Team

• Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellow, NUS, 2006-2008
• Postdoctoral-fellow, NUS, 2004-2006
• Ph.D., National University of Singapore (NUS), 2004
• B.Sc., Nanjing University (China), 2001

2016                    NUS Dean’s Chair Professor, Singapore
2013                    Faculty of Science Young Scientist Award (Singapore)
2012                    NUS Young Chemist Award (Singapore)
2012                    Singapore Young Scientist Award (Singapore)
2010                    NUS Young Investigator Award (Singapore)
2010                    Hitachi Research Fellowship (Japan)
2010                    JSPS Visiting Scientist (Japan)
2009                    IPS Omicron Nanotechnology Award (Singapore)
2006 – 2008        Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Singapore) 
2001 – 2004        NUS post-graduate Research Scholarship (Singapore)
1997 – 2001        Mettler-Toledo Scholarship (China)

• Interface-controlled nanocatalysis for energy and environmental research
• Molecular-level interface engineering for organic electronic devices, organic photovoltaic cells, 2D- materials and nanostructured materials

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.

We have developed various bottom-up self-assembly approaches for the rational design of molecular nanostructure arrays over macroscopic area with superior multi-functionalities for molecular nano-devices, as well as to systematically investigated the molecule-substrate interfacial properties, including ultrafast interfacial charge transfer, interfacial energy level alignment and molecular orientation.We have started research on interface-controlled nanocatalysis for energy and environmental research, with particular emphasis on the atomic scale investigation of surface reaction mechanism and single molecule manipulation.

• Dai WR, Cui XH, Zhou Y, Zhao Y, Wang L, Peng LM, Chen Wei (2019). Defects chemistry in discharge products of Li-O₂ batteries. Small Methods, 3, 1800358. [https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201800358] Selected as Cover
• Hu ZH, Wu ZT, Han C, He J, Ni ZH, Chen Wei (2018). Two-Dimensional Transitional Metal Dichalcogenides: Interface and Defect Engineering. Chemical Society Reviews, 47, 3100-3128. [https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cs/c8cs00024g#!divAbstract] Selected as Back Cover
• Zhang JL, Han C, Hu ZH, Wang L, Liu L, Wee ATS, Chen Wei (2018). 2D phosphorene: epitaxial growth and interface engineering for electronic devices. Advanced Materials, 30, 47, 1802207. [https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201802207] Invited Progress Report, Selected Frontispiece
• Yan H, Su CL, He J, Chen Wei (2018). Single-Atom Catalysts and Their Applications in Organic Chemistry. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 8793-8814 [https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/ta/c8ta01940a#!divAbstract] 2018 Hot Papers
• Yuan KD, Zhong JQ, Sun S, Ren YJ, Zhang JL, Chen Wei. Reactive Intermediates or Inert Graphene? Temperature and Pressure Determined Carbon Evolution in the CH4–Ni(111) System. ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 6028-6037. [https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b01880]
• Wang FG, Xu LL, Shi WL, Zhang J, Wu K, Zhao Y, Li H, Li HX, Xu GQ, Chen Wei. Thermally stable Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst for high temperature methane dry reforming reaction. Nano Research, 2017, 10, 364-380. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1296-2]
• Zhong JQ, Zhou X, Yuan KD, Wright C, Tadich A, Qi DC, Li HX, Wu K, Xu GQ, Chen Wei. Probing the effect of the Pt-Ni-Pt(111) bimetallic surface electronic structures on the ammonia decomposition reaction. Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 666-672. [https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NR08311K]
• Yuan KD, Zhong JQ, Zhou X, Xu LL, Bergman S, Wu K, Xu GQ, Bernasek S, Li HX, Chen Wei. Dynamic Oxygen on Surface: Catalytic Intermediate and Coking Barrier in the Modelled CO₂ Reforming of CH₄ on Ni (111). ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 4430-4439. [https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b00357]
• Wang FG, Xu LL, Zhang J, Zhao U, Li H, Li HX, Wu K, Xu GQ, Chen Wei. Tuning the metal- support interaction in catalysts for highly efficient methane dry reforming reaction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016, 180, 511-520. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.07.001]
• Xu LL, Wang FG, Chen MD, Zhang J, Yuan KD, Wang LJ, Wu K, Xu GQ, Chen Wei. Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane over Cobalt-Nickel Bimetal-Doped Ordered Mesoporous Alumina Catalysts with Advanced Catalytic Performances. ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 2536-2548. [https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201600472]