Projects

1. Advancing Spectroscopic Imaging Ellipsometry for Quantitative Optical Characterization of Structured Materials
   Antonio Zapien, MSE (PI), Andrey Rogach, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2023)
   
   

Completed Projects

1. Mechanism study of crystallization-blackened titania
   Chunyi Zhi, MSE (PI), Yang Yang Li, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2023)
   
   
2. Synthesis and Optical Spectroscopy Studies of Ultrasmall Lead Bromine Perovskite Nanocrystals
   Dangyuan Lee, MSE (PI), Andrey Rogach, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2023)
   
   
3. Halide Perovskite @ Covalent Organic Framework (COF) Composites for High-Performance Flexible Solid-State Electrochemiluminescence Devices
   Sam Hsu, SEE (PI), Vincent Ko, CHEM (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2023)
   
   
4. Development of photonic crystal structure on transparent conducting oxide thin film for high brightness blue GaN LEDs
   Oscar Hui, MEEM (PI), Jensen LI, AP (Co-I), Biz Hui, Pusan National University (External Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2011)
   
   
5. Hybrid nanostructures of Iridium(III)- complex and semiconductor quantum dots for light harvesting and energy transfer
   Andrey Rogach, AP (PI); Kenneth Lo, BCH (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2011)
   
   
6. Gradient semiconductor nanoarchitectures + Quantum Dots - methodology, photovoltaics and diverse functions
   Y.Y.Li, AP (PI); Andrey Rogach, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2011)
   
   
7. Effect of surface nitrogen doping on the excited-state properties of ZnO and TiO2 nanostructures
   R.Q. Zhang, AP (PI), Andrey Rogach, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2011)
   
   
8. Optical characterization of photonic coatings prepared by electrochemical deposition
   J. A. Zapien, AP (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2011)
   
   
9. Magneto-optical study of transparent ferromagnets
   Antonio Ruotolo, AP (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 15 August 2011)
   
   
10. Synthesis of CuO nanowires and study of their applications in field emission displays
    Kaili Zhang, MBE (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 15 August 2011)
    
    
11. Grapheme Based Detector for Terahertz Radiation
    Johnny C.Y. Ho, AP (PI), K.S. Chan, AP (Co-I) (start date: 15 August 2011)
    
    
12. Charge Current Generation in Grapheme using Quantum Pumping
    K.S. Chan, AP (PI), Johnny C.Y. Ho, AP (Co-I) (start date: 25 August 2011)
    
    
13. Photogenerated carrier dynamics in CdTe and HgxCd(1-x)Te nanocrystals probed by time resolved fluorescence and transient absorption spectroscopies
    Vincent C.C. Ko, BCH (PI), Andrey Rogach, AP (Co-I) (start date: 18 November 2011)
    
    
14. Synthesis of vertically-aligned ZnO nanotubes for hybrid solar cell applications
    Roy Vellaisamy, AP (PI), Kaili Zhang, MBE (Co-I) (start date: 9 January 2012)
    
    
15. Developing Photofluidic Reactor for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation using Grapheme-Based Photocatalysts
    Zuankai Wang, MBE (PI), Roy Vellaisamy, AP (Co-I) (start date: 21 February 2012)
    
    
16. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of aromatic amines on bimetallic nanoparticles
    RQ Zhang, AP (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 December 2012)
    
    
17. Bang gap-tunable, ferromagnetic ZnO thin films
    Antonio Ruotolo, AP (PI), Juan A. Zapien, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 December 2012)
    
    
18. Integration of nanobattery systems for photonic applications
    Johnny Ho C.Y., AP (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 22 December 2012)
    
    
19. Hot electron cooling rate and hot carrier transfer studies on semiconductor quantum dots
    Vincent C.C., Ko, BCH (PI), Andrey Rogach, AP (Co-I) (start date: 8 January 2013)
    
    
20. Metallic Selective Absorbers by Templating Multi-layered Porous Silicon
    Y.Y. Li, AP (PI), Antonio Ruotolo, AP (Co-I) (start date: 9 January 2013)
    
    
21. Synthesize Novel CuO-TiO2 Hetero Nanostructures and Study their Photoelectrochemical Properties
    Kaili Zhang, MBE (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 15 February 2013)
    
    
22. Combined experimental and theoretical studies of optical properties and electronic structures of Sn(II)-doped and Ti(IV)-doped SnO2 nanostructures
    Andrey Rogach, AP (PI), R.Q.Zhang, AP (Co-I) (start date: 22 March 2013)
    
    
23. Temperature resolved optical characterization of ferromagnetic oxide thin films
    J.A. Zapien, AP(PI), A. Ruotolo, AP (Co-I) (start date: 5 August 2013)
    
    
24. Photoelectrochemical properties in C dots/ TiO2 nanorod nanocomposites: dependence of C dots loading and TiO2 nanorod length
    RQ Zhang, AP (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 17 December 2013)
    
    
25. Magnetic quantum dots based on Fe-doped oxide semiconductors
    Antonio Ruotolo, AP (PI), Juan A. Zapien, AP (Co-I) (start date: 17 December 2013)
    
    
26. Effects of ionic substituents on the photophysical properties, cellular uptake behavior, and cytotoxic activity of phosphorescent transition metal complexes
    Kenneth Lo, BCH (PI), Shuk-han Cheng, BMS (Co-I) (start date: 1 September 2013)
    
