Department of Chemistry and Materials Science

2025

Self-catalysed breakdown of titanate nanotubes by graphitic carbon nitride resulting in enhanced hydrogen production

Liu, R., Zhao, S., Cheng, X., Lu, L., Liu, X., Liu, T., Dong, B. & Dawson, G., 27 Aug 2025, In: Next Materials. 7

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The photoelectrochemical properties of FTO/WO₃/BiVO₄/TiO₂ photoanode for water splitting

Shen, H., Dawson, G., Wu, Y., Cao, F. & Cheng, X., 1 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Physics. 588, 112457.

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2024

Achieving Higher Efficiency on N2 Reduction Reaction through Mo- and Bi-Based Active Sites for Sustainable Photoelectrochemical Ammonia Production

Jesudass, S. C., Choi, H., Kwon, G., Kim, T. H. & Sim, U., 1 Oct 2024, In: Solar RRL. 2400386.

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A feasible interlayer strategy for simultaneous light and heat management in photothermal catalysis

Xiao, Y., Feng, K., Dawson, G., Tolstoy, V. P., An, X., Li, C. & He, L., 21 Jun 2024, In: iScience. 27, 6, 109792.

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Ambipolar Nature Accelerates Dual-Functionality on Ni/Ni3N@NC for Simultaneous Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution in Electrochemical Water Splitting System

Janani, G., Surendran, S., Moon, D. J., Ramesh, P. S., Kim, J. Y., Lim, Y., Veeramani, K., Mahadik, S., Jesudass, S. C., Choi, J., Kim, I. G., Jung, P., Choi, H., Kwon, G., Jin, K., Kim, J. K., Park, Y. I., Heo, J., Hong, K., Kang, Y. S., & 1 othersSim, U., 17 Aug 2024, In: Advanced Sustainable Systems. n/a, n/a, p. 2400059 1 p.

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A “two-birds-one-stone” strategy to enhance capacitive deionization performance of flexible Ti3C2Tx MXene film electrodes by surface modification

Huang, C., Huang, T., Li, X. L., Zhou, W. & Ding, M., 11 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12, 15, p. 8734-8746 13 p.

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Bimetallic NiO/NiFe₂O₄ heterostructures with interfacial effects for boosting electrochemical water splitting applications

Jesudass, S. C., Surendran, S., Kim, J. Y., Shanmugapriya, S., Moon, D. J., Janani, G., Veeramani, K., Mahadik, S., Choi, J., Jung, P., Kim, I. G., Park, H., Han, H. S., Choi, H., Kwon, G., Heo, J., Hong, K., Kim, T. H., Park, Y. I. & Sim, U., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 952, 117947.

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Capacity Deionization Performance of Territory Metal Prussian Blue Analog Hollow Spheres/MXene Compounds

Zhou, W. & Ding, M., 2024, (Submitted) In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

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Characterizing the shear response of polymer-grafted nanoparticles

Moussavi, A., Pal, S., Wu, Z. & Keten, S., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 160, 13, p. 134903 1 p.

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Computer Vision for Substrate Detection in High-Throughput Biomaterial Screens Using Bright-Field Microscopy

Owen, R., Nasir, A., Amer, M. H., Nie, C., Xue, X., Burroughs, L., Denning, C., Wildman, R. D., Khan, F. A., Alexander, M. R. & Rose, F. R. A. J., 22 Aug 2024, In: Advanced Intelligent Systems.

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Discovery and computational modeling of adsorbent polymers that effectively immobilize SARS-CoV-2, with potential practical applications

Xue, X., Duncan, J. D., Coleman, C. M., Contreas, L., Blackburn, C., Vivero-Lopez, M., Williams, P. M., Ball, J. K., Alexander, C. & Alexander, M. R., 10 Sept 2024, In: Cell Reports Physical Science.

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Effect of porosity and α-Al(Fe/Mn)Si phase on ductility of high-pressure die-casting Al−7Si−0.2Mg alloy

YANG, Y. T., HUANG, S. Y., ZHENG, J., YANG, L., CHENG, X. N., CHEN, R. K. & Wei-jian, H. A. N., Feb 2024, In: Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 34, 2, p. 378-391 14 p.

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Enhanced oxygen evolution reaction using carbon-encapsulated Co-Fe-Al Alloy

Jeon, J., Jang, K. B., Yeo, S., Park, K. R., Jeon, H., Han, H., Choi, H. & Mhin, S., 15 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1005, 175969.

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Fluorinated-TiO₂/Mn_0.2Cd_0.8S S-Scheme Heterojunction with Rich Sulfur Vacancies for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Cheng, K., Hua, J., Zhang, J., Shao, C., Dawson, G., Liu, Q., Yin, D. & Dai, K., 12 Apr 2024, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7, 7, p. 7978-7988 11 p.

