Prof. Dr. Xiaochun WU

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology

 Ph.D. in Science from Nankai University in 1995.

A two-year postdoctor research in institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Sponsored by a fellowship from Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung in institut für Chemie Anorganischer Materialien (Prof. S. Veprek), Technische Universität München from January, 1998 to August, 1999.  As a visiting scientist in Nanoscale Science Department (Prof. K. Kern), Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research from September, 1999 to May, 2003. As a research staff in Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität from July, 2003 to December, 2004. More than 60 scientific papers have been published.

Areas of interests:

1) Design and synthesis of noble metal nanostructures, studies of optical and catalytic properties and exploring potentials in biochemical assays and biomedical applications.

2) Creation of patterned heterogeneous surfaces in two- and three-dimension using various methods and techniques, such as soft lithography (microcontact printing), nanoimprinting, self-assembly, template-guided organization, and nanolithography. Studies of mechanisms involved in pattern formation and improvements of obtained structures.

3) Organization and assembly of nano-objects on heterogeneous surfaces. Studies of organization mechanisms and related properties.