Academic Degrees

PhD, 2017, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;

MS, 2013, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China;

Bachelor, 2010, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.

Professional Experience

Lecturer (2020-present); School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;

Postdoc Research Fellow (2019-2020); School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China;

Postdoc Research Fellow (2017-2018); School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Selected Publications

1. X. Lv, S. Yin*. CoP-embedded nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped mesoporous carbon nanotube for efficient hydrogen evolution. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2021; 537, 147834.

2. S. Yin, W. Tu, Y. Sheng, Y. Du, K. Markus, R. Xu*. A Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst Consisting of Interconnected Nickel-Iron-Layered Double Hydroxide and Carbon Nanodomains. Adv. Mater. 2018; 30(5), 1705106.

3. S. Yin, J. Han, Y. Zou, T. Zhou, R. Xu*. A highly efficient noble metal free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution system containing MoP and CdS quantum dots. Nanoscale 2016; 8, 14438-14447.

4. S. Yin, J. Han, T. Zhou, R. Xu*. Recent progress in g-C3N4 based low cost photocatalytic system: activity enhancement and emerging applications. Catal. Sci. Tech. 2015; 5(12), 5048-5061.

5. W. Xing, S. Yin, W. Tu, G. Liu, S. Wu, H. Wang, K. Markus, G. Wu, R. Xu*. Rational Synthesis of Amorphous Iron-Nickel Phosphonates for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Water Oxidation with Almost 100 % Yield. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020; 59(3), 1171-1175.

6. J. Dou, S. Yin, J. Chong, B. Zhang, J. Han, Y. Huang, R. Xu*. Carbon spheres anchored Co3O4 nanoclusters as an efficient catalyst for dye degradation. Appl. Catal. A 2016; 513, 106-115.

Presentations:

9th International conference on materials for advanced technolgies, ICMAT 2017, Suntec Singapore.

8th Singapore catalysis society (SCS) forum, Biopolis, Singapore.

Courses Taught

Physical Chemistry

Introduction to Novel Materials

Metallic Materials Moulding

Project