Catalysis,ACS Nano,2023,17, 1550-1559. (^†equal contribution)

13. Zhong, G.; Zhao, R.; Shi, Y.; Li, C.;He, L.*; He, L.; Huang, Y.*; Thermal Shock Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Supporting Small-sized Rhenium Nanoparticles for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution,Rare Met.,2023,42, 2166-2173.

14. Zhu, Z.^†; Feng, K.^†; Li, C.*; Tang, R.; Xiao, M.; Song, R.; Yang, D.; Yan, B.*;He, L.*, Stabilization of Exposed Metal Nanocrystals in High-Temperature Heterogeneous Catalysis,Adv. Mater.2022,34, 2108727. (^†equal contribution)

15. Wang, S.^†; Zhang, D.^†; Wang, W.; Zhong, J.; Feng, K.; Wu, Z.; Du, B.; He, J.; Li, Z.;He, L.*; Sun, W.*; Yang, D.*; Ozin, G.*, Grave-to-cradle Upcycling of Ni from Electroplating Wastewater to Photothermal CO₂Catalysis,Nat. Commun.,2022,13, 5305.

16. Zhang, C.^†; Kang, Q.^†; Chu, M.;He, L.*; Chen, J.*, Solar-Driven Catalytic Plastic Upcycling,Trends Chem.,2022,4, 822-834.

17. Shen, X.; Li, C.*; Wu, Z.; Tang, R.; Shen, J.; Chu, M.; Xu, A.; Zhang, B.*;He, L.*; Zhang, X., Rationally Designed Nanoarray Catalysts for Boosted Photothermal CO₂Hydrogenation,Nanoscale,2022,14, 11568-11574.

18. Chen, Z.^†; Li, H.^†; Li, C.*; Liu, J.; Hua, W.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, C.; Xiao, M.; Xu, A.B.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, Shear-induced alignment of low-aspect-ratio nanorods for modulations of multiple optical properties,J. Mater. Chem. C,2022,10, 9478-9483

19. Guo, J.^†*; Song, R.^†; Li, Z.; Pan, D.; Xie, H.; Ba, Y.; Xie, M.; Fan, S.; Yang, X.; Zhang, H.; Yu, H.; Zhang, S.; Du, J.*;He, L.*; Wang, L.*, Gold Decorated Hydroxyapatite–CeO₂Enabled Surface Frustrated Lewis Pairs for CO Oxidation,Adv. Energy Sustainability Res.,2022,3, 2200106.

20. Zhu, Z.^†; Hu, X.^†; An, X.; Xiao, M.; Zhang, L.; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Photothermal catalytic CO₂hydrogenation with high activity and tailored selectivity over monodispersed Pd-Ni nanoalloys,Chem. Asian J.,2022,17, e202200993.

21. Shen, J.^†; Tang, R.^†; Wu, Z.; Wang X.; Chu, M.; Cai, M.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, L.; Yin, K.;He, L.*; Li, C.*, Integrated Photothermal Nanoreactors for Efficient Hydrogenation of CO₂,Trans. Tianjin Univ.2022,28, 236–244.

22. Wang, X.; Zhu, Z.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, C.; Chen, Z.; Xiao, M.; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Preparation and Photothermal Catalytic Application of Powder-form Cobalt Plasmonic Superstructures.J. Inorg. Mater.,2022,37, 22-28.

23. Cai, M.^†; Wu, Z.^†; Li, Z.^†; Wang, L.; Sun, W.; Tountas, A. A.; Li, C.; Wang, S.; Feng, K.; Xu, A. B.; Tang, S.; Tavasoli, A.; Peng, M.; Liu, W.; Helmy, A. S.;He, L.*; Ozin, G.*; Zhang, X.*, Greenhouse Inspired Supra-Photothermal CO₂Catalysis,Nat. Energy2021,6,807-814. (^†equal contribution)

24. Wu, Z.; Li, C.*; Li, Z.; Feng, K.; Cai, M.; Zhang, D.; Wang, S.; Chu, M.; Zhang, C.; Shen, J.; Huang, Z.; Xiao, Y.; Ozin, G.*; Zhang, X.*;He, L.*, Niobium and Titanium Carbides (MXenes) as Superior Photothermal Supports for CO₂Photocatalysis,ACS Nano2021,15, 5696-5705.

