Ming-Fa Lin

Ming-Fa Lin (Taiwanese Mandarin: 林 明發, Taiwanese Hokkien: Lîm Bîng-Huat; (1962-07-02)July 2, 1962 – August 14, 2023)^[1][2] was a Taiwanese theoretical physicist. He was a distinguished professor in the Department of Physics of National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. His main scientific interests focus on the essential properties of carbon-related materials and low-dimensional systems. He presided over more than 10 Ministry of Science and Technology research projects. He published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and over 10 academic books. His research principles include innovation, uniqueness, diversity, completeness, and generalization.^[3]

Ming-Fa Lin
林 明發
Born	(1962-07-02)July 2, 1962 Tainan County, Taiwan
Died	August 14, 2023(2023-08-14) (aged 61) Tainan City, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Education	National Cheng Kung University (BS) National Tsing Hua University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics
Institutions	National Cheng Kung University
Thesis	Many-Body Effects in Graphite Intercalation Compounds and Graphene Tubules (1993)
Doctoral advisor	Kenneth Wen-Kai Shung

Education and career

He received a B.S. degree in physics from National Cheng Kung University in 1984. Later he received the M.S.,^[4] and Ph.D. degrees in physics from National Tsing Hua University (Hsinchu, Taiwan) in 1986 and 1993, respectively.^[5][6]

As a postdoctoral fellow in physics from the National Tsing-Hua University, he stayed until 1995. After three years in the National Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu, Taiwan), 1995–1997, he became a professor in the National Cheng Kung University. M. F. Lin was a member of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, Physical Society of Taiwan,^[7] and Taiwan Association of University Professors.^[8]

Professional experience

• 1986.08 - 1987.07: Lecturer of Physics Teaching and Research Center, Feng Chia University^[9]
• 1993.08 - 1995.07: Postdoctoral fellow of Physics, National Tsing Hua University^[9]
• 1995.08 - 1997.07: Postdoctoral fellow of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University^[10]
• 1997.08 - 1998.07: Assistant Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University
• 1998.08 - 2001.07: Associate Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University
• 2001.08 - 2006.07: Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University
• 2006.08 - 2023.08: Distinguished Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University

Research fields

Professor Lin has performed research in the fields of solid-state physics, condensed matter physics, materials science, nano science, carbon nanotube, graphene, graphene nanoribbon, carbon-related materials, low-dimensional materials, semiconductor, and energy materials.

Honors and awards

• 1997.08 - 1998.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan^[11]
• 1998.08 - 1999.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan^[12]
• 1999.08 - 2000.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan^[13][14]
• 2000.08 - 2001.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan^[15]
• 2023.10: Career-long top 2% of the world's top scientists in 2022, Elsevier Data Repository^[16][17]

Research highlights

Optical properties of graphene nanoribbons

Main article: Graphene nanoribbon § Optical properties

Absorption spectra of monolayer graphene nanoribbons with ${\displaystyle N_{y}=72}$
(a) The zigzag graphene nanoribbons possess an optical selection rule of ${\displaystyle \Delta J=odd}$. (b) The armchair graphene nanoribbons possess an optical selection rule of ${\displaystyle \Delta J=0}$.^{[18][7][19][20]}

In 2000, Lin cooperated with Shyu to calculate the optical properties of graphene nanoribbons numerically.^[21][7] The different selection rules for optical transitions in zigzag and armchair graphene nanoribbons were first reported. In 2007, these results were supplemented by a comparative study of zigzag graphene nanoribbons with single-wall armchair carbon nanotubes by Hsu and Reichl.^[22] In 2011, Lin conducted Chung et al. to analyze and report the edge-dependent optical selection rules analytically.^[18][7][19] In the meantime, Sasaki et al. also reported their theoretical prediction as a confirmation.^[20]

The selection rule in zigzag graphene nanoribbons differs from that in armchair graphene nanoribbons. Optical transitions between the edge and bulk states enrich the low-energy region absorption spectrum (${\displaystyle <}$ 3 eV) with high-intensity absorption peaks. Analytical derivation of the numerically obtained selection rules was presented in 2011.^{[18][7][19][20]} The selection rule for the incident light polarized longitudinally to the zigzag nanoribbon axis is that ${\displaystyle |\Delta J|=|J^{c}-J^{v}|=odd}$, where ${\displaystyle J^{c}}$ and ${\displaystyle J^{v}}$ are index number for the conduction and valence energy subbands, respectively. For armchair graphene nanoribbons, the selection rule is ${\displaystyle \Delta J=J^{c}-J^{v}=0}$.^{[18][7][19][20]}

