The
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid
Surfaces (herein abbreviated as the Laboratory) was
established in the late 80¡¯s during the China¡¯s
resurgence period through rigorous inter-ministerial
debates on a scheme proposed by the State Planning
Commission of the Government of China, and was
funded by the Ministry of Sciences and Technology.
The research management and operation quickly took
shape pioneered by the personnel (including several
existing and subsequent members of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, notably Professors Khi-Rui
Tsai, Zhao-Wu Tian, and Qian-Er Zhang) on the space
of the old Institute of Physical Chemistry, and
developed rapidly, both scientifically and
physically, into a self-sustaining body. In 1990,
upon on-site review the Inter-Ministerial Inspection
Committee pronounced the completion of the
establishment. Since then, the Laboratory has opened
its door to researchers from national and
international communities to carry out basic
research in the Laboratory. At the present, the
Laboratory consists of 48 permanent faculty members
including 39 senior researchers (among them six
members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fifteen are awardees of the Distinguished Young Scholar¡¯s Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China), 7 staff
technicians, and 2 management personnel. The laboratory also has two ¡°creative research consortium¡± of Natural Science Foundation of China.
The mission of the Laboratory has been broadly defined to conduct
basic research in chemical sciences of solid
surfaces and solid/gas and solid/liquid interfaces.
The research areas are centered, but not limited, on
catalysis, electrochemistry, and structural and
quantum chemistry as well as the interactive and
relevant subjects. Within this basis,
interdisciplinary and cross-boarder interactions are
commonly and extensively practiced to carry
fundamental research (i) on structures and reaction
mechanisms of solid surfaces/interfaces at molecular
and nano-structural levels, and (ii) on designs and
fabrications of advanced catalysts and electrodes as
well as nano-material systems
The Laboratory is administered according to
the general guidelines prescribed by ¡®The
Governance of State Key Laboratory Operations¡±,
and is committed to pursue the ideal of creativity, esprit
de corps, dynamism and excellence.
Up to date, the concerted efforts of the faculty,
staff and students in the recent years have
culminated in substantial achievements in the fields
of research results, training in research personnel,
and scientific collaboration-exchanges. In 1994,1999 and
2004, the Laboratory has been reviewed and
ranked by an external committee of experts organized
by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
in the highest category (Grade ¡®A¡¯ Laboratory)
in all the occasions. The Lab was then allowed to skip the evaluation in 2009 but still be ranked as Grade ¡°A¡±.
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Heterogeneous Catalysis
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Homogeneous
Catalysis
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Metallo-enzyme
Catalysis
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Advanced
Catalytic Materials
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In
situ Characterization and Theoretical Modeling of
Catalysis
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Spectro-electrochemistry
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Interface
Electrochemistry
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Electrochemical
Power Sources
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Material
Electrochemistry
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Micro-
and Nano-electrochemistry
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Electronic
Structure Theory and Computational Methods
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Theoretical
Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
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Condensed
Phase Computational Chemistry
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Clusters
and Nano-structured Materials
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Biophysical Chemistry
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