25. Feng, K.; Tian, J.; Guo, M.; Wang, Y.; Wang, S.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, J.;He, L.*; Yan, B.*, Experimentally unveiling the origin of tunable selectivity for CO₂hydrogenation over Ni-based catalysts,Appl. Catal., B2021,292, 120191.

26. Lou, D.^†; Zhu, Z.^†; Xu, Y. F.^†; Li, C.*; Feng, K.; Zhang, D.; Lv, K.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, C.; Ozin, G.*;He, L.*_;Zhang, X., A Core-Shell Catalyst Design Boosts the Performance of Photothermal Reverse Water Gas Shift Catalysis,Sci. China Mater.2021,64, 2212-2220. (^†equal contribution)

27. Tang, R.^†; Zhu, Z.^†; Li, C.*; Xiao, M.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, C.; Xiao, Y.; Chu, M.; Genest, A.; Rupprechter, G.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, X.*;He, L.*, Ru-Catalyzed Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction with Near-Unity Selectivity and Superior Stability,ACS Materials Lett.2021, in press.(^†equal contribution)

28. Xiao, M.; Liu, J.*; Chen, Z.; Liu, W.; Zhang, C.; Yu, Y.; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Magnetic assembly and manipulation of Janus photonic crystal supraparticles from a colloidal mixture of spheres and ellipsoids,J. Mater. Chem. C2021,9, 11788-11793.

29. Lou, D.^†; Xu, A.^†; Fang, Y.; Cai, M.; Lv, K.; Zhang, D.; Wang, X.; Huang, Y.*; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Cobalt-Sputtered Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane for Efficient Photothermal CO₂hydrogenation,ChemNanoMat2021,7, 1008-1012.

30. Shen, J.^†; Wu, Z.^†; Li, C.*; Zhang, C.; Genest, A.; Rupprechter, G.;He, L.*, Emerging applications of MXene materials in CO₂photocatalysis,Flatchem2021,28, 100252. (^†equal contribution)

31. Wu, Z.; Zhang, C.; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Research Progress on Magnetically Responsive Smart Optical Nanomaterials,Materials China2021,40, 1-10.

32. Zhang, D.^†; Lv, K.^†; Li, C.; Fang, Y.; Wang, S.; Chen, Z.; Wu, Z.; Guan, W.; Lou, D.; Sun, W.*; Yang, D.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, All-Earth-Abundant Photothermal Silicon Platform for CO₂Catalysis with Nearly 100% Sunlight Harvesting Ability,Solar RRL2021,5, 2000387. (^†equal contribution)

33. Feng, K.^†; Wang, S.^†; Zhang, D.^†; Wang, L.; Yu, Y.; Feng, K.; Li, Z.; Zhu, Z.; Li, C.; Cai, M.; Wu, Z.; Kong, N.; Yan, B.; Zhong, J.*; Zhang, X.*; Ozin, G.*;He, L.*, Cobalt Plasmonic Superstructures Enable Almost 100% Broadband Photon Efficient CO₂Photocatalysis,Adv. Mater.2020,32, 2000014. (^†equal contribution)

34. Fang, Y.^†; Lv, K.^†; Li, Z.; Kong, N.; Wang, S.; Xu, A.B.; Wu, Z.; Jiang, F.; Li, C.*; Ozin, G.*;He, L.*, Solution-Liquid-Solid Growth and Catalytic Applications of Silica Nanorod Arrays,Adv. Sci.2020,7, 2000310. (^†equal contribution)

35. Li, C.^†; Zhang, J.^†; Wang, S.; Zhu, Z.; Li, H.*; Xu, A. B.; Yu, Y.; Wang, X.; Yao, J.; Wang, L.*; Solovev, A. A.;He, L.*, Silica Nanocapsules with Unusual Shapes Accessed by Simultaneous Growth of the Template and Silica Nanostructure,Chem. Mater.2020,32, 575-581. (^†equal contribution)

36. Cai, M; Li, C.*;He, L.*, Enhancing Photothermal CO₂Catalysis by Thermal Insulating Substrates,Rare Met.2020,39, 881–886.

