Career Profile

My name is Bin Yu, a Ph.D. (Supervisor: Prof. Zhonghua Zhang) at Shandong University, China. During my Ph.D period, I focused on the synthesis of nanoporous metals by dealloying for photothermal-related applications and explored the dealloying mechanism by in-situ and ex-situ characterizations. If you have any questions concerning my information, please feel free to ask/contact me. I am happy to provide any additional information or references upon request. You can download my resume/CV here.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering

Sep. 2019 – Dec. 2024
Shandong University, Jinan, China

Supervisor: Professor Zhonghua Zhang Link

Thesis title: Structural regulation and solar steam generation performance of nanoporous metal films fabricated by dealloying
Core Courses: Modern Research Methods of Materials, Materials Thermodynamics, Professional English, Kinetics of Electrode Processes, Metal Matrix Composites, Synthesis Methods of Nanomaterials, Functional Materials, etc.

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering

Sep. 2015 – Jun. 2019
University of Jinan, Jinan, China

Supervisor: Professor Feng Yang Link

Thesis title: Investigation on dealloying fabrication and properties of nanoporous metals
Core Courses: Fundamentals of Materials Science, Basic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Engineering Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Modern Materials Testing Techniques, Organic Chemistry, Semiconductor Physics, Materials Physics, New Energy Materials, Electronic Materials and Devices, etc.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

▲ Materials Synthesis: (1) Melting and magnetron sputtering to prepare alloys; (2) Melting and magnetron sputtering to prepare alloys

▲ In-situ XRD/ex-situ SEM characterizations to unveil dealloying mechanisms

▲ Design and establishment of the performance testing system for solar steam generation

▲ Design of an interfacial evaporator with a one-dimensional waterway

▲ Synthesis and size regulation of polystyrene microspheres

▲ Study on electrodeposition and hydrogen evolution reaction

▲ Design of the thermoelectric power generation device based on the photothermal films

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Seminar on Metastable Materials and Solidification

Mar. 29 2024
Jinan, China

▲ Participation in the conference

Post-doctoral Cross-innovation Forum on "Energy Conversion and
Storage Materials" of Shandong University

Jan. 13 2024
Jinan, China

▲ Participation in the conference

Chinese Materials Conference 2022-2023

Jul. 7– 10 2023
Shenzhen, China

▲ Reporter of the conference
Self-supporting nanoporous copper film with high porosity and broadband
light absorption for efficient solar steam generation

Advanced Materials Interdisciplinary High-Level Forum of
Shandong University

Nov. 29–Dec. 1 2019
Jinan, China

▲ Conference staff

Skills & Proficiency

I am proficient in using equipment such as magnetron sputtering systems, vacuum arc furnaces, single - roller rapid quenching devices, metal melting furnaces, annealing furnaces, extruders, wire - cutting machines, vacuum tube furnaces, vacuum drying ovens, centrifuges, ultrasonic crushers, and 3D printers for sample preparation. Moreover, I am well - versed in the operation and characterization using XRD, BET, SEM, and EDS. I am familiar with the testing and result analysis of TEM, XPS, Raman, ICP, and UV. Of course, I have no problem using office and research software such as Endnote, Solidworks, Jade, and Origin. In addition, I have actively developed the following skills.

Photography

Photoshop & Lightroom

Premiere & After Effects

Blender & Cinema 4D

GPT-SoVITS

Stable Diffusion AI

HTML5 & CSS

Phython & Arduino

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

At present, I have published 21 papers in English and 1 paper in a Chinese core journal. The main papers are as follows.

