Huayang Zhang

Dr Huayang Zhang

ARC Externally-Funded Research Fellow

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology


Dr Zhang’s research focuses on the rational design, synthesis and investigation of nanostructured photo- and photo- electrocatalysts for solar energy conversion, including photocatalytic H2 production and photo-electrocatalytic water splitting. Using his advanced knowledge on crystallography and surface chemistry and with expertise in advanced in situ characterisations and computations, he has helped pioneer low-dimensional nanomaterials, ranging from zero- dimensional quantum dots to three-dimensional porous carbons. He has made notable contributions to the large-scale production of biomass-derived functionalized carbon by introducing the innovative idea of utilizing the cheap sodium bicarbonate as the pore-forming reagent. In particular, Dr Zhang has shown great skill in conducting interdisciplinary research. He was one of the first to combine diverse artificial materials with bio-enzymes for photoelectrochemical application, which forms the basis of his research in UoA.

Date Position Institution name
2019 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
Curtin University Australia PhD

Year Citation
2026 Zhang, R., Liu, Q., Wang, T., Xiao, P., Ji, X. Y., Liu, J., . . . Liu, X. (2026). Interfacial Co[sbnd]S bond-enhanced Mn0.3Cd0.7S/CoPB Schottky junction for photothermal-assisted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 703(Pt 2), 10 pages.
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2025 Lu, Y., Zhang, H., Deng, H., Ding, J., Pan, T., Tian, W., . . . Francisco, J. S. (2025). Single site of water-resistant asymmetric Bi-Ov-Mn for robust VOC ozonation at ambient temperature.. Chem Sci, 16(48), 23262-23270.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2025 Chen, Y., Qu, Y., Huang, L., Zeng, X., Zhang, H., Li, W., . . . Yang, W. (2025). Organic/inorganic heterointerfaces engineering for balanced charge distribution. Materials Today Physics, 56, 101764.
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2025 El-Naggar, K., Zhang, H., & Wang, S. (2025). Aqueous-phase room-temperature synthesis of 2D CuCo-BDC for superior peroxymonosulfate activation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, 138840.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2025 Li, Z., Tian, W., Hu, K., Guo, Y., Tian, X., Kang, W., . . . Li, H. (2025). Oxygen-Driven Reconstruction Activates Quasi-Single Pd Sites in Hollow PdAg Nanotubes for Zinc-Air and Fuel Cells. Advanced Science, 12(43), e09329-1-e09329-11.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2024 Zhang, J., Xu, X., Shi, L., Zhang, H., Wang, S., & Sun, H. (2024). Maximizing charge dynamics in ZnIn₂S₄/CN Van der Waals heterojunction for optimal hydrogen production from photoreforming of glucose. Chemical Engineering Science, 284, 119532-1-119532-9.
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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.
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2023 Tian, W., Song, P., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Wei, Y., Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2023). Microplastic materials in the environment: problem and strategical solutions. Progress in Materials Science, 132, 101035-1-101035-59.
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2023 Liu, X., He, F., Lu, Y., Wang, S., Zhao, C., Wang, S., . . . Wang, S. (2023). The double-edged effect of single atom metals on photocatalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal, 453, 139833-1-139833-11.
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2023 Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Ge, M., Zhang, H., Wang, S., . . . Yang, C. (2023). Natural xylose-derived carbon dots towards efficient semi-artificial photosynthesis.. J Colloid Interface Sci, 629(Pt B), 12-21.
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2023 Zhang, J., Wang, L., Zhao, X., Shi, L., Chen, H., Zhang, S., . . . Sun, H. (2023). The nature of active sites for plasmon-mediated photothermal catalysis and heat coupled photocatalysis in dry reforming of methane. Energy and Environmental Materials, 6(5), e12416-1-e12416-8.
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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.
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2023 Tian, Z., Chen, Q., Ren, S., Zhang, H., Tian, W., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2023). Effects of cobalt salts on biomass conversion to functional carbon-based catalysts for peroxymonosulfate activation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 469, 143856-1-143856-10.
