Dr. Xihong Peng

Assistant Professor in Physics
Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
School of Letters and Sciences
Arizona State University
Polytechnic Campus

Address: 7001 E. Williams Field Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85212, USA
Phone: (480)727-5013
Fax: (480)727-1236
Email: xihong.peng@asu.edu

Peng's CV

Updated in March 2013

Our research group at ASU Polytechnic Campus performs first-principles electronic structure calculations to study properties of materials in multidisplinary fields such as Physics, Chemistry, Material Science and Engineering.

Key Research Interests

• First-principle calculations of electronic properties, strain effect and photo-chemical characteristics of group IV, III-V, II-VI nanowires, carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons for potential application in nano-electronic devices.
• Engineering and testing of Pt-catalyzed proton exchange membrane fuel cell via simulations.
• Development and study of novel Earth-abundant photovoltaic materials for solar cell application.
• Investigation of novel materials for photocatalysts and high capacity Li-ion battery electrodes.
• Investigation of physical and photo-chemical properties of transition metal oxide catalysts.