Graduates

ISEM graduates have achieved great success. Graduates in 2010 included two prestigious scholarship recipients, an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow and the recipient of an Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering research grant.

Since 1994, 86 PhD students and 23 Masters students have graduated from ISEM.

2011
PhD Graduates

Yi Du - "Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors (DMS's)"
Mohd Hassan - "Nanostructured Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries"
Stuart Hargreaves - "Ultrafast Change of Magnetization as Terahertz Source"
Chung-Kiak Poh - "Metallic nanostructures, ultrathin films and optical technologies for hydrogen storage and switchable mirrors"
Hao Liu - "Design of Nano-Structured Materials and their Applications for Lithium Ion Batteries"
Minoru Maeda - "Densification and Connectivity in Polycrystalline MgB2 Materials for Improvement of Critical Current Density"
Jinsoo Park - "Nanostructured Semiconducting Metal Oxides for use in Gas Sensors"
Andrey Shcherbakov - "Magnesium Diboride Superconductor: thermal stabilization and doping"
Brad Winton - "Low energy metal ion implantation of Poly-di-methylsiloxane (PDMS) for increased biocompatibility for use in tissue engineering applications"
Peng Zhang - "Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Electrodes for Lithium-ion Batteries"
Md. Mokhlesur Rahman - "Advanced Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries"
Huimin Wu - "New Catalyst Materials for Hydrogen Fed Fuel-Cells and hydrogen storage on Double walled carbon nanotubes"
Lin Wang - "Chemical solution deposition for YBCO superconducting films and Sm2O3 buffer layers on single crystal and biaxially textured metallic substrates"

Masters Graduate

Mahboobeh Shahbazi-Manshadi - "Study of Superconducting and Magneto Transport Properties of REFeAsO1-xFx (RE=La and Ce)"

2010 
PhD Graduates

S. L. Chou – “Nanostructured / composite materials for rechargeable Li-ion battery and supercapacitor”
W. X. Li – “Carbohydrate doping effect on the superconductivities and microstructure of MgB2 superconductor”
S. Pysarenko – “HTS multi-layers thin films fabrication”
R. Nigam – “Study of magnetic behaviour of Ru-based superconducting ferromagnets”
A. Ranjbar – “Effect of catalysts on hydrogen storage properties of MgH2”

Masters Graduate

C. Zhong - "Development of New Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries"
 

2009 

PhD Graduates

D. P. Chen – “Crystal growth, magnetism, transport and superconductivity of two dimensional sodium cobalt oxide single crystals”
S. Y. Chew – “Advanced materials for electrodes and electrolyte in rechargeable lithium ion batteries”
M. M. Farhoudi – “Studies of structures, transport and magnetic properties of doped novel three dimensional perovskite compounds”
X. Xu – “Effect of starting boron powder on the superconducting properties of MgB2”
Q. Yao – “Study of newly discovered two dimensional cobalt based perovskite compounds doped with various rare earth elements”
Y. Zhang – “Improvement of critical current density in MgB2 by optimizing process parameters and chemical doping”

Masters Graduate

L. Lu - "Enhancement of connectivity and flux pinning in MgB2 superconducting bulk and wires"
 

2008 

PhD Graduates

Y. P. Yao – “A study of electro materials for lithium-ion batteries”
Z. W. Zhao – “The liquid-phase synthesis and electrochemical application of novel inorganic nanocomposites”
O. Shcherbakova – “Development of MgB2-xCx superconductors and understanding their electromagnetic behaviour”
M. S. Park – “Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured electrode materials for rechargeable lithium ion batteries”
M. S. A. Hossain – “Study of superconducting and electromagnetic properties of un-doped and organic compound doped MgB2 conductors”
S.H. Ng – “Nanostructured materials for electrodes in lithium-ion batteries”
Z. G. Huang – “Effects of compositions and mechanical milling modes on hydrogen storage properties”
 

2007 

PhD Graduates

S. A. Needham - "Development of advanced electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries"
M. O’Dwyer - "Solid-state refrigeration and power generation using semiconductor nanostructures"
G. Peleckis - "Studies on diluted oxide magnetic semiconductors for spin electronic applications"
M. Roussel - "Magneto-optical imaging in superconductors"
L. Yuan - "Investigation of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries"

Masters Graduate

Y. S. Wu - "Fabrication of in-situ MgB2 thin films on Al2O3 substrate using off-axis PLD technique"
 

2006 

PhD Graduates

S. Bewlay - "Investigation on Li-Co-Ni system for lithium ion batteries"
Y. Chen - "Investigation on advanced active materials for lithium-ion batteries"
A. Li - "A study of the fabrication and characterization of high temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 thin films"
S. H. Pilehrood - "Electronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures under intense terahertz radiation"
W. K. Yeoh - "Control of nanostructure for enhancing superconductor performance through chemical doping"
Y. Zhao - "Fabrication and characterization of superconducting PLD MgB2 thin films"

Masters Graduate

Z. J. Lao - "New materials for supercapacitors"
 

2005 

PhD Graduate

S. Keshavarzi - "Investigation of vortex dynamics of (Tl,Pb)(Sr,Ba)2Ca2Cu3Oy and an alternative method for determination of the lock-in angle in twinned superconductors"

Masters Graduates

B. Winton - "A study of the magnetoresistance effect in Bi-2212 for the purposes of utilisation in magnetic field sensors"
Q. Yao - "MgB2 thin films"
 

