CV
- BS (1991), Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- PhD (1997), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Postdoctoral researcher (1997-1999), Linkoping University, Sweden
- Research group leader (1999-2007), molecular nanostructures group, Nanoscale Science Department, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
- Associate Professor (2007-2014), Physics Department of HKUST
- Professor (2014-), Physics Department of HKUST
Research Interests
- Supramolecular self-assembly at solid surfaces
- Characterization of charge transport and energy conversion at single molecules
- Synthesis of 2D metal-organic quantum materials
- Lattice reconstruction induced multiple ultra-flat bands in twisted bilayer WSe2, Nature Communications, 12, 5601 (2021)
- On-surface Synthesis of a Semiconducting 2D Metal-Organic Framework Cu3(C6O6) Exhibiting Dispersive Electronic Bands, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 2669 (2020).
- Negative differential conductance in polyporphyrin oligomers with non-linear backbones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 570, (2018).
- Quasicrystallinity expressed in two-dimensional coordination networks, Nature Chemistry. 8, 657 (2016).
- Manipulation and characterization of aperiodical graphene structures created in a two-dimensional electron gas, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 196803 (2014).
- Single-molecule resolution of an organometallic intermediate in a surface-supported Ullmann coupling reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 13264 (2011)
- Manipulating Localized Molecular Orbitals by Single-Atom Contacts, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 126801 (2010)
- Charge Transfer-induced Structural Rearrangements at Both Sides of Organic/Metal Interfaces, Nature Chemistry, 2, 374, (2010).
- Porphyrin-Based Two-dimensional Coordination Kagome Lattice Self-assembled on a Au(111) Surface, J. Am. Chem. Soc. ,131, 5376 (2009).
- Supramolecular control of the magnetic anisotropy in two-dimensional high-spin Fe arrays at a metal interface, Nature Materials, 8, 189 (2009).
- Self-recognition and self-selection in multicomponent molecular assemblies on surfaces, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 104, 17927, (2007).
- Steering molecular organization and host-guest interactions using two-dimensional nanoporous coordination systems, Nature Materials 3, 229 (2004).
- Modular assembly of two-dimensional metal-organic coordination networks at a metal surface, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42, 2670 (2003).
- Real-time single-molecule imaging of the formation and dynamics of coordination compounds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 41 (24): 4779 (2002).