Research interests and directions: CVD/PVD thin films, diamond thin film growth and characterisation, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, semiconductor power devices, microfluidic structures and nanodevices, biosensors, antibacterial/antifouling surface modification, and application of diamond as an ultimate semiconductor material in air-space-ground integrated environments.

The group invites applications for postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, Master’s and PhD students. Interested candidates should send a CV (including education, research and work experience) and other supporting documents to: hye@fudan.edu.cn

1.1 Postdoctoral Recruitment Requirements:

a) Hold a PhD or be near completion in semiconductor materials and devices, CVD/PVD thin film technology, electrochemical characterisation, nanofabrication, sensors, microbiology, or related fields; b) Published SCI papers as first author; c) Strong academic integrity, scientific rigour, independent research capability, and team collaboration skills; d) Proficient in English reading and writing.

1.2 Postdoctoral Benefits:

a) Sufficient research funding, stable working environment, access to world-class research platforms, international exchange opportunities; assistance with postdoctoral grant applications, NSFC and Shanghai Science and Technology Commission projects; support for “Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Talent Incentive Plan”; b) Postdoctoral apartment, household registration, and children’s education as per university regulations; c) Outstanding postdoctoral researchers will be prioritised for open faculty positions.

2.1 Research Assistant Recruitment Requirements:

a) Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in physics, semiconductor materials and devices, microelectronics, or related engineering disciplines; experience with material growth, device fabrication, and characterisation equipment preferred; b) Strong communication, hands-on, and execution skills; team spirit; equipment management experience preferred; c) Basic English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

2.2 Research Assistant Benefits:

a) Outstanding candidates may be recommended for Master’s or PhD studies; b) Those committed to long-term technology development for large-scale instruments may participate in lab platform management with competitive salary.

2.3 Master’s and PhD Student Recruitment:

PhD students: Academic and professional tracks; direct entry from bachelor’s; combined Master’s-PhD.

Master’s students: Academic and professional tracks; three-year programme.

Distinguished Professor at Fudan University; Director of Shanghai Intelligent Electronic Devices and Systems Innovation Platform Laboratory; Fellow of IOP (UK) and IOM3 (UK); Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester (UK). Received B.Eng. from Xi’an Jiaotong University, M.Eng. from Nanyang Technological University, and PhD from University College London. Formerly Chair Professor, Head of Postgraduate Studies in the School of Engineering, Head of Research Office, and EU Programme Director for Science and Engineering at the University of Leicester. Research focuses on the synthesis, functionalisation, and industrial applications of diamond semiconductor materials. Principal investigator of over 20 projects funded by EPSRC (UK), UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, EU Framework Programme 7, EU H2020, EU Horizon Europe, Royal Society (UK), and Royal Academy of Engineering (UK). Co-founding Editor-in-Chief of Functional Diamond (Impact Factor 4.0, 2025); Editorial Board Member of Diamond & Abrasives Engineering and Surface Technology. Invited peer reviewer for national funding agencies of the EU, UK, South Africa, Israel, Singapore, and Kazakhstan; panel member for EPSRC and UK Future Leaders Fellowships. Published over 100 high-impact journal papers, one book chapter, and one patent. Invited to deliver keynote/plenary talks at the UK Space Festival (2022) and the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (2023).

Royal Society APEX Award (UK)

EU Marie Curie Global Fellowship

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Popular Advances Paper Award

UK Government Overseas Research Students Award (ORS Award)

KC Wong Education Foundation Scholarship

Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) UK-China Fellowship for Excellence

First National Self-Funded Overseas Student Scholarship (China)

Received B.Eng. from Xi’an Jiaotong University, M.Eng. from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and PhD from University College London (UK). Formerly held Chair Professor position at the University of Leicester (UK). Currently Distinguished Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, and concurrently Director of the Shanghai Intelligent Electronic Devices and Systems Innovation Platform Laboratory.

All-English teaching experience:

Electronic and Electrical Engineering Foundation

Materials Processing

Nanomaterials and Application

Network Product Development

(1) Aude Cumont; Andrew Pitt; Peter Lambert; Marco Oggioni; Haitao Ye; Properties, mechanism and applications of diamond as an antibacterial material, Functional Diamond , 2021, 1(1): 1-28 .

(2) Yuting Zheng; Yanhui Liu; Lin Wang; Jinlong Liu; Junjun Wei; Liangxian Chen; Kang An; Xiaotong Zhang; Haitao Ye; Haojun Zhou; Hongliang Tao; Yuhang Yin; Xiaoping Ouyang; Chengming Li; Vertically Aligned Boron-Doped Diamond Hollow Nanoneedle Arrays for Enhanced Field Emission, ACS Applied Nano Materials , 2022, 5(8): 10878-10889 .

(3) Aude Cumont; Ruoying Zhang; Louise Corscadden; Jingzhe Pan; Yuting Zheng; Haitao Ye; Characterisation and antibacterial investigation of a novel coating consisting of mushroom microstructures and HFCVD graphite, Materials & Design , 2020, 189: 1-11.

(4) Yuting Zheng; Rui Zhang; Xiaodong Chen; Petter Hing; Jinlong Liu; Junjun Wei; June Wang; Chengming Li; Haitao Ye; Doomed Couple of Diamond with Terahertz Frequency: Hyperfine Quality Discrimination and Complex Dielectric Responses of Diamond in the Terahertz Waveband, ACS Applied Electronics Materials, 2020, 2(5): 1459-1469.

(5) Chi Sun; Tingting Hao; junjie Li; Haitao Ye; Changzhi Gu; The design and performance of hydrogen-terminated diamond metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors with high k oxide H f O 2, Micro and Nano Engineering , 2020, 6 (100046): 1-7.

(6) Ruoying Zhang; Nianhua Peng; Haitao Ye; A perspective on diamond heterojunction devices, Applied Physics Letters, 2025 , 127: 070501.

(7) Tayyaba Iftikhar; Tahir Imran; Jinhua He; Chuangjie Zhang; Yuanting Xie; Haitao Ye; Lei Su, Biosensors and Bioelectronics , MOFs-on-MOFs modified wearable electrochemical microneedle array for uric acid detection 2026, 294: 118246.