研究工作简介
主持过国家自然科学基金、湖北省教育厅青年人才项目、教育部重点实验室项目等各1项，参与多项国家级及省部级项目的研究工作。主要从事可见光催化剂的设计、光催化机理及其在环境污染物治理及清洁能源等方面的研究，在ACS Catal., Nano lett., J. Mater. Chem. A, Chem. Eur. J, J. Hazard. Mater., Catal. Sci & Technol., Catal. Today 等材料与催化类国际主流期刊上发表学术论文三十余篇。主要研究方向：1.可见光响应的高活性光催化剂的合成与性能研究；2.碳基复合催化剂在环境污染物治理方面的研究; 3. 纳米自清洁材料
科研项目：
1. 国家自然科学基金青年项目，51302072，Fe3O4-贵金属@半导体多孔核-壳结构的构筑及其光催化降解有机磷废水的研究，2014/01—2016 / 12, 25万元，已结题，主持。
2. 湖北省教育厅自然科学青年项目，Q20131010，新型碳基/氧化钨纳米杂化材料的设计、合成及光催化性能研究，2013/01—2015 / 12，2万元，已结题，主持。
3. 教育部有机功能分子合成与应用重点实验室开放基金，020-044159，高活性晶面暴露的氧化钛纳米晶的合成及光催化性能研究，2015/09-2017/08，2.41万元，在研，主持
4. 国家自然科学基金面上青年项目，21606075，高度交联多孔掺杂氧化锡/铱基核壳结构复合氧析出反应催化剂及其协同机制，2017/01-2019/12，20万元，在研，参与。
代表作：
1. Lihong Tian*, Jilian Xu, Abrar Alnafisah, Ran Wang, Xinyu Tan, Nathan A. Oyler, Lei Liu, Xiaobo Chen, A novel green TiO2 photocatalyst with surface charge-transfer complex of Ti and hydrazine groups, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201606027.
2. Lihong Tian, James Murowchickc, Xiaobo Chen*, Improving the activity of CoxP nanoparticles for the electrochemical hydrogen evolution by hydrogenation, Sustainable Energy& Fuels, 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c6se00058d.
3. Lihong Tian, Xiaodong Yan, Xiaobo Chen*, Electrochemical activity of iron phosphide nanoparticles in hydrogen evolution reaction, ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 5441-5448.
4. Lihong Tian, Xiaodong Yan, Xianjie Chen, Lei Liu, Xiaobo Chen*, One-pot, large-scale, facile synthesis of CoxP nanocatalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 13011-13016.
5. Xianjie Chen, Fangge Chen, Fenglin Liu, Xiaodong Yan, Wei Hu, Ganbing Zhang, Lihong Tian*, Qinghua Xia, Xiaobo Chen, Ag Nanoparticles / hematite mesocrystals superstructure composite: a facile synthesis and enhanced heterogeneous Photo-Fenton activity, Catal. Sci. Technol.,2016, 6, 4184-4191.
6. Fenglin Liu, Xiaodong Yan, Xianjie Chen, Lihong Tian*, Qinghua Xia, Xiaobo Chen, Mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles terminated with carbonate-like groups: Amorphous/crystalline structure and visible-light photocatalytic activity, Catal. Today, 2016, 2016, 264, 243–249.
7. Lihong Tian,Xiaodong Yan, Jilian Xu, Petra Wallenmeyer, James Murowchick, Lei Liu, Xiaobo Chen*, Effect of hydrogenation on the microwave absorption properties of BaTiO3 nanoparticles, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 12550–12556.
8. X. Chen*, L. Tian “Advance Materials Series: Advanced Energy Materials” (book review), Energy Technology, 2015, 3, 1072.
9. Xianjie Chen, Fenglin Liu, Xiaodong Yan, Yang Yang, Qian Chen, Juan Wan, Lihong Tian*, Qinghua Xia, Xiaobo Chen, Ag2Mo3O10nanorods decorated with Ag2S nanoparticles: Visible-light photocatalytic activity, photostability, and charge transfer, Chem. Eur. J, 2015, 21, 18494–18507.
10. Xianjie Chen, Fenglin Liu, Bing Liu, Lihong Tian*, Wei Hu, Qinghua Xia, A novel route to graphite-like carbon supporting SnO2with high electron transfer and photocatalytic activity, J. Hazard. Mater., 2015, 287, 126-132.
11. Fenglin Liu, Xianjie Chen, Lihong Tian*, Bing Liu, Qinghua Xia, Xiaobo Chen, Enhanced photocatalytic properties of a novel GO-Ag-C6H5Ag3O7nanocomposite, Catal. Commun, 2015, 68, 15-19.
12. Fenglin Liu, Xianjie Chen, Qinghua Xia, Lihong Tian*, Xiaobo Chen, Ultrathin tungsten oxide nanowires: oleylamine assisted nonhydrolytic growth, oxygen vacancies and good photocatalytic properties, RSC Adv.,2015, 5, 77423–77428.
13. Juan Wang, Yaqin Zhang, Lihong Tian*, Fenglin Liu, Qinghua Xia, Ultrathin BiOBr nanocrystals with dominant {001} facets and their high photocatalytic activity, J Nanopart. Res., 2014, 16, 2691.
14. Lihong Tian,Jinyan Liu, Chuqing Gong, Liqun Ye, Ling Zan, Fabrication of reduced graphene oxide–BiOCl hybrid material via a novel benzyl alcohol route and its enhanced photocatalytic activity, J. Nanopart. Res., 2013, 15, 1917.
15. Lihong Tian,Chuqing Gong, Jinyan Liu, Liqun Ye, Ling Zan, Reduced Graphene Oxide-WO3Hybrid Nanostructure for Improved Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity,Sci. Adv. Mater., 2013, 5, 1-6.
16. Xiaodong Yan,Lihong Tian, Samuel Atkins, Yan Liu, James B. Murowchick, and Xiaobo Chen*, Converting CoMoO4 into CoO/MoOx for overall water splitting by hydrogenation, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.,2016, 4, 3743-3749.
17. Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian, James Murowchick, Xiaobo Chen*, Partially amorphized MnMoO4 for highly efficient energy storage and the hydrogen evolution reaction, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 3683-3688.
18. Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian,Kexue Li, Samuel Atkins, Haifeng Zhao, James Murowchick, Lei Liu, Xiaobo Chen*, FeNi3/NiFeOx nanohybrids as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 3: 1600368.
19. Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian,Xinyu Tan, Minjie Zhou, Lei Liu, Xiaobo Chen*, Modifying oxide nanomaterials' properties by hydrogenation, MRS Commun., 2016, 6,192-203.
20. Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian, Min He, Xiaobo Chen*, Three-dimensional crystalline/amorphous Co/Co3O4 core/shell nanosheets as efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction, Nano Lett., 2015, 15, 6015-6021.
21. Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian, Xiaobo Chen*, Crystalline/amorphous Ni/NiO core/shell nanosheets as highly active electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction, J. Power Sources, 2015, 300, 336-343.
