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Dr. Defa Wang

NIMS Postdoctral Researcher
Advanced Materials Group
Photo-Catalytic Materials Center
National Institute for Materials Science
1-2-1,Sengen,Tsukuba,Ibaraki 305-0047,Japan
TEL: +81-29-851-3354(ex.6330)
FAX:+81-29-859-2601
e-mail: wang.defa[at]nims.go.jp


Education
Ph.D. * Tianjin University, China
M.E. * Tianjin University, China
B.E. * Tianjin University, China

Professional Experience
2002.3-2008.10 * NIMS Postdoctral Researcher
2000.10-2002.3 * Research Associate, Kyoto University, Japan
1997-2000 * Associate Professor, Tianjin University, China
1992-1997 * Lecturer, Tianjin University, China
1990-1992 * Assistant, Tianjin University, China


Research Interests
* Water-splitting photocatalysts
* Phase Transformations and Shape Memory Alloys
* Transmission Electron Microscopy


Publications

  1. Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of a new series of visible-light-driven photocatalysts M3V2O8 (M = Mg, Ni, Zn)
    Defa Wang, Junwang Tang, Zhigang Zou, Jinhua Ye
    Chemistry of Materials, 17 (2005)pp5177-5182

  2. Photocatalytic Water Splitting with the Cr-doped Ba2In2O5/In2O3 Composite Oxide Semiconductors
    Defa Wang, Zhigang Zou and Jinhua Ye
    Chemistry of Materials, 17 (2005)pp.3255-3261

  3. Photocatalytic H2 evolution over a new visible-light-driven photocatalyst In12NiCr2Ti10O42
    Defa Wang, Zhigang Zou and Jinhua Ye
    Chemical Physics Letters, 411 (2005)pp.285-290

  4. Substitutional effects of trivalent cations M3+ on the photophysical and photocatalytic properties of In12NiM2Ti10O42 (M = Al, Cr, Ga)
    Defa Wang, Jinhua Ye
    Materials. Transactions, 46 (2005)pp.2699-2703

  5. Photocatalytic activity of silver loaded or unloaded titanium dioxide coating in removal of hydrogen sulfide
    Defa Wang, Hiroshi Noguchi, Tetsuya Kako and Jinhua Ye
    Research on Chemical Intermediates, 31 (2005)pp.441-448

  6. Photocatalytic O2 evolution with the visible-light-driven photocatalysts M3V2O8 (M = Mg, Zn)
    Defa Wang,Zhigang Zou and Jinhua Ye
    Research on Chemical Intermediates, 31 (2005)pp.433-439

  7. A novel series of photocatalysts M2.5VMoO8 (M = Mg, Zn) for O2 evolution under visible light irradiation
    Defa Wang, Zhigang Zou, Jinhua Ye
    Catalysis Today, 93-95 (2004)pp.885-889

  8. A novel Zn-doped Lu2O3/Ga2O3 composite photocatalyst for stoichiometric water splitting under UV light irradiation
    Defa Wang, Zhigang Zou, Jinhua Ye
    Chem. Phys. Letters, 384 (2004) pp.139-143,

  9. A new spinel-type photocatalyst BaCr2O4 for H2 evolution under UV and visible light irradiation
    Defa Wang, Zhigang Zou, Jinhua Ye
    Chem. Phys. Letters, 373 (2003) pp.191-196

  10. Development of novel spinel-type photocatalysts for hydrogen generation by solar energy conversion
    Defa Wang, Junhu Wang, Zhigang Zou, Jinhua Ye
    Materials Science Forum, 423-424(2003) pp. 491-494

  11. Modification of photophysical properties of WO3 by doping different metals
    Junwang Tang, Defa Wang, Zhingang Zou, Jinhua Ye
    Materials Science Forum, 423-424 (2003) pp.163-166