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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.
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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.
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2023 Meng, F., Tian, Z., Tian, W., & Zhang, H. (2023). Advances in carbon nitride supported single-atom photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 41, 100941-1-100941-7.
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2023 Zhang, J., Li, M., Tan, X., Shi, L., Xie, K., Zhao, X., . . . Wang, S. (2023). Confined FeNi alloy nanoparticles in carbon nanotubes for photothermal oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane by carbon dioxide. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 339, 123166-1-123166-9.
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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.
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2023 Zhang, H., & Wang, S. (2023). Editorial overview: Single-atom catalysis in environmental system. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 42, 3 pages.
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2023 Shen, Z., Zhang, H., & Wang, Y. (2023). Editorial: CO<inf>2</inf> capture and conversion: advanced materials and processes. Frontiers in Chemistry, 11, 1310024.
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2023 Zhang, J., Zhao, X., Chen, L., Li, S., Chen, H., Zhu, Y., . . . Sun, H. (2023). Intrinsic Mechanisms of Morphological Engineering and Carbon Doping for Improved Photocatalysis of 2D/2D Carbon Nitride Van Der Waals Heterojunction. Energy and Environmental Materials, 6(3), 1-11.
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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.
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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.
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2022 Tian, W., Chen, S., Zhang, H., Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2022). Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes for water decontamination using biomass-derived carbon as catalysts. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 37, 8 pages.
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2022 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Duan, X., Sun, H., Huang, Y., Fang, Y., & Wang, S. (2022). Single-atom catalysts on metal-based supports for solar photoreduction catalysis. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 43(9), 2301-2315.
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2022 Cai, T., Teng, Z., Wen, Y., Zhang, H., wang, S., Fu, X., . . . Zeng, Q. (2022). Single-atom site catalysts for environmental remediation: Recent advances. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 440, 1-25.
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2022 Meng, F., Tian, W., Tian, Z., Tan, X., Zhang, H., & Wang, S. (2022). Enhanced photocatalytic organic pollutant degradation and H2 evolution reaction over carbon nitride nanosheets: N defects abundant materials. Science of The Total Environment, 851(2), 11 pages.
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2022 Gao, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., & Wang, S. (2022). Engineered inverse opal structured semiconductors for solar light-driven environmental catalysis. Nanoscale, 14(39), 14341-14367.
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2022 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Zhang, J., Duan, X., Liu, S., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2022). Carbon nitride-based Z-scheme photocatalysts for non-sacrificial overall water splitting. Materials Today Energy, 23, 100915-1-100915-12.
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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.
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2022 Wang, Y., Li, X., Liu, S., Liu, Y., Kong, T., Zhang, H., . . . Wang, S. (2022). Roles of Catalyst Structure and Gas Surface Reaction in the Generation of Hydroxyl Radicals for Photocatalytic Oxidation. ACS Catalysis, 12(5), 2770-2780.
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2022 Yao, Y., Zhang, H., Hu, K., Nie, G., Yang, Y., Wang, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2022). Carbon dots based photocatalysis for environmental applications. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(2), 107336-1-107336-15.
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2022 Zhang, J., Li, Y., Sun, J., Chen, H., Zhu, Y., Zhao, X., . . . Sun, H. (2022). Regulation of energetic hot carriers on Pt/TiO₂ with thermal energy for photothermal catalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 309, 9 pages.
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2022 Gao, J. -X., Tian, W. -J., & Zhang, H. -Y. (2022). Progress of Nb-containing catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction: a minireview. Tungsten, 4(4), 284-295.
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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.
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2021 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sibbons, J., Sun, H., Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2021). Photoelectrochemical water oxidation and longevous photoelectric conversion by a photosystem II electrode. Advanced Energy Materials, 11(30), 2100911-1-2100911-13.
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2021 Zhang, J., Li, Y., Zhao, X., Wang, L., Chen, H., Wang, S., . . . Sun, H. (2021). Aligning potential differences within carbon nitride based photocatalysis for efficient solar energy harvesting. Nano Energy, 89, 1-11.
