PRESS
Paper published in Chemistry of Materials
11/4/2024
Our paper in collaboration with Prof. Joshua Tong has been published in Chemistry of Materials: “Engineering of a Coupled Nanocomposite as a High-Performance Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell Cathode”. [DOI] Thanks for Hongkui’s contribution!
Paper published in Nature Communications
8/23/2024
Our paper in collaboration with Prof. Chunsheng Wang has been published in Nature Communications: “Pd-Ru pair on Pt surface for promoting hydrogen oxidation and evolution in alkaline media”. [DOI] Thanks for Lucy’s contribution!
Invited Talk at 2024 ACS Fall Meeting
8/21/2024
Dr. He gave an invited talk on the work of colloidal bimetallic nanoparticles unveiled by in situ TEM at ACS Fall Meeting 2024 in Denver.
Lucy defends her PhD
7/23/2024
Xiner (Lucy) Lu defended her PhD dissertation on “Thermally induced evolutions of metallic nanoparticles through in situ transmission electron microscopy”. Congratulations, Dr. Lu!
Paper published in ACS Applied Nano Materials
7/3/2024
Lucy’s work on Pi-Ni bimetallic nanoparticles has been published in ACS Applied Nano Materials: “In Situ TEM for Structural and Chemical Evolutions of Bimetallic Pt-Ni Nanoparticles at Elevated Temperatures: Implications for Heterogeneous Catalysis”. [DOI] Congratulations, Lucy!
Nam and Steve celebrate their graduation
6/14/2024
Nam and Steve completed their undergraduate studies with B.S. degrees and celebrate their academic accomplishments with family, friends, and peers in the MSE commencement party. Congratulations!
Paper published in Advanced Functional Materials
4/19/2024
A paper in collaboration with Prof. Sen Zhang has been published in Advanced Functional Materials: “Construction of a Pt‐CeOx Interface for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”. [DOI] Thanks for Lucy’s contribution!
Hongkui wins 2023 JEOL TEM Image Contest Grand Prize
1/11/2024
Hongkui Zheng, a current Postdoc Fellow in the He Lab, won the Grand Prize of 2023 JEOL TEM Image Contest (link). The image entitled “Atomic Daisy” shows the atomic structure of LLZO solid electrolytes, which was initially selected as the September Winner in 2023. Congratulations, Hongkui!
He Lab undergrad students win UROP Awards
12/20/2023
Undergraduate students in the He Lab won several UROP Awards: Research Experience Fellowship (Karthik, Steve, Nam) and Interdisciplinary Research Teams (Steve, Nam, Karthik, and Lori, guided by graduate student Eric). Congratulations!
Invited Talk at 2023 ISAMS-5
12/6/2023
Dr. He gave an invited talk on “Advanced TEM Characterization for Battery Materials” at the 5th International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Spectroscopy (ISAMS-5). He also delivered a lecture on TEM fundamentals for the UCI School of Transmission Electron Microscopy (UCI STEM).
Tohid wins 2023 UCI-LANL Graduate Research Fellowship
9/26/2023
Tohid Moosavy, a Ph.D. student in the He Lab, has been awarded the 2023 Class of the UCI-LANL Research Fellowship! This Fellowship will support Tohid to perform cutting-edge research on 2D quantum materials under the co-mentorship of staff scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Congraulations, Tohid!
Paper published in Small
9/11/2023
Hongkui’s work on LLZO solid electrolytes has been accepted for publication in Small: “Elucidating Phase Transformation and Surface Amorphization of Li7La3Zr2O12 by In Situ Heating TEM”. [DOI] Congratulations, Hongkui!
Invited Talk at IMC20
9/10/2023
Dr. He was invited to give a talk in the 20th International Microscopy Congress (IMC20)—”the Olympics of Microscopy”— in Busan, South Korea. The talk focuses on the development of beyond-Li batteries by leveraging the fundamental insights learned from in situ TEM.
