Publications

Pre-Prints

  1. G. L. Seah, E. Corcoran, A. Usadi, J. McConnachie, K. W. Tan. Order–disorder–order mesophase transitions in self-assembled mesoporous alumina for enhanced CO2 adsorption. (2024). DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-08fl5

    2. Present

  2. Y. Zou, L. Jing, J. Zhang, S. Luo, L. Wang, Y. Li, R. Goei, K. W. Tan, A. Tok. ALD-made noble metal high entropy alloy nanofilm with sub-surface amorphization for enhanced hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, (2024). DOI: 10.1039/D3TA05908A

  3. A. Kurkin, Y. Lekina, D. G. Bradley, G. L. Seah, K. W. Tan, V. Lipik, J. V. Hanna, X. Zhang, A. Tok. Unravelling the dynamic crosslinking mechanism in polyborosiloxane. Materials Today Chemistry, 33, 101677 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101677

  4. L. Jing, Y. Zou, R. Goei, L. Wang, J. A. Ong, A. Kurkin, Y. Li, K. W. Tan, A. Tok. Conformal noble metal high-entropy alloy nanofilms by atomic layer deposition for an enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. Langmuir, 39, 3142–3150 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03367

  5. Y. Li, Y. Y. Tay, P. Buenconsejo, W. Manalastas Jr., W. H. Tu, H. K. Lim, T. Salim, M. Thompson, S. Madhavi, C. Y. Tay, K. W. Tan. Laser annealing-induced phase transformation behaviors of high entropy metal alloy, oxide, and nitride nanoparticle combinations. Advanced Functional Materials, 33, 2211279 (2023). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202211279

  6. Y. Li, A. K. Tiwari, J. S. Ng, G. L. Seah, H. K. Lim, T. Suteewong, C. Y. Tay, Y. M. Lam, K. W. Tan. One-pot synthesis of aminated bimodal mesoporous silica nanoparticles as antibacterial nanocarriers and CO2 capture sorbents. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, 52279–52288 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13076

  7. Y. Zou, L. Jing, L. Wang, H. T. Tan, R. Goei, S. K. R. Yong, A. J. Ong, K. W. Tan, A. Tok. Fabrication of PtIrPd Noble Metal Medium Entropy Alloy Thin Film by Atomic Layer Deposition. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2201263 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/adem.202201263

  8. W. X. Tan, K. W. Tan, K. L. Tan. Developing high intensity ultrasonic cleaning (HIUC) for post-processing additively manufactured metal components. Ultrasonics 9, 2200151 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106829

  9. L. Wang, G. L. Seah, Y. Li, W. H. Tu, W. Manalastas Jr., M. J. H. Reavley, E. W. Corcoran, A. K. Usadi, Z. Du, S. Madhavi, J. M. McConnachie, H. G. Ong, K. W. Tan. Ultrafast crystallization of ordered mesoporous metal oxides and carbon from block copolymer self-assembly and Joule heating. Advanced Materials Interfaces 9, 2200151 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/admi.202200151

  10. Y. Guo, Y. Zou, C. Cheng, L. Wang, R. I. Made, R. Goei, K. W. Tan, S. Li, A. Tok. Noble metal alloy thin films by atomic layer deposition and rapid Joule heating. Scientific Reports 12, 2522 (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06595-9

  11. W. H. Tu, G. L. Seah, Y. Li, K. W. Tan. Transient laser annealing induced mesophase transitions of block copolymer–resols thin films. ACS Polymers Au 2, 1, 42–49 (2022). 10.1021/acspolymersau.1c00040

  12. G. L. Seah, L. Wang, L. F. Tan, C. Tipjanrawee, W. A. Sasangka, A. K. Usadi, J. M. McConnachie, K. W. Tan. Ordered mesoporous alumina with tunable morphologies and pore sizes for CO2 capture and dye separation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 36117–36129 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06151

  13. H. K. Lim, S. J. Tan, Z. Wu, B. C. Ong, K. W. Tan, Z. Dong, C. Y. Tay. Diatom-inspired 2D nitric oxide releasing anti-infective porous nanofrustules. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 9, 7229-7237 (2021). DOI: 10.1039/D1TB00458A

  14. Y. Li, R. Horia, W. X. Tan, N. Larbaram, W. A. Sasangka, W. Manalastas Jr., S. Madhavi, K. W. Tan. Mesoporous titanium oxynitride monoliths from block copolymer-directed self-assembly of metal–urea additives. Langmuir 36, 10803–10810 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01729

  15. T. Aubert, K. Ma, K. W. Tan, U. Wiesner. Two-dimensional superstructures of silica cages. Advanced Materials 32, 1908362 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908362

  16. K. W. Tan, U. Wiesner. Block copolymer self-assembly directed hierarchically structured materials from nonequilibrium transient laser heating. Macromolecules 52, 395–409 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01766

  17. K. W. Tan, J. G. Werner, M. D. Goodman, H. S. Kim, B. Jung, H. Sai, P. V. Braun, M. O. Thompson, U. Wiesner. Synthesis and formation mechanism of all-organic block copolymer-directed templating of laser-induced crystalline silicon nanostructures. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 10, 42777–42785 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b12706

  18. Q. Zhang, F. Matsuoka, H. S. Suh, P. A. Beaucage, S. S. Xiong, D. M., Smilgies, K. W. Tan, J. G. Wemer, P.F. Nealey, U. Wiesner. Pathways to mesoporous resin/carbon thin films with alternating gyroid morphology. ACS Nano 12, 347–358 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/nn405392t

