Department of Applied Physics List of Publications (Period: 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009) Journal Articles 1. ZHANG, J.X., DAI, J.Y., LU, W., CHAN, H.L.W., (WU, B. and LI, D.X.). A novel nanostructure and multiferroic properties in Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/CoFe2O4 nanocomposite films grown by pulsed-laser deposition. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 41, no. 23, pp. 235405-1-7. 2. (YE, Y., YU, S.H.), HUANG, H.T. and (ZHOU, L.M.). A polyethylene glycol-assisted route to synthesize Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 in pure perovskite phase. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2009, vol. 480, no. 2, pp. 510-515. 3. (MAN, H.C., CHIU, K.Y.), CHENG, F.T. and WONG, K.H. Adhesion study of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite coating on laser surface nitrided titanium. Thin Solid Films. 2009, vol. 517, no. 18, pp. 5496-5501. 4. ZHANG, H.J., (LI, S.G.), LEUNG, C.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. All wavelengths and directions hybrid-guidance photonic crystal fiber and its property of Bragg grating resonance. Applied Optics. 2009, vol. 48, no. 13, pp. 2468-2472. 5. BABA-KISHI, K.Z., (WELBERRY, T.R. and WITHERS, R.L.). An electron diffraction and Monte Carlo simulation study of diffuse scattering in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2008, vol. 41, no.5, pp. 930-938. 6. (MA, D.J.), ONG, C.W. and (ZHANG, T.H.). An improved energy method for determining Young's modulus by instrumented indentation using a Berkovich tip. of Materials Research. 2008, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 2106-2115. Journal 7. (MA, D.), ONG, C.W. and (ZHANG, T.). An instrumented indentation method for Young's modulus measurement with accuracy estimation. Experimental Mechanics. 2009, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 719-729. 8. (YIN, Z.Z., HUANG, Z., GAO, G.Y., WU, W.B.), WANG, G.Y. and WANG, Y. Anisotropic-strain-induced monoclinic distortion and robust charge-ordering in ultrathin Pr0.5Sr0.5MnO3 films. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 062004-1-5. 1 9. (JIA, Y.M., OR, S.W.), CHAN, H.L.W., (JIAO, J., LUO, H.S. and ZWAAG, S.V.) Bidirectional current-voltage converters based on magnetostrictive/piezoelectric composites. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 26, pp. 263504-1-3. 10. (YIP, J., NG, S.P.) and WONG, K.H. Brilliant whiteness surfaces from electrospun nanofiber webs. Textile Research Journal. 2009, vol. 79, no. 9, pp. 771-779. 11. (KWOK, C.T., WONG, P.K.), CHENG, F.T. and (MAN, H.C.). Characterization and corrosion behavior of hydroxyapatite coatings on Ti6Al4V fabricated by electrophoretic deposition. Applied Surface Science. 2009, vol. 255, nos. 13-14, pp. 6736-6744. 12. LAU, S.T., (SHAO, L.Y.), CHAN, H.L.W., (TAM, H.Y., HU, C.H., KIM, H.H., LIU, R.B., ZHOU, Q.F. and SHUNG, K.K.). Characterization of a 40-MHz focused transducer with a fiber grating laser hydrophone. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. 2009, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 2714-2718. 13. (FEI, B., QIAN, B.T., YANG, Z.Y., WANG, R.H.), LIU, W.C., MAK, C.L. and (XIN, J.H.). Coating carbon nanotubes by spontaneous oxidative polymerization of dopamine. Carbon. 2008, vol. 46, no. 13, pp. 1795-1797. 14. WONG, M.H., CHENG, F.T. and (MAN, H.C.). Comparison of corrosion resistance and apatite-forming ability of NiTi treated by different low-temperature methods. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2008, vol. 466, nos. 1-2, pp. L5-L10. 15. OR, S.W., (DUAN, Y.F., NI, Y.Q., CHEN, Z.H.) and LAM, K.H. Development of magnetorheological dampers with embedded piezoelectric force sensors for structural vibration control. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 2008, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1327-1338. 16. (JIA, Y.M., LUO, H.S., OR, S.W.), WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Dielectric behavior and phase transition in perovskite oxide Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)1-xTixO3 single crystal. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 12, pp. 124109-1-4. 17. KE, S.M., (FAN, H.Q.), HUANG, H.T., CHAN, H.L.W. and (YU, S.H.). Dielectric dispersion behavior of Ba(ZrxTi1-x)O3 solid solutions with a quasiferroelectric state. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 034108-1-7. 18. (JIANG, L.L., TANG, X.G., LI, Q.) and CHAN, H.L.W. Dielectric properties of (Ba,Ca)(Zr,Ti)O3/CaRuO3 heterostructure thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition. Vacuum. 2009, vol. 83, no. 6, pp. 1018-1021. 19. KE, S.M., (FAN, H.Q.) and HUANG, H.T. Dielectric relaxation in A2FeNbO6 (A=Ba, Sr, and Ca) perovskite ceramics. Journal of Electroceramics. 2009, vol. 22, nos. 1-3, pp. 252-256. 2 20. KE, S.M., (FAN, H.Q.), HUANG, H.T., CHAN, H.L.W. and (YU, S.H.). Dielectric, ferroelectric properties, and grain growth of CaxBa1-xNb2O6 ceramics with tungsten-bronzes structure. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 2, pp. 024101-1-6. 