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2D Materials and Devices Group

Yang Li

 

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy,
University of Cambridge,
27 Charles Babbage Road,
Cambridge, CB3 0FS

yl539@cam.ac.uk

 

 

 

Education:

  • University of Cambridge (UK), Materials Science and Metallurgy, Ph.D., 2019, the title of thesis: Quantum transport in gapped graphene.
  • University of Cambridge (UK), Graphene Centre, M.Res. in graphene technology, 2015
  • Tsinghua University (China), Electrical Engineering, M.S., 2014
  • Tsinghua University (China), Electrical Engineering, B.S., 2012

 

 

Research Interests:

  • Experimental quantum physics about spintronics based on 2D materials

 

 

Awards:

  • Yates-Unilever Scholarship (2015-2017)
  • Cambridge Trust and CSC International Scholarship (2014-2019)
  • Beijing Outstanding Master Degree Graduates Awards (2014)
  • Tsinghua Outstanding Leadership Awards for Graduate Student Associations (2013)
  • National Graduate Scholarship of China (2013)
  • Beijing Outstanding First Degree Graduates Awards (2012)
  • Tsinghua Outstanding First Degree Graduates Awards (2012)
  • Tsinghua University Outstanding Student Scholarship (2009-2011)

 

Publications:

  • Y. Li, M. Amado, T. Hyart, G.P. Mazur, V. Risinggård, T. Wagner, L. McKenzie-Sell, G. Kimbell, J. Wunderlich, J. Linder, and J.W.A. Robinson. Transition between canted antiferromagnetic and spin-polarized ferromagnetic quantum Hall states in graphene on a ferrimagnetic insulator. arXiv:1905.06866, 2019. (In review)
  • Y. Li, M. Amado, T. Hyart, G.P. Mazur and J.W.A. Robinson. Topological valley currents via ballistic edge modes in graphene superlattices near the primary Dirac point, 2019. (In review)
  • Y. Li, J. Hu, J.L. He, and L. Gao. The graphene oxide polymer composites with high breakdown field strength and energy storage ability. International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials, Springer Proceedings in Physics 155, 2014, 431-438.
  • L. Gao, J.L. He, J. Hu, and Y. Li. Large enhancement in polarization response and energy storage properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) by improving the interface effect in nanocomposites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118(2): 831-838.
  • L. Gao, J.L. He, J. Hu, and Y. Li. Tailored ferroelectric responses and enhanced energy density in PVDF-based homopolymer/terpolymer blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2014, 131(21).
  • Y. Li, J.L. He, J. Yuan, C. Li, J. Hu, and R. Zeng. Failure risk of UHV AC transmission line considering the statistical characteristics of switching overvoltage waveshape. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2013, 28(3): 1731-1739.
  • J.L. He, J. Yuan, Y. Li, C. Li, J. Hu, and R. Zeng. Equivalent waveform parameters of switching overvoltage in UHV systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2013, 28(3): 1740-1749.

 

Contact Information

   yl539@cam.ac.uk

 

 

Latest Happenings in the 2DMD Sphere

2D TMDs Conference 2025

After the success of the 2D TMDs Conference in Cambridge and Hong Kong, the conference is back in Cambridge next year! The conference will gather leading researchers from academia and industry to present cutting-edge research in the field of atomically thin TMDs and related materials for fields including electronics, photonics, and energy storage. Click https://www.2dtmds2025.com/  to find out more and register!

20th - 24th July 2025

New Paper Alert!

Check out our latest paper "Effect of Substrate on Sulfur Vacancy Defect-Mediated Photoluminescence in Two-Dimensional MoS2" in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C here.

18th April 2025

New Paper Alert!

Check out our latest paper "Mapping Polysulfides in Sodium–Sulfur Batteries" in ACS Nano here.

28th February 2025

Group dinner with Prof. Jieun and Prof. Sakaushi!

The Group enjoyed a lovely dinner at The Old Spring to wrap up the week!

21st February 2025

Seminar by Prof. Sakaushi!

A very interesting talk by Prof. Sakaushi from NIMS, Japan on "Expanding the limit of human’s capability with artificial intelligence for accelerated discovery of advanced electrochemical materials" to end the week!

21st February 2025

Congratulations Dr. Li!

Congratulations to our latest PhD graduate, Dr. Li! We wish you all the best in your next step in life and we will miss you dearly!

21st February 2025

Seminar by Prof. Jieun Yang

It was great to have Prof. Yang, a former post-doc in the group give a talk on "Synthesis of two-dimensional iron sulfides for energy applications"!

19th February 2025