1. Education Background
(1) Bachelor's Degree, 2004.09-2008.06, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University
(2) Ph.D., 2008.09-2013.06, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Supervisor: Professor Wang Xuxu
2. Professional Experience
(1) Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013.10-2015.12, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Mentoring Professor: Professor Xue Can
(2) Associate Professor, 2015.05-2022.12, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University.
(3) Professor, 2023.01-at present, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University
3. Research Interests
(1) Composite photocatalysts for CO2 and methane conversion
(2) Conjugated organic polymers for photocatalytic H2O2 production and organic synthesis.
4. Representative Publications
1. Geyang Song, Wei Zhang, Jiameng Song, Qi Li, Yuyu Feng, Hongyu Liang, Tengfei Kang, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Juan Fan, Xue-Peng Zhang, Quan Gu*, Chao Wang and Dong Xue*, General method for carbon–heteroatom cross-coupling reactions via semiheterogeneous red-light metallaphotocatalysis, Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1), 7045.
2. Wei Zhang, Jiwu Zhao, Ning Han, Yuxuan Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Ziwei Gao*, Quan Gu*, Balancing surface single-atom Ti active sites and N vacancies for controlled synthesis of azo- and azoxy-aromatics, Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 450, 116326.
3. Yuxuan Zhang, Yubo Zhang, Han Wu, Yanyan Wang, Quan Gu*, Tandem dual-heterojunctions in Au/ZnGa2O4/ZnO for promoted photocatalytic nonoxidative coupling of methane, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2024, 358, 124427.
4. Ling Li, Yulu Mao, Jiwu Zhao, Yuxuan Zhang, Han Wu, Quan Gu*, Grafting a Rh-bipyridine complex on carbon nitride through coordination: ligand modification of single-atom Rh for enhanced CO2 reduction and inhibited H+ reduction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12(26), 15762–15771.
5. Wei Zhang, Quan Gu*, Xianliang Fu, Yanyan Wang, Yajun Jian, Huaming Sun, Ziwei Gao*, Regulating CO and H2 ratios in syngas produced from photocatalytic CO2/H2O reduction by Cu and Co dual active centers on carbon nitride hollow nanospheres, Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62(33), 13615–13625.
6. Xiaoxia Jia, Jiwu Zhao, Yujing Lv, Xianliang Fu, Yajun Jian, Weiqiang Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Huaming Sun, Xuxu Wang, Jinlin Long, Peng Yang*, Quan Gu*, Ziwei Gao*, Low-crystalline PdCu alloy on large-area ultrathin 2D carbon nitride nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic Suzuki coupling, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 300, 120756.
7. Bassam Saif, Quan Gu*, and Peng Yang*, The synthesis of protein-encapsulated ceria nanorods for visible-light driven hydrogen production and carbon dioxide reduction, Small, 2021, 17(45), 2103422
8. Bassam Saif, Wenxin Zhang, Xu Zhang, Quan Gu*, and Peng Yang*, Sn-Triggered Two-Dimensional Fast Protein Assembly with Emergent Functions, ACS Nano, 2019, 13(7), 7736-7749.
9. Jianni Liu, Qiaohui Jia, Jinlin Long, Xuxu Wang, Ziwei Gao, and Quan Gu*, Amorphous NiO as co-catalyst for enhanced visible-light-driven hydrogen generation over g-C3N4 photocatalyst, Applied Catalysis B: Environment, 2018, 222, 35-43.
10. Quan Gu, Xuezhong Gong, Qiaohui Jia, Jianni Liu, Ziwei Gao, Xuxu Wang, Jinlin Long and Can Xue*, Compact carbon nitride based copolymer film with controllable thickness for photoelectrochemical water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 19062-19071.
11. Quan Gu, Ziwei Gao and Can Xue*, Self-Sensitized Carbon Nitride Microspheres for Long-Lasting Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation, Small, 2016, 12, 3543-3549
12. Quan Gu, Yusen Liao, Lisha Yin, Jinlin Long, Xuxu Wang and Can Xue* Template-free synthesis of porous graphitic carbon nitride microspheres for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen generation with high stability, Applied Catalysis B: Environment, 2015, 165, 503-510.
13. Quan Gu, Jinlin Long*, Lizhou Fan, Liming Chen, Lulu Zhao and Xuxu Wang*, Single-site Sn grafted Ru/TiO2 photocatalysts for biomass reforming: Synergistic effect of dual cocatalysts and molecular mechanism, Journal of Catalysis, 2013, 303, 141-155.
14. Quan Gu, Jinlin Long*, Yangen Zhou, Rusheng Yuan, Huaxiang Lin and Xuxu Wang*, Single-site tin grafted anatase TiO2 for photocatalytic hydrogen production: towards understanding the nature of interfacial molecular junctions formed in semiconducting composite photocatalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 2012, 289, 88-99.
15. Quan Gu, Xianliang Fu, Xuxu Wang*, Shifu Chen, Dennis Y. C. Leung and Xiuqiang Xie, Photocatalytic reforming of C3-polyols for H2 production Part II. FTIR study on the adsorption and photocatalytic reforming reaction of 2-propanol on Pt/TiO2. Applied Catalysis B: Environment, 2011, 106, 689-696.
5. Awards and Honors
(1) 2022, Shaanxi Provincial Youth Science and Technology Star
(2) 2025, Outstanding Achievement Award in Scientific and Technological Research of Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions (5/8)