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2021 Li, X., Zhang, P., Zhang, H., Tian, W., Yang, Y., Hu, K., . . . Wang, S. (2021). van der Waals type II carbon nitride homojunctions for visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nano Research, 16(4), 5864-5872.
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2021 Chen, D., Zhang, H., Miyazawa, K., Kojima, R., Zhang, P., Yang, L., . . . Li, Q. (2021). Quasi-solid-state self-assembly of 1D-branched ZnSe/ZnS quantum rods into parallel monorail-like continuous films for solar devices. Nano Energy, 89, 106348-1-106348-12.
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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.
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2021 Meng, F., Wang, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Liu, S., Tan, X., & Wang, S. (2021). Effects of inter/intralayer adsorption and direct/indirect reaction on photo-removal of pollutants by layered g-C₃N₄ and BiOBr. Journal of Cleaner Production, 322, 129025-1-129025-9.
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2021 Meng, F., Wang, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Liu, S., Tan, X., & Wang, S. (2021). Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets via acid pretreatments for promoted photocatalysis toward degradation of organic pollutants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 608(2), 1334-1347.
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2021 Li, X., Zhao, S., Duan, X., Zhang, H., Yang, S. Z., Zhang, P., . . . Wang, S. (2021). Coupling hydrothermal and photothermal single-atom catalysis toward excellent water splitting to hydrogen. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 283, 119660-1-119660-9.
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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.
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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.
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2020 Zhang, J., Li, Y., Zhao, X., Zhang, H., Wang, L., Chen, H., . . . Sun, H. (2020). A hydrogen-initiated chemical epitaxial growth strategy for in-plane heterostructured photocatalyst. ACS nano, 14(12), 17505-17514.
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2020 Uddin, N., Zhang, H., Du, Y., Jia, G., wang, S., & Yin, Z. (2020). Structural-phase catalytic redox reactions in energy and environmental applications. Advanced Materials, 32(9), e1905739-1-e1905739-54.
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2020 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Shao, G., & Wang, S. (2020). Porous carbons: structure-oriented design and versatile applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(17), 1909265-1-1909265-41.
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2020 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Duan, X., Sun, H., Shen, Y., Shao, G., & wang, S. (2020). Functional carbon nitride materials for water oxidation: from heteroatom doping to interface engineering. Nanoscale, 12(12), 6937-6952.
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2020 Li, X., Zhang, H., Liu, Y., Duan, X., Xu, X., Liu, S., . . . Wang, S. (2020). Synergy of NiO quantum dots and temperature on enhanced photocatalytic and thermophoto hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal, 390, 124634-1-124634-9.
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2020 Duan, X., Indrawirawan, S., Kang, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2020). Synergy of carbocatalytic and heat activation of persulfate for evolution of reactive radicals toward metal-free oxidation. Catalysis Today, 355, 319-324.
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2020 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Duan, X., Sun, H., Liu, S., & Wang, S. (2020). Catalysis of a single transition metal site for water oxidation: from mononuclear molecules to single atoms. Advanced Materials, 32(18), 1904037-1-1904037-15.
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2019 Tian, W., Sun, H., Duan, X., Zhang, H., Ren, Y., & Wang, S. (2019). Biomass-derived functional porous carbons for adsorption and catalytic degradation of binary micropollutants in water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 389, 121881-1-121881-9.
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2019 Kang, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Tan, X., Liu, S., & wang, S. (2019). Magnetic Ni-Co alloy encapsulated N-doped carbon nanotubes for catalytic membrane degradation of emerging contaminants. Chemical Engineering Journal, 362, 251-261.
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2019 Kang, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Tan, X., & wang, S. (2019). Nickel in hierarchically structured nitrogen-doped graphene for robust and promoted degradation of antibiotics. Journal of Cleaner Production, 218, 202-211.
