Shanxi Tian
sxtian@ustc.edu.cn; sxtian@hfnl.cn
Education
1995-2000 Ph.D. in [Atomic & Molecular Physics], [University of Science and Technology of China]
1991-1995 Bachelor's Degree in [Physics], [Anhui Normal University]
Experience
2021-Present Senior Researcher, Hefei National Laboratory
2007-Present Professor, University of Science and Technology of China
2004-2007 Associate Professor, University of Science and Technology of China
2000-2004 JSPS Post-doctor, Tohoku University; Post-doctor, University of California at Davis
Overview of Academic Research
Prof. Tian’s research interest is the systematic study on chemical reaction dynamics, particularly focusing on quantum features of electron-molecule scatterings and reaction mechanisms.
His major achievements include:
* New mechanisms of origins of atmospheric oxygen in the prebiotic Earth, current Venus and Mars.
* New concepts and phenomena of molecular anions, such as super excited states, dark states, and coherent interferences of electron-molecule resonance states.
* Time-delayed mass spectrometry for liquid surface studies, and first observations of electron-induced reaction and dissociative electron attachment on the liquid surfaces.
Recent Research:
Chemical Origin and Physical Nature of Molecular Chirality
Quantum Scatterings of Spin-Polarized Electron
Correlation between Molecular Chirality and Electron Spin
Major Honors and Awards
2017 Mentoring Award, Academy of Chinese Sciences
2011 Cun-Hao Zhang Award for Excellent Young Scientist, Chinese Chemical Society
Representative Publications
1.Wang, X.-D. et al. Dissociative electron attachment to CO2 produces molecular oxygen. Nature Chem. 8, 258–263 (2016).
2. Chen, L. et al. Time-delayed mass spectrometry of the low-energy electron impact with a liquid beam surface. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 89, 103102 (2018).
3. Hu, J. et al. Stereodynamics observed in the reactive collisions of low-energy Ar+ with randomly oriented O2. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 1346-1351 (2021).
4. Chen, Z. et al. Electron impact with the liquid-vapor interface. Acc. Chem. Res. 55, 3071-3079 (2022).
5. Xie, J. et al. High-resolution anionic velocity map imaging apparatus for dissociative electron attachment dynamics study. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 95, 103202 (2024).