Academic Qualification:

Double B.Sc. in Applied Physics and Mathematics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

M.Sc. in Materials Physics, Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ph.D in Materials Science,  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Research Interests:

•  Dielectric, ferroelectric, and multiferroic materials & devices & sensors
• Nanomaterials and nano-devices
• Smart composite materials and structures
• Materials for energy conversion and generation
• Density functional theory (DFT) and Jahn-Teller effect on perovskite materials

Academic Activities and Memberships:

• Editorial Board:   

                Science of Advanced Materials,  2009.02-present

• Guest Editor:

                Composite Part A, special issue V.39 (4) 2008

                Key Engineering Materials: Advances in Composite Materials and Structures, V.334-335, 2007

• International Conference Committee Member:

                Local Organizing Committee Member,

                         International Workshop on Multi-functional Materials and Structures, July 28-31, 2008, Hong Kong

                Chairman of “Nanocomposite Based Sensors and Actuators” Symposium,

                         The 15th International Conference on Composite/Nano Engineering (ICCE-15), July 15-21, 2007, Haikou, Hainan Island, China

                Chairman of “Smart Composites” Symposium and Local Scientific Member,

                         The 5th Asian-Australian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM-5), Nov.27-30, 2006, Hong Kong

                Organizing Committee Member,

                         The 3rd International Conference on Materials Processing for Properties and Performance (MP3), Nov.24-26, 2004, Singapore

• Invited Speaker:

                 The 16th International Conference on Composite/Nano Engineering (ICCE-16), July 20-26, 2008, Kunming, China

                 The 7th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, Nov.11-14, 2007, Shanghai, China

                 The 15th International Conference on Composite/Nano Engineering (ICCE-15), July 15-21, 2007, Haikou, Hainan Island, China

                 The 5th International Conference on Materials Processing for Properties and Performance (MP3), Dec.11-15, 2006, Singapore

• Referee of Journals:

                 Adv.Funct.Mater.;           Environ.Sci.Tech.;                 Electrochem.Commun.;       Langmuir;                    Nanotech.;

                 J.Appl.Phys.;                   J.Phys.:Condens.Matter;        J.Phys.D:Appl.Phys.;          J.Mater.Res.;               J.Am.Ceram.Soc.

                 Sens.Actuators A;           Comp.Sci.Tech.;                    Meas.Sci.Tech.;                 J.Environ.Manag.;        Mater.Lett.;

                 J.Alloy Comp.

• Society Membership

                 American Physical Society (since 2002);                  Materials Research Society (since 2001)

Patent:

          "Method of Preparing Ferroelectric Powders and Ceramics”, Publication No.: US-2008-0152530-A1, Publication Date: 06/26/2008.

Selected Publications (Total: 80 journal papers; over 710 citations; H index=14):

1. G.Zhang, H.Huang, Y.Liu and L.Zhou, “Fabrication of Crack-Free Nanoporous Titania and Its Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Response”, Appl.Catal.B (in press)

2. S.Ke, H.Fan, H.Huang and H.L.W.Chan, “Lorentz-Type Relationship of the Temperature Dependent Dielectric Permittivity in Ferroelectrics with Diffuse Phase Transition”, Appl.Phys.Lett. 93, 112906 (2008)

3. Y.Zhang, S.Ke, H.Huang, L.Zhao, L.Yu and H.L.W.Chan, “Dielectric relaxation in polyimide nanofoamed films with low dielectric constant”, Appl.Phys.Lett. 92, 052910 (2008)

4. Y.Xie, L.Zhou and H.Huang, “Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Performance of Polyoxometalate-titania Nanocomposite Photoanode”, Appl.Catal. B 76, 15 (2007)

5. G.Zhang, H.Huang, Y.Zhang, H.L.W.Chan and L.M.Zhou, “Highly Ordered Nanoporous TiO₂ and Its Photocatalytic Properties", Electrochem.Commun. 9, 2854 (2007)

6. S.Ke, H.Huang, T.Wang, H.Fan, W.Jie, and H.L.W.Chan, “Slow Relaxation of Piezoelectric Response in CdZnTe Ferroelectric Semiconductor Single Crystals”, Appl.Phys.Lett.91, 162901 (2007)

7. Y.Xie, L.Zhou and H.Huang, "Bioelectrocatalytic Application of Titania Nanotube Array for Molecular Detection", Biosens.Bioelectron. 22, 2812 (2007)

8. S.Yu, H.Huang and L.Zhou, “A Novel Solid-State Reaction Route to Synthesize Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-PbTiO₃ (PMN-PT) Ceramics with a Pure Perovskite Phase”, Chem.Mater. 19, 2718 (2007)

9. Y.Zhang, Y.Li, G.Li, H.Huang, H.L.W.Chan, W.A.Daoud, J.H.Xin and L.Li, “Polyimide-Surface-Modified Silica Tubes: Preparation and Cryogenic Properties”, Chem.Mater. 19, 1939 (2007)

10. S.Ke, H.Huang and H.Fan, "Relaxor behavior in CaCu₃Ti₃O₁₂ ceramics", Appl.Phys.Lett. 89, 182904 (2006)

11. H.Huang and L.M.Zhou, “Micromechanics Approach to the Magnetoelectric Properties of Laminate and Fibrous Piezoelectric/ Magnetostrictive Composites”, J.Phys.D:Appl.Phys.37, 3361 (2004)

12. H.Huang, L.M.Zhou, J.Guo, H.H.Hng, J.T.Oh and P.Hing, “F spots and domain patterns in rhombohedral PbZr_0.90Ti_0.10O₃”, Appl.Phys.Lett.83, 3692 (2003)

13. C.Q.Sun, Y.Wang, B.K.Tay, S.Li, H.Huang and Y.B.Zhang, “Correlation between the melting point of nanosolid and the cohesive energy of a surface atom”, J.Phys.Chem.B 106, 10701 (2002)

14. C.Q.Sun, D.Jin, J.Zhou, S.Li, B.K.Tay, S.P.Lau, X.W.Sun, H.Huang and P.Hing, “Intense and stable blue-light emission of Pb(Zr_xTi_1-x)O₃”, Appl.Phys.Lett.79, 1082 (2001)

15. H.Huang, C.Q.Sun, Z.Tianshu, and P.Hing, “Grain size effect on ferroelectric Pb(Zr_1-xTi_x)O₃ solid solutions induced by surface bond contraction”, Phys.Rev.B 63, 184112 (2001) 

16. H.Ye, C.Q.Sun, H.Huang and P.Hing, “Dielectric transition of nanostructured diamond films”, Appl.Phys.Lett. 78, 1826 (2001) 

17. H.Huang and P.Hing, “Nonlinear Stress-Strain Behavior and Stress Relaxation of PZFNTU Ceramics in Three-Point Bending Test”, J.Phys.D:Appl.Phys.33, L33 (2000)

18. H.Huang, C.Q.Sun and P.Hing, “Surface bond contraction and its effect on the nanometric sized Lead Zirconate Titanate”, J.Phys.:Condens.Matter 12, L127 (2000)