Ava Zoba presents in UCI SURF Research Symposium
8/17/2023
Ava Zoba, a rising senior in Biomedical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, joined us through the CCAM Materiasl REU program to conduct summer research in June-August, 2023. Ava has worked on rapid microwave synthesis of LLZO solid electrolytes, mentored by Eric, and presented her work in the UCI SURF Research Symposium. Congratulations, Ava! Also thanks to Eric!
Hongkui defends his PhD
8/10/2023
Hongkui Zheng defended his PhD dissertation on “TEM Characterization of Structures and Transport Properties of Garnet-Type Solid Electrolytes”. Congratulations, Dr. Zheng!
Cheng joins the He Lab
8/3/2023
Dr. Cheng Li joined the group as a postdoctoral scholar in August 2023. Welcome!
Lucy wins M&M 2023 Poster Award and PMCx60 Travel Award
7/26/2023
Lucy Lu received the M&M 2023 Poster Award at Microscopy Society of America’s annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN. The poster presentation in the “Cross-Cutting Sciences” theme highlighted her recent efforts in applying machine learning approaches to improve the imaging processing of electron microscopy data. She also received the Travel Award from the Microscopy Society of America Student Council (MSA StC) to present her work at the Pre-Meeting Congress (PMCx60). Congratulations, Lucy!
Invited Talk at 2023 M&M Meeting
7/26/2023
Dr. He gave an invited talk on the development of relaible microscopy and microanalysis strategies for real-world lithium-ion batteries at M&M 2023 in Minneapolis, MN. He also organized and chaired a Physical Science Symposium on “Advanced Imaging and Spectroscopy for Nanoscale and Sensitive Materials”.
The He group member, Lucy Lu, also gave a presentation of her work on in situ TEM for bimetallic nanoparticles assisted by machine learning.
Eric wins 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
3/29/2023
Eric Yoshida, a Ph.D. student in the He Lab, has been awarded the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! The NSF GRFP provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period, allowing Eric to pursue significant research achievements in STEM. We are proud to have Eric as part of our team and look forward to his next adventure!
Invited Seminar at ASM LA Chapter
3/16/2023
Dr. He was invited by ASM International to speak in the Los Angeles Chapter’s monthly seminar on March 16, 2023. The seminar was focused on “Advanced Electron Microscopy: a Versatile Toolbox for Solving Real World Challenges in Materials Science”.
Professor David Williams speaks in Dr. He's TEM Class
2/22/2023
Dr. He invited Professor David Williams visiting his TEM class at MSE@UCI. It is an immense pleasure for the students to meet the author of the most famous TEM textbook and engage with him face-to-face. It is truly inspiring!
Paper published in Journal of Power Sources
1/23/2023
A paper in collaboration with Prof. Kyle Brinkman has been published in Journal of Power Sources: “Enhanced electrolysis performance through hierarchical nanoparticle formation in the BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3-δ cathode materials system”. [DOI] Thanks for Hongkui’s contribution!
Dr. He receives NSF CAREER Award
1/10/2023
Dr. He receives the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. This award funded by NSF Division of Materials Research’s Ceramic program will support a five-year research project to understand the atomic-scale fast ion conduction in solid-state batteries using advanced electron microscopy.
Eric and Tohid join the He Lab
9/15/2022
Two new Ph.D. students, Eric Yoshida and Tohid Moosavy, joined the group in Fall 2022. Welcome!
Invited MSE Seminar at WVU
8/26/2022
Dr. He was invited to give a materials science and engineering seminar lecture at West Virginia University. The lecture was focused on his recent work on in situ TEM study for energy materials.
Invited Talk at 2022 ACS Fall Meeting
8/23/2022
Dr. He gave an invited talk on the work towards beyond-lithium batteries using the insights from in situ TEM at ACS Fall Meeting 2022 in Chicago.
Invited Talk at 2022 M&M Meeting
8/2/2022
Dr. He gave an invited talk on the development of beyond-lithium batteries using in situ TEM and theoretical modeling at M&M 2022 in Portland. He also co-organized and chaired a Physical Science Symposium on “Quantum Materials Under Electron Beam: From Atomic Structures to Working Devices”. This was the first in-person regathering of the microscopy community after the COVID pandemic.
