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Prof Yibing Cheng - Researcher Profile

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Materials Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Clayton

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Tel: +61 3 990 54930

Email: Yibing.Cheng@monash.edu

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The flexible future of solar cells

The solar cells of the not too distant future will be cheap, flexible and available in colours to suit a range of homes. The man behind the technology that will produce these next generation cells, Professor Yi-Bing Cheng, is confident his work will one day adorn the roofs of residential homes across Australia.

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Yi-Bing began the new millennium searching for a fresh research path. A world-class ceramist, or inorganic materials engineer, he had already achieved great success as one of the leading researchers behind the development of fire-proof, polymer-ceramic cabling technology, widely recognised as one of the biggest breakthroughs in fire-performance cables in 20 years.

However, the growing chorus of scientific debate about the challenges of climate change convinced Yi-Bing to apply his knowledge in the field of energy research.

"I had started to look for a new direction, and at the time environmental issues were already being discussed at scientific conferences, even if they were not a dominant issue in the public like they are now," Yi-Bing says.

"So I wanted to work in clean energy, and being a ceramist I had expertise in the area of inorganic materials. I also wanted to work in the field of nanotechnology. So I began to search for research that would combine these three elements.

"After an extensive literature review I came across dye sensitive solar cells, and this has dominated my research for the past 10 years."

Early models of dye sensitive solar cells had been in development since the early 1990s. They offer advantages over conventional silicon-based solar cells as they are transparent and so can be coloured to match architectural designs. They also use titanium oxide a nanostructured material (commonly used in house paint and toothpaste) that makes them light weight and cheap to produce.

Yi-Bing was able to take these advantages even further. He demonstrated that plastic could be used to replace the glass traditionally employed to support the dye sensitised titanium film and allow sunlight to penetrate the cell, generating the flow of energy-giving electrons.

He patented a new technology to produce titanium oxide film encased in plastic that had low electrical resistance despite not being subjected to the conventional high-temperature firing process that would normally destroy such a polymer.

That breakthrough allowed the new solar cells to become as flexible as a bank note, and over the past five years Yi-Bing has been at the forefront of research to prove that a new generation of solar cells can be produced in much the same way as Australia's currency is printed.

Less than six years after he turned into this new research direction, Yi-Bing became a key member of the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium, a joint initiative between Monash, The University of Melbourne and CSIRO which has received more than $18 million in funding from government and industry to develop the flexible solar cells into a commercial reality.

"We have made very good progress on the project so far," Yi-Bing says.

"We have been able to prove the cells can be continuously produced in an automated process, and we are working to show that they can be applied as a flexible plastic, laminated or directly printed on to roof steel.

"I knew nothing about solar cells 10 years ago, and I initially had no dream this research was going to achieve on such large scale."

Keywords

ceramic processing, development of non-oxide ceramics and composites, inorganic materials and composites, materials applications in aggressive conditions, microstructure development, nano-TiO2 based dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs), synthesis of nano materials

Qualifications

MATERIALS ENGINEERING: Institution: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne; Year awarded: 1989

Publications

Journal Articles

Thompson, S.J., Pringle, J.M., Zhang, X.L., Cheng, Y., 2013, A novel carbon-PEDOT composite counter electrode for monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics [P], vol 46, issue 2, IOP Publishing, England UK, pp. 1-5.

Huang, W., Zhang, X.L., Huang, F., Zhang, Z., He, J., Cheng, Y., 2012, An alternative flexible electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal Of Nanoparticle Research [P], vol 14, issue 4, Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands, pp. 1-5.

Zhang, X.L., Zhang, Z., Huang, F., Bauerle, P., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., 2012, Charge transport in photocathodes based on the sensitization of NiO nanorods, Journal Of Materials Chemistry [P], vol 22, issue 14, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 7005-7009.

Weerasinghe, H., Sirimanne, P.M., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y., 2012, Cold isostatic pressing technique for producing highly efficient flexible dye-sensitised solar cells on plastic substrates, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications [P], vol 20, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden MA USA, pp. 321-332.

Huang, F., Cheng, D., Li, Q., Caruso, R.A., Cheng, Y., 2012, Construction of nanostructured electrodes on flexible substrates using pre-treated building blocks, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 100, issue 12, American Institute of Physics, Melville NY USA, pp. 1-4.

Zhong, J., Liang, S., Zhao, J., Wu, D., Liu, W., Wang, H., Chen, X.D., Cheng, Y., 2012, Formation of novel mesoporous TiC microspheres through a sol-gel and carbothermal reduction process, Journal of the European Ceramic Society [P], vol 32, issue 12, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 3407-3414.

Xiong, D., Xu, Z., Zheng, X., Zhang, W., Chen, W., Xu, X., Wang, M., Cheng, Y., 2012, Hydrothermal synthesis of ultrasmall CuCrO2 nanocrystal alternatives to NiO nanoparticles in efficient p-type dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal Of Materials Chemistry [P], vol 22, issue 47, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 24760-24768.

Powar, S.R., Wu, Q., Weidelener, M., Nattestad, A., Hu, Z., Mishra, A., Bauerle, P., Spiccia, L., Cheng, Y., Bach, U., 2012, Improved photocurrents for p-type dye-sensitized solar cells using nano-structured nickel(II) oxide microballs, Energy & Environmental Science [P], vol 5, issue 10, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England, pp. 8896-8900.

Antti, M., Kero, I., Cheng, Y., Tegman, R., 2012, Phase reactions in a hot pressed TiC/Si powder mixture, Ceramics International [P], vol 38, issue 3, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 1999-2003.

Sirimanne, P.M., Weerasinghe, H., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y., 2012, Preparation of chemistry sintered ZnO films and their application in dye sensitized solar cells formed on plastic substrates, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry [P], vol 228, issue 1, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 15-21.

Zhang, X.L., Zhang, Z., Cheng, D., Bauerle, P., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., 2012, Sensitization of nickel oxide: improved carrier lifetime and charge collection by tuning nanoscale crystallinity, Chemical Communications [P], vol 48, issue 79, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 9885-9887.

Cheng, D., Huang, F., Cao, L., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R.A., 2012, Spiky mesoporous anatase titania beads: A metastable ammonium titanate-mediated synthesis, Chemistry-A European Journal [P], vol 18, issue 43, Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 13762-13769.

Weidelener, M., Mishra, A., Nattestad, A., Powar, S.R., Mozer, A.J., Mena-Osteritz, E., Cheng, Y., Bach, U., Bauerle, P., 2012, Synthesis and characterization of perylene-bithiophene-triphenylamine triads: studies on the effect of alkyl-substitution in p-type NiO based photocathodes, Journal Of Materials Chemistry [P], vol 22, issue 15, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 7366-7379.

Huang, F., Li, Q., Thorogood, G.J., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R.A., 2012, Zn-doped TiO2 electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells for enhanced photocurrent, Journal Of Materials Chemistry [P], vol 22, issue 33, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 17128-17132.

