Overview
Background
Dr. Xin Fu Tan is an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow. Their research interests encompass the areas of electronics manufacturing, hydrogen storage materials, synchrotron radiation techniques, and electron microscopy. Dr. Tan is currently employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, working on an ARC Discovery Project titled "Intermetallic compounds for high-reliability electronic interconnections" (2020-2024). Additionally, Dr. Tan holds the position of a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) International Research Fellow at Kyushu University, contributing to the project "Improving Metal Hydrides to Diversify Energy Storage and Transportation" (2022-2024), as nominated by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS).
Dr. Tan completed their PhD thesis at The University of Queensland, focusing on the development of novel anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, from 2017 to 2020. Between 2010 and 2016, Dr. Tan worked as a Material Scientist at Hydrexia Pty. Ltd., a start-up company specialising in commercialising solid-state hydrogen storage systems based on lab-developed technology from The University of Queensland. They earned a Bachelor's degree (1st class honours) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Melbourne and a Master's degree in Advanced Engineering Materials at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. These experiences have endowed Dr. Tan with unique research expertise across various Materials Engineering fields, encompassing both academic and industrial settings.
Availability
- Dr Xin Fu Tan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- Masters (Coursework) of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
- Diploma of Project Management, The Moreland Group Pty Ltd
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
The effects of solution treatment and room temperature ageing on mechanical properties of Sn-37wt%Bi and Sn-57wt%Bi
Ye, Xiaozhou, Tao, Lei, McDonald, Stuart D., Tan, Xin Fu, Sweatman, Keith and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). The effects of solution treatment and room temperature ageing on mechanical properties of Sn-37wt%Bi and Sn-57wt%Bi. 2023 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Kumamoto, Japan, 19-22 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.23919/icep58572.2023.10129707
2023
Conference Publication
Controlling porosity during transient liquid phase bonding for high-temperature soldering processes
Abdul Razak, Nurul R., Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Venezuela, Jeffery, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). Controlling porosity during transient liquid phase bonding for high-temperature soldering processes. 2023 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Kumamoto, Japan, 19-22 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.23919/icep58572.2023.10129722
2022
Journal Article
Mechanical properties and microstructure of binary In-Sn alloys for flexible low temperature electronic joints
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Mechanical properties and microstructure of binary In-Sn alloys for flexible low temperature electronic joints. Materials, 15 (23) 8321, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ma15238321
2022
Journal Article
Na-modified cast hypo-eutectic Mg–Mg2Si alloys for solid-state hydrogen storage
Tan, Xin F., Kim, Manjin, Gu, Qinfen, Pinzon Piraquive, Julio, Zeng, Guang, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Na-modified cast hypo-eutectic Mg–Mg2Si alloys for solid-state hydrogen storage. Journal of Power Sources, 538 231538, 231538. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231538
2022
Journal Article
Properties of Sn-3 wt%Ag-5 wt%Cu alloys with Cu6Sn5 intermetallics grain refined by Mg
Tan, C. Y., Salleh, M.A.A. Mohd, Tan, X. F., Yasuda, H., Saud, N., Ramli, M. I.I. and Nogita, K. (2022). Properties of Sn-3 wt%Ag-5 wt%Cu alloys with Cu6Sn5 intermetallics grain refined by Mg. Materials Today Communications, 31 103221, 103221. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103221
2022
Journal Article
Controlling the distribution of porosity during transient liquid phase bonding of Sn-based solder joint
Abdul Razak, N. R., Tan, X. F., Mohd Salleh, M. A. A., McDonald, S. D., Bermingham, M. J., Yasuda, H. and Nogita, K. (2022). Controlling the distribution of porosity during transient liquid phase bonding of Sn-based solder joint. Materials Today Communications, 31 103248, 103248. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103248
2022
Journal Article
Cobalt‐doped Cu6Sn5 lithium‐ion battery anodes with enhanced electrochemical properties
Tan, Xin F., Tao, Shiwei, Ran, Lingbing, Knibbe, Ruth and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Cobalt‐doped Cu6Sn5 lithium‐ion battery anodes with enhanced electrochemical properties. Nano Select, 3 (8), 1264-1276. doi: 10.1002/nano.202200056
2022
Journal Article
Hydrogen sorption behaviour of Mg-5wt.%La alloys after the initial hydrogen absorption process
Kim, Manjin, Tan, Xin Fu, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Ali, Yahia, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Hydrogen sorption behaviour of Mg-5wt.%La alloys after the initial hydrogen absorption process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (36), 16132-16143. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.102
2022
Journal Article
Evaluation of silicon effects on abrasion performance, microstructure and crystalline structure of NiHard-4 white cast iron using synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Jokari-Sheshdeh, Maziar, Ali, Yahia, Nué, Charline Le, Gallo, Santiago Corujeira, Tan, Xin Fu, Lin, Weikang and Gates, J.D. (2022). Evaluation of silicon effects on abrasion performance, microstructure and crystalline structure of NiHard-4 white cast iron using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Materialia, 21 101332, 101332. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101332
2022
Journal Article
Systematic investigation of the effect of Ni concentration in Cu-xNi/Sn couples for high temperature soldering
Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Bermingham, Michael, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Systematic investigation of the effect of Ni concentration in Cu-xNi/Sn couples for high temperature soldering. Acta Materialia, 226 117661. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117661