Research projects

PI

1. 1997.11 - 1998.07: Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (I)^[23]
2. 1998.08 - 1999.07: Physical Properties of Carbon Toroids (I)^[24]
3. 1999.08 - 2000.07: Physical Properties of Carbon Toroids and Carbon Nanotubes (III)^[25]
4. 2000.08 - 2001.07: Physical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems and Two-Dimensional Modulated Electronic Systems (I)^[26]
5. 2001.08 - 2002.07: Physical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems and Two-Dimensional Modulated Electronic Systems (II)^[27]
6. 2002.08 - 2003.07: Physical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems and Two-Dimensional Modulated Electronic Systems (III)^[28]
7. 2003.08 - 2004.07: Many-Body Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (I)^[29]
8. 2004.08 - 2005.07: Many-Body Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (II)^[30]
9. 2005.08 - 2006.07: Many-Body Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (III)^[31]
10. 2006.08 - 2007.07: Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Carbon-Related Systems (I)^[32]
11. 2008.08 - 2009.07: Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Carbon-Related Systems (II)^[33]
12. 2007.08 - 2008.07: Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Carbon-Related Systems (III)^[34]
13. 2009.08 - 2010.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (I)^[35]
14. 2010.08 - 2011.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (II)^[36]
15. 2011.08 - 2012.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (III)^[37]
16. 2012.08 - 2013.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (IV)^[38]
17. 2013.08 - 2014.07: Physical Properties of Graphene Systems (I)^[39]
18. 2014.08 - 2015.07: Physical Properties of Graphene Systems (II)^[40]
19. 2015.08 - 2016.07: Physical Properties of Graphene Systems (III)^[41]
20. 2016.08 - 2017.07: Essential Properties of IV-Group 2D Systems (I)^[42]
21. 2017.08 - 2018.07: Essential Properties of IV-Group 2D Systems (II)^[43]
22. 2018.08 - 2019.07: Essential Properties of IV-Group 2D Systems (III)^[44]
23. 2019.08 - 2020.07: Theoretical Frameworks for Essential Properties of Layered Systems (I)^[45]
24. 2020.08 - 2021.07: Theoretical Frameworks for Essential Properties of Layered Systems (II)^[46]
25. 2021.08 - 2022.07: Theoretical Frameworks for Essential Properties of Layered Systems (III)^[47]
26. 2022.08 - 2023.07: The Basic Science under the Quasi-Particle Framework (I)^[48]
27. 2023.08 - 2024.07: The Basic Science under the Quasi-Particle Framework (II)^[49]

Co-PI

1. 2014.08 - 2015.07: MBE Growth, Electronic, Spintronic and Optical Studies on Topological Insulator Films and Advanced Applications (I)^[50]
2. 2015.08 - 2016.07: MBE Growth, Electronic, Spintronic and Optical Studies on Topological Insulator Films and Advanced Applications (II)^[51]
3. 2016.08 - 2017.07: MBE Growth, Electronic, Spintronic and Optical Studies on Topological Insulator Films and Advanced Applications (III)^[52]

Selected publications

More than 300 peer-reviewed articles are published and listed in abstract and citation databases.

1. Ming-Fa Lin's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
2. Ming-Fa Lin publications indexed by Google Scholar

The selected publications are listed.

Books

1. Optical Properties of Graphene in Magnetic and Electric Fields^[53]
2. Theory of Magnetoelectric Properties of 2D Systems^[54]
3. Structure- and Adatom-Enriched Essential Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons^[55]
4. Handbook of Green Energy Materials^[56]
5. Coulomb Excitations and Decays in Graphene-Related Systems^[57]
6. Diverse Quantization Phenomena in Layered Materials^[58]
7. Geometric and Electronic Properties of Graphene-Related Systems: Chemical Bonding Schemes^[59]
8. Silicene-Based Layered Materials^[60]
9. Electronic and Optical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems^[61]
10. Lithium-Ion Batteries and Solar Cells: Physical, Chemical, and Materials Properties^[62]
11. Rich Quasiparticle Properties of Low Dimensional Systems^[63]
12. First-Principles Calculations for Cathode, Electrolyte and Anode Battery Materials^[64]
13. Lithium-Related Batteries: Advances and Challenges^[65]
14. Diverse Quasiparticle Properties of Emerging Materials: First-Principles Simulations^[66]
15. Energy Storage and Conversion Materials: Properties, Methods, and Applications^[67]
16. Fundamental Physicochemical Properties of Germanene-related Materials: A Theoretical Perspective^[68]
17. Rich Quasiparticle Properties in Layered Graphene-Related Systems^[69]
18. Chemical Modifications of Graphene-Like Materials^[70]

Review articles

1. Magneto-electronic properties of multilayer graphenes^[71]
2. Electronic and optical properties of graphene nanoribbons in external fields^[7]