Huang, F., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R., 2011, Al-doped TiO2 photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells, Australian Journal of Chemistry [E], vol 64, issue 6, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Victoria Australia, pp. 820-824.

Nattestad, A., Zhang, X.L., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., 2011, Dye-sensitized CuA1O2 photocathodes for tandem solar cell applications, Journal of Photonics for Energy [E], vol 1, SPIE -International Society for Optics and Photonics, USA, pp. 1-9.

Zhang, X., Huang, F., Nattestad, A., Wang, K., Fu, D., Mishra, A., Bauerle, P., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., 2011, Enhanced open-circuit voltage of p-type DSC with highly crystalline NiO nanoparticles, Chemical Communications [P], vol 47, issue 16, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 4808-4810.

Huang, F., Cheng, D., Cao, L., Caruso, R., Cheng, Y., 2011, Flexible dye-sensitized solar cells containing multiple dyes in discrete layers, Scripta Materialia [P], vol 64, issue 6, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 498-501.

Peng, Y., Liu, Z., Wang, K., Cheng, Y., 2011, Influence of parameters of cold isostatic pressing on TiO2 films for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells, International Journal Of Photoenergy [P], vol 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA, pp. 1-7.

Zhong, J., Liang, S., Xu, C., Wang, H., Cheng, Y., 2011, Meso/micro-porosity and phase separation in TiO2/SiO2/C nanocomposites, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials [P], vol 150, issue 1, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 25-31.

Carman, A., Pereloma, E., Cheng, Y., 2011, Reversible alpha' <-> beta' transformation in a textured Sm-sialon ceramic, Journal of the European Ceramic Society [P], vol 31, issue 6, Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 1165-1175.

Zhong, J., Liang, S., Wang, K., Wang, H., Williams, T., Huang, H., Cheng, Y., 2011, Synthesis of mesoporous carbon-bonded TiC/SiC composites by direct carbothermal reduction of sol-gel derived monolithic precursor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society [P], vol 94, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell, USA, pp. 4025-4031.

Hotta, M., Tatami, J., Zhang, C., Komeya, K., Meguro, T., Terner, M., Cheng, Y., 2010, Ca-alpha SiAlON hollow spheres prepared by carbothermal reduction-nitridation from different SiO2 powders, Ceramics International [P], vol 36, issue 5, Elsevier Pergamon, UK, pp. 1553-1559.

Huang, F., Cheng, D., Zhang, X., Caruso, R., Cheng, Y., 2010, Dual-function scattering layer of submicrometer-sized mesoporous TiO 2 beads for high-efficiency dyesensitized solar cells, Advanced Functional Materials [P], vol 20, issue 8, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 1301-1305.

Sauvage, F., Cheng, D., Comte, P., Huang, F., Heiniger, L., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R., Graetzel, M., 2010, Dye-sensitized solar cells employing a single film of mesoporous TiO 2 beads achieve power conversion efficiencies over 10%, Acs Nano [P], vol 4, issue 8, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4420-4425.

Nattestad, A., Mozer, A., Fischer, M., Cheng, Y., Mishra, A., Bauerle, P., Bach, U., 2010, Highly efficient photocathodes for dye-sensitized tandem solar cells, Nature Materials [P], vol 9, issue 1, Macmillan Publishers Ltd/Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 31-35.

Thompson, S., Duffy, N., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., 2010, On the role of the spacer layer in monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry C [P], vol 114, issue 5, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 2365-2369.

Cheng, D., Cao, L., Huang, F., Imperia, P., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R., 2010, Synthesis of monodisperse mesoporous titania beads with controllable diameter, high surface areas, and variable pore diameters (14-23 nm), Journal Of The American Chemical Society [P], vol 132, issue 12, Amercian Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4438-4444.

Wang, K., Wang, H., Cheng, Y.B., 2010, Synthesis of nanostructured silicon carbide spheres from mesoporous C-SiO2 nanocomposites, Chemical Communications [P], vol 46, issue 2, Royal Soc Chemistry, UK, pp. 303-305.

Sirimanne, P., Winther-Jensen, B., Weerasinghe, H., Cheng, Y., 2010, Towards an all-polymer cathode for dye sensitized photovoltaic cells, Thin Solid Films [P], vol 518, issue 10, Elsevier S.A., Switzerland, pp. 2871-2875.

Han, H., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R.A., MacRae, C., 2009, A design for monolithic all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells with a platinized carbon counterelectrode, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 94, issue 10, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 103102-1-103102-3.

Cheng, Y., Wang, K., Wang, H., 2009, A new route of forming silicon carbide nanostructures with controlled morphologies, Key Engineering Materials [P], vol 403, issue 0, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 149-152.

Weerasinghe, H., Sirimanne, P.M., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y., 2009, Fabrication of efficient solar cells on plastic substrates using binder-free ball milled titania slurries, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry [P], vol 206, issue 1, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 64-70.

Huang, F., Fu, Z., Yan, A., Wang, W., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Cheng, Y., Zhang, Q., 2009, Facile synthesis, growth mechanism, and UV-vis spectroscopy of novel urchin-like TiO2/TiB2 heterostructures, Crystal Growth & Design [P], vol 9, issue 9, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 4017-4022.

Sirimanne, P.M., Cheng, Y., 2009, Influence of some selected organic molecules on intensity of luminescence of TiO2:Eu3+ electrodes, Journal of Luminescence [P], vol 129, issue 5, Elsevier Science BV, The Netherlands, pp. 563-565.

Cheng, D., Huang, F., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R.A., 2009, Mesoporous anatase TiO2 beads with high surface areas and controllable pore sizes: A superior candidate for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells, Advanced Materials [P], vol 21, issue 21, Wiley - VCH Verlag GMBH, USA, pp. 2206-2210.

Lewcenko, N., Byrnes, M.J., Cheng, Y., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Gratzel, M., Spiccia, L., 2008, Alkylpyrrolidiniumtrialkoxysilyl iodides as organic iodide sources for dye-sensitised solar cells, Chemical Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, pp. 3852-3854.

Hart, J.N., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2008, Alternative materials and processing techniques for optimized nanostructures in dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, vol 8, issue 5, Amer Scientific Publishers, USA, pp. 2230-2248.

Nattestad, A., Ferguson, M., Kerr, R.J.P., Cheng, Y., Bach, U., 2008, Dye-sensitized nickel(II)oxide photocathodes for tandem solar cell applications, Nanotechnology [P], vol 19, issue 29, IOP Publishing Ltd, England, UK, pp. 295304-1-295304-9.

Wang, K., Yao, J., Wang, H., Cheng, Y., 2008, Effect of seeding on formation of silicon carbide nanostructures from mesoporous silica-carbon nanocomposites, Nanotechnology, vol 19, issue 17, IOP Publishing Ltd, England, pp. 1-8.

Hotta, M., Tatami, J., Komeya, K., Zhang, C., Meguro, T., Terner, M.R., Cheng, Y., 2008, Formation process of calcium-alpha SiAlON hollow balls composed of nanosized particles by carbothermal reduction-nitridation, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 91, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing, USA, pp. 860-864.

