A/ProfCuong Ton-That
Associate Professor
Discipline of Physics
Orcid identifier0000-0003-3276-1739 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate ProfessorDiscipline of Physics
- +61 (2) 95142201 (Work)
- University of Technology Sydney, Building 4, room 5.310, Sydney, Australia
FUNDED RESEARCH
Funded Research Areas
- Wide-bandgap semiconductors
- Catalysts for water treatment
- Water splitting
Current Grants
- High Quality Gallium Oxide for Power Electronics – ARC Discovery Project, Chief Investigator
- Environmental Testing of AlGaO-Based Photodetectors for Space Applications – ANSTO-funded project, Chief Investigator
- Green Semiconductor Manufacturing through Advanced Catalytic Water Treatment – UTS Strategic Research Accelerator, Co-Chief Investigator
- Optimisation of Catalysts in Liquid Metal-Derived Oxide Nanosheets for Water Splitting Applications – Synchrotron grant, Chief Investigator
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTErasmus+ Staff Mobility for TrainingEuropean Commission16 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTMYCORAL: Proof of Concept for Bio-composites from Waste for Coral Reef RestorationUniversity of Technology Sydney3 Mar 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Debnath KB,
- Biloria NM,
- Rifai M,
- Camp E,
- Ton-That C
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Zhu XF,
- Withayachumnankul W,
- Li Y,
- Cassidy M,
- Thalakotuna D
- CONTRACT RESEARCHContract Research on BluGlass Semiconductor DevicesBLUGLASS LIMITED1 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTOptimisation of catalysts in liquid metal-derived oxide nanosheets for water splitting applicationsThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation9 Jul 2025 - 14 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Bardet L,
- Ghasemian M,
- Tang J,
- Kalantar-Zadeh K
- GRANTEnvironmental Testing of AlGaO-based Photodetectors for Space ApplicationsThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation1 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Salih A,
- Rogers D,
- Peracchi S,
- Pastuovic Z
- GRANTData-driven Bio-fabricated carbon-negative building skin for passive COOLing (BioCOOL)University of Technology Sydney1 May 2024 - 30 Apr 2028People funded by this grant:
- Debnath KB,
- Biloria NM,
- Ton-That C
- GRANTRevealing the radial distribution of catalytic Pt atoms in eutectic alloy nanoparticles for efficient water splitting reactionThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation1 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Allioux F,
- Kalantar-Zadeh K,
- Salih A
- GRANTOptimisation of surface chemistry on membranes for biofouling reduction in the treatment of municipal wastewaterThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation14 Mar 2023 - 19 Mar 2023People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Nghiem DL
- INTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTControlling the electronic properties of Ga2O3 by pure thermal and pure fast neutron irradiationThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation2 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Stopic A,
- Phillips M
- GRANTHigh Quality Gallium Oxide for Power ElectronicsAustralian Research Council3 Mar 2021 - 1 Sep 2026People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTUnclonable cryptographic keys for anti-counterfeitingThe Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering2 Dec 2019 - 2 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Phillips M
- GRANTUnderstanding acceptor defects in Ga2O3The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation1 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Cortie M,
- Ton-That C,
- Stopic A
- GRANTSuperior chemical and gas sensors based on novel interface technologyThe Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering1 Jan 2017 - 30 Nov 2017People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTProbing the chemical states of rare earth elements in sub-50 nm heterogeneous nanocrystalsThe Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation21 Jun 2016 - 14 Oct 2016People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C,
- Xu X,
- Jin D
- GRANTNanostructured anti-reflection coatings for energy efficient LED lighting - DP150103317Australian Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 20 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Phillips M,
- Ton-That C,
- Ford M
- GRANTDevelopment of low cost, high quality InGaN photovoltaic devicesDepartment of Industry, Innovation and Science1 Dec 2014 - 1 Jun 2015People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTChemical states of nitrogen in N-doped ZnO nanorods - Synchrotron AccessAustralian Synchrotron Research Program3 Apr 2013 - 1 Aug 2013People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTOptimisation of the electrical and optical properties of ZnO nanowires for advanced nanodevice applicationsAustralian Research Council3 Mar 2009 - 31 Dec 2013People funded by this grant:
- Phillips M,
- Ton-That C,
- Hoffmann A,
- Godlewski M
- GRANTElectronic and Chemical Structure of Fe Dopants in Zn0 NanorodsAustralian Synchrotron Research Program30 Sep 2008 - 5 Oct 2008People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTElectronic structure of aligned Zn0 nanowiresAustralian Synchrotron Research Program25 Sep 2007 - 1 Oct 2007People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
- GRANTElectric properties of Sub-3nm Au NanoparticlesAustralian Synchrotron Research Program28 Aug 2007 - 3 Sep 2007People funded by this grant:
- Ton-That C
