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WONG King Young
Associate Professor

Education:

• PhD, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 1986
• BSc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1980

Position:

• Associate Professor (1993-now), Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Research scientist (1989-1993), Enichem America Inc., USA
• Postdoctoral research fellow (1986-1989), Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Research Interests:

• Nonlinear Optics
• Organic optoelectronics

External Research Grants:

• RGC earmark grant(2007): Polymeric light-emitting devices with dual emissive and reflective display modes
• RGC Earmarked Grant (2004): De-doping of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) in polymeric electroluminescence devices by indium diffusion and its prevention using self-assembly monolayers
• Innovation Technology Fund (2002): Technology and materials innovations in using electrically luminous plastics in the display industry

Selected Recent Publications:

• X.Y. Deng and K.Y. Wong, "polymeric memory device with dual electrical and optical reading modes", Optical Engineering 50, 044003 (2011).
• X.Y. Deng, J. Yu and K.Y. Wong, "Effects of ultraviolet and heat treatment on the performance of photovoltaic cells with vinyl-based conjugated polymers", Synthetic Metals 161, 203-207 (2011).
• M.D. Wang, Q. Tang, J. An, F.Y. Xie, J.A. Chen, S.Z. Zheng, K.Y. Wong, Q.A. Miao and J.B. Xu, "Performance and Stability Improvement of P3HT:PCBM-Based Solar Cells by Thermally Evaporated Chromium Oxide (CrOx) Interfacial Layer", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2, 2699-2702 (2010).
• L.H. Xie, X.Y. Deng, L. Chen, S.F. Chen, R.R. Liu, X.Y. Hou, K.Y. Wong, Q.D. Ling and W. Huang, "A pi-Stacked and Conjugated Hybrid Based on Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Postfunctionalized with Terfluorene for Stable Deep-Blue Hole-Transporting Materials", Journal of Polymer Science 47, 5221-5229 (2009).
• X.Y. Deng and K.Y. Wong, "Cross-linked Conjugated Polymers for Achieving Patterned Three-Color and Blue Polymer Light-emitting Diodes with Multi-layer structures". Macromolecular Rapid Communications 30, 1570-1576 (2009).
• D.F. Dou, X.C. Ma, L. Xi, H.L. Yip, K.Y. Wong, W.M. Lau, X.L. Fan, J.F. Jia, Q.K. Xue, W.S. Tang, H. Ma and A.K.Y. Jen, "Stability and Flexibility of Self-Assembled Monolayers of Thiols Consisting of a Horizontal Large π-System and a Vertical Spacer", Journal of Physics 20, 315012 (2008).
• Y. Yang, C. Ye, W.H. Ni, K.Y. Wong, M.Q. Wang, D. Lo and G.D. Qian, "Amplified Spontaneous Emission from an Infrared Dye Doped Zirconia-organically Modified Silicate Thin Film Waveguides", Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 44, 53-57 (2007).
• W.M. Lau, Z. Zheng, Y.H. Wang, Y. Luo, L. Xi, K.W. Wong and K.Y. Wong, "Cross-Linking Organic Semiconducting Molecules by Preferential C-H Cleavage via "Chemistry With a Tiny Hammer"", Canadian Journal of Chemistry 85, 859-865 (2007).
• J. Wang and K.Y. Wong, "Polarization Characteristics of a Light-emitting Polymer Microring Laser", Applied Physics B 87, 685 (2007).
• C. Ye and K. Y. Wong, "Distributed feedback sol-gel zirconia waveguide lasers based on surface relief gratings", Optics Express 15, 936 (2007).
• X.Y. Deng, K.Y. Wong and M.Q. Mo, "Three-color polymeric light-emitting devices using selective photo-oxidation of multilayered conjugated polymers", Applied Physics Letters 90, 063505 (2007).
• C.W. To and K.Y. Wong, "Comparative studies of molecular reorientations in thermal-assisted and photo-assisted electric-field poled nonlinear optical polymers", Journal of Applied Physics 100, 073505 (2006).
• X.J. Wang and K.Y. Wong, "Effects of a base coating used for electropolymerization of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) on indium tin oxide electrode", Thin Solid Films 515, 1573 (2006).
• X.Y. Deng, M.K. Ho and K.Y. Wong, "Top-emitting polymer light-emitting diodes with environmentally stable cathodes", Journal of Applied Physics 99, 16103 (2006).
• J. Yu, Z. Zheng, H.C. Ong, K.Y. Wong, S. Matsumoto and W.M. Lau, "Thermal stability of cubic boron nitride films deposited by chemical vapor deposition", Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 21073 (2006).
• J. Yu, H.C. Ong, K.Y. Wong, W.M. Lau and S. Matsumoto, "Morphology dependence of cathodoluminescence from cubic boron nitride films deposited by chemical vapor deposition", Journal of Applied Physics 99, 124915 (2006).
• R.F. Dou, X.C. Ma, L. Xi, H.L. Yip, K.Y. Wong, W.M. Lau, J.F. Jia, Q.K. Xue, W.S. Yang, H. Ma and A.K.Y. Jen, "Self-assembled monolayers of aromatic Thiols stabilized by parallel-displaced pi-pi stacking interactions", Langmuir 22, 3049 (2006).

Office:	Room 345, 3/F, Science Centre North Block
Phone:	(852) 39436161
E-mail:	kywong@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

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