Biography

Prof. Guo Hang’s teaching activities at XMUM campus include Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, and Engineering Physics. His teaching courses in the XMU main campus are Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Microelectronic Circuits and Devices, Fundamental of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), Micro-Nano Fabrication Technologies, Semiconductor Physics, and Microelectronics/Semiconductor Fabrication Technology, for both undergraduate and graduate students. He has advised more than 80 graduate students, including doctoral and master students. Prof. Guo Hang’s research involves not only the traditional electrical engineering fields but also the cross-disciplinary problems that are extremely interesting and challenging from an academic perspective and fundamentally important from a societal perspective. Microelectronics, circuit and control, applied electromagnetics, acoustics and piezoelectric technologies, are challengeable and involve the fundamentals in traditional electrical engineering, while MEMS, micro sensors and actuators, micro lithium battery, micro power technologies and integrated micro-nano systems, in close combination with micro-nano materials, are highly inter-disciplinary and challenging in the frontier of modern or emerging science and technology. Students and young investigators with backgrounds in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, materials and biology are attracted to join in his research team. He has been in charge of more than 10 research projects that are supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Ministry of Education of China, and other technology institutions and enterprises, leading to more than 100 publications, with half of them published in international leading academic journals. Collaborations with enterprises and national technology institutions are being made to transfer the leading innovative technologies developed by his research team into the industrialized products that benefits people and society.

Research Interest

• Micro sensors, MEMS (Micrelectromechanical Systems), micro-nano fabrication technologies and techniques, thin film materials and integrated microdevices;

• Micro-nano energy/power materials and devices, including thin film lithium/sodium-ion micro-batteries, nuclear micro-batteries, and micro fuel cells;

• Microsensors combined with AI/intelligence for Robotics and New Energy Vehicles 

• Electronic ceramic materials for sensors and actuators, piezoelectric materials for microsensors and ultrasonics

• Electromagnetic field numerical analysis for electrical machine and permanent magnet systems

• Analysis and design of microwave circuit and devices

Educational Background

• PhD (Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (2002)
• MSc (New Technologies in Electrical Engineering), Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (1993) 
• BSc (Electrical Power and Automation Engineering), Department of Electrical Power and Automation Engineering, Tianjin University, China (1987)

Professional Bodies

• Council Member, Sensor Division of China Instrumentation and Control Society 
• Council Member, Components and Manufacturing Processes Division of China Instrumentation and Control Society 
• Senior Member, Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology
• Senior Member, China Electrotechnical Society

Working Experience

• 2026, Sept.- Now, Professor, SAIR, Xiamen University Malaysia

• 2026, Sept.- Now, Professor, College of Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering, Xiamen University

• 2020, March- 2021, Aug., Professor, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia

• 2011- Now, Professor, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University

• 2010 -2011, Professor and Vice Director, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University

• 2007-2010, Professor and Vice Director, Pen-Tung Sah MEMS Research Centre, Xiamen University

• 2005-2007, Associate Professor, Pen-Tung Sah MEMS Research Centre, Xiamen University

• 2002-2005, Postdoc, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University

• 1993-1996, Research Assistant Professor and Deputy Research Group Leader, Division of Electrical Machine, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 1987-1990, Engineer, Division of New and Renewable Energy, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

Research Grants

• National key project on high capacity thin-film lithium-ion micro-battery supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China

• National key project on solid state lithium-ion battery supported by National Science Foundation of China

• Key project on piezoelectric micro-accelerometer supported by Fujian Province of China

• Project on micro thermal sensors supported by enterprises 

• Project on nuclear microbattery supported by the Aeronautics and Aerospace Foundation of China

• Project on mems-based high-T pressure sensor for aerospace applications supported by enterprises

• Project on mems-based accelerometers supported by Xiamen City of China

• Project on wireless powered implanted microdevices supported by National Science Foundation of China

• National 863 high-tech plan on developing micropower for implanted microdevices supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China 

• Project on mems-based nuclear microbattery supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China 

• Project on micro power generation technologies supported by New Century Talent Plan of Ministry of Education of China

• Project on micro-IR detector supported by enterprises 

• Project on tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) supported by enterprises

• Project on mems-based pressure sensor supported by Xiamen City of China

Publications

• Tu Lan, Zeyu Cui, Junyi Tian, Xinyue Shi, Huiqian Yang, Changming Dai, Zhiwei Ju, Xiantong Wang, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, Interfacial anchoring by a titanium adhesion layer for high-performance silicon thin-film anodes, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1062:187579

