TACT2023 Invited Speakers

Symposium A. Coatings for sustainable energy

Prof. Tsan-Yao Chen
Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Topic: Local collaboration between oxygen vacancy and active site in atomic metal oxide clusters with outstanding oxygen reduction activity

Prof. Kuan-Wen Wang
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
Topic: Innovative (100) Surface Configuration Enhances Oxygen Reduction Performance of Pt3Co Nanodendrite Catalysts

Prof. Yu-Ching Huang
Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan
Topic: Towards Highly Efficient 4-Terminal Perovskite/Si Tandem Solar Cell

Prof. Chieh-Ting Lin
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Topic: Enhancing the Reproducibility of Self-Assembled Monolayer-Based Perovskite Solar Cells by Interface Engineering at the Buried Interface

Prof. Po-Chun Chen
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
Topic: Iridium Oxide Based Thin Film as an Electrode of Bio-Interface Applications

Prof. Meng-Lin Tsai
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Topic: Halide Perovskite/Cellulose Nanocrystal Films for High Stability Optoelectronic Applications

Prof. Cheng-Ying Chen
Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Topic: Nontoxic/Earth-abundant Metal Chalcogenide Materials for Solar Cell applications: Cu₂ZnSn(S,Se)₄ and Cu₂BaSn(S,Se)₄

Prof. Pai-Chun Wei
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Topic: Strong lattice anharmonicity of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites

Prof. Kuei-Hsien Chen
Advanced Materials and Surface Science, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Taiwan
Topic: Tailoring metal dichalcogenides semiconductors for sustainable CO₂ conversion

Prof. Mutsumi Sugiyama
Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Topic: Fabrication of visible-light-transparent devices using NiO thin films

Prof. Jun Maruyama
Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Topic: Nano-etching and Fe–N–C thin film coating on carbon surface for enhancement of oxygen evolution reaction

Prof. Yu-Sheng Su
International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Topic: Enhancing Stability and Performance of Lithium Metal Anodes in Rechargeable Batteries: A Protective Composite Coating as an Artificial SEI Layer

Prof. Sheng-Heng Chung
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Topic: Metal/Sulfur Energy-storage Materials for High-energy-density Batteries

Prof. Tsu-Chin Chou
Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Topic: Preparation of CuxPd1-x Solid Solution Catalysts by Using Electrochemical Pulse Deposition for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Ethanol

Prof. Ming-Hsien Li
Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan
Topic: Effect of crown ether additive in doctor-bladed perovskite solar cells

Prof. Yu-Lin Kuo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Engineering, Taiwan
Topic: Electrical performance improvement of large-area anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell by incorporating GDC diffusion barrier layer via atmospheric-pressure plasma jet

Prof. Jin-Hyo Boo
President of the Korean Vacuum Society
Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Topic: Development of New Working Electrodes for Enhancing Power Conversion Efficiencies of both Perovskite and Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Symposium B. Nanostructured and nanocomposite coatings

Prof. Sven Ulrich
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Topic: Development of carbon-based nanocomposites by means of HiPIMS: through nanoscale constitution and microstructure to adjustable mechanical and tribological properties

Prof. Hailin Sun
Technical director; Company Board member
Teer Coatings Ltd, UK
Topic: Aging effects on Antimicrobial Properties with Nano-Cluster-Doped Low Friction Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Space Applications

Prof. Pei-Chen Su
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Topic: Nanoparticle Additives for 4D Printed Parts with Improved Dimensional Accuracy

Prof. Yoon Yongjin
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
Topic: SOFC for Enhancing Time of Flight of Drone Operation with ALD thin film coating

Prof. Chih Chen
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Topic: Low contact resistivity Cu/SiO2 hybrid bonding using (111)-oriented nanotwinned Cu

Prof. Grzegorz Greczynski
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Sweden
Topic: Benefits of metal-ion irradiation for nanostructure and phase control during thin film growth by magnetron sputtering

Symposium C. Semiconductor, optoelectronic and flexible device films

Prof. Vincent Tung
Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Topic: Wafer-scale Epitaxy Growth of 2D Semiconducting Films with Continuous Single Crystallinity

Prof. Bui Nguyen Quoc Trinh
Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam Japan University, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Engineering, Nanotechnology Program, Hanoi, Vietnam
Topic: Cupric Oxide Based Thin Films: Simulation, Experiment and Application Approaches

Prof. Akihiko Fujiwara
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Topic: Effect of Absorption/Desorption of Oxygen on Thin-Film Transistor Performance

Prof. Nobuhiro Matsusita
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Topic: Functional Oxide Films Fabricated On Flexible Substrate By Wet Process -Ferrite, ZnO And Cu₂O Films By Spin-Spray Method

Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Dinh
Physics, HUS, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Topic: 3D bio-printing of blood vessel-like structures using umbilical cord stem cells

Prof. Ludvik Martinu
Department of Engineering Physics, Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Topic: Multifunctional optical coatings for flexible substrates

Prof. Heeyeop Chae
Vice President the Korean Vacuum Society
School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
Topic: Low Global Warming Gases for Plasma Etching Processes

Symposium D. Tribological and protective coatings

Prof. Ivan Petrov
Materials Science Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Department of Physics (IFM), Linköping University, Sweden
Topic: Control of Composition, Microstructure, and Properties of Sputter-Deposited Transition Metal Diborides

Prof. Yu-Lin Kuo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Natioal Taiwan University of Science and Engineering, Taiwan
Topic: Recent Advances of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Nitriding for Surface Hardening on Metals

Prof. Lung-Hao Hu
Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
Topic: Mechanical and Electrochemical Properties of Polymer derived Silicon Oxycarbonitride ceramic film by Preceramic Polysilazane Precursor Coating

Prof. Ralf Bandorf
Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
Optical systems and applications OSA, Head of Group, Optical and electrical Systems OES
Distinguished Chair Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Topic: Industrial scale reactive HIPIMS - applications and active control

Prof. Shuo Yin
Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
Topic: Microstructure and tribological properties of cold sparyed CoCrFeNiMo_x high entropy alloy coatings

Prof. Chien Chon Chen
Department of Energy Engineering, National United University, Taiwan
Topic: Hard Coating on Refillable Solid State Hydrogen Storage Chamber

Symposium E. Organic and biological coatings

Prof. Han-Cheol Choe
College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Korea
Topic: Functional Surface Modification for Dental Implant

Prof. Peng Chen
Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Tohoku University, Japan
Topic: Improve the Osteoconductivity and Antibacterial Properties of Metallic Dental Implants through Smart Surface Designing

Prof. Yusuke Tsutsumi
Research Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Topic: Development of multi-biofunctionalized titanium surface by two-step micro-arc oxidation

Symposium F. Metallic and high-entropy alloy coatings

Prof. Erik Lewin
Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden
Topic: Multi-component and high-entropy materials – bonding, disorder and possibilities

Prof. Junko Hieda
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan
Topic: Development of titanium-magnesium alloy films for biomedical applications

Prof. Yi-Chia Chou
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Topic: Investigation of Superior Properties of High Entropy Alloys using Transmission Electron Microscopy and Possible Medical Application