21. (ZHAI, Z.Y., WU, X.S., CAI, H.L., LU, X.M.), HAO, J.H., (GAO, J., TAN, W.S., JIA, Q.J., WANG, H.H. and WANG Y.Z.). Dislocation density and strain distribution in SrTiO3 film grown on (110) DyScO3 substrate. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 105307-1-6. 22. LIN, D.M., KWOK, K.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Double hysteresis loop and aging effect in K0.5Na0.5NbO3-K5.4Cu1.3Ta10O9 lead-free ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2009, vol. 92, no. 6, pp. 1362-1365. 23. CAO, H.X., LO, V.C. and (LI, Z.Y.). Effect of uniaxial stress on the electromechanical properties in ferroelectric thin films under combined loadings. Journal of Materials Science. 2009, vol. 44, no. 19, pp. 5256-5262. 24. (WANG, R.X., TAO, X.M.), WANG, Y. and (WANG, G.F.). Electrical properties and fatigue resistance of polyamide 6,6 fabrics with nanocrystal silver coating. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 2009, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 3062-3066. 25. (XU, C.G.), LIN, D.M. and KWOK, K.W. Electrical properties of (K0.5Na0.5)1-xAgxNbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 2008, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1054-1057. 26. LI, W.K. and WONG, Y.W. Electrical properties of electrospun nanofibers of PEO/carbon black composite. Solid State Phenomena. 2009, vol. 151, , pp. 67-71. 27. HUANG, W., WU, Z.P. and HAO, J.H. Electrical properties of ferroelectric BaTiO3 thin film on SrTiO3 buffered GaAs by laser molecular beam epitaxy. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 3, pp. 032905-1-3. 28. TANG, X.G., (LIU, Q.X.), WANG, J. and CHAN, H.L.W. Electric-field dependence of dielectric properties of sol-gel derived Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 ceramics. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing. 2009, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 945-952. 29. LU, W., (DENG, X.H.), WANG, H., HUANG, H.T. and (HE, L.L.). Electronic structure and chemical bonding of α- and β-Ta4AlC3 phases: full-potential calculation. Journal of Materials Research. 2008, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 2350-2356. 30. (HUANG, C.J., XIE, Y.B., ZHOU, L.M.) and HUANG H.T. Enhanced surface roughness and corrosion resistance of NiTi alloy by anodization in diluted HF solution. Smart Materials and Structures. 2009, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 024003-1-6. 3 31. LIU, W.C., LI, A.D., MAK, C.L. and WONG, K.H. Fabrication and electro-optic properties of ferroelectric nanocrystal/polymer composite films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2008, vol. 112, no. 36, pp. 14202-14208. 32. ZHANG, G.G., HUANG, H.T., (LIU, Y.S. and ZHOU, L.M.). Fabrication of crack-free anodic nanoporous titania and its enhanced photoelectrochemical response. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2009, vol. 90, nos. 1-2, pp. 262-267. 33. LAM, C.H., LUNG, M.T. and (SANDER, L.M.). Fast kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of strained heteroepitaxy in three dimensions. Journal of Scientific Computing. 2008, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 73-88. 34. (LIN, D.M.), KWOK, K.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-SrTiO3-Bi0.5Li0.5TiO3 lead-free ceramics. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2009, vol. 481, nos. 1-2, pp. 310-315. 35. TAI, C.W., CHOY, S.H. and CHAN, H.L.W. Ferroelectric domain morphology evolution and octahedral tilting in lead-free (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-(Bi1/2K1/2)TiO3-(Bi1/2Li1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3 ceramics at different temperatures. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 2008, vol. 91, no. 10, pp. 3335-3341. 36. ZHENG, R.K., JIANG, Y., WANG, Y., CHAN, H.L.W., CHOY, C.L. and (LUO, H.S.). Ferroelectric poling and converse-piezoelectric-effect-induced strain effects in La0.7Ba0.3MnO3 thin films grown on ferroelectric single-crystal substrates. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2009, vol. 79, no. 17, pp. 174420-1-7. 37. ZHANG, H.F., OR, S.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Fine-grained multiferroic BaTiO3/(Ni0.5Zn0.5)Fe2O4 composite ceramics synthesized by novel powder-in-sol precursor hybrid processing route. Materials Research Bulletin. 2009, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1339-1346. 38. LU, W., WANG, H., HU, Y.M., HUANG, H.T. and (GU, H.S.). First-principles prediction of the hardness of fluorite TiO2. Physica B: Condensed Matter. 2009, vol. 404, no. 1, pp. 79-81. 39. WANG, H., (ZHENG, Y., CAI, M.Q.), HUANG, H.T. and CHAN, H.L.W. First-principles study on the electronic and optical properties of BiFeO3. Solid State Communications. 2009, vol. 149, nos. 15-16, pp. 641-644. 40. (WANG, Y.J., OR, S.W.), CHAN, H.L.W., (ZHAO, X.Y. and LUO, H.S.). Giant magnetoelectric effect in mechanically clamped heterostructures of magnetostrictive alloy and piezoelectric crystal-alloy cymbal. Applied Physics Letters. 