Prof. Luda Wang is from National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, School of Integrated Circuits, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies of Peking University. His research focuses on nanomaterials in nano fluidics, micro/nano sensors, as well as 2D separation membranes. Wang's lab has established the way of creating nanopores on graphene with high density and controllable pore sizes and achieved high selectivity and flux, which could be applied in filtration, desalination and other high-end applications. More than 50 articles have been published, including Nature Nanotechnology, Nano Letters, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces etc.
Selected Publications:
1.H. W. Duan#, J. Yang#, N. J. Liang#, X. B. Chen#, S. P. Zhang, A. Saxena, Z. Y. Zhuang, R. Y. Song, J. H. Tong, K. H. Liu, N. R. Aluru, B. Song*, L. D. Wang*, “An Angstrom-Scale Janus Aperture as a Gas Flow Rectifier” Nature Materials, 25, 808-815, 2026
2.L. D. Wang, M. S. H. Boutilier, P. Kidambi, D. Jang, N. G. Hadjiconstantinou, R. Karnik*, “Fundamental Transport Mechanisms, Fabrication and Potential Applications of Nanoporous Atomically Thin Membranes” Nature Nanotechnology, 12 (6), 509-522, 2017
3.L. D. Wang, L. W. Drahushuk, L. Cantley, S. P. Koenig, X. H. Liu, J. Pellegrino, M. S. Strano, J. S. Bunch*. “Molecular Valves for Controlling Gas Phase Transport Made from Discrete Angstrom-sized Pores in Graphene”. Nature Nanotechnology, 10 (9), 785-790, 2015
4.J. H. Tong, Y. Lv, Z. Y. Zhuang, J. Yang, B. R. Feng, J. Y. Zhao, S. R. Huang, D. X. Zhang, Y. F. Zhu, G. Cuniberti, L. D. Wang*, “Wafer-scale Pd-decorated Ta2O5/SnO2 heterojunction sensor for ultrafast and sensitive hydrogen detection” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 451, 139432, 2026
5.D. W. Lu, S. S. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, J. Z. Zheng, S. Y. Hu, J. He. Tong, D. X. Zhang, D. D. Hou*, L. D. Wang*, “Overcoming cross-scale manufacturing barriers toward scalable nanoporous atomically thin membranes for gas-liquid separation” Journal of Membrane Science, 744, 125170, 2026
6.R. Y. Song#, P. Wang#, H. O. Zeng, S. P. Zhang, N. R. Wu, Y. C. Liu, P. Zhang, J. H. Tong, B. H. Li, H. F. Ye, K. H. Liu, W. Wang, L. D. Wang*, “Nanofluidic Memristive Transition and Synaptic Emulation in Atomically Thin Pores” Nano Letters, 25 (14), 5646-5655, 2025
7.L. P. Guo, Y. C. Liu, H. O. Zeng, S. P. Zhang, R. Y. Song, J. Yang, X. Han, Y. Wang, L. D. Wang*, “Covalently Functionalized Nanopores for Highly Selective Separation of Monovalent Ions” Advanced Materials, 36, 2307242, 2024
8.Y. C. Liu, S. P. Zhang, R. Y. Song, H. O. Zeng, L. D. Wang*, “Preanchoring Enabled Directional Modification of Atomically Thin Membrane for High-Performance Osmotic Energy Generation” Nano Letters, 24 (1), 26-34, 2024
9.D. X. Zhang, Z. Q. Jia*, S. P. Zhang, D. D. Hou, J. J. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Han, B. Van der Bruggen, L. D. Wang*, “Bioinspired Large-Area Atomically-Thin Graphene Membranes” Advanced Functional Materials, 34, 2307419, 2024
10.S. H. Pang, N. R. Wu, D. X. Zhang, Y. R. Gao, J. Z. Zheng, Y. Liu, S. Y. Hu, S. S. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Q. Wang, D. D. Hou*, L. D. Wang*, “Ultrafast Fabrication of Nanoporous, Atomically Thin Membranes Based on the Wafer-Scale Graphene” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17 (19), 28495-28502, 2025
11.H. O. Zeng, R. Y. Song, J. H. Tong, S. P. Zhang, F. Han, X. G. Han, L. D. Wang*, “Two-dimensional van der Waals Heterostructure for Ultra-Sensitive Nanoelectromechanical Piezoresistive Pressure Sensing” Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical, 372, 115326, 2024
12.X. Han, L. Ma, S. P. Zhang, H. O. Zeng, R. Y. Song, N. R. Wu, Y. Liu, H. W. Duan, H. L. Peng, S. P. Zhang, L. D. Wang*, “COF-Anchored Design of Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Ultrafast and Selective Organic Separation” Journal of Membrane Science, 701, 122689-122698, 2024
