Principal Investigator
Academic Appointments
2024–present
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2024–present
Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2024
Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow, Superconducting quantum computing, University of Chicago
2023
Associate Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2023
Visiting Scholar (Host: Prof. Andrew Cleland), Superconducting quantum computing, University of Chicago
2019–2023
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2014–2019
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Education
2013–2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
2012
Ph.D., Materials Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2008
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri
2006
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Research
Primary Research Focus
- Noncentrosymmetric semiconductors
- Tunable quantum and topological materials
- Coherent spintronic and quantum devices
- Superconducting qubits and circuit quantum electrodynamics
- Van der Waals epitaxy and strain engineering
Laboratory Equipment
Shared Laboratory "Equipment"
We conduct quantum experiments on IBM's Eagle (127-qubit) and Heron (156-qubit) processors through the RPI–IBM collaboration.
Our Laboratory Equipment
- Customized Atomic Layer Deposition System (MRC 161)
- Two Customized Pulsed Laser Deposition Systems (MRC 161 and MRC 137)
- Customized RF Sputtering System (MRC 139)
- Customized Chemical Vapor Deposition System (MRC 161)
- Cryogenic Transport Measurement System (MRC 161)
- Cryogenic Optical Stage (MRC 161)
- Customized Femtosecond Optical Spectroscopy (MRC 161)
- Micron Optical Second-harmonic Generation Measurement System (MRC 161)
- High-pressure (200 bar) High-temperature Reactor (MRC 139)
- High-Frequency/High-Voltage Transport Measurement System (MRC 161)
- Electrochemical Measurement System (MRC 161)
- Small Signal Measurement System - SR830 DSP Dual Phase Lock-In Amplifier (MRC 161)
- Supercontinuum Laser (pulse width: 100 ps) (MRC 161)
- 6.5 GHz Network Analyzer (MRC 137)
- High-voltage Supply (20 kV) (MRC 161)
- A Couple of Cryogenic Piezoelectric Strain cells (MRC 161)
- A Couple of Customized Circular Photogalvanic Effect Measurement Systems (MRC 161)
Teaching
Courses Developed & Taught
MTLE 4960/6960, PHYS 4961/6961, ECSE 4960/6960 - Introduction to Quantum Engineering
Prerequisites: PHYS 1200 II or equivalent
When Offered: Fall Semester
Credit Hours: 3
Course materials: A Quantum Engineer's Guide to Superconducting Qubits, arXiv: 1904.06560; Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 3rd edition (2018), Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.; Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, (2010) 10th Edition, Michael A. Nielsen, Isaac L. Chuang.
Special Topics Course: Spin in Solids
Prerequisites: MTLE 4200 - Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
Credit Hours: 2
Course materials: Modern Quantum Mechanics 3rd Edition, by J. J. Sakurai, and Jim Napolitano; Relativistic Quantum Mechanics by Walter Greiner; some recent research and review papers. Topics include Rashba spin-orbit coupling and Berry parameters.
MTLE 6060 - Advanced Kinetics of Materials Reactions
Prerequisites: MTLE 4100 or MTLE 6030 or equivalent
When Offered: Every Spring Semester
Credit Hours: 4
Course materials: Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys by Porter, Easterling and Sherif, Diffusion in Solids by Glicksman and some research articles. Topics include Quantum random walk.
ENGR 1600 - Materials Science for Engineers
Prerequisites: CHEM 1100
When Offered: Every Fall Semester
Credit Hours: 4
Course references: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering, An Integrated Approach by Callister and Rethwisch
MTLE 4963/6963 - Functional Ceramics
Prerequisites: MTLE 4100 or approval by the instructor
Credit Hours: 3
References: Introduction to Solid State Physics by Kittel, Physical Ceramics: Principles for Ceramic Science and Engineering by Chiang, Birnie and Kingery, Symmetry and Structure by Kettle, Symmetry in Bonding and Spectra by Douglas and Hollingsworth, Mineralogical Applications of Crystal Field Theory by Burns and some research articles. Topics include Symmetry, d orbitals, and irreducible representations.
