Bin Deng

Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact Information

2220 Campus Dr.
Cook Hall 2036
Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-7809
b-deng@northwestern.edu

Research Summary: Quantum Electron Crystallography and Surface Charge Density

Surface crystallography is the study of surface crystal structure and is important to the understanding of interface phenomena. Quantum surface crystallography takes this one step further in an attempt to experimentally measure the structure of the electrons themselves, which is of greater importance than atomic positions Using a powerful combination of transmission electron diffraction, surface x-ray diffraction, and ab initio Density Functional Theory quantum mechanics calculations, our group has been able to successfully measure the charge density on single crystal surfaces, which has never before been accomplished.

Education:

Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Department of Chemistry, PhD (2005)

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei
BS (2000)
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Electrical and Information Engineering