13.R. Y. Song, H. O. Zeng, S. P. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Han, X. B. Chen, L. D. Wang*, “Low-Frequency Flicker Noise in Stochastic Ionic Transport across Atomically Thin Graphene Nanopores” Cell Reports Physical Science, 4 (1), 101210, 2023
14.S. P. Zhang, N. R. Wu, Z. Y. Zeng, R. Y. Song, X. Han, X. B. Chen, D. D. Hou, A. Y. Yao, L. D. Wang*, “Tunable Ion Transport across Graphene through Tailoring Grain Boundaries” Cell Reports Physical Science, 3 (7), 100947, 2022
15.Z. Y. Zeng, R. Y. Song, S. P. Zhang, X. Han, Z. Zhu, X. B. Chen, L. D. Wang*, “Biomimetic N-Doped Graphene Membrane for Proton Exchange Membranes” Nano Letters, 21 (10), 4314-4319, 2021 (Front Cover)
16.X. B. Chen, S. P. Zhang, D. D. Hou, H. W. Duan, B. Deng, Z. Y. Zeng, B. Y. Liu, L. Z. Sun, R. Y. Song, J. L. Du, P. Gao, H. L. Peng, Z. F. Liu, L. D. Wang* “Tunable Pore Size from Sub-Nanometer to a Few Nanometers in Large-Area Graphene Nanoporous Atomically Thin Membranes” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (25), 29926–29935, 2021 (Cover)
17.D. D. Hou, S. P. Zhang, X. B. Chen, R. Y. Song, D. X. Zhang, A. Y. Yao, J. Y. Sun, W. X. Wang, L. Z. Sun, B. H. Chen, Z. F. Liu, L. D. Wang*. “Decimeter-Scale Atomically Thin Graphene Membranes for Gas-Liquid Separation” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (8), 10328-10335, 2021
18.Y. C. Liu, Y. C. Ma, J. Yang, S. P. Zhang, N. R. Wu, P. Wang, L. D. Wang* “Overcoming Chemical Stability Challenges of Nanoporous Graphene Separation Membranes in Harsh Environments” Chemical Engineering Journal, 508, 160721, 2025
19.L. Ma, X. Han, S. P. Zhang, Z. Y. Zeng, R. Y. Song, X. B. Chen, D. D. Hou, L. D. Wang* “Artificial Monovalent Metal Ion-Selective Fluidic Devices Based on Crown Ether@Metal–Organic Frameworks with Subnanochannels” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14 (11), 13611-13621, 2022
20.L. Ma, X. Han, S. P. Zhang, L. D. Wang*, “Sulfonated Metal-Organic Framework Nanostructure-Based Membranes with Precise Sieving for Organic Solvent Forward Osmosis” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5 (8), 11324-11333, 2022
21.D. D. Hou, S. P. Zhang, D. X. Zhang, A. Y. Yao, J. Y. Sun, R. Y. Song, N. R. Wu, X. Han, B. H. Chen, A. H. Yuan, L. Z. Sun, L. D. Wang* “Atomically Thin Graphene for a Membrane-Based Total Organic Carbon Analyzer” ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5 (2), 1976–1985, 2022
22.L. Wang*, C. M. Williams, M. S. H. Boutilier, P. R. Kidambi, R. Karnik* “Single-Layer Graphene Membranes Withstand Ultrahigh Applied Pressure” Nano Letters, 17 (5), 3081-3088, 2017
23.L. D. Wang, J. J. Travis, A. S. Cavanagh, X. H. Liu, S. P. Koenig, P. Y. Huang, S. M. George, J. S. Bunch*. “Ultrathin Oxide Films by Atomic Layer Deposition on Graphene” Nano Letters, 12 (7), 3706-3710, 2012
24.S. P. Koenig, L. D. Wang, J. Pellegrino, J. S. Bunch*. “Selective Molecular Sieving through Porous Graphene”. Nature Nanotechnology, 7 (11), 728-732, 2012
25.L. W. Drahushuk, L. Wang, S. P. Koenig, J. S. Bunch, M. S. Strano*. “Analysis of Time-varying, Stochastic Gas Transport through Graphene Membranes” ACS Nano, 10 (1), 786-795, 2016
26.K. Ramchander*, M. Hegde, A. P. Antony, L. D. Wang, K. Leith, A. Smith, R. Karnik*. “Engineering and Characterization of Gymnosperm Sapwood toward Enabling the Design of Water Filtration Devices” Nature Communications, 12, 1871, 2021
27.L. Shen, Q. Shi, S. P. Zhang, J. Gao, D. C. Cheng, M. Yi, R. Y. Song, L. D. Wang, J. W. Jiang, R. Karnik, S. Zhang*. “Highly Porous Nanofiber-Supported Monolayer Graphene Membranes for Ultrafast Organic Solvent Nanofiltration” Science Advances, 7(37), eabg6263, 2021
28.W. Wang, L. N. Yao, C. Y. Cheng, T. Zhang, H. Atsumi, L. D. Wang, G. Y. Wang, O. Anilionyte, H. Steiner, J. F. Ou, K. Zhou, C. Wawrousek, K. Petrecca, A. M. Belcher, R. Karnik, X. H. Zhao*, D. I. C. Wang*, H. Ishii* “Harnessing the Hygroscopic and Biofluorescent Behaviors of Genetically Tractable Microbial Cells to Design Biohybrid Wearables” Science Advances, 3 (5), e1601984, 2017
