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2026-05-06
Our article entitled "An Exceptionally Conductive Hydrogel for All-Organic, Ultraflexible, and Chronic Neural Interfaces." has been accepted for publication in Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (PNAS). Congratulations to Ruiqi! Click to view: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2532840123
 2025-11-05
Our article entitled "Heteroepitaxial Strain Engineering and Interfacial Energy Transfer Boosting Optoelectronic Properties in C60/WS2 van der Waals Heterostructures" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. Congratulations to Jing and Zhichao! Click to view: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202516798.
 2025-09-22
Welcome PhD students Zilin Zeng and master students Haolin Cheng and Kaixuan Chen to join our group!
 2025-07-30
Our article entitled "Unlocking Photoluminescence in 6,13-Bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene: Singlet Fission Mitigation by 2D Material-Controlled Molecular Packing" has been accepted for publication in ACS Nano. Congratulations to Zhichao! Click to view: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07029.
 2025-01-20
Our article entitled "High-density, ultraflexible organic electrochemical transistor array for brain activity mapping" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry C and selected as a cover feature. Congratulations to Wei Xu and Yanlan! Click to view: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02839B.

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 materials, aiming at controlled solid-state properties that will ultimately benefit the advancement of (opto)electronics and bioelectronics.


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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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An Exceptionally Conductive Hydrogel for All-Organic, Ultraflexible, and Chronic Neural Interfaces.
Ruiqi Zhu, Zhengwei Hu, Fei Xie, Shuainan Zhao, Xuechen Jiao, Jianyu Wang, Kenjiro Fukuda, Xiaodong Chen, Wenping Hu, Hui-Ming Cheng, Xiaojian Li, Takao Someya, Xiaomin Xu.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (PNAS) 2026, 123, e2532840123.
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Heteroepitaxial Strain Engineering and Interfacial Energy Transfer Boosting Optoelectronic Properties in C60/WS2 van der Waals Heterostructures.

Jing Guo, Zhichao Cheng, Jiarong Liu, Haotian Guo, Bilu Liu, Soohyung Park, Zikai He, Hui-Ming Cheng, Norbert Koch & Xiaomin Xu

Adv. Mater. 2025，e16798
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High-density, Ultraflexible Organic Electrochemical Transistor Array for Brain Activity Mapping.

Zhichao Cheng, Han Zheng, Jing Guo, Qi Wang, Steffen Duhm, Norbert Koch, Hui-Ming Cheng, Kuang Yu & Xiaomin Xu

ACS Nano 2025, 19, 31, 28441–28449
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An Ultraflexible Energy Harvesting-Storage System for Wearable Applications.
ESI Highly Cited Paper

Sakeena Saifi, Xiao Xiao, Simin Cheng, Haotian Guo, Jinsheng Zhang, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Guangmin Zhou, Xiaomin Xu & Hui-Ming Cheng

Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 6546
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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

Meet Our Group

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Group Photos Over the Years
2025

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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. Flexible organic optoelectronics: Developing organic photodetectors and related devices with mechanical compliance, superior optoelectronic performance, and operational stability.
  2. Stable bio-electronic interfaces: Engineering soft, dynamically stable interfaces and systems for seamless integration with biological environments.
  3. Neural signal decoding & modulation: Building chronic neural interfaces to acquire high-fidelity signals, decode neural correlates of behavior, and develop targeted neuromodulation strategies.
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.