Dr Jingkai Lin
ARC Grant-Funded Research Associate
School of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Jingkai Lin received his Ph.D. in 2025 and bachelor's (first-class honours) in 2021 from the School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Adelaide, Australia. Now, he is appointed as a research fellow in Prof. Shaobin Wang's group at the University of Adelaide (Adelaide University). His research is focused on the design and synthesis of functional nanostructured materials for solar-driven catalytic applications, including plastic upgrading, ammonia splitting, water splitting, hydrogen peroxide production, pollutants degradation, etc. Now, he has published 40 high-quality research papers in high-ranking international journals in the areas of Environment, Energy, Materials, and Chemical Engineering, including Nature Communications, Accounts of Chemical Research, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Catalysis, etc. The scientific outputs include 8 as first author, 1 as corresponding author, 3 as Highly Cited Papers (top 1% in the field, Web of Science), 2 as 10%-Top Cited and Downloaded Papers (Wiley-VCH), 1 as Most-impactful Articles (American Chemical Society), and 3 Cover-Featured Papers. These significant research outcomes have achieved an h-index of 16, a total of >1,200 citations (Oct 2025), promoting worldwide studies in materials design in frontier green catalysis. His research involves extensive synchrotron beamline experiments at ANSTO and was awarded the 2025 AINSE Early Career Researcher Grant (ECRG) award. In recognition of his research excellence and community engagement, he was also honoured with the 2025 Alumni Rising Star Award by the Government of South Australia.
Dr. Jingkai Lin’s research focuses on the design and engineering of functional nanostructured semiconductors, with an emphasis on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) coupled single-atom catalysts, for solar-driven energy conversion and environmental remediation. He is particularly interested in understanding how atomic-level geometric and electronic structures govern catalytic behaviour in processes such as plastic upcycling, ammonia splitting, water splitting, and pollutant degradation. His work integrates advanced in situ/operando characterization techniques with theoretical analysis to uncover structure-property-performance relationships, aiming to bridge the fundamental insights with practical applications.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
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| 2025 - 2026 | Grant-Funded Researcher | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
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| 2021 - 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Chemical Engineering |
| 2017 - 2021 | the University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours-First Class) |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2026 | Sun, Y., Xu, Y., Wang, H., Yin, Y., Liu, Y., Lin, J., . . . Zuo, G. (2026). Trace cobalt-regulated FeP/Znln2S4 Schottky heterojunction with dual electron transfer bridge boosting light-to‑hydrogen conversion. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 703(Pt 1), 10 pages. |
| 2026 | Sun, Y., An, W., Li, N., Li, B., Lin, J., Zhang, J., . . . Fan, W. (2026). Interfacial bond-directed electron superhighways in βPDI/FeOOH nano-islands: Unlocking pH-robust dual-radical synergy for photocatalytic mineralization of refractory antibiotics. Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 383, 14 pages. |
| 2025 | Gao, J., Lu, Y., Lin, J., Tian, W., Wang, S., & Zhang, H. (2025). Polyaniline-Facilitated Direct Electron Transfer from Photosystem II on Inverse-Opal CeO2.. Nano Lett, 7 pages. |
| 2025 | Li, Z., Kang, W., Lin, J., Li, R., Qu, K., Zeng, S., . . . Li, H. (2025). Single‐Atom Co Meets Remote Fe for a Synergistic Boost in Oxygen Electrocatalysis (Adv. Energy Mater. 21/2025). Advanced Energy Materials, 15(21). |
| 2025 | Liu, Y., Deng, A., Yin, Y., Lin, J., Li, Q., Sun, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Modulation of catalyst microenvironments in ZnIn<inf>2</inf>S<inf>4</inf>/g-C<inf>3</inf>N<inf>4</inf> S-scheme heterojunction for ratio-tunable syngas production from CO<inf>2</inf> photoreduction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 362, 12 pages. Scopus43 WoS39 |
| 2025 | Sun, Y., Lin, J., Yang, W., Chen, X., Zhang, H., Liu, Y., . . . Chen, Z. (2025). Unraveling the Multifunctional Sites of Ag Single-Atom and Nanoparticles Confined Within Carbon Nitride Nanotubes for Synergistic Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Small, 21(2), 12 pages. Scopus13 WoS13 |
| 2025 | Li, Z., Kang, W., Lin, J., Li, R., Qu, K., Zeng, S., . . . Li, H. (2025). Single-Atom Co Meets Remote Fe for a Synergistic Boost in Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Advanced Energy Materials, 15(21), 2500617-1-2500617-12. Scopus14 WoS13 |
| 2025 | Meng, F., Zhao, F., Lin, J., Zhao, J., Zhang, H., & Wang, S. (2025). Optimizing interfacial electric fields in carbon nitride nanosheet/spherical conjugated polymer S-scheme heterojunction for hydrogen evolution. Wuli Huaxue Xuebao/ Acta Physico - Chimica Sinica, 41(8), 100095. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2025 | Gao, M., Ng, C. T., Lin, J., & Kotousov, A. (2025). Damage detection in circular tubes using nonlinear ultrasonic guided waves with metasurface. Thin-Walled Structures, 214, 113384. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Yang, W., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Jia, L., Li, J., Chen, X., . . . Chen, Q. (2025). Interfacial Engineering and Structural Modulation of RuO2-Based Catalysts for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Environment. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64(31), 9 pages. Scopus9 |
