Dr Xin Fu Tan
ARC Early Career Industry Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Affiliate of Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM)
Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Researcher biography
Dr. Xin Fu Tan is an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow. Their research interests encompass the areas of electronics manufacturing, hydrogen storage materials, synchrotron radiation techniques, and electron microscopy. Dr. Tan is currently employed as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, working on an ARC Discovery Project titled "Intermetallic compounds for high-reliability electronic interconnections" (2020-2024). Additionally, Dr. Tan holds the position of a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) International Research Fellow at Kyushu University, contributing to the project "Improving Metal Hydrides to Diversify Energy Storage and Transportation" (2022-2024), as nominated by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS).
Dr. Tan completed their PhD thesis at The University of Queensland, focusing on the development of novel anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, from 2017 to 2020. Between 2010 and 2016, Dr. Tan worked as a Material Scientist at Hydrexia Pty. Ltd., a start-up company specialising in commercialising solid-state hydrogen storage systems based on lab-developed technology from The University of Queensland. They earned a Bachelor's degree (1st class honours) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Melbourne and a Master's degree in Advanced Engineering Materials at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. These experiences have endowed Dr. Tan with unique research expertise across various Materials Engineering fields, encompassing both academic and industrial settings.
Journal Articles
Yao, Hu, Tan, Xin F., Sun, Wei, Gu, Qinfen, Qin, Junjie, Zhang, Yonghong, Zeng, Guang, Guo, Enyu and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2025). Fast activation of Na micro-alloyed Mg–Ni-Gd-Y-Zn-Cu alloys for solid-state hydrogen storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 118, 237-250. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.146
Zhou, Jiye, Shahbazi, Mahboobeh, Poitras, Jordan T., Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2025). The effect of gallium addition on the microstructure and superconducting properties of In-Bi-Sn solder alloys. Journal of Electronic Materials, 54 (4), 2628-2637. doi: 10.1007/s11664-024-11584-x
Hari, Vigneshwar, McDonald, Stuart, Qu, Dongdong, Tan, Xin Fu, Xu, Dong, Tong, Zherui and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2025). Effect of Sr addition on the microstructure and fluidity of hypoeutectic Al-Ni alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1016 178842, 178842. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.178842
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Akaiwa, Tetsuya, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2025). Thermal Stability of Bi in Sn-Cu and Sn-Ag-Cu Based High Strength Pb-free Solder Alloys. Transactions of The Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging, 18, E24-006. doi: 10.5104/jiepeng.18.e24-006-1
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xinfu, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). The effect of in concentration and temperature on dissolution and precipitation in Sn–Bi alloys. Materials, 17 (17) 4372, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ma17174372
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). Phase transformations and mechanical properties in In–Bi–Sn alloys as a result of low-temperature storage. Materials, 17 (15) 3669. doi: 10.3390/ma17153669
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Akaiwa, Tetsuya and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). Investigating the effects of rapid precipitation of Bi in Sn on the shear strength of BGA Sn-Bi alloys. Journal of Electronic Materials, 53 (3), 1223-1238. doi: 10.1007/s11664-023-10850-8
Tan, Xin F., Hao, Qichao, Zhou, Jiye, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Ikeda, Masahiko, Yasuda, Kazuhiro, Bermingham, Michael J. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). In-situ investigation of the time-temperature dependent lattice and microstructure of Sn-Bi alloys. Materialia, 33 101974, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101974
Razak, N. R. Abdul, Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Venezuela, Jeffrey, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). Controlling pore position during transient liquid phase bonding for high-temperature soldering processes. Transactions of The Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging, 17 E23-009. doi: 10.5104/jiepeng.17.e23-009-1
Tan, Xin F., Hao, Qichao, Zhou, Jiye, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). The effect of temperature on the electrical resistivity of Sn-Bi alloys. Journal of Electronic Materials, 53 (3), 1183-1191. doi: 10.1007/s11664-023-10849-1
