2021年4月加入南方科技大学化学系，任副教授，博士生导师，课题组长。2014年于中山大学获得化学专业学士学位（导师：童明良教授），2018年于美国Northwestern University获得无机化学专业博士学位，师从Mercouri Kanatzidis教授，研究方向为二维杂化钙钛矿材料在光电器件中的应用。2018年12月至2021年3月在UC Santa Barbara从事博士后研究，合作导师为Ram Seshadri教授和Anthony Cheetham教授，研究方向为杂化金属卤化物材料。

研究兴趣主要专注于新杂化材料的合成和表征，包括他们的构效关系和在光电器件当中的应用。近年来取得重要研究进展和成果，发表了30篇文章和一项专利授权，其中包括8篇第一作者论文发表在JACS（5篇为ESI高被引），1篇发表在Chem（封面文章），总引用超过2000次， h-index 为19 （Google scholar 统计）。所获奖项包括国家自费留学生奖学金（2017），美国西北大学杰出博士生奖（2018）等。2020年入选海外高层次人才计划青年项目，2021年加入南方科技大学化学系。

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课题组专注于新型杂化材料的合成和表征，具体主要分为如下三个课题

1. 新型多功能杂化金属卤化物的合成，结构表征（单晶，粉末，电镜）和性质表征（光学，电学和磁学）

2. 二维和三维钙钛矿材料薄膜的制备和表征，用于光电器件

3. 新型硫族钙钛矿化合物(chalcogenide perovskite)的固态合成和表征

研究兴趣

1.Materials chemistry: designing multi-functional hybrid materials

2.Developing new hybrid materials and establishing their structure-property relationships

奖项和荣誉

1.2018 Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, Northwestern University

2.2018 International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) Outstanding Research Award

3. 2018 GLCACS Outstanding Student Research Award, Chinese American Chemical Society

4.2017 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad

5.2014 Outstanding Thesis Award, Sun Yat-sen University

学术成果

Prior to SUSTech

First, co-first and corresponding authored publications

30. Evans, H.A. #; Mao, L. #; Seshadri, R.; Cheetham, A. K.; “Layered double perovskites.”Annu. Rev. Mater. Res. 2021, In press. (#contributed equally)

29. Mao, L.; Guo, P.; Wang, S.; Cheetham, A. K.; Seshadri, R. "Design Principles for Enhancing Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in Hybrid Manganese Bromides." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 13582–13589. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06039

28. Mao, L.; Guo, P.; Kepenekian, M.; Spanopoulos, I.; He, Y.; Katan, C.; Even, J.; Schaller, R.; Seshadri, R.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Organic Cation Alloying on Intralayer A and Interlayer A’ Sites in 2D Hybrid Dion-Jacobson Lead Bromide Perovskites (A’)(A)Pb₂Br₇.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8342–8351. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01625

27. Morgan, E. E.; Mao, L.*; Teicher, S. L. M.; Wu, G.; Seshadri, R. “Tunable Perovskite-Derived Bismuth Halides: Cs₃Bi₂(Cl_1-xI_x)₉.” Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 3387–3393. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03415

26. Mao, L.; Teicher, S.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Kennard, R. M.; DeCrescent, R.; Wu, G.; Schuller, J.; Chabinyc, M.; Cheetham, A. K.; Seshadri, R. “Chemical and Structural Diversity of Hybrid Layered Double Perovskite Halides.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 19099–19109. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09945

25. Mao, L.; Kennard, R. M.; Traore, B.; Ke, W.; Katan, C.; Even, J.; Chabinyc, M. L.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Seven-layered 2D Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskites.” Chem, 2019, 5, 2593–2604. Cover article. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.07.024

24. Ke, W.#; Mao, L.#; Stoumpos, C. C.; Hoffman, J.; Spanopoulos, I.; Mohite, A. D.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Compositional and Solvent Engineering in Dion–Jacobson 2D Perovskites Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency and Stability.” Adv. Energy Mater., 2019, 1803384. (#contributed equally) DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201803384 [ESI highly cited paper]

