Research
Research Interests
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Our research focuses on the first principles calculations on electronic structure and excited carrier dynamics in different condensed matter systems.
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Our goal is to understand the behavior of electrons in multiscale, including time, energy, real and momentum space.
Research Highlights
Superatom state and nearly free electron state of low dimentional materials
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Electronic structure of C60
Five/six-membered ring of 𝛑-bonds- Atomlike, Hollow-core-bound Molecular Orbitals of C60. Science 320, 359 (2008)
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Origin of superatom state and nearly free electron state
The superatom state originates the image state of the graphene. The graphene can be rolled into a nanotube, forming a dipole moment which binds the electronic state.- Electronic Potential of a Chemisorption Interface. Phys. Rev. B 78, 085419 (2008)
- The Superatom States of Fullerenes and Their Hybridization into the Nearly Free Electron Bands of Fullerites. ACS Nano 3, 653 (2009)
- Image Potential States in Graphene. Phys. Rev. B. 80, 121408 (2009)
- Nearly Free Electron Superatom States of Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotubes. Nano Lett. 10, 4830 (2010)
- The Electronic Properties of Superatom States of Hollow Molecules. Acc. Chem. Res. 44, 360 (2011)
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Tunning of superatom state
The energy of a superatom state is usually high and we can tune it by:- The Superatom States of Fullerenes and Their Hybridization into the Nearly Free Electron Bands of Fullerites. ACS Nano 3, 653 (2009)
- Superatom Orbitals of Sc3N@C80 and Their Intermolecular Hybridization on Cu(110)-(2x1)-O Surface. Phys. Rev. B 81, 085434 (2010)
- Current-driven Dynamics in Molecular Junctions: Endohedral Fullerenes. ACS Nano 10, 7858 (2011)
- Band Formation in a Molecular Quantum Well via 2d Superatom Orbital Interactions. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 266802, (2012)
Principle of photocatalysis on TiO2 surface
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Wet electron state: the lowest electron transfer pathway at TiO2/molecule interface
- Wet Electrons at the H2O/TiO2(110) Surface. Science 308, 1154 (2005)
- Interplay Between Hydrogen Bonding and Electron Solvation on Hydrated TiO2(110). Phys. Rev. B 73, 195309 (2006)
- Theoretical Study of the Molecular and Electronic Structure of Methanol on a TiO2(110) Surface Phys. Rev. B 80, 235416 (2009)
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Decay of wet electron: proton-coupled charge transfer.
- Ultrafast Interfacial Proton-coupled Electron Transfer. Science 331, 1436 (2006)
- Solvated Electrons on Metal Oxide Surfaces. Chem. Rev. 106, 4402 (2006)
- Ultrafast Interfacial Proton-coupled Electron Transfer. Chem. Rev. 110, 7082 (2010)
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A new structure model of the anatase TiO2(001) surface (1×4) reconstruction.
- Role of Point Defects on the Reactivity of Reconstructed Anatase Titanium Dioxide(001) Surface. Nature Commu. 4, 2214 (2013)
Design of nano device based on single-molecule
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device based on single-molecule
- Theoretical Study of Small Two-dimensional Gold Clusters. Phys. Rev. B 67, 085404 (2003)
- Unveiling Metal-cage Hybrid States in a Single Endohedral Metallofullerene. Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 185504 (2003)
- Single C59N Molecule as a Molecular Rectifier. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 045502 (2005)
- A Molecular Switch Based on Current-driven Rotation of an Encapsulated Cluster within a Fullerene Cage. Nano Lett. 11, 5327 (2011)
- A Multi-state Single-molecule Switch Actuated by Rotation of an Encapsulated Cluster within a Fullerene Cage. Chem. Phys. Lett. 552, 1 (2012)
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Non-nuclear electron transport channels in graphane nanotube.
- Non-nuclear Electron Transport Channels in Hollow Molecules. Phys. Rev. B 90, 075412 (2014)
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(left) Energy level matching of C6F6 adsorbed on metal surface
(right) Single-molecule switch of Sc3N@C80.- Molecular Electronic Level Alignment at Weakly Coupled Organic Film/Metal Interfaces. ACS NANO, 8, 10988 (2014)
- A Molecular Switch Based on Current-driven Rotation of an Encapsulated Cluster within a Fullerene Cage. Nano Lett. 11, 5327 (2011)
- A Multi-state Single-molecule Switch Actuated by Rotation of an Encapsulated Cluster within a Fullerene Cage. Chem. Phys. Lett. 552, 1 (2012)
Non-adiabatic molecular dynamics
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Ultrafast Dynamics of Photon-Generated Holes at a CH3OH/TiO2 Rutile Interface
- Ultrafast Dynamics of Photon-Generated Holes at a CH3OH/TiO2 Rutile Interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2016)
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Phonon assisted ultrafast interlayer charge transfer at MoS2/WS2
- Phonon-Assisted Ultrafast Charge Transfer at van der Waals Heterostructure Interface Nano Lett., 17, 6435, (2017)
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Plasmonic Coupling at metal/semiconductor interface
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Coherent Electron Transfer at the Ag/Graphite Heterojunction Interface
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Delocalized Impurity Phonon Induced Electron−Hole Recombination in Doped Semiconductors
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Ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics investigations on the excited carriers in condensed matter systems
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Dynamics of single-molecule dissociation by selective excitation of molecular phonons
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Soft Lattice of Halide Perovskites Explains High Defect Tolerance Towards Electron-Hole Recombination
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CO2 Photoreduction on Metal Oxide Surface is Driven by Transient Capture of Hot Electrons: Ab initio Quantum Dynamics Simulation.
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Real-time GW-BSE Investigations on Spin-Valley Exciton Dynamics in Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenide.
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Ultrafast Charge Transfer Coupled to Quantum Proton Motion at Molecule/Metal Oxide Interface
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Fundings
年份 | 基金项目 | 项目主题 |
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2010 | 中科院百人计划 | |
2011 | 自然科学基金委青年基金 | TiO2表面湿电子态及光化学反应理论研究 |
2013 | 自然科学基金委面上基金 | 表面吸附对氧化物异质结界面二维电子气的调控 |
2013 | 自然科学基金委优秀青年基金 | 凝聚态物理 |
2016 | 自然科学基金委重点国际合作项目 | TiO2中的超快过程 |
2020 | 自然科学基金 | 非绝热分子动力学中从头算的含时 GW+BSE 方法的发展 |
2022 | 自然科学基金委杰出青年基金 | 凝聚态体系中的激发态动力学 |