Peer-Reviewed Publications
After Joining HKU
(iv) Yi, R.; Mo, X.; Yau, H. T.; Haw, S.-C.; Tse, E. C. M.*
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Interlayer Expansion Enables Electrochemical Domino C–N Coupling for Formaldoxime Formation in Aqueous Media
Preprint on ChemRxiv
(iii) Gao, X.; Tse, E. C. M.*
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In-silico Nano-phase Diagram to Discover Unconventional Molybdenum Nitride Surfaces as Electrocatalysts
(i) Mo, X.; Cheung, C. W.; Haw, S.-C.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Submitted, -, -, -.
Surface Hydrophobicity at Hybrid Electrochemical Interface Governs C3 Product Selectivity of Glycerol Oxidation
(ii) Zeng, T.; Wang, W.; Yu, H.-L.; Mo, X.; Gao, X.; Wu, H.-L.; Tse, E. C. M.*
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Cooperative Dicopper Active Site Steers Direct Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction Toward Ammonia
(62) Deng, Y.‡; Mo, X.‡; Lai, S. K.-M.; Haw, S.-C.; Au-Yeung, H. Y.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
Journal of the American Society, 2025, 147, 14316-14325.
Mechanical and Covalent Tailoring of Copper Catenanes for Selective Aqueous Nitrate-to-Ammonia Electrocatalysis
(61) Zhai, T.; Gao, X.; Wang, H.*; Cheng, Y.; Gao, J.; Pan, J.; Tse, E. C. M.; Shang, C.; Guo, Z.*
Matter, 2025, In Press, 102141.
Ultrafine Semi-crystalline Y-doped RuO2 for Highly Active and Durable Proton-Exchange-Membrane Water Electrolysis
(60) Shi, Y.-X.; Zhu, L.; Doan, H. S.; Deng, Y.; Mo, X.; Wang, Y.; Tse, E. C. M.; Au-Yeung, H. Y.*
Chemistry-A European Journal, 2025, Early View, e202500866.
A Copper(I) Catenane Decorated Metal-Organic Layer as a Heterogenous Catalyst for Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling
(59) Zhou, J.; Chen, J.; Shi, R.*; Gao, Q.; Zhao, X.; Wang, C.-J.; Guo, Z.; Tse, E. C. M.; Liu, F.*; Chen, Y.*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 513, 163056.
Synergistic Pd-CoFe Sites for Efficient and Selective Electrooxidation of Glycerol to Glyceric Acid Coupled with H2 Evolution
(58) Liu, F.; Zhou, J.; Gao, X.; Shi, R.; Guo, Z.; Tse, E. C. M.; Chen, Y.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, Early View, e202422183.
Modulating Adsorption Behavior by Single-site Pt on RuO2 for Efficient Electrosynthesis of Glycolic Acid from Plastic Wastes
(57) Zeng, T.‡; Liu, J.‡; Cheung, C. W.; Li, Y.; Jia, H.; Tse, E. C. M.; Li, Y.*
ChemBioChem, 2024, 25, e202400500.
Manganese Complex-Gold Nanoparticle Hybrid for Biofilm Inhibition and Eradication
(56) Zeng, T.‡; Chen, J.‡; Yu, Z. H.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 31757–31767.
CuFe Cooperativity at the Membrane-Electrode Interface Elicits a Tandem 2e–+2e– Mechanism for Exclusive O2-to-H2O Electroreduction
Cover on JACS by Ruijie
PMCID# PMC11583977
Preprint on ChemRxiv
(55) Zhou, W.; Mo, X.; Cheung, C. W.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 500, 157129.
Precise O-Doping across Dual-Fe Sites Directed by Pulsed Laser Optimized via Taguchi Method for pH-Universal H2O2 Electrosynthesis
(54) Duan, W.; Mu, Y.; Mo, X.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, T.; Ho, Y.; Lyu, D.; Zhang, D.; Zhao, R.; Tse, E. C. M.; Gao, Y.; Wu, H.; Wang, Y.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 26505-26515.
