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→ Congratulations to Dr. Wei Qian(钱微)! His paper entitled “Crystalline Orientation Control Enhanced Adhesion of Perovskite to Large-Area Readout Board for High-Performance X-Ray Imaging” was accepted for publishing in Advanced Functional Materials. (2024-09-30)→ Congratulations to Jinxiong Li(李锦雄)! His paper entitled “Remarkable Bias-Stress Stability of Ultrathin Atomic-Layer-Deposited Indium Oxide Thin-Film Transistors Enabled by Plasma Fluorination” was accepted for publishing in Advanced Functional Materials. (2024-06-09)

→ Congratulations to Xu Tian(田旭) and Yuancan Ding(丁元灿)! Their paper entitled “Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Amorphous Tantalum Thin Films for Copper Interconnects Using an Organometallic Precursor” was accepted for publishing in Advanced Materials Technologies. (2023-12-28)

→ Congratulations to Renbo Lei(雷仁博) and Yupu Tang(唐雨朴)! Their paper entitled “Prompt Hole Extraction Suppresses V⁵⁺ Dissolution and Sustains Large-Area BiVO₄ Photoanodes for Over 2100 h Water Oxidation” was accepted for publishing in Nano Letters. (2023-12-11)→ Congratulations to Renbo Lei(雷仁博)! His paper entitled “De-Pinning Fermi Level and Accelerating Surface Kinetics with an ALD Finish Boost the Fill Factor of BiVO₄ Photoanodes to 44%” was accepted for publishing Small. (2023-10-06)→ Our Perspective paper entitled “Material Manufacturing from Atomic Layer” was accepted for publishing in International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. 

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “3-Masks-Processed Sub-100 nm Self-Aligned Top-Gate Amorphous InGaZnO Thin-Film Transistors for Monolithic 3D Capacitor-Less Embedded Dynamic Random Access Memories” was accepted for publishing in Advanced Electronic Materials. (2023-06-23)

→ Our invited Preview entitled “A Magic Molecular Binder for Stable Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells” was accepted for publishing in Matter. (2023-05-23)

→ Congratulations to Zhenhui Wang(王振辉)! His paper entitled “Efficient Charge Transfer in Narrowband Organic Photodiodes Based on Self-assembled Heterojunction for Spectrally Selective Photodetection and Imaging” was accepted for publishing in Advanced Optical Materials. (2023-05-19)

→ Congratulations to Jinxiong Li(李锦雄)! His Review paper entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of Thin Films: from a Chemistry Perspective” was accepted for publishing in International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. (2023-02-14)

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Sub-100 nm Self-Aligned Top-Gate Amorphous InGaZnO Thin-Film Transistors With Gate Insulator of 4 nm Atomic-Layer-Deposited AlO_x” was accepted for publishing in IEEE Electron Device Letters. (2023-01-17)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Near-Ideal Top-Gate Controllability of InGaZnO Thin-Film Transistors by Suppressing Interface Defects with an Ultrathin Atomic Layer Deposited Gate Insulator” was accepted for publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (2023-01-17)

→ Congratulations to Ke Lu(陆科)! His paper entitled “Syntheses of η¹-Alkyl-η³-Allyl-η⁵-Cyclopentadienyl Cobalt(III) Complexes and Their Use in Low-temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Cobalt-Containing Thin Films” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry - A European Journal. (2022-11-29) 

→ Congratulations to Jialiang Wang(王佳良)! His paper entitled “Molecular and Atomic Layer Deposition of Hybrid Polyimide-Al₂O₃ Gate Dielectrics for Flexible Electronic Devices” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2022-9-21)

→ Congratulations to Jialiang Wang(王佳良)! His collaborative paper entitled “Intrinsically Flexible All-Carbon-Nanotube Electronics Enabled by a Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Gate Dielectric” was accepted for publishing in npj Flexible Electronics. (2022-06-21)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “High-Performance Self-Aligned Top-Gate Amorphous InGaZnO TFTs with 4 nm-Thick Atomic-Layer-Deposited AlO_x Insulator” was accepted for publishing in IEEE Electron Device Letters. (2022-3-15)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Harvesting of Infrared Part of Sunlight to Enhance Polaron Transport and Solar Water Splitting” was accepted for publishing in Advanced Functional Materials. (2022-1-22)

