THE WANG LAB

2025

J. Yang, R. A. Yin, C. Jiang, Y. Hu, X. Zhu, X. Hu, S. Kumar, X. Wang, X. Zhai, K. Rong, Y. Zhu, T. Zhang, Z. Yin, J. Kong, N. Z. Gong, Z. Ren*, H. Wang*. Zero-shot Autonomous Microscopy for Scalable and Intelligent Characterization of 2D Materials. ACS Nano 2025, 10.1021/acsnano.5c09057.

D. Silva-Quinones#, X. Hu#, B. Cole, A. Bethke, A. Hool, Y. Zhao, W. Collins, W. Bai, Q. Yan, J. Wei, M. D. Dickey, D. Franke, A. D. Franklin, H. Wang*. Surface termination engineering of 2D titanium carbides for light-activated soft robotics applications. Matter 2025;8:102264.

X. Liu, Y. Zhong, Z. Wang, T. Huang, S. Lin, J. Zou, H. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. Li, X. Luo, R. Cheng, J. Li, H. S. Yun, H. Wang, J. Kong, X. Zhang, S. Shen. Electrically programmable pixelated coherent mid-infrared thermal emission. Nature Communications 2025;16:1665.

A. Zhang, Z. Yue, B. Grove, Y. Wu, Y. Liu, Y. Su, Y. Chen, E. Tanyi, S. Xing, B. Davis, K. Lee, G. Yuan, W. Xie, Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, A. Putcha, K. Huang, H. Wang, B. Ma, K. Cheng, W. Bai. Highly-Soft, Scalable, Personalizable Skin-Interfaced Systems via Self-Healing Gels. Advanced Functional Materials 2025:e07821.


2024

Z. Wang, H. Wang, R. Caudillo, J. Wang, Z. Liu, A. Foucher, J.-H. Park, M.-C. Chen, A. Lu, P. Wu, J. Zhu, X. Zheng, T. S. Pieshkov, S. A. Vitale, Y. Han, F. M. Ross, I. I. Abate, J. Kong. Interfacial Oxidation of Metals on Graphene. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024;7(21):24537-24546.

2023

J. Wang, C. Cheng, X. Zheng, J. C. Idrobo, A.-Y. Lu, J.-H. Park, B. G. Shin, S. J. Jung, T. Zhang, H. Wang, G. Gao, B. Shin, X. Jin, L. Ju, Y. Han, L.-J. Li, R. Karnik, J. Kong. Cascaded compression of size distribution of nanopores in monolayer graphene. Nature 2023;623(7989):956-963.

Before Joining Duke University

2023

H. Wang, A. Hossain, D. Catherall, A. Minnich. Isotropic plasma-thermal atomic layer etching of aluminum nitride using SF6 plasma and Al(CH3)3. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 2023;41(3):032603.

H. Kim, Y. Liu, K. Lu, C. S. Chang, D. Sung, M. Akl, K. Qiao, K. S. Kim, B. Park, M. Zhu, J. M. Suh, J. Kim, J. Jeong, Y. Baek, Y. J. Ji, S. Kang, S. Lee, N. M. Han, C. Kim, C. Choi, X. Zhang, H.-K. Choi, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, L. Kong, N. N. Afeefah, M. N. Mohamed Ansari, J. Park, K. Lee, G. Y. Yeom, S. Kim, J. Hwang, J. Kong, S.-H. Bae, Y. Shi, S. Hong, W. Kong, J. Kim. High-throughput manufacturing of epitaxial membranes from a single wafer by 2D materials-based layer transfer process. Nature Nanotechnology 2023;18(5):464-470.

2022

H. Wang*, A. Minnich*. Oxidation-resistant metallic films: surface engineering at the Angstrom scale. Matter 2022;5(8):2455-2457.

C. Cline, H. Wang, J. Kong, T. Li, J. Liu, U. G. K. Wegst. Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation Studied with Single-Layer Graphene. Langmuir 2022;38(49):15121-15131.

L. H. Acauan, H. Wang, Y. Zheng, M. Liu, S. Maruyama, R. Xiang, B. L. Wardle. Micro- and Macro-structures of Aligned Boron Nitride Nanotube Arrays. ACS Nano 2022;189:312-324.

A. Mura, E. Goti, H. Wang, X. Ji, J. Kong. Comparison of the tribological behaviour of various graphene nano-coatings as solid lubricant for copper. Tribology International 2022;168:107442.

