Prof. Manh-Huong Phan

Prof. Manh-Huong Phan

Department of Physics
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33620, USA
Phone: 813-974-4322
Fax: 813-974-5813
Email: phanm@usf.edu
Director, The Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Sensors

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Education
Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, Bristol University, United Kingdom, 2006 M.S. in Applied Physics, Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2003 B.S. in Solid State Physics, Vietnam National University, Vietnam, 2000
Research interests
Nanomagnetism and nanospintronics Smart sensing technologies and biosensors Energy-efficient multicaloric materials Functional magnetic oxides Magnetic nanoparticles and nanomedicine Multiferroic films and heterostructures Helical magnets and magnetic skyrmions Atomically thin van der Waals magnets Transition metal chalcogenides and heterostructures Quantum materials and devices
Professional activities
Managing Editor & Founding Member, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (Elsevier, SCI journal, IF = 8.0, 2016 - present) Editor, Journal of Electronic Materials (Springer, SCI journal, IF = 1.67, 2018 - 2020) Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Springer - Nature Research Publisher, IF = 4.122, 2018-present) Associate Editor, Journal of Electronic Materials (Springer, SCI journal, IF = 1.798, 2015 - 2018) Editor, Applied Sciences (MDPI, SCIE journal, IF = 1.679, 2017 - present) Lead Editor, Special issue "Novel Nanomaterials and Sensing Platforms For Detection and Diagnosis of Coronaviruses" for publication in Applied Sciences (ISI journal, IF = 2.47), 2021. Guest Editor, Special issue "Multicalorics" for publication in the Journal of Applied Physics (IF = 2.328), January 31, 2020 Lead Editor, Special issue "Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications" for publication in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (IF = 1.5), papers selected from The 4th International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications (ISAMMA), December 10-13, 2017, Phu Quoc, Vietnam Lead Editor, Special issue "Electronic Materials and Devices", papers selected from The Third International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (ICAMN 2016) and The International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (IWAMN 2016) Lead Editor, Special issue "Functional Magnetic Nanomaterials in Nanomedicine" for publication in Nanomaterials (ISI journal, IF = 3.55), April 2017. Lead Editor, Special issue "Electronic Materials and Devices", papers selected from International Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Opportunities for Academia & High Tech Industry, November 2 - 4, 2015, Da Nang City, Vietnam Lead Editor, Special issue "Functional Nanomaterials and Devices for Biomedical Engineering and Sensing Applications''; papers selected from the Energy Materials Nanotechnology (EMN) Fall Meeting, November 22 25, 2014, Orlando, USA. Guest Editor, Special issue Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications and Environmental Monitoring , Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015 Guest Editor, Special issue Advanced Magnetic Materials: Genetics, Mechanism, and Therapies , Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012 Symposium Chair & Publication Editor, The 67th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM 2022), October 31 to November 4, 2022, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, USA Symposium Co-chair, The 2019 Hanoi International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Devices, January 10 - 12, 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam Conference Co-chair, The 8th Energy Materials Nanotechnology (EMN) Fall Meeting, November 22 - 25, 2014, Orlando, USA Co-organizer, the Workshop "Functional Magnetic Materials and Applications, Donosita International Conference on Nanoscale Magnetism and Applications (DICNMA), September 9 - 13, 2013, San Sebasti n, Spain International Advisory Committee, The 19th International Conference on Fine Particle Magnetism (ICFPM), May 27-31, 2019, Gijon, Spain