Areas of Focus
- Synthesis and properties of novel functional materials
- Science and technology of nanoscale materials
- Growth mechanisms, controlled synthesis, and applications of carbon nanotubes
Work Experience
- 1973-1975: Studied in Solid State Physics at Tsinghua University
- Since 1981: Teaching at the Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
- Current: Vice Director of the Academic Committee of Tsinghua University, Director of Tsinghua-Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1970: Graduated from Tsinghua University
- 1981: Master of Science from Tsinghua University
- Visiting Scholar at MIT (1984-1986) and Harvard University (1993-1994)
Publications
- Spinning continuous carbon nanotube yarns, Jiang KL, Li QQ, Fan SS, 2002
- Self-Oriented regular arrays of carbon nanotubes and their field emission properties, Fan SS, Chapline M, Franklin N, Tombler T, Cassell A, Dai HJ, 1999
- Isotope labeling of carbon nanotubes and formation of 12C-13C nanotube junctions, Liu L, Fan SS, 2001
- Synthesis of Gallium nitride nanorods through a carbon nanotube-confined reaction, Han WQ, Fan SS, Li QQ, Hu YD, 1997
- Polarized incandescent light emission from carbon nanotubes, Li P, Jiang KL, Liu M, Li QQ, Sun JL, Fan SS, 2003
- Thermal conductivity improvement of silicone elastomer with carbon nanotube loading, Liu CH, Huang H, Wu Y, Fan SS, 2004
- Orientation-controlled growth of single crystal silicon-nanowire arrays, Ge SP, Jiang KL, Lu XX, Chen YF, Wang RM, Fan SS, 2005
- Aligned carbon nanotube composite films for thermal management, Huang H, Liu CH, Wu Y, Fan SS, 2005
Awards
- 2003: Elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2010: Elected as an Academician of The World Academy of Sciences
- Two PhD dissertations supervised were selected as 'National Excellent Doctoral Dissertations'
