Invited by Professor Hui Pan, Prof. Qing Guo from Xi’an Jiaotong University, visited IAPME from 24 to 26 February 2025. Prof. Guo received her Bachelor Degree in LanZhou University in 2014, and Ph.D. in Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, under the guidance of Academician Li-Zhu Wu in 2019.
Currently, Prof. Guo is an Assistant Professor of the School of Chemistry at Xi’an Jiaotong University. She hosted and participated in several National Natural Science Foundation of China. Her achievements include the publication papers in scientific literature, including Chem, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., ACS Catal., J. Mater. Chem. A, and so on. Her research interests are primarily in solar-light-driven redox reactions based on II-VA semiconductor nanocrystals and halide perovskite, including H2 evolution, CO2 reduction and organic synthesis.
Prof. Guo delivered a seminar titled “Current research on fine structure regulation of semiconductors towards artificial photosynthesis”. Her talk focused on semiconductor materials that convert H₂O and CO₂ into high-value chemicals and solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis. The key challenges in semiconductor-based artificial photosynthesis systems are few active sites and sluggish charge-carrier dynamics, which lead to low efficiency and selectivity. By finely regulating the material structure, introducing catalytic active sites, and promoting charge-carrier dynamics, she has achieved efficient and highly selective conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. In the Q&A session, Prof. Guo had a zealous interaction with the audience.
During the visit, Prof. Guo had a lab tour of IAPME. She had close discussions with some professors and PhD students. She expressed a deep impression on IAPME’s research facility and achievements.