37. Kong, N.; Han, B.; Li, Z.; Fang, Y.; Feng, K.; Wu, Z.; Wang, S.; Xu, A. B.; Yu, Y.; Li, C.*; Lin, Z.*;He, L.*, Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on Mg(OH)₂Microflowers as Catalysts for Photothermal Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation,ACS Appl. Nano Mater.2020,3, 3028-3033.

38. Li, C.^†; Yu, Y.^†; Wang, L.*; Zhang, S.; Liu, J.; Zhang, J.; Xu, A.B.; Wu, Z.; Tong, J.; Wang, S; Xiao, M.; Fang, Y.; Yao, J.; Solovev, A. A.; Dong, B.;He, L.*, A step-by-step strategy for controlled preparations of complex heterostructured colloids,Chem. Mater.2019,31, 9513-9521. (^†equal contribution)

39. Liu, J.^†; Xiao, M.^†; Li, C.*; Li, H.; Wu, Z.; Zhu, Q.; Tang, R.; Xu, A.B.;He, L.*, Rugby-ball-like photonic crystal supraparticles with non-close-packed structures and multiple magneto-optical responses,J. Mater. Chem. C2019,7, 15042-15048. (^†equal contribution)

40. Zhang, B.; Jie, J.*; Shao. Z.; Huang, S.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, One-step growth of large-area silicon nanowire fabrics for high performance multifunctional wearable sensors,Nano Res.2019,12, 2723-2728.

41. Li, H.^†; Li, C.^†; Sun, W.; Wang, Y.; Hua, W.; Liu, J.; Zhang, S.; Chen, Z.; Wang, S.; Wu, Z.; Zhu, Q.; Tang, R.; Yu, J.;He, L.*; Ozin, A. G.*;Zhang, X.*, Single-Stimulus-Induced Modulation of Multiple Optical Properties,Adv. Mater.2019,31, 1900388.(^†equal contribution)

42. Li, C.^†; Yao, J.^†; Huang, Y.; Xu, C.; Lou, D.; Wu, Z.; Sun, W.; Zhang, S.; Li, Y.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, Salt-Templated Growth of Monodisperse Hollow Nanostructures,J. Mater. Chem. A2019,7, 1404-1409. (^†equal contribution)

43. Wang, S.; Li, C.; Chen, Z.; Zhu, Z.; Zhu, Q.; Tang, R.; Sun, W.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, Anomalous effect of the aging degree on the ionic permeability of silica shells,RSC Adv.2018,8, 38499-38505.

44. Zhang, S.^†; Li, C.^†; Zhang, J.; Yu, Y.; Zhou, H.; Tang, R.; Li, Y.; Yu, J.; Du, X.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, A general and mild route to highly dispersible anisotropic magnetic colloids for sensing weak magnetic fields,J. Mater. Chem. C2018,6, 5528-5535. (^†equal contribution)

45. Wang, L.^†; Ghoussoub, M.^†; Wang, H.; Dong, Y.; Shao, Y.; Tountas, A.; Wood, T.; Li, H.; Sun, W.; Xia, M.; Li, Y.; Wang, S.; Jia, J.; Qiu, C.; Qian, C.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*; Ozin, G.*, Photocatalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide with High Selectivity to Methanol at Atmospheric Pressure,Joule2018,2, 1369-1381. (^†equal contribution)

46. Li, C.; Zhang, S.; Zhang, B.; Liu, J.; Zhou, H.; Solovev, A.; Tang, R.; Bao, F.; Yu, J.; Zhang, Q.; Lifshitz, Y.*;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, Local-Curvature-Controlled Non-Epitaxial Growth of Hierarchical Nanostructures,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2018,57, 3772-3776.

