Dr YANG, Yong, Senior Research Scientist, email: tslyayo@nus.edu.sg

Background
Born in Gansu, China in 1984. Obtained B.Sc and MA.Sc degree in 2007 and 2010 from Lanzhou University, China.

Came to Singapore to pursue PhD degree at National University of Singapore, Department of Material Science & Engineering in Aug 2010. Obtained PhD degree in Jan 2014 and became a research fellow. Joined Temasek Laboratories as a research scientist in May 2015.

Research Activities and Interests
Micromagnetic modelling, chemical synthesis, patterning, soft magnetic materials, magnetic nanostructures, microwave absorber, microwave shielding, magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia, magnetic resonance imaging, 3D printing.

Selected publications
Yuping Wu, Yong Yang, Zhihong Yang, Baoyu Zong and Jun Ding “Enhancement of Microwave Properties of FeCoN Films on Mica Substrates by Control of SiO2Underlayer Thickness” Magnetics Letters, IEEE 6 (2015) 5700204

Yunbo Lv, Yong Yang, Jie Fang, H. Zhang, Erwin Peng, Xiaoli Liu, Wen Xiao and Jun Ding “Size Dependent Magnetic Hyperthermia of Octahedral Fe3O4 Nanoparticles” RSC adv. 5 (2015) 76764

Yong Yang, Yang Yang, ChyePoh Neo and Jun Ding, “Shape-dependent microwave permeability of Fe3O4 nanoparticles: A combined experimental and theoretical study” Nanotechnology 26 (2015) 265704.

Yuping Wu, Yong Yang, Z. H. Yang, Fusheng Ma, Baoyu Zong and Jun Ding, “Deposition of High Permeability FeCoN Films on Mica Substrate” J. Appl. Phys. 118 (2015) 013902

Yong Yang, Xiaoli Liu, Yunbo Lv, Tun Seng Herng, Xianhui Xu, Weixing Xia, Taishi Zhang, Jie Fang, Wen Xiao, and Jun Ding “Orientation Mediated Enhancement on Magnetic Hyperthermia of Fe3O4 Nanodisc” Adv. Funct. Mater.25(2015) 812

Xiaoli Liu, Yong Yang, Cheng Teng Ng, Ling Yun Zhao, Ying Zhang, Boon Huat Bay, Hai Ming Fan, and Jun Ding, "Magnetic Vortex Nanorings: A New Class of Hyperthermia Agent for Highly Efficient In Vivo Regression of Tumors" Adv. Mater. 27 (2015) 1939 

Yong Yang, Yang Yang, Wen Xiao and Jun Ding “Microwave Electromagnetic and Absorption Properties of Magnetite Hollow Nanostructures” J. Appl. Phys. 115 (2014) 17A521.

Yuping Wu, Yong Yang, Z. H. Yang, Fushen Ma, Baoyu Zong and Jun Ding, “Tuning of microwave properties in FeCoN thin films by various dc deposition powers” J. Appl. Phys. 116 (2014) 093905.

Yong Yang, Xiaoli Liu, Jiabao Yi, Yang Yang, Haimin Fan and Jun Ding, “Stable Vortex Magnetite Nanorings Colloid: Micromagnetic Simulation and Experimental Demonstration” J. Appl. Phys. 111 (2012) 044303.

Weimin Li, Yong Yang, Yunjie Chen, T.L. Huang, J.Z. Shi, Jun Ding,“Study of magnetization reversal of Co/Pd bit-patterned media by micro-magnetic simulation” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 324 (2012) 1575.

Yong Yang, Cailing Xu, Yongxin Xia, Tao Wang, Fashen Li “Synthesis and microwave absorption properties of FeCo nanoplates”, J. Alloys Compd. 493 (2010) 549.

Yong Yang, CaiLing Xu, Liang Qiao, XingHua Li, FaShen Li “Microwave Magnetic Properties and Natural Resonance of ε-Co Nanoparticles”, Chin. Phys. Lett. 27 (2010) 057501.

Other publications
Xiaoliang Hong, Yang Yang, Wen Xiao, Yong Yang, Jingsheng Chen and Jun Ding “A Facile Chemical Solution–Based Method for Epitaxial Growth of Thick Ferrite Films” Adv. Electron. Mater. (2015) 1500102

Wen Xiao, Xiaoli Liu, Xiaoliang Hong, Yong Yang, Yunbo Lv, Jie Fang and Jun Ding, “Magnetic-field-interacted synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles via thermal decomposition and their hyperthermia property” CrystEngComm (2015)

Jie Fang, Prashant Chandrasekharam, Xiaoli Liu, Yong Yang, Yunbo Lv, Chang Tong Yang and Jun Ding “Manipulating the surface coating of ultra-small Gd2O3 nanoparticles for improved T1-weighted MR imaging” Biomaterials 35, (2014)1636.

Xiaoli Liu, Eugene Shi Guang Choo, Anansa S. Ahmed, Ling Yun Zhao, Yong Yang, Raju V. Ramanujan, Jun Min Xue, Dai Di Fan, Hai Ming Fan and Jun Ding, “Magnetic nanoparticle-loaded polymer nanospheres as magnetic hyperthermia agents” J. Mater. Chem. B 2 (2014) 120.

Yang Yang, Xiaoli Liu, Yong Yang, Wen Xiao, Zhiwen Li, Deshen Xue, Fashen Li, Jun Ding,“Synthesis of nonstoichiometric zinc ferrite nanoparticles with extraordinary room temperature magnetism and their diverse applications” J. Mater. Chem. C 1 (2013) 2875.

Hong Zheng, Yong Yang, Mingji Zhou and Fashen Li “Microwave Absorption and Mössbauer Studies of Fe3O4”, Hyperfine Interact 189 (2009) 131.