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Preprints

114. M Cheng*, C Fu, B Yu, E Rha, A Chotrattanapituk, DL Abernathy, YQ Cheng and M Li*, “A Foundation Model for Non-Destructive Defect Identification from Vibrational Spectra,” arXiv:2506.00725, submitted.

113. NT Hung, VV Thanh, M Li, T Shimada, “Strain effect on optical properties and quantum weight of 2D magnetic topological insulators MnBi2X4 (X = Te, Se, S),” arXiv:2504.10879, submitted.

112. M Cheng*, C Fu, R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk, A Boonkird, NT Hung and M Li*, “AI-driven materials design: a mini-review,” arXiv:2502.02905, submitted.

111. M Landry*, C Fu, J Zhang, J Li, G Chen* and M Li*, “Theory of the Photomolecular Effect,” arXiv:2501.08373, submitted.

110. P Siriviboon*†, C Fu, M Landry, R Okabe, D Cordova Carrizales, Y Wang and M Li*, “Quantum Theory of X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy,” arXiv:2412.03635, submitted.

109. R Okabe*†, Z West, A Chotrattanapituk, M Cheng, D Cordova Carrizales, W Xie, RJ Cava and M Li*, “Large Language Model-Guided Prediction Toward Quantum Materials Synthesis,” arXiv:2410.20976, submitted.

108. R Okabe*, M Cheng, A Chotrattanapituk, NT Hung, X Fu, B Han, Y Wang, W Xie, RJ Cava, TS Jaakkola, Y Cheng*, M Li*, “Structural Constraint Integration in Generative Model for Discovery of Quantum Material Candidates,” arXiv:2407.04557, submitted. 

107. NC Drucker*, T Nguyen, M Mandal, P Siriviboon, Y Quan, A Boonkird, R Okabe, F Li, K Burrage, F Funuma, M Matsuda, D Abernathy, T Williams, S Chi, F Ye, C Nelson, B Liao, P Volkov*, and M Li*, “Incipient nematicity from electron flat bands in a kagome metal”, arXiv:2401.17141, submitted. 

106. A Boonkird, NC Drucker, M Mandal, T Nguyen, J Yeo, V Belosevich, E Spero, C Ortiz, Q Ma, L Fu, T Palacios, M Li, “Sustainability-Driven Exploration of Topological Materials,” arXiv:2308.09526 (2023)

105. N Andrejevic, F Han, T Nguyen, AA Puretzky, Q Meng, YF Zhao, W Zhao, L Wu, D Geohegan, CZ Chang, Y Zhu*, S Huang*, M Li*, “Spectroscopic Signatures of Nonlocal Interfacial Coupling in Superconducting FeSe/SrTiO3 Heterostructures,” arXiv:1908.05648, submitted. (Equal contribution).

104. R Pablo-Pedro*, N Andrejevic, Y Tsurimaki, Z Ding, TH Liu, GD Mahan, S Huang and M Li*, “Phonon Quantum Phase Transition,” arXiv:1809.06495, submitted. (Equal contribution).

2025

103. C Fu, P Siriviboon, A Boonkird, M Landry, K Mak, M Cheng, JW Lynn, C Li, W Xie, A Maity, M Matsuda, and M Li*, “Anomalous Neutron Nuclear-Magnetic Interference Spectroscopy”, arXiv:2403.13990, in production, Materials Today Physics (2025). 

102. M-C Wu*, K-C Hsiao, C Fu, T-H Lin, Y-H Chang, Y-C Huang, M-P Nieh, W-F Su and M Li*, “Giant, non-perturbative tuning of light-matter interaction of embedded quantum dots in semiconducting matrices,” Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 8, 281 (2025).

101. C Fu*, M Cheng, NT Hung, E Rha, Z Chen, R Okabe, D Cordova Carrizales, M Mandal, YQ Cheng and M Li*, “AI-driven defect engineering in advanced thermoelectric materials,” Advanced Materials 37, 2505642 (2025).

100.  M Cheng, R Okabe, and M Li, “Closing the superconducting gap with AI,” Newton 1, 100093 (2025). (Invited Preview article)

099. J Tang, BJ Lawrie, M Cheng, Y-H Wu, H Zhao, D Kong, R Lu, C-H Yao, Z Gai, A-P Li, M Li and X Ling*, “Raman Fingerprints of Phase Transitions and Ferroic Couplings in Van der Waals Material CuCrP2S6,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 16, 4336 (2025).