Recognition
Awards and Honors
2025
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering Research Excellence Award
2024
Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship
2024
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering Outstanding Research Team Award
2023
IEEE Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award
2023
AFOSR DURIP Award
2020–present
Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Physics
2020
James M. Tien '66 Early Career Award
2020
Early Career Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Applied Physics
2019
ASM International Geisler Award
2018
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering Research Excellence Award
2018
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) Award
Publications
Selected Five Recent Publications
[1]
Long-Distance Remote Epitaxy
Nature, 646, 584–591 (2025)
[2]
Photogalvanic effects in non-centrosymmetric halide perovskites
Nature Reviews Physics, 7, 270–279 (2025)
[3]
Giant Pyroelectricity in Nanomembranes
Nature, 607, 480–485 (2022)
[4]
Room-temperature electrically switchable spin–valley coupling in a van der Waals ferroelectric halide perovskite with persistent spin helix
Nature Photonics, 16, 529–537 (2022)
[5]
Flexo-Photovoltaic Effect in MoS2
Nature Nanotechnology, 16, 894–901 (2021)
Full Publication List (133 publications)
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2025 Publications (9)
[133]
Van der Waals Epitaxy of Millimeter-Domain Bi2Se3
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, in press, 2025
[132]
Long-Distance Remote Epitaxy
Nature, 646, 584–591, 2025
[131]
Mitigating cosmic-ray-like correlated events with a modular quantum processor
Phys. Rev. Applied 24, 044022, 2025
[130]
Photogalvanic effects in non-centrosymmetric halide perovskites
Nat. Rev. Phys. 7, 270–279, 2025
[129]
Real-Time Tracking of Nanoscale Morphology and Strain Evolution in Bi2WO6 via Operando Coherent X-Ray Imaging
Adv. Mater., 2504445, 2025
[128]
Manipulating ferroelectric topological polar structures with twisted light
Adv. Mater., 2415231, 2025
[127]
Strain Induced Kramers–Weyl Phase in III–V Zinc Blende Systems
Appl. Phys. Lett. 126, 083102, 2025
[126]
Emulating complex synapses using interlinked proton conductors
Phys. Rev. Applied 23(1), 014027, 2025
2024 Publications (5)
[125]
Molecular dynamics simulations on ferroelectricity of AlN thin films
J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 107(12), 7850–7857, 2024
[124]
Coherent diffractive imaging with twisted X-rays: Principles, applications, and outlook
Appl. Phys. Rev. 11, 021302, 2024
[123]
Cold-Sintered All-Inorganic Perovskite Bulk Composite Scintillators for Efficient X-ray Imaging
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 16(19), 24703–24711, 2024
[122]
Chiral photon emission from a chiral–achiral perovskite heterostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 124, 113301, 2024
[121]
Challenges and opportunities in searching for Rashba-Dresselhaus materials for efficient spin-charge interconversion at room temperature
Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. 29, 101145, 2024
2023 Publications (6)
[120]
Electrochemical epitaxy of nanostructures
Nano Trends 4, 100024, 2024
[119]
Metal-insulator transition of single-crystal V2O3 through van der Waals interface engineering
ACS Nano, 17, 12, 11783–11793, 2023
[118]
Recent Advances in 2D Material Theory, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
ACS Nano, 17, 11, 9694–9747, 2023
[117]
Three-dimensional morphology and elastic strain revealed in individual photoferroelectric SbSI nanowire
MRS Bulletin, 48, 467–474, 2023
2022 Publications (14)
[116]
Ultrathin Ruthenium Films on Graphene Buffered SiO2 via Quasi Van der Waals Epitaxy
ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 4, 5775–5788, 2022
[115]
Growth of van der Waals Halide Perovskites within the Interlayer Spacings of Mica
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022
[114]
Strain related new sciences and devices in low-dimensional binary oxides
Nano Energy 104, 107917, 2022
[113]
Liquid-Phase van der Waals Epitaxy of a Few-Layer and Unit Cell Thick Ruddlesden–Popper Halide Perovskite
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 38, 17588–17596, 2022
[112]
Enabling Conversion-Type Iron Fluoride Cathode by Halide-Based Solid Electrolyte
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2206845, 2022
[111]
Novel epitaxy of functional materials
J. Appl. Phys. 132, 060401, 2022
[110]
Composition Gradient-Enabled Circular Photogalvanic Effect in Inorganic Halide Perovskites
Appl. Phys. Lett., 120, 211901, 2022 (EDITORS' PICK)
[109]
Jiang J, Zhang L, Ming C, Zhou H, Bose P, Guo Y, Hu Y, Wang B, Chen Z, Jia R, Pendse S, Xiang Y, Xia Y, Lu Z, Wen X, Cai Y, Sun C, Wang G-C, Lu T-M, Gall D, Sun Y-Y, Koratkar N, Fohtung E, Shi Y, Shi J.
