FENG Yuan Ping

Professor of Physics
Head of Department

• Professor Feng’s research interest is in computational condensed matter physics and materials science. A range of computational methods/techniques is used to investigate fundamental properties of various types of materials, to design new materials, and to simulate physical processes related to materials and life sciences.

• His current research is mainly focused on applications of ab initio electronic structure methods in studies of fundamental properties of materials for advanced technologies, such as high k related materials and interfaces, low-dimensional and nanostructures, etc. In the near future, besides continued effort in these areas.

• Professor Feng is also interested magnetic systems for spintronics applications and development of multiscale simulation methods.

• Magnetism in BN Nanotubes Induced by Carbon Doping. R. Wu, L. Liu, G. W. Peng and Y. P. Feng, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 122510 (2005).

• Rule for structures of open metal surfaces. Y. Y. Sun, H. Xu, Y. P. Feng, A. C. H. Huan and A. T. S. Wee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 136102 (2004).

• Interesting electronic and structural properties of C 3P 4. A. T. L. Lim, J. C. Zheng and Y. P. Feng, Mat. Sci. Eng. B – Solid, 99, 527 (2003).

• Quantum confinement and excitonic effects in vertically coupled quantum dots. X. Xu and Y. P. Feng, Key Engineering Materials, 227, 171 (2002).

• Tight-binding molecular dynamics simulations of semiconductor alloys: Clusters, Surfaces and Defects. Y. P. Feng, C. K. Ong, H. C. Poon, and D. Tomanek, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 9, 4345 (1997)..