Prof. Dr. Dee Chang Fu
Professor, Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Email: cfdee@ukm.edu.my | Tel: 603-89118546 (Office) | Postal Address: Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Education
Ph.D. — Heterostructure based HEMT device growth by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 2006
MSc. (Master in Applied Physics) — Universiti Malaya (UM), 2000
BSc. — Bachelor of Science, Universiti Malaya (UM)
Research Specialization
Amperometric/Transistor-Based Biosensors (2020–Now): Design and fabrication of nanomaterial-based biosensors for rapid, sensitive detection of proteins and pathogenic bacteria, including a zinc oxide nanorod FET biosensor for Human Serum Albumin and a titanium dioxide-mediated resistive nanobiosensor for E. coli O157:H7 DNA detection.
Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations: Applies DFT modelling (Materials Studio, VASP, Quantum ATK, Quantum Espresso) to compute and predict material properties of bulk and two-dimensional structures, covering defect analysis and electrocatalysis for the oxygen evolution reaction, supported by an in-house HPC Linux cluster.
Nano/Hetero-structure Materials for High Electron Mobility Devices and Biosensors: Long-standing collaboration (since 2005) with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, on GaN, InN and AlN hetero-structures for high electron mobility transistors, RF devices, and titanium oxide nanoparticle biosensor applications.
Positions Held
Professor, Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), 2023–Now
Associate Professor, Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), 2014
Postdoctoral Researcher, Compound Semiconductor Laboratory, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2013
Research Fellow, Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), 2006–2012
Research Officer, Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), 2005–2006
Research Assistant, Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), 2000–2005
Selected Publications
K.H. Yeoh et al., “Transition Metal-Doped 2D GaN as Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Insights from First-Principles Calculations,” ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 7(8), 2025.
M.-W. Chu et al., “Synergistic Role of Facet-Engineered Surface and Ferroelectric Polarization in Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction over Pure BiFeO3 Thin Film,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(32), 2025.
S.S. A Karim, Sh. Nadzirah, J. Kazmi, R.A. Rahim, C.F. Dee, A.A. Hamzah & M.A. Mohamed, “Zinc oxide nanorods-based immuno-field-effect transistor for human serum albumin detection,” Journal of Materials Science, 56, 15344–15353, 2021.
Sh. Nadzirah, U. Hashim, S.C. Gopinath, N. Parmin, A.A. Hamzah, H.W. Yu & C.F. Dee, “Titanium dioxide–mediated resistive nanobiosensor for E. coli O157:H7,” Microchimica Acta, 187, Article 235, 2020.
N.A. Parmin, U. Hashim, S.C.B. Gopinath, Sh. Nadzirah, M.N. Salimi, C.H. Voon, M.N. Uda, A.A. Hamzah & C.F. Dee, “Potentials of MicroRNA in Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer by Analytical Electrical Biosensors,” Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 52(7), 2022.
M.-W. Chu, Y.-W. Chen, K.H. Chew, N. Chanlek, C.-S. Chen, C.F. Dee & W.S. Chang, “Coupled Ferroelectric–Photoelectrochemical in Water Reduction over BiFeO3 Thin Film Heterostructure Modulated by Rare-Earth Doping,” Advanced Functional Materials, 36(11), 2026.
Patents
Field Effect Transistor Biosensor — Malaysia Patent PI 2022006088 (MY-209513-A), granted 15 July 2025
Method for Fabricating High Aspect Ratio Concave Dissolvable Maltose Microneedle — Malaysia Patent UKM.IKB.800-4/1/5849, filed 16 April 2024
A Nanogenerator and Method of Fabricating Thereof — Malaysia Patent PI 2020005410, granted 14 October 2020
Attenuator for an Ion Source — Malaysia Patent PI2020002891, granted 5 June 2020
Plasma Polymerization of Organosilicon Coating as Dielectric Barrier for Memristor Applications — Malaysia Patent PI2018701495, granted 17 April 2018
Honors and Awards
Anugerah Individu Cemerlang (Penerbitan), Anugerah Kecemerlangan MyRA, 2023
Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang), UKM, 2022
Gold Award, COVINAR (FET-Based Biosensor for COVID Detection), Malaysia Technology Expo 2020, COVID-19 International Innovation Awards
Best Paper Award, “Improvement in Silicon Band Edge Emission with Incorporation of Boron,” 8th IEEE International Conference on Photonics (ICP2020), 2020
Best Paper Award, Nanotech Malaysia 2018, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, “The Influence of Carbon Derivative Nanocomposites for Self-Powered Flexible Piezoelectric Generator Device,” 2018
Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang), UKM, 2015
Research Funding
Principal Investigator/Coordinator for the Taiwan–Malaysia (UKM–NYCU) Co-Research Funding, an international joint grant of NT$1.5 million (~RM225,000) per year for three years (2020–2023), extended for a further three years (2026–2029), to establish and maintain co-research laboratories at UKM and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Recent grants include the Petronas Research graphene heat spreader project (RM797,500, 2024–2026) and the Providence Greentech MXene Li-ion battery project (RM367,500, 2024–2026), among other university and prototype development grants.
Group leader or member on more than 50 competitive research grants since 2000, spanning national schemes such as FRGS, GUP, PRGS, DIP and LRGS, as well as industry-funded projects, including two Long-Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) projects each exceeding RM1 million.