Chemical Auxiliary for Photocatalytic Active Colloids
DOI:10.1021/jacs.4c10100
(53) Liu, F.; Gao, X.; Guo, Z.; Tse, E. C. M.; Chen, Y.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 15275-15285.
Sustainable Adipic Acid Production via Paired Electrolysis of Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds with Water as Hydrogen and Oxygen Sources
DOI:10.1021/jacs.4c02835
(52) Tang, M. P.; Zhu, L.; Deng, Y.; Shi, Y.; Lai, S. K.-M.; Mo, X.; Pang, X.-Y.; Liu, C.; Jiang, W.; Tse, E. C. M.; Au-Yeung, H. Y.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202405971.
Water and Air Stable Copper(I) Complexes of Tetracationic Catenane Ligands for Oxidative C–C Cross-Coupling
DOI:10.1002/anie.202405971
(51) Liu, K.‡; Gao, X.‡; Liu, C.-X.; Shi, R.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Liu, F.*; Chen, Y.*
Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14, 2304065.
Energy-Saving Hydrogen Production by Seawater Splitting Coupled with PET Plastic Upcycling
DOI:10.1002/aenm.202304065
(50) Li, L.; Han, J.; Lo, H.-Y. G.; Tam, W. W. L.; Jia, H.; Tse, E. C. M.; Taliaferro, J. M.*; Li, Y.*
Nucleic Acids Research, 2024, 52, e36.
Symmetry-breaking Malachite Green as a Near-infrared Light-activated Fluorogenic Photosensitizer for RNA Proximity Labeling
DOI:10.1093/nar/gkae125
(49) Liang, J.; Han, J.; Gao, X.; Jia, H.; Li, R.; Tse, E. C. M.; Li, Y.*
Analytical Chemistry, 2024, 96, 685-693.
Clickable APEX2 Probes for Enhanced RNA Proximity Labeling in Live Cells
DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03614
(48) Trump, B. D.*; Antunes, D.; Palma-Oliveira, J.; Nelson, A.; Hudecova, A. M.; Rundén-Pran, E.; Dusinska, M.; Gispert, I.; Resch, S.; Alfaro-Serrano, B.; Afantitis, A.; Melagraki, G.; Tse, E. C. M.; Trump, J.; Kohl, Y.; Linkov, I.
Environment Systems and Decisions, 2024, 44, 177-188.
Safety-by-Design and Engineered Nanomaterials: the Need to Move from Theory to Practice
(47) Wang, W.; Chen, J.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 26678-26687.
Synergy between Cu and Co in a Layered Double Hydroxide Enables Close to 100% Nitrate-to-Ammonia Selectivity
DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c08084
PMCID# PMC10723069
Preprint on ChemRxiv
(46) Gao, X.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Small, 2023, 20, 2306311.
Unraveling the Performance Descriptors for Designing Single-Atom Catalysts on Defective MXenes for Exclusive Nitrate-to-Ammonia Electrocatalytic Upcycling
DOI:10.1002/smll.202306311
Preprint on ChemRxiv
(45) Liu, F.; Gao X.; Shi, R.; Xiong, J.; Guo, Z.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Chen, Y.*
Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 34, 2310274.
Graphdiyne as an Electron Modifier for Boosting Electrochemical Production of Adipic Acid
(44) Yau, H. T.; Yu, Z. H.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023, 10, 7308-7318.
Protonic Nanoenvironment Engineering for Tuning the Electrocatalytic Efficiency and Product Selectivity of O2 Reduction
(43) Liang, J.; Gao, X.; Xu, K.; Lu, J.; Liu, D.; Zhao, Z.;
Tse, E. C. M.*; Peng, Z.; Zhang, W.; Liu, J.*
Small, 2023, 19, 2304889.
Unraveling the Asymmetric O─O Radical Coupling Mechanism on Ru─O─Co for Enhanced Acidic Water Oxidation
(42) Shiu, S. C.-C.; Kinghorn, A. B.; Guo, W.; Slaughter, L. S.; Ji, D.; Mo, X.; Wang, L.; Tran, N. C.; Kwok, C. K.; Shum, A. H. C.; Tse, E. C. M.; Tanner, J. A.*
Methods in Molecular Biology, 2023, 2639, 301-337.