The He group members, Lucy Lu and Hongkui Zheng, also gave presentations of their work on in situ TEM studies for bismuth antimony telluride nanoplates, and garnet solid electrolytes, respectively.
Materials Research Perspective highlighted by MRS Communications
6/20/2022
Dr. He published a sole-author paper entitled “Cryogenic electron microscopy for emerging materials research: From
quantum materials to energy applications” in MRS Communications, which was highlighted as an Early-Career Materials Researcher Perspective by the journal. [DOI]
Presentation at 2022 MRS Spring Meeting
5/12/2022
Dr. He gave a talk on in situ TEM study of battery materials at 2022 MRS Spring Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Paper published in ACS Nano
4/18/2022
A paper in collaboration with Prof. Sidong Lei has been published in ACS Nano: “van der Waals Semiconductor Empowered Vertical Color Sensor”. [DOI] Thanks for Hongkui’s contribution!
Invited MSE Seminar at UCI
2/3/2022
Dr. He was invited to give a seminar lecture as a new faculty member at MSE@UCI. The lecture was focused on an overview of his recent work and future research for the materials research community at UCI.
The He Lab moved to UC Irvine in 2022
1/1/2022
The He Lab is moved to the University of California Irvine in January 2022. Please check out the news and updates of The He Lab @UCI in the future!
There are multiple Undergrad, Master, PhD, and Postdoc positions currently available in the He Lab. Please send your inquiry or applications to Dr. He. Details see here.
News Archives (Before 2022)
Paper Published in Journal of Energy Chemistry12/8/2021 Our review paper has been published in Journal of Energy Chemistry: “In situ transmission electron microscopy and artificial intelligence enabled data analytics for energy materials”. Congratulations to Hongkui and Xiner! [DOI]
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Hongkui Zheng received the 2021 Hitachi Fellowship11/19/2021 Hongkui Zheng received the 2021 Hitachi High Technologies Electron Microscopy Fellowship. Thanks to Hitachi for the generous support. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor and keep up the good work, Hongkui!
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Virtual Talks at M&M 20218/5/2021 Graduate students Xiner Lu, Hongkui Zheng, undergraduate student Sam Beckley, and Dr. He remotely delivered presentations in the M&M 2021 Virtual Meeting on August 1-5, 2021. The talks broadly covered our progress in different areas spanning from catalysts and batteries to quantum materials.
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Dr. He received DOE Early Career Award5/27/2021 Dr. He received the Department of Energy Early Career Award. DOE Awards $100 Million to Early-Career Scientists for Mission-Critical Research
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Dr. He received the University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award5/4/2021 Dr. He received the University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award (URSAAA) as one of seven university-wide inductees in the 2021 Class. The URSAAA award was presented by President Clements at the University’s Annual Research Symposium.
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Paper Published in Nano Energy3/27/2021 Our paper in collaboration with Prof. Liangbing Hu (University of Maryland) has been published in Nano Energy: “A High-Entropy Phosphate Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction”. Congratulations to Hongkui! [DOI].
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Paper Published in Journal of The Electrochemical Society3/18/2021 Our paper in collaboration with Prof. Gang Wu (University at Buffalo) has been published in Journal of The Electrochemical Society: “Single Atomic Iron Site Catalysts via Benign Aqueous Synthesis for Durability Improvement in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuels Cells”. Congratulations to Xiner & Jiang! [DOI]. |
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Paper Published in ACS Applied Energy Materials2/4/2021 A co-authored paper in collaboration with Prof. Tae-Sik Oh (Auburn University) has been published in ACS Applied Energy Materials: “Tuning MOF-Derived Co3O4/NiCo2O4 Nanostructures for High-Performance Energy Storage”. Congratulations to Xiner! [DOI]. |
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Paper Published in Matter2/1/2021 Our paper of in situ TEM comparative study on lithiation/sodiation/potassiation has been published in Matter: “Origin of anomalous high-rate Na-ion electrochemistry in layered bismuth telluride anodes”. Congratulations – Jiang! Sincere thanks to the whole team and collaborators! [DOI].
