Professor, PhD Supervisor, Vice Dean
Condensed matter physics;
Ferroelectric functional materials and polarization regulation;
Photoelectric conversion and energy storage;
Photodetection and information functional devices
Materials Science and Engineering (PhD);
Physics (Master);
Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (Master);
Optoelectronic Information Engineering (Master)
Optoelectronics (Graduate)
Thin Film Physics and Technology (Graduate)
Introduction to Physics (Undergraduate)
Physics of Semiconductor Materials (Undergraduate)
Physical research training (Undergraduate)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (52272213), PINational Natural Science Foundation of China (51702130), PI
Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professor Program, PI
Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (BK20170550), PI
Six talent peaks project in Jiangsu Province, PI
Talent Fund of Jiangsu University (17]DG005), PI
[1] C. Pan, K. Huang, Z. Zhi, Y. Yang, H. Zhang, Y. Xie, C. Zhang, Y. Liu, M. Chen, Z. Wang*, Z. Jiang*, D. Cao*, Tunable Ferroelectric Polarization in BaTiO3 Coupled with Zn0.5Cd0.5S Quantum Dots for Efficient Solar-Driven Hydrogen Evolution, Adv. Energy Mater. 16 (2026) 2405708. (IF=25.50)[2] C. Zhang*, X. He, S. Li, Y. Dong, Z. Lei, Y. Ling, D. Cao*, H. Zhao, Y. Lei*, Weakly Solvated Anions in Electrolytes Boost Cathode Performance for Dual-Ion Batteries and Hybrid Ion Capacitors. ACS Energy Lett. 11 (2026) 2896–2904. (IF=17.50)[3] Z. Zhi, C. Pan, Y. He*, Y. Tan, R. Gu, T. Chen, D. Cao*, Ferroelectric-enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting: A review of recent progress on the mechanism, Small 22 (2026) 2412794. (IF=11.80)[4] C. Pan, Z. Zhi, Y. Tan, Y. He*, Y. Yang, H. Zhang, Y. Xie, C. Zhang*, Y. Liu, M. Chen, D. Cao*, A Self-adaptive Quantum Dots/BaTiO3 Junction Together with Giant Charge Separation-driving Force for CO2 Photoreduction via Ferroelectric Polarization Engineering, Small 22 (2026) 2412763. (IF=11.80)[5] T. Han, H. Sun, J. Hu, N. Sun, Y. Liu*, J. Chen*, M. Chen, D. Cao*, Self-assembly of porous curly graphene film as an efficient gas diffusion layer for high-performance Zn-air batteries, Carbon. 223 (2024) 119025. (IF=10.90)[6] S. Chen, H. Sun, Y. Chen, Q. Fang, Z. Huang, Y. Liu*, J. Chen*, M. Chen, D. Cao*, Facile Preparation of High‐Performance Free‐Standing Micro‐Supercapacitors by Optimizing Oxygen Groups on Graphene, Small. 20 (2024) 2404307. (IF=13.00)[7] P. Cheng, T. Zhao, M. Chen*, S. Chen, X. Shen, Y. Liu, S. Yang, Z. Chen, X. Dong*, Q. Wang*, D. Cao*, Improved Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Films by ZIF-67 Additive Assisted Co Ion Doping toward High-Performance and Stable Photodetectors, Adv. Opt. Mater. 11 (2023) 2300757. (IF=10.05)[8] Y. Fu, L. Xu, W. Tian, Y. Liu*, D. Cao, Q. Wang*, Self-assembly of free-standing surface-oxidized multilayer graphene film for high volumetric supercapacitors, Carbon. 213 (2023) 118286. (IF=11.30)[9] Y. Qian, F. Tan, J. Liu, Q. Li, K. Ren, Y. Huang, X. Li, D. Cao, K. Liu, C. Zhao, Y. Li*, Z. Wang*, S. Qu, Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Directly Using Plasmonics from Single Au Nanowires without the Contact with Semiconductors, ACS Catal. 11 (2021) 12940–12946. (IF=13.08)[10] Y. He, J. Zhu, Y. Yuan, Y. Yang, Y. Liu, M. Chen, D. Cao*, X. Yan*, Dual-regulation charge separation tactics with synergistic effect of 1D/0D heterostructure and inserted ferroelectric layer for boosting photoelectrochemical water oxidation, J. Mater. Chem. A, 12 (2021) 7594-7605. (IF=12.73)[11] S. Yue, K. Liu, R. Xu, M. Li, M. Azam, K. Ren, J. Liu, Y. Sun, Z. Wang*, D. Cao, X. Yan, S. Qu*, Y. Lei*, Z. Wang, Efficacious engineering on charge extraction for realizing highly efficient perovskite solar cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 10 (2017) 2570–2578. (IF=29.51)[12] S. Yue, S. Lu, K. Ren, K. Liu, M. Azam, D. Cao, Z. Wang, Y. Lei*, S. Qu*, Z. Wang*, Insights into the Influence of Work Functions of Cathodes on Efficiencies of Perovskite Solar Cells, Small. 13 (2017) 1700007. (IF=10.86)[13] Y. Mi, L. Wen, Z. Wang, D. Cao, R. Xu, Y. Fang, Y. Zhou, Y. Lei*, Fe(III) modified BiOCl ultrathin nanosheet towards high-efficient visible-light photocatalyst, Nano Energy. 30 (2016) 109–117. (IF=12.34)[14] D. Cao, N. Nasori, Z. Wang, L. Wen, R. Xu, Y. Mi, Y. Lei*, Facile surface treatment on Cu2O photocathodes for enhancing the photoelectrochemical response, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 198 (2016) 398–403. (IF=11.70)[15] D. Cao, N. Nasori, Z. Wang, Y. Mi, L. Wen, Y. Yang, S. Qu, Z. Wang*, Y. Lei*, P-Type CuBi2O4: An easily accessible photocathodic material for high-efficiency water splitting, J. Mater. Chem. A. 4 (2016) 8995–9001. (IF=10.73)[16] Y. Mi, L. Wen, R. Xu, Z. Wang, D. Cao, Y. Fang, Y. Lei*, Constructing a AZO/TiO2 Core/Shell Nanocone Array with Uniformly Dispersed Au NPs for Enhancing Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Adv. Energy Mater. 6 (2016) 1501496. (IF=16.72)[17] Z. Wang#, D. Cao#, L. Wen, R. Xu, M. Obergfell, Y. Mi, Z. Zhan, N. Nasori, J. Demsar, Y. Lei*, Manipulation of charge transfer and transport in plasmonic-ferroelectric hybrids for photoelectrochemical applications, Nat. Commun. 7 (2016) 10348. (IF=11.33)[18] Z. Wang#, D. Cao#, R. Xu#, S. Qu, Z. Wang, Y. Lei*, Realizing ordered arrays of nanostructures: A versatile platform for converting and storing energy efficiently, Nano Energy. 19 (2016) 328–362. (IF=11.55)[19] D. Cao, Z. Wang, Nasori, L. Wen, Y. Mi, Y. Lei*, Switchable charge-transfer in the photoelectrochemical energy-conversion process of ferroelectric BiFeO3 photoelectrodes, Angew. Chemie - Int. Ed. 53 (2014) 11027–11031. (IF=11.71)[20] D. Cao, C. Wang, F. Zheng*, W. Dong, L. Fang, M. Shen*, High-efficiency ferroelectric-film solar cells with an n-type Cu2O cathode buffer layer, Nano Lett. 12 (2012) 2803–2809. (IF=13.19)
