Graphene and Semiconductors

Biography

Zheng Hu received both his BS (1985) and Ph.D. (1991) in physics from Nanjing University. After two-year’s postdoctoral research in Department of Chemistry, he became an associate professor (1993), full professor (1999), and Cheung Kong Chair professor (2007) of Nanjing University. He is the owner of the NSFC fund for outstanding young scientists of China (2005). He spent two years in Research Center of Karlsruhe, University of Cambridge, and MIT as a postdoctoral fellow and Hua-Ying Scholar, respectively.

Research Interest

Hu is engaged in the research field of physical chemistry and materials chemistry addressing the growth mechanism, materials design and energy applications of a range of nano-/mesostructured materials, especially the carbon-based materials, group III nitrides and transition metal oxides.