Congratulations to Junqing Xu, Kejun Li and Yuan Ping for their work with Uyen N. Huynh, Jinsong Huang, Ravishankar Sundararaman and Valy Vardeny on “How Spin Relaxes and Dephases in Bulk Halide Perovskites”, published in Nature Communication!  Link to the published article. Abstract: Spintronics in halide perovskites has drawn significant attention in recent years, due...Read More

Congratulations to the Ping Group on their momentous move to UW Madison! This relocation signifies an exciting new phase in their research journey, as they join a great academic community known for excellence. Ping group will work with theoretical chemistry institute at UWMadison, Wisconsin NSF-MRSEC center, Wisconsin quantum institute for interdisciplinary research.  Best wishes to...Read More

Congratulations to Kejun Li and Yuan Ping for their work with Kwabena Bediako’s group at UC Berkeley on “Comparative Electronic Structures of the Chiral Helimagnets Cr1/3NbS2 and Cr1/3TaS2”, published in Chemistry of Materials!  Link to the published article. Abstract: Magnetic materials with noncollinear spin textures are promising for spintronic applications. To realize practical devices, control...Read More

Congratulations to Shimin Zhang, Kejun Li, Chunhao Guo and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work on “Effect of Environmental Screening and Strain on Optoelectronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Quantum Defects”, published in 2D Materials!  Link to the published article.  Abstract: Point defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising candidates as single-photon emitters (SPEs) in nanophotonics...Read More

Congratulations to Chunhao Guo, Kejun Li and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work in collaboration with Dong Seob Kim, Di Huang, Dario Rocca, Frank Y. Gao, Jeongheon Choe, David Lujan, Edoardo Baldini, Li Yang, Shivani Sharma, Raju Kalivanan, Raman Shankar, Shang-Fan Lee and Xiaoqin Li on “Anisotropic Excitons Reveal Local Spin Chain Directions in a...Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Junqing Xu and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work on “Substrate Effects on Spin Relaxation in Two-Dimensional Dirac Materials with Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling”, published in npj Computational Materials!  Link to the published article.  Abstract: Understanding substrate effects on spin dynamics and relaxation in two-dimensional (2D) materials is of key importance for spintronics...Read More

Congratulations to Hiroyuki Takenaka and Tyler J. Smart for their work with Xiangfeng Duan’s group at UCLA on “Photocarrier-induced persistent structural polarization in soft-lattice lead halide perovskites”, published in Nature Nanotechnology!  Link to the published article.  Abstract: The success of the lead halide perovskites in diverse optoelectronics has motivated considerable interest in their fundamental photocarrier...Read More

Congratulations to Mingpeng Chen, Andrew C. Grieder, Tyler J. Smart and Prof. Yuan Ping in collaboration with Kiley Mayford, Samuel McNair, Anica Pinongcos, Samuel Eisenberg, Prof. Frank Bridges and Prof. Yat Li for their work for their work on “The Impacts of Dopants on the Small Polaron Carrier Mobility and Conductivity in Hematite – The...Read More

Congratulations to Xingyu Gao, Sumukh Vaidya, Kejun Li, Peng Ju, Boyang Jiang, Zhujing Xu, Andres E. Llacsahuanga Allcca, Kunhong Shen, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Sunil A. Bhave, Yong P. Chen, Yuan Ping, and Tongcang Li for their work for their work on “Nuclear spin polarization and control in a van der Waals material”, published in Nature Materials!  Link...Read More

Congratulations to Kejun Li, Dr. Tyler Smart and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work on “Carbon Trimeras a 2 eV Single-Photon Emitter Candidate in Hexagonal Boron Nitride – A First-Principles Study”, published in Physical Review Materials!  Link to the published article. This work was also selected as Editors’ Suggestion in APS PRM highlight. Abstract: The generation...Read More