    19. Prior to 2017

  19. Y. Gu, R. M. Dorin, K. W. Tan, D. M. Smilgies, U. Wiesner. In situ study of evaporation induced surface structure evolution in asymmetric triblock terpolymer membranes. Macromolecules 49, 4195–4201 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00265

  20. S. W. Robbins, P. A. Beaucage, H. Sai, K. W. Tan, J. P. Sethna, F. J. DiSalvo, S. M. Gruner, R. B. van Dover, U. Wiesner. Block copolymer self-assembly directed synthesis of mesoporous gyroid superconductors. Science Advances 2, e1501119 (2016). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501119

  21. Y. Sun, H. Sai, K. A. Spoth, K. W. Tan, U. Werner-Zwanziger, J. Zwanziger, S. M. Gruner, L. F. Kourkoutis, U. Wiesner. Stimuli-responsive shapeshifting mesoporous silica nanoparticles. Nano Letters 16, 651–655 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04395

  22. K. W. Tan, B. Jung, J. G. Werner, E. R. Rhoades, M. O. Thompson, U. Wiesner. Transient laser heating induced hierarchical porous structures from block copolymer–directed self-assembly. Science 349, 54–58 (2015). DOI: 10.1126/science.aab0492

  23. K. W. Tan, H. Sai, S. W. Robbins, J. G. Werner, T. N. Hoheisel, S. A. Hesse, P. A. Beaucage, F. J. DiSalvo, S. M. Gruner, M. Murtagh, U. Wiesner. Ordered mesoporous crystalline aluminas from self-assembly of ABC triblock terpolymer–butanol–alumina sols. RSC Advances 5, 49287–49294 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/C5RA07421E

  24. D. T. Moore, K. W. Tan, H. Sai, K. P. Barteau, U. Wiesner, L. A. Estroff. Direct crystallization route to methylammonium lead iodide perovskite from an ionic liquid. Chemistry of Materials 27, 3197–3199 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/cm5047484

  25. C. D. Cowman, E. Padgett, K. W. Tan, R. Hovden, Y. Gu, N. Andrejevic, D. Muller, G. W. Coates, U. Wiesner. Multicomponent nanomaterials with complex networked architectures from orthogonal degradation and binary metal backfilling in ABC triblock terpolymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, 6026–6033 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b01915

  26. D. T. Moore, H. Sai, K. W. Tan, D. M. Smilgies, W. Zhang, H. J. Snaith, U. Wiesner, L. A. Estroff. Crystallization kinetics of organic-inorganic trihalide perovskites and the role of the lead anion in crystal growth. Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, 2350–2358 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/ja512117e

  27. D. T. Moore, H. Sai, K. W. Tan, L. A. Estroff, U. Wiesner. Impact of the organic halide salt on final perovskite composition for photovoltaic applications. APL Materials 2, 081802 (2014). DOI: 10.1063/1.4886275

  28. K. W. Tan, D. T. Moore, M. Saliba, H. Sai, L.A. Estroff, T. Hanrath, H. J. Snaith, U. Wiesner. Thermally induced structural evolution and performance of mesoporous block copolymer-directed alumina perovskite solar cells. ACS Nano 8, 4730–4739 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/nn500526t

  29. M. Saliba, K. W. Tan, H. Sai, D. T. Moore, T. Scott, W. Zhang, L.A. Estroff, U. Wiesner, H. J. Snaith. Influence of thermal processing protocol upon the crystallization and photovoltaic performance of organic-inorganic lead trihalide perovskites. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118, 17171–17177 (2014). †Co-first authors. DOI: 10.1021/jp500717w

  30. Z. Li, H. Sai, K. W. Tan, T. N. Hoheisel, S. M. Gruner, U. Wiesner. Ordered nanostructured ceramic–metal composites through multifunctional block copolymer-metal nanoparticle self-assembly. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 70, 286–291 (2014). DOI: 10.1007/s10971-013-3169-4

  31. H. Sai, K. W. Tan, K. Hur, E. Asenath-Smith, R. Hovden, Y. Jiang, M. Riccio, D. A. Muller, V. Elser, L. A. Estroff, S. M. Gruner, U. Wiesner. Hierarchical porous polymer scaffolds from block copolymers. Science 341, 530–534 (2013). DOI: 10.1126/science.1238159

  32. K. W. Tan, S. A. Saba, H. Arora, M. O. Thompson, U. Wiesner. Colloidal self-assembly–directed laser-induced non-close-packed crystalline silicon nanostructures. ACS Nano 5, 7960–7966 (2011). DOI: 10.1021/nn2023446

  33. H. Arora, P. Du, K. W. Tan, J. K. Hyun, J. Gratzul, H. L. Xin, D. Muller, M. O. Thompson, U. Wiesner. Block copolymer self-assembly–directed single crystal homo- and heteroepitaxial nanostructures. Science 330, 214–219 (2010). DOI: 10.1126/science.1193369

  34. K. W. Tan, Y. K. Koh, Y.-M. Chiang, C. C. Wong. Particulate mobility in vertical deposition of attractive monolayer colloidal crystals. Langmuir 26, 7093–7100 (2010). DOI: 10.1021/la904435j

  35. K. W. Tan, G. Li, Y. K. Koh, Q. Yan, C. C. Wong. Layer-by-layer growth of attractive binary colloidal particles. Langmuir 24, 9273–9278 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/la8009089