2022
Journal Article
The effects of temperature and solute diffusion on volume change in Sn-Bi solder alloys
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Sweatman, Keith, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). The effects of temperature and solute diffusion on volume change in Sn-Bi solder alloys. JOM, 74 (4), 1739-1750. doi: 10.1007/s11837-021-05145-4
2022
Journal Article
Atomic insights into the ordered solid solutions of Ni and Au in η-Cu6Sn5
Yang, Wenhui, Tran, Xuan Quy, Yamamoto, Tomokazu, Aso, Kohei, Somidin, Flora, Tan, Xin Fu, Kawami, Youichirou, Nogita, Kazuhiro and Matsumura, Syo (2022). Atomic insights into the ordered solid solutions of Ni and Au in η-Cu6Sn5. Acta Materialia, 224 117513, 117513. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117513
2022
Journal Article
In situ observation of liquid solder alloys and solid substrate reactions using high-voltage transmission electron microscopy
Tan, Xin F., Somidin, Flora, McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Maeno, Hiroshi, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). In situ observation of liquid solder alloys and solid substrate reactions using high-voltage transmission electron microscopy. Materials, 15 (2) 510, 510. doi: 10.3390/ma15020510
2022
Conference Publication
Comparison of the mechanical properties of conventional Pb-free solders and eutectic Sn-Bi solder
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Nishimura, Takatoshi, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Comparison of the mechanical properties of conventional Pb-free solders and eutectic Sn-Bi solder. International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Sapporo, Japan, 11-14 May 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.23919/ICEP55381.2022.9795406
2021
Journal Article
Rapid fabrication of tin-copper anodes for lithium-ion battery applications
Tan, Xin Fu, Belyakov, Sergey A., Su, Te-Cheng, Gu, Qinfen, Liu, Shiqian, McDonald, Stuart D., Gourlay, Christopher M., Yasuda, Hideyuki, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2021). Rapid fabrication of tin-copper anodes for lithium-ion battery applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 867 159031, 159031. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159031
2021
Journal Article
Interfacial reactions between Ga and Cu-xNi (x=0, 2, 6, 10, 14) substrates and the strength of Cu-xNi/Ga/Cu-xNi joints
Liu, Shiqian, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D., Gu, Qinfen, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2021). Interfacial reactions between Ga and Cu-xNi (x=0, 2, 6, 10, 14) substrates and the strength of Cu-xNi/Ga/Cu-xNi joints. Intermetallics, 133 107168, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.intermet.2021.107168
2021
Journal Article
In-situ observation of high-temperature Pb-free electric interconnections by synchrotron microradiography
Abdul Razak, N.R., Tan, X.F., Somidin, F., Yasuda, H., McDonald, S.D. and Nogita, K. (2021). In-situ observation of high-temperature Pb-free electric interconnections by synchrotron microradiography. Materials Letters, 291 129520, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.129520
2020
Journal Article
Electrochemically enhanced Cu6Sn5 anodes with tailored crystal orientation and ordered atomic arrangements for lithium-ion battery applications
Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Qu, Dongdong, Yong, Adrian X.B., Yang, Wenhui, McDonald, Stuart D., Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). Electrochemically enhanced Cu6Sn5 anodes with tailored crystal orientation and ordered atomic arrangements for lithium-ion battery applications. Acta Materialia, 201, 341-349. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.10.011
2020
Other Outputs
New manufacturing methods for advanced lithium ion battery anode materials
Tan, Xin Fu (2020). New manufacturing methods for advanced lithium ion battery anode materials. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/57e34a9
2020
Journal Article
The effects of trace Sb and Zn additions on Cu6Sn5 lithium-ion battery anodes
Tan, Xin Fu, Yong, Adrian Xiao Bin, Gu, Qinfen, Yang, Wenhui, Aso, Kohei, Matsumura, Syo, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). The effects of trace Sb and Zn additions on Cu6Sn5 lithium-ion battery anodes. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 20 (8), 5182-5191. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2020.18538
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Dr Xin Fu Tan is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Low Temperature Solders for Energy-Efficient Electronics Manufacturing
Project summary: Develop low-melting-point solders based on the tin-bismuth (Sn-Bi) system, to reduced process temperatures in electronics manufacturing.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Sn-Bi based low temperature lead-free solder alloys
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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Doctor Philosophy
Al-Ni alloys for use as a novel brazing material for joining Al with dissimilar metals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Sn-Bi based low temperature lead-free solder alloys
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and controlling oxidation of Ga and Ga-based alloys to facilitate electronic assemblies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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Doctor Philosophy
Large scale solid-state hydrogen storage for transportation and grid integration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zhiliang Wang, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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Doctor Philosophy
Mechanical properties of Sn-Bi alloys and mechanisms of ductility improvement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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Doctor Philosophy
Structure Development and Stability in Sn-Bi Based Solder Alloys
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Functional Concentration Gradients in Copper-Nickel Substrates for Transient Liquid Phase Soldering
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stuart McDonald, Professor Kazuhiro Nogita
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