Narrative CV

Dr. Mu-Huai Fang is currently an Assistant Research Fellow at the Research Center for Applied Science, Academia Sinica. His research interests focus on material design for applications in solid-state batteries, short-wave infrared photodetectors, and infrared light-emitting diodes.

He developed a “Supersaturation-Driven Co-Precipitation” synthesis of halide solid-state electrolytes for solid-state batteries. This method has the potential to simultaneously achieve "chemical composition tuning" and "large-scale production", which not only focus on the academic research level but also consider stable mass production in the actual industrialization process. Besides, he collaborated with Dr. Shih-Yen Lin from the Research Center for Applied Science, Academia Sinica, to develop a graphene field-effect transistor based on quantum dot engineering. This device does not require cooling and can sense the 900–1700 nm infrared light at room temperature, with a detectivity of ~10¹² Hz^1/2 W^-1. He also collaborated with Prof. Man-kit Leung from the Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, to develop a sustainable quantum dot–vitrimer nanocomposite for light-emitting diodes. This composite can be recycled mechanically and chemically, separating cadmium elements by >99.9% without destroying the structure and optical properties of cadmium-containing quantum dots. The recycled polymers and quantum dots can be reused to achieve sustainable recycling.

His future research aims to strengthen the liquid synthesis method of halide solid-state electrolytes and prove that this method can achieve "chemical composition tuning" and "large-scale production". He will also improve the performance and chemical stability of quantum dot short-wave infrared photodetector through cross-disciplinary collaboration, and apply the above academic research to real life.

Education

• B.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University (NTU) (2014)
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University (NTU) (2018)

Positions and Career

• Assistant Research Fellow, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (2021~present)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (2019~2021)

Honors and Awards

• 2023 Career Development Award, Academia Sinica
• 2019 Scholarship for Postdoctoral Fellow, National Science and Technology Council
• 2018 Outstanding Award, Chinese Chemical Society
• 2018 Yan's Award of Thesis, National Taiwan University
• 2018 Dean's Prize, College of Science, National Taiwan University
• 2017 Excellent Conference Report Award, Rare-Earth Luminescent Materials Symposium

Selected Publications

• Ali, S. S. S.; Khan, S. A.; Tsai, Y.-T.; Lee, C.-H.; Song, Y.-F.; Yin, G.-C.; Chang, C.-K.; Chuang, Y.-C.; Huang, S.-J.; Pao, C.-W.; Chen, T.-Y.; Fang, M.-H.* Supersaturation-Driven Co-Precipitation Enables Scalable Wet-Chemical Synthesis of High-Purity Na₃InCl₆ Solid Electrolyte for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Small 2025, 21, e09165.
• Bilo, J. A. V.; Chang, C.-K.; Chuang, Y.-C.; Fang, M.-H.* Coprecipitation Strategy for Halide-Based Solid-State Electrolytes and Atmospheric-Dependent In Situ Analysis. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 27394–27399.
• Jhang, A.-T.; Tsai, P.-C.; Tsai, Y.-T.; Lin, S.-Y.*; Fang, M.-H.* Quantum-Dots-in-Double-Perovskite for High-Gain Short-Wave Infrared Photodetector. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2024, 12, 240152.
• Huang, P.-Y.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Tsai, P.-C.; Chung, R.-J.; Tsai, Y.-T.; Leung, M.-k.; Lin, S.-Y.*; Fang, M.-H.* Interfacial Engineering of Quantum Dots–Metal-Organic Framework Composite Toward Efficient Charge Transport for a Short-Wave Infrared Photodetector. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2024, 12, 2302062.
• Tsai, Y.-T.; Leśniewski, T.; Majewska, N.; Kamiński, M.; Barzowska, J.; Liu, E.-P.; Chen, W.-T.; Mahlik, S.*; Fang, M.-H.* Pressure/Temperature-Assisted Crystallographic Engineering–A Strategy for Developing the Infrared Phosphors. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 490, 151596.