Giant Pyroelectricity in Nanomembranes
Nature, 607, 480–485, 2022
[108]
van der Waals ferroelectric halide perovskite artificial synapse
Phys. Rev. Applied, 18, 014014, 2022
[107]
Zhang L, Jiang J, Multunas C, Ming C, Chen Z, Hu Y, Lu Z, Pendse S, Jia R, Chandra M, Sun Y-Y, Lu T-M, Ping Y, Sundararaman R, Shi J.
Room-temperature electrically switchable spin–valley coupling in a van der Waals ferroelectric halide perovskite with persistent spin helix
Nat. Photonics, 16, 529–537, 2022
[106]
A van der Waals Photo-Ferroelectric Synapse
Adv. Electron. Mater., 8, 2200326, 2022
[105]
Remote epitaxy
Nat. Rev. Methods Primers, 2, 40, 2022
[104]
Applicability of coherent x-ray diffractive imaging to ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and phase change materials
J. Appl. Phys. 131, 040901, 2022 (EDITORS' PICK)
[103]
Searching for Circular Photo Galvanic Effect in Oxyhalide Perovskite Bi4NbO8Cl
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2206343, 2022
[102]
Mixed Chalcogenide-Halides for Stable, Lead-Free and Defect-Tolerant Photovoltaics: Computational Screening and Experimental Validation of CuBiSCl2 with Ideal Band Gap
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2112682, 2022
[101]
Epitaxial TiCx (001) layers: phase formation and physical properties vs C-to-Ti ratio
Acta Mater. 226, 117643, 2022
2021 Publications (8)
[100]
Photo-active electrically switchable van der Waals semiconductor NbOI2
Appl. Phys. Lett., 119, 033103, 2021
[99]
Domain boundaries in incommensurate epitaxial layers on weakly interacting substrates
J. Appl. Phys., 130, 065301, 2021
[98]
Imaging Defects in Vanadium (III) Oxide Nanocrystals using Bragg Coherent Diffractive Imaging
CrystEngComm, 23, 6239-6244, 2021
[97]
van the Waals Epitaxy and Remote Epitaxy of LiNbO3 Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 39, 040405, 2021 (EDITORS' PICK)
[96]
Flexo-Photovoltaic Effect in MoS2
Nat. Nanotechnol., 16, 894–901, 2021
[95]
Doping-Enabled Reconfigurable Strongly Correlated Phase in a Quasi-2D Perovskite
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 12, 21, 5091–5098, 2021
[94]
Unit-cell-thick domain in freestanding quasi-2D ferroelectric material
Phys. Rev. Mater., 5, 044403, 2021 (EDITORS' SUGGESTION)
[93]
Water-assisted exfoliation of epitaxial CdTe film from mica analyzed with azimuthal RHEED
Appl. Surf. Sci. 536, 147886, 2021
2020 Publications (10)
[92]
Band gap and electron transport in epitaxial cubic CrxAl1−xN (001)
Phys. Rev. B 101, 205206, 2020
[91]
Kinetically Controlled Growth of Sub-Millimeter 2D Cs2SnI6 Nanosheets at the Liquid–Liquid Interface
Small, 2020, ASAP
[90]
Epitaxial CdTe thin films on mica by vapor transport deposition for flexible solar cells
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 3, 4589, 2020
[89]
Unit-Cell-Thick Oxide Synthesis by Film-Based Scavenging
J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 8394, 2020
[88]
Tuning phase transition kinetics via van der Waals epitaxy of single crystalline VO2 on hexagonal-BN
J. Cryst. Growth 543, 125699, 2020
[87]
Porous Two-Dimensional Materials for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications
Matter 2, 1377, 2020
[86]
Band structure, effective mass, and carrier mobility of few-layer h-AlN under layer and strain engineering
APL Mater. 8, 021107, 2020
[85]
A chiral switchable photovoltaic ferroelectric 1D perovskite
Sci. Adv. 6, eaay4213, 2020
[84]
A structurally unstable semiconductor stabilized and enhanced by strain
Nature 577, 171, 2020
[83]
A reconfigurable remotely epitaxial VO2 electrical heterostructure
Nano Lett. 20, 33, 2020
2019 Publications (11)
[82]
Chemical Vapor Growth of Silicon Phosphide Nanostructures
MRS Adv., doi:10.1557/adv.2019.437, 2019
[81]
Strain Engineering in Functional Materials
J. Appl. Phys. 125, 082201, 2019
[80]
