Lai, Cheng-Yu Graduate Faculty
- Associate Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing
Overview
biography
- Dr. Cheng-Yu Lai is an associate professor at Florida International university. He obtained his BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, and his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry (2004) from Iowa State University. During his Ph.D. and postdoctoral training (Scripps Research, CA) he specialized in nanomaterials with application in bio-medicine. His current research encompasses development of advanced functional materials with applications in bio-nanotechnology, catalysis for bio-fuels synthesis, tissue engineering, bio-sensors and bio-renewable resources utilization.
research interests
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Functionalized mesostructured materials (mesoporous and hierarchical silica nanomaterials) engineered for the following applications: Bionanotechnology
Cancer research: Intracellular biomacromolecules (DNA, RNA, and proteins) delivery nanodevice for biological systems; application in colorectal cancer;
Biocatalysis: Enzymatic conversion of non-food biomass in food products. Energy and the Environment
Catalysts for Biofuels Synthesis: Metal, and metal-oxide nanocatalysts on porous materials support for catalytic conversion of non-food biomass to fuels;
Sensors: Porous materials for environmental applications (sensing of water contaminants and carbon capture).
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Lignin-Based Platform as a Potential Low-Cost Sorbent for the Direct Air Capture of CO2Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00008 Web of Science: 001196479500001
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2024Size-Controlled Cu3VSe4 Nanocrystals as Cathode Material in Platinum-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 16:13719-13728.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18658 Web of Science: 001181861400001
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2024Lignin-Based Nanospheres as Environmental Remediation Platforms for Anionic Dye Contaminants. ACS OMEGA. 9:12006-12014.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09834 Web of Science: 001180087100001
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2023From reflection to absorption: Improving light harvesting of dye sensitized solar cells with Cu nanowires as reflectors. OPTICAL MATERIALS. 142.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114074 Web of Science: 001032548300001
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2023Disulfide-Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical ApplicationsFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/cryst13071067 Web of Science: 001035221700001
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2023Facile Synthesis and Single-Switch Antenna Application of Germanium-Doped Vanadium DioxideFull Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c00498 Web of Science: 001008114900001
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2023Ag Reflectors: An Effective Approach to Improve Light Harvesting in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 13:250-253.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3238796 Web of Science: 000975597000007
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2023Infrared-Activated Bactericide: Rhenium Disulfide (ReS2)-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS. 6:1577-1585.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c01084 Web of Science: 000936019500001
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2022Colloidal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Cu3NbS4 and Cu3NbSe4 Sulvanite NanocrystalsFull Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.2c00021 Web of Science: 001093907700007
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2022Photocatalytic Deposition of Nanostructured CsPbBr(3 )Perovskite Quantum Dot Films on Mesoporous TiO2 and Their Enhanced Visible-Light Photodegradation Properties. ACS OMEGA.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03089 Web of Science: 000832501600001
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2021Green Synthesis of Ge1-xSnx Alloy Nanoparticles for Optoelectronic ApplicationsFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/cryst11101216 Web of Science: 000715273900001
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2021Stand-Alone CuFeSe2 (Eskebornite) Nanosheets for Photothermal Cancer TherapyFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/nano11082008 Web of Science: 000689962100001
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2021Solution-Based Synthesis of Sulvanite Cu3TaS4 and Cu3TaSe4 Nanocrystals. CRYSTALS. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/cryst11010051 Web of Science: 000610126700001
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2020Cascade synthesis and optoelectronic applications of intermediate bandgap Cu3VSe4 nanosheets. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 10.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78649-9 Web of Science: 000609195000035
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2020Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of Cu3VSe4 nanocrystals. PLOS ONE. 15.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232184 Web of Science: 000537280000018
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2020Synthesis of highly efficient Cu2ZnSnSxSe4-x (CZTSSe) nanosheet electrocatalyst for dye-sensitized solar cells. ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA. 340.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135954 Web of Science: 000521531800044
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2018A rapid molecular precursor solid-state route to crystalline Fe2GeS4 nanoparticles. MATERIALS LETTERS. 223:128-132.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.04.020 Web of Science: 000430884700033
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2018The promise of solution-processed Fe2GeS4 thin films in iron chalcogenide photovoltaics. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 53:7725-7734.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10853-018-2082-1 Web of Science: 000426298900050
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2018Sulvanite (Cu3VS4) nanocrystals for printable thin film photovoltaics. MATERIALS LETTERS. 211:179-182.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2017.09.063 Web of Science: 000414340900047
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2016Functionalized stellate macroporous silica nanospheres for CO2 mitigation. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 51:10632-10640.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10853-016-0284-y Web of Science: 000383102400028
