Rate My Professor Cuong Ton-That

Cuong Ton-That is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney. He earned a BSc in Physics with Honours and the University Medal from UTS. He obtained his PhD in the field of surface science from Robert Gordon University in the UK in 2000. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Nanoscience Centre at the University of Cambridge from 2000 to 2003. He began his academic career at UTS in 2004 as a lecturer and has since advanced to the position of Associate Professor. His research focuses on the advancement of oxide materials and nanostructures tailored for optoelectronic and power electronic applications. He contributes to the Microstructural Analysis Unit at UTS and maintains an active profile in nanoscale materials characterization.

In his research, Cuong Ton-That has published extensively on topics including the electronic properties and luminescence of zinc oxide nanostructures. Notable publications include 'Surface electronic properties of ZnO nanoparticles' in Applied Physics Letters (2008), 'Cathodoluminescence study of electric field induced quenching in ZnO tetrapod structures' in Journal of Applied Physics (2020), 'Radiative recombination of confined electrons at the ZnO surface' in Scientific Reports (2017), 'Vacancy cluster in ZnO films grown by pulsed laser deposition' in Nanoscale (2019), 'Enhancement of excitonic and defect-related luminescence in neutron irradiated ZnO' in Physical Review Materials (2022), and 'Enhanced Luminescence and Photocatalytic Activity in Highly Defective ZnO Nanocrystals' in ACS Applied Nano Materials (2025). He teaches undergraduate courses such as Physics 1 (68101) and Physics of Energy (68412). His scholarly work is documented on platforms including Google Scholar and ORCID (0000-0003-3276-1739), reflecting his contributions to the field of physics and materials science.