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Formation of interior hollow nanocubes derived from cobalt-based metal-organic frameworks via one-step etching for efficient battery desalination

Kou, C., Vafakhah, S., Li, T., Deng, G., Zhu, L., Ji, W., Yang, L., Gu, C., Ding, M., Guo, L. & Yang, H. Y., 21 Dec 2024, In: Desalination. 592, 118126.

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GLP-1 Receptor Signaling Has Different Effects on the Perikarya and Axons of the Hypophysiotropic Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Synthesizing Neurons in Male Mice

Ruska, Y., Peterfi, Z., Szilvásy-Szabó, A., Ková ri, D., Hrabovszky, E., Doroghá zi, B., Gereben, B., Tó th, B., Matziari, M., Wittmann, G. & Fekete, C., 1 Feb 2024, In: Thyroid. 34, 2, p. 252-260 9 p.

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Hierarchical Porous Activated Carbon Derived from Pleurotus Eryngii and the Influence of Pore Structural Parameters on Capacitance Performance

Yuan, Y., Sun, Y., Liu, C., Yang, L. & Zhao, C., Jul 2024, In: Coatings. 14, 7, 840.

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Illuminating tandem reactions characterized by temporal separation of catalytic activities via DFT calculations: a case study of Ni-catalyzed alkyne semi-hydrogenation

Yang, Y., Wang, X. & Zhang, D., 3 Oct 2024, In: Molecular Catalysis. 569, 8 p., 114600.

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Improving Stability, Crystallinity, and Photo-Responsiveness of Supramolecular Frameworks by Surface Polymerization

Yang, T., Li, X., Liu, Y., Wei, C., Zuo, M., Guo, T., Liu, G., Ding, L., Liu, X-Q. & Sun, L-B., 1 Jul 2024, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 2404869.

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In₂O₃/Bi₁₉Br₃S₂₇ S-scheme heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction

Bian, Y., He, H., Dawson, G., Zhang, J. & Dai, K., Feb 2024, In: Science China Materials. 67, 2, p. 514-523 10 p.

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Influence of g-C₃N₄ on Phase Evolution and Microstructural Modifications in Spark Plasma Sintered TiB₂-Based Ceramics

Sakkaki, M., Ahmadi, Z., Arab, S. M., Farvizi, M. & Shahedi Asl, M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: JOM. 76, 11, p. 6207-6216 10 p.

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Investigation of Factors Affecting the Rate of High-Boiling-Point Solvent Removal Using a Rotary Evaporator

Chen, Y., Wang, W. & Zhang, Q., 26 Jan 2024, In: Synlett. 35, 5, p. 598-602 5 p.

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Iridium Oxide-modified Reference Screen-printed Electrodes for Point-of-Care Portable Electrochemical Cortisol Detection

Ji, T., Ye, W., Xiao, W., Dawson, G., Dong, Q. & Gwenin, C., 24 Aug 2024, In: Talanta. 280, 1 December 2024, p. 126776 10 p.

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Mechanically activated self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of titanium silicide-molybdenum disilicide composite using constituent elements

Kasraee, K., Tayebifard, S. A., Roghani, H. & Shahedi Asl, M., 30 Jul 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 14, e34001.

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Mechanistic Insight into Ni(I)-Catalyzed Regioselective Alkene Hydroarylation: Is It Carbonickelation or Hydronickelation?

Tong, W-Y., Chen, Z., Qu, S. & Wang, X., 23 Oct 2024, In: Organic Chemistry Frontiers.

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Metal single atom photocatalysts for sunlight-driven hydrogen production: Recent and future development

Nguyen, C. C., Choi, H. & Le, Q. V., 1 Oct 2024, In: Materials Letters. 136983.

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Mixing Anions in Metal Chalcogenides for Effective Band Gap Engineering with Temperature: Density Functional Theory and Experimental Study

Ji, S., Ahn, H-Y., Dreger, M., Sharma, A., Cho, S. H., Je, M. & Choi, H., 1 Aug 2024, In: ACS Applied Optical Materials . 2, 8, p. 1559-1565 7 p.

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Novel synthesis organic–inorganic heterojunctions of protonated g-C3N4/Fe3O4/AgBr/AgCl/AgI quinary magnetic photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in water

Liu, T., Huang, H., Liu, Y., Papadikis, K., Mehdi, B. L., Yap, P-S. & Dawson, G., 16 Sept 2024, In: Journal of Molecular Liquids. 414

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Overcoming the Limitations of Atomic-Scale Simulations on Semiconductor Catalysis with Changing Fermi Level and Surface Treatment

Ji, S., Li, D., Ko, H. S., Cho, S. B. & Choi, H., 29 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. D4TA03595J.

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Probing the Mechanism of Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reppe Carbonylation of Cyclopropenes with CO and ROH

Cao, W., Guo, J. & Wang, X., 22 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89, p. 12858−12863

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Rapid Cyclic Acetal and Cyclic Ketal Synthesis Assisted by a Rotary Evaporator

Jiang, F., Chen, Y., Wang, W. & Zhang, Q., 8 Apr 2024, In: SYNLETT.

