This laboratory is located on the 1st floor of General Purpose Buiding 2 in the campus of National Taiwan Ocean University. It is a laboratory focusing on the development of nanotechnology and thin film process techniques for semiconductor and optoelectronic materials. Past research in this laboratory includes:

1. Nanomanufacturing and applications of various semiconductors

2. Design of surface enhanced Raman substrate

3. Field emission measurement of nanomaterials

4. Research and development of silicon nanowire solar cells

5. Development of non-toxic silicon solar cell manufacturing process

6. Calculate the stacking mode and number of layers of graphene by Raman spectroscopy

7. Development of next generation solar cells

8. Design of atmospheric pressure plasma jet to grow semiconductors and light-emitting diodes

9. Programing for control and integration of various instrument measurement systems (solar IV curve, solar EQE, field emission measurement system, LBIC, MOCVD control system, Hall effect, ALD control system...)

The laboratory’s facilities include: electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), solar cell measurement system, field emission measurement system, RF/DC sputtering machine, gold sputtering machine, high temperature furnace, thermal evaporator, high frequency induction heating machine, optical microscope, atmospheric pressure plasma jet system, etc. Many of the above facilities are commonly used in the semiconductor/optoelectronics industries, so most students in this laboratory can directly enter the semiconductor or optoelectronics industry and become high-tech engineers after their graduation. At present, the number of graduated students from the laboratory has reached 79 from 1993 to August 2020. They are distributed in companies fabricating ICs, memories, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, electronics, displays, and notebook computers. The companies including TSMC, Epistar , AUO, Foxiconn, United Renewable Energy, Applied Materials, Compal, Quanta and other companies.

Jih-Shang Hwang, as the host of this laboratory, has a wide range of interest research fields (low-temperature physics, instrument control, opto-semiconductor nano-manufacturing technology). He is a kind person. He likes to help others, with an enthusiasm for education and research. He teaches students attentively. Not only does he offer relevant courses to provide students with basic knowledge of nanotechnology, but he also trains students to report journal papers and progress in English at their group meeting. Further, he encourages his students to ask questions; and he is always willing to answer any question too. During the research process, he will try hard to find a meaningful research direction with his students, so that students can appreciate the significance of research.

Finally, if you are interested in the research direction of this laboratory, regardless of the department and background, as long as you are willing to work hard for your future, you are welcome to contact Prof. Jih-Shang Hwang by emailing to: hjsspin@mail.ntou.edu.tw.