23. Mao, L.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Two-Dimensional Hybrid Halide Perovskites: Principles and Promises.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 1171–1190. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10851 [ESI hot paper& highly cited paper]

22. Mao, L.; Guo, P.; Kepenekian, M.; Hadar, I.; Katan, C.; Even, J.; Schaller, R.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Structural Diversity in White-light Emitting Hybrid Lead Bromide Perovskites.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 13078–13088. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08691 [ESI highly cited paper]

21. Mao, L.; Ke, W.; Pedesseau, L.; Wu, Y.; Katan, C.; Even, J.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Hybrid Dion–Jacobson 2D Lead Iodide Perovskites.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 3775–3783. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00542 [ESI highly cited paper]

20. Mao, L.; Wu, Y.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Traore, B.; Katan, C.; Even, J.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Tunable White-light Emission in Single Cation Templated Three-layered 2D Perovskites (CH₃CH₂NH₃)₄Pb₃Br_10–xCl_x.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 11956–11963. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06143 [ESI highly cited paper]

19. Mao, L.; Wu, Y.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “White-light Emission and Structural Distortion in New Corrugated 2D Lead Bromide Perovskites.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 5210–5215. -featured in C&EN news DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01312 [ESI highly cited paper]

18. Mao, L.; Tsai, H.; Nie, W.; Ma, L.; Im, J.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Malliakas, C. D.; Hao, F.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Mohite, A. D.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Role of Organic Counterion in Lead- and Tin-Based Two-Dimensional Semiconducting Iodide Perovskites and Application in Planar Solar Cells.” Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 7781–7792. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03054

17. Mao, L. #; Liu, W. #; Li, Q. W.; Jia, J. H.; Tong, M. L. “Controllable Self-Assembly of Two Luminescent Silver (I) Metal–Organic Frameworks Bearing a Tetradentate Ligand.” (#contributed equally) Cryst. Growth Des., 2014, 14, 4674–4680. DOI: 10.1021/cg500757a

Coauthored publications

16. Hao, J.; Lu, H.; Mao, L.; Chen, X.; Beard, M. C.; Blackburn, J. L. “Direct Detection of Circularly Polarized Light Using Chiral Copper Chloride–Carbon Nanotube Heterostructures.” ACS Nano, 2021, ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01134

15. Wang, S.; Morgan, E. E; Vishnoi, P.; Mao, L.; Teicher, S. M. L.; Wu, G.; Liu, Q.; Cheetham, A. K.; Seshadri, R. "Tunable Luminescence in Hybrid Cu(I) and Ag(I) Iodides.” Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 15487–15494. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02517

14. Dahlman, C. J.; Venkatesan, N. R.; Corona, P. T.; Kennard, R. M.; Mao, L.; Smith, N. C.; Zhang, J.; Seshadri, R.; Helgeson, M. E.; Chabinyc, M. L. "Structural Evolution of Layered Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskites in Colloidal Dispersions." ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 11294–11308. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03219

13. Ke, W.; Chen, C.; Spanopoulos, I.; Mao, L.; Hadar, I.; Li, X.; Hoffman, J. M.; Song, Z.; Yan, Y.; Kanatzidis, M. G. "Narrow-Bandgap Mixed Lead and Tin-Based 2D Dion–Jacobson Perovskites Boost the Performance of Solar Cells." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142 (35), 15049-1505. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06288

12. Kong, L.; Liu, G.; Gong, J.; Mao, L.; Chen, M.; Hu, Q.; Lü, X.; Yang, W.; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Mao, H. "Highly Tunable Properties in Pressure-treated Two-dimensional Dion–Jacobson Perovskites." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2020, 117, 16121–16126. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003561117

