Prof. Sam H.-Y. HSU

Research Interests

Prof. Sam H.-Y. HSU’s research interests involve the material design, synthesis, processing, imaging, spectroscopy as well as energy and environmental applications, aiming to explore fundamental properties and dynamic interactions of organic and inorganic materials for developing efficient energy-conversion and energy-saving processes. He has keen interests in photoinduced charge transfer processes, interfacial electron transfer, electrochemical hydrogen generation, and photoredox reactions for electricity generation, solar fuel production, electrochemiluminescence (ECL), wastewater treatment as well as food waste management. The investigations between material phenomena and device performance rely heavily on experimental and theoretical concepts of energy and environmental engineering, consisting of photophysics, electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry by utilizing scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy (SECM) imaging, ultrafast transient absorption (TA), time-resolved photoluminescence spectra (TRPL) and so forth. Current research interests in his group include the following:

• Energy engineering (e.g., solar fuels, photovoltaics, electrochemiluminescence (ECL), and optoelectronic devices)
• Environmental engineering (e.g., wastewater treatment, food waste treatment, and Organic matter degradation)
• Material design (e.g., alloy, organometallics, biomaterials, nanomaterials, perovskites and metallopolymers)
• Dynamic interfacial interaction by utilizing photophysical, photochemical, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical techniques.

Recent Research Projects

• Interfacial Dynamics of Hybrid Materials for Energy-Saving and Energy-Conversion Applications
• The Development of Hybrid Semiconductors for Next-Generation Light-Emitting system.
• Photoelectrochemical Devices for pollutant degradation and/or Solar-fuel Generation
• The Design of Hybrid Materials for Hydrogen Production and/or Photovoltaic Cells
• Highly Efficient Portable Electrochemical Probes for Heavy Metals Analysis

Position(s) available

Post-doctoral Fellows / Research Associates / Research Assistants/PhD candidate in the field of Energy and Environment

• Duties
  The appointee will conduct research in at least one of the following areas: photophysics, electrochemistry, photochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, solar fuels, photovoltaics, electrochemiluminescence (ECL), optoelectronic device, organic matter degradation, as well as material design and synthesis.
• Requirements
  Effective writing and oral communication skills in English are essential. Degree holder in relevant science or engineering fields: Ph.D. degree for Post-doctoral Fellow; Bachelor's or Master's degree for Senior Research Assistant / Research Assistant / PhD candidate. Candidates with experience in theoretical modeling or experimental study are preferred.
• Salary and Conditions of Service
  Salary offered will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include leave, medical and dental consultations at the campus clinic.
• Application
  Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their CV and research statement to Prof. Sam H.-Y. HSU at sam.hyhsu@cityu.edu.hk. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

City University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to the principle of diversity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially applicants who will enhance the diversity of our staff.

