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Journal articles

Iwase A; Ng YH; Amal R; Kudo A, 2015, 'Solar hydrogen evolution using a CuGaS2 photocathode improved by incorporating reduced graphene oxide', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, pp. 8566 - 8570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ta01237f

Scott J; Irawaty W; Low G; Amal R, 2015, 'Enhancing the catalytic oxidation capacity of Pt/TiO2 using a light pre-treatment approach', Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 164, pp. 10 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.08.042

Lovell EC; Scott J; Amal R, 2015, 'Ni-SiO2 catalysts for the carbon dioxide reforming of methane: Varying support properties by flame spray pyrolysis', Molecules, 20, pp. 4594 - 4609, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules20034594

Iwashina K; Iwase A; Ng YH; Amal R; Kudo A, 2015, 'Z-schematic water splitting into H2 and O2 using metal sulfide as a hydrogen-evolving photocatalyst and reduced graphene oxide as a solid-state electron mediator', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, pp. 604 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja511615s

Tang YM; wang P; Yun JH; Amal R; Ng YH, 2015, 'Frequency-regulated pulsed electrodeposition of CuInS2 on ZnO nanorod arrays as visible light photoanodes (Inside front cover, 2015/08)', J. Mater. Chem. A, 3, pp. 15772 - 15772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5TA90165K

Wang P; Wen X; Amal R; Ng YH, 2015, 'Introducing a protective interlayer of TiO2 in Cu2O–CuO heterojunction thin film as a highly stable visible light photocathode', RSC Advances, 5, pp. 5231 - 5236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4RA13464H

Lou SN; Yap N; Scott J; Amal R; Ng YH, 2014, 'Influence of MoO3(110) Crystalline Plane on Its Self-Charging Photoelectrochemical Properties', Scientific Reports, 4, pp. 7428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep07428

Bai Y; Butburee T; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Lu GQ; Wang L, 2014, 'Controllable synthesis of concave cubic gold core-shell nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced photon harvesting', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.11.035

Wicaksana Y; Liu S; Scott J; Amal R, 2014, 'Tungsten Trioxide as a Visible Light Photocatalyst for Volatile Organic Carbon Removal', Molecules, 19, pp. 17747 - 17762, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules191117747

Grossmann HK; Grieb T; Schopf S; Ng YH; Amal R; Madler L, 2014, 'Flame-Made Oxide Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Water Splitting', Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 86, pp. 1433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201450167

Jung M; Scott J; Ng YH; Jiang Y; Amal R, 2014, 'CuOx dispersion and reducibility on TiO2 and its impact on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, pp. 12499 - 12506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.020

Fletcher C; Jiang Y; Sun C; Amal R, 2014, 'Morphological evolution and electronic alteration of ZnO nanomaterials induced by Ni/Fe co-doping', Nanoscale, 6, pp. 7312 - 7318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4nr01058b

Bai Y; Butburee T; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; (Max) Lu GQ; Wang L, 2014, 'Controllable synthesis of concave cubic gold core-shell nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced photon harvesting', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 449, pp. 246 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.11.035

Liu JY; Ng YH; Okatan MB; Amal R; Bogle KA; Valanoor N, 2014, 'Interface-dependent electrochemical behavior of nanostructured manganese (IV) oxide (Mn3O4)', Electrochimica Acta, 130, pp. 810 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.103

Tian H; Zhang XL; Scott J; Ng C; Amal R, 2014, 'TiO2-supported copper nanoparticles prepared via ion exchange for photocatalytic hydrogen production', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, pp. 6432 - 6438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta15254e

Wang F; Jiang Y; Gautam A; Li Y; Amal R, 2014, 'Exploring the origin of enhanced activity and reaction pathway for photocatalytic H2 production on Au/B-TiO2 catalysts', ACS Catalysis, 4, pp. 1451 - 1457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cs5002948

Weis C; Blank F; West A; Black G; Woodward RC; Carroll MRJ; Mainka A; Kartmann R; Brandl A; Bruns H; Hallam E; Shaw J; Murphy J; Teoh WY; Aifantis KE; Amal R; House M; Pierre TS; Fabry B, 2014, 'Labeling of cancer cells with magnetic nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging', Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 71, pp. 1896 - 1905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.24832

