Journal      

† Co-first authored * Corresponding authored

Preprint and Articles in Preparation

38.   Chunqi Zheng, et al. "Anarchic-mode gap in van der Waals materials enables broadband super-resolution imaging" Submitted. (Corresponding authored) 

37.   Tao Zou, et al. "Anomalous diffraction of metagratings near dielectric interfaces" Submitted.

36.   Xuezhi Ma†*, et al. "Deciphering interfacial interactions in van der Waals heterostructures with phonon polaritons" Submitted.

          (Co-first and Corresponding authored)

35.   Xuezhi Ma†*, et al. "Observation of the plasmonic bound state in the continuum with topologically protected near-field scanning optical microscope" Submitted.

          (Co-first and Corresponding authored)

Published Articles

34.   Gang Huang†, Ruosi Chen†, Mingxi Chen†, Xianfeng Chen, Mengting Jiang, Yu Xing, Jiang Wang, Boqun Liang, Qiushi Liu, Xiangdong Li, Chit Siong Lau, Xiaonan Dong, Piyush Agarwal, Lin Ke, Syed M Assad, Jian-Rui Soh, James Lourembam, Young-Wook Cho, Qingcheng Liang*, Jian Li*, Xiao Zhang*, Yuan Ma*, Yuerui Lu*, Ping Koy Lam*, Xuezhi Ma* "Transfer and beyond: emerging strategies and trends in two-dimensional materials device fabrication." Chemical Society Review (2026). (IF = 39.3)

          (Corresponding authored)

           https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/cs/d5cs00531k 

33.   Wenting Aletheia†, Mengting Jiang†, Mengyao Cao†, Sunchao Huang, James Lourembam, Xuezhi Ma*, Ruihuan Duan*, Zheng Liu* "Nonlinear Optical Processes in 2D Cairo Pentagonal Palladium Phosphide Sulfide" Nano Research (2025). (IF = 9.0) (Corresponding authored) 

          https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NR.2026.94908387 

32.  Lu Bai†, Mengting Jiang†, Lun Qu, Pengfei Zhu, Wei Wu, Qinglian Li, Ziang Guo, Xinyu Sun, Zhongshi Huang, Maobin Xie, Wei Cai, Shaowei Wang*, Xuezhi Ma*, Mengxin Ren*, Jingjun Xu*"Photonic Crystal Defect Cavities Enable Air-Stable and Enhanced SHG from NbOCl2." Advanced Optical Materials (2025). (IF = 7.2) 

          (Corresponding authored) 

        https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202501588  

31.   Da Xu et al. "Deciphering Photocurrent Mechanisms at the Nanoscale in van der Waals Interfaces for Enhanced Optoelectronic Applications" Science Advances (2025). (IF = 12.5)

  https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv76 

30.   Qiyao Liu †, Zhipeng Li †, Xuezhi Ma †, et al. "Anisotropic crystallographic engineering of α-MoO3" ACS Nano (2025). (IF = 16.1)

          (Co-first authored)

  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07199 

29.   Wenhao Xue, Yi Ren , Yi Tang, Ziqi Gong, Tianfang Zhang, Zuobing Chen, Xiaonan Dong, Xuezhi Ma*, Ziyu Wang, Heng Xu, Jiaqing Zhao & Yuan Ma* "Wearable Devices for Digital Information Interaction to Assist Blind and Low-vision People" Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering (2025).

         (Corresponding authored)

          https://www.nature.com/articles/s44287-025-00170-w 

28.   Jiang Wang, Jiangxu Yang, Bo Yu, Zhicheng Wu, Mengting Jiang, Chun-Yan Wu, Yang Wang, Feng-Xia Liang, Xuezhi Ma*, Li Li, Lin-Bao Luo*, "Vertically Stacked Short Channel PtSe2/Ultrathin‐Silicon Heterojunction for Fast‐Speed UV Photodetection Application" Advanced Optical Materials (IF = 7.2).

