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Xu-Dong Xiao

Xu-Dong Xiao
BS (USTC); MA, PhD (UC Berkeley)


Education

  1. BS, University of Science and Technology of China, 1986.
  2. MA, University of California at Berkeley, 1988.
  3. PhD, University of California at Berkeley, 1992.

Position

    Professor, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (with effect from 2 January 2007)

Awards and Honours

  1. Guo More (郭沫若) Scholarship, USTC, 1986
  2. Outstanding Yong Scientist Fund, Chinese National Science Foundation, 2004
  3. 中國科學院"海外知名學者", 2005

Current Research Interests   (Details)

  1. Solar Cell Research Laboratory
  2. Surface diffusion, Nanotribology study using atomic force microscopy, Novel properties of nanostructures and materials, Scanning tunneling microscopy.

Selected Publications   (Details)

  1. "Quantum diffusion of H on Pt(111): Step effects", C.Z. Zheng, C.K. Yeung, M.M.T. Loy and X.D. Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 166101 (2006).
  2. "Experimental and theoretical investigation of single Cu, Ag and Au atoms adsorbed on Si(111)-(7x7)", C. Zhang, G. Chen, K. Wang, H. Yang, T. Su, C. T. Chan, M. M. T. Loy and X.D. Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 176104 (2005).
  3. "Time dependent tunneling spectroscopy for studying surface diffusion confined in nanostructures", Kedong Wang, Chun Zhang, M. M. T. Loy, and Xudong Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 036103 (2005).
  4. "Efficient Visible Photoluminescence from Carbon Nanotubes in Zeolite Templates", Jiandong Guo, Chunlei Yang, Z. M. Li, Ming Bai, H. J. Liu, G. D. Li, E. G. Wang, C. T. Chan, Z. K. Tang, W. K. Ge, and Xudong Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 017402(2004).
  5. "Effect of C60 Molecular Rotation on Nanotribology", Qi Liang, O. K. C. Tsui, Yabo Xu, Hongnian Li, Xudong Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 146102 (2003).
  6. "Surface Diffusion Anomaly Near Substrate Phase Transition: H on W(100)", Lei Cai, M. S. Altman, E. Granato, T. Ala-Nissila, S. C. Ying, Xudong Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 226105 (2002).
  7. "Nonclassical behavior in the capacitance of a nanojunction", J. G. Hou, Bing Wang, Jinlong Yang, X. R. Wang, H. Q. Wang, Qingshi Zhu, and Xudong Xiao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5321-5324 (2001).
  8. "Single-electron tunneling study of two-dimensional gold clusters", Bing Wang, Xudong Xiao, Xianxiang Huang, J. G. Hou, Ping Sheng, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1179-1181 (2000).
  9. "Tip in-situ chemical modification and its effects on tribological measurements", Linmao Qian, Xudong Xiao, Shizhu Wen, Langmuir 16, 662-670 (2000).
  10. "Experimental study of surface diffusion rate enhancement along steps:CO on Pt(111)", Jianwei Ma, Xudong Xiao, and M. M. T. Loy, Surf. Sci. 436, L661-665 (1999).
  11. "Defects enhanced second harmonic generation in (SimGen)p superlattices", Chun Zhang, Xudong Xiao, N. Wang, K. K. Fung, M. M. T. Loy, Zhenghao Chen, and Junming Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2072-2074 (1998).
  12. "Nanometer Resolution Imaging of Molecularly Thin Films of Water formed in Humid Environments", Jun Hu, Xu-Dong Xiao, D. Frank Ogletree and M. Salmeron, Science 268, 267 (1995).
  13. "Atomic Scale Friction and Wear of Mica", Jun Hu, Xu-Dong Xiao, D. Frank Ogletree and M. Salmeron, Surface Science 327, 358 (1995).
  14. "Impurity Effect on Surface Diffusion: CO on S/Ni(110)", Xu-Dong Xiao, Yuanlin Xie, Christian Jacobsen, H. Galloway, M. Salmeron and Y.R. Shen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3860 (1995).
  15. "Anisotropic Surface Diffusion of CO on Ni(110)", Xu-Dong Xiao, X.D. Zhu, W. Daum and Y.R. Shen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 2352 (1991).
  16. "Probing the Proton Excess at Interfaces by Second Harmonic Generation", Xu-Dong Xiao, Viola Vogel and Y.R. Shen, Chem. Phys. Lett. 163, 555 (1989).