CECS Research group

CHEMISTRY FOR ENERGY CONVERSION & STORAGE (CECS) Research Group was officially established in 2016 and is affiliated with the Faculty of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (CET).

1. Research Group Members

The CECS Research Group currently comprises seven members, bringing together experts from diverse research fields. The group consists of one group leader and six research members, supported by a substantial team of assistants and postgraduate researchers, including:

• 7 lecturers

• 1 research assistant

• 3 postdoctoral researchers

• 6 PhD candidates

  

2. Research Areas

Key Research Areas:

• Artificial Leaf Engineering

• H₂/O₂/CO₂ Conversion

• Battery Electrode Materials

• Electrocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis (EC/PEC Catalysis)

Research Approaches:

• Materials Design

• Mechanistic Studies

• Device Engineering

• Scale-Up Studies

3. Research Collaboration

CECS Research Group maintains an extensive network of collaborations with research institutions both domestically and internationally.

Domestic Collaborations:

• Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)

• Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)

• Institute of Natural Products Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)

• Hanoi University of Science and Technology

• Hanoi National University of Education

• Nuclear Technology Center, Ho Chi Minh City

• Center for Materials and Creative Architecture

International Collaborations:

• CEA Grenoble, France

• LCC Toulouse, France

• Collège de France, France

• Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

• Hanyang University, South Korea

4. Research Achievements

The CECS Research Group has made significant scientific contributions, including six notable research studies:

• Transition metals chalcogenides for hydrogen evolution reaction

• Transition metals chalcogenides for hydrogen evolution reaction

• Metallic nanostructures for Hydrogen evolution reaction

• Metallic oxides nanostructures for oxygen evolution reaction

• Homogeneous catalysts for Hydrogen evolution reaction

• Copper-based CO2 reduction catalysts 

• Visible semiconductors as light harvester and photoelectrocatalysts

• Wireless PV-Electrolyzer

• Metallic chalcogenides as batteries electrodes

• Metallic chalcogenides as electrochemical sensors

5. Prospects for Research Collaboration

CECS Research Group and USTH are equipped with a wide range of modern facilities to support research and development in advanced materials.

CECS Research Group seeks to establish strong and long-term partnerships with scientists, academic institutions, and industry partners to:

• Develop novel catalytic materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR), as well as electrode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.

• Investigate and optimize the performance and operation of artificial leaves.

• Develop in-situ/operando devices and techniques to gain deeper insights into the mechanisms and material properties under operating conditions.

• Scale up research and facilitate technology transfer, from scientific concepts to product commercialization.

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Contact Information:

CECS Research Group – Chemistry for Energy Conversion & Storage

Dr. Nguyen Duc Anh

Vice Dean of the Faculty of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (CET)