Associate Professor Dongchen Qi

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Doctor of Philosophy (National University of Singapore)

During 1999 to 2003 Dongchen Qi studied physics in Peking University for his undergraduate education before he moved to Singapore. After receiving his PhD degree in surface science from the National University of Singapore in 2009, he spent another two years as a research fellow at the same institute. In 2012, he joined the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (IMRE) as a staff scientist working on organic electronic devices. He took up a faculty position as a lecturer in physics at La Trobe University in 2013. In 2017, Dr. Qi was awarded the prestigious ARC Future Fellowship to develop high-performance diamond surface electronics and quantum devices. In 2018, He joined the Queensland University of Technology as a Senior Lecturer and was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor in 2020. Dongchen's research interests lie in the area of experimental condensed matter physics and material physics, focusing on creating, understanding, and controlling at nanoscale the surfaces and interfaces of functional materials to develop new technologies and material platforms for the next-generation devices. He is particularly interested in using advanced synchrotron light to examine important interface phenomena and physics essential to enable electronic devices based on emerging materials including diamond and organic semiconductors. Dongchen has published more than 160 articles in internationally refereed journals including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Materials, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Advanced Materials, with an H-index of 47 (Google Scholar).

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QUT Surface Science and 2D Materials Research Group

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Experience

Broad Area of Research: Condensed Matter Physics; Surface Science; Physics of Semiconductors; Synchrotron Science

Main Research Areas:
(1) Quantum Materials and Devices

  • Solid-state Surface Transfer Doping of Diamond and its Device Applications
  • Diamond Surface Electronics and Low-dimensional Transport
  • Surface Transfer Doping of 2D Materials

(2) Electronic Processes at Organic-Substrate Interfaces

  • Molecular-scale Interface Engineering for Molecular, Organic and 2D Electronics
  • Excitons in Molecular Solids
  • Ultrafast Charge Transfer Dynamics by Core-hole Clock Spectroscopy

(3) Organic Electronics and Molecular Electronics

  • Interface Engineering for OPVCs and OFETs
  • Synchrotron Characterisation of SAMs

(4) Interface Engineering of Oxide Materials

  • Diluted Magnetic Oxide and Oxide spintronics
  • Synchrotron Characterisation of Metal Oxide Electrocatalysts
  • Engineering New Magnetic and Electronic Phases in Oxide Heterostructures

Awards

Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2023
Details
I have been appointed as the National Honorary Treasurer of AIP serving on its Federal Executive Committee since 2023.
Type
Assessor, Examiner or Supervisor Role
Reference year
2023
Details
Funding assessor
Type
Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year
2021
Details
I was the Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee and Organising Committee member for the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Summer Meeting 2021 at QUT.
Type
Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year
2020
Details
Vebleo Fellow recognizes researcher or scientist who has prominence and leadership in the field of science, engineering, and technology. This recognition serves to honour and acknowledge their career achievement.
Type
Appointment to Prestigious Positions
Reference year
2019
Details
I was appointed as an Associate Investigator in the ARC CoE FLEET. As the only QUT member, my role helps to build a QUT presence in this highly successful CoE, and provides a direct link with the research community in low-dimensional materials and devices
Type
Recipient of an Australia Council Grant or Australia Council Fellowship
Reference year
2017
Details
ARC Future Fellowship 2017-2021 (FT160100207), $653,385: D.-C. Qi, Enabling diamond nanoelectronics with metal oxide induced surface doping.The ARC Future Fellowship recognizes outstanding mid-career researchers in areas of critical national importance.

Research Projects

Title
2D Multiferroics: From Materials Design to Device Conceptualization
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
DP230101904
Start year
2023
Keywords
Title
Innovative Stable Free Radical-Substituted Conjugated Electronic Polymers
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
DP230101666
Start year
2023
Keywords
Title
Enabling Diamond Nanoelectronics with Metal Oxide Induced Surface Doping
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
FT160100207
Start year
2017
Keywords

Completed Supervisions (Doctorate)

Completed Supervisions (Masters by Research)