Aptamers as Functional Modules for DNA Nanostructures
DOI:10.1007/978-1-0716-3028-0_17
DNA and RNA Origami on Pubmed
(41) Wang, S.‡; Gao, X.‡; Mo, X.; Phillips, D. L.; Tse, E. C. M.*
ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 5599-5608.
Immobilization of Molecular Copper Complex and Carboxylate-terminated Co-catalyst on Metal Oxide Electrode for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
Preprint on ChemRxiv
(40) Mo, X.‡; Deng, Y.‡; Lai, S. K.-M.; Gao, X.; Yu, H.-L.; Low, K.-H.; Guo, Z.; Wu, H.-L.; Au-Yeung, H. Y.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 6087-6099.
Mechanical Interlocking Enhances the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Activity and Selectivity of Molecular Copper Complexes
DOI:10.1021/jacs.2c10988
Cover on JACS by Wing and Denny
Preprint on ChemRxiv
Highlight on Nat. Rev. Chem. by Stephanie Greed
(38) He, X.; Gao, X.; Chen, X.; Hu, S.; Tan, F.; Xiong, Y.; Long, R.; Liu, M.; Tse, E. C. M.; Wei, F.; Yang, H.*; Hou, J.*; Song, C.*; Guo, X.*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 327, 122418.
Dual-Optimization Strategy Engineered Ti-based Metal Organic Framework with Fe Active Sites for Highly Selective CO2 Photoreduction to Formic Acid
DOI:10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122418
(39) Liu, F.‡; Gao, X.‡; Shi, R.; Guo, Z.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Chen, Y.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202300094.
Concerted and Selective Electrooxidation of Polyethylene-Terephthalate-Derived Alcohol to Glycolic Acid at an Industry-Level Current Density over a Pd−Ni(OH)2 Catalyst
DOI:10.1002/anie.202300094
(37) Mo, X.; Bouchet Fabre, B.; Herlin-Boime, N.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
SmartMat, 2023, 4, e1181.
Rapid Laser Synthesis of Surfactantless Tantalum-based Nanomaterials as Bifunctional Catalysts for Direct Peroxide–peroxide Fuel Cells
DOI:10.1002/smm2.1181
(35) Mo, X.; Gao, X.; Gillado, A. V.; Chen, H.-Y.; Chen, Y.; Guo, Z.; Wu, H.-L.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 12202-12213.
Direct 3D Printing of Binder-Free Bimetallic Nanomaterials as Integrated Electrodes for Glycerol Oxidation with High Selectivity for Valuable C3 Products
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.2c02865
(36) Zeng, T.; Gautam, R. P.; Ko, D. H.; Wu, H.-L.; Hosseini, A.*; Li, Y.*; Barile, C. J.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022, 6, 862-880.
Hybrid Bilayer Membranes as Platforms for Biomimicry and Catalysis
DOI:10.1038/s41570-022-00433-2
(34) Liu, F.; Gao, X.; Shi, R.; Tse, E. C. M.; Chen, Y.*
Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 6571-6577.
A General Electrochemical Strategy for Upcycling Polyester Plastics into Added-value Chemicals by a CuCo2O4 Catalyst
DOI:10.1039/D2GC02049A
(33) Sun, Z.; Ma, W.; Cao, Y.; Wei, T.; Mo, X.; Chow, H. Y.; Tan, Y.; Cheung, C. H. P.; Liu, J.; Lee, H. K.; Tse, E. C. M.; Liu. H.; Li, X.*
Chem, 2022, 8, P2542-2557.
Superfast Desulfurization for Protein Chemical Synthesis and Modification
(32) Li, D.; Wang, X.; Mo, X.; Tse, E. C. M.; Cui, X.*
Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 4648.
Electronic Gap Characterization at Mesoscopic Scale via Scanning Probe Microscopy under Ambient Conditions
(31) Wang, W.; Tse, E. C. M.*
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022, 25, e202200291.
Enhanced Nitrite Electrovalorization to Ammonia by NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide
(30) Fang, M.‡; Gao, X.‡; Liang, J.‡; Guo, B.; Zou, L.; Lu, J.; Gao, Y.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Liu, J.*
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 7013-7019.