Cerneaux, S., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Gratzel, M., Cheng, Y., Spiccia, L., 2008, New functional triethoxysilanes as iodide sources for dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, vol 198, issue 2-Mar, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 186-191.

Kan, Y., Zhang, G., Wang, P., Cheng, Y., 2008, Preparation and properties of neodymium-modified bismuth titanate ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 28, issue 8, Elsevier Science Ltd, England, UK, pp. 1641-1647.

Hart, J.N., Menzies, D.B., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2007, A comparison of microwave and conventional heat treatments of nanocrystalline TiO2, Solar Energy Materials and, vol 91, issue 1, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 6-16.

Han, H., Bach, U., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R.A., 2007, Increased nanopore filling: Effect on monolithic all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells, Applied Physics Letters, vol 90, issue 21, American Institute of Physics, NY, USA, pp. 213510-1-213510-3.

Mansouri, J., Wood, C.A., Roberts, K., Cheng, Y., Burford, R., 2007, Investigation of the ceramifying process of modified silicone-silicate compositions, Journal of Materials Science, vol 42, issue 15, Springer, NY USA, pp. 6046-6055.

Hart, J.N., Bourgeois, L.N., Cervini, R., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2007, Low temperature crystallization behavior of TiO2 derived from a sol-gel process, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, vol 42, issue 2, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 107-117.

Menzies, D.B., Dai, Q., Bourgeois, L.N., Caruso, R.A., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2007, Modification of mesoporous TiO2 electrodes by surface treatment with titanium(IV), indium(III) and zirconium(IV) oxide precursors: preparation, characterization and photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells, Nanotechnology, vol 18, issue 12, IOP Publishing Ltd, Bristol, England, pp. 1-11.

Cerneaux, S., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Pringle, J.M., Cheng, Y., Gratzel, M., Spiccia, L., 2007, Novel nano-structured silica-based electrolytes containing quaternary ammonium iodide moieties, Advanced Functional Materials, vol 17, issue 16, Wiley - VCH Verlag GMBH, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 3200-3206.

Yao, J., Wang, H., Zhang, X., Zhu, W., Wei, J., Cheng, Y., 2007, Role of pores in the carbothermal reduction of carbon-silica nanocomposites into silicon carbide nanostructures, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol 111, issue 2, ACS Publications, USA/Canada, pp. 636-641.

Cerneaux, S., Xiong, X., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y., Spiccia, L., 2007, Sol-gel synthesis of SiC-TiO2 nanoparticles for microwave processing, Nanotechnology, vol 18, issue 5, IOP Publishing Ltd, Bristol England, pp. 005708-1-055708-10.

Huang, F., Zhou, M., Cheng, Y., Caruso, R.A., 2006, Al-containing porous titanium dioxide networks: Sol-gel synthesis within agarose gel template and photocatalytic activity, Chemistry of Materials, vol 18, issue 25, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 5835-5839.

Dai, Q., Menzies, D.B., Macfarlane, D.R., Batten, S.R., Forsyth, S., Spiccia, L., Cheng, Y., Forsyth, M., 2006, Dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells incorporating ethylmethylimidazolium-based ionic liquid electrolytes, Comptes Rendus Chimie, vol 9, issue 5-6, Elsevier France, France, pp. 617-621.

Carman, A., Pereloma, E., Cheng, Y., 2006, Hot forging of a textured alpha-sialon ceramic, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 89, issue 2, Blackwell Publilshing Inc., Oxford UK, pp. 478-483.

Hart, J.N., Menzies, D.B., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2006, Microwave processing of TiO2 blocking layers for dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, vol 40, issue 1, Springer, Dordretcht The Netherlands, pp. 45-54.

Menzies, D.B., Dai, Q., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2006, One-step microwave calcination of ZrO2-coated TiO2 electrodes for use in dye-sensitized solar cells, Comptes Rendus Chimie, vol 9, issue 5-6, Elsevier Ltd, France, pp. 713-716.

Chen, W., Cheng, Y., Tuan, W., 2006, Preparation of sialon-transition metal silicide composites, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 26, issue 1-2, Elsevier, England UK, pp. 193-199.

Mansouri, J., Burford, R., Cheng, Y.B., 2006, Pyrolysis behaviour of silicone-based ceramifying composites, Materials Science And Engineering A, vol 425, issue 1-2, Elsevier Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 7-14.

Carman, A., Pereloma, E., Cheng, Y., 2006, Reversible alpha' <-> beta' transformation in preferentially oriented sialon ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 26, issue 8, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 1337-1349.

Xie, Z.H., Moon, R., Munroe, P., Cheng, Y., 2006, Sliding wear behaviour of Ca alpha-sialon ceramics at 600 degreesC in air, Wear, vol 260, issue 11-12, Elservier Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 1356-1360.

Xie, Z.H., Hoffman, M., Moon, R., Munroe, P., Cheng, Y., 2006, Sliding wear of calcium alpha-sialon ceramics, Wear, vol 260, issue 4-5, Elsevier Ltd, Switzerland, pp. 387-400.

Hanu, L.G., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y., 2006, Thermal stability and flammability of silicone polymer composites, Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol 91, issue 6, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 1373-1379.

Hart, J.N., Menzies, D.B., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2006, TiO2 sol-gel blocking layers for dye-sensitized solar cells, Comptes Rendus Chimie, vol 9, issue 5-6, Elseveir France, France, pp. 622-626.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y., 2006, Use of HEMA in gelcasting of ceramics: A case study on fused silica, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 89, issue 9, Blackwell Publishing Inc., Oxford UK, pp. 2933-2935.

Hart, J.N., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2005, Challenges of producing TiO2 films by microwave heating, Surface and Coatings Technology, vol 198, issue 1-3, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 20-23.

Menzies, D.B., Bourgeois, L.N., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., Brack, N., Spiccia, L., 2005, Characterization of Nanostructured Core-Shell Working Electrodes for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Surface and Coatings Technology, vol 198, issue 1-3, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 118-122.

Chen, W.W., Su, X.L., Wang, P.L., Yan, D.S., Cheng, Y.B., Watari, K., 2005, Comparison of the Luminescence Properties of Dy3+ in Alpha-Sialon and Oxynitride Glass, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 88, issue 10, American Ceramic Society, USA, pp. 2955-2956.

Ramachandran, G., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., Dai, L., 2005, Control of Fluorescence Emission Color of Benzo 15-crown-5 Ether Substituted Oligo Phenylene Vinylene-Ceramic Nanocomposites, Polymer, vol 46, issue 18, Elsevier Sci. Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 7176-7184.

Huang, Q., Zhu, L., Xu, J., Wang, P.L., Gu, H., Cheng, Y.B., 2005, Effect of V2O5 on sintering behaviour, microstructure and dielectric properties of textured Sr0.4Ba0.6Nb2O6 ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 25, issue 6, Elsevier Science Ltd., UK, pp. 957-962.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., Lathabai, S., Hirao, K., 2005, Erosion Response of Highly Anisotropic Silicon Nitride, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 88, issue 1, American Ceramic Society, USA, pp. 114-120.

