Welcome to SMALL
Li Research Group @ UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry
Li Research Group @ UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry
SMALL RESEARCH MAKES BIG DIFFERENCES
Welcome to explore "SMALL": Spectroscopy and Microscopy at Atomic Level Laboratory. We combine femtosecond laser and scanning tunneling microscope to study the quantum phenomena which occurs at nearly the smallest length scale and the fastest time scale.
Latest News:
04/16/2024. Our new paper, "Molecular-Scale Visualization of Steric Effects of Ligand Binding to Reconstructed Au(111) Surfaces" is published in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
03/28/2024. Our new paper, "Spotlight: Visualization of Moiré Quantum Phenomena in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy" is published in ACS Applied Electronic Materials and is featured as the Front Cover.
03/15/2024. Explore our helium recovery system: An Inexpensive, DIY Setup Recycles Precious Liquid Helium in the Lab! featured by at APS News and NSF-MRSEC.
02/01/2024. Call for application! We offer summer research opportunities to undergrad students and pre-colleague students through the “Research Immersion in Materials Science and Engineering“ and ”Visualization of Chemistry“ summer schools.
05/26/2023. Our new paper, "Ultrafast Dynamics Revealed with Time-Resolved Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: A Review" is published in ACS Applied Optical Materials and is featured as the Front Cover and Editors' Choice Article.
02/09/2023. Shaowei is serving on the steering committee of the Physics section of AAAS in 2023.