Bioinspired NiFe–Gallate Metal–Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis
(29) Li, K.; Ngo, F. M.; Yau, A. Y. L.; Tam, W. W. L.; Tse, E. C. M.; Tsoi, J. K. H.; Yiu, C. K. Y.*
Dental Materials, 2022, 38, 1149-1161.
Mussel-Inspired Monomer - A New Selective Protease Inhibitor Against Dentine Collagen Degradation
(28) Wu, K.-J.; Tse, E. C. M.; Shang, C.; Guo, Z.*
Progress in Materials Science, 2021, 123, 100821.
Nucleation and Growth in Solution Synthesis of Nanostructures – From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications
(26) Wang, W.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 6900-6910.
Proton Removal Kinetics That Govern the Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidation Activity of Heterogeneous Bioinorganic Platforms
(27) Liang, J.‡; Gao, X.‡; Guo, B.; Ding, Y.; Yan, J.; Guo, Z.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Liu, J.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 12770-12774.
Ferrocene-Based Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets as a Robust Oxygen Evolution Catalyst
(25) Wei, Z.‡; Wang, W.‡; Li, W.; Bai, X.; Zhao, J.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Phillips, D. L.*; Zhu, Y.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 8236-8242.
Steering Electron‐Hole Migration Pathways using Oxygen Vacancies in Tungsten Oxides to Enhance their Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance
(24) Ngo, F. M.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Chemistry Letters, 2021, 50, 974-986.
Bioinorganic Platforms for Sensing, Biomimicry, and Energy Catalysis
DOI:10.1246/cl.200875
(23) Zeng, T.; Gautam, R.; Barile, C. J.*; Li, Y.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10, 13149-13155.
Nitrile-Facilitated Proton Transfer for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction by Hybrid Electrocatalysts
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.0c03506
(22) Saunders, S. H.; Tse, E. C. M.; Yates, M. D.; Otero, F. J.; Trammell, S. A.; Stemp, E. D. A.; Barton, J. K.*; Tender, L. M.*; Newman, D. K.*
Cell, 2020, 182, P919-932.E19.
Extracellular DNA Promotes Efficient Extracellular Electron Transfer by Pyocyanin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.006 bioRxiv:872085
(21) Mo, X.; Chan, K. C.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
Chemistry of Materials, 2019, 31, 8230-8238.
A Scalable Laser-assisted Method to Produce Active and Robust Graphene-supported Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03669
(20) Zeng, T.; Wu, H.-L.; Li, Y.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Barile, C. J.*
Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 320, 134611.
Physical and Electrochemical Characterization of a Cu-based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst Inside and Outside a Lipid Membrane with Controlled Proton Transfer Kinetics
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134611
(19) Li, L.; Liang, J.; Luo, H.; Tam, K. M.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Li, Y.*
Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 12340-12343.
A New Chemical Approach for Proximity Labelling of Chromatin-associated RNAs and Proteins with Visible Light Irradiation
DOI:10.1039/C9CC06251C
(18) Tse, E. C. M.; Zwang, T. J.; Bedoya, S.; Barton, J. K.*
ACS Central Science, 2019, 5, 65-72.
Effective Distance for DNA-Mediated Charge Transport between Repair Proteins
DOI:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00566
Highlight First Reactions ACS Cent. Sci. 2019, 5, 7–9.
(17) Gautam, R.; Lee, Y. T.; Herman, G. L.; Moreno, C. M.; Tse, E. C. M.; Barile, C. J.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 13480-13483.
Controlling Proton and Electron Transfer Rates Enhances the Activity of an Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst
DOI:10.1002/anie.201806795
Prior to Joining HKU
(16) Zwang, T. J.; Tse, E. C. M.; Barton, J. K.*
ACS Chemical Biology, 2018, 13, 1799-1809.
Sensing DNA through DNA Charge Transport
DOI:10.1021/acschembio.8b00347
(15) Zwang, T. J.; Tse, E. C. M.; Zhong, D.; Barton, J. K.*
ACS Central Science, 2018, 4, 405-412.
