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Dr Ruoming Tian
Research Assistant

Dr Ruoming Tian

2014

PhD   in Materials Science and Engineering from UNSW, Australia

 

Research & Enterprise
Analytical Chemistry Facility

2018 - present

XRD Technical Officer, UNSW Sydney

2015 - 2018

Research Scientist, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Japan

2014 - 2015

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney

2014

PhD in Material Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney

 

 
Phone
02 93854524
Location
G65, XRD Lab, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, Chemical Sciences Building (F10) UNSW
  • Book Chapters | 2020
    2020, 'Thermoelectric Materials by Organic Intercalation', in RSC Energy and Environment Series, pp. 246 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788016230-00246
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Koumoto K; Tian R; Yang R; Wan C, 2016, 'Inorganic/organic hybrid superlattice materials', in Materials Aspect of Thermoelectricity, pp. 501 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315197029
    Book Chapters | 2016
    2016, 'Thallium-Based Chalcogenides as Thermoelectrics', in Materials Aspect of Thermoelectricity, CRC Press, pp. 419 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315197029-19
  • Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Efficient Cocatalyst-Free Piezo-Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Defective BaTiO3-x Nanoparticles from Seawater', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 11, pp. 3370 - 3389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06573
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Engineering work functions of cobalt-doped manganese oxide based electrocatalysts for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 642, pp. 23 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.129
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'A facile approach to tailor electrocatalytic properties of MnO2 through tuning phase transition, surface morphology and band structure', Chemical Engineering Journal, 438, pp. 135561 - 135561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135561
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Anomalous Structural Evolution and Glassy Lattice in Mixed-Halide Hybrid Perovskites', Small, 18, pp. e2200847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202200847
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Enhancing cyclic and in-air stability of Ni-Rich cathodes through perovskite oxide surface coating', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 628, pp. 407 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.061
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Nickel and Palladium Catalyzed C−H Trifluoromethylation using Trifluoromethyliodide: Investigations into New Reactivity', ChemCatChem, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202200918
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Self-Assembly of a Rare High Spin FeII /PdII Tetradecanuclear Cubic Cage Constructed via the Metalloligand Approach', Chemistry (Switzerland), 4, pp. 535 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/CHEMISTRY4020038
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Visible-Light-Responsive Self-Assembled Complexes: Improved Photoswitching Properties by Metal Ion Coordination**', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202205701
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Visible‐Light‐Responsive Self‐Assembled Complexes: Improved Photoswitching Properties by Metal Ion Coordination**', Angewandte Chemie, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202205701
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Multiple doped ZnO with enhanced thermoelectric properties', Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41, pp. 4182 - 4188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.01.054
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Oxygen Vacancies and Band Gap Engineering of Vertically Aligned MnO2 Porous Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction', Surfaces and Interfaces, pp. 101398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101398
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Vanadium doped 1T MoS2 nanosheets for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution in both acidic and alkaline solutions', Chemical Engineering Journal, 409, pp. 128158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.128158
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Enhancing the triboelectricity of stretchable electrospun piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride/boron nitride nanosheets composite nanofibers', Composites Communications, 22, pp. 100535 - 100535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2020.100535
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Body Heat Powers Future Electronic Skins', Joule, 3, pp. 1399 - 1403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2019.03.011
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tian R; Wan C; Hayashi N; Aoai T; Koumoto K, 2018, 'Wearable and flexible thermoelectrics for energy harvesting', MRS Bulletin, 43, pp. 193 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2018.8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Wang Y; Pan L; Li C; Tian R; Huang R; Hu X; Chen C; Bao N; Koumoto K; Lu C, 2018, 'Doubling the: ZT record of TiS2-based thermoelectrics by incorporation of ionized impurity scattering', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6, pp. 9345 - 9353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8tc00914g
    Journal articles | 2017
    Tian R; Wan C; Wang Y; Wei Q; Ishida T; Yamamoto A; Tsuruta A; Shin W; Li S; Koumoto K, 2017, 'A solution-processed TiS2/organic hybrid superlattice film towards flexible thermoelectric devices', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, pp. 564 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ta08838d
    Journal articles | 2017
    Wan C; Tian R; Kondou M; Yang R; Zong P; Koumoto K, 2017, 'Ultrahigh thermoelectric power factor in flexible hybrid inorganic-organic superlattice', Nature Communications, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01149-4
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zhao H; Xu X; Li C; Tian R; Zhang R; Huang R; Lyu Y; Li D; Hu X; Pan L; Wang Y, 2017, 'Cobalt-doping in Cu2SnS3: Enhanced thermoelectric performance by synergy of phase transition and band structure modification', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, pp. 23267 - 23275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ta07140j
    Journal articles | 2016
    Shen Y; Li C; Huang R; Tian R; Ye Y; Pan L; Koumoto K; Zhang R; Wan C; Wang Y, 2016, 'Eco-friendly p-type Cu2SnS3 thermoelectric material: Crystal structure and transport properties', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep32501
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tian R; Kearley GJ; Yu D; Ling CD; Pham A; Embs JP; Shoko E; Li S, 2016, 'Phononic Structure Engineering: The Realization of Einstein Rattling in Calcium Cobaltate for the Suppression of Thermal Conductivity', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30530
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wan C; Tian R; Azizi AB; Huang Y; Wei Q; Sasai R; Wasusate S; Ishida T; Koumoto K, 2016, 'Flexible thermoelectric foil for wearable energy harvesting', Nano Energy, 30, pp. 840 - 845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.09.011
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kabir R; Tian R; Zhang T; Donelson R; Tan TT; Li S, 2015, 'Role of Bi doping in thermoelectric properties of CaMnO3', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 628, pp. 347 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.12.141
    Journal articles | 2015
    Xiong X; Tian R; Lin X; Chu D; Li S, 2015, 'Formation and photocatalytic activity of BaTiO3 nanocubes via hydrothermal process', Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/692182
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhu B; Zhang T; Tian R; Tan TT; Donelson R; Li S, 2015, 'Enhancement of thermoelectric properties in Sn doped (In0.95Lu0.05)2O3', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 644, pp. 119 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.04.057
