CURRICULUM VITAE
Feng Ding
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10/05/1970;
P. R. China
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An Li
Yifan, born in 02/01/1999
fengding@fy.chalmers.se
+46(0)31-7723296
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http://fy.chalmers.se/~fengding
Molecular Physics Group, Department of Physics, Gothenburg University,
SE-41296, Gothenburg, Sweden
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Feb. 1999 – Dec. 2002: Department of Physics, Nanjing University, P. R. China
Supervisor: Guanghou Wang
Masters, Sep. 993 – Jun. 1996: Department of Physics, Fudan University, P. R. China
Supervisor: Xianxi Dai
Bachelor of Science, Sept.1986 – July 1990: Department of Physics, Huazhong University of
Science and Technology, P. R. China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Post-doctor, Jan. 2003-present: Molecular Physics Group (Prof. Arne Rosén and Kim Bolton)
Chalmers University of technology and Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Teaching Assistant, Jun. 1996--Feb. 1999 and Dec. 2001--Jan. 2003,
Department of Physics, Qufu Normal University. Shandong, P. R. China
Webmaster of NT’05 conference: http://www.fy.chalmers.se/conferences/nt05
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Jan. 2003-present:
Theoretical study of the growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes (CNT).
Based on a well structured empirical potential energy surface (PES), MD simulations
successfully generate long single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in the similar
temperature range (about 800 K—1600 K) as that used in catalyst chemical vapor
deposition (CCVD) method. Much detailed information about SWNT growth (e.g., 1.
why SWNTs can’t grow when the temperature is out of the specific range:
800K—1600K; 2. why a SWNT often has the same diameter as the catalyst particle it
grows from; 3. how the catalyst particle maintains an open end of the growing SWNT;
4. what is the driving force that transfers the carbon atoms across the catalyst particle;
5. how the catalyst particle is poisoned; 6. the size of the smallest suitable catalyst
particle) has been revealed in this study.)
Cooperated with experimental researches, we are studying the mechanism of the
graphitic layer encapsulated catalyst particles.
A more detailed MD study based on a DFT PES is in progress.
We are also performing studies, based on DFT, semi-empirical and empirical PES,
about the defect information in SWNTs and how the defects are fixed during the
growth process of SWNTs.
1999--2003:
The structure and stability of the nanoclusters and nanorods with five-fold
symmetries. An analytical method on calculating the elastic deformation in
nano-clusters and nanorods with five–fold symmetries was proposed for the first time.
Based on the theory, the existence and the stability of the macroscopic icosahedral
particles of Boron Suboxide (B6O) at high temperature and high pressure were
explained very well.
GA (genetic algorithm) method was used to optimize the structures of clusters.
Molecular dynamics calculation on the melting mechanism of clusters with different
size.
The calculation of the electronic and magnetic properties of different clusters.
The growth mechanism of the oxide nano-wires and nano-whiskers.
The self-assembly of Te clusters on the surface of graphite and the corresponding
Monte Carlo simulations.
Before 1999
Statistical study on the flux creep of high temperature superconductivity.
The critical current density in high temperature superconductivity.
Are the inter-atomic interaction and the external field always increasing the entropy
of a system?
The fractal structure of porous media.
COMPUTATIONAL BACKGROUND:
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Scientific programming with BASIC, FORTRAN, C and C++.
Scientific software such as Chem3D, Gauss03, Gaussian view, SIESTA etc.
Experience of working on Sun work station, linux cluster.
Operating system: UNIX, LINUX, WINDOWS95/98/NT/2000/XP.
Scientific Software such as Mathematics, Matlab, Origin, Latex, MS. Word, Ms.
Powerpoint, and so on.
PUBLICATIONS:
27. F. Ding, A. Rosén and K Bolton, Nuclear Mechanism of the Graphitic Layer Encapsulated
Metal Particles during the Growth of Carbon Nanotubes, Submitted for publication.
26. F. Ding, A. Rosén and K Bolton, Molecular Dynamics Study on Nucleation Mechanism of
bamboo-like Carbon Nanotubes, Submitted for publication.
25. K. Bolton, F. Ding and A. Rosén, Dynamics simulations of catalyzed carbon nanotube
growth: a review, submitted for publication
24. F. Ding, Position dependence defects formation in single-walled carbon nanotube’s
opening end, submitted for publication
23. F. Ding, K. Bolton, Importance of supersaturated carbon concentrations in catalytic metal
particles for single-walled carbon nanotube nucleation, submitted for publication.
22. F. Ding, A. Rosén and K Bolton, Dependence of SWNT Growth Mechanism on
Temperature and Catalyst Particle Size: Bulk versus Surface Diffusion, Carbon, in press.
21. F. Ding, K. Bolton and A. Rosén, Molecular Dynamics Study of the Surface Melting of
Iron Clusters, Euro Phys. J. D. in press.
20. F. Ding, A. Rosén, and K. Bolton, Nucleation and growth of single-walled carbon
nanotubes: A molecular dynamics study, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 17369-17377 (2004).
19. F. Ding, A. Rosén, and K. Bolton, Molecular dynamics study of the catalyst particle size
dependence on carbon nanotube growth, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 2775 (2004).
18. F. Ding, A. Rosen, and K. Bolton, The role of the catalytic particle temperature gradient
for SWNT growth from small particles, Chem. Phys. Lett. 393, 309-313 (2004).
(Note, this paper ranked No.7 of the 25 hottest papers of CPL journal in Jan.—Mar., 2005.
See: http://fy.chalmers.se/~fengding/Publications/CPL-Top25.jpg )
17. F. Ding, K. Bolton and A. Rosén. ‘Iron-carbide cluster thermal dynamics for catalysed
carbon nanotube growth’, J. Vac. Sci. Technol.A 22, 1471 (2004).
16. F. Ding, A. Rosén, and K Bolton, Size dependence of the coalescence and melting of iron
clusters: A molecular-dynamics study, Phys. Rev. B 70, 075416 (2004).
15. F. Ding, K. Bolton, A. Rosén, Molecular Dynamics Study of Iron Cluster Coalescence at
Sub-Melting Point Temperatures. Proceeding of International Symposium on Clusters And
Nano-Assemblies (ISCANA): Physical and Biological Systems. (2003).
14. F. Ding, K. Bolton and A. Rosén, MD Simulations of Catalytic Carbon Nanotube Growth:
Important Features of the Metal-Carbon Interactions, Proceeding of XVIIIth International
Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, 364-368, (2004).
13. F. Ding, K. Bolton and A. Rosén, Molecular Dynamics Study of SWNT Growth on
Catalyst Particles without Temperature Gradients. Computational Materials Science, in
press.
12. F.Ding, J.L.Wang, W.F.Shen, B.L.Wang, G.H.Wang, The elastic deformation in
Icosahedral cluster, Comm.Theo. Phys. 36, 459 (2001).
11. F.Ding, H.Li, J.L.Wang, W.F.Shen, G.H.Wang, “The bond length deformation and the
elastic properties in icosahedral clusters”, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15, 1947 (2001).
10. F.Ding, L.Hui, J.L.Wang, W.F.Shen, G.H.Wang, “The elastic deformation in pentagonal
nanorods with multiply twin boundaries and their stability”, J. Phys. Conden. Matter 14,
113-122 (2002)
9. F.Ding, G.H.Wang, S.W.Yu, J.L.Wang, W.F.Shen, H. Li, “The Stability of Macroscopic
B6O Icosahedral particles”, Euro. phys. J. D, 16, 245 (2001)
8. J.L.Wang, G.H.Wang, F.Ding, H.Lee, W.F.Shen, J.J.Zhao, “Structural transition of Si
clusters and their thermodynamics”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 341, 529(2001).
7. J.L.Wang, J.J.Zhao, F.Ding, W.F.Shen, H.Lee, G.H.Wang, “Thermal properties of
medium-sized Ge clusters”, Solid State Commun. 117, 593(2001).
6. J.L.Wang, F.Ding, W.F.Shen, H.Lee, G.H.Wang, J.J.Zhao “Thermal Properties of Co-Cu
Bimetallic Clusters”, Solid State Commun.119, 13(2001).
5. Li H., Ding F, Wang JL, et al. “Structural studies of clusters in melt of FeAl compound”,
J.Chem.Phys.114, 6413 (2001).
4. Li H., Wang GH, Ding F, Wang JL, et al. “Molecular dynamics computation of clusters in
liquid Fe-Al alloy”, Phys. Lett. A 280,325 (2001)
3. Li H, Wang GH, F. Ding, et al., “Evolution of small clusters during solidification”, Solid
State Commun., 120, 41-46 (2001)
2. Li H, Wang Gh, Ding F. et al., “Local clusters formation in cobalt melt in the cooling
process”. Phys. Rev. B. 65, 035411 (2002)
1. C. Zhang., F. Ding, Pei-Hering, Xianxi Dai, Theory of measurement of resitivity of
superconductors and its integral equations. Phys. Letts. A. 221. 239-1244 (1996)
(PS: I also have published more than 10 papers in Chinese journals.)
References:
Prof. Arne Rosén
Molecular Physics Group,
Department of Experimental Physics
Chalmers University of technology,
SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
TEL: 0046-31-7723295
Email: f3car@fy.chalmers.se
Dr. Kim Bolton
Molecular Physics Group,
Department of Experimental Physics
Chalmers University of technology,
SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
TEL: 0046-31-7723296
Email: kim@fy.chalmers.se
Prof. Guanghou Wang
Department of Physics
Nanjing University
Nanjing 210093
P. R. China
Tel: +86-25-3594089
E-mail: ghwang@nju.edu.cn