| 2025 | Tian, W., Lin, J., Tian, Z., Ncube, S., Zhang, H., Cortés, E., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Biomass Native Structure Into Functional Carbon-Based Catalysts for Fenton-Like Reactions. Advanced Functional Materials, 2508759-1-2508759-13. Scopus4 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Li, Z., Zhong, X., Chu, Y., Lin, J., Meng, F., Zhao, J., . . . Zhang, H. (2025). Thiophene vs. benzene: how π-spacer engineering transforms photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13(28), 22980-22989. Scopus3 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Ncube, S., Tian, Z., Lin, J., Zhang, H., Wang, S., & Tian, W. (2025). Sustainable Biomass-Derived Single-Atom Catalysts for Fenton-Like Catalysis. Small, 21(35), 2504746-1-2504746-36. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC3 |
| 2025 | Ngo, V. T., Gulati, K., Law, C. S., Tran, N. Q. H., Lin, J., Stachura, D. L., . . . Santos, A. (2025). Titania Nanopores as Photoelectrocatalysts for Coupling Hydrogen Production with Plastic Reformation. Advanced Science, 12(39), e09287-1-e09287-13. Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Hao, J., Li, N., Lin, J., Xue, C., Chang, Q., Fan, X., . . . Hu, S. (2025). A 3D interwoven Pt@CNTs network embedded in ZnIn2S4 microspheres for Schottky-driven photothermal hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal, 521, 166470. |
| 2025 | Zhang, H., Tian, W., Lin, J., Zhang, P., Shao, G., Ravi, S. K., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Photosystem II-Carbon Nitride Photoanodes for Scalable Biophotoelectrochemistry. Advanced Materials, e08813-1-e08813-11. WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Wang, H., Wang, J., Xu, J., Lin, J., Zhu, Z., Liu, Y., . . . Tian, W. (2025). Spirulina-derived atomically dispersed Fe–N4 sites on g-C3N4 for efficient CO2 photoreduction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 522, 167048. |
| 2025 | Motoki, S., Zhang, J., Lin, J., Hu, K., Ren, S., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2025). Boosted Photothermal Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution in TiO₂/Bi₂Te₃ Systems via Controlled Transformation of Bi–Te Phonon-Glass to Bi–Te–O Glass. Energy & Fuels, 39(35), 17038-17048. |
| 2025 | Li, M., Xu, J., Liu, D., Yang, J., Lin, J., Xiao, X., . . . Yang, W. (2025). Atomic-level precision engineering: Single-atom catalysts with controlled loading density for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Applied Surface Science, 667, 160384. Scopus3 WoS2 |
| 2024 | Liu, X., Zhou, Y., Lin, J., Xiao, X., Wang, Z., Jia, L., . . . Li, G. (2024). Directional Growth and Density Modulation of Single‐Atom Platinum for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angewandte Chemie, 136(34). |
| 2024 | Lin, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2024). Electronic Structure and Functions of Carbon Nitride in Frontier Green Catalysis. Accounts of Chemical Research, 57(16), 2303-2315. Scopus58 WoS58 Europe PMC19 |
| 2024 | Lin, J., Hu, K., Wang, Y., Tian, W., Hall, T., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2024). Tandem microplastic degradation and hydrogen production by hierarchical carbon nitride-supported single-atom iron catalysts. Nature Communications, 15(1), 8769-1-8769-13. Scopus71 WoS68 Europe PMC19 |
| 2024 | Gao, M., Hu, X., Ng, C. -T., Kotousov, A., & Lin, J. (2024). Numerical and experimental investigations on quasi-static component generation of longitudinal wave propagation in isotropic pipes.. Ultrasonics, 138, 107237. Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Liu, X., Zhou, Y., Lin, J., Xiao, X., Wang, Z., Jia, L., . . . Li, G. (2024). Directional Growth and Density Modulation of Single-Atom Platinum for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 63(34), e202406650. Scopus27 WoS21 Europe PMC12 |
| 2023 | Yang, Y., Shi, L., Lin, J., Zhang, P., Hu, K., Meng, S., . . . Wang, S. (2023). Confined Tri-Functional FeOₓ @MnO₂ @SiO₂ Flask Micromotors for Long-Lasting Motion and Catalytic Reactions. Small, 19(23), 2207666-1-2207666-12. Scopus20 WoS14 Europe PMC4 |
| 2023 | Liu, Y., Sun, Y., Zhao, E., Yang, W., Lin, J., Zhong, Q., . . . Wang, S. (2023). Atomically Dispersed Silver-Cobalt Dual-Metal Sites Synergistically Promoting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(33), 12 pages. Scopus99 WoS97 |
| 2023 | Lin, J., Jiang, L., Tian, W., Yang, Y., Duan, X., Jiao, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2023). The structure-dependent mechanism of single-atom cobalt on macroporous carbon nitride in (photo-)Fenton-like reactions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(25), 13653-13664. Scopus32 WoS32 |
| 2023 | Yang, Y., Shi, L., Lin, J., Zhang, P., Hu, K., Meng, S., . . . Wang, S. (2023). Confined Tri‐Functional FeO<i><sub>x</sub></i>@MnO<sub>2</sub>@SiO<sub>2</sub> Flask Micromotors for Long‐Lasting Motion and Catalytic Reactions (Small 23/2023). Small, 19(23). |
