Congratulations Helena on receiving the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-finance Students Abroad

Congratulations to Helena Yuan Wang for receiving the 2017 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad.

Novel Al-Li alloy anode for safer high-capacity Li-S battery

In this paper, Sun et al reported their work on a rechargeable Al-Li alloy/SPAN battery with a high voltage of 1.5 V constructed using an Al-Li alloy anode, a polymeric sulfur cathode, and a lithium ion electrolyte.

Plasmonic effects on CO2 reduction over bimetallic Ni-Au catalysts

Schematic representation of conversion and selectivity of Ni-Au/SiO2 under light illumination

Novel materials (TALP) for high performance ultra loading capacitive electrodes

In the recent paper published in Energy Storage Materials, we reported a conducting layered organic-inorganic hybrid material, which is named as tungstate linked pernigraniline (TALP), which can be synthesised via an easy 'one-pot' method.

The "Snow-ball' effect: Photothermal methanation of CO2 of Ni/CexTiyO2

This paper reports the investigation on the roles of light and catalyst support of nickel supported on varied ratios of mixed ceria and titania, Ni/CexTiyO2 catalyst in the photothermal methanation of CO2.

Distinguished Lectureship Award 2018 by Chem Soc Japan goes to... Dr Yun Hau Ng!!

The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) which started 130 years ago and has a membership exceeding 34,000, is one of the most affluent academic societies in Japan, covering most areas of pure and applied chemistry.

Uncovering the facets of Bismuth Molybdate (Bi2MoO6) for photocatalyst water oxidation

This paper examines the propensity for this effect to occur in faceted, plate-like bismuth molybdate (Bi2MoO6), which is a useful photocatalyst for water oxidation.

Promoting Catalytic Oxygen Activation by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance: Effect of Visible Light Pre-treatment and Bimetallic Interactions

This work takes on our earlier research on UV light pre-treatment and motivated by the potential benefits associated with utilizing visible light in our system

Frontispiece in Advanced Energy Materials

In this article featured as Frontispiece in Advanced Energy Materials, we undertake for the first time a mechanistic evaluation of the light-induced ion intercalation process that occurs in solar-rechargeable ion intercalation batteries.