Cant AM; Huang F; Zhang XL; Chen Y; Cheng YB; Amal R, 2014, 'Tailoring the conduction band of titanium oxide by doping tungsten for efficient electron injection in a sensitized photoanode', Nanoscale, 6, pp. 3875 - 3880, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3nr05456j

Zhang X; Chen Y; Huang F; Cheng Y-B; Amal R, 2014, 'Prompting Electron Transport in Mesoporous Semiconductor Electrode', International Journal of Nanotechnoly, 11, pp. 1006 - 1016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2014.063805

Lovell E; Jiang Y; Scott J; Wang F; Suhardja Y; Chen M; Huang J; Amal R, 2014, 'CO2 reforming of methane over MCM-41-supported nickel catalysts: Altering support acidity by one-pot synthesis at room temperature', Applied Catalysis A: General, 473, pp. 51 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2013.12.020

Liu S; Lim M; Amal R, 2014, 'TiO2-coated natural zeolite: Rapid humic acid adsorption and effective photocatalytic regeneration', Chemical Engineering Science, 105, pp. 46 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2013.10.041

Tang Y; Ng YH; Yun JH; Amal R, 2014, 'Fabrication of a CuInS2 photoelectrode using a single-step electrodeposition with controlled calcination atmosphere', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 3278 - 3283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra45691a

Lou SN; Ng YH; Ng C; Scott J; Amal R, 2014, 'Harvesting, storing and utilising solar energy using MoO3: Modulating structural distortion through pH adjustment', ChemSusChem, 7, pp. 1934 - 1941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201400047

Yun JH; Kim IK; Ng YH; Wang L; Amal R, 2014, 'Optical modeling-assisted characterization of dye-sensitized solar cells using TiO2 nanotube arrays as photoanodes', Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 5, pp. 895 - 902, http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.102

Zhang XL; Huang F; Chen Y; Cheng YB; Amal R, 2014, 'Prompting electron transport in mesoporous semiconductor electrode by simple film compression', International Journal of Nanotechnology, 11, pp. 1006 - 1016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2014.063805

Ng M; Kho ET; Liu S; Lim M; Amal R, 2014, 'Highly Adsorptive and Regenerative Magnetic TiO2 for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal in Water', Chemical Engineering Journal, 246, pp. 196 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.015

Gunawan C; Lim M; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2014, 'Nanoparticle-protein corona complexes govern the biological fates and functions of nanoparticles', J. Mater. Chem. B, 2, pp. 2060 - 2083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3TB21526A

Chin LS; Lim M; Hung TT; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2014, 'Perfluorodecalin nanocapsule as an oxygen carrier and contrast agent for ultrasound imaging', RSC Adv., 4, pp. 13052 - 13060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3RA47595F

Liu S; Killen E; Lim M; Gunawan C; Amal R, 2014, 'The effect of common bacterial growth media on zinc oxide thin films: identification of reaction products and implications for the toxicology of ZnO', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 4363 - 4370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra46177g

Ng M; Liu S; Chow CWK; Drikas M; Amal R; Lim M, 2013, 'Understanding effects of water characteristics on natural organic matter treatability by PACl and a novel PACl-chitosan coagulants', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 263, pp. 718 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.036

Wen X, 2013, 'Confined Au-Pd Ensembles in Mesoporous TiO2 Spheres for the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Acetaldehyde', ChemCatChem, 5, pp. 3557 - 3561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201300584

Bai Y; Xing Z; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Wang L, 2013, 'Porous titania nanosheet/nanoparticle hybrids as photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5, pp. 12058 - 12065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am403897f

Gunawan C; Teoh WY; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2013, 'Antimicrobial Resistance: Induced Adaptation of Bacillus sp. to Antimicrobial Nanosilver (Small 21/2013).', Small, 9, pp. 3553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201370132