International Advisory Committee and Publication Editor, The Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, January 14-18, 2019, Washington DC, USA International Advisory Committee and Publication Editor, The 5th International Conference of Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (IcAUMS), June 3-7 2018, Jeju, South Korea Organizing Committee, The MMM - 2017 Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , November 6-10, 2017, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Organizing Committee, The IEEE International Magnetics Conference, INTERMAG Europe 2017 , April 24-28, 2017, Dublin, Ireland Local Organizing Committee, Nano-Bio Collaborative International Conference, March 22-24, 2012, Tampa, Florida, USA International Advisory Committee, The 5th International Conference of Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (IcAUMS), June 3-7 2018, Jeju, South Korea International Advisory Committee, The Third International Conference on Advances in Sensors, Actuators, Metering and Sensing, March 25 to 29, 2018, Rome, Italy International Advisory Committee and Publication Chair, The 4th International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications (ISAMMA), December 10-13, 2017, Phu Quoc, Vietnam International Advisory Committee, Advanced Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medical Science (ANEMS 2017) Conference, November 20 21, 2017, Langkawi Island, Malaysia International Advisory Committee, The International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (IWAMN2016), November 3-5, 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam International Advisory Committee and Organizer, The Joint 4th Asia-Pacific Chemical and Biological Microfluidics Conference, November 2 - 4, 2015, Da Nang City, Vietnam International Advisory Committee, The Donostia International Workshop on Energy, Materials and Nanotechnology, September 1 - 4, 2015, San Sebastian, Spain International Advisory Committee, Donosita International Conference on Nanoscaled Magnetism and Applications (DICNMA), September 9 - 13, 2013, San Sebasti n, Spain Magnetic Materials Committee Member, The Minerals Metals and Materials Society (TMS), 2011-present Reviewer, VinFuture Prize (2021) Reviewer, Ta Quang Buu Award (2016, 2018) Membership Reviewer, The World Academy of Science (TWAS), 2013 Research Grant/Panel Reviewer & Mentor, The National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), Vietnam (2025 - present); Vin Innovation Foundation (VinIF), Vietnam (2019 - present); The US Department of Energy (DOE), Vietnam (2025 - present); The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore (2020 - present); State Research Agency (AEI), Spain (2021); Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Netherlands (2018); German Science Foundation, Germany (2017, 2018); Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research , Sweden (2017); National Science Foundation, USA (2015-present); The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP), Oak Ridge Associated Universities, USA (2015); Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Research Development Fund, China (2015); American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA (2014), USF Research Foundation, USA (2014, 2017); CRDF Global-Urals Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Joint Basic Research Competition, USA (2013, 2014); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), United Kingdom (2011-present); and Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation R&D Excellence Awards, USA (2009, 2011, 2014) Technical Reviewer for over 200 peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Electronics, Nature Communications, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Communications Physics, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Small, Nano Letters, Nanoscale, Applied Physics Letters, Nanotechnology, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials eBook proposal reviewer, Bentham Science Publishers, 2012 Book chapter reviewer, Elsevier Publishers, 2013 Reviewer for conference papers on magnetism and magnetic materials (2003-present) Book chapter