Cheuk Wai Tai
About me
Cheuk-Wai Tai joined Department of Environmental and Materials Chemistry in 2009. His research interests are in the structure-property relationships in funcational materials, electron microscopy applcations and method development. He is also responsible for the transmission electron microscopes and sample preparation equipment in Electron Microscopy Center. In addition, he is serving as an associate editor of the Journal of Electronic Materials and an editor of the Open Engineering.
Previous academic employments:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2007-2009)
Tel Aviv University, Israel - Postdoctoral Research Associate (2004-2007)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Education:
- Ph.D. & M.Phil. in Applied Physics (2004, 2001)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - M.Sc. in Physics (1998)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong - B.Sc. (Hons) in Engineering Physics (1997)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - Dip. in Mechanical Engineering (Computer Aided Engineering) (1992)
Institute of Vocational Education (formly Haking Wong Technical Institute), Hong Kong
Awards and Fellowships:
- Fellow, The Royal Microscopical Society, U. K.
- Senior Member, IEEE
- Marie Curie Fellowship (2007-2009), European Commission
- Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship (2003/2004), Hong Kong S.A.R. Government
Teaching
He currently teaches Solid State Chemistry (KZ7003) (15 ECTS) and is the course responsible of Introduction to Analytical Electron Microscopy (KZ8009) (7.5 ECTS). Before 2011 he taught and was the course repsonsible of Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy (KZ8010) (7.5 ECTS).
Research
Current research interests:
- Electron Microscopy & Spectroscopy
- Pair Distribution Function (ePDF) & Diffuse Scattering
- Functional & Energy Materials
- EM sample preparation technique
Research projects:
“Quantitative structural characterisation using 3D electron-based pair distribution function”
Swedish Research Council - Vetenskapsrådet (VR)
“A Multidimensional Toolkit for Modern Electron Microscopy”
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research - Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning (SSF)
“Mitigating the lifetime-limiting side-reactions of Ni-rich Li-ion cathodes for automotive application”
Swedish Energy Agency - Energimyndigheten (Co-applicant; Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Reza Younesi, Uppsala University)
Previous:
“3D Electron Microscopy for Nanostructure Research (3DEM-NATUR)”
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Co-applicant; Main applicant: Prof. Xiaodong Zou)
Some selected publications:
Hollow polymer dots: nature-mimicking architecture for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
J. Mater. Chem. A 7 4797-4803 (2019)
A. Liu, C.-W. Tai, K. Hola & H. Tian
Direct observation of active catalyst surface phases and the effect of dynamic self-optimization in NiFe-layered double hydroxides for alkaline water splitting
Energy Environ. Sci. 12 572-581 (2019)
Z. Qiu, C.-W. Tai, G. A. Niklasson & T Edvinsson
Rechargeability of aqueous sulfate Zn/MnO2 batteries enhanced by accessible Mn2+ ions
Energy Storage Mater. 15 351-360 (2018)
M. Chamoun, W. R. Brant, C.-W. Tai, G. Karlsson, D. Noréus
Investigation of local structural phase transitions in 95Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-5BaTiO3 piezoceramics by means of in-situ transmission electron microscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 123 244105 (2018)
A. Neagu & C.-W. Tai
Electrochemical reactions of AgFeO2 as negative electrode in Li- and Na-ion batteries
J. Power Sources 401 386-396 (2018)
P. Berastegui, C.-W. Tai & M. Valvo
The influence of potassium content on structural disorder in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-solid solutions near morphotropic phase boundary
