202511:
We secured Major Research Program - Priority Support Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China.
202510:
We have made significant progress in phase matching of high harmonic generation in solids, research article "Phase Matching of High Harmonic Generation in Twisted van der Waals Crystals" published in
Physical Review Letters 2025, 135, 166902. This paper is selected as Editors’ Suggestion.
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202509:
Associate Researcher Zhang Zhibin from the research group has been selected as a top young talent under the "Ten Thousand Talents Plan".
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202509:
Professor Kaihui Liu has been awarded the title of "Young Innovative Figure in Vacuum Science and Technology" by the Chinese Vacuum Society in recognition of his groundbreaking achievements and outstanding contributions in the field of vacuum science and technology.
202509:
We have made progress in eliminating the defect states in transition metal dichalcogenides，research article “Eliminating Defect States in Monolayer Tungsten Diselenide by Coupling with a c-Plane Sapphire Surface” published in
Physical Review Letters 2025, 135, 126201. This paper is selected as Editors’ Suggestion.
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202509:
Our work on Light Element Quantum Materials and Optical Devices was reported by Beijing Daily.
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202509:
Professor Kaihui Liu was interviewed by Science China Press.
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202508:
Our Science paper, “Two-dimensional indium selenide wafers for integrated electronics”, has been highlighted by Nature Electronics.
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202507:
We have fabricated a stable ultrafast graphene hot-electron source on an optical fiber，related research articles “Stable ultrafast graphene hot-electron source on optical fiber” published in
Nature Communications 2025, 16, 5726Link1PDF
202505:
Our work on "New paradigm for the preparation of lattice mass transfer interface growth materials" was reported by People's Daily.
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202504:
We have managed to achieve simultaneous mechanical characterizations and thermal measurements of the intrinsic twisted interfaces in microfabricated graphite mesas, related research articles “Ultrahigh Thermal Conductance across Superlubric Interfaces in Twisted Graphite” published in
Physical Review Letters 2025, 134, 146302PDF
202504:
Our work on Strong chiral optical nonlinearity of multi walled boron nitride nanotubes received Nomination Award for the Top 10 Advances in Optics in China in 2024.
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202503:
Our work on New paradigm for the preparation of lattice mass transfer interface growth materials was selected as "Major Achievements in Global Cutting-Edge Science and Technology" on 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference.
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202502:
We have made progress on constructing photon-pair source based on a Van der Waals insulator，related research articles “A tunable entangled photon-pair source based on a Van der Waals insulator” published in Nature Communications 2025, 16, 1899PDF
202501:
We have made progress in constructing ultra-thin two-dimensional polar material spontaneous photovoltaic devices, related research articles “Anomalous photovoltaics in Janus MoSSe monolayers” published in
Nature Communications 2025, 16, 544Link1Link2Link3PDF
202501:
The national major scientific research instrument development project "Fibre-integrated graphene high-stability ultrafast electron source" was approved.
202412:
We have made progress in the fabrication of slip-type ferroelectric memory and synaptic devices, related research articles “Sliding ferroelectric memories and synapses based on rhombohedral-stacked bilayer MoS2” published in
Nature Communications 2024, 15, 10921PDF
202411:
Professor Kaihui Liu was interviewed by Guokr.
202410:
Liu Kaihui's team won “Hu Gangfu Prize of Chinese Physical Society”.
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202407:
Liu Kaihui's team won the first prize of “The Creative Founder Award” from the China Association of Inventions.