098. M Xu, G Jose, M Cheng, C Peng, JL Gonzalez-Jimenez, W Bi, M Li and W Xie*, “Continuous Evolution of Eu2+/Eu3+ Mixed Valency Driven by Pressure and Temperature,” J. Phys. Chem. A 129, 2371 (2025). 

097. B Han, R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk, M Cheng, M Li* and Y Cheng*, “AI-Powered Exploration of Molecular Vibrations, Phonons and Spectroscopy.” Digital Discovery 4, 584 (2025).

096. M Xu, JL Gonzalez Jimenez, G Jose, A Boonkird, C Xing, C Harrod, X Li, H Zhou, X Ke, W Bi, M Li and W Xie*, “Spin-Flop and Matamagnetic Transition in Monoclinic Eu4Bi6Se13,” Chemistry of Materials 37, 1935 (2025)

095. K Zhang, C Fu, S Kelly, L Liang, SH Kang, J Jiang, R Zhang, Y Wang, G Wan, P Siriviboon, M Yoon, P Ye, W Wu, M Li*, S Huang*, “Thickness-Dependent Polaron Crossover in Tellurene,” Science Advances 11, eads4763 (2025).

094. Y Zhou, R Ciarla, A Boonkird, S Raza, T Nguyen, J Zhou, N Osti, E Mamontov, Z Jiang, X Zuo, J Ranasinghe, W Hu, B Scott, J Chen, D Hensley, S Huang, J Liu, M Li, and Y Xu*, “Defects Vibrations Engineering for Enhancing Interfacial Thermal Transport,” Science Advances 11, eadp6516 (2025).

2024

093. NT Hung*, R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk and M Li*, “Universal Ensemble-Embedding Graph Neural Network for Direct Prediction of Optical Spectra from Crystal Structures,” Advanced Materials 36, 2409175 (2024).

092. M Boswell, Y Yang, M Mandal, M Li, , W Xie*, “Non-stoichimometric square sheets in RSe2−x (x ∼ 1/6) (R = Gd and Tb),” Journal of Applied Physics 136, 185701 (2024).

091. M Xu,Y Lee, X Ke, MC Kang, M Boswell, S Bud’ko, L Zhou, L Ke, M Li, PC Canfield*, W Xie*, “Giant Uniaxial Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in SmCrGe3,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, 30294 (2024).

090. CT Chou, S Ghosh, BC McGoldrick, T Nguyen, G Gurung, EY Tsymbal, M Li, KA Mkhoyan, and L Liu*, “Large Spin Polarization from Symmetry-Breaking Antiferromagnets in Antiferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions,” Nature Communications 15, 7840 (2024).

089. M Mandal*, A Chotrattanapituk, K Woller, LJ Wu, H Xu, NT Hung, N Mao, R Okabe, A Boonkird, T Nguyen, NC Drucker, XM Chen, T Momiki, J Li, J Kong, Y Zhu*, and M Li*, “Precise Fermi-level engineering in a topological Weyl semimetal via fast ion implantation,” Applied Physics Review 11, 021429 (2024). (Journal Featured article)

088. R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk, A Boonkird, N Andrejevic, X Fu, TS Jaakkola, Q Song, T Nguyen, NC Drucker, S Mu, B Liao, Y Cheng, and M Li*, “Virtual Node Graph Neural Network for Full Phonon Prediction,” Nature Computational Science 4, 522 (2024)

087. R Okabe, A Chotrattanapitu, and M Li, “Boosting graph neural networks with virtual nodes to predict phonon properties,” Nature Computational Science 4, 481 (2024). (Journal Research Briefing)

086. M Cheng*, R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk and M Li*, “Machine Learning Detection of Majorana Zero Modes from Zero Bias Peak MeasurementsMatter 7, 2507 (2024). (Featured in journal 5th-Year Anniversary Issue)

085. B Han, A Savici, M Li and Y Cheng*, “INSPIRED: Inelastic Neutron Scattering Prediction for Instantaneous Results and Experimental Design,” Computer Physics Communications 304, 109288 (2024).

084. M Boswell, Q Zhang, X Ke, M Li and W Xie*, “Triangular Lattice of Ho3+ with Seff = 1/2 in Antiferromagnetic KHoSe2,ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 6, 3827 (2024).  

