Curriculum Vitae – Prof. Dr. Junfeng Ren
Date of Birth: 17 February, 1979
Nationality: Chinese
Present address
School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, P. R. China
Email: renjf@sdnu.edu.cn
Personal website
http://www.physics.sdnu.edu.cn/info/1128/3209.htm
Education
l Shandong University, P. R. China, Ph. D student in Physics, Sep. 2001-Jun. 2006
l Shandong Normal University, , P. R. China, B.Sc. student in Physics, Sep. 1997-Jun. 2001
Working Experience
l School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, P. R. China, Professor, Sep. 2015-Present
l Department of Physics, Florida State University, USA, Visiting Scholar, Sep. 2014-Sep. 2015
l School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, P. R. China, Professor, July 2013-Sep. 2014
l School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, P. R. China, Associate Professor, Aug. 2011-July 2013
l Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, Visiting Scholar, Aug. 2010-Aug. 2011
l School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, P. R. China, Associate Professor, Oct. 2007-Aug. 2010
l School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, P. R. China, Lecturer, July 2006-Oct. 2007
Award and Honours
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (12274264, 2023.01-2026.12)
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (11674197, 2017.01-2020.12)
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (11791240262, 2017.07-2017.12)
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (11981240359, 2019.06-2019.12)
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (10904083, 2010.01-2012.12)
l National Natural Science Foundation of China (10747143, 2008.01-2008.12)
l Excellent Award by the Science and Technology Committee of Shandong Province (cooperation), 2019BK20044, 2019.12
l Excellent Award by the Shandong Province Government (cooperation), ZR2007-1-1-3, 2008.04
l Excellent Award by the Science and Technology Committee of Shandong Province, 2007Z10110, 2007.09
Research fields
Low-dimensional Physics, Electronic Structure, Valleytronics, Spintronics, Condensed Matter Physics
Selected papers published in refereed international journals
1. Jiajun Lu, Fanyao Qu*, Hao Zeng, Alexandre Cavalheiro Dias, David S. Bradao, and Junfeng Ren*, Intrinsic Valley Splitting and Direct-to-Indirect Band Gap Transition in Monolayer HfZrSiCO2, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 5204−5212
2. R. J. Sun, R. Liu, J. J. Lu, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan, and J. F. Ren*, Reversible switching of anomalous valley Hall effect in ferrovalley Janus 1T-CrOX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and the multiferroic heterostructure CrOX/In2Se3, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 105, 235416 (2022)
3. R. J. Sun, J. J. Lu, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan*, and J. F. Ren*, Robust valley polarization induced by super-exchange effects in HfNX(X=Cl,Br,I)/FeCl2 two-dimensional ferrovalley heterostructures, Appl. Phys. Lett. 120, 063103 (2022)
4. Jiatian Guo, Zhutong Lu, Keyu Wang, Xiuwen Zhao, Guichao Hu, Xiaobo Yuan*, and Junfeng Ren*, Large valley polarization in a novel two-dimensional semiconductor H-ZrX2 (X = Cl, Br, I), J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 34 (2022) 075701
5. Huihui Wei, Jingyi Song, Yunhui Guo, Xiaobo Yuan*, Junfeng Ren*, Spatial and polarization-resolved exciton-photon coupling in quasi-whispering-gallery mode ZnO microrod cavity, Optics Communications 511 (2022) 128014
6. X. B. Yuan, Y. H. Guo, J. L. Wang, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren* and X. W. Zhao*, Type-II Band Alignment and Tunable Optical Absorption in MoSSe/InS van der Waals Heterostructure, Frontiers in Chemistry 10:861838 (2022)
