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Journal articles

Stanley JNG; García-García I; Perfrement T; Lovell EC; Schmidt TW; Scott J; Amal R, 2019, 'Plasmonic effects on CO2 reduction over bimetallic Ni-Au catalysts', Chemical Engineering Science, 194, pp. 94 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.04.003

Horlyck J; Nashira A; Lovell E; Daiyan R; Bedford N; Wei Y; Amal R; Scott J, 2019, 'Plasma treating mixed metal oxides to improve oxidative performance via defect generation', Materials, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12172756

Esmailpour AA; Moradi S; Yun J; Scott J; Amal R; Esmailpour Valmazouyi AA, 2019, 'Promoting surface oxygen vacancies on ceria via light pretreatment to enhance catalytic ozonation', Catalysis Science and Technology, 9, pp. 5979 - 5990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9cy01450k

Zhou L; Zhang S; Li Z; Scott J; Zhang Z; Liu R; Yun J, 2019, 'Selective oxidation of methacrolein to methacrylic acid over H4PMo11VO40/C3N4-SBA-15', RSC Advances, 9, pp. 34065 - 34075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ra06021a

Deng C; Wu KH; Scott J; Zhu S; Amal R; Wang DW, 2019, 'Ternary MnO/CoMn alloy@N-doped graphitic composites derived from a bi-metallic pigment as bi-functional electrocatalysts', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, pp. 20649 - 20657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ta08016c

Horlyck J; Pokhrel S; Lovell E; Bedford NM; Mädler L; Amal R; Scott J, 2019, 'Unifying double flame spray pyrolysis with lanthanum doping to restrict cobalt-aluminate formation in Co/Al2O3 catalysts for the dry reforming of methane', Catalysis Science and Technology, 9, pp. 4970 - 4980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9cy01293a

Mofarah SS; Adabifiroozjaei E; Pardehkhorram R; Assadi MHN; Hinterstein M; Yao Y; Liu X; Ghasemian MB; Kalantar‐Zadeh K; Mehmood R; Cazorla C; Shahmiri R; Bahmanrokh G; Bhattacharyya S; Spadaro MC; Arbiol J; Lim S; Xu Y; Arandiyan H; Scott J; Koshy P; Sorrell CC, 2019, '2D Materials: Coordination Polymer to Atomically Thin, Holey, Metal‐Oxide Nanosheets for Tuning Band Alignment (Adv. Mater. 52/2019)', Advanced Materials, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201970370

Wang Y; Arandiyan H; Scott J; Aguey-Zinsou KF; Amal R, 2018, 'Single Atom and Nanoclustered Pt Catalysts for Selective CO2 Reduction', ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1, pp. 6781 - 6789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.8b00817

Wu X; Ng YH; Wen X; Chung HY; Wong RJ; Du Y; Dou SX; Amal R; Scott J, 2018, 'Construction of a Bi2MoO6:Bi2Mo3O12 heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic oxygen evolution', Chemical Engineering Journal, 353, pp. 636 - 644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.149

Luong VT; Amal R; Scott JA; Ehrenberger S; Tran T, 2018, 'A comparison of carbon footprints of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide produced from conventional processes', Journal of Cleaner Production, 202, pp. 1035 - 1044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.225

Horlyck J; Lawrey C; Lovell EC; Amal R; Scott J, 2018, 'Elucidating the impact of Ni and Co loading on the selectivity of bimetallic NiCo catalysts for dry reforming of methane', Chemical Engineering Journal, 352, pp. 572 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.009

Horlyck J; Lewis S; Amal R; Scott J, 2018, 'The Impact of La Doping on Dry Reforming Ni-Based Catalysts Loaded on FSP-Alumina', Topics in Catalysis, 61, pp. 1842 - 1855, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11244-018-1015-1

Toe CY; Zheng Z; Wu H; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2018, 'Photocorrosion of Cuprous Oxide in Hydrogen Production: Rationalising Self-Oxidation or Self-Reduction', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 57, pp. 13613 - 13617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201807647

Toe CY; Zheng Z; Wu H; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2018, 'Photocorrosion of Cuprous Oxide in Hydrogen Production: Rationalising Self‐Oxidation or Self‐Reduction', Angewandte Chemie, 130, pp. 13801 - 13805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201807647

Lou SN; Amal R; Scott J; Ng YH, 2018, 'Concentration-Mediated Band Gap Reduction of Bi2MoO6 Photoanodes Prepared by Bi3+ Cation Insertions into Anodized MoO3 Thin Films: Structural, Optical, and Photoelectrochemical Properties', ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1, pp. 3955 - 3964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.8b00675

Tan TH; Wong RJ; Scott J; Ng YH; Taylor RA; Aguey-Zinsou KF; Amal R, 2018, 'Multipronged Validation of Oxalate C-C Bond Cleavage Driven by Au-TiO2 Interfacial Charge Transfer Using Operando DRIFTS', ACS Catalysis, 8, pp. 7158 - 7163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b01903