083. NT Hung, T Nguyen, VV Thanh, S Wang, R Saito and M Li, “Symmetry breaking in 2D materials for optimizing second-harmonic generation,” J. Phys D: Appl. Phys. 57, 333002 (2024)

082. R Okabe, S Xue, J Vavrek, J Yu, R Pavlovsky, V Negut, B Quiter, J Cates, T Liu, B Forget, S Jegelka, G Kohse, L-W Hu* and M Li*, “Tetris-inspired detector with neural network for radiation mapping,” Nature Communications 15, 3061 (2024).

081. SN Kajale, T Nguyen, NT Hung, M Li, Deblina Sarkar*, “Field-free deterministic and non-volatile switching of all-van der Waals spin-orbit torque system above room temperature,” Science Advances 10, eadk8669 (2024)

080. SN Kajale, T Nguyen, CA Chao, DC Bono, A Boonkird, M Li, Deblina Sarkar*, “Current-induced deterministic switching of van der Waals ferromagnet at room temperature,” Nature Communications 15, 1485 (2024).

2023

079. R Okabe, M Li, Y Iwasaki, N Regnault, C Felser, M Shirai, A Kovacs, T Schrefl, and A Hirohata*, “Materials Informatics for the Development and Discovery of Future Magnetic Materials“, IEEE Magentic Letters, DOI:10.1109/LMAG.2023.3320888 (2023).

078. JP Wakefield, M Kang, PM Neves, D Oh, S Fang, R McTigue, SYF Zhao, TN Lamichhane, A Chen, S Lee, S Park, JH Park, C Jozwiak, A Bostwick, E Rotenberg, A Rajapitamahuni, E Vescovo, JL McChesney, D Graf, JC Palmstrom, T Suzuki, M Li, R Comin*, and JG Checkelsky*, “Three Dimensional Flat Bands in Pyrochlore Metal CaNi2”, Nature 623, 301 (2023).

077. NC Drucker, T Nguyen, F Han, P Siriviboon, X Luo, N Andrejevic, Z Zhu, G Bednik, QT Nguyen, Z Chen, LK Nguyen, T Liu, TJ Williams, MB Stone, AI Kolesnikov, S Chi, J Fernandez-Baca, C Nelson, A Alatas, T Hogan, AA Puretzky, S Huang, Y Yue* and M Li*, “Topology stabilized fluctuations in a magnetic nodal semimetal“, Nature Communications 14, 5182 (2023).

076. M Mandal, NC Drucker, P Siriviboon, T Nguyen, A Boonkird, TN Lamichhane, R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk and M Li*, “Topological superconductors from a materials perspective”, Chem. Mater. 35, 6184 (2023). (Invited Perspective Article)

075. A Chotrattanapituk, M Mandal, and M Li*, “Bridging the gap to THz optoelectronics with nonlinear Hall devices“, Matter 6, 2514 (2023). (Invited Preview Article)   

074. J Hales, U Bajpai, T Liu, DR Baykusheva, M Li, M Mitrano* and Y Wang*, “Witnessing Light-Driven Entanglement using Time-Resolved Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering”,  Nature Communications 14, 3512 (2023).   

073. Y Yang*, W Zhou, S Yin, SY Wang, Q Yu, MJ Olszta, YQ Zhang, SE Zeltmann, M Li, M Jin, DK Schreiber, J Ciston, MC Scott, JR Scully, RO Ritchie, M Asta, J Li, MP Short* and AM Minor*, “One Dimensional Wormhole Corrosion in Metals”, Nature Communications 14, 988 (2023).  

072. A Francesco*, L Scaccia, F Formisano, E Guarini, U Bafile, D Nykypanchuk, A Alatas, M Li, ST Lynch, and A Cunsolo, “The Effect of Embedded Nanoparticles on the Phonon Spectrum of Ice: An Inelastic X-ray Scattering Study”, Nanomaterials, 13, 918 (2023)

071. YQ Cheng*, G Wu, MB Stone, A Savici, M Li and A Ramirez-Cuesta, “Direct prediction of inelastic neutron scattering spectra from crystal structure”, Machine Learning: Science & Technology 4, 015010 (2023).

