Lei Shao | Professor | Email: shaolei5 AT mail.sysu.edu.cn
Academic and Professional Experience
- Professor, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) (2022-)
- Assistant Professor, Beijing Computational Science Research Center (2019-2022).
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019-2022) (Honorary)
- Research Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017-2019)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (2014-2017)
Käll group, Department of Physics Chalmers & MC2 Myfab Sweden
Education
- Ph.D, Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2013)
- M.Phil., Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2010)
- BSc., Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (2008)
Research focus
- Plasmonics for optoelectronic integrated circuit device technology
- Chiral nanophotonics, UV nanophotonics
Selected Publications
- Y. R. Fang,* N. Gao, L. Shao,* "Photoemission enhancement of plasmonic hot electrons by Au antenna-sensitizer complexes", ACS Nano 2024, 18, 3397.
- J. P. Zheng,# C. Boukouvala,# G. Lewis,# Y. C. Ma, Y. Chen, E. Ringe,* L. Shao,* Z. F. Huang, J. F. Wang,* "Halide-assisted differential growth of chiral nanoparticles with threefold rotational symmetry", Nature Communications 2023, 14, 3783.
- T. T. Zhang, L. Z. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Q. Wang, M. Gupta, X. Y. Guo, Y. Zhu, Y. C. Yiu, T. K. C. Hui, Y. Zhou, C. Li, D. Y. Lei, K. H. Li, X. Q. Wang, Q. Wang,* L. Shao,* Z. Q. Chu,* "Multimodal dynamic and unclonable anti-counterfeiting using robust diamond microparticles on heterogeneous substrate", Nature Communications 2023, 14, 2507.
- T. H. Huang,# X. C. Tu,# C. Q. Shen, B. J. Zheng, J. Z. Wang, H. Wang, K. Khaliji, S. H. Park, Z. Y. Liu, T. Yang, Z. D. Zhang, L. Shao, X. S. Li,* T. Low,* Y. Shi,* X. M. Wang,* "Observation of chiral and slow plasmons in twisted bilayer graphene", Nature 2022, 605, 63.
- H. Huang,# H. Wang,# S. S. Li,# J. Y. Jiang, Y. Liu, M. Y. Cai, L. Shao,* H. J. Chen, J. F. Wang,* "WS2-flake-sandwiched, Au-nanodisk-enabled high-quality Fabry-Perot nanoresonators for photoluminescence modulation", ACS Nano 2022, 16, 14874.
- S. S. Li, K. K. Chui, F. H. Shen, H. Huang, S. Z. Wen, C.Y. Yam, L. Shao,* J. B. Xu, J. F. Wang,* "Generation and detection of strain-localized excitons in WS2 monolayer by plasmonic metal nanocrystals", ACS Nano 2022, 16, 10647.
- L. F. Li,# L. Shao,# X. W. Liu, A. Y. Gao, H. Wang, B. J. Zheng, G. Z. Hou , K. Shehzad, L. W. Yu, F. Miao, Y. Shi, Y. Xu,* X. M. Wang,* "Room-temperature valleytronic transistor", Nature Nanotechnology 2020, 15, 743.
- J. Wang, J. P. Zheng, K. H. Li, J. F. Wang, H.-Q. Lin, L. Shao,* "Excitation of chiral cavity plasmon resonances in film-coupled chiral Au nanoparticles", Advanced Optical Materials 2023, 11, 2202865.
- J. P. Zheng, T. H. Chow, S. S. Li, J. F. Wang, L. Shao,* "Electrophoretic plasmonic ink for dynamic color display", Advanced Optical Materials 2021, 9, 2100091.
- L. Shao,* Z.-J. Yang, D. Andrén, P. Johansson, M. Käll,* "Gold nanorod rotary motors driven by resonant light scattering", ACS Nano 2015, 9, 12542.
Journal Reviewer
Nature Communications, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Environmental Science & Technology, Nanoscale Horizons, ACS Photonics, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Langmuir, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Nanoscale, Optics Express, etc.
Seminar Talks
- 07/2024 Invited talk: " Photoluminescence modulation of 2D semiconductors by individual plasmonic metal nanocrystals"
Seminar, Department of Physics Capital Normal University/CSRC, Beijing. - 08/2023 Invited talk: "Improved chiroptical properties of chiral plasmonic nanoparticles"
Seminar, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an. - 06/2021 Invited talk: "Plasmonics with a twist"
Joint TDLI/ICMP/WQC Quantum Seminar, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai. [link] - 05/2021 Invited talk: "Plasmon coupling and active plasmonics" "表面等离激元耦合与主动调控" (in Chinese)
Seminar, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai. - 05/2021 Invited talk: "Plasmon coupling and active plasmonics" "表面等离激元耦合与主动调控" (in Chinese)
Seminar, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai. - 01/2021 Invited talk: "Plasmon coupling and active plasmonics" "表面等离激元耦合与主动调控" (in Chinese)
Seminar, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen.
