Liangliang Cai | Scanning Probe Microscopy | Best Researcher Award Published on 30/09/202530/09/2025 by Cryogenicist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liangliang Cai | Scanning Probe Microscopy | Best Researcher Award Associate Professor | Shanghai University | China Prof. Liangliang Cai is an Associate Professor at the Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, specializing in surface science and on-surface synthesis of low-dimensional nanostructures. She received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Tongji University, China, followed by a research fellowship in the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore. Her professional experience encompasses leading advanced research projects, contributing to international collaborations, and serving on editorial boards, including the Journal of Materials Informatics. Dr. Cai’s research focuses on scanning probe microscopy, artificial intelligence in surface science, and precision fabrication of carbon nanostructures, with notable contributions in elucidating non-covalent interactions, activation of functional groups, and covalent couplings in on-surface reactions. She has authored 35 publications, including 12 in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications, J. Am. Chem. Soc., and Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and contributed as first, co-first, or co-corresponding author to 11 papers, reflecting her leadership in the field. Her work has advanced fundamental understanding of reaction dynamics and enabled controlled synthesis of functional nanomaterials, recognized by the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (2nd Class). She actively participates in peer review, mentorship, and international conferences, establishing herself as a leading researcher in materials science. Liangliang Cai’s scholarship has earned 1,159 citations across 36 documents in Scopus, with an h-index of 18. Profiles: Scopus | ORCID Featured Publications 1. Cai, L., Zhang, X., Lu, J., Xiang, J., Sun, Q., & Wee, A. T. S. (2025). Disorder−order transition of two-dimensional molecular networks by selenium doping. Chinese Chemical Letters. Advance online publication. 2. Cai, L., Gao, T., & Wee, A. T. S. (2024). Topology selectivity of a conformationally flexible precursor through selenium doping. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 47614. 3. Cai, L. (2022). Supramolecular tiling of a conformationally flexible precursor. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(5), 1234–1240. 4. Yu, X., Sun, Q., Liu, M., Du, W., Liu, Y., Cai, L., Zha, Z., Pan, J., Kang, F., Gao, W., et al. (2022). Lattice-directed selective synthesis of acetylenic and diacetylenic organometallic polyynes. Chemistry of Materials, 34(4), 1567–1578.
Prof. Liangliang Cai is an Associate Professor at the Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, specializing in surface science and on-surface synthesis of low-dimensional nanostructures. She received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Tongji University, China, followed by a research fellowship in the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore. Her professional experience encompasses leading advanced research projects, contributing to international collaborations, and serving on editorial boards, including the Journal of Materials Informatics. Dr. Cai’s research focuses on scanning probe microscopy, artificial intelligence in surface science, and precision fabrication of carbon nanostructures, with notable contributions in elucidating non-covalent interactions, activation of functional groups, and covalent couplings in on-surface reactions. She has authored 35 publications, including 12 in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications, J. Am. Chem. Soc., and Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and contributed as first, co-first, or co-corresponding author to 11 papers, reflecting her leadership in the field. Her work has advanced fundamental understanding of reaction dynamics and enabled controlled synthesis of functional nanomaterials, recognized by the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (2nd Class). She actively participates in peer review, mentorship, and international conferences, establishing herself as a leading researcher in materials science. Liangliang Cai’s scholarship has earned 1,159 citations across 36 documents in Scopus, with an h-index of 18.
Featured Publications 1. Cai, L., Zhang, X., Lu, J., Xiang, J., Sun, Q., & Wee, A. T. S. (2025). Disorder−order transition of two-dimensional molecular networks by selenium doping. Chinese Chemical Letters. Advance online publication. 2. Cai, L., Gao, T., & Wee, A. T. S. (2024). Topology selectivity of a conformationally flexible precursor through selenium doping. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 47614. 3. Cai, L. (2022). Supramolecular tiling of a conformationally flexible precursor. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(5), 1234–1240. 4. Yu, X., Sun, Q., Liu, M., Du, W., Liu, Y., Cai, L., Zha, Z., Pan, J., Kang, F., Gao, W., et al. (2022). Lattice-directed selective synthesis of acetylenic and diacetylenic organometallic polyynes. Chemistry of Materials, 34(4), 1567–1578.