Selected Journal Publications

• Feng, J.; Mak, C. H.; Jia, G.; Han, B.; Shen, H.-H.; Santoso, S. P.; Kai, J.-J.; Yuan, M.; Song, H.; Colmenares, J. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Unlocking Interfacial Interactions of In-Situ Grown Multidimensional Bismuth-Based Perovskite Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Energy Materials 2024, 14, 2402785. ) (Front Cover 2024 in Advanced Energy Materials)
• Jamesh, M-I.; Tong, H.; Santoso, S. P.; Niu, W.; Kai, J.-J.; Hsieh, C. W.; Cheng, K.C.; Li, F. F.; Han, B.; Colmenares, J. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Recent advances in developing nanoscale electro/photocatalysts for hydrogen production: modification strategies, charge-carrier characterizations, and applications. Nanoscale 2024, Advance Article.
• Wang, Z.; Mak, C. H.; Feng, J.; Shen, H. H.; Han, B.; Santoso, S. P.; Yuan, M.; Li, F. F.; Song, H.; Lee, D. J.; Colmenares, J. C. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Nanoscale halide perovskites for photocatalytic CO2 reduction: product selectivity, strategies implemented, and charge-carrier separation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, Advance Article.
• Hosseini, B. H.; Paszkiewicz-Gawron, M.; Varma, R. S.; Xu, Y. J.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Quintero, J. C. C. ^*, Sono-photocatalysis for continuous-flow intensification: A disruptive strategy for lignocellulose valorization. Applied Catalysis O: Open 2024, 193, 206973.
• Khalaf, G. M. G.; Zhao, X.; Li, M.; Li, C.; Ali, S.; Ma, T.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.^*, Efficient PbS quantum dots tandem solar cells through compatible interconnection layer. Journal of Energy Chemistry 2024, 98, 47-57.
• Samantaray, M. R.; Wang, Z.; Hu, D.; Yuan, M.; Song, H.; Li, F. F.; Jia, G.; Ji, L.; Zou, X.; Shen, H. H.; Xi, B.; Tian, Y.; Xu, X. Q.; Lee, D. J.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Scalable Fabrication Methods of Large-Area (n-i-p) Perovskite Solar Panels. Solar RRL 2024, 2400235.
• Tian, F.; Wang, F.; Nie, W.; Zhang, X.; Xia, X.; Chang, L.; Pang, Z.; Yu, X.; Li, G.; Hu, S.; Xu, Q.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zhao, Y.; Ji, L.; Lu, X.; Zou, X.^*, Tailoring Oxygen‐Depleted and Unitary Ti3C2T x Surface Terminals by Molten Salt Electrochemical Etching Enables Dendrite‐Free Stable Zn Metal Anode. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, e202408996.
• Zhang, Z.; Zhou, M.; Mo, J.; Zaman, N.; Tauqeer, H. A.; Chen, X.; Cao, S.; Luo, S.; Xue, Q.; Ren, Z.; Li, G.; Li, R.; Zhu, X.; Gutsev, L. G.; Nikitenko, S. L.; Emelianov, N. A.; Kraevaya, O. A.; Aldoshin, S. M.; Troshin, P. A.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Xu, X.^*, Penetrated passivation strategy for carbon nanotube-based perovskite solar cells. Solid State Sciences 2024, 154, 107602.
• Yu, L.^*; Xin, S.; Li, Y.; Hsu, H.-Y., Linking atomic to mesoscopic scales in multilevel structural tailoring of single-atom catalysts for peroxide activation. Materials Horizons 2024, 11, 2729-2738.
• Wei, S.; Xia, X.; Bi, S.; Hu, S.; Wu, X.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zou, X.; Huang, K,; Zhang, D. W.; Sun, Q.; Bard, A. J.; Yu, E. T.; Ji, L.^*, Metal–insulator–semiconductor photoelectrodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chemical Society Reviews 2024, 53, 6860-6916.
• Wang, J.; Jamesh, M. I.; Gao, Q.; Han, B.; Sun, R.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zhou, C.; Cai, Z.^*, Semimetallic hydroxide materials for electrochemical water oxidation. Science China Materials 2024, 67, 1551–1558.
• Khalaf, G. M. G.; Zhao, X.; Li, M.; Ali, S.; Ke, A.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.^*, Lead Halide Ligand Recycling Enables Low-Cost Infrared PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024, 7, 4152–4161.
• Jamesh, M.-I.; Hu, D.; Wang, J.; Naz, F.; Feng, J.; Yu, L.; Cai, Z.; Colmenares, J. C.; Lee, D. J.; Chu, P. K.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Recent advances in noble metal-free electrocatalysts to achieve efficient alkaline water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12, 11771-11820.
• Zhou, Y.; Zhang, S.; Li, J.; Liu, L.; Wang, C.; Bai, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Hadar, I.; Yin, Z.; Buntine, M. A.; Yang, X.; Jia, G. ^*, Rational entry-diffusion induced Kirkendall effect towards Au2S nanotubes. Materials Today Chemistry 2024, 38, 102029.
• Ondang, I. J.; Cheng, K.-C.; Go, A. W.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Santoso, S. P.^*; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Tran-Nguyen, P. L. Study on glyphosate adsorption onto ZIF-8 modified with Fe3O4 nanoparticles: GLYPi adsorption by Fe3O4@ZIF-8. Fine Chemical Engineering 2024, 5, 246-268.
• Li, M.; Yan, J.; Zhao, X.; Ma, T.; Zhang, A.; Chen, S.; Shen, G.; Khalaf, G. M. G.; Zhang, J.; Chen, C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.^*; Yang, P.; Tang, J., Synergistic Enhancement of Efficient Perovskite/Quantum Dot Tandem Solar Cells Based on Transparent Electrode and Band Alignment Engineering. Advanced Energy Materials 2024, 2400219.
• Zhu, H.; Qin, Y.; Guo, Y.; Shen, Z.; Imran, M.; Mushtaq, M A.; Zhang, Z.; Ni, C.; Chen, Y.; Ding, Y.; Gul, H.; Zou, J.; Tsiakaras, P,; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Zhao, J.^*, Covalent organic polymers for efficient removal of iodine from gas- and liquid-phase environments. Chemical Engineering Journal 2024, 484, 149739.
• Han, B.^*; Hu, Y.; Liu, B.; Wang, G.; Qiu, Q.; Tang, Y.; Ma, S.; Xu, B.; Qiu, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Tailoring optoelectronic performance through compositional engineering to optimize trap densities in CsxMA(1−x)PbI3 perovskite nanowires. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2024, 57, 215101.
• Wang, S.; Lu, M.; Xia, X.; Wang, F.; Xiong, X.; Ding, K.; Pang, Z.; Li, G.; Xu, Q.; Hsien- Yi Hsu; Hu, S.; Ji, L.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, J.; Zou, X.^*; Lu, X., A universal and scalable transformation of bulk metals into single-atom catalysts in ionic liquids. PNAS 2024, 121, e2319136121.
• Li, R.; Mak, C. H.; Luo, K.; Wang, F.; Liu, G.; Tan, B.; Liu, G.; Xu, Y.; Yang, Y. D.; Wei, H.; Huang, Z.; Wu, L.; Zhao, X.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; He, Q.; Sessler, J. L.; Zhang, Z.^*, Cyclo[2]pyridine[8]pyrrole: An Expanded Porphyrinoid with Three Closed-Shell Oxidation States. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 3585-3590.
• Lunardi, V. B.; Santoso, S. P.^*; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Cheng, K. C.; Tran-Nguyen, P. L.; Go, A. W.; Nakamura, Y.; Lin, S. P.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Yuliana, M.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S., Synthesis of cellulose hydrogel by utilizing agricultural waste and zeolite for adsorption of copper metal ions. Industrial Crops and Products 2024, 210, 118179.
• Huang, Y.-C.; Khumsupan, D.; Lin, S.-P.; Santoso, S. P.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Production of bacterial cellulose (BC)/nisin composite with enhanced antibacterial and mechanical properties through co-cultivation of Komagataeibacter xylinum and Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2024, 258, 128977.
• Chen, H.-Y.; Khumsupan, D.; Patel, A. K.; Kee, P. E.; Ng, H. -S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Lin, S.-P.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Immobilization of Kluyveromyces marxianus K21 via coaxial electrospinning of PVA and sugarcane bagasse composite for bioethanol production. Applied Energy 2023, 356, 122405.
• Lunardi, V.B.; Cheng, K.-C.; Lin, S.-P.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Go, A. W.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S.; Hsien-Yi Hsu; Hsieh, C.-W.; Santoso, S. P. ^*, Modification of cellulosic adsorbent via iron-based metal phenolic networks coating for efficient removal of chromium ion. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2023, 464, 132973.
• Zhao, X.; Li, M.; Ma, T.; Yan, J.; Khalaf, G. M.G.; Chen, C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Song, H.^*; Tang, J., Stable PbS colloidal quantum dot inks enable blade-coating infrared solar cells. Frontiers of Optoelectronics 2023, 16, 27.
• Lin, T.-Y.; Wu, Y.-T.; Chang, H.-J.; Huang, C.-C.; Cheng, K.-C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Hsieh, C.-W.^*, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidative Effects of Polysaccharides Extracted from Unripe Carica papaya L. Fruit. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 1506.
• Xiao, F., Chen, S.; You, F.; Ma, T.; Chen, C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H. ^*; Tang, J., Confined-Space Selenium-Assisted Tellurization Posttreatment Strategy for Efficient Full-Inorganic Sb2S3 Thin-Film Solar Cells. Energy Technology 2023, 11, 2201315.
