YuanLi Group · Members
Molecular Electronics and Thermoelectric · Surface Characterization · Molecular Device & Synthesis
Group Leader
Yuan Li
Associated Professor
yuanli_thu@tsinghua.edu.cn
Yuan Li received his B.Sc. degree from Zhejiang University in 2008. He obtained M.S. degree at Eindhoven University of Technology in 2010 and then gained his Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore (supervised by Prof. Christian A. Nijhuis) in 2015. From 2016 to 2019, he worked as a postdoc fellow in Whitesides Research Group at Harvard University. Since 2019, he has joined Tsinghua University as an associated professor. His research mainly focuses on the phenomena and mechanism of charge transport in molecular junctions via investigating the relationship between the electronic properties and the (super) molecular structure; methods of designing novel molecular electronic devices, and the applications in chip design, quantum transport and other fields.
Molecular Electronics
Supramolecular Chemistry
Thermoelectric Materials
Molecular Devices
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- 1. Li, Y.; Root, S. E.; Belding, L.; Park, J.; Rawson, J.; Yoon, H. J.; Baghbanzadeh, M.; Rothemund, P.; Whitesides, G. M. Characterizing Chelation at Surfaces by Charge Tunneling, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5967-5977.
- 2. Yuan, L.; Wang L.; Garrigues, A. R.; Jiang, L.; Annadata, H. V.; del Barco, E.; Nijhuis, C. A. Transition from Direct to Inverted Charge Transport Marcus Regions in Molecular, Nat. Nanotechnol. 2018, 13, 322-329.
- 3. Chen, X. P.; Roemer, M.; Yuan, L.; Wang T.; Jiang, L.; Wang, L. J.; Nijhuis, C. A. Molecular Diodes with Rectification Ratios Exceeding 10⁵ Driven by Electrostatic Interactions, Nat. Nanotechnol. 2017, 12, 797-803.
- 4. Yuan, L.; Franco, C.; Crivillers, N.; Mas-Torrent, M.; Cao, L.; Rovira, C.; Veciana, J.; Nijhuis, C. A. Chemical Control over the Energy Level Alignment in a Two-Terminal Junction, Nat. Commun. 2016, Article number: 12066.
- 5. Yuan, L.; Breuer, R.; Jiang, L.; Annadata, H. V.; Schmittel, M.; Nijhuis, C. A. A Molecular Diode with a Statistically Robust Rectification Ratio of Three Orders of Magnitude, Nano. Lett. 2015, 15, 5506-5512.
- 6. Yuan, L.; Nerngchamnong, N.; Cao, L.; Hamoudi, H.; Del Barco, E.; Roemer, M.; Sriramula, R.; Thompson, D.; Nijhuis, C. A. Controlling the Direction of Rectification in a Molecular Diode, Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, Article number: 6324.
- 7. Yuan L.; Jiang, L.; Thompson, D.; Nijhuis, C. A. On the Remarkable Role of Surface Topography of the Bottom-Electrodes in Blocking Leakage Currents in Molecular Diodes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6554-6557.
- 8. Yuan, L.; Jiang, L.; Zhang, B.; Nijhuis, C. A. Dependency of the Tunneling Decay Coefficient in Molecular Tunneling Junctions on the Topography of the Bottom Electrodes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3377-3381.
- 9. Nerngchanmnong, N.; Yuan, L.; Qi, D. C.; Jiang, L.; Thompson, D.; Nijhuis, C. A. The Role of van der Waals Forces in the Performance of Molecular Diodes, Nat. Nanotechnol. 2013, 8, 113-118.
👥 Group Members
Wenkun Lyu
Postdoctoral ResearcherResearch Interest:
Integration of Molecular Devices and Electrode Patterning
Integration of Molecular Devices and Electrode Patterning
Xiaona Xu
Postdoctoral ResearcherResearch Interest:
molecular electronics, molecular switch, molecular optoelectronic devices
molecular electronics, molecular switch, molecular optoelectronic devices
Jinliang Lin
Postdoctoral ResearcherResearch Interest:
Design and synthesis of redox active molecules for molecular diodes.
Design and synthesis of redox active molecules for molecular diodes.
Dezhuang Ji
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interest:
quantum transport, nano scale energy transfer, first principle calculation.
quantum transport, nano scale energy transfer, first principle calculation.
Shengzhe Qiu
PhD StudentResearch Interest:
AIE, molecular electronics, organic synthesis
AIE, molecular electronics, organic synthesis
Ziming Zhou
PhD StudentResearch Interest:
molecular electronics, molecular memristor
molecular electronics, molecular memristor
Sitong Liu
PhD StudentResearch Interest:
molecular electronics, molecular photoswitch，protein junction
molecular electronics, molecular photoswitch，protein junction
Kaishuo Xu
PhD StudentResearch Interest:
molecular electronics, molecular device
molecular electronics, molecular device
Yitian Du
PhD StudentResearch Interest:
Memristor, AI-Assisted Materials Design
Memristor, AI-Assisted Materials Design
Zhiwen Xia
undergraduateResearch Interest:
molecular electronic, CISS
molecular electronic, CISS
Yanyan Cao
Lab manager🎓 Alumni
Shuangan Zang
undergraduateGraduate destination:
Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Xiyue Bai
PhD studentCareer destination:
Sinopec Lubricants Co., Ltd
Sinopec Lubricants Co., Ltd
Wuxian Peng
PhD studentCareer destination:
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Yu Xie
PhD studentCareer destination:
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Ningyue Chen
PhD studentCareer destination:
Institute for Basic Science
Institute for Basic Science
Zhou Cao
Postdoctoral ResearcherCareer destination:
Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-HongKong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-HongKong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Zhenyu Yang
Postdoctoral ResearcherCareer destination:
Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-HongKong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-HongKong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Caiyun Wang
Postdoctoral ResearcherCareer destination:
Guangxi University of Science and Technology
Guangxi University of Science and Technology
Pengfei Li
Research AssistantCareer destination:
Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University
Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University