DING Jun

Research Interests

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing): Recently, Prof Ding Jun’s research has been concentrated on additive manufacturing. His research has been focused on the development of novel 3D printable materials for fabrication of multi-materials and multi- functional devices/structures which have great potential in practical applications.

Nanomaterials fabrication and their applications: Prof Ding Jun has is also working on nanomaterials fabrication. Recently, he has been working on nanomaterials which are promising in energy, environment, healthcare, such as sensor, energy harvest/storage, removal of heave metal ions and water purification.

Selected Publications:

1. 1. X Xu, C Guan, L Xu, YH Tan, DW Zhang, YQ Wang, H Zhang, DJ Blackwood, J Wang, M Li and J Ding, “Three Dimensionally Free-formable Graphene Foam with Designed Structures for Energy and Environmental Applications”, ACS Nano (Dec. 2019, accepted for publication).
   2. DW Zhang, J Win, H He, TS Herng, YQ Ang, L Yang, SC Tan, E Peng, J Ding, “3D-Printing Method of Fabrication for Metals, Ceramics, and Multi-Materials through Universal Self-Curable Technique for Robocasting”, Materials Horizon (Nov 2019, accepted for publication).
   3. Y. Ni, T. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. Kim, T. S. Herng, Y. Han, T. Tao, J. Ding, D. H. Kim, J. S. Wu, “3D global aromaticity in a fully conjugated diradicaloid cage at different oxidation states”, Nature Chemistry (Nov 2019, accepted for publication).
   4. PJ Sugumaran, XL Liu, TS Herng, E Peng, J Ding, “GO-Functionalized Large Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Enhanced Colloidal Stability and Hyperthermia Performance” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 (2019) 22703.
   5. X Xu, SN Xiao, HJ Willy, T Xiong, R Borayek, DQ Zhang, W Chen, J Ding, “3D-Printed Grids with Polymeric Photocatalytic System as Freestanding Air Filter”, Applied Catalysis B – Environmental, 262 (2020) 118307.
   6. YQ Wang, YM Li, LP Ding, Z Chen, A. Ong, WH Lu, TS Herng, XW Li, J Ding, “NiFe (sulfur)oxyhydroxide porous nanoclusters/Ni foam composite electrode drives a large-current-density oxygen evolution reaction with an ultra-low overpotential”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 7 (2019) 18816-22.
   7. Z.Y. Lyu, Gwendolyn J. H. Lim, R. Guo, Z.K. Kou, T.T. Wang, C. Guan, J. Ding, W. Chen, and J. Wang, “3D-Printed MOF-Derived Hierarchically Porous Frameworks for Practical High-Energy Density Li-O2 Batteries”, Advanced Functional Materials 29 (2019) 1806658.
   8. D.W. Zhang, E. Peng, R. Borayek and J. Ding, “Controllable Ceramic Green-Body Configuration for Complex Ceramic Architectures with Fine Features”, Advanced Functional Materials 29 (2019) 1807082.
   9. X.R. Su, X.W. Li, Aaron Ong, T. S. Herng, Y.Q. Wang, E. Peng, J. Ding, “Metallization of 3D printed polymers and their application as a fully functional water splitting system”, Advanced Science 6 (2019) 1801670.
   10. S. Chang, X.L. Huang, C.Y.A. Ong, L.P. Zhao, L.Q. Li, X.S. Wang, and J. Ding, “High Loading Accessible Activity Sites via Designable 3D-Printed Metal Architecture towards Promoting Electrocatalytic Performance” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 7 (2019) 18338.

Teaching

1. MLE3203 Engineering Materials
2. MLE3111 Materials Properties & Processing Laboratory
3. MLE4212 Advanced Structural Materials
4. MLE5301 Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Materials in Additive Manufacturing