
Prof. Dr. XU Jianbin's research interests include 2D materials; advanced energy science and technology; scanning probe techniques; interface engineering for materials and devices; physics and technology of organic semiconductors; functional oxides, etc. He has published c.a. 500 papers in peer-reviewed professional journals and conferences, with c.a. 25000 SCI peer citations, and c.a. 30000 Google Scholar citations, which include the citations by Nobel Laureates: H. Rohrer (1986), A. Fert (2007), K. Novoselov (2010), Louis E. Brus (2023), I. Akasaki (2014), S. Nakamura (2014), J. F. Stoddart (2016), Moungi G. Bawendi (2023), and by Wolf Prize Laureates: Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (2020), A. Paul Alivisatos (2004), C. W. Tang (2011); as well as the citations by more than 30 academicians of US National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, German National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Society, et al. Meanwhile, he has secured more than 50 competitive research grants. Also he actively participates in a myriad of professional activities and has served as symposium chair in several international conferences. He is a Fellow of IEEE and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and Member of American Physical Society. He is a recipient of Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau Scholars (formerly Distinguished Young Scholar Fund for Overseas Chinese), awarded by NSFC, a nationally prestigious fund; The Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) in the category of Natural Sciences (2nd Class), by Ministry of Education, China; Research Excellence Award by The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Fellow of Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Also he was Chang Jiang Scholar Chair Professor by Ministry of Education, China.