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Departmental homepageDr Yan Wang is a researcher in the field of materials science, with a focus on electronic devices based on two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides. She holds a degree in Microelectronics from Jiangnan University and a master's in Microelectronics from Peking University. She completed her PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Wang's research is dedicated to leveraging the fundamental advantage of atomically thin semiconductors to create ultra-low power electronic devices. This involves the development of high-quality electronic materials, designing innovative device structures and engineering the properties of these devices to improve their efficiency and performance.
Wang, Yan, et al. 'Van der Waals contacts between three-dimensional metals and two-dimensional semiconductors.' Nature 568.7750 (2019): 70-74.
Wang, Yan, et al. 'P-type electrical contacts for 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides.' Nature 610.7930 (2022): 61-66.
Wang, Yan, and Manish Chhowalla. 'Making clean electrical contacts on 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.' Nature Reviews Physics 4.2 (2022): 101-112.
Wang, Yan, et al. 'Critical challenges in the development of electronics based on two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides.' Nature Electronics (2024).
