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Stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs, publications, and lab updates from the TEAN Lab. From cutting-edge discoveries in chiral materials to conference presentations and academic milestones, this is where we share the progress shaping the future of materials science and quantum technology
Joint Postdoctoral Recruitment — Qiu Cheng-Wei & Jun Lu Groups, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Research Areas: Thermal Photonics and Topology in Thermal Engineering Team Profiles Prof. Qiu Cheng-Wei Prof. Qiu is a Provost’s Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NUS and an internationally leading scholar in nanophotonics, metamaterials, and structured light-field control. His research spans metasurface optics, nanoscale light manipulation, topological optics, and quantum optics. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of eLight and sits on
Coupled self-replication and self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles into biosimilar networks
18. McGlothin, C. N.; Whisnant, K. G.; Turali Emre, E. S.; Owuor, D.; Lu, J.; Xiao, X.; VanEpps, S.; Bogdan, P.; Kotov, N. A.* Coupled self-replication and self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles into biosimilar networks Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 386, e202413444 Learn More
Bright, circularly polarized black-body radiation from twisted nanocarbon filaments
17. Lu, J.; Jung, H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Kotov, N. K.* Bright, circularly polarized black-body radiation from twisted nanocarbon filaments Science, 2024, 386, 1400–1404 Learn More Science Cover Art Science EurekAlert Phys.org
Nano-achiral complex composites for extreme polarization optics
16. Lu, J.; Wu, W.; Colombari, F.; Jawaid, A.; Seymour, B.; Whisnant, K.; Zhong, X.; Choi, W.; Chalmpes, N.; Lahann, J.; Moura, A. F.*; Nepal, D.*; Vaia, R.*; Kotov, N. K.* Nano-achiral complex composites for extreme polarization optics Nature, 2024, 630, 860–865 Learn More Phys.org Novus Light Michigan University News
Voltage-driven chiral deformations of ceramic nanoparticles during ion-intercalation
15. Shao, X.; Zhu, C.; Wang, Y.; Kumar, P.; Lu, J.; Cha, M.; Lin, Y.; Cao, Y.; Mao, X.; Heinz, H.*; Kotov, N. K.* Voltage-driven chiral deformations of ceramic nanoparticles during ion-intercalation Adv. Mater. 2023, 2206956. Learn More
Chiral assemblies of pinwheel superlattices on substrates
14. Zhou, S.†; Li, J.†; Lu, J.†; Liu, H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Kim, A.; Yao, L.; Liu, C.; Qian, C.; Hood, Z. D.; Chen, W.; Gage, T. E.; Arslan, I.; Travesset, A.; Sun, K.; Kotov, N. K.*; Chen, Q.* Chiral assemblies of pinwheel superlattices on substrates Nature 2022, 612, 259–265 Learn More MRS Bulletin Illinois News Phys.org EurekAlert
Third harmonic Mie scattering from semiconductor nanohelices
13. Ohnoutek, L.†; Kim, J.-Y.†; Lu, J.; Olohan, B. J.; Răsădean, D. M.; Pantoș, G. D.; Kotov, N. A.*; Valev, V. K.* Third harmonic Mie scattering from semiconductor nanohelices Nat. Photonics 2022, 16, 126–133 Learn More Nat. Photonics Phys.org Michigan University News
Gold nanoparticle enantiomers and their chiral-morphology dependence of cellular uptake
12. Zhang N.-N.†; Sun H.-R.†; Liu S.; Xing Y.-C.; Lu J.; Peng, F.; Han, C.-L.; Wei, Z.; Sun, T.; Yang B.; Liu K.* Gold nanoparticle enantiomers and their chiral-morphology dependence of cellular uptake CCS Chemistry 2022, 4, 660–670 Learn More
Enhanced optical asymmetry in supramolecular chiroplasmonic assemblies
11. Lu, J.; Xue, Y.; Bernardino, K.; Zhang, N.-N.; Gomes, W. R.; Ramesar, N. S.; Liu, S.; Hu, Z.; Sun, T.; Moura, A. F.*; Kotov, N. A.*; Liu, K.* Enhanced optical asymmetry in supramolecular chiroplasmonic assemblies with long-range order Science 2021, 371, 1368–1374 Learn More Science.org Michigan University News Sina.com
Self-assembly mechanism of complex corrugated particles
10. Tang, L.†; Vo, T.†; Fan, X.; Vecchio, D.; Ma, T.; Lu, J.; Hou, H.; Glotzer, S.*; Kotov, N. A.* Self-assembly mechanism of complex corrugated particles J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 19655–19667 Learn More
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