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2019 Duan, X., Kang, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Ho, S. H., Zhu, Y. A., . . . Wang, S. (2019). Interfacial-engineered cobalt@carbon hybrids for synergistically boosted evolution of sulfate radicals toward green oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 256, 117795-1-117795-7.
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2019 Duan, X., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Ao, Z., Shao, Z., & Wang, S. (2019). Sp²/sp³ framework from diamond nanocrystals: a key bridge of carbonaceous structure to carbocatalysis. ACS Catalysis, 9(8), 7494-7519.
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2019 Duan, X., Li, W., Ao, Z., Kang, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., . . . Wang, S. (2019). Origins of boron catalysis in peroxymonosulfate activation and advanced oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(41), 23904-23913.
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2019 Zhai, L. F., Kong, S. Y., Zhang, H., Tian, W., Sun, M., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2019). Facile synthesis of Co-N-rGO composites as an excellent electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. Chemical Engineering Science, 194, 45-53.
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2019 Yao, S., Zhang, H., Chen, Z., Lin, H., Han, S., Wu, X., . . . Nozaki, T. (2019). Promotion of graphitic carbon oxidation via stimulating CO₂ desorption by calcium carbonate. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 363, 10-15.
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2018 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Tadé, M. O., & Wang, S. (2018). One-step synthesis of flour-derived functional nanocarbons with hierarchical pores for versatile environmental applications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 347, 432-439.
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2018 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Qian, Z., Ouyang, T., Saunders, M., Qin, J., . . . Sun, H. (2018). Co@C/CoOx coupled with N-doped layer-structured carbons for excellent CO₂ capture and oxygen reduction reaction. Carbon, 133, 306-315.
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2018 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Li, Y., Sun, H., Tadé, M. O., & Wang, S. (2018). Heterostructured WO₃@CoWO₄ bilayer nanosheets for enhanced visible-light photo, electro and photoelectro-chemical oxidation of water. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(15), 6265-6272.
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2018 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Qian, Z., Ouyang, T., Sun, H., Qin, J., . . . Wang, S. (2018). Bread-making synthesis of hierarchically Co@C nanoarchitecture in heteroatom doped porous carbons for oxidative degradation of emerging contaminants. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 225, 76-83.
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2018 Chen, D., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Pang, Y., Yin, Z., Sun, H., . . . Jia, G. (2018). Spontaneous formation of noble- and heavy-metal-free alloyed semiconductor quantum rods for efficient photocatalysis. Advanced Materials, 30(39), 1803351-1-1803351-10.
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2018 Duan, X., Indrawirawan, S., Kang, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2018). Temperature-dependent evolution of hydroxyl radicals from peroxymonosulfate activation over nitrogen-modified carbon nanotubes. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 18, e00082-1-e00082-8.
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2018 Liu, Y., Xu, X., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Tian, W., Li, X., . . . Wang, S. (2018). Flower-like MoS₂ on graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical hydrogen evolutions. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 239, 334-344.
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2018 Yin, Y., Wu, H., Shi, L., Zhang, J., Xu, X., Zhang, H., . . . Sun, H. (2018). Quasi single cobalt sites in nanopores for superior catalytic oxidation of organic pollutants. Environmental Science: Nano, 5(12), 2842-2852.
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2018 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Li, Y., Sun, H., Tadé, M., & Wang, S. (2018). A comparative study of metal (Ni, Co, or Mn)-borate catalysts and their photodeposition on rGO/ZnO nanoarrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(47), 24149-24156.
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2018 Liu, Y., Zhang, H., Ke, J., Zhang, J., Tian, W., Xu, X., . . . Wang, S. (2018). 0D (MoS₂)/2D (g-C₃N₄) heterojunctions in Z-scheme for enhancedphotocatalytic and electrochemical hydrogen evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 228, 64-74.
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2018 Duan, X., Ao, Z., Zhang, H., Saunders, M., Sun, H., Shao, Z., & Wang, S. (2018). Nanodiamonds in sp2/sp3 configuration for radical to nonradical oxidation: core-shell layer dependence. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 222, 176-181.
