Curriculum Vitae
Education
■ State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Jun 2013
Dissertation Title: "ZnO thin films and nanostructures for the optoelectronic applications", Advisor: Prof. Wayne A. Anderson
■ Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea
MS in Information & Communications Engineering, Aug 2006
Thesis Title: "Highly Efficient GaAs Solar Cells Utilizing TCO films", Advisor: Prof. Jae-Hyung Jang
■ Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
BS in College of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science, Aug 2004
Research & Work experiences
Associate Professor, Dep. of Electrical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, Korea, Aug 2015 ~ present
■ Nanomaterials and optoelectronic applications, opto-chemical sensor system, Metal oxide based memory applications
Principal Researcher, Memory Business Division, Samsung Electronics, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Korea, Feb 2014 ~ Aug 2015
■ Thin film technology for next generation memory application
Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA, Jun 2013 ~ Jan 2014
■ UV sensing application of ZnO & Si double junction (ZnO MIS Schottky - ZnO/Si heterojunction) structures
Graduate Research Assistant, State University of New York Research Foundation, NY, USA, Sep 2009 ~ Jun 2013
■ Systematic study of quality growth of metal oxide thin films, hetero-epitaxial oxide compounds, doping and characterization (Achievements: 3 publications and 5 conference presentations)
■ Optoelectric applications with ZnO/Si heterostructure (Achievements: 6 publications and 5 conference presentations)
■ Plasmonic-enhanced optoelectric devices with nanostructured ZnO (Achievements: 3 publications and 3 conference presentations)
■ ZnO TFTs for Plasmon energy sensing (Achievements: 1 US patent and 1 conference presentation)
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA, Aug 2010 ~ Jan 2012
■ Fall 2011, Electromagnetic Theory (Maxwell and waveguide theory, transmission line modeling and applications)
■ Spring 2011, Microelectronic Fab. Lab. (Si solar cell fabrication, including photo mask design, lithography, handling high vacuum equipment, wet chemical treatment, thin film deposition, etching, annealing, measurement & characterizations)
■ Fall 2010, Photonic Devices (Semiconductor theory, device design & simulations)
Research Interests
Renewable Energy & Environment monitoring
■ Thin Film Solar Cells, Photonics & Plasmonics, photodetectors,
■ Hydrogen monitoring system, Bio Hazard gas sensors
■ Super capacitor, transparent electronics
■ Power electronic devices / Wide bandgap Material growth & Processing
Expertise & Skills
■ Strong background in semiconductor physics and opto-electronic devices
■ In-depth technical expertise in thin films and nanomaterials (over 15 years of intensive research about quality growth of metal oxides and semiconductors using PVD and CVD
■ Material analysis regarding optical properties (Ellipsometic, UV-VIS & Raman spectroscopy), electrical properties (Hall effects, high frequency impedance & doping profile), chemical properties (XPS & EDX) and structural properties (SEM, AFM, XRD, FIB & TEM)
■ Hands-on experience of device design, fabrication, and characterization.
Honors& Awards
■ Best poster award in 37th European Materials Research Society, Nice, France, 31 May 2019
■ Best poster award in 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, Texas, 8 Jun 2012
■ Awards from poster competition, Dept. of EE, University at Buffalo. Mar 2011, 2012
■ Best project award from Samsung Electronics (Design of PDA operating system using Verilog & FPGA), Feb 22, 2003
External Research Funds
■ 2024.07-01~2029.02.28, Development of CNF composite insulation boards with dielectric strength of 40 kV/mm and high efficiency transformers, Korea Planning&Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) KRW 449,680,000
■ 2022-03-01~2025-02-28, Development of advanced ultrafast and room temperature hydrogen sensing module for facilitating the safe use of hydrogen in Energy sector, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) KRW356,775,000
■ 2022-08-01~2023-04-30, Light absorption enhancement of quantum dot films for display panel. Ministry of SMEs & Startups (MSS), KRW39,740,000
■ 2021-06-01~2021-08-31, Improvement gas selectivity of DeNOx gas sensor for commercial vehicles, Yeki Industry KRW10,000,000
■ 2019-06-01~2022-02-28, Realization of spectrum selective photodetector utilizing energy transfer of quantum dots-metal nanostructures, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) KRW186,000,000
■ 2019-10-01~2021-03-31, Development of Mixed Potential Type NOx Sensor for DeNOx system for heavy duty commercial vehicles, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) KRW163,600,000
■ 2018-06-01~2022-05-31, Development of integrated body solar module technology and test of bus vehicle, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), KRW339,000,000
■ 2018-06-01~2021-05-31, Electronic nose for Environmental Monitoring: A combined computational-experimental study, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) KRW186,000,000
■ 2017-09-20~2018-06-19, Improvement of indoor working solar cells, Ministry of SMEs & Startups (MSS), KRW26,666,000
■ 2016-06-01~2019-05-31, Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Quantum Dot embedded CIGS thin film solar cells, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) KRW236,000,000
Patents
■ Korean Patent, Registration No. 1010686460000, Title of Invention: Schottky junction solar cell and fabricating method thereof
■ Korean Patent, Registration No. 1010038070000, Title of Invention: Transparent solar cell and fabrication method thereof
■ Korean Patent, Registration No. 1009768650000, Title of Invention: Wavelength detection apparatus and fabrication method thereof
■ Korean Patent, Registration No. 1016957140000, Title of Invention: Heterojunction Photodetector and Method for fabricating the Same
■ Korean Patent, Registration No. 1024626880000, Title of Invention: Flexible solar cell and Method for manufacturing the same
■ US Patent, Patent No. US 9,368,667 B1 Date: 14 June 2016, Title of Invention: Plasmon Field Effect Transistor
■ US Patent, Patent No. US 10,566,475 B2 Date: 18 Feb 2020, Title of Invention: High-efficient photoelectric element and method for manufacturing same
Recent Publications
■ V Bhatt, M Kumar, HN Kim, D Yoo, JH Yun, MJ Choi, "Pyro-phototronic Effect in Colloidal Quantum Dots on Silicon Heterojunction for High-detectivity Infrared Photodetectors" Nano Energy, (2025) 133, 110465
■ TT Tran, V Bhatt, MJ Choi, HT Nguyen, A Sharma, M Kumar, JH Yun, "Thermal decomposition-assisted, aspect ratio controlled ZnO nanorods towards highly selective H2 gas detection" International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2024) 84, 768-779
■ TT Tran, HT Nguyen, A Sharma, YB Cho, M Kumar, JH Yun, "Expanding the Spectral Responsivity of Photodetectors via the Integration of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots and MEH− PPV Polymer Composite" Polymers (2024) 16(16), 2371
■ HT Nguyen, TT Tran, M Kumar, J Song, SH Choi, HJ Jeong, YH Song, JH Yun "Enhancing thermal consistency and stability of quantum dots through encapsulation: A study on microscale-structured hybrid for WLEDs" Materials Today Nano (2024) 27, 100504
■ HT Nguyen, TT Nguyen, TT Tran, J Bang, M Kumar, J Kim, JH Yun "Colour-Passive radiative cooling in optoelectronics with Silver/Quantum dot decorated silica multifunctional hybrid structures" Chemical Engineering Journal (2024) 488, 150840
■ N Kumar, C Choi, J Lee, M Patel, WA Anderson, JH Yun, J Yi, J Kim "Mitigation of Exciton Quenching Sites in All‐Metal‐Oxide‐Based Transparent Photovoltaic" Solar RRL (2024) 8(7), 2301056