Electron-doping Mottronics in strongly correlated perovskite
Adv. Mater. 1905060, 2019
[79]
Large Metallic Vanadium Disulfide Ultrathin Flakes for Spintronic Circuits and Quantum Computing Devices
ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2, 3684, 2019
[78]
Carrier lifetime enhancement in halide perovskite via remote epitaxy
Nat. Commun. 10, 4145, 2019
[77]
Revealing the role of lattice distortions in the hydrogen-induced metal-insulator transition of SmNiO3
Nat. Commun. 10, 694, 2019
[76]
Rational Construction of MoS2/Mo2N/C Hierarchical Porous Tubular Nanostructures for Enhanced Lithium Storage
J. Mater. Chem. A, doi:10.1039/C9TA04516C, 2019
[75]
Suppressed Phase Separation of Mixed-Halide Perovskites Confined in Endotaxial Matrices
Nat. Commun. 10, 695, 2019
[74]
Vanadium disulfide flakes with nanolayered titanium disulfide coating as cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries
Nat. Commun. 10, 1764, 2019
[73]
Electron mobility in graphene without invoking the Dirac equation
Am. J. Phys. 87, 291, 2019
[72]
Growth of epitaxial CdTe thin films on amorphous substrates using single crystal graphene buffer
Carbon 144, 519–524, 2019
2018 Publications (13)
[71]
Remote Phononic Effects in Epitaxial Ruddlesden–Popper Halide Perovskites
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 6676, 2018
[70]
Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy of large size CdTe grains on mica through chemical and van der Waals interactions
Phys. Rev. Mater. 2, 113402, 2018
[69]
The Nontrivial Strength of van der Waals Epitaxial Interaction in Soft Perovskites
Phys. Rev. Mater. 2, 076002, 2018
[68]
Defect-engineered epitaxial VO2 ± d in strain engineering of heterogeneous soft crystals
Sci. Adv. 4, eaar3679, 2018
[67]
Merits and challenges of Ruddlesden–Popper soft halide perovskites in electro-optics and optoelectronics
Adv. Mater. 1803514, 2018
[66]
Van der Waals Epitaxy of Antimony Islands, Sheets, and Thin Films on Single-Crystalline Graphene
ACS Nano 12, 6100, 2018
[65]
Effect of Strain on the Curie Temperature and Band Structure of Low-Dimensional SbSI
Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 183104, 2018
[64]
Self-heating–induced healing of lithium dendrites
Science 359, 1513, 2018
[63]
Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and Ultrahigh Thermal Expansion of Single Crystal Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite CH3NH3PbX3 (X=Cl, Br, I)
J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 15973, 2018
[62]
Surface evolution and growth kinetics of Ti6Al4V alloy in pack boriding
J. Alloys Compd. 742, 690, 2018
[61]
A Single Crystal Graphene-Directed van der Waals Epitaxial Resistive Switching
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 6730, 2018
[60]
van der Waals epitaxial ZnTe thin film on single-crystalline graphene
J. Appl. Phys. 123, 025303, 2018
[59]
Tunable optical property and stability of lead free all inorganic perovskite Cs2SnI6−xClx
J. Mater. Chem. A 6, 2577, 2018
2017 Publications (9)
[58]
Probing the interface strain in a 3D-2D van der Waals heterostructure
Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 151603, 2017
[57]
A review on low dimensional metal halides: Vapor phase epitaxy and physical properties
J. Mater. Res. 32, 3992, 2017
[56]
van der Waals Hybrid Perovskite of High Optical Quality by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Adv. Opt. Mater. 5, 1700373, 2017
[55]
High-Temperature Ionic Epitaxy of Halide Perovskite Thin Film and the Hidden Carrier Dynamics
Adv. Mater. 29, 1702643, 2017
[54]
van der Waals epitaxy of CdS thin films on single-crystalline graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 153104, 2017
[53]
Surface and interface of epitaxial CdTe film on CdS buffered van der Waals mica substrate
Appl. Surf. Sci. 413, 219, 2017
[52]
Epitaxial Halide Perovskite Lateral Double Heterostructure
