Education and Research Experience
· 01/2018 - Present: Distinguished Chair Professor, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, USTC
· 01/2011 - 12/2017: Chair Professor, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, USTC
· 09/2011 - 06/2012: Visiting Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA
· 07/2008 - Present: Co-Founding Director, International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials and Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, USTC
· 01/2007 - 06/2008: Chair Professor, Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
· 08/1997 - 06/2011: Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
· 04/1995 - 12/2010: Researcher II to Distinguished Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
· 02/1993 - 03/1995: Assistant to Associate Researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
· 10/1988 - 01/1993: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry and NSF Quantum Electronic Structure Science and Technology Center (QUEST), University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
· 09/1982 - 09/1988: Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, USA (CUSPEA Program)
· 02/1978 - 01/1982: Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Wuhan University
Current Research Directions
Theoretical, computational and simulation research on condensed matter physics: Using multi-scale methods to study the non-equilibrium growth processes and physical properties of low-dimensional systems and quantum materials, and their potential applications in information and energy fields. Recent research focuses include layered materials, interfacial superconductivity, topological superconductivity, quantum anomalous Hall effect, topological catalysis, and quantum plasmons.
Representative Papers (at USTC)
1. W. J. Ding, J. Zeng, W. Qin, P. Cui, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 027002 (2020). “Exploring high transition temperature superconductivity in a freestanding or SrTiO3-supported CoSb monolayer.”
2. H. H. Shi, Z. Zhan, Z. K. Qi, K. X. Huang, E. van Veen, J. A. Silva-Guillén, R. X. Zhang, P. J. Li, K. Xie, H. X. Ji, M. Katsnelson, S. J. Yuan, S. Y. Qin, and Z. Y. Zhang, Nat. Commun. 11, 371 (2020). “Large-area, periodic, and tunable intrinsic pseudo-magnetic fields in low-angle twisted bilayer graphene.”
3. W. Qin, L. Q. Li, and Z. Y. Zhang, Nat. Phys. 15, 796 (2019). “Chiral topological superconductivity arising from the interplay of geometric phase and electron correlation.”
4. H. X. Zong, H. J. Wu, X. F. Tao, D. Q. Xue, J. Sun, S. J. Pennycook, T. Min, Z. Y. Zhang, and X. D. Ding, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 015701 (2019). “Percolated Strain Networks and Universal Scaling Properties of Strain Glasses.”
5. G. Chen, Y. Luo, H. Y. Gao, J. Jiang, Y. J. Yu, L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. G. Li, Z. Y. Zhang, and Z. C. Dong, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 177401 (2019). “Spin-Triplet-Mediated Up-Conversion and Crossover Behavior in Single-Molecule Electroluminescence.”
6. H. B. Shen, Q. Gao, Y. B. Zhang, Y. Lin, Q. L. Lin, Z. H. Li, L. Chen, Z. P. Zeng, X. G. Li, Y. Jia, S. J. Wang, Z. L. Du, L. S. Li, and Z. Y. Zhang, Nat. Photon. 13, 192 (2019). “Visible Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes with Simultaneous High Brightness and Efficiency.”
7. S. Y. Zhang, T. Wei, J. Q. Guan, Q. Zhu, W. Qin, W. H. Wang, J. D. Zhang, E. W. Plummer, X. T. Zhu, Z. Y. Zhang, and J. D. Guo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 066802 (2019). “Enhanced superconducting state in FeSe/SrTiO3 by a dynamic interfacial polaron mechanism.”
8. Z. Y. Lin, J. H. Choi, Q. Zhang, W. Qin, S. H. Yi, P. D. Wang, L. Li, Y. F. Wang, H. Zhang, Z. Sun, L. M. Wei, S. B. Zhang, T. F. Guo, Q. Y. Lu, J. H. Cho, C. G. Zeng, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 096401 (2018). “Flatbands and emergent ferromagnetic ordering in Fe3Sn2 kagome lattices.”
9. S. J. Ding, X. G. Li, F. Nan, Y. T. Zhong, L. Zhou, X. D. Xiao, Q. Q. Wang, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 177401 (2017). “Strongly asymmetric spectroscopy in plasmon-exciton hybrid systems due to interference-induced energy repartitioning.”
10. G. H. Cheng, W. Qin, M.H. Lin, L. M. Wei, X. D. Fan, H. Y. Zhang, S. Gwo, C. G. Zeng, J. G. Hou, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 156803 (2017). “Substantially enhancing quantum coherence of electrons in graphene via electron-plasmon coupling.”
11. Z. L. Zhu, X. L. Cai, S. H. Yi, J. L. Chen, Y. W. Dai, C. Y. Niu, Z. X. Guo, M. H. Xie, F. Liu, J. H. Cho, Y. Jia, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 106101 (2017). “Multivalency-driven formation of Te-based monolayer materials: A combined first-principles and experimental study.”
