DENG Yilin  Ph. D.
Tel.： （+86）15951237196
Email： yldeng@ujs.edu.cn
Add.：Energy Research Institute, Jiangsu University
Research Interests： Sustainable Energy Conversion、Electro-catalysis、Nanomaterials

Education
Ph. D. 2017 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
B. S. 2012 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China

Research Area
1. Mechanistic investigation into the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction on transition mental oxides and hydroxides
2. Electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction on dichalcogenides
3. Rational design of CO2 electroreduction materials and investigation into the reaction mechanisms

Projects
1. Investigation into the Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Transition Metal Oxides and Hydroxides, NUS Academic Research Fund No.R-143-000-587-112, involved
2. Electrochemical Hydrogen evolution Reaction on Dichalcogenides, NUS Academic Research Fund No.R-143-000-587-112, involved
3. Design and Investigation of Cu-based Materials for CO2 Electroreduction, NUS Academic Research Fund No.R-143-000-683-112, involved

Publications
1. Deng, Y.; Ting, L. R. L.; Neo, P. H. L.; Zhang, Y.-J.; Peterson, A. A.; Yeo, B. S. Operando Raman Spectroscopy of Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide (MoSx) during the Eletrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Identification of Sulfur Atoms as Catalytically Active Sites for H+ Reduction. ACS Catal. 2016, 6(11), 7790-7798. （IF 11.384）
2. Deng, Y.; Handoko, A. D.; Du, Y.; Xi, S.; Yeo, B. S. In Situ Raman Spectroscopy of Copper and Copper Oxide Surfaces during Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Identification of CuIII Oxides as Catalytically Active Species. ACS Catal. 2016, 6(4), 2473-2481. （IF 11.384, ESI highly cited）
3. Deng, Y.; Yeo, B. S. Characterization of Electrocatalytic Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction Reactions Using In Situ/Operando Raman Spectroscopy. ACS Catal. 2017, 7(11), 7873-7889. （IF 11.384）
4. Deng, Y.; Huang, Y.; Ren, D.; Handoko, A. D.; Seh, Z. W.; Hirunsit, P.; Yeo, B. S. On the Role of Sulfur for the Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate on CuSx Catalysts. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10(34), 28572–28581. (IF 8.097)
5. Handoko, A. D.; Deng, S.; Deng, Y.(co-first author); Cheng, A. W. F.; Chan, K. W.; Tan, H. R.; Pan, Y.; Tok, E. S.; Sow, C. H.; Yeo, B. S. Enhanced activity of H2O2-treated copper(II) oxide nanostructures for the electrochemical evolution of oxygen. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6(1), 269-274. （IF 5.365）
6. Ren, D.; Deng, Y.; Handoko, A. D.; Chen, C. S.; Malkhandi, S.; Yeo, B. S. Selective Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Ethylene and Ethanol on Copper(I) Oxide Catalysts. ACS Catal. 2015, 5(5), 2814-2821. （IF 11.384，ESI highly cited）
7. Ting, L. R. L.; Deng, Y.; Ma, L.; Zhang, Y.-J.; Peterson, A. A.; Yeo, B. S. Catalytic Activities of Sulfur Atoms in Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide for the Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal. 2016, 6(2), 861-867. （IF 11.384，ESI highly cited）
8. Gong, L.; Ren, D.; Deng, Y.; Yeo, B. S. Efficient and Stable Evolution of Oxygen Using Pulse-Electrodeposited Ir/Ni Oxide Catalyst in Fe-Spiked KOH Electrolyte. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8(25), 15985–15990. （IF 8.097）
9. Huang, Y.; Deng, Y.; Handoko, A. D.; Goh, G. K. L.; Yeo, B. S. Rational Design of Sulfur-Doped Copper Catalysts for the Selective Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formate. ChemSusChem 2018, 11, 320-326. (IF 7.411)

Honor and Awards
Awardee of NUS research scholarship