7. Z. Yang, J. L. Wang, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan, J. F. Ren*, X. W. Zhao*, Strain-tunable Zeeman splitting and optical properties of CrBr3/GeC van der Waals heterostructure, Results in Physics 37 (2022) 105559
8. Sartaj Wali, Qin Yin, Jiao Li, Guoxiang Si, Muhammad Shafi, Junfeng Ren*, and Hongbin Zhang*, Organic rubrene/topological insulator Bi2Se3/SiO2 hybrid heterojunction photodetectors for broadband and ultrafast photodetection application, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 1289-1301
9. Yuanyuan Miao, Liyuan Chen, Guangping Zhang, Chuankui Wang, Junfeng Ren*, Carsten Timm*, and Guichao Hu*, Mechanism of length-induced magnetism in polyacene molecules, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 105, 094419 (2022)
10. Yuanyuan Miao, Daiwei Yu, Dan Li, Huiqing Zhang, Junfeng Ren∗, and Guichao Hu∗, Acceleration of polaron induced by site effective mass increment in organic ferromagnets, New J. Phys. 24 (2022) 083044
11. Yuanyuan Miao, Hongjun Kan, Dan Li, Chuankui Wang, Junfeng Ren*, Guichao Hu*, Spin precession of polarons in organic ferromagnets, Physics Letters A 433 (2022) 128024
12. Xiuwen Zhao#, Fujun Liu#, Junfeng Ren*, and Fanyao Qu*, Valleytronic and magneto-optical properties of Janus and conventional TiBrI/CrI3 and TiX2/CrI3 (X = Br, I) heterostructures, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 104, 085119 (2021)
13. J. T. Guo, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren*, X. B. Yuan*, Observation and manipulation of valley polarization in two-dimensional H-Tl2O/CrI3 heterostructure, Applied Surface Science 558 (2021) 149604
14. Jiali Wang, Xiuwen Zhao, Guichao Hu, Junfeng Ren*, and Xiaobo Yuan*, Manipulable Electronic and Optical Properties of Two-Dimensional MoSTe/MoGe2N4 van der Waals Heterostructures, Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 3338
15. Y. H. Guo, J. L. Wang, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan∗, J. F. Ren∗, Strain-tunable electronic and optical properties of novel MoSSe/InSe van der Waals heterostructures, Physics Letters A 404 (2021) 127395
16. WEN WANG, XIUWEN ZHAO, JUNFENG REN*, Electronic structure and optical properties of B- or N-doped graphene adsorbed methanol molecule: first-principles calculations, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 23 (2021)72-78
17. Huihui Wei#, Jiatian Guo#, Xiaobo Yuan* and Junfeng Ren*, Spin Polarization Properties of Two Dimensional GaP3 Induced by 3d Transition-Metal Doping, Micromachines 2021, 12, 743
18. Yuanyuan Miao, Shuai Qiu, Guangping Zhang, Chuankui Wang, Junfeng Ren*, Guichao Hu*, Electric field induced magnetism decline in organic ferromagnets, Physica E 131 (2021) 114729
19. Z. Yang, J. Y. Song, J. T. Guo, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan*, and J. F. Ren*, Electronic structure and enhanced photocatalytic properties in Ca(OH)2/GeC van der Waals heterostructure, Eur. Phys. J. B (2021) 94:157
20. X. W. Zhao, Y. Li, R. D. Liang, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan*, J. F. Ren*, Enhanced valley polarization at valence/conduction band in transition-metal-doped WTe2 under strain force, Applied Surface Science 504 (2020) 144367
21. B. Qiu, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, W. W. Yue, X. B. Yuan∗, J. F. Ren∗, Tuning Optical Properties of Graphene/WSe2 Heterostructure by Introducing Vacancy: First Principles Calculations, Physica E 116 (2020) 113729
22. X. W. Zhao, Z. Yang, J. T. Guo, G. C. Hu, W. W. Yue, X. B. Yuan, and J. F. Ren∗, tuning electronic and optical properties of monolayer PdSe2 by introducing defects: first-principles calculations, Scientific Reports 10 (2020) 4028