reviewer, Bentham Science Publishers, 2012 Session chairs, The Joint MMM/Intermag Conferences (2013, 2022, 2025); The Annual Conferences on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2012-present); The 5th International Conference of Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (IcAUMS 2018); The 8th International Conference & Exhibition on Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2017); The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (2016); The Joint 4th Asia-Pacific Chemical and Biological Microfluidics Conference (2015); Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014); The 19th International Conference on Magnetism (2012); American Physical Society Meeting (2009); International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications (2007) Coordinator, The Global Education Program between USF and Vietnamese Universities (2011-present) Coordinator, The US-VN Partnership Program on Semiconductor Workforce Training (2024-present)
Selected publications (Google Scholar h-index: 66)
M.H. Phan and H.X. Peng Giant Magnetoimpedance Materials: Fundamentals and Applications Progress in Materials and Science, 2008, Vol. 53, 323 (97 pages) PDF (5 year impact factor: 44.216 - Top 25 hottest articles in 2007, 2008, and The Top10 most cited articles in the last five years). (Featured in The hottest articles and The most cited articles) M.H. Phan and S.C. Yu Review of the Magnetocaloric Effect in Manganite Materials Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2007, Vol. 308, 325 (15 pages) PDF (over 2000 citations - Top 25 hottest articles in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, and The most cited article of the year 2012). (Featured in The hottest articles and The most cited articles) M.H. Phan, J. Alonso, H. Khurshid, P. Lampen-Kelley, S. Chardra, K. Stojak, Z.N. Porshokouh, R. Das, . Iglesias, and H. Srikanth Exchange Bias Effects in Iron Oxide Based Nanoparticle Systems Nanomaterials 2016, Vol. 6, 221 (30 pages) PDF (The most downloaded article in December 2016). (Featured in The hottest articles and The most cited articles) M.H. Phan, M.T. Trinh, T. Eggers, V. Kalappattil, Ken-ichi Uchida, L.M. Woods, and M. Terrones A Perspective on Two-dimensional van der Waals Opto-Spin-Caloritronics Applied Physics Letters 2021, Vol. 119, 250501 (9 pages) PDF (Introduced a new research field named Opto-Spin-Caloritronics). Y.T. Hai Pham, M. Liu, V.O. Jimenez, F. Zhang, V. Kalappattil, M. Terrones, and M.H. Phan Tunable Ferromagnetism and Thermally Induced Spin Flip in Vanadium-doped Tungsten Diselenide Monolayers at Room Temperature Advanced Materials 2020, Vol. 32, 2003607 (7 pages) PDF. (The discovery of the thermally induced spin flipping effect in 2D dilute magnetic semiconductors). (Featured on USF News) F. Zhang, B.Y. Zheng, A. Sebastian, H. Olson, M.Z. Liu, K. Fujisawa, Y.T.H. Pham, V. Ortiz Jimenez, V. Kalappattil, T. Zhang, R. Pendurthi, Y. Lei, A. Laura Elias, Y. Wang, Patrick E. Hopkins, S. Das, V.H. Crespi, M.H. Phan, and M. Terrones Monolayer Vanadium-doped Tungsten Disulfide: An Emerging Room-Temperature Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Advanced Science 2020, Vol. 7, 2001174 (9 pages) PDF. (The discovery of tunable room-temperature ferromagnetism in 2D dilute magnetic semiconductors). V.O. Jimenez, Y.T. Hai Pham, M. Liu, F. Zhang, V. Kalappattil, B. Muchharla, T. Eggers, D.L. Duong, M. Terrones, and M.H. Phan Light-controlled room temperature ferromagnetism in vanadium-doped tungsten disulfide semiconducting monolayers *Advanced Electronic Materials* 2021, Vol. 7, 2100030 (7 pages) PDF. (The discovery of light-tunable ferromagnetism at room temperature in 2D dilute magnetic semiconductors). V.O. Jimenez, Y.T.H. Pham, D. Zhou, M.Z. Liu, V. Kalappattil, T. Eggers, K. Hoang, D.L. Duong, M. Terrones, and M.H. Phan Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Making Atomic-Level Magnetism Tunable with Light at Room Temperature *Advanced Science* 2024, Vol. 11, 2304792 (16 pages) PDF. (The discovery of light-tunable ferromagnetism at room temperature in 2D van der Waals heterostructures). V. Kalappattil, R. Geng, R. Das, H. Luong, M. Pham, T. Nguyen, A. Popescu, L. M. Woods