→ Congratulations to Jiahao Zhu(朱家豪)! His paper entitled “Metal Exchange and Diffusion during Atomic Layer Deposition of Cobalt and Nickel Sulfides” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2021-11-25)

→ Congratulations to Qingbo Wa(瓦庆博)! His collaborative paper entitled “The Restructuring-Induced CoO_x Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting” was published in JACS Au. (2021-11-02)

→ Our Perspective on ALD of Fe, Co, and Ni chalcogenides was highlighted on the front cover of Chemistry of Materials. (2021-8-24)→ Prof. Xinwei Wang(王新炜)'s invited Perspective entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Chalcogenides: Progress and Outlook” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2021-6-10)

→ Congratulations to Zheng Guo(国政)! His paper entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of FeSe₂, CoSe₂, and NiSe₂” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2021-3-22)

→ Our collaborative Review entitled “Nanopores in Two-Dimensional Materials: Accurate Fabrication” was accepted for publishing in Materials Horizons. (2021-1-4)

→ Congratulations to Hao Li(李豪), Ran Zhao(赵冉), and Jiahao Zhu(朱家豪)! Their collaborative paper entitled “Organosulfur Precursor for Atomic Layer Deposition of High-Quality Metal Sulfide Films” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2020-9-23)

→ Congratulations to Yuhao Shi(施宇豪)! His collaborative paper entitled “Hysteresis-Free, High-Performance Polymer-Dielectric Organic Field-Effect Transistors Enabled by Supercritical Fluid” was accepted for publishing in Research. (2020-8-4)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Origin of Nonequilibrium 1/f Noise in Solid-State Nanopores” was accepted for publishing in Nanoscale. (2020-3-11)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Self-Assembly of Constrained Cyclic Peptides Controlled by Ring Size” was accepted for publishing in CCS Chemistry. (2020-1-4)

→ Congratulations to Wei Xiong(熊威)! His collaborative paper entitled “A wearable system based on core-shell structured peptide-Co₉S₈supercapacitor and triboelectric nanogenerator” was accepted for publishing in Nano Energy. (2019-9-28)

→ Congratulations to Wei Xiong(熊威)! His paper entitled “Facile, Cost-Effective Plasma Synthesis of Self-Supportive FeS_x on Fe Foam for Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of N₂ under Ambient Conditions” was accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. (2019-8-2)

→ Congratulations to Ran Zhao(赵冉)! His paper entitled “Surface Thermolytic Behavior of Nickel Amidinate and Its Implication on the Atomic Layer Deposition of Nickel Compounds” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2019-6-19)

→ Congratulations to Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿)! His paper entitled "A Novel Hybrid-Layered Organic Phototransistor Enables Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transfer and Carrier Transport for Ultrasensitive Photodetection" was accepted for publishing in Advanced Materials. (2019-2-15)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “An atomically-thin graphene reverse electrodialysis system for efficient energy harvesting from salinity gradient” was accepted for publishing in Nano Energy. (2018-12-24)

→ Congratulations to Ran Zhao(赵冉)! His paper entitled “Initial Growth and Agglomeration during Atomic Layer Deposition of Nickel Sulfide” was accepted for publishing in Chemistry of Materials. (2018-12-20)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Defect Engineering in Single-Layer MoS₂ Using Heavy Ion Irradiation” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (2018-11-14)

→ Prof. Xinwei Wang(王新炜) served as the Conference Executive Chair of the 4th International Conference on ALD Applications & 2018 China ALD Conference (Oct. 14-17, Shenzhen).  This Conference attracted over 200 attendees from all over the world. (2018-10-17)

→ Congratulations to Ran Zhao(赵冉)! His paper entitled “Surface Chemistry during Atomic-Layer Deposition of Nickel Sulfide from Nickel Amidinate and H₂S” was accepted for publishing in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. (2018-8-30)

