ICMAT 2017 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 18 – 23 June 2017 Suntec Singapore Technical Programme www.mrs.org.sg Organized by In association with Supported by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The organizer would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their generous support: Grand Premier Sponsor Premier Sponsor Major Sponsor Supported by CONTENTS Preface 2 Committees 4 Day-by-Day Programme Overview 8 Programme Highlights - Plenary Lectures 14 - Theme Lectures 19 - Nobel Laureate Public Lectures 22 - Editors Forum 24 General Information 26 Symposium Technical Programme A. III-V Semiconductor Integration with Silicon and Other Substrates 30 B. Novel Semiconductor Materials – Physics and Devices 36 C. Functionalized π-Electron Materials and Devices 44 D. Advanced Batteries for Sustainable Technologies 56 E. Nanomaterials for Advanced Energy and Environmental Applications 66 F. Advanced Inorganic Materials and Thin Film Technology for Solar Energy Harvesting 80 G. Solar PV (Photovoltaics) Materials, Manufacturing and Reliability 90 H. 2D Materials and Devices Beyond Graphene 96 I. Extreme Mechanics – Mechanical Behaviors of Nanoscale and Emerging Materials 106 J. Transparent Electrode Materials and Devices 112 K. Computational Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Material Systems 120 L. Novel Solution Processes for Advanced Functional Materials 128 M. Additive Manufacturing for Fabrication of Advanced Materials/Devices 140 N. Advanced Ceramics and Nanohybrids for Energy, Environment and Health 146 O. Smart Materials and Material-Critical Sensors & Transducers 158 P. Progress and Challenges in Molecular Electronics 168 Q. Multifunctional Nano Materials and Composites for EMI Shielding/Absorption and Related Devices Applications 176 R. Wearable and Stretchable Electronics 184 S. Spintronics and Magnetic Materials 190 T. The Third International Symposium on Aggregation Induced Emission: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications 200 U. Halide Perovskites for Optoelectronics Applications 216 V. Micro-Nano-Optics and Photonics 232 W. Optically Resonant Nanostructures 242 X. Wide Bandgap Electronics and Photonics 250 Y. Structured Optical Materials and Devices 258 Z. Multiphysical Optical Devices, Systems and Materials 264 AA. Nanomaterials for Translational Medicine 270 BB. Stimuli Sensitive and Responsive Polymer Biomaterials 278 CC. Organic-Inorganic Hybrids and Polymer Nanocomposites for Homeland Security and Sustainability 286 DD. Advanced Materials for Thermoelectrics 296 Author Index 304 Exhibitors Directory 320 Programme Flyer PREFACE Encouraged by the success of the inaugural “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT)” held in 2001 and the impact it has created among the materials science and engineering research community both in the region and elsewhere, the Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S) has continued the organization of ICMAT series biannually. The current ICMAT 2017 is the 9th one in the series. Each and every edition of this conference series B.V.R. Chowdari remained as a premier scientific platform for both local Organizing Chairman, ICMAT 2017 and international materials scientists, engineers and & President, MRS-S technologists to share their expertise and knowledge. 15 May 2017 The highlights of ICMAT 2017 are: 30 technical symposia covering almost all the aspects of Materials Science, Engineering and Technology, 10 plenary lectures, 4 theme lectures, 3 Nobel Laureate public lectures, about 600 invited lectures, 900 contributed- and 650 poster- presentations, exhibition, graduate student- and poster- awards and conference banquet. The lining up of such an impressive presentations stands as a testimony for the trust the materials community has developed over the years for ICMAT series. This could only be possible with the dedicated efforts of each Symposium Chair and Co-Chairs, and the overwhelming support and participation of students and faculty from practically every organization pursuing research in materials science in Singapore and elsewhere. The Proceedings of most of the various symposia will be published either as special issues of reputed international journals or stand-alone volumes of open access journals (e-proceedings) after due process of refereeing with guest editors chosen from the organizing committees. Several Graduate Student- and Poster- Awards are instituted to recognize and encourage the excellence; particularly among students. The ICMAT series are organized in association with the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research 2 ICMAT 2017 