| 2023 | Yang, W., Li, M., Zhang, B., Liu, Y., Zi, J., Xiao, H., . . . Lian, Z. (2023). Interfacial Microenvironment Modulation Boosts Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Neutral and Alkaline. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(45), 9 pages. Scopus54 WoS48 |
| 2023 | Lin, J., Wang, Y., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2023). Macroporous Carbon-Nitride-Supported Transition-Metal Single-Atom Catalysts for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Ammonia Splitting. ACS Catalysis, 13(17), 11711-11722. Scopus34 WoS32 |
| 2022 | Li, D., Yao, Z., Lin, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2022). Nano-sized FeVO4·1.1H₂O and FeVO4 for peroxymonosulfate activation towards enhanced photocatalytic activity. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(2), 107199-1-107199-10. Scopus20 WoS19 |
| 2022 | Lin, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Wang, H., . . . Wang, S. (2022). Carbon nitride-based Z-scheme heterojunctions for solar-driven advanced oxidation processes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 434, 25 pages. Scopus62 WoS42 Europe PMC15 |
| 2022 | Lin, J., Tian, W., Guan, Z., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Wang, H., . . . Wang, S. (2022). Functional Carbon Nitride Materials in Photo‐Fenton‐Like Catalysis for Environmental Remediation. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(24), 2201743-1-2201743-31. Scopus246 WoS238 |
| 2021 | Lin, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2021). Graphitic carbon nitride-based Z-scheme structure for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Energy & Fuels, 35(1), 7-24. Scopus129 WoS128 |
| 2021 | Li, X., Lin, J., Li, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., . . . wang, S. (2021). Temperature-induced variations in photocatalyst properties and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution: differences in UV, visible, and infrared radiation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(21), 7244-7285. Scopus35 WoS31 |
| 2021 | Tian, W., Lin, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Wang, H., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2021). Kinetics and mechanism of synergistic adsorption and persulfate activation by N-doped porous carbon for antibiotics removals in single and binary solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423(Pt A), 127083. Scopus109 WoS104 Europe PMC34 |
| 2020 | Tian, W., Lin, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2020). Enhanced removals of micropollutants in binary organic systems by biomass derived porous carbon/peroxymonosulfate. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 408, 1-10. Scopus61 WoS58 Europe PMC21 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Sun, Y., An, W., Li, N., Li, B., Lin, J., Zhang, J., . . . Fan, W. (2025). Interfacial Bond-Directed Electron Superhighways in Βpdi/Feooh Nanoantennas: Unlocking Ph-Robust Dual-Radical Synergy for Refractory Antibiotic Mineralization. DOI |
2025 Alumni Rising Star Award, the Government of South Australia, $500 AUD
2025 AINSE Early Career Researcher Grant award, AINSE, $2,000 AUD
2024 Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance (ANA) Partnership Seed Fund (co-investigator), $8,000 AUD
2022 Adelaide Graduate Research School Travel Scholarship, the University of Adelaide, $1,000 AUD
2021 - 2025 Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (RTPS), Australian Government, $34,210 annum
ANSTO grants:
Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline project (16883), Australian Synchrotron, 2020, Grant: $98,352
Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline project (19680), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, Grant: $98,352
Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline project (20106), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, Grant: $98,352
Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline project (21871), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, Grant: $98,352
Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline project (23894), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, Grant: $98,352
Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline project (24355), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, Grant: $98,352
X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline award (20496), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, Grant: $65,568
X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline award (21445), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, Grant: $65,568
X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline award (24668), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, Grant: $65,568
Medium-energy X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline award (21881), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, Grant: $65,568
Medium-energy X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline award (22366), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, Grant: $65,568
2023 - 2025 Tutor (practical), Fundamentals of Materials (MAT ENG 7110), the University of Adelaide
2023 - 2025 Lecturer and tutor, Materials Engineering for Catalysis (CHEM ENG 7105), the University of Adelaide
2022 - 2023 Supervisor, Research Project (CHEM ENG 4054 and 7046), the University of Adelaide
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