NENS
- Group leader: Dr (HDR). Tran Dinh Phong
- Location: Room 606, A21 Building, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology - 18 Hoang Quoc Viet - Cau Giay - Hanoi
Research group “NanoEngineering and NanoScience” (NENS) was setted up in 2016 at University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH). NENS aims to develop into a strong research group that performs high-level research in the field of new material for energy conversion and storage. Currently, group’s activities are focusing study on nanostructured materials, suitable for applying artificial leaves for H2 production from water and sunlight; fabrication the hydrogen battery, Lithium battery, Sodium battery and Magnesium battery.
In the coming time, the research group will prepare conditions for research orientation, staffing and facilities, operation and management approaches towards the establishment of an international collaborative laboratory with the moving of USTH to new campus in Hoa Lac hi-tech park (expected in 2020).
2. Partnership
- Vietnamese partners
- Institute of Materials Science, VAST (Prof. Nguyen Quang Liem)
- Nano and Energy Center (Dr. Nguyen Tran Thuat)
- Le Quy Don Technical University (Dr. Tran Viet Thu group)
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Dr. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai)
- International partners
- CEA Grenoble, France (Dr. Vincent Artero)
- College de France, France (Prof. Marc Fontecave)
- LCC Toulouse, France (Prof. Catherine Amiens)
- Reims University, France (Prof. Gilles Lemercier)
- Tohoku University, Japan (Prof Iratu Honma and Prof. Truong Quang Duc)
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Prof. James Barber)
- Hanyang Univeristy, Korea (Prof. Myung Mo Sung, Sung-Hwan Han)
3. Funding sources
- 01 NAFOSTED projects (50 K$)
- 01 Objectif Labo project (50K$)
- 02 USTH setting up project (20 K$)
- 02 GUST postdoc projects (30K$)
4. Equipment
|
No. |
Equipment |
No. | Equipment |
|
1 |
Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM-D) + flow cell |
13 |
Research Arc Lamp Source |
|
2 |
Spin coater |
14 |
Silicon Detector kit |
|
3 |
Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectrometer |
15 |
Hinged Tube Furnances |
|
4 |
Vacuum dryer |
16 |
Centrifuges |
|
5 |
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer |
17 |
Oven (300C for materials synthesis) |
|
6 |
Zeta meter |
18 |
Autoclaves (01 set of different volumes) |
|
7 |
Ultra low freezer |
19 |
Small pumpe (for colonne application) |
|
8 |
Rotating disk ring electrode |
20 |
pH meter |
|
9 |
Potentiostat Galvanostat + EIS |
21 |
Magnetic stirrers (with and without heating) |
|
10 |
Chemical compound storage |
22 |
Mechanical stirrer |
|
11 |
Fume hood |
23 |
Ultrasonic cleaner |
|
12 |
Rotary evaporator |
5. Ongoing research activities
Currently, NENS focus to study and develop the nanostructured materials, suitable for energy conversion and storage. NENS has strong expertise in developping electrocatalysts and photocatalysts made of earth abundant elements for solar water splitting, solar H2 generation, CO2 reduction and proton exchange membrane fuel cell application (figure 1). NENS has successful developed the materials for Lithium, Magnesium batteries based on the transition metals sulfide (Figure 2)
Figure 1. Current works at NENS toward engineering an artificial leaf for splitting water to H2 and O2 (or reduction CO2 to HCOOH fuel)
Figure 2: Schematic of Magnesium ion battery
6. Group members
|
No |
Full name |
Position |
University/Institute |
Remark |
|
1 |
Dr. With HDR Tran Dinh Phong |
Group leader |
USTH |
PhD at Paris Sud University in 2007 and HDR at Grenoble Alpes University in 2016 |
|
2 |
Dr. Nguyen Duc Anh |
Member |
USTH |
PhD at Lemans University in 2015 |
|
3 |
Dr. Le Thi Ly |
Member |
USTH |
PhD at Toulouse Paul Sabatier University in 2016 |
|
4 |
Master. Nguyen Thi Chuc |
PhD student |
Hung Yen University of Technology and Education |
PhD student at Graduate University of Science and Technology |
|
5 |
Master. Nguyen Thi Quyen |
PhD student |
Laboratoire de Chimie Coordination, Toulouse, France |
Co-supervisor with Prof. Catherine Amiens (Toulouse Paul Sabatier University) |
|
6 |
Master. Tran Duc Tien |
PhD student |
USTH |
Co-supervisor with Prof. Han Sung-Hwan (Hanyang University, Korea) |
|
7 |
Master. Nguyen Ngoc Duc |
PhD student |
USTH |
Co-supervisor with Dr (HDR) Vincent Artero (CEA Grenoble, France) |
|
8 |
Duong Minh Tuan |
Master student |
USTH |
|
7. Featured publications
|
No |
Publications |
Authors |
Journal |
Year |
| 1 |
Novel Amorphous Molybdenum Selenide as an Efficient Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18675 |
Quyen T. Nguyen, Phuc D. Nguyen, Duc N. Nguyen, Quang Duc Truong, Tran Thi Kim Chi, Thuy Thi Dieu Ung, Itaru Honma, Nguyen Quang Liem and Phong D. Tran |
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
2018 |
| 2 |
Gold nanoparticles as an outstanding catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction DOI: 10.1039/C8CC00038G |
Tien D. Tran, Mai T. T. Nguyen, Hoang V. Le, Duc N. Nguyen, Quang Duc Truong and Phong D. Tran |
Chemical Communications |
2018 |
| 3 |
Unravelling the Surface Structure of MgMn2O4 Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium-Ion Battery DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b01252 |
Quang Duc Truong, Murukanahally Kempaiah Devaraju, Phong D. Tran, Yoshiyuki Gambe, Keiichiro Nayuki, Yoshikazu Sasaki, and Itaru Honma |
Chemistry of Materials |
2017 |
| 4 |
Crystallization of Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide Induced by Electron or Laser Beam and Its Effect on H2 Evolving Activities DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b08817 |
Duc N. Nguyen, Linh N. Nguyen, Phuc Dinh Nguyen, Tran Viet Thu, Anh Duc Nguyen, Phong D. Tran |
Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
2016 |
| 5 |
Coordination polymer structure and revisited hydrogen evolution catalytic mechanism for amorphous molybdenum sulfide DOI: 10.1038/nmat4588 |
Phong D. Tran, Thu V. Tran, Maylis Orio, Stephane Torelli, Quang Duc Truong, Keiichiro Nayuki, Yoshikazu Sasaki, Sing Yang Chiam, Ren Yi, Itaru Honma, James Barber, Vincent Artero |
Nature Materials |
2016 |
| 6 |
Disulfide-Bridged (Mo3S11) Cluster Polymer: Molecular Dynamics and Application as Electrode Material for a Rechargeable Magnesium Battery DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02593 |
Quang Duc Truong, Murukanahally Kempaiah Devaraju, Duc N Nguyen, Yoshiyuki Gambe, Keiichiro Nayuki, Yoshikazu Sasaki, Phong D Tran, Itaru Honma |
Nano Letters |
2016 |
8. Research outcomes or featured results have been achieved