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, '(Invited) Nano-Length-Scale Inorganic/Organic Hybridization for Thermoelectric Materials', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2015-02, pp. 1064 - 1064, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2015-02/28/1064
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Thermoelectric Properties of Sol-gel Derived Lanthanum Titanate Ceramics', RSC Advances, 5, pp. 14735 - 14739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4RA13945C
    Journal articles | 2014
    Kabir R; Zhang T; Wang D; Donelson R; Tian R; Tan TT; Li S, 2014, 'Improvement in the thermoelectric properties of CaMnO3 perovskites by W doping', Journal of Materials Science, 49, pp. 7522 - 7528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8459-x
    Journal articles | 2014
    Tian R; Zhang T; Chu D; Donelson R; Tao L; Li S, 2014, 'Enhancement of high temperature thermoelectric performance in Bi, Fe co-doped layered oxide-based material Ca3Co4O 9+δ', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 615, pp. 311 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.06.190
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zhu B; Tian R; Zhang T; Donelson R; Tan TT; Wang Y; Li S, 2014, 'Tunable thermopower and thermal conductivity in Lu doped In 2O3', RSC Advances, 4, pp. 31926 - 31931, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra02358g
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Thermoelectric properties of Yb and Nb codoped CaMnO3', physica status solidi (a), 211, pp. 1200 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201330475
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Thermopower and chemical stability of Na0.77CoO 2/Ca3Co4O9 composites', Acta Materialia, 63, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.10.011
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Tunable thermoelectric properties of Ca0.9Yb0.1MnO3 through controlling the particle size via ball mill processing', Ceramics International, 40, pp. 16701 - 16706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.08.033
    Journal articles | 2013
    2013, 'Ga substitution and oxygen diffusion kinetics in Ca3Co 4O9+¿-based thermoelectric oxides', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117, pp. 13382 - 13387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp403592s
    Journal articles | 2009
    2009, 'Influence of deformation processing on mechanical and conductivity properties of Cu-Fe composites', Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals, 19, pp. 1480 - 1487
    Journal articles | 2008
    2008, 'Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC dispersion-reinforced grey cast iron for cylinder casing', Zhuzao/Foundry, 57, pp. 1005 - 1008
  • Preprints | 2022
    2022, Direct Hydrogen Production from Water/Seawater by Irradiation/Vibration-Activated Using Defective Ferroelectric BaTiO3-x Nanoparticles, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2206.14961
    Preprints | 2022
    2022, Unique Spin Crossover Pathways Differentiated by Scan Rate in a New Dinuclear Fe(II) Triple Helicate: Mechanistic Deductions Enabled by Synchrotron Radiation Studies, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-4hw9h
    Preprints | 2022
    2022, Unique Spin Crossover Pathways Differentiated by Scan Rate in a New Dinuclear Fe(II) Triple Helicate: Mechanistic Deductions Enabled by Synchrotron Radiation Studies, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-4hw9h-v2
    Preprints | 2022
    2022, Visible-light-responsive self-assembled complexes: improved photoswitching properties by metal ion coordination, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-g5f6k
    Preprints | 2022
    2022, Visible-light-responsive self-assembled complexes: improved photoswitching properties by metal ion coordination, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-g5f6k-v2
    Preprints | 2022
    2022, Visible-light-responsive self-assembled complexes: improved photoswitching properties by metal ion coordination, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-g5f6k-v3
    Preprints | 2022
    2022, Visible-light-responsive self-assembled complexes: improved photoswitching properties by metal ion coordination, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-g5f6k-v4
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    2018, '2D inorganic/organic hybridization towards next-generation flexible thermoelectric devices', presented at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2018, Wollongong, 29 January 2018 - 01 February 2018
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'Flexible Inorganic/organic superlattice material for thermal energy harvesting', presented at the 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials, IUMRS-ICAM 2017, Kyoto, Japan, 27 August 2017 - 01 September 2017
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'Inorganic/organic hybridization: new strategy for flexible thermoelectric generation', presented at the Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga Wagga, Australia, 03 January 2017 - 03 February 2017
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'Development of n-type flexible TiS2/organics superlattice film by liquid exfoliation and self-assembly approach', presented at the 35th International Conference & the 1st Asian Conference on Thermoelectrics, Wuhan, China, 29 May 2016 - 02 June 2016
    Conference Posters | 2016
    2016, 'Flexible thermoelectric film by facile liquid exfoliation and self-assembly approach', Nara, Japan, presented at the International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science, Nara, Japan, 09 May 2016 - 11 May 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'Flexible thermoelectric hybrid film by facile liquid exfoliation and self-assembly approach', presented at Oz Future Energy Conference, Sydney, Australia, 04 July 2016 - 06 July 2016
    Conference Posters | 2016
    2016, 'Inorganic/organic hybrid foil for flexible thermoelectric generators', Kyoto, Japan, presented at the International Conference on Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics, Kyoto, Japan, 18 January 2016 - 20 January 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'Scalable inorganic/organic hybrid film towards flexible thermoelectric modules', presented at International Conference on Flexible and Printed Electronics, Yonezawa, Japan, 06 September 2016 - 08 September 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'Artificial 3D superlattice SrTiO3 ceramics for thermoelectric conversion', presented at the 14th International Union of Materials Research Societies-International Conference on Advanced Materials, Jeju, Korea, 25 October 2015 - 29 October 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'Flexible TiS2 foil intercalated by organic molecules for thermoelectric conversion', presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan, Kyushu, Japan, 07 September 2015 - 08 September 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    2015, 'Flexible tandem thermoelectric foil for future energy harvesting', presented at the 9th International Conference on High-performance Ceramics, Guilin, China, 04 November 2015 - 07 November 2015
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Tian R; Wang D; Donelson R; Tan TT; Lia S; Kabir R, 2014, 'Effects of sintering temperature on thermoelectric properties of nanocrystalline Ca0.9Yb0.1MnO3 prepared by co-precipitation method', in Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, pp. 43 - 49
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    2014, 'Development of high-performance thermoelectric calcium cobaltates using advanced neutron and synchrotron techniques', presented at the 5th Australia-China Symposium for Materials Science, Wollongong, Australia, 20 July 2014 - 23 July 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    2014, 'Neutron- and synchrotron-related techniques in the design of complex oxide materials for energy harvesting', presented at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials Processing, Gold Coast, Australia, 27 July 2014 - 30 July 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    2013, 'Enhanced thermoelectric property and restrained oxygen vacancy in Ga-doped Ca3Co4O9+δ', presented at the 37th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Florida, US, 27 January 2013 - 01 February 2013

