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Education

1. BSc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1975
2. PhD, SUNY, Buffalo, 1981

Position

1. 1989-now, Associate Professor, Physics Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Research Fields

1. Optical Properties of Solids
2. Light scattering
3. MOCVD growth of nanostructures

External Research Grants

1. RGC CUHK 401003, $380,000
   Micro-Raman Scattering Studies of Nanostructures
   S.K Hark and S.L Zhang
   
   
2. RGC CUHK4247/01P, $391,160
   Optical Properties of Wide Band Gap II-VI Semiconductor Quantum Dots
   SK Hark and Leo W.M.Lau
   
   
3. RGC $1,400,000
   Authenticity Studies of Ancient Chinese Gold ornaments using Surface Science techniques
   Peter Y. K. Lam, Sui Kong Hark, R. W. M. Kwok, Kai-Keung Mark and Joseph S. P. Wong
   
   
4. RGC CUHK4014/99H, $555,000
   Provenance Study of Chinese Bronzes from Warring-States period Using lead Isotope Method
   Peter Lam, S.K. Hark, W.M. Kwok, K.K. Mark and S.P. Wong
   
   

Recent Representative Publications

1. H. Y. Xu, Z. Liu, X. T. Zhang and S. K. Hark,
   "Synthesis and Optical Properties of InN Nanowires and Nanotubes". Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, a113105, 2007; also selected for the March 26, 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
   
   
2. K. W. Wong, L. Y. Sin, M. K. Yeung, S. K. Hark, R. X. Du, W. M. Lau,
   "Molecular interfacial engineering of adhesion between polyfluorene and indium-tin-oxide". Appl. Phys. A 87, 23, 2007 .
   
   
3. Xitian Zhang, Chingchi Wong, Suikong Hark, Ning Ke and Saipeng Wong,
   "Fabrication and optical properties of Er-doped silicon rich silicon oxide nanofibers". J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 4083, 2007, web release date March 1.
   
   
4. C. X. Shan, Z. Liu, C.C. Wong and S. K. Hark,
   "Doped ZnO nanowires obtained by thermal annealing". J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 7, 700, 2007.
   
   
5. Juan Wang, M. J. Zhou, S. K. Hark, Quan Li, D. Tang, M. W. Chu and C. H. Chen,
   "Local electronic structure and luminescence properties of Er doped ZnO nanowires". Appl. Phy. Lett. 89, a221917, 2006.
   
   
6. L. Hong, Z. Liu, X. T. Zhang and SK Hark,
   "Self-catalytic Growth of Single-phase AlGaN Alloy Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition". Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, a193105, 2006; also selected for the November 20, 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
   
   
7. C. X. Shan, Z. Liu, X. T. Zhang, C. C. Wong, and S. K. Hark,
   "Wurtzite ZnSe Nanowires: Growth, photoluminescence, and single-wire Raman properties". Nanotechnology 17, 5561, 2006.
   
   
8. C. X. Shan, Z. Liu and S. K. Hark,
   "Photoluminescence polarization in individual CdSe nanowires". Phys. Rev. B 74, 153402, 2006; also selected to appear in the October 16, 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
   
   
9. X. T. Zhang, Z. Liu, C.C. Wong and S. K. Hark,
   "Synthesis and optical properties of single crystalline GaN nanorods with a rectangular cross-section". Solid State Commun. 139, 387, 2006.
   
   
10. C. X. Shan, Z. Liu, Z. Z. Zhang, D. Z. Shen and S. K. Hark,
    "A simple route to porous ZnO and ZnCdO nanowires". J. Phy. Chem. B 110, 11176, 2006.
    
    
11. Z. Liu and S. K. Hark,
    "Localized cathodoluminescence of individual ZnSe nanorods". Nanotechnology 17, 1355, 2006.
    
    
12. C.X. Shan, Z. Liu, C.M. Ng and S.K. Hark,
    "Zn_xCd_1-xSe alloy nanowires covering the entire compositional range grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition". Applied Physics Letters 87, 033108, 2005.
    
    
13. C.X. Shan, Z. Liu, and S.K. Hark
    "Highly oriented zincblende CdSe nanoneedles". Applied Physics Letters 87, 163108, 2005.
    
    

	Room 306, 3rd Floor, Science Centre North Block, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
	Phone: (852) 2609 6321 Fax: (852) 2603 5204
E-mail: skhark@phy.cuhk.edu.hk