Projects - CMIT

Optimizing the Magneto-Mechanical Performance of Permanent Magnetic Microwires

Principal Investigators & Key Members:

Nguyen Thi My Duc, PhD

This project develops high-performance magnetic microwires from Fe₅₀Pd₅₀, Fe₄₀Pd₄₀B₂₀, and Nd₂Fe₁₄B for sensors, motors, medical devices, and renewable energy. Using rapid quenching, controlled heat treatment, and multilayer coatings, it enhances strength, tunable magnetic properties, hardness, durability, and stability while reducing rare-earth dependence. The project establishes design guidelines for compact, energy-efficient magnets enabling sustainable applications in micro-robotics, smart materials, and high-frequency sensing.

Harnessing Cerium: Smart Rare Earth Catalysts for Solar-Driven Abatement of Toluene in Industrial Effluents

Principal Investigators & Key Members:

Kumar Vikrant, PhD

This project will develop a solar-powered technology to destroy harmful airborne pollutants in Vietnam, using both sunlight and solar heat for high energy efficiency. Using cerium - an abundant local resource - we will create advanced catalysts and apply AI to design smart air-purification systems tailored to industrial conditions. Our goal is to improve Vietnam's air quality and public health through a sustainable, home-grown technology.

Hybrid Physics–AI Digital Twin for smart monitoring and thermal management of Battery Energy Storage Systems in EVCS

Principal Investigators & Key Members:

Pham Hai Hung, PhD

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are essential for Vietnam’s clean-energy transition but face performance and lifetime challenges under tropical conditions. This project develops Vietnam’s first Hybrid Physics–AI Digital Twin for BESS to predict battery health, monitor temperature, and detect early failures. The technology will extend battery life, reduce costs, improve safety and reliability, and support efficient energy systems for EVs, communities, and smart cities.

Plasma treatment of sputtered Au/TiO2 thin films for sustainable chemistry

Principal Investigators & Key Members:

Hoang Van Quy, PhD

This project develops an innovative fabrication strategy for advanced photocatalyst thin films for sustainable energy conversion, including hydrogen generation and C2–C3 hydrocarbon production. By integrating heterostructures, plasma treatment, and advanced synthesis, it creates high-performance photocatalytic devices with superior energy conversion efficiency. The work advances solar-driven chemical conversion, supporting green energy technologies and addressing global energy and environmental challenges.

Leaching efficiency of cobalt from spent NCM batteries

Principal Investigators & Key Members:

Le Pham Phuong Nam, PhD

Rechargeable batteries are vital to the energy transition, with NMC cathodes preferred for fast charging and high capacity, yet large-scale recycling remains economically inefficient. In the Asia–Pacific region, combining recycling with raw mineral extraction shows promise but has not been successfully scaled. This project integrates chemistry and engineering to optimize leaching and separation using reaction kinetics and dynamic process parameters, improving metal recovery while reducing energy use, reagents, and operational time.

Microsphere Lasers Enabled by Microdroplet Microfluidic Devices Fabricated via Thermally Drawn Fibers

Principal Investigators & Key Members:

Lo Nu Hoang Tien, PhD

This project develops a novel fabrication method for microsphere lasers by integrating microfluidics with thermally drawn fiber technology. Built-in microchannels generate and excite uniform, gain-doped microspheres with whispering-gallery modes for highly sensitive environmental detection. The scalable, biocompatible system supports applications in biosensing, bioimaging, and integrated photonics, advancing fiber-based diagnostics and biomedical research.