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin Fu, Liu, Shiqian, McDonald, Stuart D., Yasuda, Hideyuki and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). In situ observation of the Ga- and Cu-based substrate reaction by synchrotron microradiography. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 5 (12), 7004-7014. doi: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c01383
Tan, Xin F., Kim, Manjin, Yasuda, Kazuhiro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). Strategies to enhance hydrogen storage performances in bulk Mg-based hydrides. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 153, 139-158. doi: 10.1016/j.jmst.2022.12.054
Yao, Hu, Zeng, Guang, Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Nogita, Kazuhiro, Guo, Jing and Li, Qian (2023). Hydrogen storage performance and phase transformations in as-cast and extruded Mg-Ni-Gd-Y-Zn-Cu alloys. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 151, 162-177. doi: 10.1016/j.jmst.2022.12.015
Tan, Xin F., Hao, Qichao, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Bermingham, Michael and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). The effects of Sb on the lattice and microstructure characteristics of hypo-eutectic Sn-Bi alloys. Materials Characterization, 201 112934, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2023.112934
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin Fu, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). The temperature-dependent phase transformation and microstructural characterisation in In-Sn solder alloys. JOM, 75 (8), 3149-3161. doi: 10.1007/s11837-023-05870-y
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Mechanical properties and microstructure of binary In-Sn alloys for flexible low temperature electronic joints. Materials, 15 (23) 8321, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ma15238321
Tan, Xin F., Kim, Manjin, Gu, Qinfen, Pinzon Piraquive, Julio, Zeng, Guang, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Na-modified cast hypo-eutectic Mg–Mg2Si alloys for solid-state hydrogen storage. Journal of Power Sources, 538 231538, 231538. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231538
Abdul Razak, N. R., Tan, X. F., Mohd Salleh, M. A. A., McDonald, S. D., Bermingham, M. J., Yasuda, H. and Nogita, K. (2022). Controlling the distribution of porosity during transient liquid phase bonding of Sn-based solder joint. Materials Today Communications, 31 103248, 103248. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103248
Tan, C. Y., Salleh, M.A.A. Mohd, Tan, X. F., Yasuda, H., Saud, N., Ramli, M. I.I. and Nogita, K. (2022). Properties of Sn-3 wt%Ag-5 wt%Cu alloys with Cu6Sn5 intermetallics grain refined by Mg. Materials Today Communications, 31 103221, 103221. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103221
Tan, Xin F., Tao, Shiwei, Ran, Lingbing, Knibbe, Ruth and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Cobalt‐doped Cu6Sn5 lithium‐ion battery anodes with enhanced electrochemical properties. Nano Select, 3 (8), 1264-1276. doi: 10.1002/nano.202200056
Kim, Manjin, Tan, Xin Fu, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Ali, Yahia, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Hydrogen sorption behaviour of Mg-5wt.%La alloys after the initial hydrogen absorption process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (36), 16132-16143. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.102
Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Bermingham, Michael, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Systematic investigation of the effect of Ni concentration in Cu-xNi/Sn couples for high temperature soldering. Acta Materialia, 226 117661. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117661
Jokari-Sheshdeh, Maziar, Ali, Yahia, Nué, Charline Le, Gallo, Santiago Corujeira, Tan, Xin Fu, Lin, Weikang and Gates, J.D. (2022). Evaluation of silicon effects on abrasion performance, microstructure and crystalline structure of NiHard-4 white cast iron using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Materialia, 21 101332, 101332. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101332
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Sweatman, Keith, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). The effects of temperature and solute diffusion on volume change in Sn-Bi solder alloys. JOM, 74 (4), 1739-1750. doi: 10.1007/s11837-021-05145-4
Yang, Wenhui, Tran, Xuan Quy, Yamamoto, Tomokazu, Aso, Kohei, Somidin, Flora, Tan, Xin Fu, Kawami, Youichirou, Nogita, Kazuhiro and Matsumura, Syo (2022). Atomic insights into the ordered solid solutions of Ni and Au in η-Cu6Sn5. Acta Materialia, 224 117513, 117513. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117513
Tan, Xin F., Somidin, Flora, McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Maeno, Hiroshi, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). In situ observation of liquid solder alloys and solid substrate reactions using high-voltage transmission electron microscopy. Materials, 15 (2) 510, 510. doi: 10.3390/ma15020510
