Staff Members
Dr. Tan Chong Wei (Senior Research Fellow) : chongwei@ntu.edu.sg
2005: BEng in School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Major in Electronics )
2007: MEng in School of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering (Major in Precision Engineering)
2015: PhD in School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Carbon Based Materials)
Research Interests and Experiences:
- Carbon Based Hybrid Materials for MEMS and Nano-Electronics applications
- Thermal Management in electronic devices
- Advanced 3D Interconnect TSV
- Diamond as substrate for high power devices
- Carbon Nanotubes for Field Emission and RF applications
Dr. Liang Kun (Research Fellow) : liangkun@ntu.edu.sg
- Raman spectroscopy testing and analysis for multi-carbon films fabricated from FCVA
August 2008 to September 2014: Ph.D. study under Prof. Tay
- Synthesis of TiO2 Nanostructure Based Delivery System for BMP Delivery
- TiO2 nano particle attach on vertical aligned CNT arrays
Currently as Research Fellow in EEE, NTU
Dr. Wang Xingli (Senior Research Fellow) : wangxingli@ntu.edu.sg
August 2011 – August 2015, Ph.D. student under Prof. Tay,
Research Interest:
- Growth and Characterization of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: From Monolayers to Heterostructures
Mr Zhao Guangchao (Research Associate)
2020 – present: Research Associate in CINTRA NTU
Research interest:
- 2D material based transistors for ternary logic devices
Dr Fu Qundong (Research Fellow)
2015-2019: PhD Nanyang Technological University
Research interest:
- Synthesis of high quality and large area 2D mateirals by CVD and their electronic application
Dr Zhao Xinghai (Research Fellow)
Nov 2022- present: Research Fellow (Wallenberg-NTU RF)
Research interest:
- Novel sub-THz / THz devices
Dr. Zou Jianping (Senior Research Fellow)
Research Interest:
- Carbon nanotube film synthesis and assembly
- Carbon nanotube-based electronic devices and logic circuits
Dr Hu Yi (Research Fellow)
Research Interest:
- 2D materials, CVD, Heterostructure, Piezo/ferroelectrics
Postgraduate Students
Yip Weng Hou (PhD Student)
Aug 2020 – Present: PhD student
Research project: Thermoelectric Materials
Jiang Rongtao (PhD Student)
Aug 2021 – present: PhD student
Research project: CNT transfer and Nanoantenna
Zhao Shengfu (PhD Student)
- Research interest: Cathode Arc Plasma
- 2022- present: PhD student
- 2017- present: Senior Manager — Nanofilm
Gong Yue (PhD Student)
Jan 2023 until now – PhD student,
Research Topic: Memristors and transistors for neuromorphic functions based on 2D materials
Lim Seoung Bum (PhD Student)
Jan 2023 – present: PhD student
Research Topic: Tunnel devices based on 2D materials
Past research experience : Perovskite TFT , Modeling solar cell (TCAD) and Spin-dependent recombination in III-V ternary alloys
Alumni
Dr Lucas Lum Yu Xiang
2019 – 2023: PhD student
Research Project: electromagnetic compatibility design and solution for IR pyroelectric sensors
Dr Siah Chun Fei
August 2017 – August 2022 PhD student
Currently: Research Fellow @ NUS
Research Interest: Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Materials
Dr Guo Rui
2021 – 2023: Senior Research Fellow
Research Interest: Ferroelectric thin films, memories
Dr Zhang Tongtong
2023: Research Fellow
Research Interest: mutual coupling compensation in smart antenna array, signal processing in body sensor network, spike neural network
Dr Wang Jianxiong
2007-2009 Research Fellow, School of Applied physics, City university of Hongkong.
2009-2016 Research Fellow, school of EEE, NTU
2017-2020 Research Fellow, CINTRA, NTU
Currently working in Nanofilm
Dr Lim Yu Dian
2014-2018: PhD student under Prof Tay
Research interest: Development and Applications of Embedded Nanoclusters
Dr Huang Mingqiang
2009-2013 Bachelor, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
2013-2018 PhD, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
2018-2019 Research Fellow in CINTRA, NTU
Currently in Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Interests:
– Wafer scale MoS2 devices and circuits,
– Multi value logic device,
– Novel 2D materials, Electronics and Optoelectronics,
– Heterostructure and semiconductor physics,
Dr Shiau Li Lynn
August 2015 – 2019: PhD student
currently Research Scientist in Thales Singapore
Research Interest: design and fabrication of 2D material-based IR detector
Dr Ange Maurice
2014 – 2019 : Ph.D. study under prof Tay
Novel materials using Y-bend filtered cathodic vacuum arc system
Dr Julia Gusakova
2014- 2018: PhD Student
M. Sc.: from BSUIR, thesis “Fundamental electronic and transport properties of Silicon nanowires”
Research Interest: Quantum chemical simulations to predict electronic structure for different nanoscale systems such as 1D and 2D materials.
Dr Mathieu Cometto
May 2013 – September 2013: Intern under prof. Tay
2014 – 2018: PhD Student under prof. Tay
Research interest
Carbon nanotubes based radio-frequency devices, specifically passive devices and antennas.
Dr Tan Dunlin
2009 ~ 2012: Research Staff
January 2012 – January 2016: PhD student under Prof Tay
Currently at Thales Solutions Asia
Dr Kong Qinyu
August 2013- August 2017: PhD Student
Research Interest: Develop diamond films towards thermal management applications
Dr Loïc Loisel
January 2012- January 2016: Ph.D. study under Prof. Tay
Nanostructured carbon for thermal interface applications
Dr Chow Wai Leong
August 2010 – August 2015: PhD student
Thesis:Development of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications
August 2009 – August 2010: Final year student under Prof. Tay
Dr Liu Wenwen
2013 – 2015 Research Fellow
Novel energy storage materials applied in supercapacitor and battery
Dr Lu Congxiang
August 2010 – August 2014, Ph.D Student under Prof. Tay,
- CNT network for nanopackaging.
