Mingjun Xuan

Mingjun Xuan is a researcher at the Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, and affiliated with the DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials. His work focuses on mechanochemical synthesis and activation of carbon-rich π-conjugated materials, particularly in polymer mechanochemistry and trituration mechanochemistry. This research enables novel reaction pathways for functional materials with applications in optoelectronics, sensing, and energy storage.

His research interests include:

• Mechanochemical bond transformations
• Optical force probes (OFPs)
• Synthesis of conjugated polymers
• Mechanochemical generation of polyacetylene
• Bottom-up synthesis of carbon allotropes
• Tribochemistry and polymer mechanochemistry

Key article trends reveal expertise in:

• Mechanochemical methods for polymer and nanomaterial synthesis
• Force-induced bond scission and formation
• Applications in organic electronics and photovoltaics
• Interdisciplinary work spanning materials science and organic chemistry