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies PREFACE (A*STAR) with the support of Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau. We are thankful to each of these institutions for their long-standing association with this conference series. A special mention must be made of the generous sponsorship provided by NTU as a Grand Premier Sponsor and NUS as a Premier Sponsor for which we are grateful. We appreciate the support rendered by other Sponsors, Supporters and Exhibitors in making the conference financially viable. We are grateful to Prof. Bertil Andersson, President of NTU, and Prof. Freddy Boey, Deputy President and Provost of NTU, for their overwhelming encouragement and support in organizing ICMAT 2017. Thanks to Prof. Bertil Andersson for gracing the opening ceremony of the conference as the Guest of Honour and inaugurating the same. We are equally thankful to Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, President of NUS, for his long-standing support and also for being the Guest of Honour at the Conference Banquet. Thanks are also due to Prof. Freddy Boey for being the Guest of Honour at the Concluding Session and giving away the Graduate Students- and Poster- Awards. He and several other members of the National Advisory Committee have graciously agreed to Chair the Plenary/Theme/Nobel Laureate Public Lectures for which we are deeply thankful. Thanks to all the members of the MRS-S Executive Committee, ICMAT 2017 Organizing Committee and the International- and National- Advisory Committees for their advice and help. Chairs and Co-Chairs of the concerned Symposia have done an excellent job of putting together an exciting technical program. It is my pleasure to place on record our sincere thanks to the Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at NTU Prof. Subbu Venkataraman for hosting the office of MRS Singapore and providing the necessary logistic support for both MRS-S and ICMAT conferences. A special mention is to be made of Prof. Feng Yuan Ping, Technical Chair, who is always available to handle complicated technical and organizational matters. The support of Mr. Ivan Boo and Ms. Lee Fong from INMEET CMS Pte Ltd for providing excellent Conference Secretarial service is greatly appreciated. It is their patience and dedication to their work that enabled the smooth running of the entire conference organization process. 3 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Conference Chairman: Hongjin FAN Santiranjan SHANNIGRAHI Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, B. V. R. CHOWDARI A*STAR, Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Weijun FAN Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Terry STEELE Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Technical Chair: Eugene FITZGERALD Singapore-MIT Alliance, Singapore Mei Chee TAN Yuan Ping FENG Singapore University of Technology & Design, National University of Singapore, Singapore Jerry FUH Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore Ben Zhong TANG Scientific Committee: Kedar HIPPALGAONKAR Hong Kong University of Science and Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, Technology, Hong Kong Stefan ADAMS A*STAR, Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore Andrew TAY Ghim Wei HO Singapore University of Technology & Design, Avinash BAJI National University of Singapore, Singapore Singapore Singapore University of Technology & Design, Singapore Xiao ‘Matthew’ HU Jinghua TENG Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, Arnab BHATTACHARYA A*STAR, Singapore TIFR-Mumbai, India Eng Huat KHOO Institute of High Performance Computing, S. TRIPATHY Arief BUDIMAN A*STAR, Singapore Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, Singapore University of Technology & Design, A*STAR, Singapore Singapore Adrian Soo Jin KOH National University of Singapore, Singapore Susan TROLIER-MCKINSTRY K. BYRAPPA Penn State University, USA Mangalore University, India Vijay KUMAR Vijay Kumar Foundation & Shiv Nadar Suresh VALIYAVEETTIL Ratnamala CHATTERJEE University, India National University of Singapore, Singapore IIT Delhi, India Arseniy KUZNETSOV John WANG Tupei CHEN Data Storage Institute, A*STAR, Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Pooi See LEE Qing WANG Chunyan CHI Nanyang Technological University, Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore Hua LI Chenjie XU Dongzhi CHI Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore Xu LI Kui YAO Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, Institute of Materials Research & Engineering, Edward Kai-Hua CHOW A*STAR, Singapore A*STAR, Singapore National University of Singapore, Singapore Bin LIU Dao Hua ZHANG