Ming-Fa Lin. Ming-Fa Lin (Taiwanese Mandarin: 林 明發, Taiwanese Hokkien: Lîm Bîng-Huat;  - ) was a Taiwanese theoretical physicist. He was a distinguished professor in the Department of Physics of National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. His main scientific interests focus on the essential properties of carbon-related materials and low-dimensional systems. He presided over more than 10 Ministry of Science and Technology research projects. He published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and over 10 academic books. His research principles include innovation, uniqueness, diversity, completeness, and generalization.

Education and career 
He received a B.S. degree in physics from National Cheng Kung University in 1984. Later he received the M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in physics from National Tsing Hua University (Hsinchu, Taiwan) in 1986 and 1993, respectively.

As a postdoctoral fellow in physics from the National Tsing-Hua University, he stayed until 1995. After three years in the National Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu, Taiwan), 1995–1997, he became a professor in the National Cheng Kung University. M. F. Lin was a member of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, Physical Society of Taiwan, and Taiwan Association of University Professors.

Professional experience
 1986.08 - 1987.07: Lecturer of Physics Teaching and Research Center, Feng Chia University
 1993.08 - 1995.07: Postdoctoral fellow of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
 1995.08 - 1997.07:	Postdoctoral fellow of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University
 1997.08 - 1998.07: Assistant Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University  
 1998.08 - 2001.07: Associate Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University  
 2001.08 - 2006.07: Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University  
 2006.08 - 2023.08: Distinguished Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University

Research fields
Professor Lin has performed research in the fields of solid-state physics, condensed matter physics, materials science, nano science, carbon nanotube, graphene, graphene nanoribbon, carbon-related materials, low-dimensional materials, semiconductor, and energy materials.

Honors and awards
 1997.08 - 1998.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
 1998.08 - 1999.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
 1999.08 - 2000.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
 2000.08 - 2001.07: Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
 2023.10: Career-long top 2% of the world's top scientists in 2022, Elsevier Data Repository

Research highlights

Optical properties of graphene nanoribbons

In 2000, Lin cooperated with Shyu to calculate the optical properties of graphene nanoribbons numerically. The different selection rules for optical transitions in zigzag and armchair graphene nanoribbons were first reported. In 2007, these results were supplemented by a comparative study of zigzag graphene nanoribbons with single-wall armchair carbon nanotubes by Hsu and Reichl. In 2011, Lin conducted Chung et al. to analyze and report the edge-dependent optical selection rules analytically. In the meantime, Sasaki et al. also reported their theoretical prediction as a confirmation.

The selection rule in zigzag graphene nanoribbons differs from that in armchair graphene nanoribbons. Optical transitions between the edge and bulk states enrich the low-energy region  absorption spectrum ( 3 eV) with high-intensity absorption peaks. Analytical derivation of the numerically obtained selection rules was presented in 2011. The selection rule for the incident light polarized longitudinally to the zigzag nanoribbon axis is that , where  and  are index number for the conduction and valence energy subbands, respectively. For armchair graphene nanoribbons, the selection rule is .

Research projects

PI
 1997.11 - 1998.07: Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (I)
 1998.08 - 1999.07: Physical Properties of Carbon Toroids (I)
 1999.08 - 2000.07: Physical Properties of Carbon Toroids and Carbon Nanotubes (III)
 2000.08 - 2001.07: Physical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems and Two-Dimensional Modulated Electronic Systems (I)
 2001.08 - 2002.07: Physical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems and Two-Dimensional Modulated Electronic Systems (II)
 2002.08 - 2003.07: Physical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems and Two-Dimensional Modulated Electronic Systems (III)
 2003.08 - 2004.07: Many-Body Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (I)
 2004.08 - 2005.07: Many-Body Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (II)
 2005.08 - 2006.07: Many-Body Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (III)
 2006.08 - 2007.07: Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Carbon-Related Systems (I)
 2008.08 - 2009.07: Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Carbon-Related Systems (II)
 2007.08 - 2008.07: Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Carbon-Related Systems (III)
 2009.08 - 2010.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (I)
 2010.08 - 2011.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (II)
 2011.08 - 2012.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (III)
 2012.08 - 2013.07: Electronic Properties of Layered Systems in the Presence of External Fields (IV)
 2013.08 - 2014.07: Physical Properties of Graphene Systems (I)
 2014.08 - 2015.07: Physical Properties of Graphene Systems (II)
 2015.08 - 2016.07: Physical Properties of Graphene Systems (III)
 2016.08 - 2017.07: Essential Properties of IV-Group 2D Systems (I)
 2017.08 - 2018.07: Essential Properties of IV-Group 2D Systems (II)
 2018.08 - 2019.07: Essential Properties of IV-Group 2D Systems (III)
 2019.08 - 2020.07: Theoretical Frameworks for Essential Properties of Layered Systems (I)
 2020.08 - 2021.07: Theoretical Frameworks for Essential Properties of Layered Systems (II)
 2021.08 - 2022.07: Theoretical Frameworks for Essential Properties of Layered Systems (III)
 2022.08 - 2023.07: The Basic Science under the Quasi-Particle Framework (I)
 2023.08 - 2024.07: The Basic Science under the Quasi-Particle Framework (II)

Co-PI
 2014.08 - 2015.07: MBE Growth, Electronic, Spintronic and Optical Studies on Topological Insulator Films and Advanced Applications (I)
 2015.08 - 2016.07: MBE Growth, Electronic, Spintronic and Optical Studies on Topological Insulator Films and Advanced Applications (II)
 2016.08 - 2017.07: MBE Growth, Electronic, Spintronic and Optical Studies on Topological Insulator Films and Advanced Applications (III)

Selected publications
More than 300 peer-reviewed articles are published and listed in abstract and citation databases.
 
 

The selected publications are listed.

Books
 Optical Properties of Graphene in Magnetic and Electric Fields
 Theory of Magnetoelectric Properties of 2D Systems
 Structure- and Adatom-Enriched Essential Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons
 Handbook of Green Energy Materials
 Coulomb Excitations and Decays in Graphene-Related Systems
 Diverse Quantization Phenomena in Layered Materials
 Geometric and Electronic Properties of Graphene-Related Systems: Chemical Bonding Schemes
 Silicene-Based Layered Materials
 Electronic and Optical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems
 Lithium-Ion Batteries and Solar Cells: Physical, Chemical, and Materials Properties
 Rich Quasiparticle Properties of Low Dimensional Systems
 First-Principles Calculations for Cathode, Electrolyte and Anode Battery Materials
 Lithium-Related Batteries: Advances and Challenges
 Diverse Quasiparticle Properties of Emerging Materials: First-Principles Simulations
 Energy Storage and Conversion Materials: Properties, Methods, and Applications
 Fundamental Physicochemical Properties of Germanene-related Materials: A Theoretical Perspective
 Rich Quasiparticle Properties in Layered Graphene-Related Systems
 Chemical Modifications of Graphene-Like Materials

Review articles
 Magneto-electronic properties of multilayer graphenes
 Electronic and optical properties of graphene nanoribbons in external fields

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1962 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Taiwanese scientists
21st-century Taiwanese scientists
Carbon scientists
Graphene
Taiwanese scientists
Taiwanese physicists
Taiwanese materials scientists
People from Tainan
Members of the American Chemical Society