Lichang Wang
Education
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, 1985
- M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, 1988
- Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Copenhagen,1993
- Postdoc, University of Copenhagen, 1993-1994
- Postdoc, University of Cambridge, 1994-1998
- Postdoc, University College London, 1996-1997
- Postdoc, The Ohio State University, 1998-2001
Research Interests
- Electron excitation and transfer processes in:
- Solar cell materials
- Photodynamic therapy photosensitizers
- Fluorescence sensors
- Other optoelectronic devices
- Transition metal nanoparticles, including:
- Catalytic activity in oxygen reduction reactions
- Hydrogen production from methane and ethanol
- Complete oxidation of ethanol
- Formation mechanisms and toxicity
- Density Functional Theory (DFT), including:
- Assessment of functionals for accurate electronic and optical property prediction
- Development of techniques to improve DFT accuracy in modeling electron excitation processes
Selected Recent Publications
Ruitao Wu and Lichang Wang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25(2023)2190-2202: “Insight into the solvent effects on ethanol oxidation on Ir(100)”
Ruitao Wu and Lichang Wang, ChemPhysChem (2022)e202200132-13pgs: “Insights and Activation Energy Surface of the Dehydrogenation of C2HxO Species in Ethanol Oxidation Reaction on Ir(100)”.
Ruitao Wu and Lichang Wang, J. Phys. Chem. C 126(2022)21650-21666: “Activity Enhancement of PtIr Catalysts for Complete Ethanol Oxidation Reaction by Tuning C−O Coupling Abilities”.
Krishanthi C. Weerasinghe, Tianyang Wang, Junpeng Zhuang, Haiya Sun, Dongzhi Liu, Wei Li, Wenping Hu, Xueqin Zhou, Lichang Wang, Chem. Phys. Impact 4(2022)100062-8pgs: “Coherently degenerate state engineering of organic small molecule materials to generate Wannier excitons”.
Tianyang Wang, Haiya Sun, Linli Zhang, Nathan D. Colley, Chelsea N. Bridgmohan, Dongzhi Liu, Wenping Hu, Wei Li, Xueqin Zhou, Lichang Wang, Dyes Pigm. 139(2017)601-610: “Effect of photo-induced charge separated state lifetimes in donor-acceptor1-acceptor2 organic ambipolar semiconductors on their photovoltaic performances”.