Jiang, J.X., Wang, P.L., He, W.B., Chen, W.W., Zhuang, H.R., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2005, Eu stabilized alpha-sialon ceramics derived from SHS-synthesized powders, Materials Letters, vol 59, issue 2-Mar, Elsevier Science BV, Netherland, pp. 205-209.

Mansouri, J., Burford, R., Cheng, Y.B., Hanu, L.G., 2005, Formation of Strong Ceramified Ash from Silicone-Based Compositions, Journal of Materials Science, vol 40, issue 21, Springer, Netherland, pp. 5741-5749.

Ma, J., Xie, Z., Miao, H., Zhang, B., Lin, X., Cheng, Y.B., 2005, Gelcasting of alumina ceramic components in nontoxic Na-alginate-CaIO3-PVP systems, Materials and Design, vol 26, issue 4, Elsevier Science Ltd., UK, pp. 291-296.

Menzies, D.B., Dai, Q., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2005, Improvement of the Zirconia shell in nanostructured titania core-shell working electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, Materials Letters, vol 59, issue 14-15, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 1893-1896.

Menzies, D.B., Hart, J.N., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Dai, Q., Spiccia, L., 2005, Nanostructured TiO2 films in dye-sensitized solar cells, International Journal of Nanoscience, vol 4, issue 4, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, Singapore, pp. 785-793.

Chen, W.W., Su, X.L., Wang, P.L., Yan, D.S., Cheng, Y.B., Watari, K., 2005, Optical Properties of Gd-alpha-Sialon Ceramics: Effect of Carbon Contamination, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 88, issue 8, American Ceramic Society, USA, pp. 2304-2306.

Jiang, J.X., Bo, Z., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Yan, D.S., Zhuang, H.R., Cheng, Y.B., 2005, Phase Assemblages of Pr alpha-Sialon Derived from SHS-ed Powders and TEM Study on the Nucleation of Pr alpha-Sialon, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 88, issue 4, American Ceramic Society, USA, pp. 950-953.

Hanu, L.G., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 2005, Preferential Orientation of Muscovite in Ceramifiable Silicone Composites, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol 398, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland, pp. 180-187.

Shen, Z., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., 2005, Sequential and Simultaneous Melt Intercalation of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) into Layered Silicates, Macromolecules, vol 38, issue 5, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1744-1751.

Kan, Y., Wang, P.L., Xu, T., Zhang, G., Yan, D.S., Shen, Z., Cheng, Y.B., 2005, Spark Plasma Sintering of Bismuth Titanate Ceramics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 88, issue 6, American Ceramic Society, USA, pp. 1631-1633.

Hussain, M., Varley, R.J., Cheng, Y.B., Zenka, M., Simon, G.P., 2005, Synthesis and Thermal Behavior of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Geopolymer Composites, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol 96, issue 1, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken NJ USA, pp. 112-121.

Hanu, L.G., Simon, G.P., Mansouri, J., Burford, R., Cheng, Y.B., 2004, Development of polymer-ceramic composites for improved fire resistance, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol 153-154, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 401-407.

Hussain, M., Varley, R.J., Zenka, M., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., 2004, Effect of organo-phosphorus and nano-clay materials on the thermal and fire performance of epoxy resins, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol 91, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken USA, pp. 1233-1253.

Jiang, J.X., Wang, P., He, W., Chen, W., Zhuang, H., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2004, Effect of ratios of Y/Ce on phase assemblages of SHS-ed (Ce,Y) alpha-sialon powders and bulk materials�, Materials Letters [P], vol 58, issue 26, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 3266-3270.

Su, X.L., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Shen, Z.J., Nygren, M., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2004, Effects of composition and thermal treatment on infrared transmission of Dy--sialon, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 24, issue 9, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2869-2877.

Xie, Z., Ma, J.T., Xu, Q., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2004, Effects of dispersants and soluble counter-ions on aqueous dispersibility of nano-sized zirconia powder, Ceramics International, vol 30, issue 2, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 219-224.

Hart, J.N., Cervini, R., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2004, Formation of anatase TiO2 by microwave processing, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol 84, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 135-143.

Ma, J.T., Lin, X.P., Xie, Z.P., Miao, H., Zhang, B., Cheng, Y., 2004, Gelcasting of alumina ceramic in mixed PVP-HEMA systems, British Ceramic Transactions [P], vol 103, issue 6, Maney Publishing on behalf of Institute of Materials, London, UK, pp. 257-260.

Su, X., Wang, P., Chen, W., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2004, Infrared transmission of hot-pressed Y- and Dy-aplha-sialon ceramics�, Materials Letters [P], vol 58, issue 14, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 1985-1988.

Hussain, M., Varley, R.J., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., 2004, Investigation of thermal and fire performance of novel hybrid geopolymer composites, Journal of Materials Science, vol 39, issue 14, Kluwer Academic Pub., Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 4721-4726.

Kan, Y., Jin, X., Zhang, G., Wang, P., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2004, Lanthanum modified bismuth titanate prepared by a hydrolysis method, Journal Of Materials Chemistry [P], vol 14, issue 24, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, pp. 3566-3570.

Chen, W.W., Steel, J.L., Zhang, Y., Jiang, J.X., Cheng, Y.B., Wang, P., Yan, D., 2004, Mechanical and erosion-resistance propertis of slag -sialon ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 24, issue 9, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2847-2851.

Menzies, D.B., Dai, Q., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2004, Microwave calcination of thin Ti02 films on transparent conducting oxide glass substrates, Journal of Materials Science, vol 39, Kluwer Academic pub., Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 6361-6363.

Shen, Z., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 2004, Nanocomposites of poly(methyl methacrylate) and organically modified layered silicates by melt intercalation, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol 92, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken New Jersey USA, pp. 2101-2115.

Menzies, D.B., Cervini, R., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2004, Nanostructured ZrO2-coated TiO2electrodes for dye-sensitised solar cells, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, vol 32, Springer, Dordretcht The Netherlands, pp. 363-366.

Menzies, D.B., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2004, Nanostructured working electrodes in dye-sensitised solar cells - an overview, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, vol 40, issue 2, Australasian Ceramic Society, Australia, pp. 20-27.

Su, X., Wang, P., Chen, W., Shen, Z., Nygren, M., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2004, Optical properties of SPS-ed Y- and (Dy, Y) - sialon ceramics, Journal Of Materials Science [P], vol 39, issue 20, Kluwer Academic Publishers, USA, pp. 6257-6262.

Jiang, J.X., Wang, P.L., He, W.B., Chen, W.W., Zhuang, H.R., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2004, Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of -SiAlON doped by RE (RE=Eu,Pr,Ce) and codoped by RE and yttrium, Journal of the AmericanCeramic Society, vol 87, issue 4, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 703-705.

