Publications

Selected journal papers, reviews, and a textbook from the NGenuity Lab and Leonard's earlier work. For the live and complete list, see Google Scholar.

Bold main author ^{^} corresponding * student ** supervised research staff § equal contribution

Highlights

Digital Discovery · 2025

Democratizing self-driving labs: low-cost 3D printing for laboratory automation

RSC Advances · 2026

Large language models in materials science: assessing RAG evaluation frameworks

Adv. Mater. Technol. · 2022 · cover

Organic Photovoltaics' New Renaissance: roll-to-roll manufacturing of NFA-OPVs

Springer · 2019 · textbook

Printing of Graphene and Related 2D Materials

2026

Large Language Models in Materials Science: Assessing RAG Evaluation Frameworks through graphene synthesis

Z. H. Cho*, M. Osvaldo*, S. Doloi*, M. Das*, J. C. Goh, B. S. Tan, J. Wang*, Y. Li*, X. Xiao**, A. Joshi**, **L. W. T. Ng**^

RSC Advances, 16, 11306–11313

DOI: 10.1039/d5ra09726f

Cardanol-based benzoxazine and its potential with ammonium polyphosphate in flame-retardant coatings

J. H. Heng, Z. H. Yen, R. Goncalves^, X. Xiao**, A. H. F. bin Mohd Kamdi, **L. W. T. Ng**

Materials Advances (RSC)

DOI: 10.1039/D5MA01299F

Systematically verified experimental thermoelectric dataset for data-driven approaches

L. Z. Tang, L. Purdy, T. Mohanty, **L. W. T. Ng**, T. D. Sparks

Integr. Mater. Manuf. Innov.

DOI: 10.1007/s40192-026-00446-5

Deployment of a cloud-based passive defecation monitoring system for continuous gut health monitoring

Z. Song, M. Kim, J. Lee, T. H. Kwon, J. Kim, J. H. Kim, S. G. Kim, S. Kim, B. H. Jun, **L. W. T. Ng**, et al.

Nature Protocols

DOI: 10.1038/s41596-025-01296-9

2025

Mass-customization of organic photovoltaics and data production for machine-learning models precisely predicting device behavior

N. G. An, **L. W. T. Ng**, Y. Liu, S. Song, M. Gao, Y. Zhou, C. Ma, Z. Wei, J. Y. Kim, U. Bach, D. Vak^

Energy & Environmental Science, 18, 9524–9537

DOI: 10.1039/d5ee02815a

Hardware Implementation of Bayesian Decision-Making with Memristors

L. Song, P. Liu, Y. Liu, J. Pei, W. Cui, S. Liu, Y. Wen, T. Ma, K.-P. Pun, **L. W. T. Ng**, G. Hu^

Adv. Electron. Mater., 11, e00134

DOI: 10.1002/aelm.202500134

Direct Integration of Biomass-Derived Furan Polymers for Enhanced Stability and Efficiency in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Z. Lin§, Y. Li*§, M. Das*, C. Liang, X. Xiao**, Z. Yen, C. Kulshreshtha, L. W. M. Chia, A. J. Lim, K. N'konou, T. C. Sum, N. Mathews, A. C. Grimsdale^, **L. W. T. Ng**^

Advanced Functional Materials, 2423635

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202423635

Strategies to achieve efficiencies of over 19% for organic solar cells

X. Xiao**, M. Chalh, Z. R. Loh, E. Mbina, T. Xu, R. C. Hiorns, Y. Li*, M. Das*, K. N'konou, **L. W. T. Ng**^

Cell Reports Physical Science, 6(1), 102390

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102390

Lightweight error-tolerant edge detection using memristor-enabled stochastic computing

L. Song, P. Liu, J. Pei, Y. Liu, S. Liu, S. Wang, **L. W. T. Ng**, K.-P. Pun, et al.

Nature Communications, 16(1), 1–9

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59872-2

Democratizing self-driving labs: advances in low-cost 3D printing for laboratory automation

S. Doloi*, M. Das*, Y. Li*, Z. H. Cho*, X. Xiao**, J. V. Hanna, M. Osvaldo*, **L. W. T. Ng**^

Digital Discovery, 4, 1685–1721

DOI: 10.1039/d4dd00411f

Self-Driving Laboratories: Translating Materials Science from Laboratory to Factory

A. K. Y. Low, J. J. W. Cheng, K. Hippalgaonkar, **L. W. T. Ng**^

ACS Omega, 10(28), 29902–29908

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c02197

Harnessing GenAI for Higher Education: A Study of a Retrieval Augmented Generation Chatbot's Impact on Learning

M. Thway**, J. Recatala-Gomez, F. S. Lim, K. Hippalgaonkar, **L. W. T. Ng**^

Journal of Chemical Education, 102(9), 3849–3857

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00113

Investigating the fire dynamics of mounted PV weathering effects and material changes

M. M. B. A. Mohamed, Y. X. Ang, R. J. H. Tan, L. S. Tung, X. Xiao**, M. Das*, **L. W. T. Ng**^

iScience, 28(9), 113410

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113410

2024

A printing-inspired digital twin for the self-driving, high-throughput, closed-loop optimization of roll-to-roll printed photovoltaics

