Education

Ph.D. in physics, Dec. 1997, Sun Yat-sen University

Master D. in quantum electronics, June 1991, Wuhan Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Professional Positions Held

Lecturer of Physics, September 1991-August 2000 (Sun Yat-sen University),

Associate professor of Physics, September 2000- August 2005(Sun Yat-sen University),

Professor of Physics, September 2005-present

International Communication and Visit

2001.10-2002.03：Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona in USA, visiting scholar;

2002.04-2003.03：Department of Physics, University of Tennessee at Knoxville in USA, visiting scholar;

2003.09-2005.08: Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria in Canada, visiting scholar.

Research Grants Funded So Far

I. Studies on the physical mechanisms of novelty target-enhanced orthogonal double-pulse LIBS and highly sensitive elemental analysis of solid samples under micro-ablation

The National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 12174117, ￥600,000, January 2022-December 2025.

II. Elements microscopic analysis with super-diffraction-limited high spatial resolution by using dual-wavelength LA-LIBS technique

The National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 11274123, ￥930,000, January 2013-December 2016.

III. Highly sensitive detection of heavy metals in solids and water with optical-electrical double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10874047, ￥340,000, January 2009-December 2011.

IV. Analysis of bonding position of rare earth ions with large biological molecules with vibronic band spectrum

The National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 69908007, ￥125,000, January 2000-December 2002.

Representative papers

1. Y. H. Jiang, Z. H. Lin, R. H. Li*, Y. Q. Chen*, Improving the analytical sensitivity of orthogonal double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with target-enhancement, Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 181,106221(2021).

2. Y. H. Jiang, R. H. Li*, Y. Q. Chen*, Sensitive alloy elemental analysis under minimal sample ablation with target-enhanced orthogonal double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy using a dielectric target, Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 186,106321(2021)

3. Y. R. Wang, Y. Q. Chen, R. H. Li*, J. Kang, and J. K. Gao, Quantitative elemental analysis of aluminum alloys with one-point calibration high repetition rate laser-ablation spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 36(2):314-321(2021).

4. J. Kang, Y. Q. Chen, and R. H. Li*, Calibration-free elemental analysis combined with high repetition rate laser ablation spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 161:105711(2019).

5. J. Kang, Y. H. Jiang, R. H. Li*, and Y. Q. Chen*, Sensitive elemental analysis with high repetition rate laser-ablation spark induced breakdown spectroscopy combined with lock-in signal detection, Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 2019, 155:50-55(2019).

6. Y. H. Jiang, R. H. Li*, and Y. Q. Chen, Elemental analysis of copper alloys with laser ablation spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy based on a fiber laser operated at 30 kHz pulse repetition rate, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 34(9):1838-1845(2019).

7. Y. H. Jiang, J. Kang, Y. R. Wang, Y. Q. Chen, and R. H. Li*, Rapid and sensitive analysis of trace leads in medicinal herbs using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy-laser-induced fluorescence (LIBS-LIF), Appl. Spectrosc., 73(11):1284-1291(2019).

8. J. Kang, Y. R. Wang, R. H. Li*, and Y. Q. Chen*, Surface elemental microanalysis with submicron lateral resolution by the laser-ablation laser-induced fluorescence technique, Opt. Express, 26(11):14689-14699(2018).

9. Y. R. Wang, Y. H. Jiang, X. Y. He, Y. Q. Chen, and R. H. Li*, Triggered parallel discharge in laser-ablation spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy and studies on its analytical performance for aluminum and brass samples, Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 150:9-17(2018).

10. X. Y. He, B. Dong, Y. Q. Chen, R. H. Li*, F. J. Wang, J. Y. Li, and Z. G. Cai, Analysis of magnesium and copper in aluminum alloys with high repetition rate laser-ablation spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 141:34-43(2018).

11. X. Y. He, B. Q. Chen, Y. Q. Chen, R. H. Li*, and F. J. Wang, Femtosecond laser-ablation spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy and its application to the elemental analysis of aluminum alloys, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 33(12):2203-2209(2018).

12. J. Y. Mo，Y. Q. Chen, and R. H. Li*，Silver jewellery microanalysis with dual-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: 266+1064 nm wavelength combination, Appl. Opt., 53(31): 7516-7522(2014).