P. C. Shen, Y. Lin, C. Su, C. McGahan, A. Y. Lu, X. Ji, X. Wang, H. Wang, N. Mao, et al. Healing of donor defect states in monolayer molybdenum disulfide using oxygen-incorporated chemical vapour deposition. Nature Electronics 2022;5(1):28-36.

2021

H. Wang, Z. Yao, G. S. Jung, Q. Song, M. Hempel, T. Palacios, G. Chen, M. J. Buehler, A. Aspuru-Guzik, J. Kong. Frank-van der Merwe Growth in Bilayer Graphene. Matter 2021;4(10):3339-3353.

H. Wang*, Z. Yao, L. Acauan, B. Wardle. Toward MXene Interconnect. Matter 2021;4(5):1447-1449.

J.-H. Park, A.-Y. Lu, P.-C. Shen, B. G. Shin, H. Wang, N. Mao, R. Xu, et al. Synthesis of High‐Performance Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide at Low Temperature. Small Methods 2021;5(6):2000720.

S. Fu, X. Wang, H. Wang, X. Gao, K. Broderick, J. Kong, J. Liu. An optical slot-antenna-coupled cavity (SAC) framework towards tunable free-space graphene photonic surfaces. Nano Research 2021;14(5):1364-1373.

C. Ríos, Y. Zhang, M. Y. Shalaginov, S. Deckoff-Jones, H. Wang, S. An, H. Zhang, et al. Multi‐level electro‐thermal switching of optical phase‐change materials using graphene. Advanced Photonics Research 2021;2(1):2000034.

2020

S. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Si, X. Jia, Z. Wang, Q. Li, J. Kong, J. Zhang. Novel core–shell (ε-MnO2/CeO2)@ CeO2 composite catalyst with a synergistic effect for efficient formaldehyde oxidation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020;12(36):40285-40295.

Y. Han, X. Fan, H. Wang, F. Zhao, C. Tully, J. Kong, N. Yao, N. Yan. Monolayer Graphene-covered Grids Enable 2.6-Å Single-particle Cryo-EM Reconstruction of 52-kDa Streptavidin. Microscopy and Microanalysis 2020;26(S2):1030-1031.

X. Yue, H. Wang, J. Kong, B. Li, J. Yang, Q. Li, J. Zhang. A novel and green sulfur fertilizer from CS2 to promote reproductive growth of plants. Environmental Pollution 2020;263:114448.

B. Han, Y. Lin, Y. Yang, N. Mao, W. Li, H. Wang, K. Yasuda, et al. Deep‐Learning‐Enabled Fast Optical Identification and Characterization of 2D Materials. Advanced Materials 2020;32(29):2000953.

A. Mura, G. Canavese, E. Goti, P. Rivolo, H. Wang, X. Ji, J. Kong. Effect of different types of graphene coatings on friction and wear performance of aluminum alloy. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 2020;27(20):1711-1719.

Y. Han, X. Fan, H. Wang, F. Zhao, C. G. Tully, J. Kong, N. Yao, N. Yan. High-yield monolayer graphene grids for near-atomic resolution cryoelectron microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020;117(2):1009-1014.

H. Zhao, B. Wang, F. Liu, X. Yan, H. Wang, et al. Fluidic Flow Assisted Deterministic Folding of Van der Waals Materials. Advanced Functional Materials 2020;30(13):1908691.

J. Li, Y. Huang, Y. Song, L. Li, H. Zheng, H. Wang, T. Gu, et al. High-performance graphene-integrated thermo-optic switch: design and experimental validation. Optical Materials Express 2020;10(2):387-396.

P.-C. Shen, C. Lin, H. Wang, K. H. Teo, J. Kong. Ferroelectric memory field-effect transistors using CVD monolayer MoS2 as resistive switching channel. Applied Physics Letters 2020;116(3):033501.

J. Cao, T. Li, H. Gao, Y. Lin, X. Wang, H. Wang, T. Palacios, X. Ling. Realization of 2D crystalline metal nitrides via selective atomic substitution. Science Advances 2020;6(2):eaax8784.

2019

W. S. Leong#, H. Wang#, J. Yeo, F. J. Martin-Martinez, A. Zubair, P.-C. Shen, Y. Mao, T. Palacios, M. J. Buehler, J.-Y. Hong, J. Kong. Paraffin-enabled Graphene Transfer. Nature Communications 2019;10:187.

