研究領(lǐng)域
（1）固體材料的合成（硅基、碳基、貴金屬等）
（2）綠色催化（光催化和電催化）
（3）納米器件（發(fā)電機和光敏）
（4）傳感器（表面增強拉曼，表面增強熒光、電化學(xué)傳感、氣敏傳感）
研究成果
主持國家自然科學(xué)基金三項，參加973項目、國家能源項目和國家重點研發(fā)項目各一項，以第一作者或者通訊在包括Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Nano Lett., ACS Nano, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., Adv. Func. Mater., Small等國外著名期刊上共發(fā)表被SCI收錄論文220余篇，引用6000多次，H指數(shù)為40。
首先發(fā)現(xiàn)了具有駐極體效應(yīng)的硅納米線并用于納米發(fā)電機的制備，成果發(fā)表在Nano Lett.上；首次觀測到氫飽和的硅納米線具有優(yōu)異的光催化活性，成果發(fā)表在J. Am. Chem. Soc.上；首次利用流體的流動進行催化劑圖案化，并生長硅納米線陣列，發(fā)表在Chem. Commun.上，是封面文章和熱點文章，并有很高的評論；利用釩酸銀為基底進行表面增強拉曼研究，在極低濃度下可得到羅丹明6G、TNT、結(jié)晶紫和牛血清白蛋白的拉曼信號，該工作可用于食品安全、反恐檢測，論文發(fā)表在Chem. Commun.上，是封面文章和熱點文章；利用二步法得到了氧化硅/氧化鋁異質(zhì)結(jié)構(gòu)，得到強而穩(wěn)定的藍色發(fā)光，論文作為封面文章發(fā)表在Appl. Phys. Lett.上；利用一維納米材料作生物傳感器，用來探測葡萄糖和牛血清白蛋白，論文分別發(fā)表在Adv. Func. Mater.、Appl. Phys. Lett.和Nanotechnology上；與以色列著名科學(xué)家A. M. Panich進行國際合作，對硒化鉈納米棒進行了體積誘導(dǎo)的半金屬-半導(dǎo)體相變的研究，其研究結(jié)果發(fā)表在Physical Review B上。
在國內(nèi)外會議上做學(xué)術(shù)報告10次，其中特邀報告1次，擔(dān)任的國際雜志Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanomanufacturing和Frontiers of Optoelectronics in China的Guest Editor.
代表論文
1. MQ Sheng, BB Jiang, B Wu, F Liao, X Fan, HP Lin*, YY Li, Yeshayahu Lifshitz*, ST Lee,MW Shao*, Approaching the Volcano Top: Iridium/Silicon Nanocomposites as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction,ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 2786.
2. YF Cheng, SK Lu, F Liao, LB Liu, YQ Li*,MW Shao*, Rh-MoS2Nanocomposite Catalysts with Pt-like Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction,Adv. Funct. Mater., 2017, 27, 1700359.
3. LL Zhu, HP Lin, YY Li*, F Liao, Yeshayahu Lifshitz, MQ Sheng, ST Lee*,MW Shao*, The Rhodium/Silicon Co-Electrocatalyst Design Concept to Surpass the Platinum Hydrogen Evolution Activity at High Overpotentials,Nat. Commun., 2016, 7, 12272.
4. BQ Sun*,MW Shao*, ST Lee, Nanostructured Silicon Used for Flexible and Mobile Electricity Generation,Adv. Mater., 2016, 28, 10539.
5. F Hu, Q Cai, F Liao,MW Shao*, ST Lee, Recent Advancements in Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting,Small, 2015, 11, 5611.
6. RH Que, Q Shao, QL Li,MW Shao*, SD Cai, SD Wang*, ST Lee*, Flexible Nanogenerators Based on Graphene Oxide Films for Acoustic Energy Harvesting,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 5418.
7. Q Shao, RH Que,MW Shao*, L Cheng, ST Lee*, Copper Nanoparticles Grafted on a Silicon Wafer and Their Excellent Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering,Adv. Funct. Mater., 2012, 22, 2067.
8. RH Que,MW Shao*, SD Wang, DDD Ma, ST Lee*, Silicon nanowires with permanent electrostatic charges for nanogenerators,Nano Lett,2011, 11, 4870-4873
9. L Cheng, K Yang, YG Li, JH Chen, Chao Wang,MW Shao*, Shuit-Tong Lee, Zhuang Liu*, Facile preparation of multifunctional unconversion nanoprobes for multimodal imaging and dual-targeted photothermal therapy,Angew Chem Intern Ed, 2011, 50, 7385-7390
10. RH Que,MW Shao*, SJ Zhuo, CY Wen, SD Wang*, ST Lee*, Highly-reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering on capillarity-assisted gold nanoparticle assembly,Adv FunctMater,2011, 21(17): 3337-3343
11. Q Zhou,MW Shao*, RH Que, L Cheng, SJ Zhuo,YH Tong*,ST Lee, Silver vanadate nanoribbons: A label-free bio-indicator in the conversion between human serum transferrin and apo- transferrin via surface-enhanced Raman scattering,Appl Phys Lett, 2011, 98, 193110
12. SJ Zhuo,MW Shao*, L Cheng, RH Que, DDD Ma, ST Lee, Surface-Enhanced Fluorescence of Praseodymium Ions (Pr) on Silver/Silicon Nanostructure,Appl Phys Lett, 2010,96,103108
13. ML Zhang, X Fan, HW Zhou,MW Shao, JA Zapien, NB Wong, ST Lee, A high-efficiency surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate based on silicon nanowires array decorated with silver nanoparticles,J Phys Chem C, 2010, 114: 1969-1975
14.MW Shao*, DDD Ma, ST Lee*, Silicon Nanowires: Synthesis, Properties and Applications,European J Inorg Chem, 2010,(27) 4264-4278
15.MW Shao, L Cheng, XH Zhang, DDD Ma and ST Lee, Excellent Photocatalysis of HF-Treated Silicon Nanowires,J Am Chem Soc, 2009,131(49):17738-17739
16. HL Qi, W Zhang*, X Wang, H Li, J Chen, KS Peng,MW Shao*, Heck reaction catalyzed by flower-like cobalt nanostructures,Cataly Commun, 2009,10(8):1178-118
17.MW Shao*, L Lu, H Wang, S Wang, ML Zhang, DDD Ma and ST Lee*, An ultrasensitive method: surface-enhanced Raman scattering of Ag nanoparticles from beta-silver vanadate and copper,Chem Commun, 2008,(20):2310u20132312
