CHEN Wei

CHEN Wei

Professor, Associate Dean (Research), Provost's Chair Professor (2023-2026)

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Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, 2006-2008; Postdoc, National University of Singapore, 2004-2006; Ph.D., National University of Singapore, 2004; B.Sc., Nanjing Univ., 2001.

Contact Information:

Office: MD1-17-03F

Tel: (65)-6516-2921

Fax: (65)-6779-1691

Email: chmcw@nus.edu.sg | phycw@nus.edu.sg

Research

ORCID: 0000-0002-1131-3585
ResearcherID: F-4658-2010

Recognition and Achievements

• Mitsui Chemicals-SNIC Industry Award, 2020
• NUS Dean’s Chair Professor, 2016
• Singapore Young Scientist Award, Singapore, 2012

Research Interests

The broad objective of my research is to have molecular-scale understanding of the interface properties for molecular, organic and graphene electronics, to provide design rules for effective interface engineering approaches to improve device performance and materials efficiency, with particular emphasis on the interface-controlled interface engineering for organic and 2D materials based functional devices, and interface-controlled nanocatalysis for energy and environmental issues.

Research Highlight

Ref. :Tian, Z. L.; Da, Y. M.; Wang, M.; Dou, X. Y.; Cui, X. H.; Chen, J.; Jiang, R.; Xi, S. B.; Cui, B. H.; Luo, Y. N.; Yang, H. T.; Long, Y.; Xiao, Y. K.; Chen, W., Selective Photoelectrochemical Oxidation of Glucose to High Value-Added Glucaric Acid by Single-Atom Pt Decorated Defective TiO2. Nat. Comm. 2003, 14, 142.

Teaching Contributions AY2023/2024

• CM5151 Energy Storage and Conversion Chemistry

Representative Publications 

• Wang, M.; Chen, J.; Tian, Z. L.; Dai, W. R.; Cui, B. H.; Cui, X. H.; Lian, X.; Jiang, C. L.; Yang, H. T.; Wang , H.; Sun, Z. J.; Ding, Y. S.; Sun, Y. Y.; Zhang, J.; Chen, W.,  Facet-Controlled Bifunctional WO3 Photocathodes for High-Performance Photo-assisted Li-O2 Battery.  Energy Environ. Sci. 2023, 16, 523-534.
• Yang, J. L.; Li, M. H.; Sun, Z. J.; Lian, X.; Wang, Y. N.; Jiang, C. L.; Luo, Y. N.; Liu, Y.; Niu, Y. X.; Yu, P. C.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Z. H.; Wu, G.; Gu, M.; Chen, W.,  Prolongating Cycling Lifetime of Lithium Metal Batteries with Monolithic and Inorganic-Rich Solid Electrolyte Interphase. Energy Environ. Sci. 2023, 16, 3837-3846.
• Zhang, Q.; Li, Y. K.; Poh, E. T.; Xing, Z. X.; Zhang, M. S.; Wang, M.; Sun, Z. J.; Pan, J. S.; Vummaleti, S. V. C.; Zhang, J.; Chen, W.,  Rational Design of Benzo-Crown Ether Electrolyte Additives for High-Performance Li-O2 Batteries. Adv. Energy. Mater. 2023, 13, 2301748.
• Zhang, Q.; Rao, S. J.; Vummaleti, S. V. C.; Poh, E. T.; Dai, W. R.; Cui, X. H.; Wu, J. S.; Zhang, J.; Chen, W., High-Performance Li-O2 Batteries Enabled by Dibenzo-24-Crown-8 Aldehyde Derivative as Electrolyte Additives. Adv. Energy. Mater. 2022, 12, 2200580.
• Tian, Z. L.; Han, C.; Zhao, Y.; Dai, W. R.; Lian, X.; Wang, Y. N.; Zheng, Y.; Shi, Y.; Pan, X.; Huang, Z. C.; Li, H. X.; Chen, W., Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation Coupled with Selective Benzylamine Oxidation over Defective ZrS3 Nanobelts. Nat. Comm. 2021, 12, 2039.
• Shi, Y.; Ma, Z. R.; Xiao, Y. Y.; Yin, Y. C.; Huang, W. H.; Huang, Z. C.; Zheng, Y. Z.; Mu, F. Y.; Huang, R.; Shi, G. Y.; Sun, Y. Y.; Xia, X. H.; Chen, W., Electronic metal–support interaction modulates single-atom platinum catalysis for hydrogen evolution reaction. Nat. Comm. 2021, 12, 3021. [Editor’s Highlight].
• Xiang, D.; Liu, T.; Zhang, X. M.; Zhou, P.; Chen, W., Dielectric engineered two-dimensional neuromorphic transistors. Nano. Lett. 2021, 21, 3557-3565.
• Sun, S.; Zhao, S. T.; Luo, Y. Z.; Gu, X. Y.; Tadich, A.; Qi, D. C.; Lian, X.; Ma, Z. R.; Zheng, Y.;  Gu, C. D.; Zhang, J. L.; Li, Z. Y.; Chen, W., Designing Kagome Lattice from Potassium Atoms on Phosphorus Gold Surface Alloy. Nano Lett. 2020, 20, 5583-5589.
• Zhang, J.L.; Zhao, S. T.; Telychko, M.; Sun, S.; Lian, X.; Su, J.; Tadich, A.; Qi, D. C.; Zhuang, J. C.; Zheng, Y, Ma, Z. R.; Gu, C. D.; Hu, Z. H.; Du, Y.; Lu, J.; Li, Z. Y.; Chen, W., Reversible Oxidation of Blue Phosphorus Monolayer on Au(111). Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 5340-5346.
• Liu, T.; Xu, J.L.; Tan, J.Y.; Hu, Z.H.; Lei, B.; Zheng, Y.; Wu, J.; Castro Neto, A.H.; Liu, L.; Chen, W., Two-dimensional Multi-bit Optoelectronic Memory with Broadband Spectrum Distinction. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 2966.