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Our
current research interests
focus on

(1) New plasmonic nanoparticles/nanostructures with interesting properties;

(2) Plasmonic applications (color switching, spectroscopy, plasmon-exciton interaction);

(3) Plasmonic photocatalysis;

(4) Resonant dielectric nanoparticles/nanostructures.

These projects are highly interdisciplinary. We aim at satisfying our scientific curiosities and creating potentially or practically useful technologies. We warmly welcome students who are interested in the topics above to apply for PhD study in physics or materials science and engineering in our group. We will have a Physics Summer Camp for the application of early admission to our postgraduate programs. Please click the links for more detailed information.

Recent News

2020
2020-10-06

Hollow C3N4 Spheres for N2 Photofixation

Hollow C3N4 Spheres for N2 Photofixation
Nitrogen-deficient, hollow mesoporous carbon nitride nanospheres with embedded gold nanoparticles are synthesized for efficient nitrogen photofixation (J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 16218).
2020-08-07

Gold Nanonails for SEIRA

Gold Nanonails for SEIRA
Gold nanonails are synthesized for enhancing the infrared vibration signals of molecules (Nanoscale Horizons 2020, 5, 1200).
2020-06-03

Application for PhD Study

Application for PhD Study
We welcome applications for PhD study in physics or materials science and engineering in our group. Please see above for more details. The application deadline has been extended to 25 June 2020.
2020-05-22

Plasmon-Enabled Optoelectronic Devices

Plasmon-Enabled Optoelectronic Devices
Plasmonically enabled optoelectronic devices made of 2D materials are summarized (Nanoscale 2020, 12, 8095).
2020-05-22

Ultrathin Metal Nanoframes

Ultrathin Metal Nanoframes
Ultrathin metal nanoframes are constructed. Each nanoframe contains a Au nanobipyramid at the center. They can be used for plasmon-enhanced catalysis and spectroscopy (Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3198).
2020-05-22

3D Plasmonic Laser Printing

3D Plasmonic Laser Printing
3D plasmonic laser printing is realized in nanocomposites made of Au nanodisks and poly(dimethylsiloxane) polymer (Adv. Opt. Mater. 2020, 8, 1901605).
2018
2018-12-05

Molecular Plasmonic Junctions

Molecular Plasmonic Junctions
High-order plasmon modes and Fano resonance are found to vary largely with the conductance of the molecules in the junctions made of a gold nanosphere and a gold nanodisk (ACS Nano, published on November 21, 2018, 10.1021/acsnano.8b07066).
2018-12-05

Fresh Doctors

Fresh Doctors
Four students graduated from the group with PhD degree. Congratulations!
2018-12-02

Highly Cited Researchers 2018

Highly Cited Researchers 2018
Named as a Highly Cited Researcher for 2018 by Clarivate Analytics.
2018-11-16

Colloidal Porous Gold Nanoparticles

Colloidal Porous Gold Nanoparticles
Highly uniform colloidal porous gold nanoparticles are synthesized (Nanoscale 2018, 10, 18473-18481).
2018-11-16

Artificial N2 photofixation

Artificial N2 photofixation
An all-inorganic photocatalyst that mimics the functions of the two major proteins in nitrogenase enzymes is synthesized out of gold nanocrystals and titania nanosheets (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 8497-8508).

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