Cervini, R., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., 2004, Solid-state Ru-dye solar cells using polypyrrole as a hole conductor, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol 37, issue 1, IOP Publishing Ltd., Bristol UK, pp. 13-20.

Jiang, J.X., Wang, P.L., He, W.B., Chen, W.W., Zhuang, H.R., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2004, Study on the stability of Ce -Sialon derived from SHS-ed powder, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 24, issue 9, ElsevierScience Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2853-2860.

Xie, Z.H., Hoffman, M., Moon, R., Munroe, P., Cheng, Y.B., 2004, Subsurface indentation damage and mechanical characterization of -sialon ceramics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 87, issue 11, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 2114-2124.

Su, X.L., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Bo, Z., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2004, Translucent -sialon ceramics by hot pressing, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 87, issue 4, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 730-732.

Ma, J.T., Xie, Z., Miao, H., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Improved gelcasting, American Ceramic Society Bulletin, vol 82, issue 1, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 54-58.

Seeber, A., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Alpha phase stability in Nd-Li-SiAlON Systems, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 23, issue 7, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1083-1092.

Kan, Y.M., Jin, X.H., Wang, P.L., Li, Y.X., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2003, Anisotropic grain growth of Bi4Ti3012 in molten salt fluxes, Materials Research Bulletin, vol 38, issue 4, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 567-576.

Yang, Q., Li, Y.X., Yin, Q., Wang, P., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Bi4Ti3012 Nanoparticles prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 23, issue 1, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 161-166.

Ma, J.T., Xie, Z., Miao, H.H., Zhou, L.J., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Elimination of surface spallation of alumina green bodies prepared by acrylamide-based gelcasting via poly(vinylpyrrolidone), Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 86, issue 2, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 266-272.

Kan, Y., Wang, P., Li, Y.X., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2003, Fabrication of textured bismuth titanate by templated grain growth using aqueous tape casting, Journal of the European Ceramic Society [P], vol 23, issue 12, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 2163-2169.

Huang, Q.W., Zhu, L.H., Wang, P., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Formation behaviors of Sr0.4Ba0.6Nb2O6 powders synthesized from the molten salt of KCl, Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol 22, issue 13, Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 949-951.

Xie, Z., Cheng, Y.B., Huang, Y., 2003, Formation of silicon nitride bonded silicon carbide by aqueous gelcasting, Materials Science and Engineering A, vol 349, issue 1-Feb, Elsevier Science SA, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 20-28.

Ma, J.T., Xie, Z., Miao, H.H., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., Yang, W.Y., 2003, Gelcasting of alumina ceramics in the mixed acrylamide and polacrylamide systems, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 23, issue 13, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2273-2279.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y., 2003, Grain boundary devitrification of Ca alpha-sialon ceramics and its relation with the fracture toughness�, Journal Of Materials Science [P], vol 38, issue 6, Springer, USA, pp. 1359-1364.

Xie, Z., Liu, J.W., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Influence of alpha-alumina seed on the morphology of grain growth in alumina ceramics from Bayer aluminum hydroxide, Materials Letters, vol 57, issue 16-17, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 2501-2508.

Becker, L.O., Cheng, Y.B., Varley, R.J., Simon, G.P., 2003, Layered silicate nanocomposites based on various high-functionality epoxy resins: The influence of cure temperature on morphology, mechanical properties and free volume, Macromolecules, vol 36, issue 5, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1616-1625.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Microstructural design of Ca alpha-sialon ceramics: Effects of starting compositions and processing conditions, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 23, issue 9, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1531-1541.

Jiang, J.X., Wang, P., Chen, W., Zhuang, H.R., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2003, Phase assemblages of (Ca,Mg)-alpha-sialon ceramics derived from an alpha-sialon powder prepared by SHS�, Journal of the European Ceramic Society [P], vol 23, issue 13, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 2343-2349.

Kan, Y., Wang, P., Li, Y.X., Cheng, Y., Yan, D., 2003, Properties of Aqueous bismuth titanate suspensions stabilized by acrylic acid/acrylic ester copolymer, Journal of the American Ceramic Society [P], vol 86, issue 12, Wiley, USA, pp. 2203-2205.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Resistance of alkali-activated slag concrete to acid attack, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 33, issue 10, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Kidlington UK, pp. 1607-1611.

Xie, Z.H., Moon, R., Hoffman, M., Munroe, P., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Role of microstructure in the grinding and polishing of alpha-sialon ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 23, issue 13, Elsevier cience Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2351-2360.

Shen, Z., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 2003, Saturation ratio of poly(ethylene oxide) to silicate in melt intercalated nanocomposites, European Polymer Journal, vol 39, issue 9, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1917-1924.

Xie, Z.H., Hoffman, M.J., Moon, R.J., Munroe, P., Cheng, Y., 2003, Scratch damage in ceramics: role of microstructure, Journal of the American Ceramic Society [P], vol 86, issue 1, Wiley, USA, pp. 141-148.

Cervini, R., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., 2003, Solid-state Ru-dye solar cells using polypyrrole as a hole conductor, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol 36, IOP Publishing Ltd., Bristol UK, pp. 13-20.

Ramachandran, G., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., Smith, T., Dai, L.M., 2003, The dependence of benzo-15-crown-5 ether-containing oligo paraphenylene vinylene (CE-OPV) emission upon complexation with metal ions in solution, Journal of Fluorescence, vol 13, issue 15, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York NY USA, pp. 427-436.

Becker, L.O., Simon, G.P., Varley, R.J., Cheng, Y.B., Hodgkin, J.H., 2003, Thermal and mechanical characterisation of intercalated epoxy nanocomposites, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, vol 19, issue 3/4, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., Geneva Switzerland, pp. 199-217.

Seeber, A.J., Cheng, Y., 2003, Thermal stability of mixed-cation alpha-sialon ceramics, Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing [P], vol A339, issue 1-2, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 115-123.

Shen, Z., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Comparison of Solution Intercalation and Melt Intercalation of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites, Polymer, vol 43, issue 15, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 4251-4260.

Chen, W.W., sun, W.Y., Wang, P.L., Li, Y.W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, Control of Microstructures in a-SiAlON Ceramics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 85, issue 1, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 276-278.

Shen, Z., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Effects of Molecular Weight and Clay Organo-Ions on the Melt Intercalation of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) into Layered Silicates, Polymer Engineering and Science, vol 42, issue 12, Society of Plastics Engineers Inc., Brookfield CT USA, pp. 2369-2382.

Ma, J., Xie, Z., Miao, H., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Gelcasting of Ceramic Suspension in Acrylamide/Polyethylene Glycol Systems, Ceramics International, vol 28, issue 8, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 859-864.

Wang, X., Xie, Z.P., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Gelcasting of Silicon Carbide Based on Gelation of Sodium Alginate, Ceramics International, vol 28, issue 8, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 865-871.

Li, Y.W., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, Grain Growth of a-SiAlON in the Calcium-Doped System, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 85, issue 10, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 2545-2549.

