Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Assoc Prof Yan Qingyu

Associate Professor 
Division of Materials Technology 
School of Materials Science & Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: ALEXYAN@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 4583 
Office: N4.1-02-27 
Education
  • PhD (Materials Science & Engineering) State Uni. of New York, Stony Brook 2004
  • BS Nanjing University 1999
Biography
Dr. Yan obtained his BA from Materials Science and Engineering Department of Nanjing University, China, in 1999. He finished his Phd from Materials Science and Engineering Department of State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2004. After that, He joined the Materials Science and Engineering Department of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as a postdoctoral research associate until joining Nanyang Technological University in 2007.
Research Interests
(1) semiconductor nanocrystals
(2) magnetic nanoparticle assembly
(3) thermoelectric materials
Research Grant
  • A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council (2011-) [by A*STAR Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC)]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2009-)
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 2 (2010-)
  • Clean Energy Research Programme (2010-) [by National Research Foundation (NRF)]
  • Defence Science Organisation National Laboratories (2009-)
  • Maritime Clean Energy Research Programme (MCERP) (2011-) [by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Nanyang Technological University]
  • Maritime Clean Energy Research Programme (MCERP) (2011-) [by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)]
  • Maritime Clean Energy Research Programme (MCERP) (2012-) [by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Nanyang Technological University]
  • NRF TUM CREATE (2011-)
  • Seed Funding (2012-)
Current Projects
  • Advanced materials for high performance lithium ion batteries for marine applications
  • Aligned nanorods based composite films by PVD deposition for high ZT thermoelectric module applications
  • Engineering Hetero-nanojunctions for Energy Conversion
  • Integration of Thermoelectric Modules into Ship-Board Equipments to improve the Fuel Efficiency and Reduce CO2 Emission
  • Metallic Nanoparticles Enabled Low Temperature Processes for Interconnections in Flexible Electronics and 3D Electronics Packaging
  • Novel high energy density vanadium redox flow cell for renewable energy storage
  • Preparation process for patterned thermoelectric nanostructures (under Patterned Thermoelectric Nanostructures Project)
  • Prog: Electromobility in Megacities, RP1: Electro Chemistry & New Materials (Co-PI: Yan Qingyu Alex)
  • Roll to roll manufacturing of printed electronics : Printed Battery
  • Using Vanadium Redox Battery for Cargo Handling Equipment in Port Terminals
  • Waste Energy Harvesting for Sustainable Earth
Selected Publications
  • Tan, Li Ping; Lu, Ziyang; Tan, Hui Teng; Zhu, Jixin; Rui, Xianhong; Yan, Qingyu; Hng, Huey Hoon. (2012). Germanium nanowires-based carbon composite as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 206, 253.
  • Chen Xu, Yi Zeng, Xianhong Rui, Ni Xiao, Jixin Zhu, Wenyu Zhang, Jing Chen, Weiling Liu, Huiteng Tan, Huey Hoon Hng, and Qingyu Yan. (2012). Controlled Soft-Template Synthesis of Ultra-thin C@FeS Nanosheets with High Li Storage Performance. ACS Nano, .
  • Fan Shufen, Sun Ting, Rui Xianhong, Yan Qingyu, Hng huey Hoon. (2012). Cooperative enhancement of capacities in nanostructured SnSb/carbon nanotube network nanocomposite as anode for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 201, 288-293.
  • Sun T, Hng HH, Yan QY, Ma J. (2012). Effect of Ag-doping on crystal structure and high temperature thermoelectric properties of c-axis oriented Ca3Co4O9 thin films by pulsed laser deposition.. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 511, 133-138.
  • Xiaojun Zhang, Ziyang Lu, Daohao Sim, Shuzhou Li, Yuhua Feng, Jan Ma, Hongyu Chen, Freddy Boey, Huey Hoon Hng, Qingyu Yan. (2012). Controlled Synthesis of Ag/Ag/Carbon Hybrid Nanostructures and Their Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal, 17, 13386.
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