Doctor Wu Menghao received his bachelor's degree in the Department of Intensive Instruction from Nanjing University, China, in 2007 and his doctoral degree in Physics from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, in 2011. In January 2012, he joined Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. In September 2013, he joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Since 2014, he has been a professor in the School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. His research interests include theoretical calculations (density functional theory, molecular dynamics) on low-dimensional nanostructures andfocus on exploring their physical and chemical properties, and their potential applications in data or energy storage.
Selected Publications
1. Wu, M, 100 years of ferroelectricity, Nature Reviews Physics 2021, in press.
2. Wu, M. Two-Dimensional van der Waals Ferroelectrics: Scientific and Technological Opportunities. ACS nano 2021, 15, 9229-9237.
3. Ren, Y.; Wu, M.*; Liu, J.-M. Ultra-high piezoelectric coefficients and strain-sensitive Curie temperature in hydrogen-bonded systems. National Science Review 2021, 8, nwaa201.
4. Li, L.; Wu, M.* Vertical ferroelectricity in two-dimensional mixed-valence tin sulfide system: Unprecedented piezoelectricity, efficient nanogenerator and facile control of morphotoropic phase transformations. Nano Energy 2021, 83, 105786.
5. Gao, Y.; Wu, M.*; Jena, P. A family of ionic supersalts with covalent-like directionality and unconventional multiferroicity. Nature Communications 2021, 12, 1331.
6. Wu, M.*; Jena, P. The rise of two-dimensional van der Waals ferroelectrics. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science 2018, 8, e1365.
7. Yang, Q.; Xiong, W.; Zhu, L.; Gao, G.; Wu, M.* Chemically Functionalized Phosphorene: Two-Dimensional Multiferroics with Vertical Polarization and Mobile Magnetism. J Am Chem Soc 2017, 139, 11506-11512.
8. Wu, M.*; Zeng, X. C.* Bismuth Oxychalcogenides: A New Class of Ferroelectric/Ferroelastic Materials with Ultra High Mobility. Nano Lett 2017, 17, 6309-6314.
9. Li, L.; Wu, M.* Binary Compound Bilayer and Multilayer with Vertical Polarizations: Two-Dimensional Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, and Nanogenerators. ACS nano 2017, 11, 6382-6388.
10. Wu, M.*; Zeng, X. C.* Intrinsic Ferroelasticity and/or Multiferroicity in Two-Dimensional Phosphorene and Phosphorene Analogues. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 3236-3241.
11. Wu, M.*; Dong, S.; Yao, K.; Liu, J.*; Zeng, X. C.* Ferroelectricity in Covalently functionalized Two-dimensional Materials: Integration of High-mobility Semiconductors and Nonvolatile Memory. Nano Lett 2016, 16, 7309-7315.
12. Wu, M.*; Fu, H.; Zhou, L.; Yao, K.; Zeng, X. C.* Nine New Phosphorene Polymorphs with Non-Honeycomb Structures: A Much Extended Family. Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 3557-3562.