1.0 PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name : Dr. Hafizal Bin Yahaya
Department / Unit : Dept. of Mechanical Precision Engineering
Faculty / Division : Malaysia-Japan International Institute Of Technology (MJIIT)
Official Email : hafizal.kl@utm.my
Second email : hafizal.yahaya@yahoo.com.my
Office No. : 03 2203 1392
Ext. No. : 1392
Website : https://people.utm.my/hafizal-yahaya
Address: Malaysia-Japan International Institute Of Technology (MJIIT), Dept. of Mechanical Precision Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

2.0 RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Thin film growth, Epitaxial growth
• Semiconductor nano-structure
• Semiconductor based gas sensor
• Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
• Bio-sensor

3.0 GRANTS

• Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
  Mechanisms of Formation and Annihilation of Lattice Defects in Nitride Semiconductor Thin Films with a Non-Polar Crystallographic Orientation
  RM128,400 (01/12/2013 – 30/11/2016)

• Synthesis of Gallium Nitride Nanostructures on Insulator by using Graphene as a Buffer Layer
  Vote No.: GUP Q.K130000.2543.04H37
  Amount : RM 102,000.00
  Duration: Dec 2012 – Jan 2015 (25 Months)
  Project Leader: Assoc Prof Dr Abdul Manaf Hashim
  Co-Researcher: Dr. Hafizal Yahaya

• Graphene Thickness Identification, Doping Control and Its Device Applications
  Vote No.: GUP: Q.K130000.2543.02H86
  Amount : RM 70,000.00
  Duration: May 2012- April 2014 (2 Years)
  Project Leader: Assoc Prof Dr Abdul Manaf Hashim
  Co-Researcher: Dr. Hafizal Yahaya

• Synthesis and Control of Large-Scale Aligned ZnO Nanowires Without Catalyst at Low Temperature for Nano-Optoelectronics and Nanosensors
  Vote No.: GUP: Q.K130000.2543.02H87
  Amount : RM 60,000.00,
  Duration: May 2012- April 2014 (2 Years)
  Project Leader: Mr Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman
  Co-Researcher: Dr. Hafizal Yahaya

• MJIIT research grant
  Surface orientation control of pits formed in Si (100) during SiC epitaxial growth on Si substrates utilizing CVD jet pulse.
  RM30K (1/4/2012-31/3/2013)

4.0 SUPERVISING

PHD STUDENT

Ongoing

1. 2015
   Muhammad Mahfuz Bin Salehhon
   Fabrication of Zinc Oxide on Graphene based piezoelectric
   Main Supervisor

MSc. STUDENT (RESEARCH)

Graduated

1. 2015
   Nur Ashikin Binti Hambali
   Electrochemically Deposited Zinc Oxide Morphologies on Graphene on Insulators.
   Main Supervisor
2. 2015
   Nurul Azzyaty Binti Jayah
   Seeded Growth of Zinc Oxide Thin Film and Nanostructure By Hydrothermal Method.
   Main Supervisor
3. 2015
   Nur Hamizah Binti Zainal Ariffin
   Fabrication of Conical Shaped Pore Supporting Structure and Its Intergration with Graphene
   Main Supervisor

Ongoing

1. 2015
   Siti Fairus Binti Abu Bakar
   Electrochemically grown ZnO nanorods on Graphene for hybrid solar cell applications.
   Main Supervisor

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

Graduated

1. 2015
   Maryam Binti Mohamad Zainal Abidin
   Design of Graphene Wet Transferring System
   Main Supervisor
2. 2015
   Nur Azmira Binti Azmi
   Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Growth on Graphene/Copper by Electrochemical Process
   Main Supervisor

Ongoing

1. 2015
   Mohammad Farid Bin Othman
   Fabrication of MultiCapillary tube in Microfluidic by 3D Printing
   Main Supervisor
2. 2015
   Muhamad Fahmi Amir Bin Abdul Majid
   Fabrication of MultiCapillary tube in Microfluidic Flowvalve by 3D Printing.
   Main Supervisor
3. 2015
   Muhammad Zharif Hanis Bin Mohd Zari
   Optimizing Graphene wet transfer system by 3D Printing
   Main Supervisor

5.0 PREVIOUS POSITIONS

• Tutor, Science Department, College Science and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Nov 2001 – Mei 2003)
• Lecturer, Science Department, College Science and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( Mei 2003 – Dis 2011)
• Head of Physics Laboratory (Science Department)