→ Our invited Concept article entitled “Synthesis of thin-film metal pyrites by an atomic layer deposition approach” was published in Chemistry - A European Journal. (2018-8-7)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled “Tuning peptide self-assembly by an in-tether chiral center” was published in Science Advances. (2018-5-11)

→ Congratulations to Zheng Guo(国政)! His paper entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of the Metal Pyrites FeS₂, CoS₂, and NiS₂” was accepted for publishing in Angewandte Chemie. (2018-3-30)

→ Wei Xiong(熊威)'s collaborative paper was highlighted on the inside front cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry A. (2018-3-7)

→ Congratulations to Zheng Guo(国政)! His collaborative paper entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of Nickel Carbide from a Nickel Amidinate Precursor and Hydrogen Plasma” was accepted for publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (2018-2-14)

→ Congratulations to Wei Xiong(熊威)! His collaborative paper entitled “Atomic layer deposition of nickel carbide for supercapacitors and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution” was accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. (2017-12-17)

→ Congratulations to Wei Xiong(熊威)! His paper entitled “Rational Bottom-Up Engineering of Electrocatalysts by Atomic Layer Deposition:  A Case Study of Fe_xCo_1-xS_y-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution”was accepted for publishing in ACS Energy Letters. (2017-11-8)

→ Prof. Xinwei Wang(王新炜) delivered an invited talk on “ALD of cobalt, nickel, and iron sulfides: synthesis and applications” in the 232nd ECS Meeting in National Harbor, MD, USA. (2017-10-3)→ Congratulations to Hao Li(李豪)! His paper entitled "Atomic-layer-deposited ultrathin Co₉S₈ on carbon nanotubes: an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution/reduction reactions and rechargeable Zn-air batteries" was accepted for publishing in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. (2017-9-14)

→ Our collaborative paper entitled "Transporting an ionic-liquid/water mixture in a conical nanochannel: a nanofluidic memristor" was accepted for publishing in Chemical Communications. (2017-5-10)

→ Our collaborative Review on ALD for nanomaterials synthesis and functionalization in energy technology was highlighted on the back cover of Materials Horizons. (2017-3-7)

→ Congratulations to Dr. Youdong Shao(邵友东) and Zheng Guo(国政)! Their paper entitled "Atomic Layer Deposition of Iron Sulfide and Its Application as a Catalyst in the Hydrogenation of Azobenzenes" was accepted for publishing in Angewandte Chemie. (2017-1-26)

→ Prof. Xinwei Wang's(王新炜) invited paper on the ALD of vanadium oxide was published in the Early Career Scholars in Materials Science Annual Issue of the Journal of Materials Research. This special issue was organized to "recognize outstanding Early Career Scholars in Materials Science". (2017-1-12)

→ Our collaborative Review on "Atomic Layer Deposition for Nanomaterials Synthesis and Functionalization in Energy Technology" was accepted for publishing in Materials Horizons. (2017-1-6)

→ Congratulations to Ran Zhao(赵冉)! His paper entitled "Interface Energy Alignment of Atomic-Layer-Deposited VO_x on Pentacene: an In-Situ Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation" was just accepted for publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (2016-12-27)

→ Prof. Xinwei Wang(王新炜) delivered an invited talk entitled "Atomic layer deposition of cobalt, nickel, and iron sulfides" in the 3rd International Conference on ALD Applications & 2016 China ALD Conference (CALD 2016) in Suzhou, China. In the same conference, Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿) and Zheng Guo(国政) delivered two oral presentations entitled "Low-temperature atomic layer deposition of ultrathin VO_x interlayer for efficient charge injection in organic field-effect transistors" and "Low-temperature atomic layer deposition of copper from [Cu(iPr-amd)]₂ and hydrogen plasma", respectively. (2016-10-19)

→ Hao Li(李豪) delivered an oral presentation titled "Atomic-layer-deposited cobalt sulfide and nickel sulfide for supercapacitors and oxygen-evolution electrocatalysis" in the 16th International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2016) in Dublin, Ireland.  Also in ALD 2016, Prof. Xinwei Wang(王新炜) delivered an oral presentation titled "Atomic layer deposition of cobalt, nickel, and iron sulfides from amidinate precursors". (2016-7-27)