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2018 Ke, J., Zhou, H., Liu, J., Duan, X., Zhang, H., Liu, S., & Wang, S. (2018). Crystal transformation of 2D tungstic acid H₂WO₄ to WO₃ for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 514, 576-583.
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2018 Song, F., Zhang, H., Wang, S., Liu, L., Tan, X., & Liu, S. (2018). Atomic-level design of CoOH⁺-hydroxyapatite@C catalysts for superfast degradation of organics via peroxymonosulfate activation. Chemical Communications, 54(39), 4919-4922.
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2018 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Zhou, L., Sun, H., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2018). Monodisperse Co₃O₄ quantum dots on porous carbon nitride nanosheets for enhanced visible-light-driven water oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 223, 2-9.
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2017 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Tadé, M. O., & Wang, S. (2017). Template-free synthesis of N-doped carbon with pillared-layered pores as bifunctional materials for supercapacitor and environmental applications. Carbon, 118, 98-105.
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2017 Wang, C., Kang, J., Liang, P., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Tadé, M. O., & Wang, S. (2017). Ferric carbide nanocrystals encapsulated in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as an outstanding environmental catalyst. Environmental Science: Nano, 4(1), 170-179.
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2017 Zhou, L., Zhang, H., Guo, X., Sun, H., Liu, S., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2017). Metal-free hybrids of graphitic carbon nitride and nanodiamonds for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 493, 275-280.
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2017 Liu, Y., Xu, J., Wang, L., Zhang, H., Xu, P., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Three-dimensional BiOI/BiOX (X = Cl or Br) nanohybrids for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. Nanomaterials, 7(3), 64-1-64-19.
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2017 Li, D., Duan, X., Sun, H., Kang, J., Zhang, H., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2017). Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene via low-temperature pyrolysis: The effects of precursors and annealing ambience on metal-free catalytic oxidation. Carbon, 115, 649-658.
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2017 Ke, J., Liu, J., Sun, H., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Liang, P., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Facile assembly of Bi₂O₃/Bi₂S₃/MoS₂ n-p heterojunction with layered n-Bi₂O₃ and p-MoS₂ for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation and pollutant degradation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 200, 47-55.
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2017 Liu, Y., Ding, S., Xu, J., Zhang, H., Yang, S., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Preparation of a p-n heterojunction BiFeO₃@TiO₂ photocatalyst with a core-shell structure for visible-light photocatalytic degradation. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 38(6), 1052-1062.
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2017 Ke, J., Duan, X., Luo, S., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Liu, J., . . . Wang, S. (2017). UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi₂MoO₆ composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 313, 1447-1453.
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2017 Zhang, S., Zhang, H., Wang, S., Liu, L., & Liu, S. (2017). Singlet oxygen formation in bio-inspired synthesis of a hollow Ag@AgBr photocatalyst for microbial and chemical decontamination. Catalysis Science and Technology, 7(19), 4355-4360.
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2017 Guo, X., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Tade, M. O., & Wang, S. (2017). Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots for sensitized solar cells. Chemphotochem, 1(4), 116-119.
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2017 Wang, S., Luo, Y., Cao, J., Zhang, H., Shi, X., Liang, Z., & Feng, R. (2017). IgG4 immunohistochemistry in Riedle thyroiditis. Chinese Journal of Pathology, 46(3), 166-169.
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2016 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Tade, M. O., Ang, H. M., & Wang, S. (2016). Nitrogen- and sulfur-codoped hierarchically porous carbon for adsorptive and oxidative removal of pharmaceutical contaminants. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(11), 7184-7193.
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2016 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Guo, X., Zhou, L., Sun, H., Tadé, M. O., & Wang, S. (2016). Flower-like cobalt hydroxide/oxide on graphitic carbon nitride for visible-light-driven water oxidation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(51), 35203-35212.
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2016 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Suvorova, A., Saunders, M., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2016). Heteroatom (N or N-S)-doping induced layered and honeycomb microstructures of porous carbons for CO₂ capture and energy applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 26(47), 8651-8661.