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Realizing the Electrode Engineering Significance Through Porous Organic Framework Materials for High-Capacity Aqueous Zn–Alkaline Battery

Jesudass, S. C., Surendran, S., Lim, Y., Choi, H., Kwon, G., Jin, K., Park, H., Kim, T. H. & Sim, U., 6 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Small. 2406539.

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Recent Research Trends in the Rational Design Strategies of Carbon-based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis

Lim, H., Choi, J., Hwang, E., Choi, H., Jin, K. & Sim, U., 5 Oct 2024, In: Carbon Trends. 100409.

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Regio- and Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Ipso- and Remote Hydroamination Utilizing Organic Azides as Amino Sources for the Synthesis of Primary Amines

Wang, S-C., Liu, L., Duan, M., Xie, W., Han, J., Xue, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, X. & Zhu, S., 23 Oct 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, p. 30626−30636

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Robust Natural Light-Absorbable and -Degradable AIE Photosensitizers for Fluorescence Labeling and Efficient Photodynamic Eradication of Algal Pollutants

Yu, Q., Xu, B., Geng, J., Xiong, L., Zhang, Q. & He, X., 2 Oct 2024, In: ACS Applied Bio Materials.

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Schottky Interface Enabled Electrospun Rhodium Oxide Doped Gold for both pH Sensing and Glucose Measurements in Neutral Buffer and Human Serum

Xiao, W., Li, M., Li, D., Shi, B., Zhong, R., Zhao, Y., Tai, Q., He, S. & Dong, Q., 17 Sept 2024, In: Langmuir.

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Structural Coarse-Graining via Multiobjective Optimization with Differentiable Simulation

Wu, Z. & Zhou, T., 26 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 20, 6, p. 2605-2617 13 p.

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Structure-Property Relationships for the Electronic Applications of Bis-Adduct Isomers of Phenyl-C₆₁ Butyric Acid Methyl Ester

Hou, X., Coker, J. F., Yan, J., Shi, X., Azzouzi, M., Eisner, F. D., McGettrick, J. D., Tuladhar, S. M., Abrahams, I., Frost, J. M., Li, Z., Dennis, T. J. S. & Nelson, J., 9 Jan 2024, In: Chemistry of Materials. 36, 1, p. 425-438 14 p.

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Switching Electric Double Layer Potential by Phase Structure Control for Advanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Cobalt@Nitrogen Doped Carbon Core–Shell

Kim, S., Ji, S., Jeong, S., Yang, H., Lee, S., Choi, H. & Li, O. L., 18 Apr 2024, In: Small. 20, 16, 2307483.

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Symmetrical Phosphinic Acids: Synthesis and Esterification Optimization toward Potential HIV Prodrugs

Hayat, K., Nixon, G., Zhang, Q. & Matziari, M., 8 Oct 2024, In: ACS Omega. 9, 40, p. 41742-41757 16 p.

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Symmetrical phosphinic acids: Synthesis and esterification optimization toward potential HIV prodrugs

Matziari, M., Hayat, K., Zhang, Q. & Nixon, G., 2024, In: ACS Omega.

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Synthesis and characterisation of copper(i) complexes with relevance to intramolecular Ullmann O,S-arylation

JIN, XIAODONG., Nguyen, B-N. & Davies, R., 12 Jul 2024, In: Dalton Transactions. 53, 30, p. 12554-12559 6 p.

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Synthesis of Substituted Tetralins via Nitrogen Deletion/Diels-Alder Cascade Reaction

Zang, Z., Ye, W., Cheng, K., Wang, X. & JIN, XIAODONG., 14 Nov 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Organic Chemistry.

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The Need for SPD: A Hybridization-Based Card Game for Students on Introductory Chemistry Courses

Brass, R., Braithwaite, E., Edwards, H., Kaur, J., Kleanthous, A., Madhlangobe, T., Mistry, A., Suma, A., Lo Fan Hin, S. & Williams, D. P., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 101, 9, p. 4030 4036 p.

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Understanding the Interfacial and Self-Assembly Behavior of Multiblock Copolymers for Developing Compatibilizers toward Mechanical Recycling of Polymer Blends

Zhou, T., Ning, X., Wu, Z., Lan, X. & Xu, C., 5 Apr 2024, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 63, 15, p. 6766-6773 8 p.

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Unveiling the sodium adsorption behavior of controlled NaTi₂(PO₄)₃ on Ti₃C₂T_x MXene for balanced salt adsorption capacity and cycling stability

Cui, J., Huang, T., Zhao, Y., Bentley, A., Xu, M., Guo, L., Ding, M. & Yang, H. Y., 2 Jul 2024, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 339, 126613.

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