**L. W. T. Ng**^, N. G. An, L. Yang, Y. Zhou, D. W. Chang, J.-E. Kim, L. J. Sutherland, T. Hasan, M. Gao, D. Vak^

Cell Reports Physical Science, 5(6), 102038

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102038

The first demonstration of entirely roll-to-roll fabricated perovskite solar cell modules under ambient room conditions

D. Vak, H. Weerasinghe, N. Macadam, J.-E. Kim, L. Sutherland, D. Angmo, **L. W. T. Ng**, A. Scully, F. Glenn, R. Chantler, N. Chang, M. Dehghanimadvar, L. Shi, A. Ho-Baillie, R. Egan, A. Chesman, M. Gao, J. J. Jasieniak^, T. Hasan^, D. Vak^

Nature Communications, 15(1), 1656

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46016-1

Spiking Neurons with Neural Dynamics Implemented Using Stochastic Memristors

L. Song, P. Liu, J. Pei, F. Bai, Y. Liu, S. Liu, Y. Wen, **L. W. T. Ng**, K.-P. Pun, S. Gao, M. Q. H. Meng, T. Hasan, G. Hu^

Advanced Electronic Materials, 10(1), 2300564

DOI: 10.1002/aelm.202300564

Journal of Chemical Education Call for Papers: Special Issue on Teaching Innovation in Materials Science and Engineering Design

Z. Dong, A. Silva, T.-C. Lim, **L. W. T. Ng**^, R. A. Goncalves^

Journal of Chemical Education, 101(12), 5139–5141

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01392

2023

Printable Perovskite Diodes for Broad-Spectrum Multienergy X-Ray Detection

B. Shabbir^, J. C. Yu, T. Warnakula, R. A. W. Ayyubi, J. A. Pollock, M. M. Hossain, J.-E. Kim, N. Macadam, **L. W. T. Ng**, T. Hasan, D. Vak, M. J. Kitchen, J. J. Jasieniak^

Advanced Materials, 35(20), 2210068

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210068

2022

Organic Photovoltaics' New Renaissance: Advances Toward Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Non-Fullerene Acceptor Organic Photovoltaics

**L. W. T. Ng**^, S. W. Lee, D. W. Chang, J. M. Hodgkiss, D. Vak^

Advanced Materials Technologies, 7(10), 2101556

DOI: 10.1002/admt.202101556

100 m min⁻¹ Industrial-Scale Flexographic Printing of Graphene-Incorporated Conductive Ink

N. Macadam, **L. W. T. Ng**, G. Hu, H. H. Shi, W. Wang, X. Zhu, O. Ogbeide, S. Liu, Z. Yang, R. C. T. Howe, C. Jones, Y. Y. S. Huang, T. Hasan^

Advanced Engineering Materials, 24(5), 2101217

DOI: 10.1002/adem.202101217

2020

A general ink formulation of 2D crystals for wafer-scale inkjet printing

G. Hu, L. Yang, Z. Yang, X. Jin, J. Dai, W. Wu, S. Liu, X. Zhu, X. Wang, T.-C. Wu, R. C. T. Howe, T. Albrow-Owen, **L. W. T. Ng**, Q. Yang, L. G. Occhipinti, R. I. Woodward, E. J. R. Kelleher, Z. Sun, X. Huang, M. Zhang^, C. D. Bain^, T. Hasan^

Science Advances, 6(33), eaba5029

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba5029

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Enhanced Optically Transparent Polymer Dielectric Inks for Printable Electronics

X. Zhu, **L. W. T. Ng**, G. Hu, T.-C. Wu, D. Um, N. Macadam, T. Hasan^

Advanced Functional Materials, 30(31), 2002339

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202002339

2019

Conformal printing of graphene for single- and multi-layered devices onto arbitrarily shaped 3D surfaces

**L. W. T. Ng**, X. Zhu, G. Hu, N. Macadam, D. Um, T.-C. Wu, F. Le Moal, C. G. Jones, T. Hasan^

Advanced Functional Materials, 29(36), 1807933

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201807933

2018

Functional inks and printing of two-dimensional materials

G. Hu, J. Kang, **L. W. T. Ng**, X. Zhu, R. C. T. Howe, C. G. Jones, M. C. Hersam, T. Hasan^

Chemical Society Reviews, 47(9), 3265–3300

DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00084k

Inkjet Printed Large-Area Flexible Few-Layer Graphene Thermoelectrics

T. Juntunen, H. Jussila, M. Ruoho, S. Liu, G. Hu, T. Albrow-Owen, **L. W. T. Ng**, R. C. T. Howe, T. Hasan^, Z. Sun^, I. Tittonen^

Advanced Functional Materials, 28(22), 1800480

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201800480

Books & Chapters

Printing of Graphene and Related 2D Materials: Technology, Formulation and Applications

**L. W. T. Ng**, G. Hu, R. C. T. Howe, Z. Yang, C. Jones, T. Hasan^

Springer, 1st edition · ISBN 978-3319915715

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91572-2