H. Srikanth, and M.H. Phan Giant Spin Seebeck effect through an Interface Organic Semiconductor Materials Horizons 2020, Vol. 7, 1413 PDF. (Introduced a new spinterface concept - one of the hottest articles in the field of spincaloritronics). M. Bonilla, S. Kolekar, Y.J. Ma, H. Coy Diaz, V. Kalappattil, R. Das, T. Eggers, H.R. Gutierrez, M.H. Phan, and M. Batzill Strong Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in VSe₂ Monolayers on van der Waals substrates Nature Nanotechnology 2018, Vol. 13, 289 (6 pages) PDF. (The discovery of new 2D magnets - one of the most cited articles in the field of 2D magnetism). (Featured on Nature Nanotechnology Editorial News) V.O. Jimenez, V. Kalappattil, T. Eggers, M. Bonilla, S. Kolekar, P. T. Huy, M. Batzill, M.H. Phan A magnetic sensor using a 2D van der Waals ferromagnetic material Nature: Scientific Reports 2020, Vol. 10, 4789 (7 pages) PDF. (100 top articles featured by Scientific Reports in 2021). A. Chanda, C. Holzmann, N. Schulz, J. Seyd, M. Albrecht, M.H. Phan, and H. Srikanth Scaling of the thermally induced sign inversion of longitudinal spin Seebeck effect in a compensated ferrimagnet: Role of magnetic anisotropy Advanced Functional Materials 2021, Vol. 32, 2109170 (13 pages) PDF (Introduced a new concept of the universality of LSSE in compensated ferrimagnets). R.P. Madhogaria, C.M. Hung, B. Muchharla, A.T. Duong, R. Das, P.T. Huy, S.L. Cho, S. Witanachchi, H. Srikanth, and M.H. Phan Strain-modulated helimagnetism and magnetic phase diagram in highly crystalline MnP nanorod thin films Physical Review B 2021, Vol. 103, 184423 (12 pages) PDF. E.M. Clements, R. Das, G. Pokharel, M.H. Phan, A.D. Christianson, D. Mandrus, J.C. Prestigiacomo, M.S. Osofsky, and H. Srikanth Robust cycloid crossover driven by anisotropy in the skyrmion host GaV₄S₈ Physical Review B (Editor's choice) 2020, Vol. 101, 094425 (11 pages) PDF. O. Thiabgoh, T. Eggers, and M.H. Phan A new contactless magneto-LC resonance technology for real time respiratory motion monitoring Sensors and Actuators A 2017, Vol. 265, 120 (7 pages) PDF. S.D. Jiang, T. Eggers, O. Thiabgoh, D.W. Xing, W. D. Fei, H. X. Shen, J. S. Liu, J.R. Zhang, W.B. Fang, J.F. Sun, H. Srikanth, and M.H. Phan Relating surface roughness and magnetic domain structure to giant magneto-impedance of Co-rich melt-extracted microwires Nature Scientific Reports 2017, Vol. 7, 46253 (8 pages) PDF. Y.J. Ma, H. Coy Diaz, J. Avila, C. Chen, V. Kalappattil, R. Das, M.H. Phan, T. Cadez, Jose M. P. Carmelo, M.C. Asensio, and M. Batzill Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveals spin charge seperation in metallic MoSe₂ grain boundary Nature Communications 2017, Vol. 8, 14231 (12 pages) PDF. M.H. Phan and D. Mandrus Cooling achieved by rotating an anisotropic superconductor in a constant magnetic field: A new perspective AIP Advances 2016, Vol. 6, 125022 (6 pages) PDF. H. Khurshid, P. Lampen-Kelley, . Iglesias, J. Alonso, M.H. Phan, M.L Saboungie, C.G. Sun, and H. Srikanth Spin-glass-like freezing of inner and outer surface layers in hollow gama-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles Nature Scientific Reports 2015, Vol. 5, 15054 (13 pages) PDF. B. Duong, H. Khurshid, P. Gangopadhyay, J. Devkota, K. Stojak, H. Srikanth, L. Tetard, R.A. Norwood, N. Peyghambarian, M.H. Phan, and J. Thomas Enhanced Magnetism in Highly Ordered Magnetite Nanoparticle-filled Nanohole Arrays Small, 2014, Vol. 10, 2840 (8 pages) PDF and Featured image J. Devkota, M.T. Trang, K. Stojak, P.T. Ha, H.N. Pham, T. L. Ngo, N.X. Phuc, P. Mukherjee, H. Srikanth, and M.H. Phan Synthesis, inductive heating, and magnetoimpedance-based detection of multifunctional Fe₃O₄ nanoconjugates Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2014, Vol. 190, 715 (8 pages) PDF. P. Lampen, N.S. Bingham, M.H. Phan, T.H. Yi, S.W. Cheong, and H. Srikanth Macroscopic phase diagram and magnetocaloric study of metamagnetic transitions in spin chain Ca₃Co₂O₆ Physical Review B, 2014, Vol. 89, 144414 (8 pages) PDF. H. Khurshid, M.H. Phan, P. Mukherjee, and H. Srikanth Tuning exchange bias in Fe/gama-Fe₂O₃ core-shell nanoparticles: Impacts of