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Chan, P.H.; Chik, Kin-pong and Tong, B.Y.:
"High Quality LPCVD Silicon Thin Film", Proceedings of 3rd Asia-Pacific Physics Conference (1988), ed. Y.W. Chan et al., pp.1123-1124. Singapore:World Scientific Publishing Co.

Chik, Kin-pong:
"Conductivity of Undoped Evaporated and Ion-beam Grown a-Si and a-Si:H", Properties of Amorphous Silicon, EMIS Datareviews Series No. 1, INSPEC (1989), pp.219-221.

Chik, Kin-pong:
"Conductivity of Doped Evaporated and Ion-beam Grown a-Si and a-Si:H", Properties of Amorphous Silicon, EMIS Datareviews Series No. 1, INSPEC (1989), pp.222-223.

Chik, Kin-pong:
"Conductivity of Evaporated and Ion-beam Grown a-Si and a-Si:H, Temperature Dependence", Properties of Amorphous Silicon, EMIS Datareviews Series No. 1, INSPEC (1989), pp.224-225.

Chik, Kin-pong:
"Photoconductivity of Undoped Evaporated and Ionised Cluster Beam a-Si:H", Properties of Amorphous Silicon, EMIS Datareviews Series No. 1, INSPEC (1989), pp.435-436.

Ong, C.W.; Wong, Hong-kuen; Sin, K.S.; Yip, S.T. and Chik, Kin-pong:
"A Novel Induction Heater for Chemical Vapor Deposition", Review of Scientific Instruments, 60(1989), pp.1174-1176.

Chik, Kin-pong; Chan, P.H.; Tam, K.H.; Tong, B.Y.; Wong, S.K. and John, P.K.:
"Thermoelectric Power and Electronic Transport in Thermal-LPCVD Amorphous Silicon-Boron Films", Philosophical Magazine, B59(1989), pp.543-559.

Ong, C.W.; Chik, Kin-pong and Wong, Hong-kuen:
"Properties of a-Boron Films prepared by Low Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 114(1989), pp.783-785.

Lau, C.F. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Sound Emission during Crystallization of Undercooled Liquid Germanium", Journal of Applied Physics, 67(1990), p.3181.

Kui, Hin-wing and Lau, C.F.:
"Microstructure of Undercooled Ge", Acta Metallurgica, 39:3(1991), pp.323-327.

Tsang, K.H.; Lee, S.K. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Viscosity of Molten Pd40Ni40P20", Journal of Applied Physics, 70:9(1991.11), pp.4837-4841.

Lee, S.K.; Tsang, K.H. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Viscosity of Molten Pd77Cu6.5Si6.5 and the Principle of Corresponding State", Journal of Applied Physics, 70:9(1991.11), pp.4842-4845.

Tsang, K.H. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Viscosity of Molten Pd82Si18 and the Scaling of Viscosities of Glass Forming Systems", Journal of Applied Physics, 72(1992.7), pp.93-96.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Jakubovics, J.P.; Scruby, C.B. and Briggs, G.A.D.:
"Effect of Biaxial Stress on Magnetoacoustic Emission from Nickel", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 28(1992.9), pp.2214-2216.

Ong, C.W.; Chik, Kin-pong and Wong, Hong-kuen:
"Effects of Si Incorporation on the Structural Change of a-BxSi1-x Alloy Films", Journal of Applied Physics, 74(1993.11), pp.6094-6099.

Lau, C.F. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Critical Cooling Rate of Amorphous Pd40Ni40P20", Journal of Applied Physics, 73(1993.3), pp.2599-2601.

Kui, Hin-wing:
"Formation of Bulk Pd40Ni40P20 Glass", Applied Physics Letters, 63(1993.3), pp.1224-1226.

Lau, C.F. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"On the Dendrites and Dendritic Transitions in Undercooled Germanium", Acta Metallurgica, 41(1993.7), pp.1999-2005.

Tsang, K.H.; Kui, Hin-wing and Chik Kin-pong:
"Calorimetric Studies of the Heat Capacity and Relaxation of Amorphous Si Prepared by Electron Beam Evaporation", Journal of Applied Physics, 74(1993.10), pp.4932-4935.

Chow, K.C.; Wong, S. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"The Specific Volumes of Pd40Ni40P20 in the Liquid, Glass, and Crystallized States", Journal of Applied Physics, 74(1993.11), pp.5410-5414.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Jakubovics, J.P. and Briggs, G.A.D.:
"Measurement of Stress in an Elastically Bent Steel Bar by Magnetoacoustic Emission", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 29:6(1993.11), pp.3028-3030.

Leung, K.K. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Microstructures of Undercooled Si", Journal of Applied Physics, 75(1994.1), pp.1216-1218.

Lee, K.L. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Scaling of Viscosities of Glass Forming Alloys", Journal of Applied Physics, 76(1994.9), pp.2694-2696.

