Hong Fang is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics. He received his doctorate in materials physics from the University of Cambridge and his Bachelor of Science in Physics from East China Normal University and Bielefeld University. He has worked in various fields at the intersection of condensed-matter physics, materials science, neutron physics, and physical chemistry. His current research focuses on the theory and modeling of solid-state materials and biopolymers, aiming to gain a fundamental understanding of their structure, dynamics, transport, and reactivity behaviors, with applications in energy, sustainability, and other functional areas. His research interests also include novel carbon allotropes and charged atomic clusters. Hong’s work has appeared in leading scientific journals, including PNAS, Nature Communications, and Angew. Chem., Joule, PRX Energy, and Reports on Progress in Physics. He serves as an Invited Reviewer for the Vehicle Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy. He is an affiliate of the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute.
Publications
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Kinetic Effects of Anion Clusters on the Interfacial Stability between Solid-State Electrolyte and Metal Anode, H. Fang*, P. Jena, 2023
Phys. Rev. X Energy 2, 043013 -
Argyrodite-type advanced lithium conductors and transport mechanisms beyond paddle-wheel effect, H. Fang*, P. Jena, 2022
Nat. Commun. 13, 2078 (2022) -
Review of modification strategies in emerging inorganic solid-state electrolytes for lithium, sodium, and potassium batteries, X. Feng, H. Fang+, N. Wu, P. Liu, P. Jena, J. Nanda, D. Mitlin, 2022
Joule 6, 543-587, 2022 -
Heavily Tungsten-Doped Sodium Thioantimonate Solid-State Electrolytes with Exceptionally Low Activation Energy for Ionic Diffusion, X. Feng, H. Fang+, P. Liu, N. Wu, E. Self, L. Yin, P. Wang, X. Li, P. Jena, J. Nanda, D. Mitlin, 2021
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 26158-26166, 2021 -
Antiperovskite K3OI for K-Ion Solid State Electrolyte, J. Zheng, H. Fang+, L. Fan, Y. Ren, P. Jena, Y. Wu, Antiperovskite K3OI for K-Ion Solid State Electrolyte, 2021
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 7120, 2021 -
Record-high stability and compactness of multiply-charged clusters aided by selected terminal groups, M. M. Zhong, H. Fang*, P. Jena, 2020
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 4880, 2020 -
Stable tetra‐and penta‐anions in the gas phase, H. Fang, P. Jena, 2019
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 11248, 2019 -
Sodium superionic conductors based on clusters, H. Fang, P. Jena, 2018
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 1, 963–972 -
Li-rich antiperovskite superionic conductors based on cluster ions, H. Fang, P. Jena, 2017
Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 114, 11046-11051, 2017. -
Negative thermal expansion and associated anomalous physical properties: review of the lattice dynamics theoretical foundation, M. T. Dove, H. Fang, 2016
Reports on Progress in Physics 79, 066503, 2016. -
Super-ion inspired colorful hybrid perovskite solar cells, H. Fang, P. Jena, 2016
J. Mater. Chem. A 4, 4728, 2016.
Awards & Distinctions
- DMP Post-Doctoral Travel Grant Award - American Physical Society, 2018
- Cambridge International Scholarship Scheme (CISS) - University of Cambridge, 2011
Courses
- 50:750:374:91 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMT (Fall Semester)
- 50:460:101 INTRODUCTION TO EARTH (Spring Semester)
- 50:160:345 Physical Chem I (Fall Semester)