070. Z Chen*, X Shen*, N Andrejevic, T Liu, D Luo, T Nguyen, NC Drucker, M Kozina, Q Song, C Hua, G Chen, X Wang, J Kong, and M Li*, “Panoramic mapping of phonon transport from ultrafast electron diffraction and machine learning”, Advanced Materials 35, 2206997 (2023).

2022

069. H Chen, SR Chitturi, R Plumley, L Shen, NC Drucker, N Burdet, C Peng, S Mardanya, D Ratner, A Mishra, CH Yoon, S Song, M Chollet, G Fabbris, M Dunne, S Nelson, M Li, A Lindenberg, C Jia, Y Nashed, A Bansil, S Chowdhury, AE Feiguin, JJ Turner, Jana B. Thayer, “Testing the data framework for an AI algorithm in preparation for high data rate X-ray facilities”, XLOOP 1-9 (2022)

068. MS Akhanda, S Krylyuk, DA Dickie, AV Davydov, F Han, M Li and M Zebarjadi*, “Phase-transition-induced Thermal Hysteresis in Type-II Weyl Semimetals MoTe2 and Mo1-xWxTe2”, DOI:10.1016/j.mtphys.2022.100918, Materials Today Physics (2022). 

067. N Andjejevic*, J Andrejevic, BA Bernevig, N Regnault, F Han, G Fabbris, T Nguyen, NC Drucker, CH Rycroft* and M Li*, “Machine learning spectral indicators of topology”, Advanced Materials 34, 2204113 (2022). (Equal contribution)

066. HA Merker, H Heiberger, LK Nguyen, T Liu, Z Chen, N. Andrejevic, NC Drucker, R. Okabe, Y. Wang, T. Smidt* and M Li*, “Machine Learning Magnetism Classifiers from Atomic Coordinates”. iScience: Cell Press 25, 105192 (2022). (†Equal contribution)

065. V Lauter, KL Wang, T Mewes, A Glavic, B Toperverg, M Ahmadi, B Assaf, B Hu, M Li, X Liu, Y Liu, JS Moodera, L Rokhinson, D Singh and N Sun, “M-STAR: Magnetism Second Target Advanced Reflectometer at the Spallation Neutron Source”. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 93, 103903 (2022).

064. NC Drucker, T Liu, Z Chen, R Okabe, A Chotrattanapituk, T Nguyen, Y Wang and M Li, “Challenges and Opportunities of Machine Learning on Neutron and X-ray Scattering”. Synchrotron Radiation News 35, 16 (2022). (Invited perspective article; Journal Feature article)

063. JW Shin, GA Gamage, Z Ding, K Chen, F Tian, X Qian, J Zhou, H Lee, J Zhou, L Shi, T Nguyen, F Han, M Li, D Broido, A Schmidt, Z Ren*, G Chen*, “High ambipolar mobility in cubic boron arsenide”, Science 377, 437 (2022).

062. S Wang, H Jiang, Y Dong, D Clarkson, H Zhu, CM Settens, Y Ren, T Nguyen, . Han, W Fan, SY Kim, J Zhang, We Xue, SK Sandstrom, G Xu, E Tekoglu, M Li, S Deng, Q Liu, SG Greenbaum, X Ji*, T Gao*, and J Li*, “Acid-in-Clay Electrolyte for Wide-Temperature-Range and Long-Cycle Proton Batteries”, Adv. Mater. 34, 2202063 (2022).

061. N Andrejevic*, Z Chen, T Nguyen, L Fan, H Heiberger, V Lauter, LJ Zhou, YF Zhao, CZ Chang, A Grutter, and M Li*, “Elucidating proximity magnetism through polarized neutron reflectometry and machine learning”, App. Phys. Rev. 9, 011421 (2022). (Equal contribution; AIP Scilight)

060. T Nguyen and M Li*, “Electronic properties of correlated kagomé metals AV3Sb5 (A = K, Rb, Cs): A perspective, J. Appl. Phys. 131, 060901 (2022). (Invited Perspective Article)

059. KP So, M Stapelberg, YR Zhou, M Li, MP Short* and S Yip*, “Observation of dynamical transformation plasticity in metallic nanocomposites through a precompiled machine-learning algorithm”, Mater. Res. Lett. 10, 14 (2022).