• Lin, S.-P.; Sung, T.-H.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Go, A. W.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Santoso, S. P.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Enhanced exopolysaccharide production of Cordyceps militaris via mycelial cell immobilization on plastic composite support in repeated-batch fermentation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023, 250, 126267.
• Fu, X.; Wang, M.; Jiang, Y.; Guo, X.; Zhao, X.; Sun, C.; Zhang, L.; Wei, K.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Yuan, M.^*, Mixed-Halide Perovskites with Halogen Bond Induced Interlayer Locking Structure for Stable Pure-Red PeLEDs. Nano Letters 2023, 23 (14), 6465-6473.
• Mak, C. H.^a; Peng, Y.^a; Chong, M. H.^b; Yu, L.^c; Du, M.; Ji, L.; Zou, X.; Zou, G.; Shen, H.-H.; Santoso, S. P.; Niu, W.; Li, F.-F.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Photoenhanced interfacial electron transfer of a dual functional hematite biophotoelectrode. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2023, 11, 11303-11311.
• Khalaf, G. M. G.; Li, M.; Yan, J.; Zhao, X.; Ma, T.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.^*, PbS colloidal quantum dots Infrared solar cells: defect information and passivation strategies. Small Science 2023, Advance Article.
• Chen, J.; Hao, D.; Chen, W.; Liu, Y.; Yin, Z.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Ni, B.-J.; Wang, A.; Lewis, S. W.; Jia, G.^*, Engineering Colloidal Metal-Semiconductor Nanorods Hybrid Nanostructures for Photocatalysis. Chinese Journal of Chemistry 2023, 41, 3050.
• Wang, F.; Wang, S.; Tian, F.; Wang, F.; Xia, X.; Zhang, Q.; Pang, Z.; Yu, X.; Li, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Hu, S.; Ji, L.; Xu, Q.; Zhao, Y.; Zou, X.^*; Lu, X., Exploring the potential of alternative current electric field treatment for preservation and the tissue softening mechanism in Pleurotus ostreatus. Scientia Horticulturae 2023, 321, 112284.
• Wang, F.; Wang, S.; Tian, F.; Wang, F.; Xia, X.; Zhang, Q.; Pang, Z.; Yu, X.; Li, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Hu, S.; Ji, L.; Xu, Q.; Zhao, Y.; Zou, X.^*; Lu, X., Advances in molten-salt-assisted synthesis of 2D MXenes and their applications in electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 470, 144185.
• Feng, J. ^a; Mak, C. H. ^a; Yu, L. ^c; Han, B.; Shen, H.-H.; Santoso, S. P.; Yuan, M.; Li, F.-F.; Song, H.; Colmenares, J. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Structural Modification Strategies, Interfacial Charge-Carrier Dynamics, and Solar Energy Conversion Applications of Organic–Inorganic Halide Perovskite Photocatalysts. Small Methods 2023, 2300429.
• Tian, F.; Pang, Z.; Hu, S.; Zhang, X.; Wang, F.; Nie, W.; Xia, X.; Li, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Xu, Q.;  Zou, X.; Ji, L.;  Lu, X.^*, Recent Advances in Electrochemical-Based Silicon Production Technologies with Reduced Carbon Emission. Research 2023, Advance Article.
• Zhu, L.; Zhao, Y.; Yang, W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Peng, P.; Li, F.-F.^*, Low-temperature selective synthesis of metastable α-MoC with electrochemical properties: Electrochemical co-reduction of CO2 and MoO3 in molten salts. Chinese Chemical Letters 2023, 108583.
• Chen, J.; Hao, D.; Chen, W.; Liu, Y.; Yin, Z.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Ni, B.-J.; Wang, A.; Lewis, S. W.; Jia, G. ^*, One-dimensional semiconductor-metal heterostructures for solar-to-fuel conversion through water splitting. Chinese Journal of Chemistry 2023, Advance Article.
• Liu, Y.-W.; Liu, C.-M.; Chen, H.-Y.; Khumsupan, D.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Lin, H.-W.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Optimal production of Ganoderma formosanum mycelium with anti-melanogenic activity. Fermentation 2023, 9, 372.
• Han, B.^*; Liu, B.; Wang, G.; Qiu, Q.; Wang, Z.^a; Xi, Y.; Cui, Y.; Ma, S.; Xu, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Transparent and Reusable Nanostencil Lithography for Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Nanodevices. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 2300570. (Back Cover 2023 in Advanced Functional Materials)
• Zhang, L.; Jiang, Y.; Feng, Y.; Cui, M.; Li, S.; Fu, X.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Qin, C.; Yuan, M., Manipulating Local Lattice Distortion for Spectrally Stable and Efficient Mixed-halide Blue Perovskite LEDs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, 62, e202302184.
• Cheng, L.; Wu, F.; Tian, Y.; Lv, X.; Li, F.; Xu, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zhang, Y.; Niu, W.^*, Gap Engineering of Sandwich Plasmonic Gap Nanostructures for Boosting Plasmon-Enhanced Electrocatalysis. Nano Research  2023, 16, 8961.
• Lin, S.-P.; Singajaya, S.; Lo, T.-Y.; Santoso, S. P.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Evaluation of porous bacterial cellulose produced from foam templating with different additives and its application in 3D cell culture. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023, 234, 123680.
• Yang, M.; Hou, C.-Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Hazeena, S. H.; Santoso, S. P.; Yu, C.-C.; Chang, C.-K.; Gavahian, M.; Hsieh, C.-W.^*, Enhancing Bioactive Saponin Content of Raphanus sativusExtract by Thermal Processing at Various Conditions. Molecules 2022, 27, 812.
• Yang, J.; Lv, Y.; He, Z.; Wang, B.; Chen, S.; Xiao, F.; Hu, H.; Yu, M.; Liu, H.; Lan, X.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.^*; Tang, J., Bi2S3 Electron Transport Layer Incorporation for High-Performance Heterostructure HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors. ACS Photonics 2023, Advance Article.
• Alvares, E.; Tantoro, S.; Wijaya, C. J.; Cheng, K.-C.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Go, A. W.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Santoso, S. P.^*, Preparation of MIL100/MIL101-Alginate composite beads for selective phosphate removal from aqueous solution. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2023, 231, 123322.
• Wang, G.^†; Han, B.^†; Mak, C. H.^a,†; Liu, J.; Liu, B.; Liu, P.; Hao, X.; Wang, H.; Ma, S.; Xu, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Mixed-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructure for High- Performance and Air-Stable Perovskite Nanowire Photodetectors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022, 14, 55183.
• Li, M.; Zhao, X.; Zhang, A; Wang, B.; Yang, Y.; Xu, S.; Hu, Q.; Liang, G.; Xiao, Z.; Gao, L.; Zhang, J.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.; Tang, J., Organic Ligand Complementary Passivation to Colloidal-quantum-dot Surface Enables Efficient Infrared Solar Cells. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 455, 140961.
• Chen, S.; Li, M.; Zhu, Y.; Cai, X.; Xiao, F.; Ma, T.; Yang, J.; Shen, G.; Ke, A.; Lu, Y.; Liang, W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Chen, C.; Tang, J.; Song, H.^*, A Codoping Strategy for Efficient Planar Heterojunction Sb2S3 Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials 2022, 2202897.
• Sulistiyo, C. D.; Cheng, K.-C.; Su'andi. H. J.; Yuliana, M.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Ismadji, S.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Go, A. W.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Tran-Nguyen, P. L.; Santoso, S. P., Removal of hexavalent chromium using durian in the form of rind, cellulose, and activated carbon: Comparison on adsorption performance and economic evaluation. Journal of Cleaner Production 2022, 380, 135010. Journal of Cleaner Production 2022, Advance Article.
• Ren, R.; Lim, C. X.; Li, S.; Wang, Y.; Song, J.; Lin, T.-W.; Muir, B. W.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Shen, H.-H.^*, Recent advances in the development of nanomaterials for antibacterial applications. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 3855.
• You, F.; Chen, S.; Ma, T.; Xiao, F.; Chen, C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H. ^*; Tang, J., Reactive Ion Etching Activating TiO2 Substrate for Planar Heterojunction Sb2S3 Solar Cells with 6.06% Efficiency. Energy Technology 2022, 2200940.
• Lin, S.-P.; Khumsupan, D.; Chou, Y.-J.; Hsieh, K.-C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Ting, Y.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Applications of atmospheric cold plasma in agricultural, medical and bioprocessing industries. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2022, 106, 7737.
• ***Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Zhang, J.; Jia, G.; Cheng, K.-C.; Song, H.; Yuan, M.; Zhao, S.; Kai, J.-J.; Colmenares, J. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Unravelling the interfacial dynamics of band-gap funneling in bismuth-based halide perovskites. Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2207835. (Back Cover 2023 in Advanced Materials)
• Santoso, S. P.; Kurniawan, A.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Shuwanto, H; Warmadewanthi, I.D.A.A.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S.; Cheng, K.-C., Removal of Heavy Metals from Water by Macro-Mesoporous Calcium Alginate–Exfoliated Clay Composite Sponges. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 452, 139261.
