Dr. Ang Chen

Research interests: ( see Research WebPage for details )

     ·    Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

• Understanding of the physical mechanisms of ferroelectric/dielectric/ piezoelectric and transportation behavior in electronic ceramics, single crystals and polymers, as well as composite materials.  

• Characterization of ferroelectric / dielectric / piezoelectric and transportation behavior of ceramics, single crystals, thin films, and functional polymers in wide temperature range (1.5 K - 1000 K) and frequency range (10^-3 Hz - 10^9 Hz), and with and without dc electric-field  

     ·    Theory and Modeling

• Landau – Ginzburg – Devonshire Phenomenal Theory          

• Ising Transverse Field Model   

• Finite Element Method for Composite Materials

     ·    Materials Science and Electronic Devices

• Processing of electronic materials (ceramics, single crystals, and thin films)

• Ferroelectric, piezoelectric, dielectric and electrostrictive ceramics, single crystals, thin films, polymers, and composite materials, as well as their applications as devices (capacitors, transformers, and actuators, etc.)

• Conducting/Superconducting ceramics/thin-films

• Microwave ceramics

• Photonic single crystals & devices