
Domestic collaborations
We have collaborated with more than fifty Taiwanese PIs from a dozen universities and research institutes on various subjects of single crystalline materials.
Academia Sinica
Tamkang University (TKU)
National Taiwan University (NTU)
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
National Central University (NCU)
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC)
National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)
National Chen Kung University (NCKU)
National Sun-Yat-sen University (NSYSU)
National Pingtung University (NPTU)
National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)

International collaborations
We are in collaboration with more than twenty worldwide researchers on various subjects of single crystalline materials.

Selected publications since 2020
213. "The growing charge-density wave order in CuTe lightens and speeds up electrons",
Nature Communications 15, 9345 (2024).
212. "Unveiling strain-responsive topological landscapes in the NiTe2 Dirac semimetal",
Physical Review B 110, L201401 (2024).
211. "Effects of lattice instability on the thermoelectric behavior of kagome metal ScV6Sn6",
Applied Physics Letters 125, 152202 (2024).
210. "Physical properties and electronic structure of the two-gap superconductor V2Ga5",
Physical Review Research 6, 033253 (2024).
209. "Thermal history-dependent characteristics in van der Waals ferromagnet Fe5-xGeTe2 (x~0.16)",
APL Materials 12, 081103 (2024).
206. "Thermal characteristics of the phase transition near 100 K in BaFe2Al9",
Physical Review B 110, 045128 (2024).
205. "Revealing the charge density wave caused by Peierls instability in two-dimensional NbSe2",
ACS Materials Letters 6, 2941 (2024).
203. "Self-powered hydrogen production from seawater enabled by trifunctional exfoliated PtTe nanosheets catalysts",
Advanced Functional Materials 2403099 (2024).
202. "Unlocking superior NO2 sensitivity and selectivity: the role of sulfur abstraction in indium sulfide (InS) nanosheets-based sensors", Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12, 10329 (2024).
201. High-pressure structural and transport studies of orthorhombic Sm2Ru3Ge5 compound",
Scripta Materialia 244, 115999 (2024).
200. "Three-dimensional ultrafast charge-density-wave dynamics in CuTe",
Nature Communications 15, 2389 (2024).
199."Van der Waals device integration beyond the limits of van der Waals forces via adhesive matrix transfer",
Nature Electronics 7, 17 (2024).
197. "Investigating the role of undercoordinated Pt sites at the surface of layered PtTe2 for methanol decomposition",
Nature Communications 15, 653 (2024).
196. "Quantum magnetotransports derived from the topological Dirac fermions in single-crystalline Pt3Te4 semimetal: Observations of chiral anomaly, quantum interference, and surface helical spin textures",
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 971, 172759 (2024).
195. "Delaminated MnPS3 with multiple layers coupled with Si featuring ultrahigh detectivity and environmental stability for UV photodetection", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 54243 (2023).
194. "Electrical transport and electronic properties of semimetal PdSn2 crystals",
Physical Review B 108, 205133 (2023).
193. "Tunable non-Lifshitz-Kosevich temperature dependence of Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation amplitudes in SmSb",
npj Quantum Materials 8, 55 (2023).
192. "Current direction dependent magnetotransport in CuTe",
Physical Review B 108, 115162 (2023).
190. "Solution-processed alpha-In2Se3 nanosheets for ultrasensitive and highly selective NO2 gas sensors",
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11, 12315 (2023).
188. "Cost-effective, high-performance Ni3Sn4 electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction in acidic environments",
Chemical Communications 59, 6040 (2023).
186. "Toward perfect PtTe2 and PdTe2 surfaces with ion bombardment and annealing treatment",
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 16153 (2023). (Selected as the journal cover)
184. "Observation of highly anisotropic bulk dispersion and spin-polarized topological surface states in CoTe2",
Physical Review B 107, 085406 (2023).
182. "Terahertz nonlinear Hall rectifiers based on spin-polarized topological electronic states in 1T-CoTe2",
Advanced Materials 2209557 (2023).
181. "Formation of vertical SnSe/SnSe2 p-n heterojunction by NH3 plasma-induced phase transformation",
Nanoscale Advances 5, 443 (2023).
179. "Extreme optical anisotropy in the type-II Dirac semimetal NiTe2 for applications and nanophotonics",
ACS Applied Nano Materials 5, 18531 (2022).
177. "Ultrasensitive self-driven terahertz photodetectors based on low-energy type-II Dirac fermions and related van der Waals heterojunctions", Small, 2205329 (2022).
