Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials From Fundamentals to Frontiers

Part I: Introduction to Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials. 1.     Overview of Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials. 2.     Preparation and Characterization of Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials. 3.     Basic Physical Properties of Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials. Part II: Major Systems of Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials. 4.     Low-Dimensional Topological Materials. 5.     Low-Dimensional Superconducting Materials. 6.     Low-Dimensional Magnetic Materials. Part III: Cutting-edge Research and Future Applications. 7.     Quantum Computing. 8.     Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials in Novel Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices. 9.     Applications of Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials in Energy Conversion and Catalysis.

Biography

Zongyu Huang is Professor and Director for the Department of Physics, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University, China. She earned her B.S. degree in Physics from Hubei University, China, in 2004, her M.S. degree in Condensed Matter Physics from Wuhan University, China, in 2006, and her Ph.D. in Physics from Xiangtan University, China, in 2014. Her research interest is in physical properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials via first principles calculation methods, and advanced synthesis and characterization methods. Her work is documented in over 50 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, such as Advanced Energy Materials and Nano Today.

Long Ren is a professor at Shanghai University (since December 2024). He previously served as a researcher at Wuhan University of Technology (2021–2024) and as an associate research fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia (2019–2020). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wollongong in 2019, his M.S. from Xiangtan University in 2012, and his B.S. from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2009. His research focuses on interfacial structures and properties of liquid metals and low-dimensional materials, the controlled construction and interface engineering of heterogeneous nanostructures with energy coupling effects, and the fabrication and applications of flexible functional devices.

Jianxin Zhong is Professor in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Dean of the School of Physics and Optoelectronics, and Director of the Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices at Xiangtan University, Previously, he was Visiting Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-organization and the Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, Research Scientist and Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His work is documented in over 300 peer-reviewed publications in international journals. He has received numerous national and international awards of excellence over the years, including a 2007 MICRO/NANO 25 Award from R&D 100 Magazine, Progress in Science and Technology Award by the Ministry of Education of China, Hunan Provincial Natural Science Award, National Model Teacher Award, and National Distinguished Teacher Award.