selected publications academic article Negi, A., Yan, L., Yang, C., Yu, Y., Kim, D., Mukherjee, S., ... Liu, J. (2024). Anomalous Correlation between Thermal Conductivity and Elastic Modulus in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskites. ACS Nano. Azmy, A., Konovalova, D. M., Lepore, L., Fyffe, A., Kim, D., Wojtas, L., ... Spanopoulos, I. (2023). Synthesis and Optical Properties of One Year Air-Stable Chiral Sb(III) Halide Semiconductors. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(49), 20142-20152. Wang, C., Kim, H. R., Hampton, J., Kim, D., Tu, Q., Pyun, J., & Son, D. H. (2023). Effects of hole transporting PEDOT:PSS on the photoemission of upconverted hot electron in Mn-doped CdS/ZnS quantum dots. Journal of Chemical Physics. 159(5), 054703. Leng, M., Koripally, N., Huang, J., Vriza, A., Lee, K. Y., Ji, X., ... Fang, L. (2023). Synthesis and exceptional operational durability of polyaniline-inspired conductive ladder polymers Kim, D., Vasileiadou, E. S., Spanopoulos, I., Wang, X., Yan, J., Kanatzidis, M. G., & Tu, Q. (2023). Unveiling the Fatigue Behavior of 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites: Insights for Long-Term Durability. Advanced Science. e2303133. Kim, D., Qian, E. K., Chica, D. G., Chiang, Y., Kanatzidis, M. G., & Tu, Q. (2023). Mechanical Properties of 2D LiInP2Se6: Implication for Semiconductor Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(10), 8214-8221. Kim, D., Vasileiadou, E. S., Spanopoulos, I., Kanatzidis, M. G., & Tu, Q. (2023). Abnormal In-Plane Thermomechanical Behavior of Two-Dimensional Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(6), 7919-7927. He, X., Deng, Y., Ouyang, D., Zhang, N. a., Wang, J., Murthy, A. A., ... Zhai, T. (2023). Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection. CHEMICAL REVIEWS. 123(4), 1207-1261. Tang, W., Yang, T., Morales-Rivera, C. A., Geng, X. i., Srirambhatla, V. K., Kang, X., ... Rimer, J. D. (2023). Tautomerism unveils a self-inhibition mechanism of crystallization. Nature Communications. 14(1), 561. Lin, Y., Gao, X., Yue, J., Fang, Y., Shi, J., Meng, L., ... Tian, B. (2023). A soil-inspired dynamically responsive chemical system for microbial modulation. Nature Chemistry. 15(1), 119-128. Chen, H., Daneshvar, F., Tu, Q., & Sue, H. (2022). Ultrastrong Carbon Nanotubes-Copper Core-Shell Wires with Enhanced Electrical and Thermal Conductivities as High-Performance Power Transmission Cables. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(50), 56253-56267. Fu, X., Wang, J., Hu, X., He, K., Tu, Q., Yue, Q., & Kang, Y. (2022). Scalable Chemical Interface Confinement Reduction BiOBr to Bismuth Porous Nanosheets for Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Liquid Fuel. 32(10), 2107182-2107182. Han, M., Guo, X., Chen, X., Liang, C., Zhao, H., Zhang, Q., ... Rogers, J. A. (2022). Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots. Science Robotics. 7(66), eabn0602. Vasileiadou, E. S., Jiang, X., Kepenekian, M., Even, J., De Siena, M. C., Klepov, V. V., ... Kanatzidis, M. G. (2022). Thick-Layer Lead Iodide Perovskites with Bifunctional Organic Spacers Allylammonium and Iodopropylammonium Exhibiting Trap-State Emission. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(14), 6390-6409. Handy, J. V., Andrews, J. L., Zhang, B., Kim, D., Bhuvanesh, N., Tu, Q., Qian, X., & Banerjee, S. (2022). Topochemical stabilization and single-crystal transformations of a metastable 2D '-V2O5 intercalation cathode. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(1), 100712-100712. Vasileiadou, E. S., Hadar, I., Kepenekian, M., Even, J., Tu, Q., Malliakas, C. D., ... Kanatzidis, M. G. (2021). Shedding Light on the Stability and Structure-Property Relationships of Two-Dimensional Hybrid Lead Bromide Perovskites. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS. 33(13), 5085-5107. Kim, D., Vasileiadou, E. S., Spanopoulos, I., Kanatzidis, M. G., & Tu, Q. (2021). In-Plane Mechanical Properties of Two-Dimensional Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Nanosheets: Structure-Property Relationships. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(27), 31642-31649. Torma, A. J., Li, W., Zhang, H., Tu, Q., Klepov, V. V., Brennan, M. C., ... Mohite, A. D. (2021). Interstitial Nature of Mn2+ Doping in 2D Perovskites. ACS Nano. 15(12), 20550-20561. Tu, Q., Kim, D., Shyikh, M., & Kanatzidis, M. G. (2021). Mechanics-coupled stability of metal-halide perovskites. Matter. 4(9), 2765-2809. Gao, X., Jiang, Y., Lin, Y., Kim, K., Fang, Y., Yi, J., ... Tian, B (2020). Structured silicon for revealing transient and integrated signal transductions in microbial systems. Science Advances. 6(7), eaay2760. Fu, X., Zhao, X., Hu, X., He, K., Yu, Y., Li, T., ... Kang, Y. (2020). Alternative route for electrochemical ammonia synthesis by reduction of nitrate on copper nanosheets. Applied Materials Today. 19, 100620-100620. Tu, Q., Spanopoulos, I., Vasileiadou, E. S., Li, X., Kanatzidis, M. G., Shekhawat, G. S., & Dravid, V. P. (2020). Exploring the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties of 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(18), 20440-20447. Amargant, F., Manuel, S. L., Tu, Q., Parkes, W. S., Rivas, F., Zhou, L. T., ... Duncan, F. E. (2020). Ovarian stiffness increases with age in the mammalian ovary and depends on collagen and hyaluronan matrices. Aging Cell. 19(11), e13259. Guo, Q., Jia, M., Liu, Z., Qiu, Y., Chen, H., Shen, D., ... Stoddart, J. F. (2020). Single-Crystal Polycationic Polymers Obtained by Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Photopolymerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(13), 6180-6187. Ke, W., Spanopoulos, I., Tu, Q., Hadar, I., Li, X., Shekhawat, G. S., Dravid, V. P., & Kanatzidis, M. G (2019). Ethylenediammonium-Based "Hollow" Pb/Sn Perovskites with Ideal Band Gap Yield Solar Cells with Higher Efficiency and Stability. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(21), 8627-8637. Luc, W., Fu, X., Shi, J., Lv, J., Jouny, M., Ko, B. H., ... Kang, Y. (2019). Two-dimensional copper nanosheets for electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide to acetate. Nature Catalysis. 2(5), 423-430. Yasaei, P., Tu, Q., Xu, Y., Verger, L., Wu, J., Barsoum, M. W., Shekhawat, G. S., & Dravid, V. P (2019). Mapping Hot Spots at Heterogeneities of Few-Layer Ti3C2 MXene Sheets. ACS Nano. 13(3), 3301-3309. Tu, Q., Spanopoulos, I., Hao, S., Wolverton, C., Kanatzidis, M. G., Shekhawat, G. S., & Dravid, V. P. (2019). Probing Strain-Induced Band Gap Modulation in 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites. ACS Energy Letters. 4(3), 796-802. Spanopoulos, I., Hadar, I., Ke, W., Tu, Q., Chen, M., Tsai, H., ... Kanatzidis, M. G. (2019). Uniaxial Expansion of the 2D Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Family for Improved Environmental Stability. