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I-Wen Sun is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and specializes in research intersecting engineering, chemistry, and chemical engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, electrochemistry, and materials science focusing on electronic, optical, and magnetic properties.

The scientist's research topics include electrocatalysts for energy conversion, ionic liquids properties and applications, electrochemical analysis and applications, advanced battery technologies, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, as well as the study of nanoporous metals, alloys, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Recent publications by I-Wen Sun highlight diverse electrochemical and materials science topics:

  • Electrochemical preparation of porous ZnCuNi by electrodeposition in ethaline deep eutectic solvent followed by anodic or cathodic dealloying in alkaline aqueous solutions for higher nitrate reduction activity, 2021, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • Green synthesis of nitrogen-doped multiporous carbons for oxygen reduction reaction using water-caltrop shells and eggshell waste, 2021, RSC Advances
  • An Assessment of Aluminum Electrodeposition from Aluminum Chloride/4-ethylpyridine Ionic Liquid at Ambient Temperature, 2022, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Facile Nonenzymatic Glucose Electrode Composed of Commercial CuO Powder and Ionic Liquid Binder, 2020, Electroanalysis
  • An Evaluation on the Electrochemical Recovery of Indium from Water Insoluble Indium Oxide in a Choline Chloride-Malonic Acid Eutectic Electrolyte, 2020, Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • RSC Advances
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • Electroanalysis

Collaborations have been established with several researchers, most notably:

  • Po-Yu Chen
  • Chun-Han Hsu
  • Hong-Ping Lin
  • Nai-Chang Lo
  • Zheng-Bang Pan

The scope of I-Wen Sun's work demonstrates a focus on the development and analysis of electrochemical systems, ionic liquid applications, and materials for energy and environmental technologies, contributing to fields that combine engineering principles with chemical science innovations.

Best Publications

  • Fabrication and Surface Functionalization of Nanoporous Gold by Electrochemical Alloying/Dealloying of Au–Zn in an Ionic Liquid, and the Self-Assembly of L-Cysteine Monolayers

    Jing Fang Huang;I-Wen Sun

  • Nano-architectured Co(OH)2 electrodes constructed using an easily-manipulated electrochemical protocol for high-performance energy storage applications

    Jeng Kuei Chang;Chih Ming Wu;I-Wen Sun

  • Electrodeposition of aluminum on magnesium alloy in aluminum chloride (AlCl3)–1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIC) ionic liquid and its corrosion behavior

    Jeng-Kuei Chang;Su-Yau Chen;Wen-Ta Tsai;Ming-Jay Deng

  • Synthesis of a high-efficiency red phosphorescent emitter for organic light-emitting diodes

    Cheng-Hsien Yang;Chia-Cheng Tai;I-Wen Sun

  • Dicyanamide anion based ionic liquids for electrodeposition of metals

    Ming Jay Deng;Po Yu Chen;Tin Iao Leong;I-Wen Sun

  • Lewis acidity dependency of the electrochemical window of zinc chloride–1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquids

    Shu-I Hsiu;Jing-Fang Huang;I-Wen Sun;Cheng-Hui Yuan

  • NMR evidence of hydrogen bonding in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-tetrafluoroborate room temperature ionic liquid

    Jing-Fang Huang;Po-Yu Chen;I-Wen Sun;Shao-Pin Wang

  • Hydrophobic Brønsted acid-base ionic liquids based on PAMAM dendrimers with high proton conductivity and blue photoluminescence

    Jing Fang Huang;Huimin Luo;Chengdu Liang;I-Wen Sun

  • Electrodeposition of cobalt and zinccobalt alloys from a lewis acidic zinc chloride-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride molten salt

    Po-Yu Chen;I-Wen Sun

  • Aluminium electrodeposition under ambient conditions.

    Andrew P. Abbott;Robert C. Harris;Yi-Ting Hsieh;Yi-Ting Hsieh;Karl S. Ryder

  • Nafion membrane-supported ionic liquid–solid phase microextraction for analyzing ultra trace PAHs in water samples

    Yu Nung Hsieh;Ping Chih Huang;I-Wen Sun;Thou-Jen Whang

  • An entirely electrochemical preparation of a nano-structured cobalt oxide electrode with superior redox activity.

    Ming Jay Deng;Fu Lu Huang;I-Wen Sun;Wen-Ta Tsai

  • Electrochemical study of copper in a basic 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate room temperature molten salt

    Po-Yu Chen;I-Wen Sun

  • Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of Blue Phosphorescent Iridium(III) Complexes

    Li Lan Wu;Cheng Hsien Yang;I-Wen Sun;Sheng-Yuan Chu

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Organic Dyes Containing Various Donors and Acceptors

    Tzi Yi Wu;Ming Hsiu Tsao;Fu Lin Chen;Shyh-Gang Su

  • Formation of Nanoporous Nickel by Selective Anodic Etching of the Nobler Copper Component from Electrodeposited Nickel−Copper Alloys

    Jeng-Kuei Chang;Shih-Hsun Hsu;I-Wen Sun;Wen-Ta Tsai

  • Formation of Nanoporous Platinum by Selective Anodic Dissolution of PtZn Surface Alloy in a Lewis Acidic Zinc Chloride-1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride Ionic Liquid

    Jing-Fang Huang;I-Wen Sun

  • Electrodeposition of zinc from a Lewis acidic zinc chloride-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride molten salt

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  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies on reversible insertion/desertion of dicyanamide anions into/from manganese oxide in ionic liquid

    Jeng-Kuei Chang;Ming-Tsung Lee;Wen-Ta Tsai;Ming-Jay Deng

  • Formation of porous silver by electrochemical alloying/dealloying in a water-insensitive zinc chloride-1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride ionic liquid.

    Fu-Hwa Yeh;Chia-Cheng Tai;and Jing-Fang Huang;I-Wen Sun

  • Electrochemistry of Cd(II) in the basic 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/tetrafluoroborate room temperature molten salt

    Po Yu Chen;I-Wen Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeng-Kuei Chang
Jeng-Kuei Chang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Wen-Ta Tsai
Wen-Ta Tsai National Cheng Kung University
Yuan-Chung Lin
Yuan-Chung Lin National Sun Yat-sen University
Chengdu Liang
Chengdu Liang Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Huimin Luo
Huimin Luo Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Andrew P. Abbott
Andrew P. Abbott University of Leicester
Sheng Dai
Sheng Dai Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Chen-Sheng Yeh
Chen-Sheng Yeh National Cheng Kung University
Chien-Te Hsieh
Chien-Te Hsieh Yuan Ze University
Karl S. Ryder
Karl S. Ryder University of Leicester

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