11. Liu, W.; Chen, C. C.; Mao, L.; Wu, S. G.; Wang, L. F.; Tong, M. L. “Tuning the net topology of a ternary Ag(i)-1,2,4,5-tetra(4-pyridyl)benzene-carboxylate framework: structures and photoluminescence.” CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 6446–6451. DOI: 10.1039/C9CE01155B

10. Guo, P.; Huang, W.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Mao, L.; Gong, J.; Zeng, L.; Diroll, B.; Xia, Y.; Ma, X.; Gosztola, D.; Xu, T.; Ketterson, J.; Bedzyk, M.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T. J.; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Schaller, R. “Hyperbolic Dispersion Arising from Anisotropic Excitons in Two-Dimensional Perovskites.” Phys. Rev. Lett., 2018, 121, 127401. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.127401

9. Li, J.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Trimarchi, G. G.; Chung, I.; Mao, L.; Chen, M.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Wang, L.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Air-Stable Direct Bandgap Perovskite Semiconductors: All-Inorganic Tin-Based Heteroleptic Halides AxSnClyIz (A = Cs, Rb).” Chem. Mater., 2018, 30, 4847-4856. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b02232

8. Guo, P.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Mao, L.; Sadasivam, S.; Ketterson, J.; Darancet, P.; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Schaller, R. “Cross-plane Coherent Acoustic Phonons in Two-dimensional Organic-inorganic Hybrid Perovskites.” Nat. Commun., 2018, 9, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04429-9

7. Ke, W.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Spanopoulos, I.; Mao, L.; Chen, M.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Efficient Lead-Free Solar Cells Based on Hollow {en}MASnI3 Perovskites.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 14800–14806. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09018

6. Ke, W.; Stoumpos, C. C.; Zhu, M.; Mao, L.; Spanopoulos, I.; Liu, J.; Kontsevoi, O. Y.; Chen, M.; Sarma, D.; Zhang, Y.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Enhanced photovoltaic Performance and Stability with a New Type of Hollow 3D Perovskite {en}FASnI₃.” Sci. Adv., 2017, 3, e1701293. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701293

[ESI highly cited paper]

5. Stoumpos, C. C.; Mao, L.; Malliakas, C. D.; Kanatzidis, M. G. “Structure–Band Gap Relationships in Hexagonal Polytypes and Low-Dimensional Structures of Hybrid Tin Iodide Perovskites.” Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 56–73. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02764

4. Zhang, X.; Xu, C. X.; Di Felice, R.; Sponer, J.; Islam, B.; Stadlbauer, P.; Ding, Y.; Mao, L.; Mao, Z. W.; Qin, P. Z. “Conformations of Human Telomeric G-quadruplex Studied Using a Nucleotide-Independent Nitroxide Label.” Biochemistry, 2016, 55, 360–372. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01189

3. Liu, W.; Bao, X.; Mao, L.; Tucek, J.; Zboril, R.; Liu, J. L.; Guo, F. S.; Ni, Z. P.; Tong, M. L. “A Chiral Spin Crossover Metal–Organic Framework.” Chem. Comm., 2014, 50, 4059–4061. DOI: 10.1039/C3CC48935C

2. Guo, F. S.; Chen, Y. C.; Mao, L.; Lin, W. Q.; Leng, J. D.; Tarasenko, R.; Orendáč, M.; Prokleška, J.; Sechovský, V.; Tong, M. L. “Anion‐Templated Assembly and Magnetocaloric Properties of a Nanoscale {Gd₃₈} Cage versus a {Gd₄₈} Barrel.” Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 14876–14885. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201302093

1. Bao, X.; Liu, W.; Mao, L.; Jiang, S. D.; Liu, J. L.; Chen, Y. C.; Tong, M. L. "Programmed Self-Assembly of Heterometallic [3×3] Grid [M^IICu^II₄CuI₄] (M= Fe, Ni, Cu, and Zn)." Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 6233–6235. DOI: 10.1021/ic302808m