Qiwei Tian

Postdoctoral Fellows

Associate professor

Alumni

Research Interests

​My research interset at KAUST include the development and synthesis of  new photothermal materials and their application in the catalysis and onctherapy.

Selected Publications

Q. W. Tian, J. Hu, Y. Zhu, R. Zou, Z. Chen, S. Yang, R. Li, Q. Su, Y. Han, X. Liu. Sub-10 nm Fe3O4@Cu2–xS Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Dual-Modal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135, 8571-8577​.

Q. W. Tian, M. H. Tang, F. R. Jiang, Y. W. Liu, J. H. Wu, R. J. Zou, Y. G. Sun, Z. G. Chen, R. W. Li, J. Q. Hu. Large-scaled star-shaped alpha-MnS nanocrystals with novel magnetic properties. Chemical Communications 2011, 47, 8100-8102.

Q. W. Tian, M. H. Tang, Y. G. Sun, R. J. Zou, Z. G. Chen, M. F. Zhu, S. P. Yang, J. L. Wang, J. H. Wang, J. Q. Hu. Hydrophilic Flower-Like CuS Superstructures as an Efficient 980 nm Laser-Driven Photothermal Agent for Ablation of Cancer Cells, Advanced Materials 2011, 23, 3542-3547.

Q. W. Tian, F. R. Jiang, R. J.  Zou, Q. Liu, Z. G. Chen, M. F. Zhu, S. P. Yang, J. L. Wang, J. H. Wang, J.Q. Hu. Hydrophilic Cu9S5 Nanocrystals: A Photothermal Agent With A 25.7% Heat Conversion Efficiency for Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells in Vivo. ACS nano 2011, 5, 9761-9771.

Q. W. Tian, X. F. Xu, L.B. Han, M. H. Tang, R. J. Zou, Z. G. Chen, M. H. Yu, J. M. Yang, J. Q. Hu. Hydrophilic Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals for printing flexible, low-cost and environmentally friendly solar cells. CrystEngComm , 2012, 14, 3847-3850 (Front cover).​

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellow: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • Ph. D: State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering (Materials science), Donghua University 2009
  • M. Sc: College of Life and Environment Science (Inorganic chemistry), Shanghai Normal Univercity 2006
  • B. Sc: School of Chemistry and Environment Science (Chemistry), Henan Normal University 2002

Awards

  1. “Hengyi” Scholarship
  2. Outstanding Students

Non-KAUST Affiliations

Shanghai Normal University

Research Interests Keywords

Biological networks and interactions Catalysis Nanomaterials