202407:
We systematically summarize the preparation strategies of large-area two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides, and the related review article "Large-Area Epitaxial Growth of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides" was published in
Chemical Reviews 2024Link1PDF
202407:
We systematically summarize the epitaxial growth methods of two-dimensional materials and their homogeneous structures. The related review article "Understanding epitaxial growth of two-dimensional materials and their homostructures" was published in
Nature Nanotechnology 2024, 19, 907Link1Link2Link3PDF
202407:
We have made progress in the fabrication of a series of rhombohedral phase two-dimensional stacked single crystals, and the related research article "Interfacial epitaxy of multilayer rhombohedraltransition-metal dichalcogenide single crystals" was published in
Science 2024, 385, 99Link1Link2Link3Link4Link5Link6Link7Link8Link9Link10PDF
202406:
We have made progress in the atomically precise fabrication of tungsten disulfide nanoribbons, and the related research article "WS2 ribbon arrays with defined chirality and coherent polarity" was published in
Science 2024, 384, 1100Link1Link2Link3Link4Link5Link6PDF
202406:
We have made progress in the study of chiral optical nonlinearity in coherently stacked boron nitride nanotubes. The related research article "Strong chiroptical nonlinearity in coherently stacked boron nitride nanotubes" was published in
Nature Nanotechnology 2024, 19, 1299Link1Link2Link3Link4Link5Link6PDF1PDF2
202405:
We have made progress in preparing rhombohedral stacked double-layer single crystal tungsten disulfide. The related research article "Remote epitaxy of single-crystal rhombohedral WS2 bilayers" was published in
Nature Communications 2024Link1PDF
202405:
We have made progress in the preparation of ferroelectric rhombohedral boron nitride single crystals, and the related research article "We have made progress in the preparation of ferroelectric rhombohedral boron nitride single crystals, and the related research article "aaa" was published in" was published in
Nature 2024, 629, 74Link1Link2Link3Link4Link5PDF
202404:
The national major scientific research equipment development project "Development of an ultra-high spatiotemporal resolution in-situ multi-scale quantum measurement system" passed the acceptance.
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202309:
Professor Liu Kaihui introduced sun protection knowledge on CCTV News Channel's "Attention and Service".
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202307:
We have made progress in the preparation of millimeter-level thick single-crystal copper plates using electroplating methods. The related research article "Production of single-crystal Cu plates by electrodeposition on high-index Cu foils" was published in
Science Bulletin 2023PDFLink1
202307:
We have made progress in the research of preparing thick rhombohedral boron nitride films and achieving efficient nonlinear frequency conversion. The related research article "Stacking-Controlled Growth of rBN Crystalline Films with High Nonlinear Optical Conversion Efficiency up to 1%" was published in
Advanced Materials 2023PDFLink1
202307:
We have made progress in the study of tunable interband transitions in angle-rotating h-BN/graphene using electron microscopy. The related research article "Tunable Interband Transitions in Twisted h-BN/Graphene Heterostructures" was published in
Physical Review Letters 2023, 131, 016201Link1PDF
202307:
We have made progress in the research of batch preparation of 12-inch two-dimensional semiconductor wafers. The related research article "Modularized Batch Production of 12-inch Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Local Element Supply" was published in
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202306:
Wang Qinghe from the research team won the "Special Prize of the 31st Peking University Challenge Cup May Fourth Youth Science Award".
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202306:
Professor Liu Kaihui was invited to make a report.
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202302:
Our research paper “Universal epitaxy of non-centrosymmetric two-dimensional single-crystal metal dichalcogenides” was published on
Nature Communications 2023Link1PDF
202204:
Professor Liu Kaihui was invited to write News & Views column at
Nature Nanotechnology "Monolayer mosaic heterostructures".
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202202:
Our research paper “Robust growth of two-dimensional metal dichalcogenides and their alloys by active chalcogen monomer supply” was published on
Nature Communications.
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202108:
Our research paper "Dual-coupling-guided epitaxial growth of wafer-scale single-crystal WS2 monolayer on vicinal a-plane sapphire" was published on
Nature Nanotechnology.
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202108:
Our research paper "Complete structural characterization of single carbon nanotubes by Rayleigh scattering circular dichroism" was published on
Nature Nanotechnology.
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202108:
Prof. Liu introduced the knowledge of sun protection on CCTV.