• Tu Lan, Jinxia Zhou, Tianzheng Xie, Kai Huang, Suichang Ong, Huili Yang, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Han Zhang, Xuanrui Guo, Linyi Wan, Ying Zhang *, Hang Guo*, PVA-assisted spray deposited porous Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin film as high-rate and long-cycle anode for lithium-ion thin-film batteries, Journal of Colloids and Interface Sciences, 2024, 676:1

• Kai Huang, Tianzheng Xie, Huili Yang, Jinxia Zhou, Tu Lan, Suichang Ong, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Hang Guo*, Ying Zhang*, Plasma-assisted sputter Li₃PO₄ coating on NCM955 cathodes enhancing high-temperature cycling performances, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024,976:173232

• Suichang Ong, Huili Yang, Tu Lan, Kai Huang, Tianzheng Xie, Jinxia Zhou, Yuan Cheng, Hang Guo*, Ying Zhang*, Improved electrochemical performance of high voltage LiCoO₂ with Al doping and ZrO₂ coating, International Journal of Electrochemical Science 2024,19:100437 

• Hao R, Hu S, Zhang H, Zhang Yi, Guo H*, Yang H*, Mechanical stimulation on a microfluidic device to highly enhance small extracellular vesicle secretion of mesenchymal stem cells, Materials Today Bio, 2023, 18: 100527 

• Kai Huang, Huili Yang, Tianzheng Xie, Jinxia Zhou, Tu Lan, Suichang Ong, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Linyi Wan, Hang Guo*, Ying Zhang*, Li₄Ti₅O₁₂-TiO₂ composite coating layer enabling LiN_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂ electrodes with superior cycling performance, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2023, 951: 117923.

• Kai Huang, Jinxia Zhou, Huili Yang, Tianzheng Xie, Tu Lan, Suichang Ong, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Hang Guo *, Ying Zhang*, TiO₂-LiF composite coating for improving NCM622 cathode cycling stability: one-step construction, RSC Advances, 2023, 13: 33905

• Yanli Chen, Jiaqi Ma, Qiong Peng, Xiu Gong, Jie Lin, Xiaosi Xi, Hang Guo*, Metaphosphate-bridged Interface boosts high-performance lithium storage, ACS Applied Materials and Interface, 2022, 14:20896

• Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Jie Zhang, Yanli Chen, Hang Guo*, Lei Li*, Ying Zhang*, High-performance Ti-doped ZnS thin film anode for lithium-ion batteries, Nanotechnology, 2022, 33: 455402 

• Heng Jiang, Jie Zhang, Yibo Zeng, Yanli Chen, Hang Guo*, Lei Li*, Xin Chen, Ying Zhang*, Two-dimensional ZnS@N-doped carbon nanoplates for complete lithium-ion batteries, Nanotechnology, 2022, 33:065406

• Woon Gie Chong, Zen Ian Ng, Shek Li Yap, Chuan Yi Foo, Heng Jiang, Hang Guo, Hong Ngee Lim, Nay Ming Huang*, Facile fabrication of freestanding graphene nanoplatelets composite electrodes for multi battery storage, Materials Today Communications,2022,31:103782

• Linhui Zhu, Yibo Zeng, Hang Guo*, Numerical Study and Performance Analyses of Mems-Based Particle Velocity Sensor with Combined Inclined Rib Pair, Journal of Thermal Science, 2022,31:1503

• Xin Chen, Heng Jiang, Yaxi Pei, Yanli Chen, Yibo Zeng, Hang Guo*, Binder-free ultrathin SnS₂ with superior reversibility of conversion reaction for high-rate lithium-ion batteries, Journal of alloys and Compounds, 2021, 873:159623

• Rui Hao, Zitong Yu, Jing Du, Shi Hu, Chao Yuan, Hang Guo, Yi Zhang, Hui Yang* , A High-throughput nanofluidic device for exosome nanoporation to develop cargo delivery vehicles, small, 2021, 2102150

• Ruixia Chu, Donggui Tan, Jie Zhang, Yanli Chen, Heng Jiang, Jie Lin, Lei Li*, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, Long-term cycling of core-shell Fe₃O₄-Polypyrrole composite electrodes via diffusive and capacitive lithiation, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2020, 835:155192 

