Detail:

Abstract:
　　In this talk, I summarize our recent progresses on the modelling of interlayer interactions of various two-dimensional materials, e.g. weakened van der Waals interaction in twisted graphene¹ and ReS₂², covalent-like quasi-bonding in PtS₂³/PtSe₂⁴ and BP^5,6, and subtle balance between inter- and intra-layer interactions in organic molecules⁷. In addition, air stability of BP was theoretically and experimentally investigated, which reveals the atomic details for the air degradation of BP⁸.

References:
1Jiang-Bin Wu et al., ACS Nano 9 (7), pp 7440–7449 (2015).
2Xiaofeng Qiao et al., Nanoscale 8, 8324-8332 (2016)
3Yuda Zhao et al., Advanced Materials 28 (12), 2399–2407 (2016)
4Yuda Zhao et al., Advanced Materials, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604230
5Jingsi Qiao et al., Nature Commun. 5, 5475 (2014)
6Zhxin Hu et al., Nanoscale 8, 2740 (2016)
7Yuhan Zhang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 016602 (2016)
8Yuan Huang et al., Chem. Mater., 28 (22), pp 8330–8339 (2016)

Biosketch：
　　Dr. JI, Wei is a computational physicist, working in the field of surface and interface modeling of low-dimensional materials. His research interests include surface and interface modeling of emerging electronic materials and devices. Recently, he focuses on theoretical modeling of electronic, optical, and vibrational properties of two-dimensional materials. He has been also developing theoretical methods for describing beam effects in scanning transmission microscopy and understanding ultrahigh resolution in noncontact atomic force microscopy. He received his Ph.D in condensed matter physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science in 2008. Prior to joining Renmin University of China, he spent four years in McGill University as a visiting scholar and then a postdoctoral fellow. He was originally appointed as an Associated Professor by Renmin University in 2010 and was early promoted to Full Professor in 2014. He was supported by the national Young Top-Notch Talent Program in 2014 and the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars in 2016, and awarded Chang-Jiang Young Scholars in 2015. He also serves as trustees in the youth committee and computational materials science division of the Chinese Materials Research Society.