6.0 ACTIVITIES

• IT Manager for ICT Team in MJIIT (Sept 2015-Now)
• MJIIT Website Administrator (2012-Now)
• MJIIT-JUC Joint International Symposium 2014, MJIIT, UTMKL. Organizing Committee (Publicity)
• MJIIT JACTIM Research Proposal Competition Committee Member 2014.(1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015)
• MJIIT-JUC Joint International Symposium 2013, Tokai University, Japan. Organizing Committee (Technical Program)
• Member of iKohza Advanced Devices and Materials Engineering (ADME)
• Academic Advisor of Mechanical Precision student (2013)
• MJIIT-JUC Joint International Symposium 2012, MJIIT UTMKL Organizing Committee (Technical Program)
• Academic Advisor of Mechanical Precision student (2012)
• Coordinator of Physics Subject (Civil Engineering) (2002-2003)
• Coordinator of Physics Subject (Electrical Engineering) (2004-2006)
• Coordinator of Physics Subject (Mechanical Engineering) (2007-2008)
• Academic Advisory (2001-2008)

7.0 AWARDS

• Citra Karisma (UTM Excellence Service) Award 2014
• Citra Karisma (UTM Excellence Service) Award 2011
• Citra Karisma (UTM Excellence Service) Award 2007
• SLAI (Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia) scholarship award (2008-2011)

8.0 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. High Electron Mobility, Low Carrier Concentration of Hydrothermally Grown ZnO Thin Films on Seeded a-Plane Sapphire at Low Temperature
   Nurul Azzyaty Jayah, Hafizal Yahaya, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood Tomoaki Terasako, Kanji Yasui and Abdul Manaf Hashim,
   Nanoscale Research Letters 2015, 10:7
   doi:10.1186/s11671-014-0715-0
2. Fabrication of conical micropore structure on silicon nitride/silicon using focused ion beam milling for biosensor application
   Nur Hamizah Zainal Ariffin, Hafizal Yahaya, Shunji Shinano, Satoru Tanaka, Abdul Manaf Hashim.
   Microelectronic Engineering 133 (2015) 1–5.
   doi:10.1016/j.mee.2014.11.011
3. The Thermal Instability Analysis of Functionally Graded Carbon Nanotube Composite Plates using Finite Element Method.
   Z. A. Rasid and Hafizal Yahaya
   Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 695 (2015) pp 285-288
4. Synthesis of zinc oxide nanostructures on graphene/glass substrate by electrochemical deposition: effects of current density and temperature
   Nur Ashikyn Hambali, Hafizal Yahaya, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Tomoaki Terasako and Abdul Manaf Hashim
   Nanoscale Research Letters 2014, 9:609.
   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-9-609
5. Semiconductor nanopores formed by chemical vapor deposition of heteroepitaxial SiC films on SOI(100) substrates.
   Yoshifumi Ikoma, Hafizal Yahaya, Keiji Kuriyama, Hirofumi Sakita, Yuta Nishino, and Teruaki Motooka, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B,Vol.29,No.6,pp.062001-1 – 062001-5,2011.11.
6. Fabrication of nanopores utilizing SiC/Si(001) heteroepitaxial growth on SOI substrates: nanopore density control,
   Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Keiji Kuriyama, and Teruaki Motooka ,
   Proc. SPIE,Vol.7995,pp.799520,Proc. SPIE 7995, 799520 (2010);
   doi:10.1117/12.888388.
7. Position-controlled formation of Si nanopores by chemical vapor deposition of SiC/SOI(100)
   Yoshifumi Ikoma, Hafizal Yahaya, Hirofumi Sakita, Yuta Nishino, and Teruaki Motooka,
   Proc. SPIE,Vol.7995,pp.79951Y,Proc. SPIE 7995, 79951Y (2010); |
   doi:10.1117/12.888531.
8. Atomistic Study of Irradiation-induced Mass Transport Process;
   Y. Ikoma, T. Motooka, H. Sakita, Hafizal Yahaya, H. Naramoto, K. Narumi, S. Sakai and Y. Maeda,
   JAEA-Review: JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2009,No.2010-065,pp.130,2011.01.
9. Smart-Cut Process for Nanopore Device Formation on SIMOX (100);
   Y. Ikoma, T. Motooka, S. Munetoh, H. Sakita, Hafizal Yahaya, H. Naramoto, K. Narumi, S. Sakai and Y. Maeda,
   JAEA-Review: JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2008,No.2009-041,pp.126,2009.12.

