The Tan Group is interested in the design and generation of self-assembled multifunctional systems that are promising for urban sustainability and clean energy applications. We apply both in situ and ex situ characterization techniques to gain a fundamental understanding of the structure formation principles under equilibrium and nonequilibrium self-assembly conditions, as well as to formulate advanced design concepts for novel functional materials classes.

    News

    23 Feb 2024

    A new collaborative research paper with Prof. Alfred Tok applying Joule heating to induce explosive crystallization in sub-20-nm noble metal high entropy film with extraordinary HER performances is now live in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. DOI: 10.1039/D3TA05908A


    9 Feb 2024

    Wishing everyone a prosperous Dragon Year in 2024!


    2 Feb 2024

    We have shared a new manuscript by Zoey on the order-disorder-order mesophase transitions in mesoporous alumina systems. DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-08fl5


    31 Dec 2023

    Congratulations to Amber and April who has successfully defended their PhD theses in August and December, respectively. We wish them all the very best in new careers!


    22 Dec 2023

    A new collaborative research paper with Prof. Alfred Tok of NTU MSE, coupling atomic layer deposition with Joule heating to grow ultrathin high entropy noble metal thin films of sub-20-nm thickness showing extraordinary HER performances has been accepted in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congratulations to all authors!


    1 Aug 2023

    Congratulations to all recent BEng graduates who completed their FYP with us as well as a great welcome to new undergraduate research assistants! We look forward to your growth and learning journey with us!


    16 Feb 2023

    A new collaborative research paper with Prof. Alfred Tok of NTU MSE, coupling atomic layer deposition with Joule heating to grow high entropy noble metal thin films showing promising results for HER is published in Langmuir. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03367


    15 Jan 2023

    Congratulations to Amber's paper in Advanced Functional Materials reporting the phase transformation behaviors of high entropy inorganic nanoparticles by millisecond laser annealing. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202211279


    20 Feb 2022

    We are very thankful that Kwan has been highlighted by ACS Polymers Au as one of the Rising Stars in Polymers in 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.2c00003


    12 Oct 2021

    Kwan shared his views on how hierarchical mesoporous oxide materials could fulfill post-combustion carbon capture requirements at the first Singapore Energy Center Webinar. DOI: Youtube



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