2008, vol. 93, no. 21, pp. 213504-1-3. 4 41. (WANG, Y.J., WANG, F.F., OR, S.W.), CHAN, H.L.W., (ZHAO, X.Y. and LUO, H.S.). Giant sharp converse magnetoelectric effect from the combination of a piezoelectric transformer with a piezoelectric/magnetostrictive laminated composite. Applied Physics Letters. 2008, vol. 93, no. 11, pp. 113503-1-3. 42. CHAN, K.C., LEE, P.F. and DAI, J.Y. Growth ambient on memory characteristics in Au nanoclusters embedded in high-k dielectric as novel non-volatile memory. Microelectronic Engineering. 2008, vol. 85, no. 12, pp. 2385-2387. 43. (XU, J.Q., ZHAO, Y.M., JI, X.H., ZHANG, Q.) and LAU, S.P. Growth of single-crystalline SmB6 nanowires and their temperature-dependent electron field emission. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 13, pp. 135403-1-6. 44. (HE, F.A.), LAU, S.T., CHAN, H.L.W. and (FAN, J.T.). High dielectric permittivity and low percolation threshold in nanocomposites based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) and exfoliated graphite nanoplates. Advanced Materials. 2009, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 710-715. 45. WANG, Z.L., CHAN, H.L.W., LI, H.L. and HAO, J.H. Highly efficient low-voltage cathodoluminescence of LaF3:Ln3+ (Ln=Eu3+, Ce3+, Tb3+) spherical particles. Applied Physics Letters. 2008, vol. 93, no. 14, pp. 141106-1-3. 46. (YAO, W.Q., CHEN, W.P., SHEN, Z.J.), YU, X.L., HU, Y.M., WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Hydrogen-induced degradation and aging of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-based X7R multilayer ceramic capacitors. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 5530-5533. 47. (SHEN, Z.J.), CHEN, W.P., (ZHU, K., ZHUANG, Y., HU, Y.M.), WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Hydrogen-induced degradation in SrTiO3-based grain boundary barrier layer ceramic capacitors. Ceramics International. 2009, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 953-956. 48. LI, H.L., WANG, Z.L., (XU, S.J.) and HAO, J.H. Improved performance of spherical BaWO4:Tb3+ phosphors for field-emission displays. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2009, vol. 156, no. 5, pp. J112-J116. 49. SHI, P., NG, W.F., WONG, M.H. and CHENG, F.T. Improvement of corrosion resistance of pure magnesium in Hanks' solution by microarc oxidation with sol-gel TiO2 sealing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2009, vol. 469, nos. 1-2, pp. 286-292. 50. LIN, P., YAN, F. and CHAN, H.L.W. Improvement of the tunable wettability property of poly(3-alkylthiophene) films. Langmuir. 2009, vol. 25, no. 13, pp. 7465-7470. 51. WANG, D.Y., YUN, P., WANG, Y., CHAN, H.L.W. and CHOY, C.L. Influence of oxygen partial pressure on the structural and dielectric properties of Ba(Zr0.3Ti0.7)03 thin films grown on (LaAlO3)0.3(Sr2AlTaO6)0.35 (001) using pulsed laser deposition. Thin Solid Films. 2009, vol. 517, no. 6, pp. 2092-2098. 5 52. QIU, X.Y., CHAN, K.C., LEE, P.F. (DONG, X.W.) and DAI, J.Y. Interfacial microstructure and electrical properties of HfAlOx thin films on compressively strained Si83Ge17 grown by RF magnetron sputtering. Microelectronic Engineering. 2009, vol. 86, no. 11, pp. 2247-2250. 53. (WANG, X.F., WANG, J., LI, Q., MORENO, M.S.), ZHOU, X.Y., DAI, J.Y., WANG, Y. and (TANG, D.). Interfacial structure of epitaxial SrTiO3 on Si: experiments and simulations. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 085409-1-4. 54. LO, V.C., CHUNG, W.W.Y., CAO, H.X. and (DAI, X.). Investigating the effect of oxygen vacancy on the dielectric and electromechanical properties in ferroelectric ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 064105-1-6. 55. YAN, F., MOK, S.M., (YU, J.J.), CHAN, H.L.W. and (YANG, M.). Label-free DNA sensor based on organic thin film transistors. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2009, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1241-1245. 56. (KWOK, C.T.), CHENG, F.T., (MAN, H.C. and LEONG, K.I.). Laser surface modification of various tool steels for improving hardness and corrosion resistance. Engineering Materials. 2008, vol. 384, , pp. 125-155. Key 57. ZHOU, S.F., (LEI, W.Q., CHEN, J.X.), HAO, J.H., (ZENG, H.P. and QIU, J.R.). Laser-induced optical property changes inside Bi-doped Glass. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 2009, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 386-388. 58. LEE, T., KWOK, K.W., (LI, H.L.) and CHAN, H.L.W. Lead-free alkaline niobate-based transducer for ultrasonic wirebonding applications. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 2009, vol. 150, no. 2, pp. 267-271. 59. (WU, D.W., CHEN, R.M., ZHOU, Q.F., SHUNG, K.K.), LIN, D.M. and CHAN, H.L.W. Lead-free KNLNT piezoelectric ceramics for high-frequency ultrasonic transducer application. Ultrasonics. 2009, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 395-398. 60. (LAM, K.H.), LIN, D.M., (NI, Y.Q.) and CHAN, H.L.W. Lead-free piezoelectric KNN-based pin transducers for structural monitoring applications. Structural Health Monitoring. 2009, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 283-289. 