Selected Conference Talks
- 12/2024 Invited talk: "Plasmonic nanostructure-enabled probing and emission modulation of excitons in 2D semiconductors"
SICC 12 (The 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference), Symposium 20: Plasmonic Nanomaterials, Interfaces, and Applications, Singapore. - 07/2024 Invited talk: "Photoluminescence modulation of 2D semiconductors by individual plasmonic metal nanocrystals"
International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale 2024, Zhongshan (Session Chair: Nanophotonics and Plasmonics) - 07/2024 Invited talk: "Photoluminescence modulation of 2D semiconductors by individual plasmonic metal nanocrystals"
META 2024 (The 14th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics), Toyama, Japan. - 05/2024 Invited talk: "Photoluminescence modulation of 2D semiconductors by individual plasmonic metal nanocrystals"
IUMRS-ICEM 2024 (International Union of Materials Research Societies – 18th International Conference on Electronic Materials 2024), Hong Kong. - 12/2023 Invited talk: "等离激元纳米结构对二维半导体激子发光的调控"
中国光学学会光电技术专业委员会、中国仪器仪表学会光机电技术与系统集成分会2023高端学术交流会，广东广州 - 08/2023 Invited talk: "Janus plasmonic structures for high-efficiency solar-driven interfacial evaporation"
International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale 2023, Chengdu (Session Chair) - 07/2023 Invited talk: "Excitation of Chiral Cavity Plasmon Resonances in Film-Coupled Nanoparticles"
Chinese Materials Conference 2022-2023, Shenzhen. - 04/2022 Invited talk: "Enhanced chiroptical properties of chiral plasmonic nanocrystals by symmetry breaking"
PIERS (Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium), Hangzhou. - 12/2020 Invited talk: "表面等离激元金属纳米结构在分子检测方面的应用进展"
广东省分析测试协会表面分析专业委员会2020年度年会暨表面分析技术研讨会, 广东清远. - 09/2018 Invited talk: "Laser-tweezed gold nanorod motors and their application for DNA probing"
IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), Reston, Virginia, United States. - 06/2018 Invited talk: "Molecular junction-controlled high-order charge transfer plasmon and Fano resonance"
META 2018 (The 9th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics), Marseille, France. - 07/2017 Invited talk: "Colloidal plasmonic nanorotors propelled by light"
APSMR Annual Meeting, Japan. - 07/2017 Invited talk: "Plasmonically-powered trapping and rotation of colloidal nanostructures"
The International Workshop on Plasmonically-Powered Processes, Wuhan, China. - 06/2017 Invited talk: "Colloidal resonant nanorotors propelled by light"
Gordon Research Conference on Plasmonically-Powered Processes, Hong Kong SAR. - 08/2016 Invited talk: "Fabrication of continuous gradient plasmonic nanostructures"
PIERS (Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium), Shanghai. - 08/2016 Invited talk: "Light speeds up colloidal nanomotors"
PIERS (Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium), Shanghai. - 06/2015 Invited talk: "Ultrafast spin and orbital motion of colloidal gold nanocrystals in an optical trap"
ICMAT (International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies), Singapore
Grants
- NSFC-RGC Forum for Young Scholars, Lei Shao (2024-2025)
- NSFC General Program, Lei Shao (2024-2027)
- Seed Project of State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies SYSU, Lei Shao (2023)
- SYSU Startup Fund, Lei Shao (2022-2025)
- Shenzhen Science and Technology General Program, Lei Shao (2021-2024)
- Pearl River Talent Recruitment Program from Guangdong Science and Technology Department, Lei Shao (2020-2025)
- NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme from Hong Kong RGC, Lei Shao (2019-2022)
- CUHK Direct Grant, Lei Shao: Ref. No. 4053238 (2016-2017); 4053307 (2017-2018); 4053349 (2018-2019)
Awards
- Nanoscale “Emerging Investigators” (2021)
- C N Yang Scholarship, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) (2013)
- Outstanding Graduate Honor, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (2008)
- First prize outstanding scholarship, USTC (2004, 2006)