31. Chen, S.H., Hong, X.M., Vo, T.G.*, Chiang, C.Y.*, Exploring Nanoporous CuWO4 Photoanode for Sustainable Conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to Diformylfurfuran with Exceptional Selectivity, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 120688

IF 7.2, Q1, Top 20% in Chemical Engineering

*corresponding author

30. Ng Yanting, Vo, T.G.*, Liu, Y.*, 3D Printing for Solar Fuel Production: Materials Innovations and Future Directions, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, e19263

IF 19, Top 10% in Material Science, Nature indexed)

29. Dong, R., Wu, C., Vo, T.G., Lim, S.H., Cao, X., Zheng, J., Xiao, Xin, Chu, W.*, Liu, Y.*, Mechanistic Insights into the Structure of CoCu Bimetallic Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation into Formate, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2025, 15, 2867-2877 

(IF 4.4, Q2, ISI/SCIE)

28. Pitchai, T., Vo, T.G., Venkatramanan, R., Ng, Y. T., Gao, J.*, Liu, Y.*, Bimetallic Ni–Co-MOF Nanostructures for Seawater Electrolysis: Unveiling the Mechanism of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Using Impedance Spectroscopy, Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 64, 11, 5586–5597.

(IF 4.3, Q1, Nature indexed)

27. Wu, C.C, Vo,T.G.*, Sullivan, M.B., Ong, P.K, Jin, H, Chuang, A., Pham, H.M.T, Chiang, C.Y.*, Unraveling Crystal Phase-Driven Activity and Selectivity of WO3 for Photoelectrochemical Biomass Valorization, Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 64, 3, 1579–1586.

*corresponding author

(IF 4.3, Q1, Nature indexed)

This is a collaboration work between NTUST, ISCE2 and IHPC (A*STAR)

26. Vo, T.G., Ng, Y. T., Pitchai, T., Venkatramanan, R., Shiong, C.S., Gao, J.*, Liu, Y.*, Synergistic Fe/Fe3C@Fe-NC@Carbon Nanotube Heterostructure for Enhanced CO2 Capture and Mineral Recovery from Desalination Brine, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2415454 

(IF 19, Top 10% in Material Science, Nature indexed)

25. Pham, M.T.H., Ang, A.W.Y., Vo, T.G.*, Hayashi, T.*, Chiang, C.Y*. Unlocking the Potential of Mixed-valence Silver Oxide for Electrochemical Valorization of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into Valuable Products, Materials Today Sustainability, 2024, 28, 100992

 (IF 7.1, Q1)

*corresponding author

24. Vo, T.G., Pitchai, T., Ng, Y. T., Goh, W., Venkatramanan, R., Bu, J, Gao, J. J.*, Liu, Y.*, Sustainable Carbon-Negative Mineral Extraction from Desalination Brine, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Energy, 2024, 357, 124321. 

(IF 20.2, Q1, Top 1 in Environment Engineering, Top 10% in Chem Eng)

23. Dong, R.; Gao, J.; Vo, T.G.; Xi, S.; Kee, C.W.; Cao, X.; Chu, W.; Liu, Y. Engineering high-valence metal-enriched cobalt oxyhydroxide catalysts for enhanced OER in near pH-neutral condition. Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 12482-12491. 

(IF 5.8, Q1)

22. Thangasamy, P.; Venkatramanan, R.; Vo, T.G.; Ng, Y.T.; Gao, J.; Liu, Y. A simulation-based approach for understanding CO2 capture and mineralization dynamics in desalination brine. Desalination, 2024, 583, 117713

(I.F. 9.9, Top 10% Chemical Engineering). 

21. Vo, T.G.; Gao, J.; Liu, Y., Recent Development and Future Frontiers of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Neutral Media and Seawater,  Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 2314282 

(IF 19.9, Q1, Top 10% in Material Science)

20. Haryanto, M.C., Rivaldo, H., Vo, T.G.*, Chiang, C.Y., Factors affecting selective electrochemical glycerol oxidation to three-carbon products over cuprous oxide microcubes; Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2024, 158, 105087 

(I.F. 5.7)

*corresponding author

19. Kuo, H.H.; Vo, T.G.*; Hsu, Y.J., From sunlight to valuable molecules: A journey through photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical glycerol oxidation towards valuable chemical products, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, C: Photochemistry Reviews, 2024, 58, 100649 

(I.F. 13.3)

*corresponding author

18. Tran, G.S., Vo, T.G.*, and Chiang, C.Y., Operando Revealing the Crystal Phase Transformation and Electrocatalytic Activity Correlation of MnO2 toward Glycerol Electrooxidation, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023, 15, 18, 22662–22671 

(IF 10.38, Ranked 49/345, Material Science)

*corresponding author

17. Vo, T.G.; Tsai, P.Y., Chiang, C.Y., Tuning Selectivity and Activity of the Electrochemical Glycerol Oxidation Reaction by Manipulating Morphology and Exposed Facet of Spinel Cobalt Oxides, Journal of Catalysis, 2023, 424, 64-73 

(IF 8.05, Ranked 18/143, Chemical Engineering)