23. B. Qiu, X. W. Zhao, Y. Li, R. D. Liang, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan∗, J. F. Ren∗, Effects of lanthanides doping on the optical properties of graphene/WSe2 heterostructure based on ab-initio calculations, Physics Letters A 384 (2020) 126663
24. Yuan Li, Jijian Liu, Xiuwen Zhao, Xingzhao Yuan, Guichao Hu, Xiaobo Yuan*and Junfeng Ren*, Strain forces tuned the electronic and optical properties in GaTe/MoS2 van der Waals heterostructures, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 25136-25142
25. R. D. Liang, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, W. W. Yue, X. B. Yuan∗, J. F. Ren∗, Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of a Mn-Doped InSe/WSe2 van der Walls Heterostructure: First Principles Calculations, Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 77 (2020) 587-591
26. X. W. Zhao, B. Qiu, G. C. Hu, W. W. Yue, J. F. Ren*, X. B. Yuan*, Transition-metal doping/adsorption induced valley polarization in Janus WSSe: First-principles calculations, Applied Surface Science 490 (2019) 172–177
27. Xiuwen Zhao, Bin Qiu, Weiwei Yue, Guichao Hu, Junfeng Ren∗, and Xiaobo Yuan, Spontaneous spin polarization of methanol molecule adsorbed on B- or N-doped graphene: first-principles calculations, Eur. Phys. J. B (2019) 92: 44
28. Yuan Li, Bin Qiu, Xiuwen Zhao, Guichao Hu, Weiwei Yue, Xiaobo Yuan, and Junfeng Ren*, Spin polarization properties of two-dimensional MoSeTe induced by transition-metal doping: first-principles calculations, Eur. Phys. J. B (2019) 92: 266
29. X. B. Yuan, L. L. Cai, Y. L. Tian, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren∗,Electric field induced spin polarization oscillation in nonmagnetic benzene/Cu(100) interface: First principles calculations, Applied Surface Science 427 (2018) 156–161
30. X. B. Yuan#, Y. L. Tian#, X. W. Zhao, W. W. Yue, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren*, Spin polarization properties of benzene/graphene with transition metals as dopants: First principles calculations, Applied Surface Science 439 (2018) 1158–1162
31. B. Qiu, X. W. Zhao, G. C. Hu, W. W. Yue, J. F. Ren∗, and X. B. Yuan∗, Optical Properties of Graphene/MoS2 Heterostructure: First Principles Calculations, Nanomaterials 8 (2018) 962
32. X. W. Zhao, B.Qiu, G. C. Hu, W. W. Yue, J. F. Ren∗, and X. B. Yuan∗, Spin Polarization Properties of Pentagonal PdSe2 Induced by 3D Transition-Metal Doping: First-Principles Calculations, Materials 11(2018) 2339
33. X. W. Zhao, Y. L. Tian, W. W. Yue, M. N. Chen, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren∗, and X. B. Yuan∗, Adsorption of methanol molecule on graphene: Experimental results and first-principles calculations, International Journal of Modern Physics B 32 (2018) 1850102
34. Y. L. Tian, J. F. Ren*, W. W. Yue, M. N. Chen, G. C. Hu, X. B. Yuan*, Adsorption of chloroform on N-doped and Al-doped graphene: A first-principle study, Chemical Physics Letters 685 (2017) 344–348
35. X. B. Yuan, M. S. Yang, Y. L. Tian, L. L. Cai, J. F. Ren*, Spin polarization properties of thiophene molecule adsorbed to the edge of zigzag graphene nanoribbon, Synthetic Metals 226 (2017) 46–49
36. Weiwei Yue, Hongling Hua, Yanli Tian, Jianing Li, Shouzhen Jiang, Caiyan Tang, Shicai Xu, Yong Ma, Junfeng Ren* and Chengjie Bai*, An unmodified graphene foam chemical sensor based on SVM for discrimination of chemical molecules with broad selectivity, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 43560–43566
37. Y. L. Tian, H. L. Hua, W. W. Yue, M. N. Chen, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren*, and X. B. Yuan*, Adsorption properties of chloroform molecule on graphene: Experimental and first-principles calculations, Modern Physics Letters B, Vol. 31, No. 35 (2017) 1750335
