HUANG, Zhi Feng

HUANG, Zhi Feng, 黃陟峰博士

Associate Professor

B.S. in Chemistry at Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
M.S. in Physical Chemistry at Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Ph.D. in Science and Engineering of Materials at Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Postdoctoral fellow in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University
of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Faculty Members

Rm. T908

(852) 3411-5886

zfhuang@hkbu.edu.hk

Functional Nano Laboratory

Current Research Interests

  1. Molecular electronics

  2. Current‐induced local heating in molecular devices

  3. Mechanic stability and reliability of molecular devices

  4. Fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials and nanostructures

  5. Bulk heterojunction solar cells

  6. Hydrogen storage

  7. Atomic force spectroscopy (AFM)

Selected Publications

  1. Z.F. Huang and N.J. Tao. (2009) Current‐induced Local Heating in Molecular Junctions. Book Chapter in “Current-driven Phenomena in Nanoelectronics” (Eds: T. Seideman), Pan Stanford Publishing c/o World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc., Hackensack, NJ, US.
  2. Z.F. Huang, K.D. Harris and M.J. Brett. (2009) Morphology Control of Nanotube Arrays. Adv. Mater., 21: 2983-2987. (inside cover)
  3. Z.F. Huang, F. Chen, R. D’Agosta, P.A. Bennett, M. Di Ventra and N.J. Tao. (2007) local Ionic and Electron Heating in Single Molecule Junctions. Nature Nanotechnology, 2: 698-703.
  4. Z.F. Huang, F. Chen, P.A. Bennett and N.J. Tao. (2007) Single Molecule Junctions Formed via Au-Thiol Contact: Stability and Breakdown Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129: 13225-13231.
  5. F. Chen, J. Hihath, Z.F. Huang, X.L. Li and N.J. Tao. (2007) Measurement of single-molecule conductance. Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 58: 535-564.
  6. F. Chen, Z.F. Huang and N.J. Tao. (2007) Formation of Single Molecule Junctions between ITO Electrodes. App. Phys. Lett., 91: 162106.
  7. Z.F. Huang, B.Q. Xu, Y.-C. Chen, M. Di Ventra and N.J. Tao. (2006) Measurement of Current-Induced Local Heating in a Single Molecule Junction. Nano Lett., 6: 1240-1244.
  8. F. Chen, X.L. Li, J. Hihath, Z.F. Huang and N.J. Tao. (2006) Effect of Anchoring Groups on Single-Molecule Conductance: Comparative Study of Thiol-, Amine-, and Carboxylic-Acid-Terminated Molecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128: 15874-15881.