ACS Nano 11, 3355, 2017
[51]
Perovskite-inspired photovoltaic materials: Toward best practices in materials characterization and calculations
Chem. Mater. 29, 1964, 2017
[50]
Decoupling Interface Effect on the Phase Stability of CdS Thin Films by van der Waals Heteroepitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 041602, 2017
2016 Publications (10)
[49]
Photon Transport in One-Dimensional Incommensurately Epitaxial CsPbX3 Arrays
Nano Lett. 16, 7974–7981, 2016
[48]
van der Waals epitaxy of CdTe thin film on graphene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 109, 143109, 2016
[47]
Regulating Carrier Dynamics in Single Crystal Halide Perovskite via Interface Engineering and Optical Doping
Adv. Electron. Mater. 2, 1600248, 2016
[46]
Nonlinear electron-lattice interactions in a wurtzite semiconductor enabled via strongly correlated oxide
Adv. Mater. 28, 8975–8982, 2016
[45]
Tuning the phase and optical properties of ultrathin SnSx films
J. Phys. Chem. C 120(24), 13199–13214, 2016
[44]
Large Single Crystal SnS2 Flakes Synthesized from Co-evaporation of Sn and S
Cryst. Growth Des. 16(2), 961–973, 2016
[43]
Strongly correlated perovskite fuel cells
Nature 534, 231–234, 2016
[42]
Discovering Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Materials with Split-Anion Approach
Nanoscale 8, 6284–6289, 2016
[41]
Band Gap Engineering of a Soft Inorganic Compound PbI2 by Incommensurate Van der Waals Epitaxy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 013105, 2016
[40]
Microwave TFTs Made of MOCVD ZnO With ALD Al2O3 Gate Dielectric
IEEE Trans. Electron Devices. 4, 55–59, 2016
2015 Publications (7)
[39]
Two-Dimensional Van der Waals Epitaxy Kinetics in a Three-Dimensional Perovskite Halide
Cryst. Growth Des. 15(10), 4741–4749, 2015
[38]
Wedding Cake Growth Mechanism in One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Nanostructure Evolution
Nano Lett. 15, 7766–777, 2015
[37]
Cl-doped ZnO Nanowire Arrays on 3D Graphene Foam with Highly Efficient Field Emission, and Photocatalytic Properties
Small 11, 4785–92, 2015
[36]
Interface band structure engineering by ferroelectric polarization in perovskite solar cells
Nano Energy 13, 582, 2015
[35]
Ferroelectric solar cells based on inorganic–organic hybrid perovskites
J. Mater. Chem. A 3, 7699, 2015
[34]
Self-limited kinetics of electron doping in correlated oxides
Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 031905, 2015
[33]
Control of Emergent Properties at a Correlated Oxide Interface with Graphene
Nano Lett. 15, 1627, 2015
2014 Publications (5)
[32]
Neuromimetic Circuits with Synaptic Devices Based on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Phys. Rev. Applied 2, 064003, 2014
[31]
Ultra-thin freestanding ceria membranes: layer transfer techniques and high temperature conductivity studies
J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 19019, 2014
[30]
Colossal resistance switching and band gap modulation in a perovskite nickelate by electron doping
Nat. Commun. 5, 4860, 2014
[29]
One-dimensional titanium dioxide nanomaterials: nanowires, nanorods and nanobelts
Chem. Rev. 114, 9346, 2014
[28]
Local charge writing in epitaxial SmNiO3 thin films
J. Mater. Chem. C 2(19), 3805–11, 2014
2013 Publications (6)
[27]
A correlated nickelate synaptic transistor
Nat. Commun. 4, 2676, 2013
[26]
Electrostatic gating of metallic and insulating phases in SmNiO3 ultrathin films
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102(18), 183102, 2013
[25]
Evolution of titanium dioxide one-dimensional nanostructures from surface-reaction-limited pulsed chemical vapor deposition
J. Mater. Res. 28(03), 270–9, 2013
[24]
Piezoelectric-polarization-enhanced photovoltaic performance in depleted-heterojunction quantum-dot solar cells
Adv. Mater. 25, 916–21, 2013
[23]
