Dr. Nan Lu received her Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 2000 from Jilin University in Changchun, China. She joined the state key laboratory of supramolecular structure and materials in 2004 after postdoctoral positions at Muenster University and Sheffield University.

Our group is interested in the design, assembly, and applications of functional micro/nanostructures. We focus on developing methods for assembling molecules and materials into designed architectures on the micro/nanometer scale, and utilizing such structures in the areas of chemical and biological sensing, optics, and energy conversion.

2005 Project for New Century Excellent Talents in University from Education Ministry, China

[ Selected Publications ]

1. Wang, Y.; Lu, N.*; Wang, W.; Liu, L.; Feng, L.; Zeng, Z.; Li, H.; Xu, W.; Wu, Z.; Hu, W.; Lu, Y.; Chi, L.F. Highly effective and reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates based on Ag pyramidal arrays Nano Res., 2013, 6, 159-166.
2. Wang, Y.; Zeng, Z.; Li, J.; Chi, L.F.; Guo, X.; Lu, N.* Biomimetic antireflective silicon nanocones array for small molecules analysis J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2013, 24, 66-73.
3. Shi, G.; Li, L.; Liu, L.; Xu, D.; Lu, N.*; Hao, J.; Huang, C.; Chi, L.F. Conducting polymer nanowires fabricated by edge effect of NIL J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 12096-12099.
4. Ma, R.; Lu, N.*; Liu, L.; Wang, Y.; Shi, S.; Chi, L.F. Fabrication of single gold particle arrays with pattern directed electrochemical deposition ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2012, 4, 3779-3783.
5. Shi, S.; Lu, N.*; Lu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Qi, D.; Xu, H.; Chi L.F. Fabrication of periodic metal nanowires with microscale mold by nanoimprint lithography ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2011, 3, 4174-4179.
6. Yang, B.; Lu, N.*; Qi, D.; Ma, R.; Wu, Q.; Hao, J.; Liu, X.; Mu, Y.; Reboud, V.; Kehagias, N.; Sotomayor Torres, C. M.; Boey, F. Y. C.; Chen, X. D. *; Chi, L. F. * Tuning the intensity of metal-enhanced fluorescence by engineering silver nanoparticle arrays Small, 2010, 6, 1038-1043.
7. Wang, Y.; Lu, N.*; Xu, H.; Shi, G.; Xu, M.; Lin, X.; Li, H.; Wang, W.; Qi, D.; Lu, Y.; Chi, L. F.* Biomimetic corrugated silicon nanocone arrays for self-cleaning antireflection coatings Nano Res., 2010, 3, 520-527.
8. Huang, C.; Dong, B.; Lu, N.*; Yang, B.; Gao, L.; Tian, L.; Qi, D.; Wu, Q.; Chi, L.F.* Strategy for patterning conducting polymers using nanoimprint lithography and isotropic plasma etching Small, 2009, 5, 583-586.
9. Qi, D.; Lu, N.*; Xu, H.; Yang, B.; Huang, C.; Xu, M.; Gao, L.; Wang, Z.; Chi, L.F.* Simple approach to wafer-scale self-cleaning antireflective silicon surfaces Langmuir, 2009, 25, 7769-7772.
10. Xu, H.; Lu, N.*; Qi, D.; Hao, J.; Gao, L.; Zhang, B.; Chi, L.F.* Biomimetic antireflective Si nanopillar arrays Small, 2008, 4, 1972-1975.