• Heng Jiang, Hu Peng, Hang Guo*, Yibo Zeng, Lei Li*, Ying Zhang,* Yanli Chen, Xin Chen, Jie Zhang, Ruixia Chu, Interfacial mechanical strength enhancement for high-performance ZnS thin-film anodes , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12 : 51344

• Hu Peng, Yinggan Zhang, Yanli Chen, Jie Zhang, Heng Jiang, Xin Chen,Zhigang Zhang, Yibo Zeng, Baisheng Sa, Qiulong Wei, Jie Lin*, Hang Guo*,  Reducing polarization of lithium-sulfur batteries via ZnS/reduced graphene oxide accelerated lithium polysulfide conversion, Materials Today Energy, 2020, 18:100519

• Jie Lin, Hu Peng, Jun-Hyuk Kim, Bryan R. Wygant, Melissa L. Meyerson, Rodrigo Rodriguez, Yang Liu, Kenta Kawashima, Dandan Gu, Dong-Liang Peng*, Hang Guo*, Adam Heller, C. Buddie Mullins*, Lithium fluoride coated silicon nanocolumns as anodes for lithium-ion batteries, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12:18465

• Zhu Linhui, Shen Jienan, Zeng Yibo, Guo Hang*, Analysis of heat transfer in particle velocity sensor with three-wire configuration, Journal of Heat Transfer, 2020,142:082101

• Linhui Zhu, Yanli Chen, Changqing Wu, Ruixia Chu, Jie Zhang, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang, Hang Guo*, Double-carbon protected silicon anode for high performance lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020, 812:151848

• Shen J, Zeng Y, Xu M, Hong Chen, Hang Guo*, Effects of annealing parameters on residual stress and piezoelectric performance of ZnO thin films studied by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 2019, 52: 951

• Zeng Y, Zhang J, Zhou H, Hang Guo*, A new processing technique for fabrication of ultra-thin wafer, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2019, 100: 1287 

• Jie Zhang, Jie Lin, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang, Hang Guo*, Morphological and structural evolution of MnO@C anode and its application in Lithium-ion capacitors. ACS Applied Energy Materials.2019,2: 8345

• Jie Lin, Jin-Myoung Lim, Duck Hyun Youn, Yang Liu, Yuxin Cai, Kenta Kawashima, JunHyuk Kim, Dong-Liang Peng*, Hang Guo*, Graeme Henkelman, Adam Heller, C. Buddie Mullins*, Cu4SnS4 rich nanomaterials for thin-film lithium batteries with enhanced conversion reaction, ACS nano, 2019, 13(9): 10671

• Mahui Xu, Hui Zhou, Jienan Shen, Yibo Zeng, Yongjian Feng, Hang Guo*, Design and fabrication of a D33-mode piezoelectric micro-accelerometer. Microsystem Technologies, 2019, 25(12): 4465

• Jie Zhang, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, Oxygen-defective Co₃O₄ for pseudo-capacitive lithium storage. Journal of Power Sources. 2019, 439:227026

• Jie Zhang, Ruixia Chu, Yanli Chen, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, Porous carbon encapsulated Mn₃O₄ for stable lithium storage and its ex-situ XPS study, Electrochimica Acta 2019, 319: 518

• Jie Zhang, Ruixia Chu, Yanli Chen, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang*, Nay Ming Huang, Hang Guo*, Binder-free C@NiCo₂O₄ on Ni foam with ultra-stable pseudocapacitive lithim-ion storage, Nanotechnology, 2019, 30: 125402

• Jie Zhang, Yanli Chen, Ruixia Chu, Heng Jiang, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang*, Nay Ming Huang, Hang Guo*, Pseudocapacitive P-doped NiCo₂O₄ microspheres as stable anode for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, 787:1051

• Yibo Zeng, Jie Zhang, Hui Zhou, Hang Guo*, A new processing technique for fabrication of ultra-thin wafer, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2019, 100(5-8): 1287

• Jie Zhang, Ruixia Chu, Yanli Chen, Heng Jiang, Ying Zhang*, Nay Ming Huang, Hang Guo*, In-situ grown hierarchical ZnCo2O4 nanosheets on nickel foam as binder-free anode for lithium-ion batteries, Ceramics International, 2018, 44(14): 16219