61. LAM, K.H., LIN, D.M., KWOK, K.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Lead-free piezoelectric-metal-cavity (PMC) actuators. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. 2008, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 1682-1685. 62. KE, S.M., (FAN, H.Q.), HUANG, H.T. and CHAN, H.L.W. Lorentz-type relationship of the temperature dependent dielectric permittivity in ferroelectrics with diffuse phase transition. Applied Physics Letters. 2008, vol. 93, no. 11, pp. 112906-1-3. 6 63. (YANG, P., PENG, S., WANG, X.F., LU, X.M.), YAN, F. and (ZHU, J.S.). Magnetic control of polarization and ferroelastic strain switching in Terfenol-D/Bi12GeO20 laminate. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 8, pp. 082904-1-3. 64. (JIA, Y.M., LUO, H.S.), OR, S.W., WANG, Y.J. and CHAN, H.L.W. Magnetoelectric and converse magnetoelectric responses in TbxDy1-xFe2-y alloy and Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)(1-x)TixO3 crystal laminated composites. Chinese Science Bulletin (in English), 2008, vol. 53, no. 14, pp. 2129-2134. (in Chinese). 2008, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 1172-1176. 65. (YAO X.Y.), LO, V.C. and (LIU, J.M.). Magnetoelectric coupling induced by exchange striction in frustrated ising spin chain: Monte Carlo simulation. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 033907-1-6. 66. LIU, J.M., CHAN, H.L.W. and CHOY, C.L. Magnetoelectric coupling induced electric dipole glass state in Heisenberg spin glass. Chinese Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 087501-1-4. 67. CHAU, K.H., WONG, Y.W. and SHIN, F.G. Magnetoelectric effect of polymer electrolyte composites with Terfenol-D and lead zirconate titanate inclusions. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 20, pp. 202902-1-3. 68. WONG, C.K. and SHIN, F.G. Magnetoelectric effects of laminated structures with particulate composite layers. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 41, no. 13, pp. 135002-1-10. 69. (PENG, S., YANG, P., CAI, W., LU, X.M., LIU, J.M.), YAN, F., (XU, M., ZHANG, H.J., WANG, J.Y. and ZHU, J.S.). Magnetoelectric study in Terfenol-D/Tb2(MoO4)3 bilayer composite. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 6, pp. 061622-1-3. 70. (YANG, P., PENG, S., WU, X.B., WAN, J.G., LU, X.M.), YAN, F. and (ZHU, J.S.). Magnetoelectricity in laminate composites of Terfenol-D and 0.52 Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3-0.48 PbTiO3 with different orientations. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 015005-1-5. 71. (YANG, Z.H.), LAM, C.H., (DIMASI, E., BOUET, N., JORDAN-SWEET, J. and TSUI, O.K.C.). Method to measure the viscosity of nanometer liquid films from the surface fluctuations. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 25, pp. 251906-1-3. 72. GAO, D.J., KWOK, K.W., LIN, D.M. and CHAN, H.L.W. Microstructure and electrical properties of La-modified K0.5Na0.5NbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 035411-1-6. 7 73. ZHUANG, L. and WONG, K.H. Microstructure and optical properties of MgxZn1-xO thin films grown by means of pulsed laser deposition. Thin Solid Films. 2008, vol. 516, no. 16, pp. 5607-5611. 74. GAO, D.J., KWOK, K.W., LIN, D.M. and CHAN, H.L.W. Microstructure, electrical properties of CeO2-doped (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Journal of Materials Science. 2009, vol. 44, no. 10, pp. 2466-2470. 75. TSANG, C.H., CHAU, K.H., WONG, C.K., WONG, Y.W. and SHIN, F.G. Modeling of the magnetoelectric effect of three-phase multiferroic particulate composites. Integrated Ferroelectrics. 2008, vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 177-197. 76. YAO, X.Y. and LO, V.C. Monte Carlo simulation of ferroelectricity induced by collinear magnetic order in Ising spin chain. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 8, pp. 083919-1-4. 77. ZHANG, H.F., OR, S.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Multiferroic properties of Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4-Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 ceramic composites. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 10, pp. 104109-1-6. 78. LAU, S.T., LI, H., WONG, K.S., (ZHOU, Q.F., ZHOU, D., LI, Y.C., LUO, H.S., SHUNG, K.K.) and DAI, J.Y. Multiple matching scheme for broadband 0.72Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.28PbTiO3 single crystal phased-array transducer. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 9, pp. 094908-1-5. 79. KE, S.M., HUANG, H.T., (REN, L. and WANG, Y.J.). Nearly constant dielectric loss behavior in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) biodegradable polyester. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 9, pp. 096103-1-3. 80. (NIE, G.H., CHAN, C.K., LUO, L.) and SHIN, F.G. Non-uniform eigenstrain induced anti-plane stress field in and elliptic inhomogeneity embedded in anisotropic media with a single plane of symmetry. Acta Mechanica Sinica. 2009, vol. 206, , pp. 23-37. 