BIOGRAPHY

Swee Tiam Tan received his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. From 2007 to 2010, he was with the Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR, Singapore, where he spearheaded the ZnO thin film research by world-first commercial MOCVD system. From 2010 to 2020, he was with the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he was the Founding Member and Programme Manager for LUMINOUS! Centre of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays. In 2020, Dr. Tan named Expert Returnee by TalentCorp Malaysia and returned to his home country joining Xiamen University Malaysia as Associate Professor at School of Energy and Chemical Engineering. Dr. Tan has successfully executed and managed several large-scale research projects with funding exceeded US$ 40 millions. He has published over 100 top-tier peer-reviewed SCI journal publications with h-index of 40 and i-index of 92 (Google Scholar). One of his scientific journal articles has been cited for more than 750 times, and his annual citations have now exceeded 550 cites per year. His scientific research work, together with strong innovation in LED material and device designs, has generated a strong IP portfolio (over 30 international patents and related know-how, in which 16 patents were granted) and a spin-off. His spin-off company is also receiving several awards including the most potential for investment award and best business model award. His inventions are now attracting a high level of interest in the international arena especially in the sectors of high-end LED lighting, automotive LED headlamps and ultra-violet LEDs as well as micro-LEDs in the display industry.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Semiconductor materials and devices, optoelectronic materials-devices-systems, LED lighting and displays

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• PhD (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2007)

• BEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2003)

WORKING EXPERIENCE  

• Programme Manager and Scientist, LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2010 to 2020).

• Senior Research Engineer and Lab-in-charge, Nano-Electronics & Photonics Programme, Institute of Microlectronics, A*STAR, Singapore (2007 to 2010).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS

• State-of-the-art UV-LED packaging, CREST GaN-on-GaN program and Xiamen University Malaysia.  

• Semiconductor materials and devices, optoelectronic materials-devices-systems, LED lighting and displays

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Y. Fei, S.T. Tan, X. Li, and H.V. Demir, “Light generation in lead halide perovskite nanocrystals: LEDs, color converters, lasers, and other applications,” Small 15, 1902079 (2019).

• Y. Fei, J. Xing, G. Xing, L. Quan, S.T. Tan, J. Zhao, R. Su, L. Zhang, S. Chen, Y. Zhao, A. Huan, E.H. Sargent, Q. Xiong, and H.V. Demir, “Highly efficient visible colloidal lead-halide perovskite nanocrystal light-emitting diodes,” Nano Lett. 18, 3157 (2018).

• Y.P. Zhang, Z.H. Zhang, S.T. Tan, P.L. Hernandez-Martinez, B.B. Zhu, S.P. Lu, X.J. Kang, X.W. Sun, and H.V. Demir, “Investigation of p-type depletion doping for InGaN/GaN-based light-emitting diodes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 033506 (2017).

• Z.H. Wei, A. Perumal, R. Su, S. Shendre, J. Xing, Q. Zhang, S.T. Tan, H.V. Demir, and Q. Xiong, “Solution-processed highly bright and durable cesium lead halide perovskite light-emitting diodes,” Nanoscale 8, 18021 (2016).

• L. Wang, W. Liu, Y. Zhang, Z.H. Zhang, S.T. Tan, X. Yi, G. Wang, X. Sun, H. Zhu, and H.V. Demir, “Graphene-based transparent conductive electrodes for GaN-based light emitting diodes: Challenges and countermeasures,” Nano Energy 12, 419 (2015).

• X.Y. Yang, K. Dev, J.X. Wang, E. Mutlugun, C. Dang, Y.B. Zhao, S.Y. Liu, Y.X. Tang, S.T. Tan, X.W. Sun, and H.V. Demir, “Light Extraction Efficiency Enhancement of Colloidal Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes Using Large-Scale Nanopillar Arrays,” Adv. Funct. Mater.24, 5977 (2014).

• X.Y. Yang, E. Mutlugun, C. Dang, K. Dev, Y. Gao, S.T. Tan, X.W. Sun, and H.V. Demir, “Highly Flexible, Electrically Driven, Top-Emitting, Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Stickers,” ACS NANO 8, 8224 (2014).

• Y. Ji, Z.H. Zhang, Z. Kyaw, S.T. Tan, Z.G. Ju, X.L. Zhang, W. Liu, X.W. Sun, and H.V. Demir, “Influence of n-type versus p-type AlGaN electron-blocking layer on InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells light-emitting diodes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053512 (2013).

• X.Y. Yang, D.W. Zhao, K.S. Leck, S.T. Tan, Y.X. Tang, J.L. Zhao, H.V. Demir, and X.W. Sun, “Full visible range convering InP/ZnS nanocrystals with high photometric performance and their application to white quantum dot light-emitting diodes,” Adv. Mater. 24, 4180 (2012).

• S.T. Tan, X.W. Sun, H.V. Demir, and S.P. DenBaars, “Advances in the LED Materials and Architectures for Energy-Saving Solid State Lighting towards ‘Lighting Revolution’,” IEEE Photonics J. 4, 613 (2012). Invited Paper in “Breakthroughs in Photonics 2011”.

HONORS/AWARDS

• Returning Expert Programme (REP) Award, TalentCorp Malaysia, 2020.