Ji Ma

Dr. Ji Ma serves as a Research Group Leader in the Chair of Molecular Functional Materials at Dresden University of Technology's Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, a position held since November 2019 within the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed). He leads the synthetic carbon subgroup, driving innovation in advanced nanocarbon synthesis and applications.

His academic foundation includes:

• Master's degree in Polymer Chemistry from Fudan University, China (2015)
• Doctorate in Synthetic Chemistry from Technische Universität Dresden (2019)

Dr. Ma's research pioneers bottom-up synthesis of aromatic compounds, curved nanographenes, and heteroatom-doped nanocarbons. His work bridges materials chemistry and device physics, targeting breakthroughs in organic optoelectronics and spintronics through molecular-level material design. This approach enables precise control over electronic properties for next-generation carbon-based semiconductors.

His publication trajectory shows consistent high-impact contributions across chemistry and physics journals, with increasing focus on spintronic applications of nanocarbons since 2019. The research integrates synthetic innovation with device characterization, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary collaboration within Prof. Feng's group.

Key recognitions include:

• Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2019)
• Excellent graduate student award by city of Shanghai, China (2015)
• Multiple Fudan University scholarships and Shell campaign awards (2014)

As research group leader, Dr. Ma mentors junior scientists in carbon synthesis while securing institutional support through cfaed. His team maintains strong industry-academia partnerships evident in WACKER-RSC and Shell collaborations.

The synthetic carbon subgroup operates within Dresden's state-of-the-art cfaed facilities, specializing in precision nanocarbon fabrication for quantum electronic applications.