Le Phuoc Anh, PhD
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Assistant Professor - Materials Science
Biography
Dr. Phuoc Anh Le received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Vietnam National University, Hanoi and earned his PhD from National Chiao Tung University in 2021. He has held research positions at several international institutions, including Shinshu University, VinUniversity, and the Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. In 2024, he was awarded a scholarship from the National Science and Technology Council to conduct research at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. His research focuses on nanostructured materials for supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen production, and materials recycling. He is among the pioneering researchers developing cathodic solution plasma exfoliation techniques for 2D materials. He has reviewed more than 200 scientific manuscripts for major publishers, including Elsevier, ACS, RSC, IOP Publishing, and Taylor & Francis, and currently serves as a reviewing editor for Springer and Elsevier publishers. At VinUniversity, he founded the LeA Lab, leading research in electrochemistry, energy materials, hydrogen economy, nanocomposites, and circular materials technologies.
· Electrochemistry and advanced functional materials
· Sustainable energy storage and conversion technologies
· Supercapacitors and rechargeable battery systems
· Electrocatalysts for hydrogen production and CO₂ conversion
· Nanostructured materials, nanocomposites, and 2D materials
· Circular materials technologies and resource sustainability
· Recycling and recovery of metals and rare-earth elements from industrial waste
· Electrochemistry
· Introductory to Nanostructured Materials
· Nanotechnology and Devices
· Growth and characterization of 2D materials
· Physics and Chemistry of Rare-Earth Materials
· Phuoc-Anh Le*, Vuong Dinh Trung, Weili Zhao, Tung Nguyen-Dang*, Xuan Viet Nguyen, Xiaoyu Han, Jun Natsuki, Ngo Trinh Tung, Toshiaki Natsuki*, “From battery recycling to ion-transport-triggered hydrovoltaic capacitor employing graphene nanosheet anode prepared via one-step cathodic plasma exfoliation”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 529, 172769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.172769
· Phuoc-Anh Le*, “A review of commercial plastic waste recycling into graphene materials”, RSC Adv., 2025,15, 20239-20267. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA00288E
· Phuoc-Anh Le*, “A review of construction and sustainable recycling strategies of lithium-ion batteries across electric vehicle platforms”, RSC Adv., 2025,15, 35687-35725. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA04471E
· Phuoc-Anh Le*, Hoang Van Le, Thi Nhan Tran, ThuyTrangT Vuong, Duy La Viet, Van-Hao Vu, Tung Nguyen-Dang, PhiLong Nguyen, Thi Viet Bac Phung, “High-temperature behavior at 100℃ of nanoporous copper-metal-organic framework for strong duration symmetrical solid-state supercapacitors”, Electrochimica Acta, 2025, 530, 146408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146408
· Van-Quyen Nguyen, Phuoc-Anh Le*, Phi Long Nguyen, Tien-Lam Pham*, Thi Viet Bac Phung*, Kostya S. Novoselov, Laurent El Ghaoui, “Deep Insights into MOF Space: Learnable Features for Predicting Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks by Deep Neural Networks”, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024, 5, 102101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102101
· Vuong Dinh Trung, Jun Natsuki, Lina Cui, Phuoc-Anh Le*, Toshiaki Natsuki* “An aluminum-air battery/hydrocapacitor-inspired hybrid device for energy conversion from micro water droplets”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 480, 148125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.148125
· Phuoc-Anh Le*, Vuong Dinh Trung, Jun Natsuki, Toshiaki Natsuki*, “Overview of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries with application in electric vehicles: working principles, early warning, and future outlooks”, Energy Fuels, 2023, 37, 22, 17052–17074. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02548
· 2021: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
· 2013: M.E. in Engineering Physics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
· 2006: B.E. in Engineering Physics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
· 2024 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan (NSTC) fellowship
· 2014 Taiwan scholarship for PhD student for International Student