• Cao, T. N. D; Wang, T. H.; Peng, Y.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.; Mukhtar, H.; Yu, C.-P., Photo-assisted Microbial Fuel Cell systems: Critical Review of Scientific Rationale and Recent Advances in System Development. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 2022, 2115874.
• Li, S.; Ren, S.; Lyu, L; Song, J.; Wang, Y; Lin, T.-W.; Brun, A.L.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Shen, H.-H.^*, Solid- and Liquid-Surface Supported Bacterial Membrane Mimetics as a Platform for Functional and Structural Studies of Antimicrobials. Membranes 2022, 12, 906.
• Liu, R. ^a; Wang, J.; Mak, C. H. ^a; Du, M.; Li, F.-F.; Shen, H.-H.; Santoso, S. P.; Yu, E. T.; Yu, X.; Chu, P. K.^*; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Optimizing black phosphorus/halide perovskite compositions by scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2022, 169, 096510.
• Liu, Y.; Chen, X.; Lai, X.; Dzuvor, C.; Lyu, L.; Chow, S. H.; He, L.; Yu, L.; Wang, Y.; Song, J.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Lin, T.-W.; Chan, P.; Shen, H.-H.^*, Co-Assembled Nitric Oxide-Releasing Nanoparticles with Potent Antimicrobial Efficacy against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022, 14, 37369.
• *** Tang, Y. ^a; Mak, C. H. ^a; Wang, C.; Fu, Y.; Li, F.-F.; Jia, G.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Shen, H. H.; Colmenares, J. C.; Song, H.; Yuan, M.; Chen, Y.^*; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Band-gap funneling in bismuth-based hybrid perovskite photocatalyst with efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution. Small Methods 2022, 2200326. (Back Cover 2022 in Small Methods)
• Wu, H.; Utomo, W. P.; Tian, Y.; Mak, C. H.^a; Chung, H. Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Shang, J.; Ng, Y. H., Enhanced Visible-light-driven Heterogeneous Photocatalytic CO₂ Methanation by Cu₂O@Cu-MOF-74 Thin Film. ChemPhysMater 2022, Advance Article.
• Liu, L.; Bai, B.; Li, J.; Zhou, Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Jia, G.^*, Band alignment engineering of semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructures towards emerging applications. Solar RRL 2022, 2200299.
• Yang, J.; Hu, H.; Lv, Y.; Yuan, M.; Wang, B.; He, Z.; Chen, S.; Wang, Y.; Hu, Z.; Yu, M.; Zhang, X.; He, J.; Zhang, J.; Liu, H.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Tang, J.; Song, H.; Lan, X.^*, Ligand-Engineered HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dot Solids for Infrared Photodetectors. Nano Letters 2022, 22 (8), 3465-3472.
• Cheng, K.-C.; Hsiao, H.-C.; Hou, Y.-C.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Chen, H.-Y.; Lin, S.-P.^*, Improvement in violacein production by utilizing formic acid to induce quorum sensing in chromobacterium violaceum. Antioxidants 2022, 11, 849.
• Tang, Y. ^a; Mak, C. H. ^a; Jia, G.; Cheng, K.-C.; Kai, J.-J.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Meng, F.; Niu, W.; Li, F.-F.; Shen, H.-H.; Zhu, X.; Chen, H. M.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Lead-free hybrid perovskite photocatalysts: surface engineering, charge-carrier behaviors, and solar-driven applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, 10, 12296-12316. (Front Cover 2022 in J. Mater. Chem. A)
• Zhang, Y.; Zhao, K.; Huang, J; Hsu, H.-Y.; Xu, J; Luque, R.; Niu, W.; Xu, G. ^*, Non-centrosymmetric Hollow BiOCl Nanocaps with Tailored Openings for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022, 5 (2), 2326-2334.
• Lin, S.-P.; Huang, S.-H.; Ting, Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Evaluation of detoxified sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate by atmospheric cold plasma for bacterial cellulose production. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022, 204, 136-143.
• Yu, A.; Ma, G.; Zhu, L.; Zhang, R.; Li, Y.; Yang S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Peng, P.; Li, F.-F.^*, Conversion of CO2 to defective porous carbons in one electro-redox cycle for boosting electrocatalytic H2O2 production. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2022, 307, 121161.
• Lai, X.; Han, M.-L.; Ding, Y.; Chow S. H.; Le Brun, A. P.; Wu, C.-M.; Bergen, P. J.; Jiang, J.-H.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Muir, B. W.; White, J.; Song, J.; Li, J.; Shen, H.-H.^*, A polytherapy based approach to combat antimicrobial resistance using cubosomes. Nature Communications 2022, 13, 343.
• Angkawijaya, A. E.; Tran-Chuong, Y. N.; Ha, Q. N.; Tran-Nguyen, P. L.; Santoso, S. P.; Bundjaja, V.; Go, A. W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Ju, Y.-H., Studies on the performance of functionalized Fe3O4 as phosphate adsorbent and assessment to its environmental compatibility. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2022, 131, 104162.
• Peng, Y.^a; Du, M.; Zou, X.; Jia, G; Santoso, S. P.^*; Peng, X.; Niu, W.; Yuan, M.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Suppressing photoinduced charge recombination at the BiVO₄||NiOOH junction by sandwiching an oxygen vacancy layer for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2022, 608, 1116-1125.
• Li, M.; Chen, S.; Zhao, X.; Xiong, K.; Wang, B.; Shah, U. A.; Gao, L.; Lan, X.; Zhang, J.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Tang, J; Song, H.^*, Matching charge extraction contact for infrared PbS colloidal quantum dot solar cells. Small 2022, 18, 2105495.
• Peng, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Kai, J.-J.; Du, M.; Ji, L.; Yuan, M.; Zou, X.; Shen, H.-H.; Santosoh, S. P.; Colmenares, J. C.^*; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Recent Progress on Post-Synthetic Treatments of Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9, 26628 - 26649.
• Santosoa, S. P.^*; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Bundjaja, V.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Go, A. W.; Yuliana, M.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Tran-Nguyen, P. L.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S., TiO₂/guar gum hydrogel composite for adsorption and photodegradation of methylene blue. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 193, 721-733.
• Li, N.; Du, M.; Meng, Y.; Xue, H.; Cao, F.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Liu, F.; Liu, F., Characterization of red blood cells agglutination based on stochastic collision electrochemical technique. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2021, 349, 130817.
• Yu, A.; Ma, G.; Zhu, L.; Hu, Y.; Zhang, R.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Peng, P.; Li, F.-F., Electrochemically controlled in situ conversion of CO₂ to defective carbon nanotubes for enhanced H₂O₂ production. Nanoscale 2021, 13, 15973-15980.
• Fu, X.; He, T.; Lei, X.; Jiang, Y.; Wang, D.; Sun, P.; Zhao, D.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Li, X.; Yuan, M.^*, Halogen-Halogen Bonds Enable Improved Long-term Operational Stability of Mixed-Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics. Chem 2021, 7, 3131-3143.
• Javaid, S.; Xu, X.; Chen, W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Wang, S.; Yang, X.; Li, Y.; Shao, Z.; Jones, F.; Jia, G.^*, Ni2+/Co2+ doped Au-Fe7S8 nanoplatelets with exceptionally high oxygen evolution reaction activity. Nano Energy 2021, 89, 106463.
• Shang, S.; Xiong, W.; Yang, C.; Johannessen, B.; Liu, R.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.; Gu, Q.^*; Leung, M.^*; Shang, J.^*, Atomically dispersed iron metal site in a porphyrin-based metal-organic framework for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 9670-9678.
• Yu, A.; Ma, G.; Jiang, J.; Hu, Y.; Su, M.; Long, W.; Gao, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Peng, P.; Li, F.-F., Bio-inspired and Eco-friendly Synthesis of 3D Spongy Meso-Microporous Carbons from CO2 for Supercapacitors. Chemistry—A European Journal 2021, 17, 10405-10412.
• Fu, L.; Gao, X.; Dong, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zou, G.^*, Surface-Defect-Induced and Synergetic-Effect-Enhanced NIR-II Electrochemiluminescence of Au–Ag Bimetallic Nanoclusters and Its Spectral Sensing. Analytical Chemistry 2021, 93, 4909-4915.
• Gao, X.; Dong, S.; Fu, L.; Zhang, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zou, G.^*, Use of Triangular Silver Nanoplates as Low Potential Redox Mediators for Electrochemical Sensing. Analytical Chemistry 2021, 93 (6), 3295-3300.
• Ding, Y.; Chow, S. H.; Chen, J.; Le Brun, A. P.; Wu, C.-M.; Duff, A. P.; Wang, Y.; Song, J.; Wang, J.-H.; Wong, V. H.; Zhao, D.; Lee, T.-H.; Conn, C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Bui, B. V.; Liu, G.-S.; Shen, H.-H.^*, Targeted Delivery of LM22A-4 by Cubosomes Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells in An Experimental Glaucoma Model. Acta Biomaterialia 2021, 126, 433-444.
