Publications
At UNC Asheville (underlined for undergraduates,* for corresponding authors)
12. Lauren M. Hoffman, Delaney J. Hennes, and Pin Lyu*. Deciphering the Photocatalysis Mechanism of Semimetallic Bismuth Nanoparticles J. Phys. Chem. C., 2024, ASAP. (Selected as Supplemental Cover) [Link]
11. Pin Lyu*, Lauren Hoffman, Daniel Valenzuela Cahua, and Son C. Nguyen*. From Precious to Earth-Abundant Metallic Nanoparticles: A Trend of Interband Transitions in Photocatalyzed Nitrobenzene Reduction. J. Phys. Chem. C., 2024, 128, 35, 14674–14682. (Selected as Supplemental Cover) [Link]
Before UNC Asheville
10. Pin Lyu, Randy Espinoza, Son C. Nguyen*. Photocatalysis of Metallic Nanoparticles: Interband vs Intraband Induced Mechanisms. J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 32, 15685–15698 (Invited Featured Article and Selected as Supplemental Cover) [Link]
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Highlighted in JPC-C Editorials Collection "Perspective, Review, and Featured Articles of 2023". J. Phys. Chem. C 2024, 128, 16, 6503–6507 [Link]
9. Duy Nguyen, Pin Lyu, and Son C. Nguyen*. Experimental and Thermodynamic Viewpoints on Claims of a Spontaneous H2O2 Formation at the Air-Water Interface.
J. Phys. Chem. B. 2023, 127, 11, 2323–2330 (Invited Perspective article and Selected as Supplemental Cover) [Link]
8. Pin Lyu, Randy Espinoza, Md. Imran Khan, William C. Spaller, Sayantani Ghosh, Son C. Nguyen*., Mechanistic insight into deep holes from interband transitions in Palladium nanoparticle photocatalysts. iScience, 2022, 25, 2, 103737. [Link]
7. Pin Lyu and Son C. Nguyen*., Effect of Photocharging on Catalysis of Metallic Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2021, 12, 51, 12173–12179. [Link]
6. Pin Lyu, Jian Zhu*, Chongchong Han, Lei Qiang, Linlin Zhang, Bingbao Mei, Jiehong He, Xiaoyan Liu, Zhenfen Bian, and Hexing Li*., Self-Driven Reactive Oxygen Species Generation via Interfacial Oxygen Vacancies on Carbon-Coated TiO2–x with Versatile Applications. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2021, 13, 1, 2033–2043. [Link]
5. Jiehong He†, Pin Lyu†(co-first author), Can Cheng, Shaoshuai Chang, Liansheng Qin, Chengjin Zheng., Bio-alcohol induced self-assembly of heterojunctioned TiO2/WO3 composites into a hierarchical yolk–shell structure for photocatalysis. Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 6883-6886. [Link]
4. Jiehong He, Pin Lyu, Bo Jiang, Shaoshuai Chang, Haoran Du, Jian Zhu* and Hexing Li*., A novel amorphous alloy photocatalyst (NiB/In2O3) composite for sunlight-induced CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH. Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2021, 298, 5, 120603. [Link]
3. Jiehong He, Pin Lv, Jian Zhu* and Hexing Li*., Selective CO2 reduction to HCOOH on a Pt/In2O3/g-C3N4 multifunctional visible-photocatalyst. RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 22460-22467. [Link]
2. Bin Wu, Pin Lyu, Kaixuan Wang, Xiaoyan Qiu, Fang Zhang, Taifeng Liu, Hexing Li, Shengxiong Xiao*., Graphyne-like Porous Carbon-rich Network Supported Pd Nanoparticles as an Efficient Catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Couplings under Aerobic Conditions. Current Nanoscience., 2018, 14, 6, 503-510. [Link]
1.Bin Wu, Pin Lyu, Kaixuan Wang, Xiaoyan Qiu, Taifeng Liu, Fang Zhang, Hexing Li*, and Shengxiong Xiao*., Graphyne-oxide supported Pd catalyst with ten times higher nitrobenzenes reduction activity than Pd/C. Research on Chemical Intermediates., 2018, 44, 6327-6337. [Link]
