Research at FAST

Department of Applied Physics Department of Applied Physics 128 Qualification Hons Dip (HKBC) MSc (Ohio State) PhD (Ohio State) ORCID ID 0000-0002-2992-7884 Dr MAK Chee Leung Associate Professor Research Overview For the past years, Dr Mak has been working on synthesis and characterization of multifunctional ceramics oxides, in particular, ceramics, thin films and composites structures. For the past few years, in addition to ceramics oxides, he has been working on fabrication and characterization of 2D materials. He reveals a series of important physiochemical changes during chemical reactions, crystal nucleation and growth, as well as phase transformation. His study paves the way for tailoring nanomaterials in size, shape, and surface structure during the growth of 2D materials. His work shows that the fundamental issues associating with chemical reaction, materials growth, and nanomaterials engineering can be better understood by in- situ TEM observations with rational experimental design. The success of his research has been marked by the publications in prestigious journals in their own-fields including, ACS Nano, Nano Letter, Journal of American Chemistry Society, Nano Energy, Applied Physics Letters etc. Representative Publications • Applied Materials & Interfaces, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ acsami.9b20203 ( 2020 ) • Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(20) 8136 ( 2019 ) • ACS Nano 13(1) 681 ( 2019 ) • Journal of Materials Chemistry A V4, 14781 ( 2016 ) • Nano Letters V.16, 7875 ( 2016 ) • Nano Energy 11, 662 ( 2014 ) • Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1(9), 3182 ( 2013 ) • Applied Physics Letters 83, 1599 ( 2003 ) • Applied Physics Letters 82(17), 2877 ( 2003 ) • Applied Physics Letters 79(26), 4310 ( 2001 )