Yun JH; Ng YH; Wong RJ; Amal R, 2013, 'Reduced graphene oxide: Control of water miscibility, conductivity, and defects by photocatalysis', ChemCatChem, 5, pp. 3060 - 3067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201300419

Zhang XL, 2013, 'An over 10% enhancement on dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency by tuning nanoparticle packing', RSC Advances, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3RA42418A

Zhang XL, 2013, 'Crystalline TiO2 Nanorod Aggregates: Template-Free Fabrication and Efficient Light Harvesting in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Application', Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201300132

Gunawan C; Teoh WY; Ricardo ; Marquis CP; Amal R, 2013, 'Nanoparticles: Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Cell Filamentation in Escherichia coli (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 4/2013)', Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 30, pp. 374 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201370014

Kiatkittipong K; Iwase A; Scott JA, 2013, 'Photocatalysis of heat treated sodium- and hydrogen-titanate nanoribbons for water splitting, H2/O2 generation and oxalic acid oxidation', Chemical Engineering Science, 93, pp. 341 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2013.02.001

Gunawan C; Sirimanoonphan A; Teoh WY; Marquis C; Amal R, 2013, 'Submicron and Nano Formulations of Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide Stimulate Unique Cellular Toxicological Responses in the Green Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 260, pp. 984 - 992, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389413004676

Ng C; Iwase A; Ng YH; Amal R, 2013, 'Understanding Self-Photorechargeability of WO3 for H2 Generation without Light Illumination', Chemsuschem, 6, pp. 291 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201200702

Bai Y; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Lu GQM; Wang L, 2012, 'Solar Cells: In Situ Growth of a ZnO Nanowire Network within a TiO2 Nanoparticle Film for Enhanced Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Performance (Adv. Mater. 43/2012)', Advanced Materials, 24, pp. 5849 - 5849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201290267

Lai LMH; Goon IY; Chuah K; Lim M; Braet F; Amal R; Gooding JJ, 2012, 'The Biochemiresistor: An Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Small Organic Molecules', Angewandte Chemie, 124, pp. 6562 - 6565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201202350

Ng YH; Ikeda S; Matsumura M; Amal R, 2012, 'A perspective on fabricating carbon-based nanomaterials by photocatalysis and their applications', Energy and Environmental Science, 5, pp. 9307 - 9318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ee22128d

Lord MS; Jung M; Teoh WY; Gunawan C; Vassie JA; Amal R; Whitelock J, 2012, 'Cellular uptake and reactive oxygen species modulation of cerium oxide nanoparticles in human monocyte cell line U937', Biomaterials, 33, pp. 7915 - 7924, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.07.024

Yun JH; Wong RJ; Ng YH; Du A; Amal R, 2012, 'Combined electrophoretic deposition-anodization method to fabricate reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 nanotube films', RSC Advances, 2, pp. 8164 - 8171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ra20827j

Chen L; Lam SW; Zeng Q; Amal R; Yu ABOYAOYA-B, 2012, 'Effect of cation intercalation on the growth of hexagonal WO3 nanorods', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, pp. 11722 - 11727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp301210q

Tedja R; Lim M; Amal R; Marquis C, 2012, 'Effects of serum adsorption on cellular uptake profile and consequent impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on human lung cell lines', ACS NANO, 6, pp. 4083 - 4093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn3004845

Jiang Y; Scott JA; Amal R, 2012, 'Exploring the relationship between surface structure and photocatalytic activity of flame-made TiO 2-based catalysts', Applied Catalysis B - Environmental, 126, pp. 290 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.07.027

Du A; Sanvito S; Li Z; Wang D; Jiao Y; Liao T; Sun Q; Ng YH; Zhu Z; Amal R; Smith SC, 2012, 'Hybrid graphene and graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite: Gap opening, electron-hole puddle, interfacial charge transfer, and enhanced visible light response', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, pp. 4393 - 4397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja211637p

Bai Y; Yu H; Li Z; Amal R; Lu GQ; Wang L, 2012, 'In situ growth of a ZnO nanowire network within a TiO 2 nanoparticle film for enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell performance', Advanced Materials, 24, pp. 5850 - 5856, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201201992


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