058. T Nguyen, Y Tsurimaki, R Pablo-Pedro, G Bednik, T Liu, A Apte, N Andrejevic, and M Li*, “Topological Signatures in Nodal Semimetals through Neutron Scattering”, New J. Phys. 24, 013016 (2022)(Equal contribution)

057. JM Fang, S Basu, M Li, KC Shih, J Wang, M Cotlet, X Wang, J Zhao, TJ Mountziaris, JJ LoTurco, and MP Nieh*, “Restriction-in-Motion of Surface Ligands Enhances Photoluminescence of Quantum Dots – Experiment and Theory”, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 202102079 (2022).

056. M Li and Y Wang, “One way express ticket to quantum criticality”, Nature Materials, 21, 3 (2022). (Invited News & Views Article)

2021

055. J Xu, F Han, T Wang, LR Thoutam, S Pate, M Li*, X Zhang, Y-L Wang*, R Fotovat, U Welp, X Zhou, W-K Kwok, DY Chung, M Kanatzidis and ZL Xiao*, “Extended Kohler’s Rule Scaling of Magnetoresistance in Weyl Semimetal TaP”, Phys. Rev. X 11, 041029 (2021). (Equal contribution)

054. T Nguyen, N Andrejevic, HC Po, Q Song, Y Tsurimaki, NC Drucker, A Alatas, EE Alp, BM Leu, A Cunsolo, Y Cai, L Wu, JA Garlow, Y Zhu, AC Gossard, AA Puretsky, DB Geohegan, S Huang* and M Li*, “Signature of Many-Body Localization of Phonons in Strongly Disordered Superlattices”, Nano Lett. 21, 7419-7435 (2021).

053. Z Chen, N Andrejevic, NC Drucker, T Nguyen, RP Xian, T Smidt, Y Wang, R Ernstorfer, DA Tennant, M Chan, and M Li*, “Machine learning on neutron and X-ray scattering and spectroscopies”, Chem. Phys. Rev. 2, 031301 (2021) (Equal contribution; Invited Review Article)

052. Z Chen, N Andrejevic, T Smidt, Z Ding, YT Chi, QT Nguyen, A Alatas, J Kong and M Li*, “Direct prediction of phonon density of states with Euclidean neural networks”, Adv. Sci. 8, 2004214 (2021). (Equal contribution)

051. P Cao*, KP So, Y Yang, JG Park, M Li, L Yan, J Hu, M Kirk, M Li, YH Lee, MP Short* and J Li*, ” Carbon nanotube (CNT) metal composites exhibit greatly reduced radiation damage”, Acta. Mater. 203, 116483 (2021)

050. L Zhao, S Wang, Y Dong, W Quan, F Han, Y Huang, Y Li, X Liu, M Li, Z Zhang*, J Zhang*, Z Tang, J Li*, “Coarse-grained reduced MoxTi1-xNb2O7+x anodes for high-rate lithium-ion batteries”, Energy Storage Materials 34, 574 (2021)

2020

049. K Zhang, T Wang, X Pang, F Han, SL Shang, NT Hung, ART Nugraha, ZK Liu, M Li*, R Saito* and S Huang*, “Anisotropic Fano resonance in a Weyl semimetal candidate LaAlSi”, Phys. Rev. B 102, 235162 (2020)

048. F Han*, N Andrejevic, T Nguyen, V Kozii, QT Nguyen, T Hogan, Z Ding, R Pablo-Pedro, S Parjan, B Skinner, A Alatas, EE Alp, S Chi, J Fernandez-Baca, S Huang, L Fu* and M Li*, “Quantized Thermoelectric Hall Effect Induces Giant Power Factor in a Topological Semimetal”, Nature Communications 11, 6167 (2020). (Equal contribution).

047. T Nguyen, F Han, N Andrejevic, R Pablo-Pedro, A Apte, Y Tsurimaki, Z Ding, K Zhang, A Alatas, EE Alp, S Chi, J Fernandez-Baca, M Matsuda, DA Tennant, Y Zhao, Z Xu, JW Lynn, S Huang and M Li*, “Topological Singularity Induced Chiral Kohn Anomaly in a Weyl Semimetal”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 236401 (2020) with Editors’ Suggestion. (Equal contribution)

046. M Li and G Chen, “Thermal Transport for Probing Quantum Materials“, MRS Bulletin 45, 348 (2020)(Invited Review Article)

045. R Pablo-Pedro, MA Magana-Fuentes, M Videa, J Kong, M Li, J Mendoza-Cortes* and T. van Voorhis*, “Understanding disorder in 2D materials: the case of carbon doping of Silicene”, Nano Lett., 20, 6336 (2020)