2004 

PhD Graduates

F. Gao - "Studies on the synthesis, characterization and properties of colossal magnetoresistive (CMR) materials"
M. Lindsay - "Data analysis and anode materials for lithium ion batteries"
B. Lough - "Investigations into thermionic cooling for domestic refrigeration"
D. Milliken - "Uranium doping of silver sheathed bismuth-strontium-calcium-copper-oxide superconducting tapes for increased critical current density through enhanced flux pinning"
S. Soltanian - "Development of superconducting magnesium diboride conductors"
C. Wan - "gCathodic materials for nickel-metal hydride batteries"
S. H. Zhou - "Processing and characterization of MgB2 superconductors"

Masters Graduates

K. Ishida - "Landau spectra of ZnH and neutral Zn in germanium"
P. Lavers - "The mobility of large anions in crystals with the fluorite Structure"
J. Yao - "Carbon based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries"
Z. W. Zhao - "Nano-oxides fabricated in-situ by spray pyrolysis technique as anode materials for lithium secondary batteries"
 

2003 

PhD Graduates

Z. P. Guo - "Investigation on cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries"
J. McKinnon - 'The fundamental mechanisms involved in the production of thin films by Pulsed laser"
D. Marinaro - "A study into the effects of fission-fragment damage on activation Energies in Ag/Bi2223 tapes"
D. Q. Shi - "Buffer layers for YBCO superconducting films on single crystal YSZ substrates and cubic texture Ni substrates"
J. Wang - "Development of a novel plate making processing technique for Manufacturing valve-regulated lead-acid batteries"
 

Masters Graduates

S. Lee - "Multilayer thermionic cooling in GaAs-AlxGa1-xAs heterostructures"
Z. Zhang - "The comparative research on the Ag-alloy sheathed Bi-2223 tapes"
 

2002 

PhD Graduates

X. K. Fu - "Fabrication and characterization of Bi-2223 current lead"
K. Uprety - "Magnetic hysteresis and relaxation in Bi2212 single crystals doped with iron and lead"

Masters Graduates

A. Li - "Fabrication and characterization of novel substrates and superconducting thick films"
M. Farhoudi - "AC loss in Ag/Bi-2223 tape in AC field"
 

2001 

PhD Graduates

R. Baker - "Zeeman and piezo-spectroscopy of antimony and aluminium in germanium"
F. Darmann - "AC Loss in high temperature superconductor"
G. X. Wang - "Investigation on electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries"
 

Masters Graduates

M. Ling - "Mechanism of outgrowth in multifilament Bi-2223 tape"
E. Sotirova - "Investigation of colossal magnetoresistance materials"
 

2000 

PhD Graduates

J. P. Chelliah - "Optical spectroscopy of semiconductors"
L. Sun - "Amorphous and nanocrystalline hydrogen storage alloy materials for nickel-metal hydride batteries"
X. L. Wang - "Spiral growth, flux pinning and peak effect in doped and pure Bi-2212 HTS single crystal"
R. Zeng - "Processing and characterization of Bi-2223/Ag superconducting tapes"
 

1999 

PhD Graduates

J. Chen - "High energy storage material for rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries"
T. Silver - "Near band-edge optical properties of MBE GaAs and related layered structures"
G. Takacs - "Spectroscopy of the effect of strains and magnetic field on shallow acceptor levels in germanium"
 

Masters Graduates

K. Uprety - "Vortex properties of Bi-HTS"
J. Z. Wang - "Investigations on anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries"
 

1998 

PhD Graduates

N. Cui - "Magnesium based hydrogen storage alloy anode materials for Ni-MH secondary batteries"
R. J. Heron - "Far-infrared studies of semiconductors in large magnetic fields"
M. Ionescu - "Growth and characterization of Bi-2212 crystals and improvement of Bi-2212/Ag superconducting tapes"
J. X. Jin - "(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+x/Ag high Tc superconductors and their applications in an electrical fault current limiter and an electronic high voltage generator"
M. Lerch - "Optical & electrical studies of resonant tunnelling heterostructure"
S. Stewart - "Thermodynamic and dielectric properties in modulated two-dimensional electronic systems"
W. G. Wang - "Fabrication and improvement of silver sheathed (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 tapes By powder-in-tube technique"
B. Zeimetz - "High temperature superconducting tapes & current leads"
S. Zhong - "Investigation on lead-calcium-tin-aluminium grid alloys for valve-regulated lead-acid batteries"
 

Masters Graduates

F. Chen - "The influence of selenium on lead-calcium-tin-aluminium"
 

1997 

PhD Graduates

B. L. Luan - "Investigations on Ti2Ni hydrogen storage alloy electrode for Rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries"
N. Vo - "Design and characterization of HTS coils"
A. Warner - "A spectroscopic study of acceptors in germanium"
J. M. Xu - "Phase formation and transformation in the R-Fe-T system (R=Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy, Er, Ho, T and Lu, T=Si, Ti & Zr)"
M. Yavus - "Powder processing of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting materials"
 

Masters Graduate

G. Yang - "Effect of element substitution on superconductivity"
 

1996 

PhD Graduate

Q. Y. Hu - "Fabrication and enhancement of critical currents of silver sheathed Bi,Pb2Sr2Ca3Cu3O10 tapes"

Masters Graduate

N. Zahir - "A new method for production and study of electrical properties of carbon foam"
 

1994 

PhD Graduates

Y. C. Guo - "Investigation of silver-clad (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-x superconducting tapes"
J. A. Xia - "Characterization of melt-texture of YBCO HTS"
J. Yau - "Ag/Bi-2223 tape processing and mechanical properties"

Masters Graduate

J. X. Jin - "(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+x/Ag high Tc superconductors and their applications in an electrical fault current limiter and an electronic high voltage generator"
 

1992 

PhD Graduates

A. Bourdillion - "Microstructure, phase characterization and texture processing of HTS"
M. Apperley - "The fabrication of high Tc superconductor wire"