Tan, Xin Fu, Belyakov, Sergey A., Su, Te-Cheng, Gu, Qinfen, Liu, Shiqian, McDonald, Stuart D., Gourlay, Christopher M., Yasuda, Hideyuki, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2021). Rapid fabrication of tin-copper anodes for lithium-ion battery applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 867 159031, 159031. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159031
Liu, Shiqian, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D., Gu, Qinfen, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2021). Interfacial reactions between Ga and Cu-xNi (x=0, 2, 6, 10, 14) substrates and the strength of Cu-xNi/Ga/Cu-xNi joints. Intermetallics, 133 107168, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.intermet.2021.107168
Abdul Razak, N.R., Tan, X.F., Somidin, F., Yasuda, H., McDonald, S.D. and Nogita, K. (2021). In-situ observation of high-temperature Pb-free electric interconnections by synchrotron microradiography. Materials Letters, 291 129520, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.129520
Tan, Xin F., Gu, Qinfen, Qu, Dongdong, Yong, Adrian X.B., Yang, Wenhui, McDonald, Stuart D., Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). Electrochemically enhanced Cu6Sn5 anodes with tailored crystal orientation and ordered atomic arrangements for lithium-ion battery applications. Acta Materialia, 201, 341-349. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.10.011
Tan, Xin Fu, Yong, Adrian Xiao Bin, Gu, Qinfen, Yang, Wenhui, Aso, Kohei, Matsumura, Syo, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). The effects of trace Sb and Zn additions on Cu6Sn5 lithium-ion battery anodes. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 20 (8), 5182-5191. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2020.18538
Tan, Xin F., Yang, Wenhui, Aso, Kohei, Matsumura, Syo, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2019). Evidence of copper separation in lithiated Cu6Sn5 lithium-ion battery anodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3 (1) acsaem.9b02014, 141-145. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.9b02014
Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Gu, Qinfen, Wang, Lianzhou, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2019). The effects of Ni on inhibiting the separation of Cu during the lithiation of Cu6Sn5 lithium-ion battery anodes. Journal of Power Sources, 440 227085, 227085. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227085
Dargusch, Matthew, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Tran, Xuan Quy, Feng, Tianli, Somidin, Flora, Tan, Xin, Liu, Weidi, Jack, Kevin, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Maeno, Hiroshi, Toriyama, Takaaki, Matsumura, Syo, Pantelides, Sokrates T. and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019). In- situ observation of the continuous phase transition in determining the high thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline Sn0.98Se. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10 (21), 6512-6517. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02818
Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D., Gu, Qinfen, Hu, Yuxiang, Wang, Lianzhou, Matsumura, Syo, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2019). Characterisation of lithium-ion battery anodes fabricated via in-situ Cu6Sn5 growth on a copper current collector. Journal of Power Sources, 415, 50-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.01.034
Li, Ming, Amirzadeh, Zhila, De Marco, Roland, Tan, Xin Fu, Whittaker, Andrew, Huang, Xia, Wepf, Roger and Knibbe, Ruth (2018). In situ techniques for developing robust Li-S batteries. Small Methods, 2 (11) 1800133, 1800133. doi: 10.1002/smtd.201800133
Tran, Xuan Quy, McDonald, Stuart D. , Gu, Qinfen, Tan, Xin Fu and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2016). Effect of trace Na additions on the hydriding kinetics of hypo-eutectic Mg-Ni alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (10), 6851-6861. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.12.007
Tran, Xuan Quy, McDonald, Stuart D., Gu, Qinfen, Tan, Xin Fu and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2016). Effect of impurity N2 concentration on the hydriding kinetics of Na-doped Mg-Ni alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (1), 366-375. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.08.110
Moroz, Stephanie, Tan, Xin Fu, Pierce, Jordan, Greaves, Matthew, Duguid, Andrew, Dumur, Krista and Ng, Jeffrey (2013). Systems based on hypo-eutectic Mg-Mg2Ni alloys for medium to large scale hydrogen storage and delivery. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 580 (SUPPL1), S329-S332. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.03.127
Conference Papers
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2025). Solution Hardening Effect of Bi Additions to the β-In3Sn Phase in In-Sn-Bi Low Temperature Solder Alloys via Alloy Design and Heat Treatment. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-2871-1_10