interface and surface spins Applied Physics Letters 2014, Vol. 104, 072407 (5 pages) PDF. P. Lampen, M.H. Phan, K. Kovnir, P. Chai, M. Shatruk, and H. Srikanth Heisenberg-like ferromagnetism in 3d-4f intermetallic La_0.7Pr_0.25Co₂P₂ with localized Co moments Physical Review B 2014, Vol. 90, 174404 (10 pages) PDF. S. Chandra, N.A. Frey, M.H. Phan, S. Srinath, S. Chandra, H. Srikanth, M.A. Garcia, Y. Lee, C. Wang, S. Sun, and O. Iglesias Exchange bias effect in Au-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites Nanotechnology 2014, Vol. 25, 055702 (11 pages) PDF. Anis Biswas, P. Zhang, T-L Phan, T. D. Thanh, N. H. Dan, S. C. Yu, H. Srikanth, and M. H. Phan The scaling and universality of conventional and inverse magnetocaloric effects in Heusler alloys Applied Physics Letters 2013, Vol. 103, 162410 (5 pages) PDF. P. Lampen, N. S. Bingham, M.H. Phan, H. Kim, M. Osofsky, A. Piqu , T.L. Phan, S.C. Yu, and H. Srikanth Impact of reduced dimensionality on the magnetic and magnetocaloric response of La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ Applied Physics Letters 2013, Vol. 102, 062414 (5 pages) PDF. A. Biswas, S. Chandra, T. Samanta, B. Ghosh, M.H. Phan, A. K. Raychaudhuri, I. Das, and H. Srikanth Universality in the entropy change for the inverse magnetocaloric effect Physical Review B 2013, Vol. 87, 134420 (7 pages) PDF. N. S. Bingham, H. Wang, F. Qin, H. X. Peng, J. F. Sun, V. Franco, H. Srikanth, and M.H. Phan Excellent magnetocaloric properties of melt-extracted Gd-based amorphous microwires Applied Physics Letters, 2012, Vol. 101, 102407 (3 pages) PDF. N.S. Bingham, P. Lampen, M.H. Phan, N.D. Hoang, H.D. Chinh, C.L. Zhang, S.W. Cheong, and H. Srikanth Impact of nanostructuring on the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of microscale phase-separated La_5/8-yPr_yCa_3/8MnO₃ manganites Physical Review B, 2012, Vol. 86, 064420 (9 pages) PDF. H. Khurshid, W. Li, M.H. Phan, P. Mukherjee, H. Srikanth, and G.C. Hadjipanayis Surface spin disorder and exchange-bias in hollow maghemite nanoparticles Applied Physics Letters, 2012, Vol. 101, 022403 (3 pages) PDF. S. Chandra, H. Khurshid, W. Li, G. C. Hadjipnayis, M. H. Phan, and H. Srikanth Spin dynamics and criteria for onset of exchange bias in superspin glass Fe/gama-Fe₂O₃ core-shell nanoparticles Physical Review B, 2012, Vol. 86, 014426 (8 pages) PDF. S. Chandra, H. Khurshid, M.H. Phan, and H. Srikanth Asymmetric hysteresis and its dependence on magnetic anisotropy in exchange biased Co/CoO core-shell nanoparticles Applied Physics Letters 2012, Vol. 101, 232405 (5 pages) PDF. T.L. Phan, P. Zhang, N. H. Dan, N. H. Yen, P. T. Thanh, T. D. Thanh, S.C. Yu, and M.H. Phan Coexistence of conventional and inverse magnetocaloric effects and critical behaviors in Ni₅₀Mn_50-xSn_x (x = 13 and 14) alloy ribbons Applied Physics Letters 2012, Vol. 101, 202408 (5 pages) PDF. A. Chaturvedi, S. Stefanoski, M. H. Phan, G.S. Nolas, and H. Srikanth Table-like magnetocaloric effect and enhanced refrigerant capacity in Eu₈Ga₁₆Ge₃₀-EuO composite materials Applied Physics Letters, 2011, Vol. 99, 162513 (3 pages) PDF. N. A. Frey, N. S. Bingham, M.H. Phan, H. Srikanth, D. D. Stauffer, and C. Leighton Transverse Susceptibility as a probe of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy driven phase transition in Pr_0.5Sr_0.5CoO₃ Physical Review B, 2011, Vol. 83, 024406 (7 pages) PDF. M. H. Phan, V. Franco, A. Chaturvedi, S. Stefanoski, G.S. Nolas, and H. Srikanth Origin of the magnetic anomaly and tunneling effect of europium on the magnetism in Eu₈Ga₁₆Ge₃₀ type-I clathrates Physics Review B, 2011, Vol. 84, 054436 (7 pages) PDF. M.H. Phan, S. Chandra, N.S. Bingham, H. Srikanth, C.L. Zhang, S.W. Cheong, T.D. Hoang, and H.D. Chinh Collapse of charge ordering and enhancement of magnetocaloric effect in nanocrystalline La_0.35Pr_0.275Ca_0.375MnO₃ Applied Physics Letters, 2010, Vol. 97, 242506 (3 pages) PDF. M.H. Phan, M.B. Morales, N.S. Bingham, H. Srikanth, C.L. Zhang, and S.W. Cheong Phase coexistence and magnetocaloric effect in La_5/8-yPr_yCa_3/8MnO₃ (y=0.275) Physical Review B, 2010, Vol. 81, 094413 (6 pages) PDF.
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