Academic Qualification
Ph.D. in Monash University
Master in Soochow University
Bachelor in Soochow University
Teaching Area
Materials Science and Engineering
Optoelectronic devices
Nanomaterials
Research Area
2D materials
Nanophotonics
Optoelectronics
Biosensors
Professional Services
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Electronic Materials, since 2021
Working Experience
Sept. 2022 ~ present, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, MUST
Sept. 2019 ~ Aug. 2022, Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
Academic Publication (selected)
1. G. Hu†, Q. Ou†, G. Si, Y. Wu, J. Wu, Z. Dai, A. Krasnok, Y. Mazor, Q. Zhang, Q. Bao*, C.-W. Qiu*, A. Alu*, Topological polaritons and photonic magic angles in twisted α-MoO3 bilayers. Nature 2020, 582, 209. (Selected as Top 10 Breakthrough of the Year 2020 by Physics World)
2. J. Lv†, Y. Wu*†, J. Liu†, Y. Gong, G. Si, G. Hu, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J.-X. Tang, M. S. Fuhrer, H. Chen, S. A. Maier, C.-W. Qiu*, Q. Ou*, Hyperbolic polaritonic crystals with configurable low-symmetry Bloch modes. Nature Communications 2023, 14, 3894.
3. Q. Zhang†, Q. Ou*†, G. Si, G. Hu, S. Dong, Y. Chen, J. Ni, C. Zhao, M. S. Fuhrer, Y. Yang, A. Alu*, R. Hillenbrand*, C. W. Qiu*, Unidirectionally excited phonon polaritons in high-symmetry orthorhombic crystals. Science Advances 2022, 8, eabn9774.
4. Y. Wu†, Q. Ou†, Y. Yin, Y. Li, W. Ma, W. Yu, G. Liu*, X. Cui, X. Bao, J. Duan, G. Álvarez-Pérez, Z. Dai, B. Shabbir, N. Medhekar, X. Li*, C.-M. Li, P. Alonso-González, Q. Bao*, Chemical switching of low-loss phonon polaritons in α-MoO3 by hydrogen intercalation. Nature Communications 2020, 11, 2646.
5. Y. Wu†, Q. Ou*†, S. Dong†, G. Hu, G. Si, Z. Dai, C. W. Qiu, M. S. Fuhrer, S. Mokkapati*, Q. Bao*, Efficient and Tunable Reflection of Phonon Polaritons at Built‐In Intercalation Interfaces. Advanced Materials 2021, 33, 2008070.
6. Q. Ou†, Y. Zhang*†, Z. Wang, J. A. Yuwono, R. Wang, Z. Dai, W. Li, C. Zheng, Z. Q. Xu, X. Qi, S. Duhm, N. V. Medhekar, H. Zhang*, Q. Bao*, Strong Depletion in Hybrid Perovskite p-n Junctions Induced by Local Electronic Doping. Advanced Materials 2018, 30, 1705792.
7. Y. Wu*, J. Liu, W. Yu, T. Zhang, H. Mu, G. Si, Z. Cui, S. Lin, B. Zheng, C.-W. Qiu*, H. Chen*, Q. Ou*, Monolithically structured van der Waals materials for volume-polariton refraction and focusing. ACS Nano 2024, 18, 17065.
8. Q. Zhang†, Q. Ou*†, G. Hu, J. Liu, Z. Dai, M. S. Fuhrer, Q. Bao*, C. W. Qiu*, Hybridized Hyperbolic Surface Phonon Polaritons at α-MoO3 and Polar Dielectric Interfaces. Nano Letters 2021, 21, 3112.
9. L. Zhou*, J. Zhao, H. Huang, F. Nan*, G. Zhou, Q. Ou*, Flexible Polymer Photonic Films with Embedded Microvoids for High-Performance Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling. ACS Photonics 2021, 8, 3301.
10. Y. Ma, G. Zhong, Z. Dai*, Q. Ou*, In-plane hyperbolic phonon polaritons: materials, properties, and nanophotonic devices. npj Nanophotonics 2024, 1, 25.
Research Grants
2023 Research on polaritons and their applications based on transformation optics (FDCT-NSFC)
2023 Manipulating phonon polaritons in vdW materials for MIR photodetection (FDCT)
Professional Certification and Awards
Vice-Chancellor's and Dean’s Awards for Research Excellence, Monash University in 2022.
Nominee of the Australia Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science—Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year in 2022.
Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award in 2021.
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad in 2019.
Science and Technology Award of Jiangsu Province (First Class Prize) in 2018.
Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education of China (Second Class Prize) in 2017.
Professional Society Membership
Member, Australian Materials Research Society
