Our paper “Kinetics of Stacking-Order Evolution during Heterogeneous Ice Formation” was published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
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Our paper “Unveiling the amorphous ice layer during premelting using AFM integrating machine learning” was published in Phys. Rev. X.
Our review paper “Topological physics in quantum critical systems” was published in Physics Reports.
Our paper “Atomic-resolution imaging reveals nucleus-free crystallization in two-dimensional amorphous ice on graphite” was published in Nature Communications.
Our paper “Molecularly resolved mapping of heterogeneous ice nucleation and crystallization pathways using in-situ cryo-TEM” was published in Nature Communications.
Binze Tang gave an oral presentation at the 8th National Conference on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems, Ningbo, China. Congratulations to Binze!
Tiancheng Liang became a Boya Postdoctoral Fellow at Peking University. Congratulations to Tiancheng!
Tiancheng Liang was named an Excellent Graduate of Peking University and Beijing. Congratulations to Tiancheng!
Our paper “Hidden order in complex disordered systems ⎯ An introduction to the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics” received the College Physics 2022–2024 Outstanding Paper Award.
Tiancheng received the Outstanding Poster Award at the 1st National Conference on Surface and Interface Science of the Chinese Chemical Society, Chengdu, China. Congratulations to Tiancheng!
Binze Tang gave an invited presentation at the 1st National Conference on Surface and Interface Science of the Chinese Chemical Society, Chengdu, China. Congratulations to Binze!
Our new software, AmorAFM, which resolves the AFM image of the amorphous ice layer (AIL), was published.
Xuejia Yu received the 2024 Beijing Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation recognition. Congratulations to Xuejia!
Zifeng Yuan received the National Scholarship for Doctoral Students. Congratulations to Zifeng!
Tiancheng Liang received the Peking University President’s Scholarship for Doctoral Students. Congratulations to Tiancheng!
Our paper “Imaging surface structure and premelting of ice Ih with atomic resolution” was published in Nature.
Binze Tang became a Boya Postdoctoral Fellow at Peking University.
Our paper “Nanoscale one-dimensional close packing of interfacial alkali ions driven by water-mediated attraction” was published in Nature Nanotechnology.
Binze Tang received the Academic Innovation Award, ranking in the top 1% of the entire university at Peking University.
Our paper “Spin Nernst effect and spatiotemporal dynamic simulation of topological magnons in the antiferromagnet Cu3TeO6” was published in Phys. Rev. B.
Our paper “Quantum criticality of a Z3-symmetric spin chain with long-range interactions” was published in Phys. Rev. E.
Our paper “Topology of vibrational modes predicts plastic events in glasses” was published in Nature Communications.
Our paper “Machine learning-aided atomic structure identification of interfacial ionic hydrates from AFM images” was published in National Science Review.
Our paper “Conformal Boundary Conditions of Symmetry-Enriched Quantum Critical Spin Chains” was published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
Binze Tang gave an oral presentation at the CPS Fall Meeting 2022 in Shenzhen, China. Congratulations to Binze!
Our paper “Fidelity susceptibility as a diagnostic of the commensurate-incommensurate transition: A revisit of the programmable Rydberg chain” was published in Physical Review B.
Xuejia Yu received the Peking University Li Huirong Scholarship and was named a Miyoshi Student of Peking University. Congratulations to Xuejia!
Our paper “Visualizing Eigen/Zundel cations and their interconversion in monolayer water on metal surfaces” was published in Science.
Yizhi Song and Zhiyuan Huang received the Merit Student Prize. Congratulations to Yizhi and Zhiyuan!
Zhiyuan Huang received the Outstanding Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants. Congratulations to Zhiyuan!
Our paper “Advances in Atomic Force Microscopy: Imaging of Two- and Three-Dimensional Interfacial Water” was published in Frontiers in Chemistry.
Our joint work “Cation- and pH-dependent hydrogen evolution and oxidation reaction kinetics” was published in JACS Au.
Binze Tang gave a talk at the 6th Conference on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems (SPCSC 2021).
Our joint work with Fudan University “Fast crystal growth at ultra-low temperatures” was published in Nature Materials.
Our paper “Glass polyamorphism in gallium: Two amorphous solid states and their transformation on the potential energy landscape” was published in The Journal of Chemical Physics.
Binze Tang received the Lingjun Leading Scholarship at Peking University.
Our paper “Hydration of the Ammonium Ion in Water: Bifurcated Hydrogen Bonding Structures and Fast Rotational Dynamics” was published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
Zhiyuan Huang received the Peking University President’s Scholarship for Doctoral Students. Congratulations to Zhiyuan!
Our paper “Energy Stored in Nanoscale Water Capillary Bridges between Patchy Surfaces” was published in Langmuir.
Our paper “Nuclear quantum effects on the thermodynamic response functions of a polymorphic waterlike monatomic liquid” was published in Physical Review Research.
Our paper “Advances in Atomic Force Microscopy: Weakly Perturbative Imaging of the Interfacial Water” was published in Frontiers in Chemistry.
Yizhi Liu was named a Merit Student of Peking University. Congratulations to Yizhi!
Yizhi Song received the Peking University President’s Scholarship for Doctoral Students. Congratulations to Yizhi!
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