UCLA team develops exciting new material platform

3 years ago

Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group and collaborators have developed an ultrathin electronic membrane that is mechanically robust, highly flexible and stretchable, permeable and breathable, while retaining excellent electronic properties. A UCLA […]

UCLA team develops exciting new material platform
March 1

Approaching the fundamentals of 2D semiconductor diodes: excitons, why can’t we meet in the middle?

3 years ago

Exciting collaborative effort from the Duan and Caram labs unlocked the secrets approaching the fundamental performance limit of 2D semiconductor diodes for the first time, providing critical design principles for […]

Approaching the fundamentals of 2D semiconductor diodes: excitons, why can’t we meet in the middle?
January 26

Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells

3 years ago

A UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists take a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells – a technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical […]

Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells
September 17

Faculty in the News – EE|Times

4 years ago

Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s recent Nature perspective article, which provides critical insights into the future of semiconductor technology, is featured in-depth in EE|Times magazine. The article by Don Scansen, titled “Chip […]

Faculty in the News – EE|Times
March 29

Highly Cited Researchers 2020 List

4 years ago

Four UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list from Clarivate, placing them among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations. Those recognized […]

Highly Cited Researchers 2020 List
November 18

UCLA team combines ultrathin semiconductors with supersonic conductors to devise programmable electronics

4 years ago

Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group and UCLA collaborators devise an approach that could enable the development of programmable devices made of 2-D semiconductors.  A UCLA professor of chemistry since 2008, Duan […]

UCLA team combines ultrathin semiconductors with supersonic conductors to devise programmable electronics
November 12

Black phosphorus composite makes a better battery

4 years ago

Xiangfeng Duan and co-authors develop electrode material that could enable construction of lithium-ion batteries with a high charging rate and storage capacity. A UCLA professor of chemistry since 2008, Duan […]

Black phosphorus composite makes a better battery
November 3

2020 Materials Research Society (MRS) Mid-Career Researcher Award

5 years ago

Professor Xiangfeng Duan is the sole recipient of this year’s Mid-Career Researcher Award from the MRS, the largest materials society in the US.  The distinction is given midway in a […]

2020 Materials Research Society (MRS) Mid-Career Researcher Award
March 4