Benjamin Yang

Mr. Benjamin Yang


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 April 2025 in Nanomaterials
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HCHairui Cai
Hairui Cai
BYBenjamin Yang
Benjamin Yang
JHJie Hou
Jie Hou
ZWZiqi Wang
Ziqi Wang
ZLZhuo Li
Zhuo Li
Formaldehyde, a pervasive indoor air pollutant posing significant health risks, has driven extensive research into advanced mitigation strategies to ensure safer living environments. Herein, this study presents a synthesis method for the large-scale production of hydrogenated TiO2 (P25) loaded with PtAu nanoalloys (P25(H)-PtAu), using a combination of ball milling and high-temperature annealing. Hydrogenation-induced defect-rich TiO2 efficiently improves visible light absorption, enhancing the utilization of visible light in photocatalytic reactions. Mechanochemical ball milling was employed to prepare ultrasmall PtAu nanoalloys with a size of 3.7 ± 0.1 nm, which were uniformly dispersed on the surface of P25(H). Density functional theory (DFT) results indicate that PtAu nanoalloys synergistically enhance charge separation via Schottky junctions and surface reaction kinetics by optimizing reactant adsorption. As a result, P25(H)-PtAu achieves industrially relevant formaldehyde removal efficiency (97.8%) under ambient light conditions while maintaining scalability (10 g batches). This work provides a scalable framework for developing manufacturable photocatalysts, with immediate applications in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and air purifiers.