On Saturday, July 4, 2026
Professor Xiangfeng Duan at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was selected as a 2026 Nano Research Award recipient for his pioneering work on the synthesis, integration, and discovery of novel properties in low-dimensional materials, such as 2D materials, heterostructures, and superlattices. The honor is bestowed annually by the journal Nano Research and sponsored by Tsinghua University Press. This year's honor is shared with Professor Akira Fujishima of the Institute of Photochemistry and Photofunctional Materials at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
Duan serves as the Raymond A. and Dorothy A. Wilson Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA and holds an appointment in the California NanoSystems Institute. Over the past two decades, his research has led to significant advances in nanoscale materials and devices, including van der Waals integration, scalable synthesis of 2D materials and heterostructures, and porous graphene architectures for advanced energy storage. These innovations have accelerated the development of next-generation electronics, energy storage technologies, and quantum materials.
More recently, Duan introduced molecularly programmable layered hybrid superlattices. This breakthrough approach enables precise control of electronic, optical, magnetic, and quantum properties by integrating molecular building blocks into layered structures. His work bridges molecular chemistry with condensed matter physics, creating new opportunities for artificial quantum materials and future quantum technologies, including discoveries in spin-selective transport and superconducting states.
Duan has been awarded several fellowships, such as Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, as well as many awards.
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