044. R Gao, M Jin*, F Han, B Wang, X Wang*, Q Fang, Y Dong, C Sun, L Shao, M Li, and J Li*, “Superconducting Cu/Nb nanolaminate by coded accumulative roll bonding and its helium damage characteristics”, Acta Mater. 197, 212 (2020)

043. Y Tsurimaki, X Qian, S Pajovic, F Han, M Li and G Chen*, “Large non-reciprocal absorption and emission of radiation in time-reversal-symmetry-breaking type-I Weyl semimetals”, Phys. Rev. B 101, 165426 (2020).  

042. K Zhang, X Pang, T Wang, F Han, SL Shang, NT Hung, ART Nugraha, ZK Liu, M Li*, R Saito* and S Huang*, “Phonon-mode dependent Raman spectroscopy of topological nodal semimetal TaP”, Phys. Rev. B 101, 014308 (2020).

2019

041. Y-Y Lyu, F Han, Z-L Xiao*, J Xu, Y-L Wang*, H-B Wang, J-K Bao, DY Chung, M Li*, I Martin, U Welp, MG Kadatzidis, and W-K Kwok, “Magnetization Governed Magnetoresistance Anisotropy in Topological Semimetal CeBi”, Phys. Rev. B:Rapid Commun. 100, 180407 (2019)

040. W Gong*, B Fugetsu*, Z-P Wang, T Ueki, I Sakata, H Ogata, F Han, M Li, L Su, X Zhang, M Terrones, and M Endo, “Thicker carbon-nanotube / manganese-oxide hybridized nanostructures as electrodes for creation of fiber-shaped high-energy-density supercapacitors”, Carbon 154, 169 (2019).

039. J Xu, F Wu, J-K Bao, F Han, Z-L Xiao*, I Martin*, Y-Y Lyu, Y-L Wang, DY Chung, M Li, W. Zhang, J. Perason, J S Jiang, M Kanatzidis and W-K Kwok, “Orbital-flop Induced Magnetoresistance Anisotropy in Rare Earth Monopnictide CeSb”, Nat. Commun. 10, 2875 (2019)

038. Y Xu, D Kraemer, B Song, Z Jiang, J Zhou, J Loomis, J Wang, M Li, H Ghasemi, X Huang, X Li and G Chen*, “Nanostructured Polymer Films with Metal-like Thermal Conductivity“, Nat. Commun. 10, 1771 (2019).

037. M Li, “Quantized Dislocations”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 31, 083001 (2019). (Invited Topical Review).

2018

036. Z Ding, J Zhou, B Song, M Li, T-H Liu and G Chen*, “Umklapp Scatterings Are Not necessarily Resistive”, Phys. Rev. B 98, 180302 (2018).

035. MN Luckyanova, J Mendoza, H Lu, B Song, S Huang, J Zhou, M Li, Y Dong, H Zhou, L Wu, BJ Kirby, AJ Grutter, AA Puetzky, Y Zhu, MS Dresselhaus, A Gossard, and G Chen*, “Phonon Localization in Heat Conduction”, Science Advances 4, eaat9460 (2018).

034. T-H Liu, B Song, L Meroueh, Z Ding, Q Song, J Zhou, M Li and G Chen*, “Simultaneously high electron and hole mobilities in cubic boron-V compounds: BP, BAs and BSb”, Phys. Rev. B: Rapid Commun, 98, 081203 (2018).

033. L Ding, M Ukhtary, M Chubarov, T Choudhury, F Zhang, R Yang, A Zhang, JA Fan, M Terrones, J Redwing, T Yang, M Li, R Satio and S Huang*,  “Understanding Interlayer Coupling in TMD-hBN Heterostructure by Raman Spectroscopy”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 65, 4059-4067 (2018).

032. G Wei, B Fugetsu*, Z Wang, I Sakata, L Su, X Zhang, H Ogata, M Li, C Wang, J Li, J Ortiz-Medina, M Terrones and M Endo, “Carbon nanotubes and manganese oxide hybrid nanostructures as high performance fiber supercapacitors”, Commun. Chem. 1, 16 (2018).