81. (NIE, G.H., GUO, L., CHAN, C.K.) and SHIN, F.G. Non-uniform eigenstrain induced stress field in an elliptic inhomogeneity embedded in orthotropic media with purely imaginary roots. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 2009, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 33-45. 82. LAU, H.K. and LEUNG, C.W. Nonvolatile multilevel memory effect by resistive switching in manganite thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 12, pp. 123705-1-4. 83. YU, X.L., WANG, Y., CHAN, H.L.W and (CAO, C.B.). Novel gas sensoring materials based on CuS hollow spheres. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2009, vol. 118, nos. 1-3, pp. 423-426. 8 84. (WANG, X.Y., ZHAI, H.Z., CAO, C.B., CAI, H.N.), WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. One-step synthesis of orientation accumultation SiC-C coaxial nanocables at low temperature. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2009, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 2958-2962. 85. (ZOU, Y.N.), HU, Y.M., (GU, H.S.) and WANG, Y. Optical properties of octahedral KTaO3 nanocrystalline. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2009, vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 151-153. 86. MOK, S.M., YAN, F. and CHAN, H.L.W. Organic phototransistor based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)/TiO2 nanoparticle composite. Applied Physics Letters. vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 023310-1-3. 2008, 87. (GUO, J.Y., ZHENG, Y.P., HUANG, Q.H., CHEN, X., HE, J.F.) and CHAN, H.L.W. Performances of one-dimensional sonomyography and surface electromyography in tracking guided patterns of wrist extension. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2009, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 894-902. 88. KWOK, K.W. and WONG, H.Y. Piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties of Cu-doped CaBi4Ti4O15 lead-free ferroelectric ceramics. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 095419-1-5. 89. LEE, T., KWOK, K.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Preparation and piezoelectric properties of CeO2-added (Na0.475K0.475Li0.05)(Nb0.92Ta0.05Sb0.03)O3 lead-free ceramics. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 41, no. 15, pp. 155402-1-5. 90. ZHANG, Y.H., (SU, Q.S., YU, L., LIAO, L.B., ZHENG, H.), HUANG, H.T., ZHANG, G.G., YAO, Y.B., LAU, S.T. and CHAN, H.L.W. Preparation of low-k fluorinated polyimide/phlogopite nanocomposites. Advanced Materials Research. 2008, vols. 47-50, pp. 987-990. 91. HUANG, H.T. and YANG Y. Preparation of silver nanoparticles in inorganic clay suspensions. Composites Science and Technology. 2008, vol. 68, no. 14, pp. 2948-2953. 92. (ZHANG, J.P.), OUYANG, S.H., LAM, C.H. and (YOU, J.Q.). Readout of a single electron spin in a double quantum dot using a quantum point contact. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2008, vol. 20, no. 39, pp. 395206-1-11. 93. ZHANG, J.X., DAI, J.Y., LU, W. and CHAN, H.L.W. Room temperature magnetic exchange coupling in multiferroic BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 magnetoelectric superlattice. Journal of Materials Science. 2009, vol. 44, no. 19, pp. 5143-5148. 9 94. (RAN, F.Y., IMAOKA, M.S., TANEMURA, M.K., HAYASHI, Y.H., HERNG, T.S.) and LAU, S.P. Room-temperature ferromagnetism of Cu-doped ZnO films deposited by helicon magnetron sputtering. Physica Status Solidi B-Basic Solid State Physics. 2009, vol. 246, no. 6, pp. 1243-1247. 95. TANG, Y.M. and ONG, C.W. Room-temperature hydrogen-induced resistivity response of Pd/Mg-Ni films. Journal of Materials Research. 2009, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1928-1935. 96. OUYANG, S.H., LAM, C.H. and (YOU, J.Q.). Shot noise in a quantum dot coupled to non-magnetic leads: effects of Coulomb interaction. The European Physical Journal B. 2008, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 67-72. 97. CHOW, C.K. and LO, V.C. Simulation of electromechanical responses of ferroelectric ceramics driven by alternating compressive stress and static electric field. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 103513-1-6. 98. (DONG, P., CHENG, K.W.E.), KWOK, K.W., (HO, S.L., LU, Y. and YANG, J.M.). Singular perturbation modelling technique and analysis for class-E DC-DC converter using piezoelectric transformer. IET Power Electronics. 2008, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 518-526. 99. (ZHOU, S.F., LEI, W.Q., JIANG, N.), HAO, J.H., (WU, E., ZENG, H.P. and QIU, J.R.). Space-selective control of luminescence inside the Bi-doped mesoporous silica glass by a femtosecond laser. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2009, vol. 19, no. 26, pp. 4603-4608. 100. ONG, C.W. and TANG, Y.M. Sputtering pressure dependence of hydrogen-sensing effect of palladium films. Journal of Materials Research. 2009, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1919-1927. 101. LIU, W.C., MAK, C.L. and WONG, K.H. Sr1.8Ca0.2NaNb5O15 films for electro-optic modulator application. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 105114-1-5. 