38. L. L. Cai, Y. L. Tian, X. B. Yuan*, G. C. Hu and J. F. Ren*, Spin polarization properties at the spinterface of thiophene/Fe(100): First principles calculations, International Journal of Modern Physics B Vol. 31, No. 11 (2017) 1750072
39. Linlin Cai, Yanli Tian, Xiaobo Yuan, Guichao Hu, Junfeng Ren*, Electronic structures of spinterface for thiophene molecule adsorbedat Co, Fe, and Ni electrode: First principles calculations, Applied Surface Science 389 (2016) 916–920
40. L. Zhang, L. L. Cai, X. B. Yuan, G. C. Hu, J. F. Ren*, Effects of acceptor–donor complexes on electronic structure properties in co-doped TiO2: A first-principles study, Physica E 81, 156–162 (2016)
41. ZHANG Lin, CAI LinLin, REN JunFeng*, YUAN XiaoBo & HU GuiChao, Electronic structure of (Cu+N) co-doped anatase TiO2 at the surfaces of (001) and (101): A first-principle study, Sci Sin-Phys Mech Astron, 46, 037002 (2016) (in Chinese)
42. Linlin Cai, Yanli Tian, Xiaobo Yuan, Guichao Hu, Junfeng Ren*, Spin polarization properties of benzene molecule adsorbed at Fe(100) surface: first principles calculations, Commun. Comput. Chem., 3(2016), pp. 120-130
43. J. F. Ren, Y. R. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. B. Yuan, G. C. Hu, Spontaneous spin polarization in rubrene studied by density functional theory calculations, Physica E 66, 299–302 (2015)
44. J. F. Ren, R. R. Song, X. B. Yuan, G. C. Hu, Spin polarized current injection and transportation in a double T-shaped organic spintronic device, Sci China-Phys Mech Astron, 58, 037003 (2015)
45. Zhang Yan-Ru, Zhang Lin, Ren Jun-Feng*, Yuan Xiao-Bo, Hu Gui-Chao, Magnetic coupling properties of Gd-doped ZnO nanowires studied by first-principles calculations, Acta Phys. Sin. 64, 178103 (2015) (in Chinese)
46. J. F. Ren, Y. R. Zhang, X. B. Yuan, G. C. Hu, Density Functional Theory Calculations of Charge-Induced Spin Polarization in Pentacene, Chin. J. Chem. Phys. 27, 617-620 (2014)
47. J. F. Ren, Y. R. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. B. Yuan, G. C. Hu, Structural and electronic properties of SiC/AlN core/shell nanowires: a first-principles study, Modern Phys. Lett. B 28, 1450195 (2014)
48. J. F. Ren, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Spin polarization properties of Na doped meridianal tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum studied by first principles calculations, Chin. Phys. Lett. 31, 048502 (2014)
49. X. N. Lin, G. P. Zhang, J. F. Ren*, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Electronic transport properties of oligophenyleneethynylene molecular junctions in alkaline and acid solutions, Acta Phys. Sin. 63, 068502 (2014) (in Chinese)
50. J. F. Ren, N. Vukmirovi´c, and L. -W. Wang, Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulation for carrier transport in a pentathiophene butyric acid monolayer, PHYSICAL REVIEW B 87, 205117 (2013)
51. X. B. Yuan, and J. F. Ren*, Charge-induced spin polarization in α‑sexithienyl studied by first-principles calculations, J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 16238-16241 (2013)
52. R. R. Song, J. F. Ren*, Z. T. Dou, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Enhancement of spin injection efficiency in a T-shaped organic device, SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 43(2), 129–134(2013) (in Chinese)
53. Y. M. Wang, J. F. Ren*, X. B. Yuan, Z. T. Dou, and G. C. Hu, Effects of electric and magnetic field on current spin polarization and magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/OSC/FM) system, Chin. Phys. B, 21(10), 108508 (2012).