Electron microscopy observation of TiO2 nanocrystal evolution in high-temperature atomic layer deposition
Nano Lett. 13(11), 5727–34, 2013
[22]
Scalable synthesis and device integration of self-registered one-dimensional zinc oxide nanostructures and related materials
Chem. Soc. Rev. 42(1), 342–65, 2013
2012 Publications (4)
[21]
Piezopotential-driven redox reactions at the surface of piezoelectric materials
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51(24), 5962–6, 2012
[20]
Hierarchical TiO2–Si nanowire architecture with photoelectrochemical activity under visible light illumination
Energy Environ. Sci. 5(7), 7918–22, 2012
[19]
Band structure engineering at heterojunction interfaces via the piezotronic effect
Adv. Mater. 24(34), 4683–91, 2012
[18]
Evolution of lead titanate nanostructures from nanoparticle self-assembly
Sci. Adv. Mater. 4(8), 832–6, 2012
2011 Publications (10)
[17]
An aqueous solution-based doping strategy for large-scale synthesis of Sb-doped ZnO nanowires
Nanotechnology 22(22), 225602, 2011
[16]
PVDF microbelts for harvesting energy from respiration
Energy Environ. Sci. 4(11), 4508–12, 2011
[15]
Zinc oxide nanowire as a novel platform for optical imaging
J. Nucl. Med. 52, 1558, 2011
[14]
Functional semiconductor nanowires via vapor deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 29(6), 060801, 2011
[13]
Growth of rutile titanium dioxide nanowires by pulsed chemical vapor deposition
Cryst. Growth Des. 11(4), 949–54, 2011
[12]
Growth of titanium dioxide nanorods in 3D-confined spaces
Nano Lett. 11(2), 624–31, 2011
[11]
Interface engineering by piezoelectric potential in ZnO-based photoelectrochemical anode
Nano Lett. 11(12), 5587–93, 2011
[10]
Evolution of zinc oxide nanostructures through kinetics control
J. Mater. Chem. 21(25), 9000–8, 2011
[9]
Three-dimensional high-density hierarchical nanowire architecture for high-performance photoelectrochemical electrodes
Nano Lett. 11(8), 3413–9, 2011
[8]
Cancer-targeted optical imaging with fluorescent zinc oxide nanowires
Nano Lett. 11(9), 3744–50, 2011
[7]
Gold coated zinc oxide nanonecklaces as a SERS substrate
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 11(4), 3509–15, 2011
2010 Publications (3)
[6]
Fundamental study of mechanical energy harvesting using piezoelectric nanostructures
J. Appl. Phys. 108(3), 034309, 2010
[5]
Strain versus dislocation model for understanding the heteroepitaxial growth of nanowires
J. Phys. Chem. C 114(5), 2082–8, 2010
[4]
Coupled heat and mass transfer in the entrance region of a circular tube with fully-developed parabolic flow and external convective heating
Heat Mass Transfer 46(5), 563–70, 2010
2009 Publications (2)
[3]
Epitaxial growth of horizontally aligned zinc oxide nanonecklace arrays on r-plane sapphire
J. Phys. Chem. C 113(49), 20845–54, 2009
[2]
Zn cluster drifting effect for the formation of ZnO 3D nanoarchitecture
ACS Nano 3(6), 1594–602, 2009
2008 Publications (1)
[1]
Microstructural evolution during self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of Ti-Al system
J Wuhan Univ Technol. 23(3), 381–5, 2008
News
2025
New Publication in Nature: Our work on "Long-Distance Remote Epitaxy" has been published in Nature (646, 584–591).
2025
Nature Reviews Physics: Perspective article on "Photogalvanic effects in non-centrosymmetric halide perovskites" published (Nat. Rev. Phys. 7, 270–279).
2025
Research Excellence Award: Received the RPI School of Engineering Research Excellence Award.
2024
Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow: Selected as Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow for work on superconducting quantum computing at the University of Chicago.
2024
Team Award: RPI School of Engineering Outstanding Research Team Award.
2023
IEEE Recognition: Received IEEE Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award.