102. WU, Z.P., HUANG, W., WONG, K.H. and HAO, J.H. Structural and dielectric properties of epitaxial SrTiO3 films grown directly on GaAs substrates by laser molecular beam epitaxy. Journal of Applied Physics. 2008, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 054103-1-3. 103. (XU, C.G.), LIN, D.M. and KWOK, K.W. Structure, electrical properties and depolarization temperature of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-BaTiO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Solid State Sciences. 2008, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 934-940. 104. (LIN, D.M., ZHENG, Q.J., XU, C.G.) and KWOK, K.W. Structure, electrical properties and temperature characteristics of Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-Bi0.5Li0.5TiO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing. 2008, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 549-558. 10 105. DAI, J.Y. and WONG, J.X. Study of ferroelectric domain structure and evolution in PMN-30%PT single crystals by means of piezoresponse force microscopy. Progress in Physics. 2009, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 197-214. 106. LAM, K.H. and CHAN, H.L.W. Study of piezoelectric fibre/cement 1-3 composites. Journal of Electroceramics. 2008, vol. 21, nos. 1-4, pp. 724-728. 107. (XIE, Y.B., HUANG, C.J., ZHOU, L.M., LIU, Y.) and HUANG, H.T. Supercapacitor application of nickel oxide-titania nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology. 2009, vol. 69, no. 13, pp. 2108-2114. 108. YU, X.L., WANG, Y., ZHENG, R.K., QU, J.F., CHAN, H.L.W. and (CAO, C.B.). Synthesis and magnetic characterizations of three-dimensional iron sulfide nanostructures. Crystal Growth and Design. 2009, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1293-1296. 109. SIN, W.L., WONG, K.H. and (LI, P.). Synthesis and magnetic properties of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 rod-like particles. Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-organic, and Nano-metal Chemistry. 2008, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 260-263. 110. LIU, W.C., MAK, C.L. and WONG, K.H. Temperature dependent Raman scattering of the epitaxial Sr1.9Ca0.1NaNb5O15 film. Thin Solid Films. 2009, vol. 517, no. 17, pp. 4822-4825. 111. (JI, X.H., ZHANG, Q.Y.), LAU, S.P., (JIANG, H.X. and LIN, J.Y.). Temperature-dependent photoluminescence and electron field emission properties of AlN nanotip arrays. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 17, pp. 173106-1-3. 112. JIANG, W. and LO, V.C. The effect of a strain induced field on the dielectric property of a ferroelectric bilayer system. Physica A. 2008, vol. 387, no. 27, pp. 6778-6784. 113. ZHANG, J.X., DAI, J.Y., SO, L.C., SUN, C.L., LO, C.Y., OR, S.W. and CHAN, H.L.W. The effect of magnetic nanoparticles on the morphology, ferroelectric, and magnetoelectric behaviors of CFO/P(VDF-TrFE) 0-3 nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 5, pp. 054102-1-6. 114. WANG, H., HUANG, H.T., LU, W., CHAN, H.L.W., (WANG, B. and WOO, C.H.). Theoretical prediction on the structural, electronic, and polarization properties of tetragonal Bi2ZnTiO6. Journal of Applied Physics. 2009, vol. 105, no. 5, pp. 053713-1-8. 115. JIM, K.L., LEUNG, C.W., LAU, S.T., CHOY, S.H. and CHAN, H.L.W. Thermal tuning of phononic bandstructure in ferroelectric ceramic/epoxy phononic crystal. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 19, pp. 193501-1-3. 11 116. (HE, F.A., FAN, J.T.) and LAU, S.T. Thermal, mechanical, and dielectric properties of graphite reinforced poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites. Polymer Testing. 2008, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 964-970. 117. (YANG, H.Y., YU, S.F.), LAU, S.P., (TSANG, S.H., XING, G.Z. and WU, T.) Ultraviolet coherent random lasing in randomly assembled SnO2 nanowires. Applied Physics Letters. 2009, vol. 94, no. 24, pp. 241121-1-3. 118. NG, C.S., MAK, C.L. and WONG, Y.W. Wet pre-treatment of poly(butylene) terephthalate-poly(ethylene) terephthalate blend and subsequent metallization by electroplating. Physica Status Solidi C. 2008, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 3535-3540. Conference Papers 1. ZHANG, K., ZHAO, L.B., GUO, S.S., SHI, B.X., CHAN, H.L.W. and WANG, Y. A smart microfluidic system with embedded QCM. 2nd International Symposium on Microfluidics and 5th Chinese Conference on Micro Total Analysis System, 31 October 2008 - 4 November 2008. 2008, pp. 261. 2. LI, H., (ZHOU, D., LUO, H.S.) and DAI, J.Y. Application of PMNPT single crystal in a 3.2 MHz phased array ultrasonic medical imaging transducer. The 2nd International Symposium on Innovations Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics (ISIAMOE-2), 6-9 July 2008, Shanghai, China. 2008, pp. 32. 3. CHAN, H.L.W., JIM, K.L. and LEUNG, C.W. Barium strontium titanate ferroelectric tunable photonic and phononic crystals. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009 and International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference in Asia 2009, 28 June - 3 July 2009, Singapore. 2009, pp. 108. 