Yang, Q., Li, Y.W., Yin, Q., Wang, P.L., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Bismuth Oxide Needles, Materials letters, vol 55, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 46-49.

Qiu, J., Tatami, J., Zhang, C., Komeya, K., Meguro, T., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Influence of Starting Material Composition and Carbon Content on the Preparation of Mg-a SiAlON Powders by Carbothermal Reduction-Nitridation, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 22, issue 16, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2989-2996.

Kan, Y.M., Wang, P.L., Li, Y.X., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, Low-temperature Sintering of Bi4Ti3012 Derived from a Co-Precipitation Method, Materials letters, vol 56, issue 6, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 910-914.

Xie, Z.H., Hoffman, M., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Microstructural Tailoring and Characterization of a Calcium a-SiAlON Composition, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 85, issue 4, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 812-818.

Huang, Q.W., Wang, P.L., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, Microstructure Control of a-SiAlon Ceramics by Seeding with a-SiAlon Particles, Journal of Materials Science, vol 37, Kluwer Academic publishing, Dordecht Netherland, pp. 3285-3290.

Habsuda, J., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., Hewitt, D.G., Lewis, D.A., Toh, H., 2002, Organic-Inorganic Hybrids Derived from 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate and (3-Methacryloyloxypropyl)Trimethoxysilane, Polymer, vol 43, issue 15, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 4123-4136.

Seeber, A., Cheng, Y.B., Harrowfield, I., 2002, Phase and Microstructural Evolution during the Heat Treatment of Sm-Ca-a-SiAlON Ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 22, issue 9-10, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1609-1620.

Huang, Q.W., Wang, P.L., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, Preparation of a-SiAlON Seed Particles with Different Morphology, Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol 21, issue 7, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 589-591.

Ma, J., Xie, Z., Huang, Y., Miao, H., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Rheological Behavior of Alumina Aqueous Suspension in Acrylamide/Polyacrylamide Systems, Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol 21, issue 15, Kluwer Academic publishers, Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 1163-1165.

Habsuda, J., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., Hewitt, D.G., Diggins, D.R., Toh, H., Cser, F., 2002, Sol-Gel Derived Composites from Poly(silicic acid) and 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate: Thermal, Physical and Morphological Properties, Polymer, vol 43, issue 17, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 4627-4638.

Yi, Z.Z., Xie, Z.P., Huang, Y., Ma, J.T., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Study on Gelcasting and properties of Recrystallized Silicon Carbide, Ceramics International, vol 28, issue 4, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 369-376.

Yi, Z.Z., Xie, Z., Ma, J., Huang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Study on Gelcasting of Silicon Nitride-Bonded Silicon Carbide Refractories, Materials Letters, vol 56, issue 6, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 895-900.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Sulfate attack on alkali-activated slag concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 32, issue 02, Pergamon, UK, pp. 211-216.

Chen, W.W., Wang, P.L., Chen, D.Y., Zhang, B.L., Jiang, J.X., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, Synthesis of (Ca,Mg)-a-SiAlon From Slag By Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis, Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol 12, issue 4, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 1199-1202.

Huang, Q.W., Wang, P.L., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2002, XRD Analysis of Formation of Strontium Barium Niobate Phase, Materials Letters, vol 56, issue 6, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 915-920.

Li, Y., Wang, P., Chen, W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D., 2001, Anisotropic Grain Growth of R-a-SiAlON (R=Nd and Er), Journal of Materials Science, vol 36, Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 807-810.

Habsuda, J., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., Hewitt, D.G., Toh, H., Diggins, D.R., 2001, Chemical Structure of Composites Derived from Poly(silicic Acid) and 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, vol 39, issue 9, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 1342-1352.

Li, Y., Wang, P., Chen, W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D., 2001, Effect of Additives on Microstructure of Ca a-SiAlON, Materials Letters, vol 47, Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 281-285.

Li, Y., Wang, P., Chen, W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D., 2001, Formation Behavior, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Multi-Cation a-SiAlONs Containing Calcium and Neodymium, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 21, issue 9, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1273-1278.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., Lathabai, S., 2001, Influence of Microstructure on the Erosive Wear Behaviour of Ca-alpha-sialon materials, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 21, issue 13, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 2435-2445.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J., Cheng, Y.B., 2001, Microstructure and properties of alkali-activated slag concrete, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, vol 37, issue 1, Australasian Ceramic Society, Menai NSW Australia, pp. 115-120.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J., Cheng, Y.B., 2001, Resistance of alkali-activated slag concrete to alkali-aggregate reaction, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 31, Pergamon, UK, pp. 331-334.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J., Cheng, Y.B., 2001, Resistance of alkali-activated slag concrete to carbonation, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 31, Pergamon, UK, pp. 1277-1283.

Li, Y., Wang, P., Chen, W., Feng, J.W., Yan, D., Cheng, Y.B., 2001, TEM Observation on Nucleation of Ca a-SiAlON, Chinese Science Bulletin, vol 46, issue 3, Science Press, Beijing PRC, pp. 216-219.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 2000, Effect of Admixtures on Properties of Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 30 issue 9, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 1367-1374.

Li, Y.W., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2000, Effect of processing on toughness of Ca alpha-SiAlON ceramics, Journal of Materials Science, vol 35, Kluwer Academic Pub., Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 5817-5821.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., Lathabai, S., 2000, Erosion of alumina ceramics by air- and water-suspended garnet particles, Wear, vol 240, Elsevier Science, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 40-51.

Zhou, L.J., Huang, Y., Zie, Z., Cheng, Y.B., 2000, Gas-discharging reactions and their effect on the microstructures of green bodies in gelcasting of non-oxide materials, Materials Letters, vol 45 issue 8, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 51-57.

Komeya, K., Zhang, C., Hotta, M., Tatami, J., Meguro, T., Cheng, Y.B., 2000, Hollow beads composed of nanosize Ca alpha-SiAlON grains, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 83 issue 4, American Ceramic Society, Westerville Ohio USA, pp. 995-997.

Li, Y.W., Wang, P.L., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2000, Microstructure and property anistropy of hot-pressed Ca alpha-SiAlON, Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol 19 issue 11, Kluwer Academic Pub., Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 999-1002.

Li, Y.W., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 2000, Phase formation and microstructural evolution of Ca alpha-SiAlON using different Si3N4 starting powders, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 20 issue 11, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 1803-1808.

Wood, C., Cheng, Y.B., 2000, Phase relationships and microstructures of Ca and Al-rich alpha-SiAlON ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 20 issue 3, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 357-366.

Zhang, C., Komeya, K., Tatami, J., Meguro, T., Cheng, Y.B., 2000, Synthesis of Mg-alpha SiAlON powders from talc and halloysite clay minerals, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol 20 issue 11, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 1809-1814.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Alkali activation of Australian slag cements, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 29, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 113-120.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Alkali activation of Australian slag cements, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 29 issue 1, Peramon-Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/cemconres, pp. 113-120.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Effect of elevated temperature curing on properties of alkali activated slag concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 29 issue 10, Pergamon-Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/cemconres, pp. 1619-1625.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Effect of elevated temperature curing on properties of alkali-activated slag concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, vol 29, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 1619-1625.