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Paper Published in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A11/24/2020 A co-authored paper in collaboration with Prof. Mark Hersam has been published in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: “Enhancing nanostructured nickel-rich lithium-ion battery cathodes via surface stabilization”. It is also chosen as an Editor’s Pick. [DOI]. |
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Hongkui Zheng received the Hitachi Fellowship Runner-Up Award11/5/2020 Hongkui Zheng received the 2020 Hitachi Fellowship Runner-Up Award. Congratulations on your early achievements, Hongkui!
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Dr. He recognized as the 2020 Junior Researcher of the Year8/24/2020 Dr. He was awarded the 2020 Junior Researcher of the Year of College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences (CECAS), and nominated as one of seven finalists of the Junior Researcher of the Year of Clemson University. [Read more]
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Virtual Talks at M&M 20208/7/2020 Two group members, Dr. Jiang Cui and Mr. Hongkui Zheng, remotely delivered presentations in the M&M 2020 Virtual Meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Congratulations to Hongkui for his invited student presentation!
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Paper Published in Matter8/5/2020 Our paper in collaboration with Prof. Mark Hersam has been published in Matter: “High Volumetric Energy and Power Density Li2TiSiO5 Battery Anodes via Graphene Functionalization”. [DOI].
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Paper Published in Advanced Materials4/6/2020 Our review paper has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials: “In Situ TEM Study on Conversion-Type Electrodes for Rechargeable Ion Batteries”. Congratulations, Jiang & Hongkui! [DOI].
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Paper Published in Nature Communications3/17/2020 Our paper in collaboration with Prof. Chongwu Zhou has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications: “Red-Phosphorus-Impregnated Carbon Nanofibers for Sodium-Ion Batteries and Liquefaction of Red Phosphorus”. [DOI].
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Invited Talk at In Situ Microscopy Congress3/2/2020 Prof. He was invited to speak in the first In Situ Microscopy Congress at NC State. The talk is entitled “In situ electron microscopy for energy storage materials”. |
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Paper Published in Acta Materialia1/28/2020 Our co-authored paper in collaboration with Prof. David Seidman has been published in Acta Materialia: “Grain-boundary structure and segregation in Nb3Sn coatings on Nb for high-performance superconducting radiofrequency cavity applications”. [DOI].
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Sam Beckley received Undergraduate Research Scholarship from Microscopy Society of America1/17/2020 Sam Beckley, an MSE junior undergraduate working in our lab, received the highly-selective Undergraduate Research Scholarship from the Microscopy Society of America (MSA). The Scholarship will provide $2,000 fund to allow him conduct electron microscopy related research and attend MSA annual meetings. Thanks for the generous support from MSA. Congratulations, Sam!
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Two group members received Scholarships to attend ASU HREM Winter School1/6/2020 Xiner Lu and Hongkui Zheng both received the Scholarship to attend the 2020 Winter School on High Resolution Electron Microscopy organized by the John M. Cowley Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy at Arizona State University. Congratulations, Xiner and Hongkui!
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Paper Published in Journal of Power Sources12/23/2019 Our co-authored paper in collaboration with Prof. Joshua Tong has been online published in Journal of Power Sources: “Novel twin-perovskite nanocomposite of Ba–Ce–Fe–Co–O as a promising triple conducting cathode material for protonic ceramic fuel cells”. Thanks to Jiang for his contribution! [DOI].
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Dr. He awarded NSF EPSCoR Track-4 Fellowship12/2/2019 Dr. Kai He received the NSF EPSCoR RII Track-4 Fellowship. Also see CECAS News Story. |
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Paper Published in Advanced Materials9/24/2019 Our recent study on in-situ TEM of black phosphorus has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials: “Orientation-Dependent Intercalation Channels for Lithium and Sodium in Black Phosphorus” [DOI]. Congratulations, Sungkyu and Jiang!