          (Corresponding authored)

          https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adom.202402463 

27.   Yi Tang, et al. "Advancing Haptic Interfaces for Immersive and Commercialized Experiences in the Metaverse " Decive (Cell sister journal) 2 (2024). (IF = 8.0)

          (Corresponding authored)

          https://www.cell.com/device/abstract/S2666-9986(24)00172-8 

26.   Zhipeng Li †, Xuezhi Ma †*, et al. "As-grown Miniaturized True Zero-order Waveplates Based on Low-dimensional Ferrocene Crystals." Advanced Materials (2023). (IF=26.8)

          (Co-first and Corresponding authored)

          https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.202302468

25.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Coherent momentum control of forbidden excitons." Nature Communications 13 (2022): 6916. (IF=15.7)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34740-5 

Featured by Phys.org.

24.   Xuezhi Ma †, Yuan Ma †, et al. "Strategical deep learning for photonic bound states in the continuum." Laser & Photonics Reviews (IF = 10.0).  (Co-first authored)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.202100658

Highlighted by Frontispiece

Featured by Phys.org.

23.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "6 nm super-resolution optical transmission and scattering spectroscopic imaging of carbon nanotubes using a nanometer-scale white light source." Nature Communications, 12 (2021): 6868. (Featured by editor) (IF = 15.7)

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27216-5 

Selected as 2021 Top 25 Physics Articles, and 2021 Top Chemistry and Materials Sciences Articles

Featured by Wikipedia, UC, Riverside, Phys.org, EurekAlert!, Nanowerk, True Viral News, Scitech Daily, Azonano, Azooptics, Engineering and Technology, Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, Yahoo News, Futura-Science, Interesting Engineering, Popmech, Galileu, ScienMag, Mirage News, Science Springs, Interesting Engineering, Optics.org, Free, and many more.

22.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Engineering photonic environments for two-dimensional materials." Nanophotonics, 10.3 (2020): 1031-1058. (IF = 6.6)

    https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0524

21.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Toward high-contrast AFM-TERS imaging: nano-antenna-mediated remote-excitation on sharp-tip silver nanowire probes." Nano Letters 19.1 (2018): 100-107. (IF = 9.1).

 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03399

20.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Capillary-force-assisted clean-stamp transfer of two-dimensional materials." Nano Letters 17.11 (2017): 6961-6967. (In the top 5 most read articles (within 30 days after it was published) (IF = 9.1).

 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03449

19.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Sharp-tip silver nanowires mounted on cantilevers for high-aspect-ratio high-resolution imaging." Nano Letters 16.11 (2016): 6896-6902. (IF = 9.1)

    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02802 

18.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Reduction of reactive-ion etching-induced Ge surface roughness by SF6/CF4 cyclic etching for Ge Fin fabrication." Chinese Physics Letters 32.4 (2015): 045202. (IF = 4.2).

 https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/32/7/077205 

17.   Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Reduction of RIE induced Ge surface roughness by SF6-CF4 cyclic etching method." ECS Transactions 64.6 (2014): 231-237. (IF = 1.2).

 https://doi.org/10.1149/06406.0231ecst

16.   Yuan Ma †, Xinyi Li†, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Predictive Design of Tactile Friction for Micro/Nanostructured Haptic Surfaces" Communications Materials, 6:1 (2025) (IF = 9.6)

  https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-024-00724-9 

15.   Chunqi Zheng †, Guangwei Hu †, Jingxuan Wei, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Hyperbolic-to-hyperbolic transition at exceptional Reststrahlen point in rare-earth oxyorthosilicates" Nature Communications, 15.1 (2024) 7047 (IF = 15.7)

         https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50939-0 

14.   Wenduo Chen, et al. "Extraordinary Enhancement of Nonlinear Optical Interaction in NbOBr2 Microcavities" Advanced Materials 17:2400858 (2024). (IF=26.8) 

 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202400858 

13.   Jian Li †, Junghoon Jahng †, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Highly Sensitive Nanoscale Infrared Imaging with Substrate Enhanced Photoinduced Dipole Force" National Science Review (2024). (IF=17.1)

          https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwae101

Featured by Prof. Eric O Potma (UC, Irvine). Sensing nanoscale electromagnetic forces when the heat is on

See detail:  https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwae184 

12.   Qiyao Liu †, Zhengtong Liu †, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Incomplete phase metasurface for wavefront reconstruction" ACS Photonics (2023), Just Accepted. (IF = 6.7).

