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

Scott, J., Irawaty, W., Low, G., and Amal, R. (2015) App. Cat.B: Environmental, 164, 10-17, doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.08.042

How to enhance catalytic oxidation capacity of Pt/TiO2 photocatalyst ?

This newly published articles highlight the effect of light pre-treatment of Pt/TiO2 and how it enhances its catalytic oxidation capacity for formic acid degradation.

One pot synthesis of mesoporous Nickel catalyst for CO2 reforming of methane

This work highlights the facile one-pot, room temperature synthesis method used to alter the MCM-41 support acidity to control the extent of various side reactions that occur during the CO2 reforming of methane.

Lou, S.N, Ng, Y.H., Ng, C., Scott, J. and Amal, R. (2014). ChemSusChem, 7(7), 1934-1941

Harvesting, Storing and Utilising Solar Energy using MoO3

Photogenic: Subjected to positive bias and illumination, α-MoO3 demonstrates the capability to generate and store photoexcited charges in its layered structure through the intercalation of alkali cations.

Investigation of ZnO thin films and its implication in toxicology studies - RSC

This study reports a thorough investigation on the effects of the commonly-employed microbial growth medium solution on the dissolution and microstructural transformation of zinc oxide thin film, which have important implication on the mechanisti

Gunawan, C., Lim, M., Marquis, C., and Amal, R. (2014), Nanoparticle-–protein corona complexes govern the biological fates and functions of nanoparticles, J. Mater. Chem.B, 2, 2060-2083

Feature article: Nanoparticle-protein corona complexes and their interactions with cells and subsequent impacts studies

In this article, we review representative studies on the effects of particle physicochemical characteristics along with the protein profiles in the biological medium on the formation of protein corona and importantly, how the dynamic nature and pr

Ng, C., Ng, Y.H., Iwase, A., and Amal, R. (2013), Influence of annealing temperature of WO3 in PEC and energy storage for water splitting

How crystallinity of Tungsten Oxide governs the PEC efficiency and storage capacity

Continuing from previous work on self-photorechargeability of Tungsten Oxide (WO3) for water splliting, the current work explores the importance of WO3 crystallinty in governing both PEC efficiency and storage capacity of flower structured WO3 el