Jian Shi Research Group
Principal Investigator
Jian Shi, Professor
Current PhD Students and Postdocs
Postdoc (2025-present)
Jingxian Li | Ph.D. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Email: lij59@rpi.edu
PhD (2025-present)
Ahmed M Raiyan | B.S. in Materials Science at BUET | Email: raiyaa@rpi.edu
PhD (2025-present)
Adam Leicester | B.S. in Materials, and Physics at RPI | Email: leicea@rpi.edu
PhD (2021-present)
Skye Williams | B.S. in Physics at Stony Brook University | Email: willis11@rpi.edu
PhD (2023-present)
Hanxue Ma | B.S. Resource Recycling Science and Engineering at Dalian Univ of Tech.; M.S. Chemical Engineering at National Univ. of Singapore | Email: mah13@rpi.edu
PhD (2023-present)
Jiaqi Wang | B.S. Chemistry at East China University of Science and Technology; M.S. Materials at Washington University in St. Louis | Email: wangj64@rpi.edu
PhD (2022-present)
Zhizhuo Liang | B.S. Electrical Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Email: liangz7@rpi.edu
PhD (2021-present)
Mark Potter | B.S. Materials Science and Engineering at RPI | Email: pottem3@rpi.edu
PhD (2022-present)
Zixu Wang | B.S. Materials Science and Engineering at Southern University of Science and Technology | Email: wangz58@rpi.edu
PhD (2023-present)
Zhihao Zhang | B.S. Materials Science and Engineering at RPI | Email: zhangz32@rpi.edu
Current Undergraduate(s)
Paul Lea (Physics, RPI)
Alumni Group Members
Graduate Students and Postdoc Alumni
Denis Aglagul | B.S. Physics at Stony Brook University; M.S. RPI Physics
2023-2025
Ru Jia | B.S. Xiamen Univ. → Present: Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
PhD 2018-2023
Saloni Pendse | B.S. College of Eng Pune, M.S. Univ of Florida → Present: Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
PhD 2018-2023
Jie Jiang | Ph.D. Zhejiang Univ. → Present: Professor, Zhejiang University
Postdoc 2017-2023
Lifu Zhang | B.S./M.S. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. → Present: Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
PhD 2018-2022
Yang Hu | B.S. Nanjing Univ. → Present: Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
PhD 2017-2021
Yuwei Guo | B.S. Nanyang Technological Univ → Present: Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA
PhD 2016-2020
Zhizhong Chen | B.S. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. → Present: ASM, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
PhD 2015-2020
Yiping Wang | B.S. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. → Present: Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID
PhD 2014-2018
Exchange Students
- Adriana Messalli (MSE, Technical University of Denmark)
- Jeppe Ormstrup (MSE, Technical University of Denmark)
Undergraduate Alumni
- Anna Capuano (MSE, RPI) → Ph.D. student at NCSU
- Zhihao Zhang (MSE, RPI) → Ph.D. student at RPI
- Adam Morrow (MSE, RPI)
- Ryan Hawks (MSE, RPI) → Ph.D. student at Penn State Univ.
- Ziwei Liang (MSE, RPI)
- Zhuoqun Wen (MSE, RPI) → Ph.D student at Univ. Michigan
- Xiaochuang Yuan (MSE, RPI) → Amazon
- Yuhan Shi (ECE, RPI) → Ph.D. student at UCSD
- Jiawei Tan (MSE, RPI) → Ph.D. student at UCLA
- Yuwei Guo (MSE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) → Apple, Inc.
- Aaron Markel (MSE, RPI)
- Patrick Strohbeen (MSE, RPI) → Ph.D. student at Univ. Wisconsin at Madison
High School Students Alumni
- Deena Mousa (Emma Willard School, Troy, NY) → Yale University
- Caroline Yin (Emma Willard School, Troy, NY) → Barnard College, Columbia University
- Irene Jeong (Emma Willard School, Troy, NY) → University of Pennsylvania
Funding Support
Jian Shi is grateful for the generous funding support from the following agencies:
Federal Agencies
- National Science Foundation
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Army Research Office
- Department of Energy
- Office of Naval Research
Foundations & State
- Simons Foundation
- New York State of Opportunity
Industry Partners
- IBM
- AMAT (Applied Materials)
Openings for Postdocs and PhD Students
🎓 Join Our Research Group
My research group currently has several openings for postdoctoral researchers and PhD students interested in working on topological materials and quantum computing.
Research Areas:
- Noncentrosymmetric semiconductors
- Tunable quantum and topological materials
- Coherent spintronic and quantum devices
- Superconducting qubits and circuit quantum electrodynamics
- Van der Waals epitaxy and strain engineering
What We Offer:
- Access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment at RPI
- Collaboration with IBM quantum computing platforms (Eagle 127-qubit and Heron 156-qubit processors)
- Interdisciplinary research environment
Qualifications:
- Candidates are not required to have a specific background
- Strong motivation and passion for cutting-edge research in materials science and quantum technologies
- For PhD applicants: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
- For Postdoc applicants: PhD in relevant field
How to Apply:
Please send your application materials to shij4@rpi.edu