177. "27Al NMR insight into the phase transition in BaFe2Al9",
Physical Review B 106, 195101 (2022).
176. "Nematic electron and phonon dynamics in SnS crystals",
Applied Physics Letters 121, 172105 (2022). (Featured on the cover of APL)
174. "Tip-mediated bandgap tuning for monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides",
ACS Nano 15, 9, 14918 (2022).
172. "Trigonal distortion in zigzag-antiferromagnet iron phosphorus trisulfide",
Physical Review B 106, 125412 (2022).
171. "Low-temperature magnetic order rearrangement in the layered van der Waals compound MnPS3",
Physical Review B 106, 094416 (2022).
170. "Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering of spin-charge excitations in a Kondo system",
Physical Review B 106, 075141 (2022).
169. "Sustainable hydrogen production using group-10 metal chalcogenides as low-cost effective electrocatalysts",
Advanced Sustainable Systems 2200168 (2022).
166. "Setting the limit of the lateral thermal expansion of layered crystals via helium atom scattering",
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24, 13229 (2022).
165. "Magnetic properties and noncollinear spin structure of the tin-rich stannide Ho5Co6Sn18",
Physical Review B 105, 104429 (2022).
162. "Efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with bulk and nanostructured mitrofanovite Pt3Te4",
Nanomaterials 12, 558 (2022).
161. "Kitkaite NiTeSe, an ambient-stable layered Dirac semimetal with low-energy type-II fermions with application capabilities in spintronics and optoelectronics", Advanced Functional Materials 2106101 (2021).
160. "Revisiting the unquestioned chemical stability of germanium selenide (GeSe) and the origin of its photocatalytic efficiency", Advanced Functional Materials 2106228 (2021).
159. "Mitrofanovite Pt3Te4: a topological metal with termination-dependent surface band structure and strong spin polarization", ACS Nano 15, 9, 14786 (2021).
158. "Interfacial magnetic coupling in Co/antiferromagnetic van der Waals compound of FePS3",
Applied Surface Science 567, 150864 (2021).
157. "Unveiling the mechanisms ruling the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with mitrofanovite Pt3Te4",
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12, 8267 (2021).
156. "Specific heat and NMR evidence for the low Fermi-level density of states in semimetallic ScSb",
Physical Review B 104, 035135 (2021).
154. "Efficient electrochemical water splitting with PdSn4 Dirac nodal arc semimetal",
ACS Catalysis 11, 7311 (2021).
152. "Pressure-dependent modifications in LaAuSb2 charge density wave system",
Physical Review B 103, 195126 (2021).
150. "High-frequency rectifiers based on type-II Dirac fermions",
Nature Communications 12, 1584 (2021).
149. "Electron-phonon coupling in superconducting 1T-PdTe2",
npj 2D Materials and Applications 5, 25 (2021).
148. "Linear magnetoresistance with a universal energy scale in a strong-coupling superconductor Mo8Ga41 without quantum criticality", Physical Review B Rapid Communications 102, 241113(R) (2020).
146. "Charge redistribution mechanisms in SnSe2 surfaces exposed to oxidative and humid environments and their related influence on chemical sensing", Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 11, 9003 (2020).
145. "Transport and thermal behavior of the charge density wave phase transition in CuTe",
Physical Review B 102, 155137 (2020).
144. "Defect engineering in ambipolar layered materials for mode-regulable nociceptor",
Advanced Functional Materials 2007587 (2020).
143. "Anisotropic ultrasensitive PdTe2-based phototransistor for room-temperature long-wavelength detection",
Science Advances 6, eabb6500 (2020).
142. "Two-dimensional superconductivity derived from topological surface states in AuSn4 semimetal",
Communications Materials 1, 56 (2020).
140. "Ultrasensitive ambient-stable SnSe2-based broadband photodetectors for room-temperature IR/THz energy conversion and imaging", 2D Materials 7, 035026 (2020).
138. "Charge density wave like behavior with magnetic ordering in orthorhombic Sm2Ru3Ge5",
Physical Review B 101, 155140 (2020).
137. "Transition-metal dichalcogenide NiTe2: an ambient-stable material for catalysis and nanoelectronics",
Advanced Functional Materials 2000915 (2020).
136. "Experimental determination of surface thermal expansion and electron-phonon coupling constant of 1T-PtTe2",
2D Materials 7, 025007 (2020).
135. "Efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction with PtSn4 via surface oxidation",
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 2349 (2020).