Education
B.Eng., Hunan University, China, 1982
Ph.D., Royal INstitute of Technology (KTH), Sweden,1992
Research Interests
Characterization of multifield coupling phenomena and funactional properties of advanced materials by using advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques;
In-situ micromechanical characterization of advanced materials;
Development of new multifrequency SPM techniques;
Data-driven image analysis for SPM techniques.
Representative Publications
[1] Q. B. Zeng, Q. C. Huang, H. L. Wang, C. W. Li, Z. Fan, D. Y. Chen, Y. Cheng, K. Y. Zeng,* Breaking the Fundamental Limitations of Nanoscale Ferroelectric Characterization: Non-contact Heterodyne Electrostrain Force Microscopy. Small Methods, 2021, 5, 2100639. 
[2] Q. B. Zeng, H. L. Wang, Z. Xiong, Q. C. Huang, W. H. Lu, K. Sun, Z. Fan, K. Y. Zeng,* Nanoscale ferroelectric characterization with heterodyne megasonic piezoresponse force microscopy. Advanced Science, 2021, 2003993. 
[3] Y. Sun, K. Y. Zeng,* Review: Characterization of Catalysts by Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy. ChemCatChem, 2020, 12, 3601-3620.
[4] Y. Liu, B. X. Yu, Z. W. Liu, D. Beck, K. Y. Zeng,* High-speed PFM and machine learning approaches for dynamic domain growth in ferroelectric materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 9944-9952.
[5] T. Li, K. Y. Zeng,* Review: Probing of local multifield coupling phenomena of advanced materials by Scanning Probe Microscopy techniques. Advanced Materials, 2018, 1803064.
[7] Sun, Z. G. Hu, D. Zhao,* K. Y. Zeng,* Mechanical properties of microcrystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) measured by bimodal Amplitude modulted-Frequency modulated Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 32202-32210. 
[8] Y. Zeng,* T. Li, T. Tian. Topic Review: In-situ study of Li-ions diffusion and deformation in Li-rich cathode materials by using Scanning Probe Microscopy techniques. J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 2017, 50, 313001. 
[9] Li, S.-W. Chang, N. Rodriguez-Florez, M. J. Buehler, S. Shefelbine,* M. Dao,* K. Y. Zeng,* Studies of chain substitution caused sub-fibril level differences in stiffness and ultrastructure of wildtype and oim/oim collagen fibers using multifrequency – AFM and molecular modelling. Biomaterials, 2016, 107, 15-22. 
[10] Zhu, L. Lu, K.Y.Zeng, Nanoscale mapping of Lithium-ion diffusion in a cathode within an all-solid-state Lithium-ion battery by advanced scanning probe microscopy techniques. ACS Nano, 7 (2), 1666-1675, 2013. 

NUS Webpage

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