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 ...

The inauguration of Center for High-Resolution Electron Microscopy (ChEM) and international electron microscopy forum was successfully held in SPST from May 27th to 29th. After nearly three years of construction, under the coordination of the whole university's functional departments, an advanced electron microscopy research and teaching center with excellent equipment and service in the front...

Zhong Chao’s Group in the Division of Materials and Physical Biology at ShanghaiTech’s School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) has recently reported an engineered bacterium, which could sense environmental signals (for example, light or small molecules) to produce biofilms and, and simultaneously direct the assembly of inorganic nano-objects with spatiotemporal control in a dynamic, rec...

On April 27th, the Opening Ceremony for “Hard X-Ray Free Electron Laser Facility Forum- Opportunities and Challenges” was held at ShanghaiTech. Bai Jingyu, Department Director of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC); Zhou Bo, Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai; Zhang Tao, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS); Jiang Mianheng, President of ShanghaiTech University; Shi ...

Professor Shengjie Ling of School of Physical Science and Technology at ShanghaiTech University, in collaboration with Professor David L. Kaplan of Tufts University and Markus J. Buehler of Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a review article of “Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering” in Nature Reviews Materials on April 5th.Biopolymer nanofibrils, such as cellulose, c...