• Sun, C.; Jiang, Y.; Cui, M.; Qiao, L.; Wei, J.; Huang, Y.; Zhang, L.; He, T.; Li, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Qin, C.-C.; Long, R.; Yuan, M.^*, High-performance large-area quasi-2D perovskite light-emitting diodes. Nature Communications 2021, 12, 2207.
• Kuo, H.-C.; Kwong, H. K.; Chen, H.-Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Yu, S.-H.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Lin, H.-W.; Chu, Y.-L.; Cheng, K.-C., Enhanced Antioxidant Activity of Chenopodium formosanum K oidz. by Lactic Acid Bacteria: Optimization of Fermentation Conditions. PLOS ONE 2021, 16, e0249250.
• Liu, R.^a†; Peng, X.^†; Han, X.^a†; Mak, C. H.^a; Cheng, K.-C.; Santoso, S. P.; Shen, H.-H.; Ruan, Q.; Cao, F.; Yu, E. T.; Chu, P. K.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Cost-effective liquid-junction solar devices with plasma-implanted Ni/TiN/CNF hierarchically structured nanofibers. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2021, 887, 115167.
• Peng, Y.^a; Wu, H.; Yuan, M.; Li, F.-F.; Zou, X.; Ng, Y. H.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Chemical reduction-induced surface oxygen vacancies of BiVO₄ photoanodes with enhanced photoelectrochemical performance. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2021, 5, 2284-2293.
• Peng, Y.^a; Ruan, Q.; Lam, C. H.; Meng, F.; Guan, C.-Y.; Santoso, S. P.; Zou, X.; Edward, T. Y.; Chu, P. K.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Plasma-implanted Ti-doped hematite photoanodes with enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2021, 870, 159376.
• Chen, X.; Ding, Y.; Bamert, R. S.; Le Brun, A. P.; Duff, A. P.; Wu, C.-M.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Shiota, T.; Lithgow, T.; Shen, H.-H.^*, Substrate-dependent arrangements of the subunits of the BAM complex determined by neutron reflectometry. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes 2021, 183587.
• Wang, R.; Yin, Y.; Xu, K.; Wu, L.; Huang, Z.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Sessler, J. L.; Zhang, Z.^*, Doubly N-confused phlorin and phlorinone analogue. Chemical Communications 2021, 57 (22), 2772-2775.
• Andreas, A.; Winata, Z. G.; Santoso, S. P.^*; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Yuliana, M.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Go, A. W.; Ju, Y.-H., Biocomposite hydrogel beads from glutaraldehyde-crosslinked phytochemicals in alginate for effective removal of methylene blue. Journal of Molecular Liquids 2021, 329, 115579.
• Santoso, S. P.; Lin, S.-P.; Wang, T.-Y.; Ting, Y.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Yu, R.-C.; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Atmospheric cold plasma-assisted pineapple peel waste hydrolysate detoxification for the production of bacterial cellulose. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 175, 526-534.
• Fu, L.; Fu, K.; Gao, X.; Dong, S.; Zhang, B.; Fu, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zou, G.^*, Enhanced Near-Infrared Electrochemiluminescence from Trinary Ag–In–S to Multinary Ag–Ga–In–S Nanocrystals via Doping-in-Growth and Its Immunosensing Applications. Analytical Chemistry 2021, 93 (4), 2160-2165.
• Du, M.^*; Zhao, X.; Zhu, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Liu, F., Elastic strain controlling the activity and selectivity of CO₂ electroreduction on Cu overlayers. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9 (8), 4933-4944.
• Chen, H.-Y.; Ting, Y.; Kuo, H.-C.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Wu, C.-N.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Enzymatic degradation of ginkgolic acids by laccase immobilized on core/shell Fe₃O₄/nylon composite nanoparticles using novel coaxial electrospraying process. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 172, 270-280.
• Li, J.; Du, N.; Tan, Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Tan, C.; Jiang, Y., Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles Based on Copper Coordination for Real-Time Monitoring of pH-Responsive Drug Delivery. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2021, 4 (3), 2583-2590.
• Du, M.^*; Meng, Y.; Zhu, G.; Gao, M.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Liu, F., Intrinsic electrocatalytic activity of a single IrO_x nanoparticle towards oxygen evolution reaction. Nanoscale 2020, 12 (43), 22014-22021.
• Mak, C. H.^a; Han, X.^c; Du, M.; Kai, J.-J.; Tsang, K. F.; Jia, G.^*; Cheng, K.-C.; Shen, H.-H.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Heterogenization of homogeneous photocatalysts utilizing synthetic and natural support materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9, 4454-4504.
• Santoso, S. P.^*; Angkawijaya, A. E.; Kurniawan, A.; Yuliana, M.; Soetaredjo, F. E.; Ismadji, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Tran-Nguyen, P. L.; Ju, Y. H., Utilization of Nanocrystalline Cellulose for Adsorption of Divalent Cobalt Ions in the Aqueous Phase. Fine Chemical Engineering 2020, 2, 1-12.
• Pang, Z; Li, G.; Zou, X.; Sun, C.; Hu, C.; Tang, W.; Ji, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Xu, Q.; Lu, X.^*, An integrated strategy towards the facile synthesis of core-shell SiC-derived carbon@ N-doped carbon for high-performance supercapacitors. Journal of Energy Chemistry 2021, 56, 512-521.
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Wang, Z.; Ji, L.; Song, H.; Tan, C.; Barrière, F.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Bismuth-Based Perovskite Heterostructures: In Situ Formation of Bismuth-Based Perovskite Heterostructures for High-Performance Cocatalyst-Free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30 (52), 2070343.
• Wu, H.; Tan, T. H.; Liu, R.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Ng, Y. H.^*, Selective Ethanol Oxidation to Acetaldehyde on Nanostructured Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework‐8‐Wrapped ZnO Photothermocatalyst Thin Films. Solar RRL 2020, 2000423.
• *** Liu, R.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Han, X.^c; Tang, Y.^a; Jia, G.; Cheng, K.-C.; Qi, H.; Zou, X.; Zou, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Efficient electronic coupling and heterogeneous charge transport of zero-dimensional Cs₄PbBr₆ perovskite emitters. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8 (45), 23803-23811. (Back Cover 2020 in J. Mater. Chem. A)
• Lai, X.; Ding, Y.; Wu, C.-M.; Chen, X.; Jiang, J.-H.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Wang, Y.; Le Brun, A. P.; Song, J.; Han, M.-L.; Li, J.; Shen, H.-H.^*, Phytantriol-based cubosome formulation as an antimicrobial against lipopolysaccharide-deficient gram-negative bacteria. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12 (40), 44485-44498.
• Yang, X.; Yang, J.; Ullah, M. I.; Xia, Y.; Liang, G.; Wang, S.; Zhang, J.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Song, H.^*; Tang, J., Enhanced Passivation and Carrier Collection in Ink-Processed PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells via a Supplementary Ligand Strategy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12 (37), 42217-42225.
• Pang, Z.; Zou, X.; Tang, W.; Shi, T.; Wang, S.; Ji, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Xu, Q.; Lu, X., Electrosynthesis of Ti₃AlC₂-Derived Porous Carbon in Molten Salt. JOM 2020, 72 (11), 3887-3894.
• Chen, Z.; Liao, C.; Price, R.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Younus, M.; Schanze, K. S., Polymeric Nonlinear Absorption Chromophore Array from Controlled Radical Polymerization and “Click” Chemistry. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2020, 2 (11), 4570-4580.
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Wang, Z.; Ji, L.; Song, H.; Tan, C.; Barrière, F.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, In Situ Formation of Bismuth-Based Perovskite Heterostructures for High-Performance Cocatalyst-Free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30 (52), 2006919. (Front Cover 2020 in Advanced Functional Materials)
• Fu, L.; Fu, K.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Gao, X.; Zou, G.^*, Ce⁴⁺ doping to modulate electrochemical and radiative-charge-transfer behaviors of CsPbBr₃ perovskite nanocrystals. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2020, 876, 114546.
• Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Han, X.^c; Tang, Y.^a; Zou, X.; Shen, H. H.; Meng, Y.; Zou, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Thermally Activated Delayed Phosphorescence and Interchromophore Exciton Coupling in a Platinum‐Based Organometallic Emitter. Advanced Optical Materials 2020, 8 (20), 2001023.
• Lin, S.-P.; Kuo, T.-C.; Wang, H.-T.; Ting, Y.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Chen, Y.-K.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Cheng, K.-C.^*, Enhanced bioethanol production using atmospheric cold plasma-assisted detoxification of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate. Bioresource Technology 2020, 313, 123704.
