Our laboratory has developed several strategies to tailor the growth of 2D materials to suit various applications. Specifically, we have modified the structure of materials like graphene, hBN, MoTe2, and MoS2 at the atomic level to enhance their properties for designated applications. Our main strategy is to develop techniques such as seeded growth and edge-epitaxial to synthesize a range of 2D materials and their heterostructures. With the desired properties, we can use the tailored materials for optoelectronic application and more recently on the electrochemical application of single transition metal atoms supported on 2D materials for efficient catalysis. To compare with the experimental results, we have used the grand canonical potential kinetics formulation of quantum mechanics to predict the reaction mechanism and kinetics of graphene-supported Ni-single atom catalysts as a function of applied potential, to identify the active center. Our work in modifying the growth and structure of 2D materials, as well as exploring their potential applications, has contributed to the advancement of materials science and engineering.
References
1. Zhang, K., She, Y., Cai, X., Zhao, M., Liu, Z., Ding, C., Zhang, L.,* Zhou, W., Ma, J., Liu, H., Li, L.-J.*, Luo, Z.*, Huang, S.* Epitaxial substitution of metal iodides for low-temperature growth of two-dimensional metal chalcogenides. Nat. Nanotechnol., 2023, 18, 2023, 448–455.
2. Md D. Hossain , Y. Huang , T.H. Yu , William A. Goddard II* and Z. Luo*, Reaction mechanism and kinetics for CO2 reduction on nickel single atom catalysts from quantum mechanics, Nature Comm. 10.1038/s41467-020-16119-6
Prof. Zhengtang (Tom) Luo is currently a professor with tenure at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is currently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and serves as the Associate Editor for ACS applied Materials & Interfaces. He has obtained his bachelor degree from South China University of Technology and PhD degree (in Polymer Science) from University of Connecticut, followed by postdoctoral training (Physics) at University of Pennsylvania. His research focus on materials chemistry and physics, with the development of edge-epitaxy and seeded growth concept of chemistry of two-dimensional materials, and electronic and biomaterial product development for chemical industry. He has supervised more than 20 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, more than 20 MPhil and Master students, with many of them as professors and researchers in prestigious universities and international companies. He has served as Associate Editor for AIP Advances. (2014-2019), as well as Editorial Board member for Journal of Macromolecule Science (2014-), Functional Materials Letters (2014-), Scientific reports(2016-), ACS sensor (2018-). In 2010, he founded Graphene Frontiers LLC, a Pennsylvania-based company, which has attracted millions of investments. His current research interest focuses on chemistry of graphene and 2D materials.
Our laboratory has developed several strategies to tailor the growth of 2D materials to suit various applications. Specifically, we have modified the structure of materials like graphene, hBN, MoTe2, and MoS2 at the atomic level to enhance their properties for designated applications. Our main strategy is to develop techniques such as seeded growth and edge-epitaxial to synthesize a range of 2D materials and their heterostructures. With the desired properties, we can use the tailored materials for optoelectronic application and more recently on the electrochemical application of single transition metal atoms supported on 2D materials for efficient catalysis. To compare with the experimental results, we have used the grand canonical potential kinetics formulation of quantum mechanics to predict the reaction mechanism and kinetics of graphene-supported Ni-single atom catalysts as a function of applied potential, to identify the active center. Our work in modifying the growth and structure of 2D materials, as well as exploring their potential applications, has contributed to the advancement of materials science and engineering.
References
1. Zhang, K., She, Y., Cai, X., Zhao, M., Liu, Z., Ding, C., Zhang, L.,* Zhou, W., Ma, J., Liu, H., Li, L.-J.*, Luo, Z.*, Huang, S.* Epitaxial substitution of metal iodides for low-temperature growth of two-dimensional metal chalcogenides. Nat. Nanotechnol., 2023, 18, 2023, 448–455.
2. Md D. Hossain , Y. Huang , T.H. Yu , William A. Goddard II* and Z. Luo*, Reaction mechanism and kinetics for CO2 reduction on nickel single atom catalysts from quantum mechanics, Nature Comm. 10.1038/s41467-020-16119-6
Prof. Zhengtang (Tom) Luo is currently a professor with tenure at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is currently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and serves as the Associate Editor for ACS applied Materials & Interfaces. He has obtained his bachelor degree from South China University of Technology and PhD degree (in Polymer Science) from University of Connecticut, followed by postdoctoral training (Physics) at University of Pennsylvania. His research focus on materials chemistry and physics, with the development of edge-epitaxy and seeded growth concept of chemistry of two-dimensional materials, and electronic and biomaterial product development for chemical industry. He has supervised more than 20 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, more than 20 MPhil and Master students, with many of them as professors and researchers in prestigious universities and international companies. He has served as Associate Editor for AIP Advances. (2014-2019), as well as Editorial Board member for Journal of Macromolecule Science (2014-), Functional Materials Letters (2014-), Scientific reports(2016-), ACS sensor (2018-). In 2010, he founded Graphene Frontiers LLC, a Pennsylvania-based company, which has attracted millions of investments. His current research interest focuses on chemistry of graphene and 2D materials.