Toe CY; Zheng Z; Wu H; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2018, 'Transformation of Cuprous Oxide into Hollow Copper Sulfide Cubes for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122, pp. 14072 - 14081, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b01169

Wei R; Yang H; Scott JA; Aguey-Zinsou KF; Zhang D, 2018, '2D versus 3D MFI zeolite: The effect of Si/Al ratio on the accessibility of acid sites and catalytic performance', Materials Today Chemistry, 8, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2018.01.002

Wei R; Yang H; Scott JA; Aguey-Zinsou KF; Zhang D, 2018, 'Synthesis of 2D MFI zeolites in the form of self-interlocked nanosheet stacks with tuneable structural and chemical properties for catalysis', Applied Materials Today, 11, pp. 22 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2018.01.007

Arandiyan H; Wang Y; Scott J; Mesgari S; Dai H; Amal R, 2018, 'In Situ Exsolution of Bimetallic Rh-Ni Nanoalloys: A Highly Efficient Catalyst for CO2 Methanation', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10, pp. 16352 - 16357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b00889

Hjerrild NE; Scott JA; Amal R; Taylor RA, 2018, 'Exploring the effects of heat and UV exposure on glycerol-based Ag-SiO2 nanofluids for PV/T applications', Renewable Energy, 120, pp. 266 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.073

Saputera WH; Scott JA; Friedmann D; Amal R, 2018, 'Revealing the key oxidative species generated by Pt-loaded metal oxides under dark and light conditions', Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 223, pp. 216 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.08.083

Jantarang S; Lovell EC; Tan TH; Scott J; Amal R, 2018, 'Role of support in photothermal carbon dioxide hydrogenation catalysed by Ni/CexTiyO2', Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 28, pp. 168 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2018.02.004

Wu X; Hart JN; Wen X; Wang L; Du Y; Dou SX; Ng YH; Amal R; Scott J, 2018, 'Improving the Photo-Oxidative Performance of Bi2MoO6 by Harnessing the Synergy between Spatial Charge Separation and Rational Co-Catalyst Deposition', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10, pp. 9342 - 9352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b17856

Deng C; Wu K; Scott J; Zhu S; Amal R; Wang D, 2018, 'Cover Feature: Core/Shell NiFe Nanoalloy with a Discrete N‐doped Graphitic Carbon Cover for Enhanced Water Oxidation (ChemElectroChem 5/2018)', ChemElectroChem, 5, pp. 724 - 724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201800222

Deng C; Wu KH; Scott J; Zhu S; Amal R; Wang DW, 2018, 'Core/Shell NiFe Nanoalloy with a Discrete N-doped Graphitic Carbon Cover for Enhanced Water Oxidation', ChemElectroChem, 5, pp. 732 - 736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201701285

Wang Y; Arandiyan H; Scott J; Dai H; Amal R, 2018, 'Hierarchically Porous Network-Like Ni/Co3O4: Noble Metal-Free Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Methanation', Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsu.201700119

Wong RJ; Tsounis C; Scott J; Low GKC; Amal R, 2018, 'Promoting Catalytic Oxygen Activation by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance: Effect of Visible Light Pre-treatment and Bimetallic Interactions', ChemCatChem, 10, pp. 287 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201701238

MiarAlipour S; Friedmann D; Scott J; Amal R, 2018, 'TiO2/porous adsorbents: Recent advances and novel applications', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 341, pp. 404 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.070

Du H; Wang Y; Arandiyan H; Scott J; Wan T; Chu D, 2018, 'Correlating morphology and doping effects with the carbon monoxide catalytic activity of Zn doped CeO2 nanocrystals', Catalysis Science & Technology, 8, pp. 134 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CY01999H

Du H; Wang Y; Arandiyan HR; Scott J; Wan T; Chu D, 2017, 'Correlating morphology and doping effects with the carbon monoxide catalytic activity of Zn doped CeO2 nanocrystals', Catalysis Science and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CY01999H

Du H; Wan T; Qu B; Scott J; Lin X; Younis A; Chu D, 2017, 'Tailoring the multi-functionalities of one-dimensional ceria nanostructures via oxygen vacancy modulation', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 504, pp. 305 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.057

Lou SN; Sharma N; Goonetilleke D; Saputera WH; Leoni TM; Brockbank P; Lim S; Wang DW; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2017, 'An Operando Mechanistic Evaluation of a Solar-Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Intercalation Battery', Advanced Energy Materials, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201700545

Kho ET; Tan TH; Lovell E; Wong RJ; Scott J; Amal R, 2017, 'A review on photo-thermal catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide', Green Energy and Environment, 2, pp. 204 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gee.2017.06.003