• Ding, Y.; Shiota, T.; Le Brun, A. P.; Dunstan, R. A.; Wang, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Lithgow, T.; Shen, H.-H., Characterization of BamA reconstituted into a solid-supported lipid bilayer as a platform for measuring dynamics during substrate protein assembly into the membrane. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes 2020, 1862 (9), 183317.
• Mak, C. H.^a; Huang, X.^c; Liu, R.^a; Tang, Y.^a; Han, X.^c; Ji, L.; Zou, X.; Zou, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Recent progress in surface modification and interfacial engineering for high-performance perovskite light-emitting diodes. Nano Energy 2020, 73, 104752.
• Islam, M. K.; Wang, H.; Rehman, S.; Dong, C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Leu, S.-Y.^*, Sustainability metrics of pretreatment processes in a waste derived lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery. Bioresource Technology 2020, 298, 122558.
• Jia, J.; Fu, K.; Hou, S.; Zhang, B.; Fu, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zou, G.^*, Enhanced Charge Injection and Recombination of CsPbBr₃ Perovskite Nanocrystals upon Internal Heterovalent Substitution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123 (49), 29916-29921.
• Meng, F.; Jia, Y.; Wang, J.; Huang, X.^c; Gui, Z.; Huang, L.; Li, R.; Chen, R.; Xu, J.; Chen, W.; He, Z.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Zhu, E.; Che, G.; Wang, H.-L^*, Dopant-Free Hole Transporting Molecules for Highly Efficient Perovskite Photovoltaic with Strong Interfacial Interaction. Solar RRL 2019, 3 (12), 1900319-1900428.
• Pang, Z.; Zou, X.^*; Xiong, X.; Wang, S.; Ji, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Wu, G.; Xu, Q.; Lu, X., Molten salt electrosynthesis of Cr₂AlC-derived porous carbon for supercapacitors. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7 (15), 12938-12947.
• Rao, S.; Zou, X.^*; Wang, S.; Shi, T.; Lu, Y.; Ji, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Xu, Q.; Lu, X., Electrodeposition of Porous Sn-Ni-Cu Alloy Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries from Nickel Matte in Deep Eutectic Solvents. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2019, 166 (10), D427-D434.
• Rao, S.; Zou, X.^*; Wang, S.; Lu, Y.; Shi, T.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Xu, Q.; Lu, X., Electrodeposition of Ni-Cu alloy films from nickel matte in deep eutectic solvent. Materials Chemistry and Physics 2019, 232, 6-15.
• Dong, C.; Wang, Y.; Wang, H.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Leu, S.-Y.^*, New generation urban biorefinery toward complete utilization of waste derived lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added products. Energy Procedia 2019, 158, 918-925.
• Pang, Z.; Zou, X.^*; Zheng, K.; Li, S.; Wang, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Xu, Q.; Lu, X., Sustainable synthesis of Cr₇C₃, Cr₂AlC, and their derived porous carbons in molten salts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (12), 16607-16615.
• Ding, Y.; Chow, S. H.; Liu, G.-S.; Wang, B.; Lin, T.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Duff, A. P.; Le Brun, A. P.; Shen, H.-H.^*, Annexin V-containing cubosomes for targeted early detection of apoptosis in degenerative retinal tissue. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2018, 6 (46), 7652-7661.
• Hsu, H.-Y.*; Ji, L.; Zhang, C.^c; Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Wang, T.; Zou, X.; Leu, S.-Y.; Edward, T. Y., Ultra-stable 2D layered methylammonium cadmium trihalide perovskite photoelectrodes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2018, 6 (43), 11552-11560.
• Li, Y.^c; Ji, L.; Liu, R.^a; Zhang, C.^c; Mak, C. H.^a; Zou, X.; Shen, H.-H.; Leu, S.-Y.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, A review on morphology engineering for highly efficient and stable hybrid perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018, 6 (27), 12842-12875. (Highlighted as a Hot Article 2018 and featured in the top 5% of most read articles in J. Mater. Chem. A) (Selected in a Themed Collection– International Year of the Periodic Table: From Pb and Sn Perovskites to the Next Generation in Royal Society of Chemistry 2019)
• Zou, X.^†*; Ji, L.^†; Hsu, H.-Y.^†; Zheng, K.; Pang, Z.; Lu, X., Designed synthesis of SiC nanowire-derived carbon with dual-scale nanostructures for supercapacitor applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018, 6 (26), 12724-12732.
• Zhang, C.^c; Liu, R.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Zou, X.; Shen, H.-H.; Leu, S.-Y.; Ji, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Photophysics of organic photovoltaic devices: a review. Journal of Photonics for Energy 2018, 8 (2), 021001-021026.
• Ji, L.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Lee, J. C.; Bard, A. J.; Yu, E. T., High-performance photodetectors based on solution-processed epitaxial grown hybrid halide perovskites. Nano Letters 2018, 18 (2), 994-1000.
• Ji, L.*^†; Hsu, H.-Y.^†; Li, X.; Huang, K.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, J. C.; Bard, A. J.; Edward, T. Y., Localized dielectric breakdown and antireflection coating in metal–oxide–semiconductor photoelectrodes. Nature Materials 2017, 16 (1), 127-131. (Front Cover 2017 in Nature Materials)
• Hsu, H.-Y.; Ji, L.; Ahn, H. S.; Zhao, J.; Yu, E. T.; Bard, A. J.^*, A liquid junction photoelectrochemical solar cell based on p-type MeNH₃PbI₃ perovskite with 1.05 V open-circuit photovoltage. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137 (46), 14758-14764.
• Hsu, H.-Y.; Ji, L.; Du, M.; Zhao, J.; Edward, T. Y.; Bard, A. J.^*, Optimization of lead-free organic–inorganic tin (II) halide perovskite semiconductors by scanning electrochemical microscopy. Electrochimica Acta 2016, 220, 205-210.
• Hsu, H.-Y.; Ji, L.; Du, M.; Zhao, J.; Yu, E. T.; Bard, A. J.^*, Optimization of PbI₂/MAPbI₃ perovskite composites by scanning electrochemical microscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120 (35), 19890-19895.
• Lai, T.-H.; Constantinou, I.; Grand, C. M.; Klump, E. D.; Baek, S.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Tsang, S.-W.; Schanze, K. S.; Reynolds, J. R.; So, F.^*, Evidence of molecular structure dependent charge transfer between isoindigo-based polymers and fullerene. Chemistry of Materials 2016, 28 (7), 2433-2440.
• Zhao, J.; Yin, H.; Lim, T.; Xie, H.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Forouzan, F.; Bard, A. J.^*, Electrodeposition of photoactive silicon films for low-cost solar cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2016, 163 (9), D506-D514.
• Constantinou, I.; Lai, T. H.; Hsu, H. Y.; Cheung, S. H.; Klump, E. D.; Schanze, K. S.; So, S. K.; So, F.^*, Effect of thermal annealing on charge transfer states and charge trapping in PCDTBT: PC70BM solar cells. Advanced Electronic Materials 2015, 1 (9), 1500167.
• Hsu, H.-Y.; Vella, J. H.; Myers, J. D.; Xue, J.; Schanze, K. S. ^*, Triplet exciton diffusion in platinum polyyne films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2014, 118 (42), 24282-24289.
• Chen, Z.^†; Hsu, H.-Y.^†; Arca, M.; Schanze, K. S.^*, Triplet energy transport in platinum-acetylide light harvesting arrays. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2015, 119 (24), 7198-7209.
• Richard, C. A.; Pan, Z.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Cekli, S.; Schanze, K. S.; Reynolds, J. R.^*, Effect of Isomerism and Chain Length on Electronic Structure, Photophysics, and Sensitizer Efficiency in Quadrupolar (Donor) 2–Acceptor Systems for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2014, 6 (7), 5221-5227.
• Hartel, M.; Chen, S.; Swerdlow, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Manders, J.; Schanze, K.; So, F., Defect-induced loss mechanisms in polymer–inorganic planar heterojunction solar cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2013, 5 (15), 7215-7218.
• Hsu, H.-Y.; Hsieh, H.-H.; Tuan, H.-Y.^*; Hwang, J.-L., Oxidized low density polyethylene: A potential cost-effective, stable, and recyclable polymeric encapsulant for photovoltaic modules. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2010, 94 (6), 955-959.
• Elangovan, A.; Lin, J.-H.; Yang, S.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Ho, T.-I.^*, Synthesis and electrogenerated chemiluminescence of donor-substituted phenylethynylcoumarins. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2004, 70 (3), 1104-1104.
• Ho, T.-I^*.; Elangovan, A.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Yang, S.-W., Highly fluorescent N, N-dimethylaminophenylethynylarenes: Synthesis, photophysical properties, and electrochemiluminescence. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109 (18), 8626-8633.
• Elangovan, A.; Lin, J.-H.; Yang, S.-W.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Ho, T.-I.^*, Synthesis and electrogenerated chemiluminescence of donor-substituted phenylethynylcoumarins. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2004, 69 (23), 8086-8092.

