Xie Wei
Ph.D., Professor
Wei Xie, PhD, Professor, Nankai University, Wuhan University.
Special Talent：Young Thousand Talents
Address：Weijin Rd. 94#, Tianjin 300071
Telephone：+86 22 83662851
Email：wei.xie@nankai.edu.cn
Research Group Website：http://www.uni-nankai.cn/
Research Interest：Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); In situ monitoring of nanoparticle catalysis; Plasmonic chemistry
History：
2016— Professor, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, China
2013—2016 PI supported by DFG, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2010—2012 Humboldt Fellow, Department of Physics, University Osnabrück, Germany
2009—2010 Research Assistant, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, China
2003—2009 Ph.D. Candidate (Analytical Chemistry), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, China
1999—2003 Undergraduate student (Applied Chemistry), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, China
Honors and Awards
2012 Humboldt Fellow
2016 Young Thousand Talents Program
2020 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
2020 Tianjin Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars
2021Principal Investigator of the National Key R&D Program
2024 Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Award (Second Class)
Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications
Selected Publications:
1. Unveiling Exciton-Molecular Crosstalk Mediating Photocatalysis on Perovskite Quantum Dots via In-Situ SERS, T. Wang, M. D. Zhang, Z. Z. Huang, X. X. Yue, A. N. Zhu, L. B. Tong, X. M. Du, W. Xie*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2026, 148, 1662-1671.
2. Unlocking Plasmonic Hot Electron Utilization on Palladium Nanoparticles via Modulation of the Bimetallic Interface for Enhanced Photocatalysis, Y. T. Cao, Y. L. Li*, A. X. Du, Y. Y. Zhang, W. Xie*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2026, 148, 893-901.
3. Observation of *N2H3 Intermediates by In Situ Electrochemical SERS: New Pathway of Ammonia Oxidation on High-Durability PtIr Catalysts, M. D. Zhang, T. Wang, X. M. Du, Y. Mao, A. N. Zhu, L. B. Tong, W. Xie*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2025, 147, 31, 28331-28339.
4. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Study of Key Intermediates in Electrochemical Ammonia Decomposition, X. M. Du, A. X. Du, D. Wang, Y. Mao, Z. Zhang, W. Xie*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2025, 147, 8083-8087.
5. Geminal Synergy in Pt−Co Dual-Atom Catalysts: From Synthesis to Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production, A. N. Zhu, Y. T. Cao, Y. L. Li, L. Yang, C. C. Zhang, Y. X. Gao, Z. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, W. Xie*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2024, 146, 33002-33011.
6. Monitoring Hot Holes in Plasmonic Catalysis on Silver Nanoparticles by Using an Ion Label, X. M. Du, T. Wang, Y. L. Li, A. N. Zhu, Y. F. Hu, A. X. Du, Y. Zhao, W. Xie*, Nano Lett.2024, 24, 11648-11653.
7. Enhancing Plasmonic Hot Electron Energy on Ag Surface by Amine Coordination, Y. Wang, Y. L. Li, X. Yang, T. Wang, X. M. Du, A. N. Zhu, W. W. Xie, W. Xie*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2024, 63, e202318817.
8. Efficient C(sp3)-H bond oxidation on perovskite quantum dots based on Ce-oxygen affinity, T. Wang, Y. L. Li, X. Yang, Y. F. Hu, X. M. Du, M. D. Zhang, Z. Z. Huang, S. Y. Liu, Y. Wang, W. Xie*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2024, 63, e202409656.
9. Visible-light-driven reversible shuttle vicinal dihalogenation using lead halide perovskite quantum dot catalysts, Y. L. Li, Y. X. Gao, Z. J. Deng, Y. T. Cao, T. Wang, Y. Wang, C. C. Zhang, M. J. Yuan, W. Xie*, Nat. Commun.2023, 14, 4673.
10. Tuning the Electronic Properties of Platinum in Hybrid-Nanoparticle Assemblies for Use in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, L. Yang, R. Grzeschik, P. Jiang, L. F. Yu, C. J. Hu, A. X. Du, S. Schlücker*, W. Xie*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2023, 62, e202301065.
11. Boosting Plasmonic Hot Electron Utilization for Visible-Light Photocatalysis Using Polarized Ag-TiO2 Nanoparticles, Y. L. Li, L. F. Yu, Y. Wang, C. C. Zhang, Y. X. Gao, T. Wang, W. Xie*, CCS Chem.2023, 5, 1908-1916.
12. In Situ Monitoring of Palladium-Catalyzed Chemical Reactions by Nanogap-Enhanced Raman Scattering using Single Pd Cube Dimers, D. Wang, F. X. Shi, J. Jose, Y. F. Hu, C. C. Zhang, A. N. Zhu, R. Grzeschik, S. Schlücker*, W. Xie*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022, 144, 5003-5009.
13. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Evidences of Key Intermediate Species and Role of NiFe Dual-Catalytic Center in Water Oxidation, C. J. Hu, Y. F. Hu, C. H. Fan, L. Yang, Y. T. Zhang, H. X. Li, W. Xie*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2021, 60, 19774-19778.
14. Synthesis of Au-Metal Oxide Core-satellite Nanostructure for In Situ SERS Study of CuO-Catalyzed Photooxidation, K. F. Zhang, L. Yang, Y. F. Hu, C. H. Fan, Y. R. Zhao, L. Bai, Y. L. Li, F. X. Shi, J. Liu, W. Xie*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2020, 59, 18003-18009.
15. C−H Arylation on Nickel Nanoparticles Monitored by InSitu Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Y. L. Li, Y. F. Hu, F. X. Shi, H. X. Li, W. Xie*, J. Chen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2019, 58, 9049-9053.
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