Publication

Journals:

  1. Lixin Fan, Bin Miao, Yozo Okuyama, Ovilian Ding, Siewhwa Chan, Zhengkai Tu, Full-scale Modelling and Thermal Analysis of An Air-cooled Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack with U-shape Gas Architecture and Close Cathode Mode, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol 255, Part 2,127822, Feb 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127822 
  2. Sheng Fu Zhao, Ying Li, Zhiqiang Li, Chong Wei Tan, Jian Xiong Wang, Yik Kai Tan, Ya Woon Lum, Xu Shi, Eric Jian Rong Phua, Beng Kang Tay " Heaterless large-area coaxial hollow cathode arc discharge with programmable plasma beam scanning for uniform and scalable thin-film deposition," Applied Surface Science, Vol 720, part C, 165311, Feb 2026.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.165311 
  3. Kai Tang, Liyin Tian, Zihan Shen, Wen Xie, Song Kiat Jacob Lim, Longcheng Zhang, Pengfei Song, Zhichuan J.Xu, Seeding a Gradient Solid-electrolyte interphase in anode-free lithium metal batteries, Nano Letters, 26,  P1211-1219, 2026.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04732 
  4. Xiaoning Li, Chongyan Hao, Songzhu Luo, Anke Yu, Peng Li, Bing Xiong, Zhenping Fu, Justin Zhu Yeow Seow, Yanlin Lu, Xiolin Wang, Tianyi Ma, Zhichuan J.Xu, Zhenxinag Cheng, Magnetic Field oxygen radical mechanism for enhanced water oxidation, Journal of Energy chemistry, 114, p116-125, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2025.10.011 
  5. Bin Wu, Zuohuan Chen, Yifan Ye, Justin Zhu Yeow Seow, Daniel Mandler, Adrian Fisher, Dingsheng Wang, Shaojun Guo, Zhichuan J. Xu, Symmetry breaking of single-atom catalysts in heterogeneous electrocatalysis: reactivity and configuration, Chemical Society Reviews, 55, 114, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cs00209e 
  6. Ying Li, Chong Wei Tan, Chuan Seng Tan, Xu Shi, Eric Jian Rong Phua , Beng Kang Tay, Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc: Unlocking the Future of Multifunctional Coatings Through Hybrid Deposition Techniques, Applied Physics Review, 13, 021333, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0304993 
  7. Feng Tian, Jianming Wang, Xiao Tao, Wubian Tian, Eric Jian Rong Phua, Beng Kang Tay, Jian Chen, Ti alloying effects on polarization-driven corrosion of amorphous carbon films in simulated PEMFC environments, Applied Surface Science, 741, 167150, Sep 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2026.167150  
  8. Van Quy Dinh, Donny Lai Jiancheng, Sihang Shao, Ying Li, Jacob Lim Song Kiat, Eric Phua Jian Rong, Chuan Seng Tan, Stress Relaxation and Structural Evolution of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Hard Masks during Rapid Thermal Annealing,  Diamond & Related Materials, 167 (113864), 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2026.113864 
  9. Shijie Zhang, Qi Wang, Lin Liu, Shengyuan Qiao, Jianxiong Wang, See Wee Koh, Eirc Jian Rong Phua, Dawei Zhang, Yuanjin Zheng, Liquid-crystal-switchable Quasi-BIC Metasurface for Erasable Display in Visible Band, Advanced Optical Materials, 14:e71289, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.71289

Conferences: 

  1. Eric Jian Rong Phua, Yik Kai Tan, Ya Woon Lum, Ying Li, Jacob Lim, Yu Shan Tay, Chee Lip Gan, Xu Shi. “Ultra-Thin ta-C Hermetic Seals for Electronics Packaging.” 2024 IEEE 26th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC 2024), Singapore, Singapore, 3–6 Dec 2024.
  2. Akhil K. Ramesh, Ian P. Seetoh, Changquan Lai, Enhanced Adhesion of Magnetic Thin Films on Flexible Substrates Through Scalable Non-Vacuum Deposition Technique, 12th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) 2025, 30/06/2025-04/07/2025, 
  3. Justin Zhu Yeow Seow, Yubo Chen, Jingjie Ge, Adrian C. Fisher, Zhichuan J. Xu, Poisoning effect of sulfate ions in acidic electrolyte on oxygen evolution on a perovskite-derived IrOxHy catalyst in water electrolysis, 10th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-10), Singapore, 4 - 7 August 2025, Best Paper Award. 
  4. Sheng Fu Zhao, Ying Li, Zhiqiang Li, Chong Wei Tan, Jian Xiong Wang, Yik Kai Tan, Ya Woon Lum, Eric Jian Rong Phua, Xu Shi, Beng Kang Tay. Plasma Characterization and Diamond-like carbon film deposition of a hollow cathode arc plasma device” 35th International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials (ICDCM 2025), Glasgow, UK, 31 Aug - 6 Sep 2025
  5. Shengfu Zhao, Ying Li, Zhiqiang Li, Chong Wei Tan, Jian Xiong Wang, Yik Kai Tan, Ya Woon Lum, Eric Jian Rong Phua, Xu Shi, Beng Kang Tay. Plasma Characterization and technological application of a heater less hollow cathode plasma source with C-shape scanning device” 21st International Conference on Ion Sources (ICIS’25), Oxford, UK, 8-12 Sep 2025,
  6. Dinh Van Quy, Donny Lai Jiancheng, Shao Sihang, Jacob Lim Song Kiat, Eric Phua Jian Rong, Tan Chuan Seng, Rapid Thermal Annealing Effects on Residual Stress and Structural Evolution of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon for Dry Etching Application, 248th ECS Meeting, Chicago, USA, 12-16 Oct, 2025
  7. Li Ying, Yik Kai Tan, Ya Woon Lum, Jason Jun Wei Cheah, Jacob Song Kiat Lim, Shengfu Zhao, Yutong Chen, Qing Liu, Chee Lip Gan, Beng Kang Tay, Xu Shi, Eric Jian Rong Phua. “Simulation-Experiment Correlation of Defect Evolution in FCVA and HCA Deposited ta-C Films for Hermetic Encapsulation in Advanced Electronics Packaging.” 2025 IEEE 27th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC), Singapore, Singapore, 2–5 Dec 2025.
  8. Sihang Shao, Ying Li. “Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon as a Cu Diffusion Barrier in Through Silicon Vias Deposited by Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc.” 2026 IEEE 76th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), Student Competition, Orlando, Florida, USA, 26–29 May 2026.  [ECTC 2026 student competition PhD level winner]
  9. Yutong Chen, Chong Wei Tan, and Beng Kang Tay "Graded-Index Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon via Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc as Multifunctional Anti-reflective Coating," presented at the THINFILMS 2026, Singapore, 13-17 Jul. 2026.
  10. Feng Tian, Chong Wei Tan, Beng Kang Tay, (2026). Frequency-dependent sheath dynamics and interfacial evolution of ta-C films on insulating substrates by FCVA. The 11th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films & Surface Coatings (THINFILMS2026), Singapore, 13–17 July 2026.
  11. Yuheng Deng, Yixuan Yeo, Yutong Yeo, Feng Tian, Bgeng Kang Tay, Influence of Substrate Bias and Plasma Density on the Peeling Behavior of FCVA-Deposited DLC Films. THINFILMS2026, Singapore, 2026.