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New PhD students join the group8/15/2019 Two Ph.D. students, Ms. Xiner Lu and Mr. Hongkui Zheng, have joined the group in August 2019. Welcome, Xiner and Hongkui! |
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Invited Talk at M&M 20198/6/2019 Prof. He delivered an invited talk entitled “In Situ Electron Microscopy for Electrically Induced Charge Transport and Phase Transformation” at the Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M 2019) annual conference held at Portland, OR, in August 2019. Prof. He will be organizing topical symposia for M&M 2020 to be held at Milwaukee, WI, August 2-6, 2020. Please check back later for updates on Call-for-Papers! |
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Major Research Instrumentation Award from Clemson R-Initiatives5/15/2019 Prof. He received the 2019 Clemson Major Research Instrumentation (CU-MRI) Award funded by Clemson’s R-Initiatives. This award will support the acquisition of a multifunctional in-situ TEM holder for Clemson’s Hitachi electron microscopes, which will benefit a large group of researchers in the fields of materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, and other related disciplines. |
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Paper Published in Journal of Power Sources2/20/2019 A co-authored paper in collaboration with Prof. Kyle Brimkman has been published in Journal of Power Sources: “Rational anode design for protonic ceramic fuel cells by a one-step phase inversion method”. [DOI]. |
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Dr. Cui joins the group2/13/2019 Dr. Jiang Cui has joined the group as a Postdoc Fellow in February 2019. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2018. Welcome, Jiang! |
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Award Funded by Clemson R-Initiatives12/14/2018 Prof. He received an award funded by Clemson’s R-Initiatives under the Clemson University Core Incentivized Access (CU-CIA) program. This award enables the group to better access the cutting-edge technologies and high-end instrumentation available at Electron Microscopy Facility and Micro Fabrication Facility. |
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Paper Published in Superconductor Science and Technology11/20/2018 A co-authored paper in collaboration with Prof. David Seidman has been published in Superconductor Science and Technology: “Atomic-scale analyses of Nb3Sn on Nb prepared by vapor-diffusion for superconducting radiofrequency cavity applications: A correlative study”. [DOI]. |
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Paper Published in Advanced Functional Materials11/9/2018 Sungkyu’s work on in situ lithiation of RuO2 thin films has been published in Advanced Functional Materials: “Thin Film RuO2 Lithiation: Fast Lithium‐Ion Diffusion along the Interface”. [DOI] Congratulations, Sungkyu!
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Paper Published in ACS Nano11/6/2018 A co-authored paper in collaboration with Dr. Qiaobao Zhang has been published in ACS Nano: “Mechanistic Origin of the High Performance of Yolk@Shell Bi2S3@N-Doped Carbon Nanowire Electrodes” [DOI]. |
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Paper Published as a Frontispiece in Advanced Materials10/25/2018 Our in-situ TEM study on SnSe2 has been published in Advanced Materials: “Atomic-Scale Observation of Electrochemically Reversible Phase Transformations in SnSe2 Single Crystals” [DOI]. Congratulations Sungkyu! The paper was selected as a Frontispiece of issue 51 appearing on December 17, 2018, and was also highlighted in the Clemson press release.
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Speaking at M&M 20188/8/2018 Prof. He presented at the annual Microscopy & Microanalysis Conference (M&M 2018) held at Baltimore, MD, in August 2018. Prof. He will be organizing an topical symposium focusing on “Advances in phase retrieval microscopy” for M&M 2019 to be held at Portland, OR, August 4-8, 2019. Please check back later for updates on Call-for-Papers! |
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Paper Published in ACS Nano7/9/2018 Our paper has been published in ACS Nano: “In Situ Observation of Resistive Switching in an Asymmetric Graphene Oxide Bilayer Structure” [DOI]. Congratulations Sungkyu!
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Dr. Kim joins the group4/15/2018 Dr. Sungkyu Kim has joined the group as a Postdoc Fellow. He earned his Ph.D in Materials Science from KAIST (Korea) in 2016. Welcome, Sungkyu! |
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Prof. He starts at Clemson4/1/2018 Prof. He has joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering to start his new career at Clemson. Looking forward to his new adventures! |
