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Prof Daniel Chua’s Research Group (Vacuum Group) - Research Interests
1/ Inorganic Carbon-based materials, films and coatings such as diamond, diamond-like carbon, graphene, etc
2/ Vacuum Plasma and CVD deposition systems for custom-designed synthesis of various materials
3/ PEM fuel cells systems, Electrolyzers such as HER, Supercapacitors and Li-ion, Li-metal batteries
4/ Electron emission and NVM devices using low-dimensional structures
Prof. Daniel Chua
Associate Professor
Project CoPI - Singapore
Daniel CHUA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2004 from Cambridge University and his B.Sc (Honours) in Physics in 1998 from the National University of Singapore. He worked briefly in the semiconductor and hard disk media as an applications engineer in surface characterization and failure analysis for a few years before going on his higher studies. After his PhD, he continued as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Junior Research Fellow and after, joining NUS in 2005. His research interest lies in the bottoms-up approach of integrating nanostructured 1D, 2D materials in various clean energy and semiconductor applications. He has authored-coauthored more than 150 publications in areas such as Hydrogen fuel cells, Electrolyzers, Li-related and Na-ion batteries, protective coatings in carbon thin film materials, thin film electronics for electron emission, non-volatile memory and others.
Dr. Jiaxin Yan
Lecturer
Researcher
YAN Jiaxin obtained his bachelor (first class honors) and PhD degree from National University of Singapore. He is currently working as an instructor teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS. Dr. Yan's research interest is on investigating the fundamentals and control methods of vapor-phase chemical synthesis. He has successfully synthesized materials with unique structure and stoichiometry, such as tungsten suboxide nanowires; these materials have a wide range of applications in various fields of studies such as green energy generation and energy saving devices.
Tianchuan Qian
Master Student
Researcher
QIAN Tianchuan has graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University. Throughout his undergraduate studies, he cultivated knowledge in high entropy alloy and electrochemistry. Currently pursuing a Master of Engineering degree in NUS, he is focusing on developing and optimizing zirconia-based electrolytes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. He joined Prof. Daniel Chua’s research group in August 2022.
Kai Yang
PhD Student
Researcher
YANG Kai is a Ph.D. student at the Nanjing Forestry University and currently, doing his one year stint at the National University of Singapore. His academic background includes expertise in wood/bamboo-based functional composites and electrode materials for energy storage devices, specifically in MXene, carbon nanotubes, and biomass-derived porous carbon. He is currently working to applying MXene in solid oxide fuel cells and photoelectrochemical water splitting to enhance their performance. He joined Prof. Daniel Chua’s research group in July 2023.