    
27. Asymmetric super absorbers/reflectors achieved by using electrochemically fabricated porous silicon multilayers
    Y.Y. Li, AP (PI), R.Q. Zhang, AP (Co-I) (start date:28 January 2014)
    
    
28. Combining carbon dots with TiO2 nanotube arrays to realize efficient supercapacitors
    Andrey Rogach, AP (PI), Y.Y. Li, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2015)
    
    
29. Synthesis and characterization of self-standing NiCo2S4 nanotube arrays as an efficient counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized sloar cells
    Kaili Zhang, MBE (PI), Andrey Rogach, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2015)
    
    
30. Magnetic tuning of plasmonic excitation for surface enhanced raman spectroscopy
    Antonio Ruotolo, AP (PI), Juan A. Zapien, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 March 2015)
    
    
31. Solvent effects and optical transitions of carbon dots
    RQ Zhang, AP (PI), Andrey Rogach, AP (Co-I)(start date: 1 March 2015)
    
    
32. Photofunctional phosphorescent transition metal complexes as bioimaging reagents
    Kenneth Lo, BCH (PI) (start date: 1 May 2015)
    
    
33. Probing the local environment of colloidal quantum dots and the impact of surface adjacent ions on their carrier recombination dynamics
    Andrey Rogach, AP (PI), Vincent Ko, BCH (Co-I) (start date: 1 April 2016)
    
    
34. Tri-layered super absorbers via convenient dip-coating methods
    YY Li, AP (PI), RQ Zhang, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 April 2016)
    
    
35. Developing a facile process to synthesize transparent superhydrophobic surfaces
    Zuankai Wang, MBE (PI), RQ Zhang, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 April 2016)
    
    
36. Synthesis and optical characterization of ZnO/rGO nano- composites for photocatalysis
    Juan A. Zapien, AP (PI), Antonio Ruotolo, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 May 2016)
    
    
37. Revealing the carrier recombination dynamics in chemically synthesized carbon dots
    Andrey Rogach, AP (PI), Vincent Ko, BCH (Co-I) (start date: 21 March 2017)
    
    
38. Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes with Bioorthogonal Conjugation Capability: A photophysical and Biological Study
    Kenneth Lo, BCH (PI), Roy Vellaisamy, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 April 2017)
    
    
39. Photo-spin voltaic effect in magnetic-insulator/heavy-metal bilayers
    Antonio Ruotolo, AP (PI), Juan A. Zapien, AP (Co-I) (start date: 1 April 2017)
    
    
40. Fabrication of Quantum Dot Field Effect Trnsistor-based optoelectronic devices for improved performance in visible range and mid-IR applications
    Andrey Rogach, MSE (PI), Johnny Ho, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 May 2018)
    
    
41. Reduction-sensitive Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes as Bioimaging and Therapeutic Reagents
    Kenneth Lo, CHEM (PI), Roy Vellaisamy, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 May 2018)
    
    
42. Superlattice-Structured Metal-Oxide Nanowires for Enhanced UV Photodetection
    Johnny Ho, MSE (PI), Kwok Sum CHAN, PHY (Co-I) (start date: 1 June 2019)
    
    
43. The Development of Photo-responsive Underwater Adhesive And Its Biomedical Application
    Zuankai Wang, MNE (PI), Andrey Rogach, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 June 2019)
    
    
44. Mechanism Study of H2O-induced Crystallization Of Amorphous Anodic SnO2 for Photocatalytic Applications
    Y.Y.Li, MSE (PI), RQ Zhang, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 June 2019)
    
    
45. Monochromophoric Transition Metal Tetrazine Complexes as Novel Bioorthogonal Probes
    Kenneth Kam Wing Lo, CHEM (PI), A.L. Roy Vellaisamy, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 June 2019)
    
    
46. Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing from Perovskite Quantum Rods
    Dangyuan Lei, MSE (PI), Andrey Rogach, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 June 2019)
    
    
47. Capacity Enhancement in a Semiconductor Nanostructure-Based Aqueous Energy Storage Devices by Solar Light
    Chunyi Zhi, MSE (PI), Johnny Ho, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 August 2020)
    
    
48. Design of Luminescent Transition Metal Complex Polyamine Macromolecules as New Biological Reagents
    Kenneth Kam Wing Lo, CHEM (PI), Johnny Ho, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 August 2020)
    
    
49. Synthesis and Optical Studies of Perovskite Nanorods with a Strong Polarized Emission for Lasing
    Andrey Rogach, MSE (PI), Dangyuan Lei, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 August 2020)
    
    
50. Fabrication of Top-emission Tri-colour White Perovskite LEDs
    Angus Yip, MSE (PI), Andrey Rogach, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2022)
    
    
51. Optical Studies of Microstructures Self-Assembled from Perovskite Quantum Dots Capped with Chiral Ligands
    Andrey Rogach, MSE (PI), Dangyuan Lei, MSE (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2022)
    
    
52. Mechanism of the high polymerization efficiency and photocuring rate enabling the fast sol-gel transformation of solid-state conductive ionoelastomer
    Ruiqin Zhang, PHY (PI), Zuankai Wang, MNE (Co-I) (start date: 1 January 2022)