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2016Absorption and scattering cross-section extinction values of silver nanoparticles. OPTICAL MATERIALS. 58:439-444.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.06.013 Web of Science: 000381593900064
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2015Nanostructures Viewed through Low Voltage Electron MicroscopyFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/s1431927615004213
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2009Vault Nanoparticles Containing an Adenovirus-Derived Membrane Lytic Protein Facilitate Toxin and Gene Transfer. ACS NANO. 3:691-699.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/nn8008504 Web of Science: 000264535200029
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2005Real-time imaging of tunable adenosine 5-triphosphate release from an MCM-41-type mesoporous silica nanosphere-based delivery system. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY. 59:424-431.Full Text via DOI: 10.1366/0003702053641513 Web of Science: 000228234900005
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2005Fine-tuning the degree of organic functionalization of mesoporous silica nanosphere materials via an interfacially designed co-condensation method. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS. 1264-1266.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/b412618a Web of Science: 000227320300005
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2004A polyamidoamine dendrimer-capped mesoporous silica nanosphere-based gene transfection reagent. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 126:13216-13217.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja046275m Web of Science: 000224500000025
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2004Gatekeeping layer effect: A poly(lactic acid)-coated mesoporous silica nanosphere-based fluorescence probe for detection of amino-containing neurotransmitters. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 126:1640-1641.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja038222v Web of Science: 000188926600026
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2003A mesoporous silica nanosphere-based carrier system with chemically removable CdS nanoparticle caps for stimuli-responsive controlled release of neurotransmitters and drug molecules. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 125:4451-4459.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja028650l Web of Science: 000182137800023
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Book Chapter
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2015Chapter 5 Enzyme Immobilization on Mesoporous Silica Supports. 100-116.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/9781849737494-00100
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2015Enzyme Immobilization on Mesoporous Silica Supports. 100-116.Web of Science: 000387467700005
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Conference
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2023Copper Oxide: A Potential Candidate for Hole Transport Material in Perovskite Solar Cells for SpaceFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359545 Web of Science: 001151676200021
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2023Development of 3D/2D Perovskite Solar Cells using a Spray-based Sequential DepositionFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10360002 Web of Science: 001151676200478
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2023Silver Reflector-Driven Light Harvesting Enhancement in Large Area Dye Sensitized Solar CellsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359693 Web of Science: 001151676200169
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2023Spray-assisted Passivation Strategy for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar CellsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359597 Web of Science: 001151676200073
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2017Chalcogenide nanoparticles precursor in thin-film photovoltaics - Processing limitations. 1869-1872.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366012
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2016Chalcogenide Nanoparticles Precursor in Thin-Film Photovoltaics-Processing Limitations. 387-389.Web of Science: 000399818700082
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Letter
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2001Molecular recognition inside of multifunctionalized mesoporous silicas: Toward selective fluorescence detection of dopamine and glucosamine [8]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 11510-11511.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja016223m
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Review
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2021Sulvanites: The Promise at the NanoscaleFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/nano11030823 Web of Science: 000633956800001
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Research
principal investigator on
- Micro X-Ray Fluorescence (micro-XRF) for Enabling Agriculture-Related Research, including Bio-Renewable Materials and Environmental Applications awarded by National Institute of Food & Agriculture 2023 - 2027
- Suprastructural Interactions in Metamaterial Plasmonics for Light-Matter Enhancement (SIMPLE) awarded by Army Research Office 2023 - 2027
- Student Apprenticeships in Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing (SA3M) awarded by NASA Langley Research Center 2022 - 2025
- Sustainable Lignin-Based pH-Responsive Material for Seed Coating Applications awarded by National Institute of Food & Agriculture 2020 - 2023
- Bio-molecular Mechanisms of Interaction between 2D Chalcogenide Materials and Environmentally-Relevant Biosystems awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2023
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- FIU-2D Crystal Consortium Partnership for Research and Education in Materials awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2027
- FIU NASA MIRO Center for Research and Education in 2D Applications (CRE2DO) awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2019 - 2024
- Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for Nano-Engineered Materials Research awarded by Army Research Office 2022 - 2024
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Contact
full name
- Cheng-Yu Lai
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8931-5601 (confirmed)