Patents (Partial List)

• Hsu, H.-Y.*; Zhang, C.^c; Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a, Enhanced crystallinity and morphology of cadmium-based perovskite light absorbers (一种提升镉基钙钛矿光吸收层结晶度和覆盖率的方法). City University of Hong Kong. China Patent Publication No. ZL201810620391.5 November 22, 2022.
• Liu, R.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a , A method for improving light absorption and photoelectrochemistrical perovskite layer (一种提升杂化钙钛矿层对光的吸收并增强其光电化学响应的改性方法). City University of Hong Kong. China Patent Application No. 202010619816.8. August 17, 2020.
• Mak, C. H.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Yuan, M; Feng, J.^a; Wang, Z.^a, Enhanced electrochemiluminescent property of heterostructured perovskites (异质结化钙钛矿增强电致化学发光性能). City University of Hong Kong. China Patent Application No. PWG/PA/1589/9/2023(PRC). January 24, 2024.
• Hsu, H.-Y.*; Mak, C. H.^a; Yuan, M.; Feng, J.^a; Wang, Z.^a, Quantum Dot Electroluminescent Blue Light Device and Its Preparation Method (一種鈣鈦礦量子點電致化學發光藍光器件及其製備方法). City University of Hong Kong. China Patent Application No. 202410761396.5. June 13, 2024.
• Hsu, H.-Y.*; Mak, C. H.; Feng, J.^a; Wang, Z.^a, Bismuth Vanadate Microbial Photoanode and Its Preparation Method, Microbial Photoelectrochemical Cell, and Wastewater Treatment Method (一種釩酸鉍微生物光陽極及其製備方法和微生物光電解池與廢水處理方法). City University of Hong Kong. China Patent Application No. 202411157175.3.  August 21, 2024.

