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Research highlights

New article in ACS Catalysis

Insight into molecular mechanism of Hydrogen production over Au-Pt/TiO2 photocatalysts.

Advanced article in J. Materials Chemistry A

How to fabricate the perfect CuInS2-ZnO visible light photoanodes ?

Research News in Advanced Materials

What are the recent progress on the synthesis of two dimensional porous carbon (TDPC) sheets ? Follow Wang et al in solving the challenges faced for preparation of TDPC and their applications.

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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

J.Mater.Chem.A (2016), Advance Article, doi:10.1039/C6TA00700G

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.

Schematic Illustration of the 3DOM-m La1–xCexCoO3 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.

TOC of ACS Applied Materials Interface 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.

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.

Schematic illustration of the gradient distribution of sulfur species in percolating electrolyte

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.

Transformation of carbon spheres from HTC of glucose into porous carbon thin sheets

Two-Dimensional Porous Carbon: Synthesis and Ion-Transport Properties

This Research News highlights the recent progress on the synthesis of TDPC and their improved electrochemical behavior due to the enhanced ion transport.

Sponge-template TiO2-reduced graphene oxide (RGO) is prepared with improved dispersion of TiO2 on RGO sheets for efficient photoeletro-oxidation of ethanol

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.

Proposed reaction mechanism for the reduction of CO2 to formic acid by means of borohydride

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.

High quality coating of vertically aligned ZnO nanorods with CuInS2 nanoparticles is

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.

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.