• Yanli Chen, Dongtao Ge, Jie Zhang, Ruixia Chu, Jian Zheng, Changqing Wu, Yibo Zeng, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, Ultrafine Mo-doped SnO2 nanostructure and derivative Mo-doped Sn/C nanofibers for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Nanoscale, 2018, 10(36): 17378

• Jie Zhang, Ruixia Chu, Yanli Chen, Heng Jiang, Ying Zhang*, Nayming Huang, Hang Guo*, Electrodeposited binder-free NiCo2O4@Carbon nanofiber as high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries, Nanotechnology, 2018, 29(12): 125401

• Izwaharyanie Ibrahim, Hong Ngee Lim*, Ruzniza Mohd Zawawi, Asilah Ahmad Tajudin, Yun Hau Ng, Hang Guo, Nay Ming Huang*, A review on visible-light induced photoelectrochemical sensors based on CdS nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018,6(28):4551

• Jie Lin, Jin-Myoung Lim, Duck Hyun Youn, Kenta Kawashima, Jun-Hyuk Kim, Yang Liu, Hang Guo*, Graeme Henkelman, Adam Heller, Charles Buddie Mullins. Self-assembled Cu-Sn-S nanotubes with high-de lithiation performance,  ACS Nano, 2017, 11(10):10347

• Ruixia Chu, Jie Lin, Changqing Wu, Jian Zheng, Yanli Chen, Jie Zhang, Ruihua Han, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, Reduced graphene oxide coated porous carbon-sulfur nanofiber as flexible paper electrode for lithium-sulfur battery, Nanoscale, 2017, 9(26):9129

• Changqing Wu, Jie Lin, Ruixia Chu, Jian Zheng, Yanli Chen, Jie Zhang, Hang Guo*, Reduced graphene oxide as a dual-functional enhancer wrapped over silicon/porous carbon nanofibers for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes, Journal of Materials Science, 2017, 52(13): 7984

• Jian Zheng, Jie Lin, Ruixia Chu, Changqing Wu, Jie Zhang, Yanli Chen, Ying Zhang*, Hang Guo*, ZnO nanoparticles anchored on nickel foam with graphene as morphology-controlling agent for high-performance lithiumion battery anodes, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2017, 47(8): 969

• Yuling Wu, Yanli Chen, Jie Lin, Ruixia Chu, Jian Zheng, Changqing Wu, Hang Guo*, Three-dimensional tin dioxide-graphene composite nanofiber membrane as binderfree anode for high performance lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Science, 2017, 52(13): 8097

• Jie Lin, Yuling Wu, Ruike Bi, Hang Guo*, All-solid-state microscale lithium-ion battery fabricated by a simple process with graphene as anode, Sensors and Actuators A, 2017, 253:218

• Jie Lin, Jianlai Guo, Chang Liu, Hang Guo*, Artificial solid electrolyte interphase with in-situ formed porosity for enhancing lithiation of silicon wafer, Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 336: 401.

• Jie Lin, Jianlai Guo, Chang Liu, Hang Guo*, Ultrahigh-performance Cu₂ZnSnS₄ thin Film and its application in microscale thin-film lithium-ion battery: comparison with SnO₂, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2016, 8: 34372.

• Jie Lin, Jianlai Guo, Chang Liu, Hang Guo*, Three-dimensional Cu₂ZnSnS₄ films with modified surface for thin film lithium-ion batteries, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2015, 7(31): 17311

• Jie Lin, Jianlai Guo, Chang Liu, Hang Guo*, Composite films as high-performance anode materials in thin film lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3(15): 7759

• Jie Lin, Jianlai Guo, Chang Liu, Hang Guo*, VCu_xO_y thin Films by magnetron sputtering as cathode material for micro thin film lithium-ion batteries, Key Engineering Materials, 2015, 645: 1145

• Jie Lin, Jianlai Guo, Chang Liu, Hang Guo*, A 3D all-solid-state thin film microbattery with inverted pyramid arrays,  Key Engineering Materials, 2015, 645:1170 

Honors / Awards

• The 2nd Prize for developing solar-powered systems in rural regions, Ministry of Agriculture of China, 1988 

• Outstanding Achievement Award, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1993

• The 1st Prize for developing permanent magnet to detect anti-matter in space, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1996

• The National 2nd Prize for developing permanent magnet system to detect anti-matter in space, 1998 

• Irvine Ho Professorship for distinguished achievements in teaching and research, 2006

• New Century Talent, Ministry of Education of China, 2007