47. Wang, L.^†; Cai, M.^†; Sun, W.*;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*,Promoting Charge Separation in Semiconductor Nanocrystal Superstructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity,Adv. Mater. Interfaces2018,5, 1701694. (^†equal contribution)

48. Zhu, Z.^†; Zhang, S.^†; Li, C.; Zhang, J.; Yu, J.; Du, X.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, A Mechanistic Study of Silica-Etching by Hot Water,Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.2018,20, 1440-1446. (^†equal contribution)

49. Cao, M.^†; Liu, Q.^†; Chen, M.^†; Yang, P.; Xu, Y.; Wu, H.; Yu, J.;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*; Zhang, Q.*,Dispersing Hydrophilic Nanoparticles in Nonaqueous Solvents with Superior Long-Term Stability,RSC Adv.2017,7, 25535-25541.(^†equal contribution)

50. Yang, P.^†; Li, H.^†; Zhang, S.; Chen, L.; Zhou, H.; Tang, R.; Zhou, T.; Bao, F.; Zhang, Q.*;He, L.*; Zhang, X.*,Gram-Scale Synthesis of Superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄Nanocrystal Clusters with Long-Term Charge Stability for Highly Stable Magnetically Responsive Photonic Crystals,Nanoscale2016,8, 19036-19042. (^†equal contribution)

51. Sun, W.^†; Qian, C.^†;He, L.*; Ghuman, K.; Wong, A.; Jia, J.; O'Brien, P.; Reyes, L.; Wood, T.; Helmy, A.; Mims, C.; Singh, C.; Ozin, G.*, Heterogeneous Reduction of Carbon Dioxide by Hydride-Terminated Silicon Nanocrystals,Nat. Commun.2016,7, 12553. (^†equal contribution)

52. He, L.*; Wood, T.; Wu, B.; Dong, Y.; Hoch, L.; Reyes, L.; Wang, D.;Kübel, C.; Qian, C.; Jia, J.; Liao, K.; O'Brien, P.; Sandhel, A.; Loh, J.; Szymanski, P.; Kherani, N.; Sum, T.; Mims, C.; and Ozin, G.*,Spatial Separation of Charge Carriers in In₂O_3-x(OH)_yNanocrystal Superstructures for Enhanced Gas Phase Photocatalytic Activity,ACS Nano2016,10, 5578-5586.

    Selective publications before joining FUNSOM:

53. He, L.^†; Janner, M.^†; Lu, Q.; Wang, M.; Ma, H. and Yin, Y.*, Magnetochromatic Thin Film Microplates,Adv. Mater.2015,27, 86-92. (^†equal contribution)

54. He, L.;Wang, M.; Zhang, Q.; Lu, Y.; Yin, Y.*, Magnetic Assembly and Patterning of General Nanoscale Materials through Nonmagnetic Templates,Nano Lett.2013,13, 264-271.

55. He, L.; Wang, M.; Ge, J.; Yin, Y.*, Magnetic Assembly Route to Colloidal Responsive Photonic Nanostructures,Acc. Chem. Res.2012,45, 1431-1440.

56. He, L.; Hu, Y.; Wang, M.; Yin, Y.*,Determination of Solvation Layer Thickness by A Magneto-photonic Approach,ACS Nano.2012,6, 4196-4202.

57. He, L.^†; Malik, V.^†; Wang, M.; Hu, Y.; Yin, Y.*,Self-Assembly and Magnetically Induced Phase Transition of Three-Dimensional Colloidal Photonic Crystals,Nanoscale2012,4, 4438-4442.(^†equal contribution)

58. He, L.; Hu, Y.; Han, X.; Lu, Y.; Lu, Z.; Yin, Y.*, Assembly and Photonic Properties of Superparamagnetic Colloids in Complex Magnetic Fields,Langmuir2011,27, 13444-13450.

59. He, L.and Yin, Y., “Magnetically Responsive Photonic Nanostructures: Making Color Using Magnets”,Proc. SPIE2011,8031, 80310U2-7.

60. He, L.; Hu Y.; Kim, H.; Ge, J.; Kwon, S. and Yin, Y.*, Magnetic Assembly of Nonmagnetic Particles into Photonic Crystal Structures,Nano Lett.2010,10, 4708–4714.

Complete publication list：https://publons.com/researcher/2792977/le-he/

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