News

June 2007

The Omicron Nanotechnology Medal and Prize (Nanotechnology Physics Research) 2007

Asst/Prof Jeroen A van Kan received the Omicron Nanotechnology Medal and Prize (Nanotechnology Physics Research) 2007. This award is conferred to an individual or team for significant contributions to physics research which has applications in nanotechnology and is recognized internationally. Asst/Prof Jeroen A van Kan contributed profoundly in the fields of nanolithography, nano-imprinting, nanoscience and technology, molecular electronics and devices. He is a member in the Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA) which makes use advanced high energy (MeV) ion beam techniques in a wide range of research works and applications.

Omicron Nanotechnology medal and prize 2007 handout ceremony by Professor Claude COHEN - TANNOUDJI Nobel Laureate in Physics to Asst/prof Jeroen A van Kan

May 2007

Congratulations to Dr Teo Ee Jin for receiving the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for 2007 [pdf]

April 2007

Dr Teo Ee Jin wins first prize in the "Science as Art" competition at the 2007 Spring MRS meeting held in San Francisco April 9-13

1st Place Winner Ancient of Days” from classical art to quantum art
A 500x500 μm photoluminescence image of “Ancient of Days” was created in porous silicon using focused helium beam writing and subsequent electrochemical etching in hydrofluoric acid. Due to quantum confinement effect, visible light emission is observed from the nanosized silicon skeleton left behind after etching. It is found that pre-irradiation with a helium beam is able to change the local resistivity of the silicon and the emission wavelength of the porous silicon formed. The higher the dose of the beam, the redder the photoluminescence wavelength becomes. Here, we see that the figure of the man is depicted in orange and his face and masculinity is highlighted by the black outline created using high dose irradiation. His left hand reaches out for a pair of compass that is rested on a red sphere, surrounded with a yellowish orange aura. Using the high resolution capability of focused ion beam writing, we are able to transform William Blake’s piece of classical art into an image consisting of finely tuned nanocrystals, which we call “quantum art”.

Credit: Ee Jin Teo, National University of Singapore
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May 2006

3D Nanostructures in Hydrogen Silsesquioxane achieved by Proton Beam Writing

Article in "Research/Researchers" section of the MRS Bulletin Vol 31 May 2006 [pdf]







October 2005

Proton beam Writing included in the Japanese Technology Roadmap

Roadmap [pdf] (in Japanese)



August 2005

Associate Professor Mark Breese awarded the IPS World Scientific Research Medal and Prize:

This award will be presented annually from 2005 onwards to an outstanding physics researcher in Singapore for significant contributions to pure and applied physics research that are recognized internationally. Associate Professor Breese has redefined how planar channeled ion trajectories interact with lattice defects in a new conceptual framework. His ion channeling microscopy over the last 10 years have opened up many new areas of research.



August 2004

Micro Stonehenge captures attention

Streats newspaper article on silicon micromachining

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July 2004

Writing Structures in Silicon

CIBA APL paper highlighted in the Research News section of the July/August 2004 issue of Materials Today. [pdf]



March 2004


Proton beam writes erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers

CIBA APL paper highlighted in newsflash section of Laser Focus World Volume 40 Issue 3 March 2004. [pdf]





September 2003

Accelerating Lithography

CIBA APL paper makes it to editors choice in Science Magazine September 5th 2003 - [pdf]