Research Projects

(1) Carbon nanotubes chemistry and physics

(1.1) Synthesis.
(1.2) Electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, electro-thermal and electro-optical properties of single nanotube molecules.

(2) Molecular electronics

(2.1) Pushing the performance limit of nanoscale transistors.
(2.2) Molecular organic molecule transistors.

(3) Semiconducting nanowires.

(4) Surface science and functionalization

(5) Nano-biotechnology and Nanomedicine

(5.1). Single walled carbon nanotubes for in vitro drug and gene delivery
(5.2). In vivo behaviors and long term fate of carbon nanotubes
(5.3). Preliminary efforts in cancer treatment by nanotechnology
(5.4). Carbon nanotubes for biological imaging
(5.5). Extension to other novel nano-materials

(6) Graphene

(6.1) Synthesis
(6.2) Nano-electronics
(6.3) Quantum electrical transport