Dr. Cheng Lu
Professor
School of Mathematics and Physics,
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan),
Wuhan 430074, China
Phone: +86-27-67883091
FAX: +86-27-67883091
E-mail: lucheng@calypso.cn
Research areas
High-pressure physics
Computational materials physics
Atomic and molecular physics
Biography
Professor and Group leader, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) 2019-now
Postdoc, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016-2018
Postdoc, Jilin University, 2012-2016
Lecturer, Nanyang Normal University 2009-2012
PhD student (Atomic and molecular physics) Sichuan University 2004-2009
Undergraduate student (Physics) Yangtze University 2000-2004
Current research interests
High pressure crystal structures and phase transition
Design of novel functional materials, e.g., superhard materials and superconductors
Structural evolution and chemical bonding of medium-sized clusters
Rare earth doped luminescent materials
Cheng currently offers the following PhD project opportunities:
Crystal structure prediction by CALYPSO method
Density functional theory
High-energy-density materials
Rare-earth Polyhydride superconductors
Part of the publications
1.Lu Cheng, Miao Maosheng*, Ma Yanming*, Structural evolution of carbon dioxide under high pressure, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 14167.
2.Cheng Lu, Quan Li, Yanming Ma, and Changfeng Chen, Extraordinary indentation strain stiffening produces superhard tungsten nitrides, Physical Review Letters, 2017, 119, 115503.
3.Cheng Lu*, Maximilian Amsler*, and Changfeng Chen*, Unraveling the structure and bonding evolution of the newly discovered iron oxide FeO2, Physical Review B, 2018, 98, 054102.
4.Xiao Tang, Weiguo Sun, Yuantong Gu, Cheng Lu*, Liangzhi Kou*, and Changfeng Chen*, CoB6 monolayer: A robust two-dimensional ferromagnet, Physical Review B, 2019, 99, 045445.
5.Lu Cheng* and Chen Changfeng*, Indentation-strain stiffening in tungsten nitrides: Mechanisms and implications, Physical Review Materials, 2020, 4, 043402.
6.Lu Cheng* and Chen Changfeng*, Structure-strength relations of distinct MoN phases from first-principles calculations, Physical Review Materials, 2020, 4, 044002.
7.Weiguo Sun, Xiaoyu Kuang, Harry D. J. Keen, Cheng Lu*, and Andreas Hermann*, Second group of high-pressure high-temperature lanthanide polyhydride superconductors, Physical Review B, 2020, 102, 144524.
8.Bole Chen, Lewis J. Conway, Weiguo Sun , Xiaoyu Kuang, Cheng Lu*, and Andreas Hermann*, Phase stability and superconductivity of lead hydrides at high pressure, Physical Review B, 2021, 103, 035131.
9.Dou Xilong, Kuang Xiaoyu, Sun Weiguo, Jiang Gang, Lu Cheng*, and Andreas Hermann*, Ternary Mg-Nb-H polyhydrides under high pressure, Physical Review B, 2021, 104, 224510.
10.Qingzhuo Duan, Junyu Shen, Xin Zhong*, Haiyan Lu*, and Cheng Lu*, Structural phase transition and superconductivity of ytterbium under high pressure, Physical Review B, 2022, 105, 214503.
11.Simin Li, Haiyan Wang, Weiguo Sun, Cheng Lu, and Feng Peng, Superconductivity in compressed ternary alkaline boron hydrides, Physical Review B, 2022, 105, 224107.
12.Weiguo Sun, Bole Chen, Xiaofeng Li, Feng Peng*, Andreas Hermann, and Cheng Lu*, Ternary Na-P-H superconductor under high pressure, Physical Review B, 2023, 107, 214511.
13.Cheng Lu, Chuyan Cui, Jingning Zuo, Hongxia Zhong, Shi He, Wei Dai, and Xin Zhong, Monolayer ThSi2N4: An indirect-gap semiconductor with ultra-high carrier mobility, Physical Review B, 2023, 108, 205427.
14.Qingzhuo Duan, Lihui Zhan, Junyu Shen, Xin Zhong, and Cheng Lu*, Predicting superconductivity near 70 K in 1166-type boron-carbon clathrates at ambient pressure, Physical Review B, 2024, 109, 054505.
View all 100 publications by Cheng Lu
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