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2016 Zhou, L., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Liu, S., Tade, M., Wang, S., & Jin, W. (2016). Recent advances in non-metal modification of graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalysis: a historic review. Catalysis Science and Technology, 6(19), 7002-7023.
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2016 Saputra, E., Zhang, H., Liu, Q., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2016). Egg-shaped core/shell α-Mn₂O₃@α-MnO₂ as heterogeneous catalysts for decomposition of phenolics in aqueous solutions. Chemosphere, 159, 351-358.
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Year Citation
2021 Zhang, H., Tian, W., & wang, S. (2021). Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. In H. Sun (Ed.), Solar-to-Chemical Conversion: Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Processes (pp. 129-162). Milton, Qld., Aust: Wiley.
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  1. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline Award (AS242/SXR/21871)
  2. Medium Energy X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline Award (AS242/MEX1/21881)
  3. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline Award (M21445)
  4. Medium Energy X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline Award (AS242/MEX1/22366)
  5. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline Award (M15900)
  6. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline Award (M20496)
  7. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline Award (AS232/SXR/22471)
  8. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline Award (AS232/SXR/20106)
  9. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline Award (M18877)
  10. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline Award (M16883)
  11. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed students Abroad
  12. Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship

                                            

2019 Unit Operations Laboratory, Fundamentals of Materials (2021, 2022, 2023)CHEM ENG 7110, Materials Engineering for Catalysis, Research Project; Advanced functional nanomaterials in modern catalysis. Project Advisors for ENG 3005 Research Methods and Project Management, 2023 Semester 1.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Ozone-based catalysis for contaminant degradation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ziheng Song
2025 Principal Supervisor Development of Ultralight Photocatalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Production via Ammonia Splitting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shuyu Qi
2025 Principal Supervisor Photochemical degradation and upcycling of (micro-)plastics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yidan Sun
2025 Co-Supervisor Application of mixed metal materials toward microplastics upcycling through chemical catalysis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Hiu Man Tsang
2025 Principal Supervisor Design of Novel Catalysts for Catalytic Plastic Degradation and Carbon-Hydrogen Resource Recovery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Chaoyu Ren
2025 Principal Supervisor Conversion and degradation of plastics by catalytic oxidation processes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jiale Cui
2025 Principal Supervisor Design of Novel Catalysts for Catalytic Plastic Degradation and Carbon-Hydrogen Resource Recovery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Chaoyu Ren
2025 Principal Supervisor Conversion and degradation of plastics by catalytic oxidation processes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jiale Cui
2025 Co-Supervisor Ozone-based catalysis for contaminant degradation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ziheng Song
2025 Principal Supervisor Development of Ultralight Photocatalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Production via Ammonia Splitting Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Shuyu Qi
2025 Co-Supervisor Application of mixed metal materials toward microplastics upcycling through chemical catalysis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Hiu Man Tsang
2025 Principal Supervisor Photochemical degradation and upcycling of (micro-)plastics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yidan Sun
2023 Co-Supervisor Catalyst Preparation from Biomass Feedstock for Degradation of Micropollutants in Water Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Selusiwe Ncube
2023 Co-Supervisor Catalyst Preparation from Biomass Feedstock for Degradation of Micropollutants in Water Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Selusiwe Ncube
2022 Co-Supervisor Engineering of light-matter interactions in semiconductor structures for photocatalysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Van Truc Ngo
2022 Co-Supervisor Nano-Porous Organic Frameworks for Wastewater Remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Karim Shaaban Abdelaziz Hassan Elnaggar
2022 Co-Supervisor Engineering of light-matter interactions in semiconductor structures for photocatalysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Van Truc Ngo
2022 Co-Supervisor Nano-Porous Organic Frameworks for Wastewater Remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Karim Shaaban Abdelaziz Hassan Elnaggar

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Photochemical and Photoelectrochemical Catalytic Reactions for
Energy Conversion
Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jingkai Lin

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