The first Workshop for Topological Quantum Information (WTQI-2018) was successfully held November 19th to 20th at the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) at ShanghaiTech University.This workshop was co-chaired by Professor Shoucheng Zhang of Stanford University, Professor Yulin Chen of Oxford University ( and Distinguished Adjunct Professor at ShanghaiTech), Professor Jing Wang of Fud...

School of Physical Science and Technology Dr. Li Tao’s research group has published groundbreaking research on gas separation membrane for CO2 capture. Their work, titled “Interfacial Engineering in Metal-Organic Framework-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes Using Covalently Grafted Polyimide Brushes” was published in the leading chemical journal Journal of the American Chemical Society.Membrane ...

On November 27th, Clarivate Analytics released its annual list of “Highly Cited Researchers, which selected 6078 researchers from 21 fields for their outstanding research performance, as demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for field and year. For the first time, this year the Highly-Cited Researchers list introduced a new Cross-Field ...

ACS (American Chemical Society) Publications, in partnership with ShanghaiTech University,hosted Symposium: Innovation in Materials Science in late July. The three-day event at ShanghaiTech University featured world-renowned scientists from China and around the world.ShanghaiTech University President Professor Jiang Mianheng, ACS Executive Director and CEO Thomas Connelly welcomed the attendees, m...

The 14th International Conference on Electronic Spectroscopy and Structure (ICESS-14) was held October 8th - 12th at ShanghaiTech University. Originally started in 1971 and held every three years, this is first time the conference was held in China.ShanghaiTech University Vice President Professor Yin Jie, Chair of International Advisory Board (IAB) for ICESS Professor Wolfgang Eberhardt, and Co-ch...

Recently, School of Physical Science and Technology Professor Ning Zhijun’s research group developed a 2D-quasi-2D-3D hierarchy structural tin perovskite photovoltaic materials. Tin perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on this structure achieved a power convention efficiency (PCE) of 9.41%, which is the highest steady-state PCE of lead-free PSCs reported up to now. Their work was recently publishe...

Recently, successful teamwork by several SPST research groups (including those of Professors Chen Yulin, Liu Zhongkai,  Xue Jiaming and Li Gang) and Peking University Professor Peng Hailin’s group has made remarkable progress in the understanding of the electronic structures of a new layered oxide semiconductor Bi2O2Se. Their work was published in the September issue of Science Advances, wit...

School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) Professor Yang Xiaoyu’s research group has developed a novel method for chiral indole derivatives synthesis through chiral anion catalysis. Their work, "Regioselective and Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Indolyl Cyclopentenamides by Chiral Anion Catalysis" was recently published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a top chemical ...

School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) Professor Chen Yulin’s group recently published a review article on the photoemission study of quantum materials in Nature Reviews Materials titled ‘Visualizing electronic structures of quantum materials by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.’ Electronic structures are the genes of materials that determine their electronic, magne...

Recently, School of Physical Sciences and Technology (SPST) Professor Osamu Terasaki, director of Center for High-resolution Electron Microscopy (CћEM), was awarded the 2018 Magnolia Silver Award in recognition of his positive contributions to Shanghai’s economic and social development, especially for fostering international exchange of advanced technology.Professor Terasaki is a world-renowned s...

In a paper titled “All-Inorganic Perovskite CsSnBr3 as a Thermally Stable, Free-Carrier Semiconductor,” School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) Professor Mi Qixi’s group studied a new semiconductor material CsSnBr3 (cesium tin bromide). Compared with similar materials, a more favorable crystal structure and electronic band structure enable CsSnBr3 to generate free charge...

Research teams led by Dr. Yu Ping and Dr. Li Gang of the School of Physical Science and Technology have found a new way for engineering the zigzag edge state of Graphene Nanoribbons with atomic precision. Their work, entitled “Edge State Engineering of Graphene Nanoribbons,” was published online in Nano Letters on August 15, 2018.Graphene nanoribbon, a novel one-dimensional graphe...

The Zuo Group at the School of Physical Science and Technology recently developed a photocatalytic methane conversion methodology which can directly transform methane, ethane and other gaseous alkanes into value-added liquid product. This breakthrough in organic chemistry provides a novel, green and mild catalytic platform for natural gas utilization, and could lead to broad applications in the en...

Research groups led by Professor Li Tao and Zhong Chao from the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) at ShanghaiTech University have co-developed a method that can grow metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on nearly any polymeric surfaces using bacterial adhesive curli nanofibers (CNFs) as a mediator. Their work, "Adhesive Bacterial Amyloid Nanofibers-Mediated ...