→ Yuanhong Gao's(高源鸿) paper was selected and highlighted on the Inside Back Cover of Advanced Functional Materials. (2016-7-4)

→ Congratulations to Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿)! His paper entitled "Efficient Charge Injection in Organic Field-Effect Transistors Enabled by Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultrathin VO_x Interlayer" was accepted for publishing in Advanced Functional Materials. (2016-3-11)

→ Congratulations to Hao Li(李豪) and Dr. Youdong Shao(邵友东)! Their paper entitled "Vapor-Phase Atomic Layer Deposition of Nickel Sulfide and Its Application for Efficient Oxygen-Evolution Electrocatalysis" was just accepted by Chemistry of Materials. (2016-1-27)

→ Our collaborative paper describing a capacitive-pulse model for nanoparticle sensing by single conical nanochannels was accepted by Nanoscale. (2015-12-7)

→ We had another collaborative paper entitled "Optimized Temperature Effect of Li-Ion Diffusion with Layer Distance in Li(Ni_xMn_yCo_z)O₂ Cathode Materials for High Performance Li-Ion Battery" accepted for publishing in Advanced Energy Materials. (2015-11-21)

→ Congratulations to Dr. Yantao Su(苏彦涛)! His paper entitled "Enhancing the High-Voltage Cycling Performance of LiNi₅Mn_0.3Co_0.2O₂ by Retarding Its Interfacial Reaction with an Electrolyte by Atomic-Layer-Deposited Al₂O₃" was accepted for publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (2015-10-31)

→ Congratulations to Hao Li(李豪), who has won the "Tang-Lixin Fellowship" (唐立新奖学金) of Peking University! "Tang-Lixin Fellowship" is, except for the "National Scholarship", the highest scholarship at Peking University, and is awarded to only 60 students per year across the entire Peking University (including all undergraduates and graduates). The awardee will, under normal circumstances, get yearly automatic renewal of this Fellowship in the following years until his/her graduation. (2015-10-25)

→ Hao Li(李豪) and Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿) were both awarded the "National Scholarship" (国家奖学金) of 2015. Among all the scholarship awardees, Hao Li(李豪) was further elected as the ONLY "Outstanding Awardee of the National Scholarship" (国家奖学金优秀学生) across the entire Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University. Congratulations! (2015-10-20)

→ Hao Li(李豪) was awarded as the "Specially Outstanding Student" (三好学生标兵) for his outstanding performance during the last academic year of 2014-2015. Meanwhile, Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿) was awarded as the "Outstanding Student" (三好学生) also for his outstanding performance during the last academic year. Congratulations! (2015-10-15)

→ Hao Li(李豪) and Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿) both received the "Innovation Award" of Peking University (北京大学“创新奖”) for their excellent innovation achievement during the last academic year of 2014-2015. Congratulations to Hao and Yuanhong! (2015-10-9)

→ Congratulations to Hao Li(李豪) and Yuanhong Gao(高源鸿)! Their paper entitled "Vapor-Phase Atomic Layer Deposition of Co₉S₈ and Its Application for Supercapacitors" was just published in Nano Letters. (2015-9-1)

→ Prof. Xinwei Wang(王新炜) was awarded the Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar (广东省杰出青年科学基金). Congratulations! (2015-8-21)

→ Our new (collaborative) paper reporting a new ALD process for depositing Cu at low temperature (~50 °C) by using amidinate precursor and hydrogen plasma was just accepted by Chemistry of Materials. Hao Li(李豪) is one of the equally contributed first authors. Congratulations to Hao! (2015-8-15)

→ Our new (collaborative) paper describing ALD modified track-etched nanochannels for sensing proteins was just accepted by Analytical Chemistry.  With the enabler of ALD for conformal Al₂O₃ coating, the nanochannel devices show highly promising properties of high protein (BSA) capture rate with well time-resolved transport signals and excellent signal-to-noise ratio for the transport events. (2015-07-23)

→ WELCOME! This website is now open.  (2015-05-25)