12. B. Fu, W. Zhu, Q. W. Shi, Q. X. Li, J. L. Yang, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 146401 (2017). “Accurate determination of the quasiparticle and scaling properties surrounding the quantum critical point of disordered three-dimensional Dirac semimetals.”
13. Y. X. Chen, P. Cui, X. B. Ren, C. D. Zhang, C. H. Jin, Z. Y. Zhang, and C. K. Shih, Nat. Commun. 8, 15135 (2017). “Fabrication of MoSe2 nanoribbons via an unusual morphological phase transition.”
14. W. J. Ding, J. B. Zhu, Z. Wang, Y. F. Gao, D. Xiao, Y. Gu, Z. Y. Zhang, and W. G. Zhu, Nat. Commun. 8, 15135 (2017). “Prediction of intrinsic two-dimensional ferroelectrics in In2Se3 and other III2-VI3 van der Waals materials.”
15. J. Zeng, P. Cui, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 046101 (2017). “Half layer by half layer growth of a blue phosphorene monolayer on a GaN(001) substrate.”
16. R. H. Li, H. Ma, X. Y. Cheng, S. L. Wang, D. Z. Li, Z. Y. Zhang, Y. Y. Li, and X. Q. Chen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 096401 (2016). “Dirac node lines in pure alkali earth metals.”
17. S. F. Qi, Z. H. Qiao, X. Z. Deng, E. D. Cubuk, H. Chen, W. G. Zhu, E. Kaxiras, S. B. Zhang, X. H. Xu, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 056804 (2016). “High-temperature quantum anomalous Hall effect in n−p codoped topological insulators.”
18. P. Cui, Q. Zhang, H. B. Zhu, X. X. Li, W. Y. Wang, Q. X. Li, C. G. Zeng, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 026802 (2016). “Carbon tetragons as definitive spin switches in narrow zigzag graphene nanoribbons.”
19. J. H. Choi, P. Cui, H. P. Lan, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 066403 (2015). “Linear scaling of the exciton binding energy versus the band gap of two-dimensional materials.”
20. P. Wu, Y. Zhang, P. Cui, Z. Y. Li, J. L. Yang, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 216102 (2015). “Carbon dimers as the dominant feeding species in epitaxial growth and morphological phase transition of graphene on different Cu substrates.”
21. W. Qin, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett., 113, 266806 (2014). “Persistent Ferromagnetism and Topological Phase Transition at the Interface of a Superconductor and a Topological Insulator.”
22. H. Zhang, F. F. Ming, H. J. Kim, H. B. Zhu, Q. Zhang, H. H. Weitering, X. D. Xiao, C. G. Zeng, J. H. Cho, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 196802(2014). “Stabilization and Manipulation of Electronically Phase-Separated Ground States in Defective Indium Atom Wires on Silicon.”
23. Z. H. Qiao, W. Ren, H. Chen, L. Bellaiche, Z. Y. Zhang, A. H. MacDonald, and Q. Niu, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 116404 (2014). “Quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene proximity coupled to an antiferromagnetic insulator.”
24. M. C. Nguyen, J. H. Choi, X. Zhao, C. Z. Wang, Z. Y. Zhang, K. M. Ho, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 165502 (2013). “New layered structures of cuprous chalcogenides as thin film solar cell materials: Cu2Te and Cu2Se.”
25. S. F. Li, X. J. Zhao, X. S. Xu, Y. F. Gao, Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 115501 (2013). “Stacking principle and magic sizes of transition metal nanoclusters based on generalized Wulff construction.”
26. W. Chen, H. Chen, H. P. Lan, P. Cui, T. P. Schulze, W. G. Zhu, Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 265507 (2012). “Suppression of Grain Boundaries in Graphene Growth on Superstructured Mn-Cu(111) Surface.”
27. H. Chen, W. G. Zhu, D. Xiao, Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 056804 (2011). “CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators.”
28. K. H. Bevan, W. G. Zhu, H. Guo, Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 156404 (2011). “Terminating Surface Electromigration at the Source.”
29. H. Zhang, J. H. Choi, Y. Xu, X. X. Wang, X. F. Zhai, B. Wang, C. G. Zeng, J.-H. Cho, Z. Y. Zhang, J. G. Hou, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 026801 (2011). “Atomic Structure, Energetics, and Dynamics of Topological Solitons in Indium Chains on Si(111) Surfaces.”
30. D. Xiao, Y. Yao, W. Feng, J. Weng, W. Zhu, X. Chen, G. M. Stocks, and Z.Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 096404 (2010). “Half-Heusler Compounds as a New Class of Three-Dimensional Topological Insulators.
31. Y. Jia, B. A. Wu, C. Li, T. L. Einstein, H. H. Weitering, and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 066101 (2010). “Strong Quantum Size Effects in Pb(111) Thin Films Mediated by Anomalous Friedel Oscillations.”
32. H. Chen, W. G. Zhu and Z. Y. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 186101 (2010). “Contrasting Behavior of Carbon Nucleation in the Initial Stages of Graphene Epitaxial Growth on Stepped Metal Surfaces.”
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