4. YUN, P., WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Barium ziroconate titanate thin films [Ba(ZrxTi1-x)O3] for tunable microwave applications. The 5th International Conference on Microwave Materials and Their Applications (MMA 2008) 1-4 November 2008, Hangzhou, China. 2008, pp. 52. 5. GUAN, B., (ZHOU, Y.), SHIN, F.G. and (AKERMAN, J.). Capacitance effect on microwave power spectra of spin-torque oscillator with thermal noise. Asian Magnetics Conference 2008 (AMC 2008), 10-13 December 2008, Busan, Korea. 2008, pp. 280. 6. (ZHOU, Y.), GUAN, B., SHIN, F.G. and (AKERMAN, J.). Capacitance enhanced synchronization of pairs of spin-transfer oscillators. Asian Magnetics Conference 2008 (AMC 2008), 10-13 December 2008, Busan, Korea. 2008, pp. 304. 12 7. NG, W.F., WONG, M.H. and CHENG, F.T. Cerium-based coating for enhancing the corrosion resistance of bio-degradable Mg implants. European Materials Research Society 2008 Fall Meeting (E-MRS 2008), 15-19 September 2008, Warsaw, Poland. 2008, pp. 187. 8. YAO, Y.B., ZHANG, Y.M., LAM, C.Y., MAK, C.L and WONG, K.H. Characteristics of Sm-doped BiFeO3 ceramics prepared by a modified solid-state-reaction method. E-MRS 2008 Fall Meeting, 15-19 September 2008, Warsaw, Poland. 2008, pp. 221. 9. CAO, M.X., LIN, P., HUANG, H.T., YAN, F. and CHAN, H.L.W. Effect of post-sintering annealing on the dielectric properties and internal frictions of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics. Electroceramics XI, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Manchester, UK. 2008, pp. 95. 10. SUEN, W.P., HUANG, H.T. and CHAN, H.L.W. Effects of Mn substitution in multiferroic BiFeO3 ceramics. The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2008 (IUMRS-ICA 2008), 9-13 December 2008, Nagoya, Japan. 2008, pp. 125. 11. WONG, H.F., LAU, C.H. and WONG, K.H. Electrical and optical properties of LixNi1-xO2/In:MgxZn1-xO heteroepitaxial junction grown on TiN buffered Si. European Materials Research Society 2008 Fall Meeting (E-MRS 2008), 15-19 September 2008, Warsaw, Poland. 2008, pp. 47. 12. LI, W.K. and WONG, Y.W. Electrical properties of electro spun nano- fibres of PEO/carbon black composite. European Materials Research Society 2008 Fall Meeting (E-MRS 2008), 15-19 September 2008, Warsaw, Poland. 2008, pp. 135. 13. (WONG, P.K., KWOK, C.T., MAN, H.C.) and CHENG, F.T. Electrical sliding wear of copper-based contact wire materials for electric railway. International Symposium on Speed-up, Safety and Service Technology for Railway and Maglev Systems 2009 (STECH' 09), 16-19 June 2009, Niigata, Japan. 2009, pp. 1-6. 14. LIU, J., LEE, P.F. and DAI, J.Y. Growth of LuFe2O4 thin film by pulsed-laser deposition and study of its multiferroic properties. E-MRS 2009 Spring Meeting, 8-12 June 2009, Strasbourg, France. 2009, pp. E-2. 15. CHEN, W.P., (SHEN, Z.J.), YU, X.L., HU, Y.M., WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Hydrogen-induced degradation and aging of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-based Y5V multilayer ceramic capacitors. The 2nd International Symposium on Innovations Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics (ISIAMOE-2), 6-9 July 2008, Shanghai, China. 2008, pp. 68. 16. WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Integration of piezoelectric microsensors and transducers in microfluidic systems. Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 5-7 January 2009, Hong Kong, China. 2009, pp. 1. 13 17. OR, S.W., CHEUNG, K.F., (WANG, Y.J.), CHAN, H.L.W. and (LUO, H.S.). Magnetoelectric sensor for automatic process control of high-power ultrasonic plastic welding. The 2nd International Symposium on Innovations Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics (ISIAMOE-2), 6-9 July 2008, Shanghai, China. 2008, pp. 46. 18. ZHANG, X.M., (YU, M., BAE, H.D., ALTMEYER, C., LIU, A.Q.). Micromachining pressure sensors on optical fiber tip. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009 and International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia 2009, (Symposium L: NEMS/MEMS Technology and Devices), 28 June - 3 July 2009, Singapore. 2009, pp. 54. 19. (TANG, X.G., LIU, Q.X.), CHENG, Y.L. and CHAN, H.L.W. Microwave dielectric properties of nanaocrystalline Ba(ZrxTi1-x)O3 thin films epitaxially grown on (100) MgO single crystal substrates. The 2nd International Symposium on Innovations Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics (ISIAMOE-2), 6-9 July 2008, Shanghai, China. 2008, pp. 107. 20. LAU, H.K. Multi-level resistive switching in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films. Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Workshop on Physics, 11-12 October 2008, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 2008, pp. 37. 21. YAN, F., MOK, S.M. and CHAN, H.L.W. Organic photo-sensitive thin film transistors based on the composite of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and TiO2 nanoparticles. The 2nd International Symposium on Innovations Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics (ISIAMOE-2), 6-9 July 2008, Shanghai, China. 