Zhao, H., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Formation of TiB2-TiC composites by reactive sintering, Ceramics International, vol 25 issue 4, Elsevier Science, Oxford UK, pp. 353-358.

Wood, C., Zhao, H., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Microstructural development of calcium alpha-SiAlON ceramics with elongated grains, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 82 issue 2, American Ceramic Society, Westerville USA, pp. 421-428.

Pan, M., Luo, E., Nan, C., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Microstructure of Mg Al 2 0 4 spinel coatings, Chinese Journal of Materials Research, vol 14, -, pp. 122-126.

Cheng, Y.B., 1999, New material design of SiAlON ceramics, Inter Material, vol 12 issue 8, -, Kyoto Japan, pp. 15-22.

Pan, M., Cheng, Y.B., Gani, M.S.J., 1999, Stress analysis of alumina coatings on silicon carbide based refactories during thermal cycling, Journal of Wuhan Univesity of Technology, vol 14, issue 3, Wuhan Univesity of Technology, Wuhan PRC, pp. 9-15.

Zhao, H., Swenser, S.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, Elongated a-SiALON Grains in Pressureless Sintered SiAlON Ceramics, Journal of The European Ceramic Society, vol . 18, no. 8, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 1053-1057.

Hewett, C., Cheng, Y.B., Muddle, B.C., 1998, Phase Relationships and Related Microstructural Observations in the Ca-Si-Al-O-N System, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol . 81, no. 7, American Ceramic Society, Westerville USA, pp. 1781-1788.

Hewett, C., Cheng, Y.B., Muddle, B.C., Trigg, M.B., 1998, Thermal Stabiliyt of Calcium a-SiALON Ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol . 18, no. 4, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 417-427.

Cheng, Y.B., Drennan, J., 1997, (a+b)SiAlON Ceramic Composites, Materials Forum, vol 21, Institute of Metals and Materials Australasia, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 129-153.

Nordmann, A., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, Crystallization Behaviour and Microstructural Evolution of a Li2 - Al2 - SiO2 Glass Derived From Spodumene Mineral, Journal of Materials Science, vol 32, Chapman and Hall, London UK, pp. 83-89.

Nordmann, A., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, Formation and Stability of b-Quartz Solid - Solution Phase in the Li - Si - Al - O- N System, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 80, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 3045-3053.

Zhao, R., Swenser, S.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, Formation of AlN - Polytypoid Phases during a-SiAlON Decomposition, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol 80, American Ceramic Society, Westerville OH USA, pp. 2459-2463.

Nordmann, A., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, Microstructure and Properties of Spodumene Based Li-Si-Al-O-N Glass Ceramics, British Ceramic Transactions, vol 96, The Institute of Materials, London UK, pp. 141-148.

Wang, H., Cheng, Y.B., Muddle, B.C., Gao, L., Tan, T.S., 1997, Microstructurre and Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale SiC/Ca a-SiAlON Composites, Journal of Materials Science, vol 32, Chapman and Hall, London UK, pp. 3263-3269.

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Eliasson, J., Delsing, J., Thompson, S.J., Cheng, Y., Chen, P., 2012, PCB integration of dye-sensitised solar cells for internet of things applications, International Journal on Advances in Systems and Measurements, 21st August 2011 to 27th August 2011, Xpert Publishing Services XPS, Wilmington USA, pp. 45-54.

Menzies, D.B., Dai, Q., Maunders, C., Cheng, Y., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., 2005, Sol-gel synthesis of TiO2 nanocrystals for application in dye-sensitized solar cells, Proceedings of 2005 5th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, 11 July 2005 to 15 July 2005, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, usa, pp. 585-588.

Carman, A., Pereloma, E.V., Cheng, Y.B., 2002, Preferential Orientation of SiAlON Grains in Reversible a' b' Phase Transformations, Proceedings of the International Symposium on SiAlONs, 02/12/2001 to 04/12/2001, Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland, pp. 163-168.

Ta, W., Cheng, Y.B., Muddle, B.C., Hewett, C., Trigg, M.B., 2000, Pressureless sintering of calcium alpha SiAlONs, Materials Science Forum, Limerick, Ireland, 9-11 June, 1998, Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Zurich Switzerland, pp. 119-205.

Zhao, H., Wood, C., Cheng, Y.B., 2000, The effect of processing conditions on the microstructure of alpha-SiAlON ceramics, Materials Science Forum, Limerick, Ireland, 9-11 June 1998, Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Zurich Switzerland, pp. 213-218.

Wood, C., Zhao, H., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Development of elongated alpha-SiAlON grains by pressureless sintering, Ceramic Transactions, Santa Barbara USA, 8-10 September 1997, American Ceramic Society, Westerville USA, pp. 533-540.

Li, Y.W., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 1999, Formation behaviour of (Ca+Nd) alpha-SiAlON, The Relationship on Properties, Processing and Microstructures of Advanced Ceramics, Beijing PRC, 13-18 June 1999, Shanghai Sci. & Tech. Lit. Pub.House, Shanghai PRC, pp. 28-31.

Li, Y.W., Wang, P.L., Chen, W.W., Cheng, Y.B., Yan, D.S., 1999, Influence of Si3N4 starting powders on microstructures of alpha-SiAlON in the Ca doped system, The Relation on Properties, Processing and Microstructures of Advanced Ceramics, Beijing PRC, 13-18 June 1999, Shanghai Sci.& Tech. Lit. Pub.House, Shanghai PRC, pp. 183-186.

Shen, Z., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Melt intercalation of PMMA into organically-modified layered silicate, Materials Research Society Symposium Series, Volume 576, Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, San Francisco USA, 5-9 April 1999`, Materials Research Society, Warrendale PA USA, pp. 137-142.

Pan, M., Luo, E., Nan, C., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, Plasma sprayed Mg Al 2 0 4 coatings on SiC, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Surface Engineering in Materials Protection, Wuhan PRC, 17-21 October 1999, -, Wuhan PRC, pp. 114-116.

Ta, W., Cheng, Y.B., Muddle, B.C., Hewett, C., Trigg, M.B., 1999, Pressureless sintering of calcium alpha SiAlONs, Proc. 2nd International Symposium on Nitrides, Limerick Ireland, 9-11 June 1998, TTT, Switzerland, pp. 199-206.

Zhao, H., Wood, C., Cheng, Y.B., 1999, The effects of processing conditions on the microstructures of alpha-SiAlON ceramics, Proc. 2nd International Symposium on nitrides, Limerick Ireland, 9-11 June 1998, TTT, Switzerland, pp. 213-218.

Terner, M.R., Swenser, S.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, Characterisation of Zirconia Phases in a Silicon Oxynitride - Zirconia Composite, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 Septembedr 1998, The Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 173-178.

Bakharev, T., Sanjayan, J.G., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, Hydration of Slag Activated by Alkalis, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 September 1998, The Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 195-200.