2014

FOCUS Beamline Research Grant, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2013

FOCUS Beamline Research Grant, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2011

Powder Diffraction Beamline Research Grant, Australian Synchrotron, Australia

2010

Echidna Powder Diffraction Beamline Research Grant, ANSTO, Australia

 

 

Research Interests

      Development of nanomaterials, flexible 2D and hybrid materials, and smart devices for thermoelectric energy conversion.

Research Highlights
  1. R. Tian*, Y. Liu, K. Koumoto, J. Chen*, “Body heat powers future electronic skins”, Joule, in press, DOI:org/10.1016/j.joule.2019.03.01, 2019.
  2. R. Tian, C. Wan, N. Hayashi, T. Aoai, K. Koumoto, “Wearable and flexible thermoelectrics for energy harvesting”, MRS Bulletin, invited article, 43, 193-198, 2018.
  3. R. Tian, C. Wan, Y. Wang, Q. Wei, T. Ishida, A. Yamamoto, A. Tsuruta, W. Shin, S. Li, K. Koumoto, “A solution-processed TiS2/organic hybrid superlattice film towards flexible thermoelectric devices”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017 hot paper & inside cover, 5, 564-570, 2017.
  4. C. Wan, R. Tian, M. Kondo, R. Yang, P. Zong, K. Koumoto, “Ultrahigh thermoelectric power factor in n-type flexible hybrid inorganic-organic superlattice”, Nature Commun., 8, 1024, 2017.