Dr Majid Kabiri Samani
Aug 2010 – Dec 2014: Ph.D student under Prof. Tay.
- investigate thermal conductivity of different kinds of hard/superhard PVD coatings thermal characterization of carbon structure materials.
Feb 2008 – Aug 2009: RA under Prof Chen and Prof. Tay,
- thermal characterization of Single Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube by using pulsed photothermal reflectance (PPR) technique.
- developing 3-omega setup to measure in-plane and cross-plane thermal conductivity of nanoscale materials.
- developing transient thermal grating (TTG) setup to measure in-plane thermal conductivity.
Dr Li Hong
Dec 2010 – Mar 2012: Research fellow under Prof. Tay.
Currently: Assoc Prof at MAE, NTU
Dr Xu Naiyun
Aug 2009 – Aug 2013: PhD student under Prof. Tay
- Studying on electrical properties of laser annealed a-C film
- Developing new type of filtered cathodic vacuum arc system, to grown different kind of carbon metal composite film, and control of metal cluster size by changing the deposition parameters
- Studying the effect of thermal and laser treatment on carbon metal composite, and the thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of the carbon metal composite film before and after treatment.
Jul 2008 – Jul 2009: Final year project under Prof. Tay
Dr Yap Chin Chong, Ray
Aug 2009 – Aug 2013: PhD student under Prof Tay
- Manipulating of different kinds of carbon nanotubes (CNT) for RF applications
- CNT are self-growth in our lab using PECVD system and are realized on lithography patterned catalyst substrate
- RF studies of CNT involved the fabrication of tampered coplanar lines to study the S-parameters characteristics of CNT.
Jul 2008 – Jul 2009 : Final Year Project under Prof Tay
- Study the morphology on dewetting phenomenon of polymer thin fil
Dr Maziar Shakerzadeh
Aug 2010 – Sep 2011: Research staff under Prof Tay
Aug 2006 – Aug 2010: PhD student under Prof Tay
Research interests:
- amorphous carbon (a-C) and graphitization of a-C films,
- Structural dependency of carbon based materials properties,
- Stability of carbon based nanostructures,
- Carbon-Carbon hybrid systems.
- TEM and quantitative microscopy (such as EELS and EDAX)
- X-ray Diffraction studies of materials
Dr Li Xiaocheng
2008 – Mar 2012: Research Fellow under Prof Tay
- Fabrication of periodically aligned CNT arrays by using the nickel nanodot arrays as catalyst and their application in field emission –Fabrication of periodically aligned silicon nanowire arrays and their application in solar cells.
- Thermal conductivity of silicon nanowire arrays.
- Chemically derived graphene for surface-enhanced Raman scattering investigation.
- CNT-graphene 3D hybrid material for nanopacking applications
Dr Loh Guan Chee Jarvis
2013 Research fellow under Prof Tay
2012 Project Officer under Prof Tay
Jan 2008-Jan 2012: PhD student under Prof Tay
- Title: On Thermal Properties of Graphene Nanostructue
- Flux-Mediated Diffuse Mismatch Model
- Thermal Transport Around Graphene Tears
Jan 2007-Jan 2008 ~ Final Year Project (with Prof. Tay and DSI-AStar)
Dr Teo Hang Tong, Edwin
Currently, Assoc Prof Teo Hang Tong Edwin at NTU
Previous PhD student under Prof Tay
- Hybrid carbon system fabrication and characterization
Dr Han Zhaojun
Previous Ph.D. student from Prof. Tay’s group (2005-2009)
Currently he is a OCE Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia.
His research topic is on the Synthesis, Modeling and Applications of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes.
Dr Yang Yi
Previous Ph.D. student from Prof. Tay’s group (2004-2008)
Dr Sze Jia Yin
Ph.D. student from Prof. Tay’s group (2002-2007)
Dr Zhang Ping
Previous Ph.D. student from Prof. Tay’s group (2000-2004)
- Fabrication and Characterisation of Composite Diamond-like Carbon films
Dr Zhao Zhiwei
Previous Ph.D. student from Prof. Tay’s group (2001-2004)
- Growth and characterization of metal oxide thin films by filtered cathodic vacuum arc
Currently she is an academic staff (professor) and working at Southeast University (Nanjing, China)
Dr Yan Xingbin
Previous Singapore Millennium Foundation Fellow under Prof.Tay’s group (8/2005-2006)
Currently working in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS (2009-present)
Dr Cheong Jhun Yew
Aug 2006-2012: Ph.D. study under Prof. Tay
- Nanocomposite CrAlSiN hard coatings
- Oxidation resistance and thermal stability of nanocomposite hard coatings
- Joint project with SIMTech
Dr Tsang Siu Hon
2011 – 2012, Research fellow under Prof. Tay
- Fabrication of carbon based nano antenna array -Development of Y-bend Filtered Catholic Vacuum Arc technique for nanocluster deposition
Dr Wu Yuming
Feb., 2011 until Feb., 2013: Research Fellow under Prof. Wang Hong and Prof. Tay Beng Kang
- Antenna theory, analysis and design
- characterization and modeling of nanoantennaselectromagnetic theory, techniques, measurements and applications