A Compass at Weak Magnetic Fields using Thymine Dimer Repair
DOI:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00008
Highlight First Reactions ACS Cent. Sci. 2018, 4, 318–320.
(14) Tse, E. C. M.; Zwang, T. J.; Barton, J. K.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 12784–12792.
The Oxidation State of [4Fe4S] Clusters Modulates the DNA-Binding Affinity of DNA Repair Proteins
DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b07230
(13) Tse, E. C. M.‡; Barile, C. J.‡; Li, Y.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Hosseini, A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017,19, 7086–7093.
Proton Transfer Dynamics Dictate Quinone Speciation at Lipid-Modified Electrodes
DOI:10.1039/C6CP07586J
(12) Tse, E. C. M.; Varnell, J. A.; Hoang, T. T. H.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2016, 7, 3542–3547.
Elucidating Proton Involvement in the Rate-Determining Step for Pt/Pd-based and Non-Precious-Metal Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts Using the Kinetic Isotope Effect
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01235
Highlight Spotlights JPC Lett. 2016, 7, 3711.
(11) Varnell, J. A.; Tse, E. C. M.; Schulz, C. E.; Fister, T. T.; Haasch, R. T.; Timoshenko, J.; Frenkel, A. I.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 12582.
Identification of Carbon-encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles as Active Species in Non-Precious Metal Oxygen Reduction Catalysts
DOI:10.1038/ncomms12582
Highlight Illinois News Bureau
(10) Tse, E. C. M.; Hoang, T. T. H.; Varnell, J. A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 5706–5714.
Observation of an Inverse Kinetic Isotope Effect in Oxygen Evolution Electrochemistry
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.6b01170
(9) Barile, C. J.‡; Tse, E. C. M.‡; Li, Y.; Gewargis, J. P.; Kirchschlager, N. A.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Biophysical Journal, 2016, 110, 2451–2462.
The Flip-Flop Diffusion Mechanism across Lipids in a Hybrid Bilayer Membrane
DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2016.04.041
(8) Tse, E. C. M.‡; Barile, C. J.‡; Kirchschlager, N. A.; Li, Y.; Gewargis, J. P.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Hosseini, A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Nature Materials, 2016, 15, 754–759.
Proton Transfer Dynamics Control the Mechanism of O2 Reduction by a Non-Precious Metal Electrocatalyst
DOI:10.1038/nmat4636
(7) Li, Y.; Tse, E. C. M.; Barile, C. J.; Gewirth, A. A.*; Zimmerman, S. C.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015, 137, 14059–14062.
Photoresponsive Molecular Switch for Regulating Transmembrane Proton-Transfer Kinetics
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b10016
(6) Tse, E. C. M.‡; Barile, C. J.‡; Gewargis, J. P.; Li, Y.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 87, 2403–2409.
Anion Transport through Lipids in a Hybrid Bilayer Membrane
DOI:10.1021/ac5043544
(5) Tse, E. C. M.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015, 119, 1246–1255.
Effect of Temperature and Pressure on the Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction Reaction
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b00572
(4) Tse, E. C. M.; Schilter, D.; Gray, D. L.; Rauchfuss, T. B.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 53, 8505−8516.
Multicopper Models for the Laccase Active Site: Effect of Nuclearity on Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
DOI:10.1021/ic501080c
(3) Barile, C. J.‡; Tse, E. C. M.‡; Li, Y.; Sobyra, T. B.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Hosseini, A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Nature Materials, 2014, 13, 619−623.
Proton Switch for Modulating Oxygen Reduction by a Cu Electrocatalyst Embedded in a Hybrid Bilayer Membrane
DOI:10.1038/nmat3974
(2) Thorseth, M. A.; Tornow, C. E.; Tse, E. C. M.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Coordination Chemistry Review, 2013, 257, 130–139.
Cu Complexes that Catalyze the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
DOI:10.1016/j.ccr.2012.03.033
(1) Thorseth, M. A.; Letko, C. S.; Tse, E. C. M.; Rauchfuss, T. B.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 628–634.
Ligand Effects on the Overpotential for Dioxygen Reduction by Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine Derivatives
DOI:10.1021/ic301656x