DUC HIEU NGUYEN

Master’s degree in Energy Science with nearly 5 years of experience in 2D materials science and nanofabrication. Expertise in synthesis, 2D materials exfoliation, assembling, and the state of art lithography, and optical and electrical characterization. Team player with excellent communication skills, high-quality work, driven, disciplined, and highly self-motivated.

• April 2022 – Now /Ph.D. Candidate/Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.

Research project #1: Time-resolved 2D electron optics.

• Tasks: Study and create Graphene logic circuits that operate faster than conventional devices. 
• Method: Combine using Terahertz laser and electrical measurements at different temperatures.
• Results: There is promising initial data, and there will be at least one publication when the project is finished.

Research project #2: Terahertz-induced tunneling in FG-FET

• Tasks: Study and create double layers of Graphene devices that can act like memory devices and store electrical images. 
• Method: Combine using Terahertz laser and electrical measurements simultaneously.
• Results: The project is halfway finished; we have the evidence of the memory devices.

Research project #3: Smooth straintronic.

• Tasks: Study and generate controllable strain in Graphene and other 2D materials.
• Method: Using state-of-the-art dry transfer method to assemble the materials and measure the electrical current at variable temperatures
• Results: The project has just started, but the fabrication steps are already finished. 

• Sept 2018 – Der 2022 /Master Candidate/Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.

Research project #1: Fabrication & characterization of TMDCs materials for electronic devices application.

• Tasks: Study and improve state-of-the-art transfer methods for 2D materials. 
• Method: Testing different types of polymer with different temperatures to give the highest quality of the assembling 2D materials. 
• Results: The project is finished and has been published at two conferences.

Research project #2: Synthesis & recycling of 2D materials.

• Tasks: Find an economy-friendly way to cycle 2D materials in order to make research more affordable for everyone. 
• Method: Exploration by using chemical treatment.
• Results: The project is finished and published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces journal as a co-first author in 2022

Research project #3: Enhance the performance of field-effect transistor (FET)

• Tasks: 2D materials’ molecular dopant and polymer characteristics have been developed and researched for improved functionality and durability. 
• Results: Mobility was increased by 250 times, improving FET devices’ reliability and efficiency. In 2022, as the co-first author, I reported the findings in the Applied Surface Science journal.

Research project #4: Synthesis of nanomaterials for visiting cold fusion 

• Tasks: Replicate the famous cold fusion experiment with a different approach  
• Method: Instead of using bulky electrodes for the electrochemistry fusion, we attempted to synthesize a porous electrode type and fill it with nano-particles to enhance the reaction ratio. 
• Results: The project is finished and published as my master’s thesis. 

Research project #5: Covid detection using smartphone-based.

• Tasks: During the pandemic, testing covid at first was difficult and costly; we developed an easy way with just a smartphone and a simple kit that can help people detect the contagious in a very early stage.   
• Results: The project is finished and published as a patent. 

• April 2022 – Mar 2025 /Ph. D in Physics, Nanomaterials/ Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Sept 2018 – Dec 2022 /master’s degree in Nano Energy & Biotechnology/ Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
• Oct 2017 – Aug 2018 /Research Assistant / Osaka University, Japan
• Sep 2012 – Mar 2027 /Bachelor’s degree of Talented program in Physics/ Vietnam National University – Hanoi University of Science