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Fang Lu

Staff Scientist, Soft/Bio Materials, Center for Functional Nanomaterials

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Bldg. 735
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-7032
flu@bnl.gov

Expertise

Shape- and Size-controllable Nanoparticle Synthesis
Particle Surface Modification
Nanoparticle Self-assembly
Small-angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
Electron Microscopy (EM) Structural Characterizations
Collective Optical and Plasmonic Property
Catalyst

Research Activities

Research activites are focused on developing synthetic strategies for preparing various shape- and size-controllable nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Pd, Pt, etc.) as well as their designable multi-component nanostructures (e.g. core-shell). Good interfacial compatibility and high crystalline quality of nanoparticles allow for their applications in biomolecule (e.g. DNA) functionalization and electrocatalysis. Superstructure with designable function can be achieved by DNA-driven assembly of multi-component nanoparticles. SAXS and EM techniques used for structural characterizations as well as study on the collective optical and electrocatalysis properties from nanostructures promise us to approach a goal of realizing a new generation of energy-conversing and storage materials.

Education

Ph.D.: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Dissertation Title: Chemical Solution-Phase Synthesis and Physical Property Studies of Complex-Nanostructured II-VI Semiconductor Materials
B.S.: Guangxi University, China
- Major: Mathematics and Physics

Professional Appointments

Staff scientist: Brookhaven National Laboratory (2012-Present)
- Center of Functional Nanomaterials
Adjunct professor: Stony Brook University (2021-Present)
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
Postdoctoral researcher: Brookhaven National Laboratory (2009-2012)
- Center of Functional Nanomaterials
Postdoctoral researcher: University of California, Los Angeles (2008-2008)
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Assistant researcher: Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2007-2008)

Selected Publications

Mou H, Lu F, Zhuang Z, et al (2024) Glycerol Electrooxidation over Precision-Synthesized Gold Nanocrystals with Different Surface Facets. Precision Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/prechem.3c00105
Mao R, Minevich B, McKeen D, et al (2023) Regulating phase behavior of nanoparticle assemblies through engineering of DNA-mediated isotropic interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120:. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2302037120
Lu F, Vo T, Zhang Y, Frenkel A, Yager KG, Kumar S, Gang O (2019) Unusual packing of soft-shelled nanocubes. Science Advances 5:eaaw2399. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2399
Li M, Kuttiyiel K, Lu F, et al (2019) Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 166:F3300–F3304. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0321907jes
Lu F, Xin H, Xia W, Liu M, Zhang Y, Cai W, Gang O (2018) Tailoring Surface Opening of Hollow Nanocubes and Their Application as Nanocargo Carriers. ACS Central Science 4:1742–1750. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00778
Guo J, Lu F, Zhang Y, Ma Q, Yang S, Liu G, Cai W (2018) Controllable corrosion-assisted fabrication of Au–Ag alloyed hollow nanocrystals for highly efficient and environmentally-stable SERS substrates. Nanotechnology 29:455604. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aade27
Lu F, Zhang Y, Liu S, Lu D, Su D, Liu M, Zhang Y, Liu P, Wang JX, Adzic RR, Gang O (2017) Surface Proton Transfer Promotes Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction on Gold Nanocrystal Surfaces in Alkaline Solution. Journal of the American Chemical Society 139:7310–7317. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b01735
Lu F, Gang O (2016) DNA Functionalization of Nanoparticles. 3D DNA Nanostructure 99–107. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6454-3_7
Lu F, Yager KG, Zhang Y, Xin H, Gang O (2015) Superlattices assembled through shape-induced directional binding. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7912
Lu F, Tian Y, Liu M, Su D, Zhang H, Govorov AO, Gang O (2013) Discrete Nanocubes as Plasmonic Reporters of Molecular Chirality. Nano Letters 13:3145–3151. doi: 10.1021/nl401107g
Zhang Y, Lu F, Yager KG, van der Lelie D, Gang O (2013) A general strategy for the DNA-mediated self-assembly of functional nanoparticles into heterogeneous systems. Nature Nanotechnology 8:865–872. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2013.209
Lu F, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Wang JX, Adzic RR, Stach EA, Gang O (2011) Truncated Ditetragonal Gold Prisms as Nanofacet Activators of Catalytic Platinum. Journal of the American Chemical Society 133:18074–18077. doi: 10.1021/ja207848e
Zhang Y, Lu F, van der Lelie D, Gang O (2011) Continuous Phase Transformation in Nanocube Assemblies. Physical Review Letters. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.135701
Lu F, Cai W, Zhang Y (2008) ZnO Hierarchical Micro/Nanoarchitectures: Solvothermal Synthesis and Structurally Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance. Advanced Functional Materials 18:1047–1056. doi: 10.1002/adfm.200700973