Contact Dr Zhaorong Huang
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754175
- Email: Z.Huang@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
- Manufacturing of Functional Materials
- Nanotechnology
- Sensor Technologies
- Structures and Materials
Background
Dr Zhaorong Huang obtained his MSc in Physics from Beijing University and PhD in condensed matter physics. He worked mainly on the structural characterisation of materials using transmission and scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy techniques on subjects such as quasicrystals, reforming catalysts, and pyroelectric materials before joining ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ in 1996.
He became a Senior Research Fellow in 2001 and since then has developed his research interests on the development of functional materials and devices.
He leads a group working on the application of functional materials, and nanotechnology, especially on the following areas: metal nanowires for transparent conductive electrodes, thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric promotion of catalysis, piezoelectric materials and devices; functional nanowires, functionalization of carbon composites.
Current activities
Dr Zhaorong Huang is a Senior Research Fellow in Functional Materials Physics.
He is the course director for the MSc course Applied Nanotechnology. Supervised PhD and MSc students from China, India, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, USA, EU and UK.
His current research interests and activities are:
Piezoelectric actuators and ferroelectric thin films
Pyroelectric materials and devices
Electrochemical promotion of catalysis
Functionalization of carbon composites
Transparent conductive electrodes
Thermoelectric materials and Thermoelectric Promotion of Catalysis
Structural characterisation of materials by using XRD, SEM, TEM and FIB techniques
Energy harvesting using piezoelectric and thermoelectric materials
Clients
EPSRC
Leverhulme Trust
Innovate UK
MOD
QinetiQ
DuPont
EU Framework Programme
TDK
MBDA
HEL limited
Exergy Limited
Advanced Materials Technology
Energenics Europe Ltd
European Thermodynamics Ltd
