Mingxing Li

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Bldg. 735, Room 1003
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-4349
mli@bnl.gov

Research | Education | Appointments | Publications | Highlights

Research Activities

Optoelectronic characterizations of soft and hard nanomateirals;

Ultrafast process of charge carriers in heterojunctions built on 2D materials, perovskites, and other donor acceptor systems;

Single photon emitter from defects in 2D materials.

Education

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering: University of Tennessee-Knoxville, (2011-2016)

M.S. in Condensed Matter Physics: Shandong University, (2008-2011)

B.S. in Physics: Shandong University, (2004-2008)

Professional Appointments

Scientific Associate II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, (2021-present)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, City College of New York, (2019-2021)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, (2016-2019)

Selected Publications

• López-Morales GI, Li M, Yadav RK, Kalluru HR, Basu JK, Meriles CA, Menon VM (2021) Spontaneous emission dynamics of Eu3+ ions coupled to hyperbolic metamaterials. Applied Physics Letters 118:011106. doi: 10.1063/5.0032529
• Zhang H, Li M, Wang K, Tian Y, Chen J-S, Fountaine KT, DiMarzio D, Liu M, Cotlet M, Gang O (2019) Polarized Single-Particle Quantum Dot Emitters through Programmable Cluster Assembly. ACS Nano 14:1369–1378. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b06919
• Li M, Chen J-S, Cotlet M (2019) Light-Induced Interfacial Phenomena in Atomically Thin 2D van der Waals Material Hybrids and Heterojunctions. ACS Energy Letters 4:2323–2335. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01399
• Chen J-S, Li M, Wu Q, Fron E, Tong X, Cotlet M (2019) Layer-Dependent Photoinduced Electron Transfer in 0D–2D Lead Sulfide/Cadmium Sulfide–Layered Molybdenum Disulfide Hybrids. ACS Nano 13:8461–8468. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04367
• Li M, Chen J-S, Cotlet M (2019) Efficient Light Harvesting Biotic–Abiotic Nanohybrid System Incorporating Atomically Thin van der Waals Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. ACS Photonics 6:1451–1457. doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00090
• Li M, Nykypanchuk D, Cotlet M (2018) Improving the Responsivity of Hybrid Graphene–Conductive Polymer Photodetectors via Nanowire Self-Assembly. ACS Photonics 5:4296–4302. doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b00420
• Li M, Chen J, Routh PK, Zahl P, Nam C, Cotlet M (2018) Distinct Optoelectronic Signatures for Charge Transfer and Energy Transfer in Quantum Dot–MoS 2 Hybrid Photodetectors Revealed by Photocurrent Imaging Microscopy. Advanced Functional Materials 28:1707558. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201707558
• Li M, Li L, Mukherjee R, Wang K, Liu Q, Zou Q, Xu H, Tisdale J, Gai Z, Ivanov IN, Mandrus D, Hu B (2016) Magnetodielectric Response from Spin-Orbital Interaction Occurring at Interface of Ferromagnetic Co and Organometal Halide Perovskite Layers via Rashba Effect. Advanced Materials 29:1603667. doi: 10.1002/adma.201603667
• Li M, He L, Xu H, Shao M, Tisdale J, Hu B (2015) Interaction Between Optically-Generated Charge-Transfer States and Magnetized Charge-Transfer States toward Magneto-Electric Coupling. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 6:4319–4325. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01838
• Li M, Wang M, He L, Hsiao Y-C, Liu Q, Xu H, Wu T, Yan L, Tan L-S, Urbas A, Chiang LY, Hu B (2015) Enhanced π-d Electron Coupling in the Excited State by Combining Intramolecular Charge-Transfer States with Surface-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles in Organic-Magnetic Nanocomposites. Advanced Electronic Materials 1:1500058. doi: 10.1002/aelm.201500058
• Li M, Wang H, He L, Zang H, Xu H, Hu B (2014) Optically tunable spin-exchange energy at donor:acceptor interfaces in organic solar cells. Applied Physics Letters 105:023302. doi: 10.1063/1.4889807

Research Highlights

Detecting Light in a Different Dimension: https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=113185

Hybrid Nanostructure Steps Up Light-Harvesting Efficiency: https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=115556

Understanding the Generation of Light-Induced Electrical Current in Atomically Thin Nanomaterials: https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=112855