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(13), 5518-5534. Tu, Q., Spanopoulos, I., Yasaei, P., Stoumpos, C. C., Kanatzidis, M. G., Shekhawat, G. S., & Dravid, V. P (2018). Stretching and Breaking of Ultrathin 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites. ACS Nano. 12(10), 10347-10354. Tu, Q., Spanopoulos, I., Hao, S., Wolverton, C., Kanatzidis, M. G., Shekhawat, G. S., & Dravid, V. P (2018). Out-of-Plane Mechanical Properties of 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites by Nanoindentation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(26), 22167-22173. Tu, Q., Spanopoulos, I., Yasaei, P., Stoumpos, C., Kanatzidis, M. G., Shekhawat, G. S., & Dravid, V. P (2018). In-Plane Mechanical Properties of Ultrathin 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites Li, L., Li, N. K., Tu, Q., Im, O., Mo, C., Han, W., ... Lpez, G. P. (2018). Functional Modification of Silica through Enhanced Adsorption of Elastin-Like Polypeptide Block Copolymers. Biomacromolecules. 19(2), 298-306. Maskarinec, S. A., Parlak, Z., Tu, Q., Levering, V., Zauscher, S., Lpez, G. P., Fowler, V. G., & Perfect, J. R. (2018). On-demand release of Candida albicans biofilms from urinary catheters by mechanical surface deformation. Biofouling. 34(6), 595-604. Du, K., Tu, Q., Zhang, X. u., Han, Q., Liu, J., Zauscher, S., & Mitzi, D. B (2017). Two-Dimensional Lead(II) Halide-Based Hybrid Perovskites Templated by Acene Alkylamines: Crystal Structures, Optical Properties, and Piezoelectricity. Inorganic Chemistry. 56(15), 9291-9302. Tu, Q., Kim, H. S., Oweida, T. J., Parlak, Z., Yingling, Y. G., & Zauscher, S (2017). Interfacial Mechanical Properties of Graphene on Self-Assembled Monolayers: Experiments and Simulations. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(11), 10203-10213. Maskarinec, S., Levering, V., Parlak, Z., Tu, Q., Zauscher, S., Lopez, G., Fowler, V. G., & Perfect, J. (2016). On-Demand Release of Candida albicans Biofilms From Urinary Catheters by Mechanical Surface Deformation. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 3(suppl_1), 400. Tu, Q., Lange, B., Parlak, Z., Lopes, J., Blum, V., & Zauscher, S (2016). Quantitative Subsurface Atomic Structure Fingerprint for 2D Materials and Heterostructures by First-Principles-Calibrated Contact-Resonance Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Nano. 10(7), 6491-6500. Parlak, Z., Tu, Q., & Zauscher, S (2014). Liquid contact resonance AFM: analytical models, experiments, and limitations. Nanotechnology. 25(44), 445703-445703. Zang, J., Ryu, S., Pugno, N., Wang, Q., Tu, Q., Buehler, M. J., & Zhao, X. (2013). Multifunctionality and control of the crumpling and unfolding of large-area graphene. Nature Materials. 12(4), 321-325. chapter Zauscher, S., Parlak, Z., & Tu, Q. (2014). Mapping the Stiffness of Nanomaterials and Thin Films by Acoustic AFM Techniques. Bhushan, B., Luo, D., Schricker, S. R., Sigmund, W., & Zauscher, S. (Eds.), HANDBOOK OF NANOMATERIALS PROPERTIES. (pp. 1023-1051). Springer Nature. conference paper Tu, Q., Lange, B., Kim, H., Yingling, Y., Blum, V., & Zauscher, S (2017). Subsurface structure fingerprint of 2D materials and heterostructures by their nanomechanical response. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
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education and training M.A. in Economics, Duke University - (Durham, North Carolina, United States) 2017 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University - (Durham, North Carolina, United States) 2017 B.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Peking University - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 2011
awards and honors Electronic Materials and Photonics Division (EMPD) Postdoctoral Travel Award, conferred by American Vacuum Society - (New York, New York, United States), 2019 Outstanding Dissertation Award, conferred by Duke University - (Durham, North Carolina, United States), 2017