Research Fields

•      Novel approaches for the photooxidative remediation of environmental pollutants

•      Photochemical reaction mechanism of environmental pollutants

•      Nano-materials and photocatalysis

•      Photocatalytic organic synthesis

Education

•      Hebei Chemistry & Engineer University  Analytical Chemistry  B.S.    1982

•      Zhengzhou University                  Analytical Chemistry  M.S.    1987

•      Wuhan University                     Analytical Chemistry   Ph.D.    1999

Employment

•      1987.9-1996.7, Lecturer of Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University; Associate professor since 1994.10

•      1999.9-2001.7, Post-doctor of Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

•      2001.9-2011. 12, Associate Professor, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Molecular Science Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

•      2012.1-present, Professor, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Molecular Science Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

•      2002.2-2002.6, He attained the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fund and researched on "intermediary species in chemical processes and flames" in National Institute for Environment Studies of Japan.

Achievement

    His research focus on photodegradation of organic pollutants via activation of O₂ or H₂O₂ by transition metal complexes;semiconductor photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and the mechanism; photochemical cycling of iron species and the relative environmental processes; photocatalytic selective oxidation of organic compounds. He has published over 70 papers on the international journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Environ. Sci. Technol., Chem. Soc. Rev. and has 12 authorized invention patents. The publications have been cited over 1500 times by others.

Awards:

    2005   The Second Grade National Prize of Natural Science of China (the fourth contributor)    

Projects

    973 Project; 863 Project; Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China; Major Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc.

Selected Publications

1. Xinyu Lin, Yue Hao, Yanjun Gong, Peng Zhou, Dongge Ma, Zhonghuan Liu, Yuming Sun, Hongyang Sun, Yahui Chen, Shuhan Jia, Wanhe Li, Chengqi Guo, Yiying Zhou, Pengwei Huo, Yan Yan*, Wanhong Ma*, Shouqi Yan* and Jincai Zhao, Solar Overall Water-Splitting by a Spin-Hybrid All-Organic Semiconductor, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 5047.

2. Jiazhen Li, Dongge Ma*, Qiang Huang, Yangyang Du, Qin He, Hongwei Ji*, Wanhong Ma* and Jincai Zhao, Cu²⁺ Coordination-Induced in situ Photo-to-Heat on Catalytic Sites to Hydrolyze ß-lactam Antibiotics Pollutants in Waters, PNAS, 2023, 120(52), e2302761120.

3. Yan Yan, Weidong Shi, Zhen Yuan, Shenggui He, Dongmei Li, Qingbo Meng, Hongwei Ji, Chuncheng Chen, Wanhong Ma*, Jincai Zhao* The Formation of Ti–H Species at Interface Is Lethal to the Efficiency of TiO₂-Based Dye-Sensitized Devices. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2083-2089

4. Chang, W.; Sun, C. Y.; Pang, X. B.; Sheng, H.; Li, Y.; Ji, H. W.; Song, W. J.; Chen, C. C.; Ma, W. H.*; Zhao, J. C.* Inverse Kinetic Solvent Isotope Effect in TiO₂ Photocatalytic Dehalogenation of Non-adsorbable Aromatic Halides: a Proton-induced Pathway. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 2052 –2056

5. Zhang, M.;Wang, Q.; Chen, C. C.; L. Zang; Ma, W. H.*; Zhao, J. C.* Oxygen atom transfer in the photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols by TiO₂: Oxygen isotope studies. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6081-6084. (Highly Important Paper, Cover Paper)