Lau, C.F. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"On the Growth of <110> Twin Dendrites in Undercooled Ge", Acta Metallurgica Et Materialia, 42:11(1994.11), pp.3811-3816.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Lo, C.C.H. and Jakubovics, J.P.:
"The Effects of Demagnetizing and Stray Fields on Magnetoacoustic Emission", Journal of Applied Physics, 75(1994.5), pp.7009-7011.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Lo, C.C.H. and Gaunt, P.:
"Magnetic Viscosity and Activation Volume in Domain Wall Pinning", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 30:6(1994.11), pp.4854-4856.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Lo, C.C.H.; Cheng, S.C. and Jakubovics, J.P.:
"The Dependence of Magnetoacoustic Emission on Magnetic Induction and Specimen Thickness", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 30:6(1994.11), pp.4857-4859.

Lui, K.M. and Chik, Kin-pong:
"Properties of Amorphous Si:H Films Grown by High-Vacuum Codeposition of Si and H Atoms", Journal of Applied Physics, 77(1995.6), pp.6313-6316.

Leung, K.K.; Chiu, C.P. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Grain Refinement in Undercooled Nickel", Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 32:10(1995.5), pp.1559-1563.

Wong, P.C.; Leung, K.K.; Lau, C.F. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"The Onset of Grain Refinement Temperature in Undercooled Ge", Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 32:10(1995.5), pp.1701-1703.

Chua, L.F.; Yuen, C.W. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Correlations for the Thermal Expansion Coefficients of Molten Glass Forming Systems", Applied Physics Letters, 67(1995.7), pp.614-616.

Xiao, J.Z.; Leung, K.K. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Mechanism of Grain Refinement in Undercooled Cu30Ni70", Applied Physics Letters, 67(1995.11), pp.3111-3113.

Qin, C-D.; Yu, C.C.; Ng, Dickon H.L. and Xiao, P.:
"Fabrication of Ceramic Microfilter and Membrane by Directed Metal Oxidation", The Proceedings of Second International Conference on Composites Engineering (1995.8), pp.605-606. U.S.A.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Yu, C.C.; Li, A.S.K. and Lo, C.C.H.:
"Measurement of Barkhausen Emission and Magnetoacoustic Emission from a Fractured Steel Bar", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 31:6(1995.11), pp.3394-3396.

Qin, C-D.; Yu, C.C.; Ng, Dickon H.L.; Lim, L.C. and Lai, M.O.:
"Intermetallic Phases at the Interface of Pd and Zirconia", Materials Letters, 26(1996.1), pp.17-19.

Yu, C.C.; Qin, C-D. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"Nondestructive Inspection of a Fractured Nickel Bar by Barkhausen and Magnetoacoustic Emissions", Journal of Applied Physics, 79(1996.4), pp.4750-4752.

Qin, C-D.; Li, A.S.K. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"The Protective Coatings of NdFeB Magnets by Al and Al(Fe)", Journal of Applied Physics, 79(1996.4), pp.4854-4856.

Ng, Dickon H.L.; Yu, C.C.; Qin, C-D.; Lo, C.C.H. and Jakubovics, J.P.:
"The Dependence of Magnetoacoustic Emission on Magnetizing Frequency in Nickel and Mild Steel", Journal of Applied Physics, 79(1996.4), pp.6057-6059.

Ku, N.C.; Qin, C.D.; Yu, C.C. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"Corrosion Resistance of NdFeB Magnets Coated by Al", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 32:5(1996.9), pp.4407-4409.

Ng, H.T.; Yu, C.C. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"Domain Nucleation and Annihilation in a Steel Bar Subjected to an Increasing Tensile Load", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 32:5(1996.9), pp.4851-4853.

Yu, C.C. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"Determination of the Rolling Direction of Electrolytic Zinc-Coated Steel Plate by Barkhausen Emission", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 32:5(1996.9), pp.4917-4919.

Xiao, J.Z. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Volumetric Manifestation of Grain Refinement in Undercooled Metal", Scripta Materialia, 37:7(1997.7), pp.1017-1022.

Qin, C.D. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"The Interactions of NdFeB Magnet and Al at Elevated Temperatures", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Frontiers of Physics - Looking to the 21st Century (1997), pp.495-500. Singapore: World Scientific.

Ku, N.C.; Qin, C.D. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of NdFeB Type Permanent Magnet Coated By a Dual Layer of Either Ti/Al or Ni/Al Intermetallics", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 33:5 (1997.9), pp.3913-3915.

Xiao, J.Z.; Yang, H. and Kui, Hin-wing:
"Grain Refinement in Undercooled Metals", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding, 481(1998), pp.15-20. USA,.

Ho, K.F.; Li, Y.F. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"The Surface Porosity and Hardness of Al-TiC Composites Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy Method", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Composites Engineering (1998.7.5), pp.375-376. Las Vegas, U.S.A.

Kwong, F.L.; Li, Y.F. and Ng, Dickon H.L.:
"Sintering Process of Al2O3-ZrO2 Powder Fabricated by Wet Chemical Method", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Composites Engineering (1998.7.5), pp.507-508. Las Vegas, U.S.A.

Yau, John K.F.:
"The True Story of the "Titanic" - a Closer Look at Materials", Reach, 8(1998.3), pp.4-5.

Yau, John K.F.:
"Water Proofing Materials for Main Roofs and Lift Pits for Domestic Blocks", Consultant Report, 1998.6.16, examined by Housing Authority of SAR Hong Kong.