EDUCATION
Ph. D. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt & Dr. Libo Ma,IFW Dresden, Germany, (Oct. 2017 ~ Feb. 2019);
Ph. D. in Physics, Supervisor: Prof. Teng Qiu, Southeast University, Nanjing, China (Mar. 2016 ~ July. 2020);
M. Sc. in Physics, Supervisor: Prof. Teng Qiu, Southeast University, Nanjing, China (Sep. 2014 ~ Feb. 2016);
B. Sc. in Applied Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, China (Aug. 2010 ~ June 2014).
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoc, Southeast University, School of Physics, Oct. 2020 ~ present;
Teaching Assistant, Southeast University, School of Physics, assisted in grading the undergraduate Optics course for Prof. Teng Qiu, Mar. 2015 ~ July 2017;
RESEARCH FUNDING
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Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20230807), Sep. 2023 ~ Aug. 2026.
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China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2021M700773), Dec. 2021 ~ Oct. 2023.
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Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Fund (Grant No. 2021K509C), July 2021 ~ Oct. 2023.
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Southeast University Postdoctoral Frontier Science Fund (Grant No. 2242021R20036), May 2021 ~ Dec. 2021.
SELECTED ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering Based on 2D Materials
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X. Tang†, Q. Hao†, X. Hou†, L. Lan, M. Li, L. Yao, X. Zhao, Z. Ni*, X. Fan*, and T. Qiu*, “Exploring and Engineering 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides toward Ultimate SERS Performance”, Advanced Materials, 2312348 (2024). († Contributed Equally)
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X. Tang†, X. Fan†, J. Zhou†, S. Wang, M. Li, X. Hou, K. Jiang, Z. Ni, B. Zhao*, Q. Hao*, and T. Qiu*, “Alloy Engineering Allows On-Demand Design of Ultrasensitive Monolayer Semiconductor SERS Substrates”, Nano Letters, 23(15), 7037 - 7045 (2023). († Contributed Equally)
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Q. Hao, Y. Chen, Y. Wei, G. Li, X. Tang, D. Chen, X. Zhu, L. Yao, X. Zhao, M. Li, J. Wang, X. Fan,* and T. Qiu, "Mechanism Switch in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: The Role of Nanoparticle Dimensions", The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01041 (2024).
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L. Lan, S. Yang, G. Li, C. Zhao,* J. Liu, X. Tang, X. Zhao, Z. Qu, J. Gao, X. Fan* and T. Qiu*, "Direct writing of flexible two-dimensional MXene arrays for ultrasensitive SERS sensing", Journal of Materials Chemistry C, doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01880J (2024).
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L. Lan†, X. Fan†, S. Yu, J. Gao, C. Zhao, Q. Hao*, and T. Qiu*, “Flexible Two-Dimensional Vanadium Carbide MXene-Based Membranes with Ultra-Rapid Molecular Enrichment for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(35), 40427 - 40436 (2022). († Contributed Equally)
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L. Lan†, C. Zhao†, X. Tang, J. Gao, G. Li, H. Cai, S. Yang, J. Liu, Z. Qu, X. Fan*, and T. Qiu*, “Charge-transfer-driven ultrasensitive SERS sensing in a two-dimensional titanium carbonitride MXene”, Optics Letters, 49 (9), 2405-2408 (2024). († Contributed Equally)
Semiconductor-enhanced Raman Scattering
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X. Fan, R. Wang, M. Li, X. Tang, C. Xu*, Q. Hao, and T. Qiu*, “High-Specificity Molecular Sensing on an Individual Whispering-Gallery-Mode Cavity: Coupling-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Cavity Effects”, Nanoscale Horizons, 8, 195 - 201 (2023).
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X. Fan†, P. Wei†, G. Li, M. Li, L. Lan, Q. Hao*, and T. Qiu*, “Manipulating Hot-Electron Injection in Metal Oxide Heterojunction Array for Ultrasensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(43), 51618-51627 (2021).
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X. Fan, M. Li, Q. Hao, M. Zhu, X. Hou, H. Huang, L. Ma, O. G. Schmidt, and T. Qiu*, “High SERS Sensitivity Enabled by Synergistically Enhanced Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Amorphous Nonstoichiometric Semiconducting Films”, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 6(19), 1901133 (2019).
Plasmon-enhanced Raman Scattering
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X. Fan, Q. Hao, M. Li, X. Zhang, X. Yang, Y. Mei, and T. Qiu*, “Hotspots on the Move: Active Molecular Enrichment by Hierarchically Structured Micromotors for Ultrasensitive SERS Sensing”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(25), 28783 - 28791 (2020).
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X. Tang†, X. Fan†, L. Yao, G. Li, M. Li, X. Zhao, Q. Hao*, and T. Qiu, “Electromagnetic Mechanisms or Chemical Mechanisms? Role of Interfacial Charge Transfer in the Plasmonic Metal/Semiconductor Heterojunction”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(33), 7816 - 7823 (2022). († Contributed Equally)
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X. Gao†, X. Fan†, J. Zhang*, “Tunable Plasmonic Gallium Nano Liquid Metal from Facile and Controllable Synthesis”, Materials Horizons, 8, 3315 - 3323 (2021). († Contributed Equally)
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X. Fan, Q. Hao*, T. Qiu, and P. K. Chu*, “Improving the performance of light-emitting diodes via plasmonic-based strategies”, Journal of Applied Physics, 127(4), 040901 (2020).
MXene-based Microwave Devices
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X. Fan†, X. Zhang†, Y. Li, H. He, Q. Wang, L. Lan, W. Song, T. Qiu*, and W. B. Lu*, “Flexible two-dimensional MXene-based antennas”, Nanoscale Horizons, 8, 309 - 319 (2023). († Contributed Equally)
CONFERENCES
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X. Fan*, Q. Hao, T. Qiu, “Engineering Semiconductors towards Noble-Metal-Comparable SERS Activity”, International Conference on Frontier Materials, 2023, Qingdao, 2023.10.13 to 10.17. (Oral Presentation)
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X. Fan*, T. Qiu, “High SERS Sensitivity of Semiconducting Materials Enabled by Synergistical Strategies”, 第二十二届全国光散射学术会议,开封,2023.09.22 to 2023.09.26. (Oral Presentation)