Narrative CV

Dr. Shih-Yen Lin obtained his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University at 2001. His current research focuses on the growth of 2D materials and their applications in electrical and optical devices.

Dr. Lin has collaborated with TSMC on the electronic device application of 2D materials for over 10 years. He has published over 150 journal papers and owns 15 US patents.

Dr. Lin is now adjunct professors at NTU, NCKU, NDHU, NCNU and NTTU. He has supervised over 50 master students and 11 PhD students from these universities. Besides his personal awards, his students have obtained over 30 awards with time. Dr. Lin has led a research team and earned Future Tech Award 2024.

Dr. Lin's research direction will still be focused on application-driven researches in the future.

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (2001)

Positions and Career

• Research Fellow, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica (2016.5-)
• Adjunct Professor, GIEE, National Taiwan University (2016.8-)
• Adjunct Professor, DoEE, National Cheng Kung University (2017.2-)
• Adjunct Professor, DMSE, National Dong Hwa University (2016.8-)
• Adjunct Professor, DOAS, National Taitung University (2020.2~now)
• Adjunct Professor, AMOE, National Chi Nan University (2025.2~now)
• Associate Research Fellow, RCAS, Academia Sinica (2011.9~2016.5)
• Assistant Research Fellow, RCAS, Academia Sinica (2006.10~2011.8)
• Engineer and PI, Industrial Technology Research Institute (2003.2~2006.10)
• RD deputy manager, LandMark Optoelectronics Corp. (2001,6~2003.1)

Honors and Awards

• Research Scholarship award from Wen-Yuan Pan Foundation (2005)
• Outstanding young engineer (2011, Chinese Institute of Engineers, Taiwan)
• IEEE senior Member, 2012.8
• Outstanding Young Scholar Research Project, NSC (2013.8-2016.7)
• Future Tech Award 2024

Selected Publications

• Shih-Yen Lin*, Wei-Hsun Lin, Chi-Che Tseng, Kuang-Ping Chao, and Shu-Cheng Mai, “Voltage-Tunable Two-Color Quantum-Dot Infrared Photodetectors”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 123504, September 2009.
• Shih-Yen Lin*, Chi-Che Tseng, Wei-Hsun Lin, Shu-Cheng Mai, Shung-Yi Wu, Shu-Han Chen and Jen-Inn Chyi, “Room-Temperature Operation Type-II GaSb/GaAs Quantum-Dot Infrared Light-Emitting Diode”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 96, pp. 123503, March 2010.
• Wei-Hsun Lin, Kai-Wei Wang, Shu-Wei Chang, Min-Hsiung Shih and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Type-II GaSb/GaAs Coupled Quantum Rings: Room-Temperature Luminescence Enhancement and Recombination Lifetime Elongation for Device Applications”, Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 101, no. 3, pp. 031906, July 2012.
• Meng-Yu Lin, Wei-Ching Guo, Meng-Hsun Wu, Pro-Yao Wang, Te- Huan Liu, Chun-Wei Pao, Chien-Cheng Chang, Si-Chen Lee and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Low-temperature grown graphene films by using molecular beam epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 101, no. 22, pp. 221911, November 2012.
• Meng-Yu Lin, Chung-En Chang, Cheng-Hung Wang, Chen-Fung Su, Chi Chen, Si-Chen Lee, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Toward Epitaxially Grown Two-Dimensional Crystal Hetero-Structures: Single and Double MoS2/ Graphene Hetero-Structures by Chemical Vapor Depositions”, Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 105, no. 7, pp. 073501, August 2014.
• Chong-Rong Wu, Xiang-Rui Chang, Tung-Wei Chu, Hsuan-An Chen, Chao-Hsin Wu, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Establishment of 2D Crystal Heterostructures by Sulfurization of Sequential Transition Metal Depositions: Preparation, Characterization, and Selective Growth”, Nano Lett., vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 7093-7097, November 2016.
• Kuan-Chao Chen, Tung-Wei Chu, Chong-Rong Wu, Si-Chen Lee and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Atomic Layer Etchings of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Post Healing Procedures: Equivalent Selective Etching of 2D Crystal Hetero-structures”, 2D Materials, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 034001, June 2017.
• Hsuan-An Chen, Hsuan-Yu Chen, Wei-Chan Chen, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Type-II Superlattice Infrared Photodetectors with Graphene Transparent Electrodes”, IEEE Photonics Technology Lett., vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 1691 – 1694, October 2017.
• Hsuan-An Chen, Hsu Sun, Chong-Rong Wu, Yu-Xuan Wang, Po- Hsiang Lee, Chun-Wei Pao, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Single-Crystal Antimonene Films Prepared by Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Selective Growth and Contact Resistance Reduction of the 2D Material Heterostructure”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 17, pp. 15058-15064, May 2018.
• Po-Cheng Tsai, Chun-Wei Huang, Shoou-Jinn Chang, Shu-Wei Chang*, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Charge Storage of Isolated Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide in Epitaxially Grown MoS2/Graphene Heterostructures for Memory Device Applications”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, vol. 13, no. 38, pp. 45864-45869, September 2021.
• Che-Jia Chang, Bo-Hao Chen, Tzu-Hsuan Chang, Shoou-Jinn Chang, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors Bearing All-2D-Material Interfaces: Device Performance Optimization and Influences of Interfaces and Passivation Layers”, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., vol. 5, issue 11, pp. 6384-6391, Nov. 2023.

• Shih-Yen Lin*, Wei-Hsun Lin, Chi-Che Tseng, Kuang-Ping Chao, and Shu-Cheng Mai, “Voltage-Tunable Two-Color Quantum-Dot Infrared Photodetectors”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 95, no. 12, pp. 123504, September 2009.
• Wei-Hsun Lin, Kai-Wei Wang, Shu-Wei Chang, Min-Hsiung Shih and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Type-II GaSb/GaAs Coupled Quantum Rings: Room-Temperature Luminescence Enhancement and Recombination Lifetime Elongation for Device Applications”, Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 101, no. 3, pp. 031906, July 2012.
• Meng-Yu Lin, Wei-Ching Guo, Meng-Hsun Wu, Pro-Yao Wang, Te-Huan Liu, Chun-Wei Pao, Chien-Cheng Chang, Si-Chen Lee and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Low-temperature grown graphene films by using molecular beam epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 101, no. 22, pp. 221911, November 2012.
• Chong-Rong Wu, Xiang-Rui Chang, Tung-Wei Chu, Hsuan-An Chen, Chao-Hsin Wu, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Establishment of 2D Crystal Heterostructures by Sulfurization of Sequential Transition Metal Depositions: Preparation, Characterization, and Selective Growth”, Nano Lett., vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 7093-7097, November 2016.
• Hsuan-An Chen, Hsu Sun, Chong-Rong Wu, Yu-Xuan Wang, Po-Hsiang Lee, Chun-Wei Pao, and Shih-Yen Lin*, “Single-Crystal Antimonene Films Prepared by Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Selective Growth and Contact Resistance Reduction of the 2D Material Heterostructure”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 17, pp. 15058-15064, May 2018.