031. W Zhao, M Li, C-Z Chang*, J Jiang, L Wu, C Liu, JS Moodera, Y Zhu*, and MHW Chan*, “Direct imaging of electron transfer and its influence on superconducting pairing at FeSe/SrTiO3 interface”, Science Advances 4, eaao2682 (2018). (Equal contribution)

030. M Li*, Y Tsurimaki, Q Meng, N Andrejevic, Y Zhu, GD Mahan and G Chen*, “Theory of Electron-Phonon-Dislon Interacting System – Toward a Quantized Theory of Dislocations”, New J. Phys. 20, 023010, (2018) (Equal contribution)

029. T-H Liu, J. Zhou, M. Li, Z. Ding, Q. Song, B. Liao, L. Fu and G. Chen*, “Electron Mean-Free-Path Filtering in Dirac Material for Improved Thermoelectric Performance”, PNAS 115, 879-884 (2018).

028. F Han, N Andrejevic and M Li*, “A Hidden Dimension To Explore New Thermoelectrics”, Joule 2, 16 (2018) (Invited Preview Article)

027. Z Ding, J Zhou, B Song, V Chiloyan, M Li, T-H Liu and G Chen*, “Phonon Hydrodynamic Heat Conduction and Knudsen Minimum in Graphite”, Nano Lett. 18, 639 (2018).

2017

026. M Li*, Q Song, W. Zhao, JA Garlow, T-H Liu, L Wu, Y Zhu, JS Moodera, MHW Chan, G Chen* and C-Z Chang*, “Dirac-Electrons-Mediated Magnetic Proximity Effect in Topological Insulator / Magnetic Insulator Heterostructures”, Phys. Rev. B: Rapid Commun 96, 201301 (2017). (Equal contribution)

025. M Li*, Q Song, T-H Liu, L. Meroueh, GD Mahan, MS Dresselhaus and G Chen*, “Tailoring Superconductivity with Quantum Dislocations”, Nano Lett. 17, 4604 (2017).

024. C Fu and M Li*, “Oscillative deviation from Matthiessen’s rule due to interacting dislocations”,  J. Phys. Condens Matter 29, 325702 (2017).

023. M Li*, Z Ding, Q Meng, J Zhou, Y Zhu, H Liu, MS Dresselhaus and G Chen*, “Nonperturbative Quantum Nature of the Dislocation-Phonon Interaction”, Nano Lett. 17, 1587 (2017).

022. M Li*, W Cui, MS Dresselhaus and G Chen*, “Electron energy can oscillate near a crystal dislocation”, New J. Phys. 19, 013033 (2017).

2016

021. A Vipin*, B Fugetsu, I Sakata, A Isogai, M Endo, M Li, and MS Dresselhaus, “Cellulose nanofiber backboned Prussian blue nanoparticles as powerful adsorbents for the selective elimination of radioactive cesium”, Sci. Rep. 6, 37009 (2016).

020. Z. Zhu, M Li and J Li*, “Topological semimetal- topological insulator Quantum Phase Transition in Zintl compounds Ba2X (X=Si, Ge)”, Phys. Rev. B 94, 155121 (2016).

019. KP So, D Chen, A Kushima, M Li, S Kim, Y Yang, Z Wang, JG Park, YH Lee, RI Gonzalez, M Kiwi, EM Bringa, S Lin* and J Li*, “Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in Aluminum improves radiation resistance”, Nano Energy 22, 319 (2016).

018. CZ Chang* and M Li, “Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Time-Reversal-Symmetry Breaking Topological Insulators”, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 28, 123002 (2016). (Invited Topical Review). 

2015

017. M Li*, CZ Chang*, BJ Kirby, M Jamer, W Cui, L.Wu, P Wei, Y Zhu, D Heiman, J.Li and JS Moodera*, “Proximity Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic Insulator / Magnetic Topological Insulator Interface”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 087201 (2015).

016. M Li*, CZ Chang*, L Wu, J Tao, W Zhao, MHW Chan, JS Moodera, J Li and Y Zhu*, “Experimental Verification of the Van Vleck Nature of Long-Range Ferromagnetic Order in Vanadium-Doped Three-Dimensional Topological Insulator Sb2Te3”. Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 146802 (2015).

015. M Li*, W Cui, J Yu, Z Dai, Z Wang, F Katmis, W Guo and JS Moodera, “Magnetic Proximity Effect and Interlayer Exchange Coupling of Ferromagnetic / Topological Insulator / Ferromagnetic Trilayer”, Phys. Rev. B 91, 014427 (2015).

