Xiaopeng Bai Lab

Flexible Electronics & Intelligent Sensing

School of Flexible Electronics, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen Campus)

Research Areas

Integrating flexible electronics, plasmonics, and intelligent systems for next-generation wearable and embodied technologies.

Flexible Wearable Electronics

Stretchable, transparent electrodes and sensors using AgNWs and advanced nanomaterials for next-generation wearables.

Wearable Health Monitoring

Multimodal sensors for real-time detection of physiological signals, sweat biomarkers, and vital signs.

Embodied Intelligent Sensing

Flexible electronic skin and tactile sensors enabling robots to perceive and interact with the physical world.

Brain-Computer Interfaces & Neural Chips

Flexible neural interfaces, self-powered neuromorphic devices, and intelligent neural signal processing systems.

Self-Powered / Self-Cooling Systems

Energy harvesting (TENG) and radiative cooling technologies for sustainable, battery-free wearable electronics.

Thermal Management of Electronic Devices

Advanced radiative cooling and thermal regulation solutions for high-performance flexible and wearable systems.

Our Team

Postdoctoral Researchers

Positions available

PhD Students

Qiu Xu

PhD Candidate

Graduate Students

Jiahao Guan

Graduate Student

Undergraduate Students

Zeguang Li

Undergraduate Researcher

Jiayuan Zhou

Undergraduate Researcher

Linsu Yue

Undergraduate Researcher

Representative Publications

Selected from 34+ peer-reviewed papers • Total citations > 2800 • h-index: 18

First / Co-first Author Papers / Corresponding Author

(1) Xiaopeng Bai, Xingcai Zhang.* Artificial Intelligence-Powered Materials Science. Nano-Micro Letters, 17, 1. (IF: 31.6)
(2) Xiaopeng Bai*, et al. Plasmonic MoO₃₋ₓ/Ag photocatalyst for N₂ fixation... Advanced Materials, 37(43), e09652. (IF: 27.4)
(3) Xiaopeng Bai.* Radiative Cooling for Wearable Devices. Invited paper, Soft Science.
(4) Xiaopeng Bai, Xiaobo Yin.* Cool photonics for sustainable agriculture. Joule, 8, 1887. (IF: 38.6)
(5) Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Schottky-Barrier-Free Plasmonic TiN/TiO₂ Nanospheres... ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 17, 36773. (IF: 8.5)
(6) Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Colloidal Plasmonic TiN Nanoparticles for Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 55856. (IF: 8.5)
(7) Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Unlocking the potential of triboelectric plasma jet for N₂ fixation. Chem Catalysis, 3, 7. (IF: 11.5)
(8) Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Room-Temperature Processing of Silver Submicron Fiber Mesh for Flexible Electronics. npj Flexible Electronics, 2, 1. (IF: 12.3)
(9) Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Continuous Draw Spinning of Extra-Long Silver Submicron Fibers... Nano Letters, 17, 1883. (IF: 9.6)
(10) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. Tracing Sentinel Lymph Nodes... with TiN Nanobipyramids. International Journal of Nanomedicine. (IF: 6.7)
(11) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. Next-generation sustainable food preservation spinning wrap... Exploration (Minor revision, IF: 22.5)
(12) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first & corresponding), et al. Accurate Construction of Heterogeneous Atom-Pairs... for Metal-Air Batteries. Under preparation.
(13) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. High‐Performance Multifunctional Carbon Fibrous Sponges Derived from Pitch. Small, 2401939. (IF: 13)
(14) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. Titanium Oxynitride Spheres with Broad Plasmon Resonance... ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 14, 28769. (IF: 8.5)
(15) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. Direct Blow-Spinning of Nanofibers on A Window Screen... Nano Letters, 17, 1140. (IF: 9.6)
(16) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. Roll-to-Roll Production of Transparent Silver-Nanofiber-Network Electrodes... Advanced Materials, 29, 170323. (IF: 27.4)
(17) Xiaopeng Bai# (co-first), et al. Large-Scale Spinning of Silver Nanofibers as Flexible and Reliable Conductors. Nano Letters, 16, 5846. (IF: 9.6)

Co-author Papers

(2024) Di Zu, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. The role of point defects in heterojunction photocatalysts... Adv. Funct. Mater., 34, 2408213.
(2023) Yicong Ma, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Mesoporous Alloy Chiral Nanoparticles... Chem. Commun., 59, 14551.
(2023) Haiyang Wang, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Bifunctional activated carbon ultrathin fibers... Advanced Fiber Materials, 5, 1934.
(2023) Yicong Ma, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Multielementary Alloy Chiral Nanoparticles... Advanced Optical Materials, 11, 2300696.
(2023) Gang Yuan, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Autophagy-Targeted Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles... ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 11431.
(2022) Yicong Ma, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Chiral Nanoparticles with Enhanced Thermal Stability... Small, 18, 2107657.
(2022) Lin Yang, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Nanohelix-Induced Optical Activity of Liquid Metal Nanoparticles. Small, 18, 2200620.
(2021) Jiapeng Zheng, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Gold Nanorods: the Most Versatile Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Chem. Rev., 121, 13342.
(2020) Sen Lin, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Highly Robust, Flexible, and Large-Scale 3D-Metallized Sponge... Adv. Mater. Technol., 5, 1900761.
(2019) Tsz Him Chow, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Gold Nanobipyramids: An Emerging and Versatile Type... Acc. Chem. Res., 52, 2136.
(2019) Sen Lin, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Direct Spray-Coating of Highly Robust and Transparent Ag Nanowires... Nano Energy, 62, 111.
(2019) Haiyang Wang, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Direct Blow Spinning of Flexible and Transparent Ag Nanofiber Heater. Adv. Mater. Technol., 4, 1900045.
(2019) Sen Lin, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Room-Temperature Production of Silver-Nanofiber Film... npj Flexible Electronics, 3, 1.
(2018) Chencheng Xu, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Ultralight and Resilient Al₂O₃ Nanotube Aerogels... J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 101, 1677.
(2017) Suiyang Liao, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Draw‐Spinning of Kilometer‐Long and Highly Stretchable Polymer Fibers. Adv. Sci., 4, 1600480.
(2016) Haolun Wang, Xiaopeng Bai, et al. Highly Flexible Indium Tin Oxide Nanofiber Transparent Electrodes... ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 32661.
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Laboratory Equipment

Glovebox

Glovebox (Universal)

Inert atmosphere for device fabrication

Thermal Evaporator

Thermal Evaporator (DZ-300)

Metal and organic thin film deposition

Spin Coater

Spin Coater (KW-4B)

Solution-processed thin film coating

Plasma Cleaner

Plasma Cleaner

Surface cleaning and activation

Keithley 2450

Keithley 2450 Source Meter

High-precision electrical characterization

Solar Simulator

Solar Simulator (3×3)

AM1.5G solar light simulation

Optical Microscope

Optical Microscope

Morphology and structure characterization

High Vacuum Evaporator

High Vacuum Metal-Organic Evaporator

High-quality organic and metal thin films

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Xiaopeng Bai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & PhD Supervisor

School of Flexible Electronics, Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen)

baixp5@mail.sysu.edu.cn