Prof. Dr. Xian-Kui Wei | ferroelectric materials | Best Researcher Award

Professor, Xiamen University, China

Prof. Dr. Xian-Kui Wei is a distinguished professor at Xiamen University, China, specializing in the study of light elements such as hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen using time- and atom-resolved Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). He leads a research group focused on energy storage, catalysis, and advanced microscopy techniques. With a remarkable academic background and extensive international experience, he has earned multiple prestigious awards, including the National High-level Youth Talent in 2022. Prof. Wei is known for his contributions to the understanding of ferroelectric phase transitions, energy catalysis, and 3D-Negative Cs-TEM microscopy. 🌍🧪

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Education

Prof. Wei holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing) (2006-2011). Prior to this, he completed his B.Sc. degree in Physics at Jilin University, China, from 2002 to 2006. 🎓🔬

Experience

Prof. Wei is currently a professor and group leader in the Department of Chemistry at Xiamen University (2022-present). He previously held positions at Research Centre Juelich, Germany, from 2016 to 2022, where he led the Green IT Group. Before that, he worked as a postdoc at EPFL, Switzerland, from 2011 to 2016. 🏫🌏

Research Interests

His research focuses on time- and atom-resolved TEM of light elements (hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen), exploring (anti)ferroelectric phase transitions, energy storage, and catalysis. Prof. Wei is also pioneering the development of in-situ gas-liquid cell TEM and advanced 4D-STEM microscopy for material science. 🔬⚡️

Awards

Prof. Wei has received numerous accolades, including the 2022 National High-level Youth Talent and the 2022 Top-A class Youth Talent of Xiamen University. He was honored with the 2011 IAAM Young Scientist Medal and the 2011 Vebleo Fellow title from the International Science Association. 🏅🏆

Publications

•  “Inverse-size scaling ferroelectricity in centrosymmetric insulating perovskite oxide DyScO3,” Adv. Mater., 36, 2413708 (2024)
•  “A Review of the Structure–Property Relationship of Nickel Phosphides in Hydrogen Production,” Energies, 17, 2294 (2024)
• “Antiferroelectric oxide thinfilms: Fundamentals, properties, and applications,” Prog. Mater. Sci., 142, 101231 (2024)
•  “Atomic Diffusion-Induced Polarization and Superconductivity in Topological Insulator-Based Heterostructures,” ACS Nano, 18, 571-580 (2024)
•  “Understanding Structural Incorporation of Oxygen Vacancies in Perovskite Cobaltite Films and Potential Consequences for Electrocatalysis,” Chem. Mater., 34, 10373-10381 (2022)