Scr. Mater. 152 49-54 (2018)
A. Neagu & C.-W. Tai
Local disorder in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-piezoceramic determined by 3D electron diffuse scattering
Sci. Rep. 7 12519 (2017)
A. Neagu & C.-W. Tai
SUePDF: a program to obtain quantitative pair distribution functions from electron diffraction data
J. Appl. Crystallogr. 50 304-312 (2017)
D. T. Tran, G. Svensson & C.-W. Tai
Interfacial strain and defects in asymmetric Fe-Mn oxides hybrid nanoparticles
Nanoscale 8 14171-14177 (2016)
A. Mayence, M.Wéry, D. T. Tran, E. Wetterskog, P. Svedlindh, C.-W. Tai & L. Bergström
Atomic structure and oxygen deficiency of the ultrathin aluminium oxide barrier in Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions
Sci. Rep. 6 29679 (2016)
L. Zeng, D. T. Tran, C.-W. Tai, G. Svensson & E. Olsson
Iron Doping in Spinel NiMn2O4: Stabilization of the Mesoporous Cubic Phase and Kinetics Activation toward Highly Reversible Li+ Storage
Chem. Mater. 27 7698-7709 (2015)
Y. Ma, C. W. Tai, R. Younesi, T. Gustafsson, J. Y. Lee, K. Edstrom
Mild Deoxygenation of Aromatic Ketones and Aldehydes over Pd/C Using Polymethylhydrosiloxane as the Reducing Agent
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54 5122-5126 (2015)
A. Volkov, K. P. J. Gustafson, C. W. Tai, O. Verho, J. E. Bäckvall & H. Adolfsson
Combined Heterogeneous Metal/Chiral Amine: Multiple Relay Catalysis for Versatile Eco‐Friendly Synthesis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53 3447-3451 (2014)
L. Deiana, Y. Jiang, C. Palo‐Nieto, S. Afewerki, C. A. Incerti‐Pradillos, O. Verho, C.-W. Tai, E. V. Johnston & A. Córdova
Formation of nitrogen-doped graphene nanoscrolls by adsorption of magnetic γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles
Nat. Commun. 4 2319 (2013)
T. Sharifi, E. Gracia-Espino, H. R. Barzegar, X. Jia, F. Nitze, G. Hu, P. Nordblad, C. W. Tai & T. Wågberg
Anomalous Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticles Arising from Defect Structures: Topotaxial Oxidation of Fe1–xO|Fe3−δO4 Core|Shell Nanocubes to Single-Phase Particles
ACS Nano 7 7132-7144 (2013)
E. Wetterskog, C. W. Tai, J. Grins, L. Bergström & G. Salazar-Alvarez
Co‐immobilization of an Enzyme and a Metal into the Compartments of Mesoporous Silica for Cooperative Tandem Catalysis: An Artificial Metalloenzyme
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52 14256-14260 (2013)
K. Engström, E. V. Johnston, O. Verho, K. P. J. Gustafson, M. Shakeri, C. W. Tai & J. E. Bäckvall
Before 2009:
Anisotropic magnetotransport at the SrTiO3/LaAlO3 interface
Phys. Rev. B 80 140403 (2009)
M Ben Shalom, C. W. Tai, Y. Lereah, M. Sachs, E. Levy, D. Rakhmilevitch, A. Palevski & Y. Dagan
Ferroelectric Domain Morphology Evolution and Octahedral Tilting in Lead‐Free (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3–(Bi1/2K1/2)TiO3–(Bi1/2Li1/2)TiO3–BaTiO3 Ceramics at Different Temperatures
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 91 3335–3341 (2008)
C. W. Tai, S. H. Choy, H. L. W. Chan
Relationship between dielectric properties and structural long-range order in (x)Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3:(1−x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 relaxor ceramics
Acta Mater. 54 5631–5640 (2006)
C. W. Tai, & K. Z. Baba-Kishi
Characterization of the Structural, Optical, and Dielectric Properties of Oxynitride Perovskites AMO2N (A = Ba, Sr, Ca; M = Ta, Nb)
Chem. Mater. 16 1267-1276 (2015)
Y. I. Kim, P. M. Woodward, K. Z. Baba-Kishi & C. W. Tai
Influence of short-range and long-range order on the evolution of the morphotropic phase boundary in Pb(Zr1−xTix)O3
Phys. Rev. B 70 184123 (2004)
A. M. Glazer, P. A. Thomas, K. Z. Baba-Kishi, G. K. H. Pang & C. W. Tai
Minority game with arbitrary cutoffs
Physica A 269 493–502 (1999)
N. F. Johnson, P. M. Hui, D. Zheng & C.-W. Tai