Educational Background

  • B.Sc., Natural Sciences, Physical Science Concentration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Ph.D., School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong

Current Research Interests

  • Fundamental mechanisms of electrogenerated chemiluminescence, including radical-ion annihilation, co-reactant pathways, and reverse electron transfer.
  • Lanthanide photophysics and energy-transfer dynamics in Eu(III), Tb(III), Yb(III), and related f-block coordination complexes.
  • Interfacial electron-transfer and charge-carrier dynamics at electrode–solution and (semi)conductor–solution interfaces
  • Molecular design of redox-active ligands, antenna scaffolds, and coordination complexes for efficient electrochemical excitation.

Selected Publications

  1. C. H. Mak, Y. Ai, C. Tan, W. Niu, K.-C. Cheng, C. Hsieh, H.-H. Shen, Z. Hu, Y. Tian, X. Xu, G. Zou, D.-J. Lee*, H.-Y. Hsu*. Synergistic effects of triplet-triplet annihilation and reverse intersystem crossing in a platinum-based electrochemiluminescent metallopolymer emitter. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2025, 13, 8671–8681.
  2. C. H. Mak, Y. Ai, S.-C. Cheng, W. Niu, M. Du, K.-C. Cheng, G. Jia, X.-Q. Xu, Z. Hu, C. C. Ko, G. Zou, D.-J. Lee*, H.-Y. Hsu*. Unveiling interfacial dynamics of zero-dimensional bismuth-based halide perovskite emitters for electrochemiluminescence applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 9332–9338.
  3. C. H. Mak#, R. Liu#, X. Han#, Y. Tang, X. Zou, H.-H. Shen, Y. Meng, G. Zou, H.-Y. Hsu*. Thermally Activated Delayed Phosphorescence and Interchromophore Exciton Coupling in a Platinum-Based Organometallic Emitter. Advanced Optical Materials, 2020, 8, 2001023. (#contributed equally)
  4. R. Li, C. H. Mak, K. Luo, F. Wang, G. Liu, B. Tan, G. Liu, Y. Xu, Y.-D. Yang, H. Wei, Z. Huang, L. Wu, X. Zhao, H.-Y. Hsu, Q. He, J. L. Sessler*, Z. Zhang*. Cyclo[2]pyridine[8]pyrrole: An Expanded Porphyrinoid with Three Closed-Shell Oxidation States. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 3585–3590.
  5. Y. Tang#, C. H. Mak#, J. Zhang, G. Jia, K.-C. Cheng, H. Song, H. Yuan, M. Yuan, S. Zhao, J.-J. Kai, J. C. Colmenares*, H.-Y. Hsu*. Unravelling the Interfacial Dynamics of Bandgap Funneling in Bismuth-Based Halide Perovskites. Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2207835. (#contributed equally)
  6. C. H. Mak, Y. Peng, M. H. Chong, L. Yu, M. Du, L. Ji, X. Zou, G. Zou, H.-H. Shen, S. P. Santoso, W. Niu, F.-F. Li, H.-Y. Hsu*. Photoenhanced Interfacial Electron Transfer of a Dual Functional Hematite Biophotoelectrode. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023, 11, 11303–11311.
  7. C. H. Mak, Y. Peng, M. H. Chong, J. Mou, G. Jia, S. P. Santoso, W. Niu, D.-J. Lee*, C.-P. Yu, C. S. K. Lin, H.-Y. Hsu*. Uncovering interfacial electron transfer kinetics of WO3 biophotoelectrodes for food waste treatment. RSC Applied Interfaces, 2025, 2, 397–409.
  8. Y. Tang#C. H. Mak#, C. Wang, Y. Fu, F.-F. Li, G. Jia, C.-W. Hsieh, H.-H. Shen, J. C. Colmenares*, H. Song, M. Yuan, Y. Chen*, H.-Y. Hsu*. Band-gap funneling in bismuth-based hybrid perovskite photocatalyst with efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution. Small Methods, 2022, 2200326. (#contributed equally)
  9. Y. Tang#C. H. Mak#, G. Jia, K.-C. Cheng, J.-J. Kai, C.-W. Hsieh, F. Meng, W. Niu, F.-F. Li, H.-H. Shen, X. Zhu, H. M. Chen, H.-Y. Hsu*. Lead-free hybrid perovskite photocatalysts: surface engineering, charge-carrier behaviors, and solar-driven applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 12296–12316. (#contributed equally)
  10. C. H. Mak#, X. Huang#, R. Liu#, Y. Tang, X. Han, L. Ji, X. Zou, G. Zou, H.-Y. Hsu*. Hsu*. Recent progress in surface modification and interfacial engineering for high-performance perovskite light-emitting diodes. Nano Energy, 2020, 73, 104752. (#contributed equally)