2008, pp. 54. 22. BABA-KISHI, K.Z. Pb displacements in Pb(ZrTi)O3. The 6th Asian Meeting on Electroceramics (AMEC-6) and the 28th Electronics Division Meeting of Ceramic Society of Japan (CSJ), 22-24 October 2008, Tsukuba, Japan. 2008, pp. 33. 23. PENG, J., LAU, S.T., CHAO, C., DAI, J.Y., CHAN, H.L.W., (LU, H.S., ZHOU, Q.F. and SHUNG, K.K.) PMN-PT single crystal thick films on silicon substrate for high-frequency micromachined ultrasonic transducers. 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS 2008), 2-5 November 2008, Beijing, China. 2008, pp. 161-163. 24. HUANG, H.T., KE, S.M., CAO, M.X., LIN, P., YAN, F. and CHAN, H.L.W. Polaronic relaxation in colossal dielectric constant perovskite ceramics CaCu3Ti4O12. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009 and International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia 2009, 28 June - 3 July 2009, Singapore. 2009, pp. 108. 25. CHAN, N.Y., WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Preparation and characterization of (Ba, Sr)TiO3/Ba(Zr,Ti)O3 heterostructures grown on (LaAlO3)0.3(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7(001) single crystal substrates. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009 and International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia 2009, 28 June - 3 July 2009, Singapore. 2009, pp. 69. 14 26. LI, H.L., WANG, Z.L. and HAO, J.H. Red, green and blue low-voltage cathodoluminescence of rare-earth doped BaWO4 phosphors. The IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2008 (IUMRS-ICA 2008), 9-13 December 2008, Nagoya, Japan. 2008, pp. 218. 27. LAU, H.K., CHAN, Y.K., CHENG, W.F. and LEUNG, C.W. Resistance switching properties of epitaxial Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 thin film with different electrodes. European Materials Research Society 2008 Fall Meeting (E-MRS 2008), 15-19 September 2008, Warsaw, Poland. 2008, pp. 50. 28. HUI, Y.Y., LAU, S.P. and (JI, X.H.). Room temperature cathodoluminescence of aluminum nitride nanorods. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009 and International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia 2009, 28 June - 3 July 2009, Singapore. 2009, pp. 59. 29. YAN, F., MOK, S.M., LIN, P. and CHAN, H.L.W. Sensors based on organic thin film transistors. Pacific Rim Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-state Science, 12-17 October, 2008, Honolulu, HI, USA. 2008, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 355-364. 30. HON, S.F. and KWOK, K.W. Study of piezoelectric transducer for liquid dispensing. European Frequency and Time Forum and International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF-IEEE IFCS 2009 Joint Conference), 20-24 April 2009, Besancon, France. 2009, pp. 281. 31. LIU, W.C., MAK, C.L. and WONG, K.H. Temperature and electric field effect on Raman scattering of epitaxial Sr2-xCaxNaNb5O15 films. The 4th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films and Surface Coatings (Thin Films 2008), 13-16 July 2008, Singapore. 2008, pp. 105. 32. JIANG, Y., ZHENG, R.K., WANG, Y., CHAN, H.L.W. and (LUO, H.S.). Tuning the electrical properties of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 thin films with different thickness by converse piezoelectric effect. E-MRS 2009 Spring Meeting, 8-12 June 2009, Strasbourg, France. 2009, pp. H-5. 33. (CHEN, W.P., DING, M.J., GU, Y.H., ZHU, K., QI, J.Q.), WANG, Y. and CHAN, H.L.W. Water-induced degradation in fluorine-doped tin oxide thin films. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009 and International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia 2009, 28 June - 3 July 2009, Singapore. 2009, pp. 96. 15 Awards 1. (OR, S.W.), CHAN, H.L.W., (WONG, H.C. and WONG, S.Y.). Ultrasonic semiconductor thin-die bonding platform (超薄半導體集成電路晶片管芯焊接超聲技術平台). 37th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products: Gold Award (1-5 April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland). 2009. Book Chapter 1. (OR, S.W.) and CHAN, H.L.W. Piezocomposite ultrasonic transducers for high-frequency wire bonding of semiconductor package. Piezoelectric and Acoustic Materials for Transducer Applications, Springer-Verlag, US (ISBN 978-0-387-76538-9). 2008, pp. 389-412. Patents [Granted] 1. OR, S.W., YUNG, C.S. and CHAN, H.L.W. Driver for an ultrasonic transducer and an ultrasonic transducer. US patent, filing date: 5 January 2004, date of patent: 9 December 2008, patent No. US 7,462,960 B2 (Application No. 10/751,718). [Granted].. 2008. 2. WANG, X.X., KWOK, K.W., CHAN, H.L.W. and CHOY, S.H. Piezoelectric ceramic composition and the method for preparing the same. United States Patent, filing date: 28 February 2006, date of patent: 24 February 2009, patent no. US7,494,601 B2 (Application No. 11/362,793). [Granted]. 2009. 3. OR, S.W., CHAN, H.L.W., (CHOY, P.K. and LIU, P.C.K.). Tunable vibration absorption device. United States Patent, filing date: 4 February 2005, date of patent: 12 August 2008, patent no. US 7,410,039 B2 (Application No. 11/051,155). [Granted]. 2008. 16