Qualifications
- PhD in 2008, University Paris 11 (Paris Sud), France
- HDR in 2016, University Grenoble Alpes, France
- Associate Professor of Chemistry (appointed in December 2019)
Awards
- Ta Quang Buu award in 2018
- Golden Globe award in 2016
Research interests
- Electrochemical catalysts and Photoelectrochemical catalysts for Water splitting and CO2 reductions.
- Electrolysis devices – Artificial Leaf Engineering
Teaching interests
- General Chemistry I
- Inorganic Chemistry I
- Nanochemistry
- Chemistry of Materials in Energy Conversion and Storage
- Catalysis
Selected publications
1. Trang T Vu, Ly T Le, Hoang V Le, Duc N Nguyen, Phong D Tran, “Solid State Synthesis of BiVO₄ and Its Use as a Photocatalyst for Solar Water Splitting”. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 2500100
2. Minh N Dang, Thom T Nguyen, Duc N Nguyen, Phong D Tran, Anh D Nguyen. “Operation mechanism of amorphous molybdenum sulfide catalyst during the H₂ evolution investigated by an operando electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance analysis”. Transition Metal Chemistry, 2025, 1-9
3. Thom T Nguyen, Anh TQ Pham, Duc N Nguyen, Tung H To, Ha L Nguyen, Tan Le Hoang Doan, Phong D Tran, Anh D Nguyen, “Novel synthesis of molybdenum phosphide employing a single source precusor and its use as hydrogen evolution catalyst with broad pH activity”, Solid State Sciences, 2025, 108023.
4. Xuan T Mai, Hoang H Luc, Phong D Tran, Ly T Le, “Sol-Gel Synthesis of Copper Ferrite Spinel Oxide and Its Use as Catalyst for the H₂ Evolution and CO₂ to Acetate Reduction Reactions”, ChemistrySelect. 2025. 10. e00515
5. Lan H Le, Ngoc H Pham, Phong D Tran, Tung H To, “Synthesis of an imine-type nickel complex and investigation of its electrocatalytic activity for H 2 evolution”, RSC Advances. 2025, 15, 2430-2436
6. Xuan T Mai, Tuan M Duong, Duc N Nguyen, Tung H To, Hoang H Luc, Phong D Tran, Ly T Le, “Sol Gel Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles and Its Use as Catalyst for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction”, Energy Technology. 2025, 13, 2401486
7. AT Dam, LT Le, PD Tran*, “Electrochemical unzipping of multiple-walled WS2 nanotubes for synthesis of WS2 nanoribbons being an attractive H2 evolution catalyst”, Materials Letters, 2024. 377.137415
8. Tien D. Tran, Ly T Le, Anh D. Nguyen, Phong D. Tran*, “Achieving excellent H2 evolution activity of silver nanocomis by a simple electrochemical treatment process”. Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2024.
9. Dang B Tran, Ly T Le, Duc N Nguyen, Quyen Thi Nguyen, Ta Thi Thuy Nga, Wu-Ching Chou, Chung-Li Dong, Huy Hoang Luc, Phong D Tran*, “A novel method for synthesis of MoSSe using (Et4N) 2 [Mo3S4Se3Br6] complex as the sole precursor”. Dalton Transactions, 2024, 53, 15638-15647
10. Duc N Nguyen, Emmanouil Giannoudis, Tatiana Straistari, Jennifer Fize, Matthieu Koepf, Phong D Tran*, Murielle Chavarot-Kerlidou, Vincent Artero, “Unassisted Solar Syngas Production by a Molecular Dye-Cobalt Catalyst Assembly in a Tandem Photoelectrochemical Cell”, ACS Energy Letters, 2024. 9, 829-834
11. HV Le, DN Nguyen, QT Nguyen, LT Le, PD Tran, A novel method for preparing BiOI nanoplates and their use as precursors to synthesize porous BiVO 4 water oxidation photocatalysts, Dalton Transactions 53 (10), 4451-4460
12. DB Tran, LT Le, DN Nguyen, NH Pham, TH To, AD Nguyen, PD Tran, [Mo2S12]2− Complex as a Precursor for In‐situ Generation of Molybdenum Sulfide Catalyst During the H2 Evolution, Chemistry–An Asian Journal 18 (13), e202300394
13. HV Le, LT Le, H Han, TTD Ung, PD Tran, Photoelectrodeposition of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles on BiVO4 photoanode for enhancing its photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices 8 (2), 100547
14. Chuc T Nguyen, Tuyen Anh Luu, Thai D Nguyen, An T Dam, Ly T Le, Hyuksu Han, Son T Lo, Phuc T Phan, Hue T Pham, Hue NT Nguyen, La Ly Nguyen, Hung Q Nguyen, Phong D Tran, Exploring the sub-nanoscale structure of cobalt molybdenum sulfide and the role of a cobalt promoter in catalytic hydrogen evolution, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (11), 14215-14227
15. TD Nguyen, HTL Phung, DN Nguyen, AD Nguyen, PD Tran, Fabrication of inverse opal molybdenum sulfide and its use as a catalyst for H 2 evolution, RSC advances 13 (40), 27923-27933
16. DN Nguyen, M Fadel, P Chenevier, V Artero, PD Tran, Water-splitting artificial leaf based on a triple-junction silicon solar cell: one-step fabrication through photoinduced deposition of catalysts and electrochemical operando monitoring, Journal of the American Chemical Society 144 (22), 9651-9660
17. DB Tran, TH To, PD Tran, Mo-and W-molecular catalysts for the H2 evolution, CO2 reduction and N2 fixation, Coordination Chemistry Reviews 457, 214400
– Sách đã xuất bản :
1. Phong D. Tran, Marc Fontecave and Vincent Artero, “Electrode materials and artificial photosynthetic systems”, Chapter 14 (pages 385-410) in “Bioinspired Catalysis : Metal-Sulfur-Complexes”, Edited by Wolfgang Weigand and Philippe Schollhammer, 2015, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Boschstr. 12, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
2. Trần Đình Phong (Chủ biên), Lê Văn Hoàng, Nguyễn Ngọc Đức, “Công nghệ điện phân và quang điện phân nước sản xuất nhiên liệu H2 xanh”, NXB Khoa học tự nhiên và Công nghệ, 2025, ISBN : 978-604-357-329-9
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