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Hui Ling TAN
Research Fellow
TAN Hui Ling obtained her B. Eng (2012) and PhD (2017) in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She was a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales before she joined the Department of Applied Chemistry at Kyushu University, Japan as a JSPS research fellow.
She was a Research Fellow at CARES through Nanyang Technological University, working with Asst Prof Paul Liu Wen on the project "Decarbonisation of Singapore by 2050)
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Research Interest
Development of nanomaterials for (photo)catalytic applications including carbon dioxide reduction and water splitting
Key Publications
N. Lu, X. Yan, H.L. Tan, H. Kobayashi, X. Yu, Y. Li, J. Zhang, Z. Peng, J. Sui, W. Liu, and R. Li, Carbon-Catalyzed Oxygen-Mediated Dehydrogenation of Formaldehyde in Alkaline Solution for Efficient Hydrogen Production. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2022
Z. Xie, H. L. Tan, H. Wu, R. Amal, J. Scott, Y. H. Ng, Facet-dependent spatial charge separation with rational cocatalyst deposition on BiVO4. Materials Today Energy 2022, 26, 100986.
S. Akrami, M. Watanabe, H. L. Tan, T. Ishihara, M. Arita, M. Fuji, K. Edalati, High-pressure TiO2-II polymorph as an active photocatalyst for CO2 to CO conversion. Appl. Catal. B. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120566.
H. Wu, H. L. Tan, C. Y. Toe, J. Scott, L. Wang, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Systems: Similarities and Differences. Adv. Mater. 2019, 32 (18), 1904717.
Z. Xie, H. L. Tan, X. Wen, Y. Suzuki, A. Iwase, A. Kudo, R. Amal, J. Scott, and Y. H. Ng, The Importance of the Interfacial Contact: Is Reduced Graphene Oxide Always an Enhancer in Photo (Electro) Catalytic Water Oxidation? ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11 (26), 23125 – 23134
H. L. Tan, F. F. Abdi, Y. H. Ng, Heterogeneous Photocatalyst: An Overview of Classic and Modern Approaches for Optical, Electronic, and Charge Dynamics Evaluation. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48 (5), 1255 – 1271.
H. L. Tan, A. Du, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Decorating Platinum on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Sheets: Control of the Platinum Particle Size Distribution for Improved Photocatalytic H2 generation. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2019, 194, 85-93.
C. Ng, J. –H. Yun, H. L. Tan, H. Wu, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, A Dual-electrolyte System for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation using CuInS2-In2O3-TiO2 Nanotube Array Thin Film. Sci. China Mater. 2018, 61 (6), 895 – 904.
H. L. Tan, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Alternative Strategies in Improving the Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Activities of Visible Light-Driven BiVO4: A Review. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5 (32), 16498-16521.
H. L. Tan, A. Suyanto, A. T. D. Denko, W. H. Saputera, R. Amal, F. E. Osterloh, Y. H. Ng, Enhancing the Photoactivity of Faceted BiVO4 via Annealing in Oxygen‐Deficient Condition. Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 2017, 34 (4).
H. L. Tan, F. Denny, M. Hermawan, R. J. Wong, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Reduced Graphene Oxide Is Not a Universal Promoter for Photocatalytic Activities of TiO2. Journal of Materiomics 2017, 3 (1), 51-57.
C. Y. Toe, H. L. Tan, C. Boyer, A. Rawal, S. C. Thickett, J. Scott, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Photo-Driven Synthesis of Polymer-Coated Platinized ZnO Nanoparticles with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Charge Transportation. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5 (9), 4568-4575.
H. L. Tan, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Exploring the Different Roles of Particle Size in Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Water Oxidation on BiVO4. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8 (42), 28607-28614.
H. L. Tan, H. A. Tahini, X. Wen, R. J. Wong, X. Tan, A. Iwase, A. Kudo, R. Amal, S. C. Smith, Y. H. Ng, Interfacing BiVO4 with Reduced Graphene Oxide for Enhanced Photoactivity: A Tale of Facet Dependence of Electron Shuttling. Small 2016, 12 (38), 5295-5302.
H. L. Tan, X. Wen, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, BiVO4 {010} and {110} Relative Exposure Extent: Governing Factor of Surface Charge Population and Photocatalytic Activity. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7 (7), 1400-1405.
Y. Tang, P. Traveerungroj, H. L. Tan, P. Wang, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, Scaffolding an Ultrathin CdS Layer on a ZnO Nanorod Array using Pulsed Electrodeposition for Improved Photocharge Transport under Visible Light Illumination. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3 (38), 19582-19587.
L. Jing, H. L. Tan, R. Amal, Y. H. Ng, K.-N. Sun, Polyurethane Sponge Facilitating Highly Dispersed TiO2 Nanoparticles on Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets for Enhanced Photoelectro-Oxidation of Ethanol. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3 (30), 15675-15682.