Latest News:

05/26/2025. Our new paper, "Single-Molecule Vibrational Characterization of Binding Geometry Effects on Isocyanide-Metal Interactions” is published in the Nano Letters. See the San Diego Supercomputing Center news, "Scientists Use Advanced Microscopy to Reveal How Isocyanide Sticks to Metal Surfaces."

04/30/2025. Liya won the grand prize, M. Lea Rudee Outstanding Poster Award, in the 43rd Research Expo of UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engieering. We are proud of you, Liya! See UC San Diego's feature, "Self-Assembling Molecules Take the Spotlight at Research Expo 2025."

02/20/2025. Our new paper,  "Characterization of Coulomb Interactions in Electron Transport through a Single Hetero-Helicene Molecular Junction Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy" is published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A as Front Cover.

01/30/2025. Our new paper, "An Economical and Efficient Helium Recovery System for Vibration-Sensitive Applications” is published in the ACS Measurement Science Au.

01/23/2025. Our new paper, "Molecular-Scale Insights into the Heterogeneous Interactions Between an m-Terphenyl Isocyanide Ligand and Noble Metal Nanoparticles” is published in the Nano Letters.

01/22/2025. Our new paper, "Nanoscale Manipulation of Single-Molecule Conformational Transition through Vibrational Excitation" is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.