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THE PENG GROUP

We investigate the surface chemistry of nanocatalysts and their corresponding catalytic activities !

Welcome to the Peng group at the City University of Hong Kong. Our research aim at bridging fundamental and applied aspects in Surface Chemistry and Catalysis; Work involves synthesis, characterization and testing of novel nanomaterials for a wide range of catalytic applications. Different from other groups, special attention will be focused on the Surface Charaterization using Probe-assisted NMR for active site identification, mechanism understanding and the rational design of new nanocatalysts. We use a lots of well-defined faceted nanocrystallites, layer structures and nanomaterials as building blocks for the synthesis of novel functional materials including the design of single-atom catalysts.

News

2022/05/10 Our work entitled "Shape Regulation of CeO2 Nanozymes Boosts Reaction Specificity and Activity" Z.-C. Tan, Y, Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Zhang, S.-M. Wong, S.-Q Zhang, H.-Y. Sun, Ken K.-L. Yung, and Y.-K. Peng* was published on European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Congratulations!!!

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejic.202200202

2022/05/05 Our work entitled "Bulk-to-Nano Regulation of Layered Metal Oxide Gears H2O2 Activation Pathway for Its Stoichiometric Utilization in Selective Oxidation Reaction"

G.-H. Sun, Molly M.-J. Li, K. Nakagawa, G.-C. Li, T.-S. Wu, Y.-K. Peng* was published on Applied Catalysis B. Congratulations!!!

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121461

2021/11/25 Our work entitled "Cluster Nanozymes with Optimized Reactivity and Utilization of Active Sites for Effective Peroxidase (and Oxidase) Mimicking" J. Zhang, T.-S. Wu, H. V. Thang, K.-Y. Tseng, X. Hao *, B. Xu, H.-Y. T. Chen *, Y.-K. Peng*. was published on Small. Congratulations!!!

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202104844