W. Xue, Z. Shi, L. Suo, C. Wang, Z. Wang, H. Wang, K. P. So, et al. Intercalation-conversion hybrid cathodes enabling Li–S full-cell architectures with jointly superior gravimetric and volumetric energy densities. Nature Energy 2019;4(5):374-382.

C. Su, M. Tripathi, Q.-B. Yan, Z. Wang, Z. Zhang, C. Hofer, H. Wang, et al. Engineering single-atom dynamics with electron irradiation. Science Advances 2019;5(5):eaav2252.

X. Yu, S. Fu, Y. Song, H. Wang, X. Wang, J. Kong, J. Liu. Color-Contrast of Single Layer Graphene under White Light Illumination Induced by Broad-band Photon Management. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019;11(10):10292-10300.

A. Mura, F. Adamo, H. Wang, W. S. Leong, X. Ji, J. Kong. Investigation about tribological behavior of ABS and PC-ABS polymers coated with graphene. Tribology International 2019;134:335-340.

2018

H. Wang, W. S. Leong, F. Hu, L. Ju, C. Su, Y. Guo, J. Li, M. Li, A. Hu, J. Kong. Low-Temperature Copper Bonding Strategy with Graphene Interlayer. ACS Nano 2018;12(3):2395-2402.

S. Fu#, H. Wang#, et al. Self-Assembled, Ultrahigh Refractive Index Pseudo-Periodic Sn Nanostructures for Broad-Band Infrared Photon Management in Single Layer Graphene. ACS Photonics 2018;6(1):50-58.

W. S. Leong, Q. Ji, N. Mao, Y. Han, H. Wang, A. J. Goodman, A. Vignon, et al. Synthetic lateral metal-semiconductor heterostructures of transition metal disulfides. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018;140(39):12354-12358.

P.-C. Shen, Y. Lin, H. Wang, J.-H. Park, W. S. Leong, A.-Y. Lu, T. Palacios, J. Kong. CVD technology for 2-D materials. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 2018;65(10):4040-4052.

2017 and earlier

H. Wang*, L. Ju, Y. Guo, X. Mo, S. Ma, A. Hu, M. Li. Interfacial morphology evolution of a novel room-temperature ultrasonic bonding method based on nano-cone arrays. Applied Surface Science 2015;324:849-853.

H. Wang, A. Hu, M. Li. Synthesis of hierarchical mushroom-like cobalt nanostructures based on one-step galvanostatic electrochemical deposition. CrystEngComm 2014;16:8015-8019.

H. Wang, P. Li, A. Hu, M. Li. Investigation of ultrasonic bonding interface based on Ni micro-nano cones array. IEEE ICEPT 2014;1:234-238.

H. Lin, Y. Song, Y. Huang, D. Kita, S. Deckoff-Jones, K. Wang, L. Li, J. Li, H. Zheng, Z. Luo, H. Wang, et al. Chalcogenide glass-on-graphene photonics. Nature Photonics 2017;11(12):798-805.

F. Hui, W. Fang, W. S. Leong, T. Kpulun, H. Wang, H. Y. Yang, M. A. Villena, G. Harris, J. Kong, M. Lanza. Electrical homogeneity of large-area chemical vapor deposited multilayer hexagonal boron nitride sheets. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017;9(46):39895-39900.

B. Deng, Q. Guo, C. Li, H. Wang, X. Ling, D. B. Farmer, S.-J. Han, J. Kong, F. Xia. Coupling-enhanced broadband mid-infrared light absorption in graphene plasmonic nanostructures. ACS Nano 2016;10(12):11172-11178.

F. Hu, S. Yang, H. Wang, A. Hu, M. Li. Electroless silver coating on copper microcones for low-temperature solid-state bonding. Journal of Electronic Materials 2015;44(11):4516-4524.

F. Hu, H. Wang, S. Yang, A. Hu, M. Li. Effects of Ni–W (Au) coated Cu microcones on the bonding interfaces. Applied Surface Science 2015;353:774-780.

F. Hu, P. Xu, H. Wang, U. B. Kayastha, A. Hu, M. Li. Superhydrophobic and anti-corrosion Cu microcones/Ni–W alloy coating fabricated by electrochemical approaches. RSC Advances 2015;5(126):103863-103868.

J. Liang, H. Wang, A. Hu, M. Li. IMC Growth at the Interface of Sn–2.0 Ag–2.5 Zn Solder Joints with Cu, Ni, and Ni–W Substrates. Journal of Electronic Materials 2014;43(11):4119-4125.