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 CO₂ photocatalysis.

Selective publications after joining FUNSOM:

1. Zhang, C.^†; Wu, Z.^†; Shen, J.; He, L.*; Sun, W.*, Silicon Nanostructure Arrays: An Emerging Platform for Photothermal CO₂ Catalysis, Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin., 2024, 40, 2304004. (^†equal contribution)

2. 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 CO₂ methanation over greenhouse-like plasmonic superstructures of ultra-small cobalt nanoparticles, Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2308859. (^†equal contribution)

3. Zhu, Z.^†; Tang, R.^†; Li, C.*; An, X.*; He, L.*, Promises of Plasmonic Antenna-Reactor Systems in Gas-Phase CO₂ Photocatalysis, Adv. Sci., 2023, 10, 2302568. (^†equal contribution)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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.*, Mo2TiC2 MXene-Supported Ru Clusters for Efficient Photothermal Reverse Water–Gas Shift, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 1550-1559. (^†equal contribution)

7. 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.

8. 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)

9. 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 CO₂ Catalysis, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 5305.

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

11. 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 CO₂ Hydrogenation, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 11568-11574.

12. 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

13. 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–CeO₂ Enabled Surface Frustrated Lewis Pairs for CO Oxidation, Adv. Energy Sustainability Res., 2022, 3, 2200106.

14. Zhu, Z.^†; Hu, X.^†; An, X.; Xiao, M.; Zhang, L.; Li, C.*; He, L.*, Photothermal catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation with high activity and tailored selectivity over monodispersed Pd-Ni nanoalloys, Chem. Asian J., 2022, 17, e202200993.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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 CO₂ Catalysis, Nat. Energy 2021, 6,  807-814. (^†equal contribution)

18. 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 CO₂ Photocatalysis, ACS Nano 2021, 15, 5696-5705.

19. 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 CO₂ hydrogenation over Ni-based catalysts, Appl. Catal., B 2021, 292, 120191.

20. 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)

21. 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)

22. 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. C 2021, 9, 11788-11793.

23. 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 CO₂ hydrogenation, ChemNanoMat 2021, 7, 1008-1012.

24. Shen, J.^†; Wu, Z.^†; Li, C.*; Zhang, C.; Genest, A.; Rupprechter, G.; He, L.*, Emerging applications of MXene materials in CO₂ photocatalysis, Flatchem 2021, 28, 100252. (^†equal contribution)

25. Wu, Z.; Zhang, C.; Li, C.*; He, L.*, Research Progress on Magnetically Responsive Smart Optical Nanomaterials, Materials China 2021, 40, 1-10.

26. 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 CO₂ Catalysis with Nearly 100% Sunlight Harvesting Ability, Solar RRL 2021, 5, 2000387. (^†equal contribution)

27. 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 CO₂ Photocatalysis, Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2000014. (^†equal contribution)

28. 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.

29. 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)

30. Cai, M; Li, C.*; He, L.*, Enhancing Photothermal CO₂ Catalysis by Thermal Insulating Substrates, Rare Met. 2020, 39, 881–886.

31. 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)₂ Microflowers as Catalysts for Photothermal Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 3028-3033.

32. 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)

33. 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. C 2019, 7, 15042-15048. (^†equal contribution)

34. 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.

35. 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)

36. 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. A 2019, 7, 1404-1409. (^†equal contribution)

37. 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.

38. 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. C 2018, 6, 5528-5535. (^†equal contribution)

39. 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, Joule 2018,2, 1369-1381. (^†equal contribution)

40. 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.

41. Wang, L.^†; Cai, M.^†; Sun, W.*; He, L.*; Zhang, X.*, Promoting Charge Separation in Semiconductor Nanocrystal Superstructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 5, 1701694. (^†equal contribution)

42. 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)

43. 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)

44. 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 Fe₃O₄ Nanocrystal Clusters with Long-Term Charge Stability for Highly Stable Magnetically Responsive Photonic Crystals, Nanoscale 2016, 8, 19036-19042. (^†equal contribution)

45. 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)

46. 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)_y Nanocrystal Superstructures for Enhanced Gas Phase Photocatalytic Activity, ACS Nano 2016, 10, 5578-5586.

    Selective publications before joining FUNSOM:

47. 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)

48. 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.

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

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

51. He, L.^†; Malik, V.^†; Wang, M.; Hu, Y.; Yin, Y.*, Self-Assembly and Magnetically Induced Phase Transition of Three-Dimensional Colloidal Photonic Crystals, Nanoscale 2012, 4, 4438-4442. (^†equal contribution)

52. He, L.; Hu, Y.; Han, X.; Lu, Y.; Lu, Z.; Yin, Y.*, Assembly and Photonic Properties of Superparamagnetic Colloids in Complex Magnetic Fields, Langmuir 2011, 27, 13444-13450.

53. He, L. and Yin, Y., “Magnetically Responsive Photonic Nanostructures: Making Color Using Magnets”, Proc. SPIE 2011, 8031, 80310U2-7.

54. 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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