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Ongoing Research Topics
Research Publications (selected) (Full list in http://www. researcherid.com/rid/D-59382011)
• Multi-dimensional carbon materials, 2D materials, Materials’ growth mechanism, Multiscale modeling • Methods and algorithms development for better understanding of materials in multiscale • Theoretical exploration on the formation mechanism of various carbon materials • Formation mechanism, defects, stability and properties of various materials • Kinetics of materials etching versus growth • The experimental synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes and various nanomaterials • The theoretical study of the formation processes, structures and properties of various carbon allotropies - Methods and algorithms development for large scale, high accurate materials simulations - The kinetics of various materials’ synthesis and processing - The theory of 2D materials’ growth - The theory of materials’ etching - The experimental synthesis of carbon nanotubes and 2D materials • SC Zhang, LX Kang, X Wang, ..., F Ding, J Zhang, “Arrays of horizontal carbon nanotubes of controlled chirality grown using designed catalysts”, Nature 543: 234 (2017) • XZ Xu, ZH Zhang, L Qiu, ..., F Ding, HL Peng, KH Liu, “Ultrafast growth of singlecrystal graphene assisted by a continuous oxygen supply”, Nature Nanotech. 11: 930 (2016) • TR Wu, XF Zhang, QH Yuan, ..., F Ding, QK Yu, XM Xie, MH Jiang, “Fast growth of inch-sized single-crystalline graphene from a controlled single nucleus on Cu-Ni alloys”, Nature Mat. 1: 43 (2016) • QC Zhao, ZW Xu, Y Hu, F Ding, Jin Zhang, “Chemical vapor deposition synthesis of near-zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes with stable tube-catalyst interface”, Sci. Adv. 2: e1501729 (2016) • F Yang, X Wang, DQ Zhang, ..., F Ding, Y Li, “Chirality-specific growth of singlewalled carbon nanotubes on solid alloy catalysts”, Nature 510: 522 (2014) • T Ma, WC Ren, XY Zhang, ..., F Ding, HM Cheng, “Edge-controlled growth and kinetics of single-crystal graphene domains by chemical vapor deposition”, PNAS 110: 20386 (2013)
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