9.0 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES & SEMINARS

1. Hafizal Yahaya, Nur Ashikyn Hambali, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Tomoaki Terasako and Abdul Manaf Hashim
   Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures On Graphene/Glass by Electrochemical Deposition.
   27th International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology  Conference (MNC ) 2014,
   4-7 November 2014, Fukuoka, Japan.
2. Nurul Azzyaty Jayah, Hafizal Yahaya, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Tomoaki Terasako, Kanji Yasui and Abdul Manaf Hashim,
   High Electron Mobility, Low Carrier Concentration of Hydrothermally Grown ZnO Thin Films on Seeded a-Plane Sapphire at Low Temperature.
   International Conference of Solid State Devices and Materials.
   September 8 – 11, 2014, Tsukuba, JAPAN
3. Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Keiji Kuriyama, Teruaki Motooka,
   ”Surface orientation control of pits formed in si (100) during sic growth on si substrates utilizing cvd jet pulse: Application for nanopore formation”,
   27th Regional Conference of Solid State Science and Technology,
   Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 20-22 December 2013.
4. Nurul Azzyaty Jayah, Hafizal Yahaya, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Kanji Yasui, Abdul Manaf Hashim,
   ”Hydrothermally Grown ZnO Nanostructures:Effects of Seed Layer, Molar Concentration And Temperature”,
   27th Regional Conference of Solid State Science and Technology,
   Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 20-22 December 2013.
5. Nur Ashikyn Hambali, Hafizal Yahaya, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Kanji Yasui, Abdul Manaf Hashim,
   ”Electrochemically Grown ZnO Nanostructures on Graphene:Effects on current density”,
   27th Regional Conference of Solid State Science and Technology,
   Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 20-22 December 2013.
6. Nur Hamizah Zainal Ariffin, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Abdul Manaf Hashim, Hafizal Yahaya,
   ”Backside drill of Si/SiO2 Supporting Structure Using PCB Prototyping Engraver for Graphene Nanopore Devices Application”,
   MJIIT-JUC Joint International Symposium 2013,
   Tokai University, Hitarsuka, Japan, 6-8 November 2013.
7. Nur Ashikyn Hambali, Hafizal Yahaya, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Kanji Yasui, Abdul Manaf Hashim,
   ”Influence of Growth Time and Current Density on the Morphological and Compositional of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Deposited on Graphene by Electrochemical”,
   MJIIT-JUC Joint International Symposium 2013,
   Tokai University, Hitarsuka, Japan, 6-8 November 2013.
8. Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Keiji Kuriyama, Teruaki Motooka,
   “Microscopic observation of nanopores formed in SIMOX (100) utilizing methylsilane pulse jet CVD”,
   International Colloquium on “Recent progress in nanofabrication of MEMS and NEMS: Science and innovation technologies”,
   Hakata Miyako Hotel, Fukuoka, Japan, 23 March 2011.
9. Yoshifumi Ikoma, Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Hirofumi Sakita, Yuta Nishino, Teruaki Motooka,
   ”Position-controlled formation of Si nanopores by chemical vapor deposition of SiC/SOI(100)”,
   The 7th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications (TFPA),
   Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 24-27 September 2010.
10. Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Keiji Kuriyama, Teruaki Motooka,
    ”Fabrication of nanopores utilizing SiC/Si(001) heteroepitaxial growth on SOI substrates: Nanopore density control.”,
    The 7th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications (TFPA 2010),
    Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 24-27 September 2010.
11. Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Hirofumi Sakita, Yuta Nishino, Teruaki Motooka,
    ”Formation of nanopores utilizing SiC heteroepitaxial growth on SOI (100): Pit faced orientation”,
    JSAP (The Japan Society of Applied Physics) Conference 2010,
    Nagasaki University, Japan, 16 September 2010.
12. Hirofumi Sakita, Yuta Nishino, Hafizal Yahaya, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Teruaki Motooka,
    ”Formation of a semiconductor nanopore using the (100) heteroepitaxial growth SiC/Si”,
    The 2010 Joint Conference of Japan Institute of Metals Kyushu Branch of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan Kyushu Branch,
    Kumamoto University, 5 June 2010.
13. Yoshifumi Ikoma, Hafizal Yahaya, Hirofumi Sakita, Yuta Nishino, Teruaki Motooka,
    ”Nanopore formation on SOI substrates by chemical vapor deposition”,
    International colloquium on “Recent progress in nanotechnologies: From nanoindentation on semiconductor materials to DNA and molecular devices,
    Hakata Miyako Hotel, Fukuoka, Japan, 15 March 2010.
14. Hafizal Yahaya, Hirofumi Sakita, Yoshifumi Ikoma, Teruaki Motooka,
    ”Fabrication of nanopores utilizing SiC/Si(001) heteroepitaxial growth on SOI substrates (III)”,
    Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP 2009),
    Tsukuba University, Japan, 31 March 2009.