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ZENG Kaiyang

Deputy Head (Graduate Programmes)

Associate Professor

Materials

Dr Zeng obtained his Ph.D in Materials Science from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. He was Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Singapore, during 1998 – 2004. He joined Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, in August 2004. His main research activities include applying the advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques to (i) Study of biopiezoelectricity and bioferroelectricity; (ii) In-situ characterization of energy storage materials; (iii) Study of multiferroics and ferroelectric materials; (iv) Study of functional properties of transitional metal oxides; and (v) Developing new analysis and techniques for SPM based techniques

Qualification
B.Eng., Hunan Univ., P.R.China (1982)
Ph.D., Royal INstitute of Technology (KTH), Sweden (1992)

Modules Taught
MLE1010: Materials Engineering Principles & Practices
ME2151: Fundamentals of Materials Engineering
ME4255: Materials Failure
ME5513: Fracture and Fatigue of Materials

Research Interests
Characterization of multifield coupling phenomena and funactional properties of advanced materials by using advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques;
In-situ micromechanical characterization of advanced materials;
Development of new multifrequency SPM techniques;
Data-driven image analysis for SPM techniques.
ResearcherID: C-3413-2008
ORCID: 0000-0002-3348-0018

Selected Publications
More than 250 publications in the peer-reviewed international journals, books and conferences, with more than 7000 total citations (Scopus), and h-index of 46. Here are some selected publications:

International Journal Publications:

  1. Q. B. Zeng, Q. C. Huang, H. L. Wang, C. W. Li, Z. Fan, D. Y. Chen, Y. Cheng, K. Y. Zeng,* Breaking the Fundamental Limitations of Nanoscale Ferroelectric Characterization: Non-contact Heterodyne Electrostrain Force Microscopy. Small Methods, 2021, 5, 2100639. DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100639. (Impact Factor: 14.188).
  2. Q. B. Zeng, H. L. Wang, Z. Xiong, Q. C. Huang, W. H. Lu, K. Sun, Z. Fan, K. Y. Zeng,* Nanoscale ferroelectric characterization with heterodyne megasonic piezoresponse force microscopy, Advanced Science, 2021, 2003993. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003993. (Impact Factor: 15.84).
  3. Y. Sun, K. Y. Zeng,* Review: Characterization of Catalysts by Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy. ChemCatChem, 2020, 12, 3601-3620. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901877. (Impact Factor: 4.495). (Invited Review Article).
  4. Y. Liu, B. X. Yu, Z. W. Liu, D. Beck, K. Y. Zeng,* High-speed PFM and machine learning approaches for dynamic domain growth in ferroelectric materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 9944-9952. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21306. (Impact Factor: 9.229).
  5. T. Li, K. Y. Zeng,* Review: Probing of local multifield coupling phenomena of advanced materials by Scanning Probe Microscopy techniques, Advanced Materials, 2018, 1803064, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800321. (Impact Factor: 30.849). (Invited Review Article).
  6. W. H. Lu, K. Y. Zeng,* Characterization of local electric properties of oxide materials using Scanning Probe Microscopy techniques: A Review, Functional Materials Letters, 2018, 11, 1830002. DOI: 10.1142/S1793604718300025. (Impact Factor: 2.170). (Invited Review Article).
  7. Sun, Z. G. Hu, D. Zhao,* K. Y. Zeng,* Mechanical properties of microcrystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) measured by bimodal Amplitude modulted-Frequency modulated Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 32202-32210. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06809.(Impact Factor: 9.229).
  8. Y. Zeng,* T. Li, T. Tian. Topic Review: In-situ study of Li-ions diffusion and deformation in Li-rich cathode materials by using Scanning Probe Microscopy techniques. J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 2017, 50, 313001. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aa7571. (Impact Factor: 3.720). (Invited Review Article).
  9. Li, S.-W. Chang, N. Rodriguez-Florez, M. J. Buehler, S. Shefelbine,* M. Dao,* K. Y. Zeng,* Studies of chain substitution caused sub-fibril level differences in stiffness and ultrastructure of wildtype and oim/oim collagen fibers using multifrequency – AFM and molecular modelling. Biomaterials, 2016, 107, 15-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.08.038. (Impact Factor: 12.479).
  10. Zhu, L. Lu, K.Y.Zeng, Nanoscale mapping of Lithium-ion diffusion in a cathode within an all-solid-state Lithium-ion battery by advanced scanning probe microscopy techniques, ACS Nano, 7 (2), 1666-1675, 2013. DOI: 10.1021/nn305648j. (Impact Factor: 15.881).
  11. S.Herng, A.Kumar, C.S.Ong, Y.P.Feng, Y.H.Lu, K.Y.Zeng, J.Ding, Investigation of the non-volatile resistance change in noncentrosymmetric compounds, Scientific Reports, 2: 587, 2012. DOI: 10.1038/srep00587. (Impact Factor: 4.379).
  12. S.Herng, M.F.Wong, D.Qi, J.Yi, A.Kumar, A.Huang, F.C.Kartawidjaja, S.Smadici, P.Abbamonte, C.S-Hanke, S.Shannigrahi, J.M.Xue, J.Wang, Y.P.Feng, A.Rusydi, K.Y.Zeng, and J.Ding, Mutual Ferromagnetic-Ferroelectric Coupling in Multiferroic Copper-doped ZnO, Advanced Materials, 23, 1635-1640, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201004519. (Impact Factor: 30.849).

Book Chapters:

  1. Q. B. Zeng, K. Y. Zeng,* Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Electrochemical Strain Microscopy. Chapter 3 in Atomic Force Microscopy for Energy Research, CRC Oress, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022, in press.
  2. Y. Sun, Y. Cheng, K. Y. Zeng,* Metal-organic frameworks as potential hybrid ferroelectric materials. Chapter 7 in Layered Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Edited by D. S. Geng, Y. Cheng and G. Zhang); Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2019, p197.
  3. J.Zhu, K.Y.Zeng, Chapter 2, Studying the localized electrochemical phenomena in rechargeable Li-ion batteries by scanning probe microscopy techniques, ACS Symposium Series Vol.1140, American Chemical Society, 2013, page 23 – 53.
  4. K.Zeng, K.B.Yeap, A.Kumar, L.Chen and H.Jiang, Fracture Toughness and Interfacial Adhesion Strength of Thin Films: indentationand Scratch Experiments and Analysis, Chpater 3, Handbook of Nanostructured Thin Films and Coatings (3-volume set) Eds. S.Zhang, CRC Press, 2010, 67-98.
  5. K.Zeng, Nanoindentation and Indentation Creep of Polymeric Materials, Chapter 5, Polymer Tribology, Eds. S.K.Sinha and B.J.Briscoe, Imperial College Press, 2009, 141-194.
  6. K.Zeng, Nanoindentation of Thin Films and its Application, Chapter 9, Handbook of Nanoceramics and their Nased Nanodevices, Volume 3 (5-volume set), Eds. T.Y.Tseng and H.S.Nalwa, American Scientific Publications, 2009, page 175-205.
  7. K.Zeng, Nanoindentation: Recent Development and Applications, Chapter 7, Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Volume 4 (10-volume set), Eds.M.Rieth and W.Schommers, American Scientific Publisgers, 2006, page 387-461.

Staff Details

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Email Address

mpezk@nus.edu.sg

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