54. Z. T. Dou, J. F. Ren*, Y. M. Wang, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Enlargement of current spin polarization in organic spintronic device, Acta Phys. Sin. 61(8), 088503 (2012) (in Chinese)
55. X. B. Yuan, J. F. Ren*, and G. C. Hu, Effect of Carrier Differences on Magnetoresistance in Organic and Inorganic Spin Valves Chin. Phys. Lett. 29(6), 067501 (2012)
56. Y. M. Wang, J. F. Ren*, X. B. Yuan, Z. T. Dou and G. C. Hu, Effects ofelectric field and magnetic induction on spin injection into organic semiconductors, Physica B. 406, 926–929 (2011)
57. M. X. Xiu, J. F. Ren*, C. K. Wang, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Amplification of current spin polarization in ferromagnetic/organic system with spin-related interfacial resistances, International Journal of Modern Physics B 25(32) 4339–4345 (2011)
58. J. F. Ren, Y. M. Wang, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Magnetoresistance effect in an organic spin valve, Acta Phys. Sin. 59(9), 6576-6580 (2010) (in Chinese).
59. M. X. Xiu, J. F. Ren*, and Y. M. Wang, Spin polarized injection into organic semiconductors with variational polaron proportion, J. Atom. Mol. Phys. 27(2), 353-358 (2010)
60. M. X. Xiu, J. F. Ren*, Y. M. Wang, X. B. Yuan, and G. C. Hu, Effect of Schottky barrier on spin injection into organic semiconductors, Acta Phys. Sin. 59(12), 8856-8861 (2010) (in Chinese).
61. Y. M. Wang, J. F. Ren*, X. B. Yuan, M. X. Xiu, and G. C. Hu, Spin diffusion and drift in ferromagnetic/organic system, SCIENTIA SINICA Phys, Mech & Astron 40(4), 410-415 (2010) (in Chinese).
62. J. F. Ren, Y. B. Zhang, and S. J. Xie, Charge current polarization and magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic devices, Org. Electron. 9, 1017-1021 (2008).
63. J. F. Ren and M. X. Xiu, Effect of carrier differences on spin polarized injection into organic and inorganic semiconductors, Chin. Phys. Lett. 25(7), 2618 -2621 (2008).
64. J. F. Ren, Y. B. Zhang, and S. J. Xie, Current spin polarization in ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic system, Acta Phys. Sin. 56 (08), 4785-4790 (2007). (in Chinese)
65. J. F. Ren, J. Y. Fu, and S. J. Xie, Organic spintronics, Physics 35 (10), 852-859 (2006). (invited, in Chinese)
66. J. F. Ren, J. Y. Fu, D. S. Liu, L. M. Mei, and S. J. Xie, Spin-polarized current in a ferromagnetic/organic system, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 074503, 1-5 (2005) .
67. J. F. Ren, J. Y. Fu, D. S. Liu, L. M. Mei, and S. J. Xie, Diffusion theory of spin injection into organic polymers, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, 2341-2347 (2005).
68. J. F. Ren, J. Y. Fu, D. S. Liu, L. M. Mei, and S. J. Xie, Spin polarized injection and transport in organic polymers, Synth. Met. 155, 611-614 (2005).
1. [Book] J. F. Ren, G. C. Hu, Y. B. Zhang, J. Lei, H. Jiang, and S. J. Xie, In: Advances in Condensed Matter and Materials Research, ISBN 978-1-60741-959-4, Chapter 2, Editors: Hans Geelvinck and Sjaak Reynst, pp. 29-55, 2010 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Progress in Organic Spintronics.
2. [Book] S. J. Xie, J. F. Ren, J. Y. Fu, K. H. Ahn, D. L. Smith, A. R. Bishop, and A. Saxena, In: Progress in Ferromagnetism Research, ISBN 1-59454-335-6, Chapter 4, Editor: V.N. Murray, pp. 67-84, 2005 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Basic Properties of Spin Injection and Transport in Ferromagnetic/ Polymer Systems