 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.3c00275 

11.   Boqun Liang, et al. "Physics-Guided Neural-Network-Based Inverse Design of a Photonic–Plasmonic Nanodevice for Superfocusing." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022). (IF = 8.2)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c05083

10.   Xuhui Feng, et al. "Superior light to heat conversion on superparamagnetic iron oxide enclosed hollow gold nano-shells with tunable near-infrared light absorption." Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (2022): 1-12. (IF = 21.8).

         https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00444-z 

9.      Lei Kang, Yuhao Wu, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "High‐Harmonic Optical Vortex Generation from Photonic Bound States in the Continuum" Advanced Optical Materials, 9 (2021): 2101497. (IF = 7.2)

https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202101497 

8.      Yixin Chen, Jinze Cai, Xuezhi Ma, et al. " Halide Perovskite Metamaterial Directional Emitter." CLEO Proceeding (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2021.FW2O.8 

7.     Yangzhi Zhu, Sanggon Kim, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Ultrathin-shell epitaxial Ag@Au core-shell nanowires for high-performance and chemically-stable electronic, optical and mechanical devices" Nano Research, 9 (2021): 2101497. (IF = 9.0).

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3718-z 

6.     Xinyi Li †, Yuan Ma †*, Changhyun Choi, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Nanotexture shape and surface energy impact on electroadhesive human-machine interface performance" Advanced Materials, 33.31 (2021): 2008337. (IF = 26.8).

    https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202008337

    Featured by cover: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.202170240

5.     Changhyun Choi †, Yuan Ma †*, Xinyi Li, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Finger pad topography beyond fingerprints: understanding the heterogeneity effect of finger topography for human–machine interface modeling." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12.2 (2021): 3303-3310. (IF = 8.2).

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c15827

4.     Dakuan Zhang, et al. "Sharply increased current in asymmetrically aligned polycrystalline polymer transistors with sub-domain-size channels." IEEE Electron Device Letters, 41.4 (2020): 589-592. (IF = 4.5)

https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2020.2976653 

3.     Sanggon Kim, Ning Yu, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "High external-efficiency nanofocusing for near-field spectroscopy imaging​.” Nature Photonics 13, (2019): 636–643. (IF = 32.9).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0456-9

Featured by Phy.org, EurekAlerk!, Nanowerk, Science Daily, Chem Europe, Physicsworld, Wikipedia page1, Wikipedia page 2, etc.

2.     Qiushi Liu †, Sanggon Kim †, Xuezhi Ma, et al. "Ultra-sharp and surfactant-free silver nanowire for scanning tunneling microscopy and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy." Nanoscale 11.16 (2019): 7790-7797. (IF = 5.1).

https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr08983c

1.      Xiangdong Li, et al. "AlGaN channel high electron mobility transistors with an AlxGa1−xN/GaN composite buffer layer." Chinese Physics Letters 32.7 (2015): 077205. (IF = 4.2).

https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/32/7/077205

Invited Seminar

3.       Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK, PRC, Apr. 2022.

2.       Seminar, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research          (A*STAR), Singapore, Jun. 2021.

1.       Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA, Dec. 2019.

Conference presentations

10.      Xuezhi Ma, et al. Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2023, Paris, France, July 2023.

9.      Lei Kang, Xuezhi Ma, et al. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 2022.

8.      Xuezhi Ma, et al. 2021 Optical Design and Fabrication Congress, Rhode Island, US, June 2021.

7.      Xuezhi Ma, et al. 2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix, AZ, United States, April 2018.

6.      Qiushi Liu, Xuezhi Ma, et al. 2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix, AZ, US, April 2018.

5.      Xuezhi Ma, et al. APS March Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, CA, US, March 2018.

4.      Qiushi Liu, Xuezhi Ma, et al. APS March Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, CA, US, March 2018.

3.      Yangzhi Zhu, Xuezhi Ma, et al. 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, US, April 2017.

2.      Xuezhi Ma, et al. 226th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society (2014 ECS), p7-1780, Mexico, October 2014.

1.      Xuezhi Ma, et al. No. 8 China National Conference on Functional Materials and Applications, Ha’erbin, China, August 2013.

US Patent

1.    Xuezhi Ma, et al. "A Remote-Excitation Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Probe for Nanoscale TERS Imaging." U.S. Patent (Issued. May. 28, 2021)