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2024-05-21
The launch ceremony of the project "construction and application of ultra-flexible organic neural interface array" was successfully held. This project is a key project of the national key research and development program "Intergovernmental Cooperation in International Science and Technology Innovation", and is jointly funded by China and the RIKEN of Japan. Invited by Prof. Xu, the domestic participating experts are Prof. Hui-Ming Cheng, Prof. Shu-Hong Yu, Prof. Ning Gu, Prof. Wenping Hu, Prof. Liqiang Li, Prof. Xue Feng, Prof. Wei Ma, Prof. Chuanfei Guo, Prof. Xinge Yu and Prof. Zhi Jiang. The Japanese expert representatives are Prof. Tako Someya, Prof. Kenjiro Fukuta and Mr. Kenji Someno.
 2024-05-21
Prof. Xu invited Prof. Takao Someya to visit SIGS and gave a wonderful lecture on "Recent Advancements in Electronic Skin for Robotics and Wearables".
2024-06-13
Our review article entitled "Hydrogels for next generation neural interfaces." has been accepted by Communications Materials. Congratulations to Simin and Riqi! Click to view：https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00541-0
 2024-05-27
Our review article entitled "Electrolyte engineering in organic electrochemical transistors for advanced electrophysiology" has been accepted by Soft Science. Congratulations to Yanlan! Click to view：http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/ss.2024.01
 2024-05-26
Our review article entitled "Flexible Near-infrared Organic Photodetectors for Emergent Wearable Applications" has been accepted by Wearable Electronics. Congratulations to Zehao and all coauthors! Click to view：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wees.2024.04.001

Overview

We are an interdisciplinary research group at the Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University.

Our research is centered on organic conjugated systems and two-dimensional (2D) materials, aiming at controlled solid-state properties that will ultimately benefit the advancement of (opto)electronic devices.


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We are looking for dedicated and passionate students and postdocs to join the team see(Openings)!

Research Highlight

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Ultrathin Hydrogel Films Toward Breathable Skin-Integrated Electronics. 
ESI Highly Cited Paper
Cheng, S., Lou, Z., Zhang, L., Guo, H., Wang, Z., Guo, C., Fukuda, K., Ma, S., Wang, G., Someya, T., Cheng, H.-M. and Xu, X. 

Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2206793
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Near-Infrared Organic Photodetectors toward Skin-Integrated Photoplethysmography-Electrocardiography Multimodal Sensing System.
Zirui Lou, Jun Tao, Binbin Wei, Xinyu Jiang, Simin Cheng, Zehao Wang, Chao Qin, Rong Liang, Haotian Guo, Liping Zhu, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Hui-Ming Cheng, Xiaomin Xu.

Adv. Sci. 2023, 10, 2304174
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Ultraflexible tattoo electrodes for epidermal and in vivo electrophysiological recording.
Binbin Wei, Zitian Wang, Haotian Guo, Fei Xie, Simin Cheng, Zirui Lou, Changjie Zhou, Hongjun Ji, Min Zhang, Xiaohao Wang, Xuechen Jiao, Shaohua Ma, Hui-Ming Cheng, Xiaomin Xu.

Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2023, 4, 101335
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Van der Waals organic/inorganic heterostructures in the two-dimensional limit.
X. Xu, Z. Lou, S. Cheng, P. C. Y. Chow, N. Koch, H.-M. Cheng.     

Chem 2021, 7, 2989.
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Thermally stable, highly efficient, ultraflexible organic photovoltaics.
X. Xu, K. Fukuda, A. Karki, S. Park, H. Kimura, H. Jinno, N. Watanabe, S. Yamamoto, S. Shimomura, D. Kitazawa, T. Yokota, S. Umezu, T.-Q. Nguyen, T. Someya.  

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (PNAS) 2018, 115, 4589.

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Group Photos Over the Years
2023

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Address:

Materials Research Institute

Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center

Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University

1307 Information Building

University Town, Nanshan District

Shenzhen 518055

China

Openings

We are seeking highly motivated Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows to work on the following projects:
  1. Building up emergent organic-inorganic heterostructures in a reduced dimension and understanding the new physics and phenomena at the interface.
  2. Developing flexible (opto)electronic devices with high performance, multi-functionalities and operational stability.
  3. Integrating wearable and implantable bioelectronics.
For Position Applications:
  • Student candidates with an education background in materials science, physics, chemistry, nanotechnology, or biomedical engineering are welcome to apply.
  • Experienced researchers with Ph.D. degree and a strong research background in electronics, optoelectronics, functional materials, and bioelectronics are welcome to apply.
  • Please email Prof. Xu directly (xu.xiaomin@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview.