Contact
- ykyap@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2900
- Fisher 219
Professor, Physics
Director, Engineering Physics Ph.D. Program
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- PhD, Osaka University
Biography
Professor Yap is interested in the fundamentals of synthesis, properties, and applications of functional materials, which include B-C-N nanostructures (carbon nanotubes, graphene, boron nitride nanotubes, boron nitride nanosheets, boron carbon-nitride and carbon nitride nanostructures, etc.); ZnO nanostructures; energy harvesting nanostructures; wide band-gap single crystals (AlN, GaN, BN); and quantum dots. He has edited a book and multiple proceedings volumes, and has published a series of book and encyclopedia chapters, as well as peer-reviewed articles.Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Controlled synthesis of nanomaterials (Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanosheets, Graphene, Quantum Dots, etc..), and wide band gap single crystals [h-BN, GaN, AlN, CsLiB6O10 (CLBO), etc.].
- Exploration of new functional nanomaterials, nano-hybrids, and nano-systems.
- Creative use of nanomaterials and nano-systems in advanced electronics, energy harvesting devices, and chemical and biological applications.