014. A Ugur, F Katmis, M Li, L Wu, Y Zhu, K Varanasi and K Gleason*, ” Low-Dimensional Conduction Mechanisms in Highly-Conductive and Transparent Conjugated Polymers”, Advanced Materials 31, 4604 (2015).

013. Z Tian*, M Li*, Z Ren, H Ma, A Alatas, S Wilson and J Li, “Investigation of phonon transport in PbTe-PbSe alloys using inelastic x-ray scattering”, J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 27, 375403 (2015).

012. M Li*, W Cui, L Wu, Q Meng, Y Zhu, Y Zhang, W Liu and Z Ren, “Topological Effect to Surface Plasmon Excitation in Topological Insulator Nanowires”. Can. J. Phys. 93, 591-598 (2015).

2014

011. M Li*, Z Dai, W Cui, Z Wang, F.Katmis, P Le, J Wang, L Wu and Y Zhu, “Tunable THz Surface Plasmonics based on Topological Insulator-Layered Superconductor Hybrid Structure”, Phys. Rev. B 89, 235432 (2014).

010. Z Wang, E Fratini, M Li, P Le, E Manontov, P Baglioni, SH Chen, “Hydration-dependent dynamic crossover phenomenon in protein hydration water”, Phys. Rev. E 90, 042705 (2014).

009. J Niu, A Kushima, M Li, W Li, Z Wang and J Li*, “Scalable Synthesis of Sulfur Nanosponge Cathode for Lithium-Sulfur Battery with Greatly Improved Cyclability”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 19788-19796 (2014).

008. W Cui, M Li*, Z Dai, Q Meng and Y Zhu, “Near-Field Optical Effect of a Core-Shell Nanostructure in Proximity to a Flat Surface”, J. Chem. Phys. 140, 044109 (2014).

007. Z Wang, WS Chiang, P Le, E Fratini, M Li, A Alatas, P Baglionib and SH Chen*, “One role of hydration water in proteins: key to the ‘softening’ of short time intraprotein collective vibrations of a specific length scale”, Soft Matter 10, 4298 (2014).

006. Z Wang, KH Liu, P Le, M Li, WS Chiang, J Leao, M Tyagi, J Copley, A Podlesnyak, AI Kolesnikov, CY Mou, and SH Chen*, “Boson peak in deeply-cooled confined water: A possible way to explore the existence of the liquid-to-liquid transition in water”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 112, 237802 (2014).

005. AD Liao, M Yao, F Katmis, M Li, S Tang, J Moodera, C Opeil, and MS Dresselhaus, “Inducing Anisotropic Electronic Transport in Bismuth Thin Films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 063114 (2014).

Before 2014

004. S Paltsev, F O’Sullivan, N Lee, A Agarwal, M Li, X Li, N Fylaktos (2013), “Natural Gas Monetization Pathways for Cyprus: Interim Report – Economics of Project Development Options“, MIT Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. ISBN 978-0-9828008-8-1.

003. M Li, XQ Chu, E Fratini, P Baglioni, A Alatas, EE Alp, SH Chen*, “Phonon-like excitation in secondary and tertiary structure of hydrated protein powders”, Soft Matter 7, 9848-9853 (2011).

002. CS Tsao, M Li, Y Zhang, JB Leao, WS Chiang, TY Chung, YR Tzeng, MS Yu, and SH Chen*, “Probing the Room Temperature Spatial Distribution of Hydrogen in Nanoporous Carbon by Use of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering”,J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 19895 (2010).

001. CS Tsao, Y Liu, M Li, Y Zhang, JB Leao, HW Chang, MS Yu and SH Chen*, “Neutron Scattering Methodology for Absolute Measurement of Room-Temperature Hydrogen Storage Capacity and Evidence for Spillover Effect in a Pt-Doped Activated Carbon”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1, 1569-1573 (2010).

Books

B01.   M Li* and R Pablo-Pedro, “Quantized Dislocations for Functional and Quantum Materials”, arXiv:1810.07861, Invited Book Chapter for “Handbook of Materials Modeling, 2nd Edition”, ISBN 978-3-319-44678-3, Springer Publishing 2019.   

B02.   S Yip and M Li, “Nuclear Radiation Interactions (2nd Edition)”, ISBN 978-981-98-0038-4, World Scientific Publishing Co. 2025.