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202106:
Our research paper "Pattern-Potential-Guided Growth of Textured Macromolecular Films on Graphene/High-Index Copper" was published on
Advanced Materials.
202105:
Our research paper "Giant enhancement of optical nonlinearity in two-dimensional materials by multiphoton-excitation resonance energy transfer from quantum dots" was published on
Nature Photonics.
202011:
Our research paper "Product-Specific Active Site Motifs of Cu for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction"was published on
Chem.
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202010:
Our research paper "Ultrafast Optical Modulation of Harmonic Generation in Two-Dimensional Materials" was published on
Nano Letters.
202009:
Our research paper "Optical fibres with embedded two-dimensional materials for ultrahigh nonlinearity" was published on
Nature Nanotechnology.
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202009:
Prof. Liu introduced ultra-violet. Prof. Liu introduced anti-blue light on CCTV.
202006:
Our research paper "Unveiling the Fine Structural Distortion of Atomically Thin Bi2O2Se by Third-Harmonic Generation" was published on
Advanced Materials.
202004:
Our research paper "Graphene-Assisted Epitaxy of Nitrogen Lattice Polarity GaN Films on Non-Polar Sapphire Substrates for Green Light Emitting Diodes" was published on
Advanced Functional Materials.
201910:
Our research paper "Extreme nonlinear strong-field photoemission from carbon nanotubes" was published on
Nature Communications.
201908:
Our research paper "Low-temperature epitaxy of transferable high-quality Pd(111) films on hybrid graphene/Cu(111) substrate" was published on
Nano Research.
201908:
Our research paper "The emerging properties of two-dimensional twisted bilayer materials" was published on
Chinese Physics B as Topical Review--A celebration of the 100th birthday of Kun Huang.
201908:
Our research paper "Ultrafast Catalyst-Free Graphene Growth on Glass Assisted by Local Fluorine Supply" was published on
ACS Nano.
201907:
Our Research paper "Epitaxy of Single-Crystalline GaN Film on CMOS-Compatible Si(100) Substrate Buffered by Graphene" was published on
Advanced Functional Materials .
201907:
Our research paper "The Impacts of Adhesion on the Wear Property of Graphene" was published on
Advanced Materials Interfaces.
201907:
Our research paper "Strong-coupled hybrid structure of carbon nanotube and MoS2 monolayer with ultrafast interfacial charge transfer" was published on
Nanoscale.
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201907:
Our research paper "Kinetic modulation of graphene growth by fluorine through spatially confined decomposition of metal fluorides" was published on
Nature Chemistry.
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201904:
Our research paper "Photoelectric conversion on Earth’s surface via widespread Fe- and Mn-mineral coatings" was published on
PNAS.
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201903:
Our research paper "Controllable Growth of Aligned Monocrystalline CsPbBr3 Microwire Arrays for Piezoelectric-Induced Dynamic Modulation of Single-Mode Lasing" was published on
Advanced Materials.
201903:
Our research paper "Universal Imaging of Full Strain Tensor in 2D Crystals with Third-Harmonic Generation" was published on
Advanced Materials.
201810:
Our research paper "Ultrafast Broadband Charge Collection from Clean Graphene/CH3NH3PbI3 Interface" was published on
JACS.
201808:
Our research paper "Measurement of complex optical susceptibility for individual carbon nanotubes by elliptically polarized light excitation" was published on
Nature Communications.
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201808:
Our research paper "Ultrafast and highly sensitive infrared photodetectors based on two-dimensional oxyselenide crystals" was published on Nature Communications.
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201712:
Our research paper "Greatly Enhanced Anticorrosion of Cu by Commensurate Graphene Coating" was published on Advanced Materials.
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201706: Our research paper "Carbon Nanotubes as an Ultrafast Emitter with a Narrow Energy Spread at Optical Frequency" was published on Advanced Materials.
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201706: Our research paper "Real-Time Observation of Carbon Nanotube Etching Process Using Polarized Optical Microscope" was published on Advanced Materials.