Kho ET; Jantarang S; Zheng Z; Scott J; Amal R, 2017, 'Harnessing the Beneficial Attributes of Ceria and Titania in a Mixed-Oxide Support for Nickel-Catalyzed Photothermal CO2 Methanation', Engineering, 3, pp. 393 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/J.ENG.2017.03.016

Wang Y; Arandiyan HR; Tahini H; Scott J; Tan X; Dai H; Gale J; Rohl A; Smith S; Amal R; Tan X, 2017, 'The controlled disassembly of mesostructured perovskites as an avenue to fabricating high performance nanohybrid catalysts', Nature Communications, 8, pp. 15553 - 15559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15553

Saputera WH; Scott J; Tahini H; Low GKC; Tan X; Smith S; Wang DW; Amal R, 2017, 'Light, Catalyst, Activation: Boosting Catalytic Oxygen Activation Using a Light Pretreatment Approach', ACS Catalysis, 7, pp. 3644 - 3653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b00700

Wang Y; Arandiyan HR; Scott J; Bagheri A; Dai H; Amal R, 2017, 'Recent advances in ordered meso/macroporous metal oxides for heterogeneous catalysis: a review', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6TA10896B

Du H; Wang Y; Arandiyan HR; Younis A; Scott J; Qu B; Wan T; Lin X; Chen J; Chu D, 2017, 'Design and synthesis of CeO2 nanowire/MnO2 nanosheet heterogeneous structure for enhanced catalytic properties', Materials Today Communications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2017.03.002

Kho ET; Lovell E; Wong RJ; Scott J; Amal R, 2017, 'Manipulating ceria-titania binary oxide features and their impact as nickel catalyst supports for low temperature steam reforming of methane', Applied Catalysis A: General, 530, pp. 111 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2016.11.019

Li Q; Zheng C; Shirazi A; Bany Mousa O; Moscia F; Scott JA; Taylor RA; Shirazi A, 2017, 'Design and analysis of a medium-temperature, concentrated solar thermal collector for air-conditioning applications', Applied Energy, 190, pp. 1159 - 1173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.040

Wong RJ; Scott J; Kappen P; Low GKC; Hart JN; Amal R, 2017, 'Enhancing bimetallic synergy with light: The effect of UV light pre-treatment on catalytic oxygen activation by bimetallic Au-Pt nanoparticles on a TiO2 support', Catalysis Science and Technology, 7, pp. 4792 - 4805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cy01326d

Lovell EC; Horlyck J; Scott J; Amal R, 2017, 'Flame spray pyrolysis-designed silica/ceria-zirconia supports for the carbon dioxide reforming of methane', Applied Catalysis A: General, 546, pp. 47 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2017.08.002

Wu X; Ng YH; Wang L; Du Y; Dou SX; Amal R; Scott J, 2017, 'Improving the photo-oxidative capability of BiOBr: Via crystal facet engineering', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, pp. 8117 - 8124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ta10964k

Toe CY; Tan HL; Boyer C; Rawal A; Thickett SC; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2017, 'Photo-driven synthesis of polymer-coated platinized ZnO nanoparticles with enhanced photoelectrochemical charge transportation', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, pp. 4568 - 4575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ta10665j

Tan TH; Scott JA; Ng YH; Taylor RA; Aguey-Zinsou KF; Amal R; Aguey-Zinsou K-F, 2017, 'Plasmon enhanced selective electronic pathways in TiO2 supported atomically ordered bimetallic Au-Cu alloys', Journal of Catalysis, 352, pp. 638 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2017.06.034

Lou SN; Sharma N; Goonetilleke D; Saputera WH; Leoni TM; Brockbank P; Lim S; Wang D; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2017, 'Batteries: An Operando Mechanistic Evaluation of a Solar‐Rechargeable Sodium‐Ion Intercalation Battery (Adv. Energy Mater. 19/2017)', Advanced Energy Materials, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201770108

Lovell EC; Fuller A; Scott J; Amal R, 2016, 'Enhancing Ni-SiO2 catalysts for the carbon dioxide reforming of methane: Reduction-oxidation-reduction pre-treatment', Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 199, pp. 155 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.05.080

Lovell EC; Fuller A; Scott J; Amal R, 2016, 'Enhancing Ni-SiO2 catalysts for the carbon dioxide reforming of methane: Reduction-oxidation-reduction pre-treatment', APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, 199, pp. 155 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.05.080

Tan TH; Scott J; Ng YH; Taylor RA; Aguey-Zinsou KF; Amal R; Aguey-Zinsou K-F, 2016, 'C-C Cleavage by Au/TiO2 during Ethanol Oxidation: Understanding Bandgap Photoexcitation and Plasmonically Mediated Charge Transfer via Quantitative in Situ DRIFTS', ACS Catalysis, 6, pp. 8021 - 8029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b01833


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