MTD Dang Research Group

Can Tho University

Minh Triet Dang Research Group

Led by Minh Triet Dang at Can Tho University, the group studies soft matter, low-dimensional materials and energy storage.

Research areas People
Atomistic molecular model suspended between two material surfaces
Atomistic model for low-dimensional materials research. Low-dimensional
materials
61 Peer-reviewed journal articles
14 Google Scholar h-index
3 Patents and applications: 1 granted, 2 submitted
4 Undergraduate physics textbooks

Research areas

First-principles calculations and molecular simulation are combined with experiments, materials synthesis and electrochemical measurements.

Confocal microscopy model of colloidal particles under shear

Colloidal physics

Colloidal glasses and gels

Experiments and molecular simulations examine yielding, shear banding, free energy and structural transitions in colloidal systems.

Research details
Layered atomic structure used in electronic-structure calculations

Low-dimensional materials

Electronic and optical properties

Research details
Illustration of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and manganese-based battery materials

Electrochemical energy storage

Batteries and supercapacitor electrodes

Research details
Portrait of Associate Professor Minh Triet Dang
Associate Professor of Physics Can Tho University

Group leader: Minh Triet Dang

Department of Physics Education
School of Education, Can Tho University

Research areas: colloidal transitions, low-dimensional materials, battery cathodes and anodes, and supercapacitor electrodes.

  • PhD in Physics University of Amsterdam
  • Industry experience Design Engineer at ASML
  • Funded research NAFOSTED, VINIF, VinUniversity, MOET
  • Scientific service Reviewer, examiner and research evaluator
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Selected publications

Articles in colloidal physics, low-dimensional materials and electrochemical energy storage.

Physical Review Letters, 2014

Shear Banding of Colloidal Glasses: Observation of a Dynamic First-Order Transition

Reports experimental evidence for a dynamic first-order transition associated with shear banding in colloidal glasses.

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  1. 2025 Insights into the role of Mn doping in NiCo2S4 for enhanced electrochemical performance in supercapacitor applications Colloids and Surfaces A ↗
  2. 2024 Polaronic defect enhances optoelectronic and transport properties of blue phosphorene quantum dots using first-principles methods Computational Materials Science ↗
  3. 2025 Co-doping aluminum and boron enhances the stability and electrochemical properties of nickel-rich cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries Dalton Transactions ↗
  4. 2025 Resolving adsorption mechanism of sodium polysulfides on Tim+1CmO2 MXenes for application in sodium-sulfur batteries: a first-principles study Applied Surface Science ↗
  5. 2023 Stacking-Order-Dependent Excitonic Properties Reveal Interlayer Interactions in Bulk ReS2 ACS Photonics ↗

Current projects and supervision

Current activities include funded projects in battery cathodes and spintronic materials, doctoral supervision and patent applications.

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CR2032 sodium-ion batteries

VINIF-funded feasibility research on sodium-lithium-manganese oxide cathode materials, 2023-2026.

Theory-guided spintronics

VinUniversity-supported multiscale design of spintronic materials, 2026-2027.

Doctoral supervision

Current doctoral supervision: seven PhD researchers.

Patents

Patent activity in molecular simulation, cathode fabrication and sodium-sulfur electrode screening.

Publications and academic CV

Google Scholar profile and downloadable academic CV.

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