On July 12, the Photonic Nose and Molecular Materials Group invited Prof. Li Qing and Prof. Lin Haiping of Shaanxi Normal University’s School of Physics and Information Technology to share their research findings at the Lecture Room No. 1668 in Zhizhi Building.

Members and graduate students of the group attended the lectures, which were part of a series for the promotion of disciplinary innovation and interdisciplinary integration, and interdisciplinary collaboration between groups.

Li Qing presented a detailed introduction of the recent progress of his research group in the C-H bond activation by scanning tunneling microscope, and analyzed the difficulties, development and opportunities and the mechanisms in the self-assembly of organic molecules on solid surfaces and C-H bond activation of aromatics on metal single crystal surfaces.

Lin Haiping presented an introduction of his research work in catalytic mechanism and construction of catalytic center. Focusing on key scientific problems in new energy catalyst materials and carbon neutral reaction, he used first-principle computational simulation, AI data analysis and innovative catalyst design to carry out his research and proposed solutions. He used Density Functional Theory to calculate the elemental catalytic processes and reaction mechanism under light, electricity and heating conditions, and used Machine Learning to perform theoretical calculation and simulation of thin film growth, molecular assembly and catalytic process of nanomaterials. He also presented relevant research in the mechanism of photocatalytic and electrocatalytic hydrolysis reaction and nano-catalysts.

During Q&A session, Li and Lin answered questions from the audience and discussed topics of mutual interest.