Research Highlights

Research highlights showcased

This section showcases our group's recent research highlights. From reporting our novel findings, we have made the frontispiece of high impact journals and our research has been crowned as the ‘hot article', ‘most read/accessed’ and 'editor's choice'.

If you are unable to access the full article or would like to know more about the works, please email Professor Rose Amal: r.amal@unsw.edu.au 

 

Photoelectrochemical water oxidation using a Bi2MoO6/MoO3 heterojunction photoanode synthesised by hydrothermal treatment of an anodised MoO3 thin film
A novel direct thin film synthesis method of Bi2MoO6 photoanodes for PEC water oxidation - J. Materials Chemistry A

This paper reports a new method to prepare a ternary oxide thin film from a simple oxide.

Meso-Molding Three-Dimensional Macroporous Perovskites: A New Approach to Generate High-Performance Nanohybrid Catalysts
A new approach to generate high performance nanohybrid catalysts

This paper reports the newly designed 3D highly ordered macro/mesoporous multifunctional La1–xCexCoO3 nanohybrid frameworks with a 2D hexagonal mesostructure fabricated via facile meso-molding in

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07971
How do Copper complexes control the nitrifying biofilms formation

The presence of surviving microbes in the water distribution system lead to the biofilms formation, which will reduce the efficacy of  disinfection, increase pipe corrosion and adversely affect pipe hydraulic.

Enhanced visible-light-induced charge separation and charge transport in Cu2O-based photocathodes by urea treatment
A new strategy to improve charge carrier density and transfer dynamic of Cu2O based photocathodes

Much attempt have been reported on the effects of nitrogen treatment on the structural, optical and electrical properties of Cu2O films.

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.044
Dispersible percolating carbon nano-electrodes for improvement of polysulfide utilization in Li–S batteries

Percolating carbon nanoparticles were added into electrolyte to improve the performance of Li–S batteries.

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501452
Two-Dimensional Porous Carbon: Synthesis and Ion-Transport Properties

Comparing with the traditional porous carbons, two dimensional porous carbon (TDPC) sheets with interlinked hierarchical porous structure are ideal structures due to their advantages in high aspect ratio for electrode packing and electron transpor

J. Material Chemistry A 2015, 3(30), 15675-15682
A simple, low cost and controllable strategy to synthesize visible light active RGO-TiO2 with enhanced PEC ethanol oxidation performance

The works presented here demonstrated a simple, low cost and controllable strategy to prepare TiO2-deposited RGO sheets using 3D porous polyurethane sponge as a template leading to homogeneous deposition of small TiO2 nanoparticles on RGO sheets.

Chem Eng Science 2015, 3, 301-307
Simultaneous carbon dioxide reduction and hydrogen production for the production of formic acid

CO2 is becoming a promising carbon source for the sustainable chemical manufacturing of hydrocarbon fuels and their derivatives such as formic acid, acetic acid, formaldehyde, methanol, CO, and CH4, etc.

Frequency-regulated Pulsed Electrodeposition of CuInS2 on ZnO Nanorod Arrays as Visible Light Photoanodes
Frequency regulated pulsed electrodeposition for fabrication of highly efficient CuInS2-ZnO visible light photoanodes

The latest development of photoactive thin film often resulting in the anisotropic formation of wide ban gap oxide nanostructure on the flat surface.

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Analysis of the promoted activity and molecular mechanism of hydrogen production over fine Au-Pt alloyed TiO2 photocatalysts

2-3 nm fine metal nanoparticles (Au, Pt and alloyed Au-Pt) with a narrow size distribution were deposited on active TiO2 through a facile chemical reduction method.

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