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4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Yu Han
Associate Professor, Chemical Science
Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials CenterPh.D. Jilin University, China, 2003
B.S. Jilin University, China, 1998
Research Interests
Professor Han's research interests at KAUST include the synthesis of nanoporous and nanostructured materials, the resolution of their complicated structures and the development of novel applications for these materials in catalysis, separation, and drug delivery.
Selected Publications
- Miaoxin Yang, Gang Chen, Yunfeng Zhao, Georg Silber, Yong Wang, Shuangxi Xing, Yu Han and Hongyu Chen, "Mechanistic investigation into the spontaneous linear assembly of gold nanospheres" Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00127a), 2010.
- Lan Zhao, Yunfeng Zhao, Yu Han, "Pore fabrication in various Silica-based nanoparticles by controlled etching", Langmuir, ASAP, 2010.
- Feng Wang, Yu Han, Chin Seong Lim, Yunhao Lu, Juan Wang, Jun Xu, Hongyu Chen, Chun Zhang, Minghui Hong and Xiaogang Liu*, "Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping," Nature, 463, 1061-1065, 2010.
- Jia Hua and Yu Han*, "One-Step preparation of Zeolite Silicalite-1 microspheres with adjustable macroporosity," Chem. Mater., 21, 2344-2348, 2009.
- Yu Han, Daliang Zhang, Leng Leng Chng, Junliang Sun, Lan Zhao, Xiaodong Zou and Jackie Y. Ying, "A tri-continuous mesoporous material with a Silica pore wall following a hexagonal minimal surface, " Nature Chemistry 1, 123-127, 2009, (Cover picture and cover story; Highlighted by Nature 458 , 683), 2009.