16. Vo, T.G., Tran, G.S., Chiang, C.L., Lin, Y.G., Chang, H.E., Kuo, H.H., Chiang, C.Y. and Hsu, Y.L., Au@NiSx Yolk@Shell Nanostructures as Dual-Functional Electrocatalysts for Concomitant Production of Value-added Tartronic Acid and Hydrogen Fuel, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, Article number 2209386 

(IF 19.9, Ranked 17/345, Material Science) (Selected as Inside Front cover)

15. Vo, T.G.; Ho, P.Y.; Chiang, C.Y., Operando mechanistic studies of selective oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone over amorphous cobalt oxide, Applied Catalyst B: Environmental, 2022, 300, 120723 

(IF 24.3, Ranked 3/143, Chemical Engineering)

14. Le T.H.H; Vo, T.G.; Chiang, C.Y., Highly efficient amorphous binary cobalt-cerium metal oxides for selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-diformylfuran, Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 404, 560-569 

(IF 8.05, Ranked 18/143, Chemical Engineering)

13. Tran, G.S.; Vo, T.G.; Chiang, C.Y., Earth-abundant manganese oxide nanoneedle as highly efficient electrocatalyst for selective glycerol electro-oxidation to dihydroxyacetone, Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 404, 139-148 

(IF 8.05, Ranked 18/143, Chemical Engineering)

12. Vo, T.G.; Chang, K.F.; Chiang, C.Y., Valence modulation on zinc-cobalt-vanadium layered double hydroxide nanosheet for accelerating BiVO4 photoelectrochemical water oxidation, Journal of Catalysis, 2020, 391, 336-345

 (IF 8.05, Ranked 18/143, Chemical Engineering)

11. Vo, T.G.; Kao, C.C.; Kuo, J.L.; Chiu, C.C.; Chiang, C.Y., Unveiling the Crystallographic Facet Dependence of the Photoelectrochemical Glycerol Oxidation on Bismuth Vanadate, Applied Catalyst B: Environmental, 2020, 278, Article number 119303 

(IF 24.3, Ranked 3/143, Chemical Engineering)

10. Tsai, Y.C; Vo, T.G.; Chiang, C.Y., Engineering the surface wettability of a ceramic carbon electrode for improved hydrogen evolution performance of a molybdenum sulfide electrocatalyst, Sustain. Energ. Fuels, 2020, 4, 4018-4029. 

(IF 6.81, Ranked 91/345, Materials Science)

9. Vo, T.G.; Chang, S.J.; Chiang, C.Y., Anion-induced morphological regulation of cupric oxide nanostructures and their application as co-catalysts for solar water splitting, Dalton Trans, 2020, 49, 1765-1775 

(Back cover) (IF 4.57, Ranked 7/46, Chemistry - Inorganic and Nuclear)

8. Huang, L.W.; Vo, T.G..; Chiang, C.Y., Converting glycerol aqueous solution to hydrogen energy and dihydroxyacetone by the BiVO4 photoelectrochemical cell, Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 322, 134725 

(IF 7.34, Ranked 7/30, Electrochemistry)

7. Vo, T.G.; Hidalgo, S.D.S; Chiang, C.Y., Controllable Electrodeposition of Binary Metal Films from Deep Eutectic Solvent as Efficient and Durable Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Dalton Trans 2019, 48, 14748-14757. 

(IF 4.57, Ranked 7/46, Chemistry - Inorganic and Nuclear)

6. Vo, T.G.; Liu, H.M.; Chiang, C.Y., Highly conformal deposition of ultrathin cobalt acetate on a bismuth vanadate nanostructure for solar water splitting, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019, 9, 4588-4597 

(IF 6.18, Ranked 54/165, Physical Chemistry, 2019 HOT Catal. Sci. Technol. Articles)

5. Vo, T.G.; Tai, Y.; Chiang, C.Y., Novel hierarchical ferric phosphate/bismuth vanadate nanocactus for highly efficient and stable solar water splitting, Applied Catalyst B: Environmental 2019, 243, 657-666. 

(IF 24.3, Ranked 3/143, Chemical Engineering)

4. Vo, T.G.; Tai, Y.; Chiang, C.Y., Multifunctional ternary hydrotalcite-like nanosheet arrays as an efficient co-catalyst for vastly improved water splitting performance on bismuth vanadate photoanode, Journal of Catalysis 2018, 370, 1-10 

(IF 8.05, Ranked 18/143, Chemical Engineering)

3. Vo, T.G.; Tai, Y.; Chiang, C.Y., Unravelling critical effects of the preoxidation process toward morphological evolution and intrinsic properties of novel ZnCoMn trimetallic hydroxides, Dalton Trans 2018, 47, 12061-12065. 

(IF 4.57, Ranked 7/46, Chemistry - Inorganic and Nuclear)

2. Vo, T.G.; Chiu, J.M.; Chiang, C.Y.; Tai, Y., Turnip-inspired BiVO4/CuSCN nanostructure with close to 100% suppression of surface recombination for solar water splitting, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2018, 185C, 415-424. 

(IF 7.31, Ranked 83/345, Materials Science)

1. Vo, T.G.; Chiu, J.M.; Chiang, C.Y.; Tai, Y., Solvent-engineering assisted synthesis and characterization of BiVO4 photoanode for boosting the efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2017, 166, 212-221 

(IF 7.31, Ranked 83/345, Materials Science)