Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran obtained her PhD in physics in January 2017 from the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. She works as a postdoctoral researcher at Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, NCKU. Her scientific interest focuses on the functionalization of graphene and its derivatives using first-principle calculations.

Shih-Yang Lin received his PhD in physics in 2015 from the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. Since 2015, he has been a postdoctoral researcher in NCKU. His research interests include low-dimensional group IV materials and first-principle calculations.

Ming-Fa Lin is a distinguished professor in the Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He received his PhD in physics in 1993 from the National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan. His main scientific interests focus on essential properties of carbon-related materials and low-dimensional systems. He is a member of American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, and Physical Society of Republic of China (Taiwan).