Bin Yu, Yan Wang, Ying Zhang, Zhonghua Zhang*, Self-supporting nanoporous copper film with high porosity and broadband light absorption for efficient solar steam generation, Nano-Micro Lett. 2023, 15(1), 94 Link
Bin Yu, Ying Zhang, Yan Wang*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Recent advances and challenges of metal-based materials for solar steam generation, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33(51), 2307533 Link
Bin Yu, Yan Wang, Ying Zhang, Zhonghua Zhang*, Nanoporous black silver film with high porosity for efficient solar steam generation, Nano Res. 2023, 16(4), 5610-5618 Link
Bin Yu, Anqi Zheng, Kuibo Yin, Ying Zhang, Ziwei Guo, Yan Wang*, Tianyi Kou*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Multifunctional bimetallic nanoporous silver-copper films for highly efficient solar steam and thermoelectric power generation, (submitted) Link
▲ Zhonghua Zhang*, Bin Yu, Conghui Si, Experimental design of the performance testing system for solar steam generation, Research and Exploration in Laboratory 2024, 43(1), 56-60 Link
▲ Ziwei Guo, Yalong Liu, Bin Yu*, Xiangyu Fei, Jiameng Sun, Fuquan Tan, Guanhua Cheng, Weimin Wang, Zhonghua Zhang*, Self‑supporting magnetic nanoporous silver-nickel films with broadband light absorption for efficient interfacial solar steam generation. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 501, 157511 Link
▲ Zhonghua Zhang, Bin Yu, Yan Wang, A self-supporting porous silver-copper alloy film photothermal material and its batch preparation method and application (patent), (submitted) Link
▲ Fuquan Tan, Bin Yu, Yan Wang*, Qingguo Bai*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Hierarchically structured nanoporous palladium with ordered/disordered channels for ultrahigh and fast strain, Nano Lett. 2023, 23(2), 505-513 Link
▲ Kai Zheng, Bin Yu, Wengsheng Ma, Xiangyu Fei, Guanhua Cheng, Meijia Song, Zhonghua Zhang*, Dealloying induced Porous Bi anodes for rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries, J. Power Sources 2024, 613, 234943 Link
▲ Ying Wang, Bin Yu, Ming He, Zhihua Zhai, Kuibo Yin*, Fangong Kong, Zhonghua Zhang*, Eutectic-derived high-entropy nanoporous nanowires for efficient and stable water-to-hydrogen conversion, Nano Res. 2022, 15(6), 4820-4826 Link
▲ Jiameng Sun, Bin Yu, Fuquan Tan, Wanfeng Yang, Guanhua Cheng*, Zhonghua Zhang*, High throughput preparation of Ni-Mo alloy thin films as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2022, 47 (35), 15764-15774 Link
▲ Yanzhao Xu, Bin Yu, Yu Wang, Fuquan Tan, Guanhua Cheng, Wanfeng Yang, Hui Gao*, Zhonghua Zhang*. Dealloying-induced modulation upon porous layer depth of three-dimensional copper current collector for improving lithium plating/stripping capability, Electrochimica Acta 2022, 435, 141337 Link
▲ Fuquan Tan, Bin Yu, Xuejiao Yan, Ying Zhang, Qingguo Bai*, Jie Zhang, Zhonghua Zhang*, Electrochemical actuation behaviors of bulk nanoporous copper with a hierarchical structure. J. Alloys Compd. 2022, 923, 166469 Link
▲ Wensheng Ma, Bin Yu, Fuquan Tan, Hui Gao*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Bismuth-antimony alloy embedded in carbon matrix for ultra-stable sodium storage, Materials 2023, 16(6), 2189 Link
▲ Jiameng Sun, Bin Yu, Xuejiao Yan, Jianfeng Wang, Fuquan Tan, Wanfeng Yang, Guanhua Cheng*, Zhonghua Zhang*, High throughput preparation of Ag-Zn alloy thin films for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO, Materials 2022, 15(19), 6892 Link
▲ Jiameng Sun, Bin Yu, Jianfeng Wang, Fuquan Tan, Wanfeng Yang, Guanhua Cheng*, Zhonghua Zhang*, High throughput preparation of Bi-Sb alloy films for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to formate, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2023, 170(5), 056509 Link
▲ Fuquan Tan, Bin Yu, Qingguo Bai*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Potentiostatic dealloying fabrication and electrochemical actuation performance of bulk nanoporous palladium, Metals 2022, 12(12), 2153 Link
▲ Ying Zhang, Yan Wang, Bin Yu, Kuibo Yin, Zhonghua Zhang*, Hierarchically structured black gold film with ultrahigh porosity for solar steam generation, Adv. Mater. 2022, 34(21), 2200108 Link
▲ Wenrun Cui, Meijia Song, Bin Yu, Fuquan Tan, Wanfeng Yang, Guanhua Cheng, Hui Gao*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Deformable triphase tin-aluminium-bismuth anodes for rechargeable magnesium ion batteries, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2022, 169(10), 100502 Link
▲ Zhihua Zhai, Ying Wang, Bin Yu, Yue Sun, Qingguo Bai*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Novel synthesis and magnetic properties of Ni@NiO nanoporous nanowires, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 2022, 161, 110412 Link
▲ Wensheng Ma, Weimin Wang, Bin Yu, Fuquan Tan, Wanfeng Yang, Guanhua Cheng, Tianyi Kou*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Two-step dealloying approach to synthesize hierarchically porous nickel–tin alloy toward long-life lithium-ion batteries, Energy Technol. 2023, 11(1), 2200804 Link
▲ Yunfei Ran, Jinglei Li, Jiameng Sun, Bin Yu, Fuquan Tan, Guanhua Cheng*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Impact of alloying on electrocatalytic hydrogenation of benzaldehyde over sputtered NiCu film catalysts, Appl. Catal.: A-Gen. 2024, 678, 119725 Link
▲ Hui Gao, Yan Wang, Zhiyuan Guo, Bin Yu, Guanhua Cheng, Wanfeng Yang, Zhonghua Zhang*, Dealloying-induced dual-scale nanoporous indium-antimony anode for sodium/potassium ion batteries, J. Energy Chem. 2022, 75, 154-163 Link
▲ Min Li, Wensheng Ma, Fuquan Tan, Bin Yu, Guanhua Cheng, Hui Gao*, Zhonghua Zhang*, Fe3O4@C-500 anode derived by commercial ammonium ferric citrate for advanced lithium ion batteries, J. Power Sources 2023, 574, 233146 Link
▲ Xiangyu Fei, Hui Gao, Yanzhao Xu, Wensheng Ma, Bin Yu, Fuquan Tan, Guanhua Cheng, Zhonghua Zhang*, Porous lithiophilic Cu-Sn solid solution current collector for dendrite-free lithium metal batteries, Energy Storage Mater. 2024, 65, 103079 Link
▲ Ying Zhang, Fakui Luo, Qingguo Bai, Chi Zhang*, Bin Yu, Zhonghua Zhang*, In-situ X-ray diffraction study on dealloying: A scenario of a Cu90Au10 alloy, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 2021, 150, 109879 Link