Wood, C., Hong, Z., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, Phase and Microstructural Evoluation of Ca a-SeAlON Containing Elongated Grains, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 Septembedr 1998, The Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 54-59.

Swenser, S.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, Reaction Sintering of a Clay-Containing Silicon Nitride Bonded Silicon Carbide Refractory, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 Septembedr 1998, Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 7-12.

Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y.B., Mardel, J., Lathabai, S., 1998, The Effects of Impact Angle on Slurry Erosion Rates of Alumina Ceramics, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 September 1998, Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 146-151.

Shen, Z., Simon, G.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, The Effects of Processing Parameters on Melt Intercalation of Polymer-Silicate Nanocomposites, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 September 1998, The Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 1-6.

Seeber, A., Cheng, Y.B., 1998, The Stabilisation of a-SiALONs Using Multiphe Additives, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, Clayton, Victoria, 28-30 September 1998, Australasian Ceramic Society, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 72-77.

Seeber, A., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, High Temperature Stability of a-SiAlONs Containing Mixed Cations, Key Engineering Materials, Versailles, 22-26 June 1997, Trans. Tech. Pub., Switzerland, pp. 980-983.

Swenser, S.P., Pereloma, E.V., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, Nano - Inclusions Associated with b-SiAlON Grains in a- b SiAlON Materials, Key Engineering Materials, Versailles, 22-26 June 1997, Trans. Tech. Pub., Switzerland, pp. 1014-1017.

Swenser, S.P., Cheng, Y.B., 1997, Phase Evolution During the Nitridation of Silicon with a Clay Additive, Key Engineering Materials, Versailles, 22-26 June 1997, Trans.Tech. Pubs., Switzerland, pp. 940-943.

Other

Rodrigo, P.D.D., Wong, Y.S., Cheng, Y., Thomson, K.W., Shanks, R.A., Pasanovic-Zujo, V., 2008, Polymer foam and foam articles for fire protection, Australia.

Spiccia, L., Thompson, S.J., Cheng, Y., Menzies, D.B., Simon, G.P., 2006, Scattering elongate photovoltaic cell, Australia.

Alexander, G., Cheng, Y., Burford, R.P., Shanks, R.A., Mansouri, J., Barber, K.W., Rodrigo, P.D.D., Preston, C.M., 2005, Ceramifying composition for fire protection, International Bureau - WIPO.

Alexander, G., Cheng, Y., Burford, R.P., Mansouri, J., Wood, C., Barber, K.W., Rodrigo, P.D.D., Ivanov, I., 2004, Cable and article design for fire performance, International Bureau - WIPO.

Alexander, G., Cheng, Y., Burford, R.P., Shanks, R.A., Mansouri, J., Genovese, A., Barber, K.W., Rodrigo, P.D.D., Dowling, V.P., Russell, J.L., Ivanov, I., 2004, Fire resistant polymeric compostions, World Intellectual Property Organization - International Branch.

Alexander, G., Cheng, Y., Burford, R.P., Shanks, R.A., Mansouri, J., Hodzic, A., Wood, C., Genovese, A., Barber, K.W., Rodrigo, P.D.D., 2004, Fire-resistance silicone polymer compositions, International Bureau -WIPO.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Development of alternative counter electrode materials for replacement of platinum in dye-sensitized solar cell applications.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Pringle, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Development of nano-structured ceramic composites for improved wear properties.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Dye-sensitized solar cells constructed with mesoporous TiO2 beads.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Improving efficiency of dye sensitzed solar cell.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Mcneill, C (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Interfacial engineering upon polymer solar cells with down and up conversion materials.
Supervisors:: Bao, Q (Main), Cheng, Y (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: New redox mediators for dye sensitized solar cells.
Supervisors:: Spiccia, L (Main), Cheng, Y (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Sol-gel synthesis of nanostructured carbide/carbon composites.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Wang, H (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Stability study of flexible dye-sensitized solar cells.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Pringle, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Synthesis of HfC/ZrC & coating of ZrB2 for sintering ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) nanocomposites.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Trapping, detrapping and loss mechanisms in dye sensitised solar cells.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:: Bakharev, T.
Program of Study:: ALKALI ACTIVATED SLAG CONCRETE: CHEMISTRY, MICROSTRUCTURE AND DURABILITY. (PHD) 2000.
Supervisors:: Sanjayan, G (Main), Cheng, Y (Associate).
Student:: Becker, L.
Program of Study:: HIGH PERFORMANCE EPOXY-LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES. (PHD) 2003.
Supervisors:: Simon, G (Main), Cheng, Y (Associate).
Student:: Carman, A.
Program of Study:: Microstructural evolution and phase transformations in sialon ceramics during post-sintering heat treatment. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Pereloma, E (Associate).
Student:: Hanu, L.
Program of Study:: Pyrolytic conversion of silicone composites and blends to ceramics. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Simon, G (Associate).
Student:: Hart, J.
Program of Study:: Sol-gel and microwave processing of titanium dioxide for dye-sensitised solar cells. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Simon, G (Associate).
Student:: Menzies, D.
Program of Study:: Modification of nanostructured working electrodes for dye-sensitised solar cells. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Simon, G (Associate), Spiccia, L (Associate).
Student:: Nattestad, A.
Program of Study:: Development of photocathodes for incorporation into tandem dye sensitised solar cells. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Bach, U (Joint), Cheng, Y (Joint-Co).
Student:: Seeber, A.
Program of Study:: PHASE STABILITY IN MULTI-CATION a-SIALON CERAMICS. (PHD) 2000.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Ringer, S (Associate).
Student:: Shen, Z.
Program of Study:: NANOCOMPOSITES OF POLYMERS AND LAYERED SILICATES. (PHD) 2000.
Supervisors:: Simon, G (Main), Cheng, Y (Associate).
Student:: Terner, M.
Program of Study:: THE PRODUCTION OF LOW-COST ALPHA-SIALONS VIA CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION-NITRIDATION OF SLAG-BASED MIXTURES. (PHD) 2003.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).
Student:: Thompson, S.
Program of Study:: Monolithic dye sensitised solar cells: development and application. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).
Student:: Tran, T.
Program of Study:: Development and Applications of a New Gravimetric Technique for Studying Wetting and Infiltration of Refractories by Molten Slags. (Masters) 2003.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).
Student:: Wang, K.
Program of Study:: Controlling nanostructures of Si-based ceramics via carbothermal reduction of mesoporous silica-carbon nanocomposites. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Wang, H (Associate).
Student:: Weerasinghe, H.
Program of Study:: Development and characterization of flexible dye sensitized solar cells. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Simon, G (Associate).
Student:: Wood, C.
Program of Study:: MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF CERAMICS IN THE Ca-Si-Al-O-N SYSTEM. (PHD) 2001.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main), Pereloma, E (Temp).
Student:: Zhang, Y.
Program of Study:: EROSION BEHAVIOUR OF ENGINEERING CERAMICS. (PHD) 2002.
Supervisors:: Cheng, Y (Main).