Researcher

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Functional Materials, Chemical Characterisation of Materials, Nanomaterials

Biography

2018 - present

XRD Technical Officer, UNSW Sydney

2015 - 2018

Research Scientist, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Japan

2014 - 2015

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney

2014

PhD in Material Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney

 

 


My Grants

2014

FOCUS Beamline Research Grant, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2013

FOCUS Beamline Research Grant, Paul...view more

2018 - present

XRD Technical Officer, UNSW Sydney

2015 - 2018

Research Scientist, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Japan

2014 - 2015

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney

2014

PhD in Material Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney

 

 


My Grants

2014

FOCUS Beamline Research Grant, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2013

FOCUS Beamline Research Grant, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2011

Powder Diffraction Beamline Research Grant, Australian Synchrotron, Australia

2010

Echidna Powder Diffraction Beamline Research Grant, ANSTO, Australia

 


My Qualifications

2014

PhD   in Materials Science and Engineering from UNSW, Australia

 


My Research Activities

Research Interests

      Development of nanomaterials, flexible 2D and hybrid materials, and smart devices for thermoelectric energy conversion.

Research Highlights
  1. R. Tian*, Y. Liu, K. Koumoto, J. Chen*, “Body heat powers future electronic skins”, Joule, in press, DOI:org/10.1016/j.joule.2019.03.01, 2019.
  2. R. Tian, C. Wan, N. Hayashi, T. Aoai, K. Koumoto, “Wearable and flexible thermoelectrics for energy harvesting”, MRS Bulletin, invited article, 43, 193-198, 2018.
  3. R. Tian, C. Wan, Y. Wang, Q. Wei, T. Ishida, A. Yamamoto, A. Tsuruta, W. Shin, S. Li, K. Koumoto, “A solution-processed TiS2/organic hybrid superlattice film towards flexible thermoelectric devices”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017 hot paper & inside cover, 5, 564-570, 2017.
  4. C. Wan, R. Tian, M. Kondo, R. Yang, P. Zong, K. Koumoto, “Ultrahigh thermoelectric power factor in n-type flexible hybrid inorganic-organic superlattice”, Nature Commun., 8, 1024, 2017.
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Location

G65, XRD Lab, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre,
Chemical Sciences Building (F10)
UNSW

Contact

02 93854524