Books/Book Chapters

• Yun, J. H. ^†*; Mak, C. H. ^a†; Hsu, H.-Y.*; NG Y. H.^*, 23. Non-noble Plasmon Enhancement (NNPE) for PV Energy Conversion. In: Atomic and Nano Scale Materials for Advanced Energy Conversion. 2021 Wiley-VCH Publishing. (ISBN-13:9783527348923)
• Mak, C. H.^a; Yun, J. H.^*; NG Y. H.^*; Hsu, H.-Y.*, 19. 2D-Materials-based Heterostructures for PV Energy Conversion. In: Atomic and Nano Scale Materials for Advanced Energy Conversion. 2021 Wiley-VCH Publishing. (ISBN-13:9783527348923)
• Prekodravac J. R.; Nair V.; Giannakoudakis D. A.; Hsu, H.-Y.*; Colmenares, J. C.^*, 5. Homogeneous photocatalysts immobilized on polymeric supports: environmental and chemical synthesis applications. In: Materials Science in Photocatalysis. 2021 Elsevier, pp.575-588.
• Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Ultrafast Spectroscopic Techniques in Photocatalysis. In: Heterogeneous Catalysts: Advanced Design, Characterization, and Applications. 2021 Wiley-VCH Publishing, pp.377-397.
• Ji L.; Zou, X.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Huang, K.; Gao, N.; Zhu, H.; Chen, L.; Sun, Q.; Zhou, P.; Zhang, D. W., 7-Two-dimensional materials as photoelectrodes in water reduction devices for energy applications. In: Emerging 2D Materials and Devices for the Internet of Things. 2020 Elsevier, pp.165-179.

Medium Publications (Partial List)

• Feng, J.; Mak, C. H.; Jia, G.; Han, B.; Shen, H.-H.; Santoso, S. P.; Kai, J.-J.; Yuan, M.; Song, H.; Colmenares, J. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Unlocking Interfacial Interactions of In-Situ Grown Multidimensional Bismuth-Based Perovskite Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Highlighted by Advanced Energy Materials, Volume 14, Issue 43, November 15 2025.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16146840/2024/14/43
• Han, B.^*; Liu, B.; Wang, G.; Qiu, Q.; Wang, Z.^a; Xi, Y.; Cui, Y.; Ma, S.; Xu, B.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Transparent and Reusable Nanostencil Lithography for Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Nanodevices. Highlighted by Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 33, Issue 29, July 18 2023.
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.^*, CityU unravels interfacial interactions of the lead-free perovskite for efficient hydrogen production. The column article of the Vice-President Research Technology (VPRT) at CityU, January 2023.
  https://www.cityu.edu.hk/research/stories/2023/01/13/cityu-unravels-interfacial-interactions-lead-free-perovskite-efficient-hydrogen-production
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Zhang, J.; Jia, G.; Cheng, K.-C.; Song, H.; Yuan, M.; Zhao, S.; Kai, J.-J.; Colmenares, J. C.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Unravelling the interfacial dynamics of band-gap funneling in bismuth-based halide perovskites. Highlighted by Advanced Materials, Volume 35 Issue 2, January 2023.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.202370012
• Tang, Y. ^a; Mak, C. H. ^a; Jia, G.; Cheng, K.-C.; Kai, J.-J.; Hsieh, C.-W.; Meng, F.; Niu, W.; Li, F.-F.; Shen, H.-H.; Zhu, X.; Chen, H. M.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Lead-free hybrid perovskite photocatalysts: surface engineering, charge-carrier behaviors, and solar-driven applications. Highlighted by Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022. Themed Collection in Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/ta#!issueid=ta010023&type=current&issnprint=2050-7488
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.^*, Boosting Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency. The column article of Communications and Public Relations Office (CPRO) at CityU, January 2021.
  https://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2021/01/06/boosting-solar-energy-conversion-efficiency
• Mak, C. H.^a; Han, X.^c; Du, M.; Kai, J.-J.; Tsang, K. F.; Jia, G.^*; Cheng, K.-C.; Shen, H.-H.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Heterogenization of homogeneous photocatalysts utilizing synthetic and natural support materials. Themed Collection in Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/ta/d0ta08334h#!divAbstract
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.*, 城大研環保新材料, 提升太陽能轉換率. The column article of the CRNTT, January 2021.
  http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1059/7/8/5/105978553.html?coluid=0&kindid=0&docid=105978553
• Liu, R.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Han, X.^c; Tang, Y.^a; Jia, G.; Cheng, K.-C.; Qi, H.; Zou, X.; Zou, G.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, Efficient electronic coupling and heterogeneous charge transport of zero-dimensional Cs4PbBr6 perovskite emitters. Highlighted by Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020.
  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/TA/D0TA90271C#!divAbstract
• Tang, Y.^a; Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Wang, Z.; Ji, L.; Song, H.; Tan, C.; Barrière, F.; Hsu, H.-Y.*, In Situ Formation of Bismuth–Based Perovskite Heterostructures for High‐Performance Cocatalyst–Free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Highlighted by Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 30 Issue 52, December 2020.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202070343
• Hsu, H.-Y. (Team Member-Right Fielder), CityU President leads teams on Inter-University sports competitions between City University of Hong Kong and National Chiao Tung University, December 2018.
  https://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityupdate/media/news/2018/12/28/cityu-president-leads-teams-taiwan-sports-exchange-visit
• Hsu, H.-Y.*; Ji, L.; Zhang, C.^c; Mak, C. H.^a; Liu, R.^a; Wang, T.; Zou, X.; Leu, S.-Y.; Edward, T. Y., Ultra-stable 2D layered methylammonium cadmium trihalide perovskite photoelectrodes. Highlighted by Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018.
  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/tc/c8tc90230e#!divAbstract
• Mak, C. H.^a; Hsu, H.-Y.*, How solar energy can help us work towards a sustainable future. The column article of the Young Post, June 2018.
  https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/college-uni-life/university-programmes/article/3072755/how-solar-energy-can-help-us-work
• Ji, L.*^†; Hsu, H.-Y.^†; Li, X.; Huang, K.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, J. C.; Bard, A. J.; Edward, T. Y., Localized dielectric breakdown and antireflection coating in metal–oxide–semiconductor photoelectrodes. Highlighted by Nature Materials, Volume 16 Issue 1, January 2017.
  https://www.nature.com/nmat/volumes/16/issues/1 

Selected Awards and Honors

Academics and Research

• Best Presenter Award on International Conference of Applied Technology, June 2024.
• Best Research Award on International Research Excellence and Best Paper Awards. May 2023.
• Best Research Award on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, March 2023.
• Graduate School Fellowship Award, University of Florida, 2014.
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, 2011.
• Outstanding Research Quality Award for c-Si solar cell module project, Photovoltaics Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, 2009.
• Outstanding Research Quality Award for thin film solar cell project, Photovoltaics Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, 2008.

Training and Teaching

• Outstanding Academic Performance Award (Ph.D. student, Zhe WANG), City University of Hong Kong, 2024.
• Green Energy Dream Come True Competition-1st-runner-up (undergraduate student, Miss Sze Yiu Sylvia OU), Hongkong Electric, 2022.
• HKIE Environmental Division Prize for 2020-2021 Best Final-Year Environmental Project-2nd Runner-up (undergraduate student, Mr. Man Hin CHONG), Environmental Division, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 2022.
• Outstanding Final Year Project Award-1st runner-up (undergraduate student, Man Hin CHONG), School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, 2021.
• Outstanding Academic Performance Award (Ph.D. student, Rugeng LIU), City University of Hong Kong, 2019.