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2025). Temperature Dependent Crystallographic Changes in Hypoeutectic Sn-Bi Alloys. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-2871-1_11
Tan, Xin Fu, Kawami, Youichirou, Hamano, Yuma, Yamamoto, Tomokazu, Nogita, Kazuhiro and Yasuda, Kazuhiro (2025). In-situ gas atmosphere transmission electron microscopy observation of hydrogen De/absorption in metal hydrides. 13th Asia Pacific Microscopy Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-7 February 2025. ScienceOpen. doi: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0105
Nogita, Kazuhiro, Tan, Xin F., Somidin, Flora, McDonald, Stuart D., Maeno, Hiroshi and Matsumura, Syo (2024). In-situ observations of CU6Sn5 mophological changes at the liquid SAC305/ solid OSP-Cu interface. 2024 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Toyama, Japan, 17-20 April 2024. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.23919/icep61562.2024.10535651
Zhou, Jiye, Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Akaiwa, Tetsuya and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). Thermal Stability of Bi in Sn-Cu Based High Strength Pb-Free Solder Alloys. 2024 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Toyama, Japan, 17-20 April 2024. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.23919/icep61562.2024.10535431
Tan, Xin F., Hao, Qichao, Zhou, Jiye, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2024). Temperature-Dependent Electrical Resistivity in Sn-Bi Alloys. 2024 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Toyama, Japan, 17-20 April 2024. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.23919/icep61562.2024.10535619
Abdul Razak, Nurul R., Tan, Xin F., McDonald, Stuart D., Bermingham, Michael J., Venezuela, Jeffery, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). Controlling porosity during transient liquid phase bonding for high-temperature soldering processes. 2023 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Kumamoto, Japan, 19-22 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.23919/icep58572.2023.10129722
Tan, Xin F., Zhou, Jiye, McDonald, Stuart D., Ikeda, Masahiko and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). Evolution of the Sn-Bi solder microstructure vs. temperature – an in- situ scanning electron microscopy study. International Conference on Electronics Packaging, ICEP 2023, Kumamoto, Japan, 19-22 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.23919/icep58572.2023.10129743
Ye, Xiaozhou, Tao, Lei, McDonald, Stuart D., Tan, Xin Fu, Sweatman, Keith and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2023). The effects of solution treatment and room temperature ageing on mechanical properties of Sn-37wt%Bi and Sn-57wt%Bi. 2023 International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Kumamoto, Japan, 19-22 April 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.23919/icep58572.2023.10129707
Hao, Qichao, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D., Sweatman, Keith, Nishimura, Takatoshi, Nishimura, Tetsuro and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Comparison of the mechanical properties of conventional Pb-free solders and eutectic Sn-Bi solder. International Conference on Electronics Packaging (ICEP), Sapporo, Japan, 11-14 May 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.23919/ICEP55381.2022.9795406
Abdul Razak, Nurul Razliana, Tan, Xin Fu, McDonald, Stuart D. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2019). Interfacial reactions between different Sn-based lead- free solder alloys and CuNi substrates. The Electronic Packaging Interconnect Technology Symposium 2019 , Penang, Malaysia, 24–25 November 2019. Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/701/1/012008
Tan, Xin Fu, Abdul Razak, Nurul Razliana, Husain, Muhammad Hafiz, McDonald, Stuart and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2019). Temperature dependency of the growth rate of (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 on Cu-xNi substrates. The Electronic Packaging Interconnect Technology Symposium 2019, Penang, Malaysia, 24–25 November 2019. Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/701/1/012007
Tan, Xin Fu, Mohd Salleh, Mohd Arif Anuar, McDonald, Stuart and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2018). Grain refinements of Cu6Sn5 in Sn-3wt%Ag-5wt%Cu high temperature solder alloys. Electronic Packaging Interconnect Technology Symposium, Fukuoka, Japan, 1-2 November 2017. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.273.20
Data Collection
Ye, Xiaozhou, Nogita, Kazuhiro, Tan, Xin Fu and McDonald, Stuart (2024). Tensile properties of hypo-eutectic Sn37Bi and eutectic Sn57Bi. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/20ec053
Thesis
Tan, Xin Fu (2020). New manufacturing methods for advanced lithium ion battery anode materials. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/57e34a9