201705: Our invited review paper "The Way towards Ultrafast Growth of Single-Crystal Graphene on Copper" was published on Advanced Science.
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201704: Our research paper "Interlayer-State-Coupling Dependent Ultrafast Charge Transfer in MoS2/WS2 Bilayers" was published on Advanced Science.
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201702: Our invited review paper "Interfacial Engineering of Van der Waals Coupled 2D Layered Materials" was published on Advanced Materials Interfaces.
201702: Our research paper "High‐Mobility Multilayered MoS2 Flakes with Low Contact Resistance Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition" was published on Advanced Materials.
201701: Our research paper "Sub-10 nm Nanopattern Architecture for 2D Material Field-Effect Transistors" was published on Nano Letters.
201608:
Our research paper "Far-field nanoscale infrared spectroscopy of vibrational fingerprints of molecules with graphene plasmons" was published on Nature Communications.
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201608:
Our research paper "High-Resolution Tracking Asymmetric Lithium Insertion and Extraction and Local Structure Ordering in SnS2" was published on Nano Letters.
201606:
Professor Liu was granted the National Key R&D Plan as a sub-project leader.
201603:
Our research paper "Tuning the photo-response in monolayer MoS2 by plasmonic nano-antenna" was published on Scientific Reports.
201603:
Our research paper "Ultrafast Nonlinear Photoresponse of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes: A Broadband Degenerate Investigation" was published on Nanoscale.
201601:
Our research paper "Optical Anisotropy of Black Phosphorus in the Visible Regime" was published on JACS.
201601:
Our research paper "High-Throughput Determination of Statistical Structure Information for Horizontal Carbon Nanotube Arrays by Optical Imaging" was published on Advanced Materials.
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201601:
Our research paper "Observation of Strong Interlayer Coupling in MoS2/WS2 Heterostructures" was published on Advanced Materials.
201510:
Our research paper "BN-Enabled Epitaxy of Pb1–xSnxSe Nanoplates on SiO2/Si for High-Performance Mid-Infrared Detection" was published on Small.
201509:
Our research paper "Atomic-Scale Probing of the Dynamics of Sodium Transport and Intercalation-Induced Phase Transformations in MoS2" was published on ACS Nano.
201509:
Our research paper “Surface-Facet-Dependent Phonon Deformation Potential in Individual Strained Topological Insulator Bi2Se3 Nanoribbons” was published on ACS Nano.
201508:
Our research paper “Photovoltaic Effect and Evidence of Carrier Multiplication in Graphene Vertical Homojunctions with Asymmetrical Metal Contacts” was published on ACS Nano.
201411:
Professor Liu's paper “Three-Dimensional Spirals of Atomic Layered MoS2” was published on Nano Letters.
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201410:
Professor Liu's paper “Van der Waals-coupled electronic states in incommensurate double-walled carbon nanotubes” was published on Nature Physics.
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201409:
Professor Liu's paper “Evolution of interlayer coupling in twisted molybdenum disulfide bilayers” was published on Nature Communications.
201405:
Professor Liu's paper “Systematic determination of absolute absorption cross-section of individual carbon nanotubes” was published on PNAS.
201403: Our group was founded!
201401:
Professor Liu was selected in "Overseas high-level talent plan".
201311:
Professor Liu's research paper “High-throughput optical imaging and spectroscopy of individual carbon nanotubes in devices” was published on Nature Nanotechnology.
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201301:
Professor Liu's research paper “Quantum-coupled radial-breathing oscillations in double-walled carbon nanotubes” was published on Nature Communications.
201205:
Professor Liu's research paper “An atlas of carbon nanotube optical transitions” was published on Nature Nanotechnology.
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200901:
Professor Liu's research paper "Chirality-Dependent Transport Properties of Double-Walled Nanotubes Measured in Situ on Their Field-Effect Transistors" was published on JACS.
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