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Yang Xu

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    • Department: School of Physics and Electronic Science
    • Gender: male
    • Post: Professor
    • Graduate School: Fudan University
    • Degree: PhD
    • Academic Credentials: PhD
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    WorkExperience

    Postdoctoral researcher in condensed matter physics, Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich (17/09/2018-31/01/2021)

    Supervisor: Prof. Johan Chang


    Education

    Ph. D. in condensed matter physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University (01/09/2013-01/07/2018)

    Supervisor: Prof. Shiyan Li


    B. S. in Physics, Fudan University (01/09/2009-26/06/2013)


    Resume

    My research focuses on the transport properties of frustrated magnets, topological materials, and unconventional superconductors. I have published more than fifty papers in SCI journals. As the first author or the corresponding author, I have published 20 SCI papers, including 6 * Phys. Rev. Lett., 1 * Phys. Rev. X., 1 * Nat. Commun, 1 * ACS Nano, etc. 

    Other Appointments

    Research Fields

    Transport properties of quantum magnets, topological materials, and unconventional superconductors.

    Enrollment and Training

    Course

    Scientific

    1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12274125) Thermal and spin transport study of the localization of magnetic excitations in spin chain systems

    2. Shanghai Pujiang Program (Grant No. 21PJ1403100) Transport study of fractionalized excitations in quantum spin liquids

    3. Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (Grant No. 21JC1402300) Rare earth skyrmion topological materials: the material design, physical properties and device study 


    Academic Achievements

    First or corresponding author:


    20. Anomalous spin current anisotropy in a noncollinear antiferromagnet.

    Nature Communications 14, 5873 (2023).

    Cuimei Cao#, Shiwei Chen#, Rui-Chun Xiao, Zengtai Zhu, Guoqiang Yu, Yangping Wang, Xuepeng Qiu, Liang Liu, Tieyang Zhao, Ding-Fu Shao*, Yang Xu*, Jingsheng Chen*, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    19. Unambiguous experimental verification of linear-in-temperature spinon thermal conductivity in an antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain.

    Physical Review Letters 129, 167201 (2022).

    B. Y. Pan#, Y. Xu# *, J. M. Ni, S. Y. Zhou, X. C. Hong, X. Qiu, and S. Y. Li*.


    18. Critical topology and pressure-induced superconductivity in the van der Waals compound AuTe2Br.

    npj Quantum Materials 7, 93 (2022).

    Erjian Cheng#, Xianbiao Shi# *, Limin Yan#, Tianheng Huang, Fengliang Liu, Wenlong Ma, Zeji Wang, Shuang Jia, Jian Sun, Weiwei Zhao, Wenge Yang*, Yang Xu*, and Shiyan Li*.


    17. Efficient tuning of the spin–orbit torque via the magnetic phase transition of FeRh.

    ACS Nano 16, 12727 (2022).

    Cuimei Cao#, Shiwei Chen#, Baoshan Cui, Guoqiang Yu, Changhuan Jian, Zhenzhong Yang, Xuepeng Qiu, Tian Shang, Yang Xu*, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    16. Quantum critical magnetic excitations in spin-1/2 and spin-1 chain systems.

    Physical Review X 12, 021020 (2022).

    Y. Xu# *, L. S. Wang#, Y. Y. Huang, J. M. Ni, C. C. Zhao, Y. F. Dai, B. Y. Pan, X. C. Hong, P. Chauhan, S. M. Koohpayeh, N. P. Armitage, and S. Y. Li*.


    15. Recent developments on the magnetic and electrical transport properties of FeRh- and Rh-based heterostructures.

    Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 34, 144004 (2022).

    Xiaoyan Zhu, Yang Xu*, Cuimei Cao, Tian Shang , Yali Xie and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    14. Heat transport in herbertsmithite: Can a quantum spin liquid survive disorder?

    Physical Review Letters 127, 267202 (2021).

    Y. Y. Huang#Y. Xu# *, Le Wang#, C. C. Zhao, C. P. Tu, J. M. Ni, L. S. Wang, B. L. Pan, Ying Fu, Zhanyang Hao , Cai Liu, Jia-Wei Mei*, and S. Y. Li*.


    13. Unconventional transverse transport above and below the magnetic transition temperature in Weyl semimetal EuCd2As2.

    Physical Review Letters 126, 076602 (2021).

    Y. Xu*, L. Das, J. Z. Ma, C. J. Yi, S. M. Nie, Y. G. Shi, A. Tiwari, S. S. Tsirkin, T. Neupert, M. Medarde, M. Shi, J. Chang*, and T. Shang*.


    12. Magnetotransport of dirty-limit van Hove singularity quasiparticles.

    Communications Physics 4, 1 (2021).

    Y. Xu, F. Herman, V. Granata, D. Destraz, L. Das, J. Vonka, S. Gerber, J. Spring, M. Gibert, A. Schilling, X. Zhang, S. Y. Li, R. Fittipaldi, Mark H. Fischer, A. Vecchione, and J. Chang*.


    11. Anomalous Hall resistivity and possible topological Hall effect in the EuAl4 antiferromagnet.

    Physical Review B 103, L020405 (2021).

    T. Shang*, Y. Xu*, D. J. Gawryluk, J. Z. Ma, T. Shiroka, M. Shi, and E. Pomjakushina*.


    10. Specific heat and thermal conductivity of the triangular-lattice rare-earth material KBaYb(BO3)2 at ultralow temperature.

    Physical Review B 103, 104412 (2021).

    B. L. Pan, J. M. Ni, L. P. He, Y. J. Yu, Y. Xu*, and S. Y. Li*.


    9.  Giant magnetoresistance and topological Hall effect in the EuGa4 antiferromagnet.

    Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 34, 034005 (2021).

    H. Zhang#, X. Y. Zhu#, Y. Xu∗ , D. J. Gawryluk , W. Xie, S. L. Ju, M. Shi, T. Shiroka, Q. F. Zhan , E. Pomjakushina∗, and T. Shang∗.


    8. Crossover from multiple- to single-gap superconductivity in Nb5Ir3−xPtxO alloys.

    Physical Review B 101, 134513 (2020).

    Y. Xu*, S. Jöhr, L. Das, J. Kitagawa, M. Medarde, T. Shiroka, J. Chang, and T. Shang*.


    7. Nodeless superconducting gap in topological superconductor candidate 2M-WS2.

    Physical Review B 102, 024523 (2020).

    L. S. Wang, Y. Q. Fang, Y. Y. Huang, E. J. Cheng, J. M. Ni, B. L. Pan, Y. Xu*, F. Q. Huang*, and S. Y. Li*.


    6. Ultralow-temperature thermal conductivity of the Kitaev honeycomb magnet α-RuCl3 across the field-induced phase transition.

    Physical Review Letters 120, 067202 (2018).

    Y. J. Yu#, Y. Xu#, K. J. Ran#, J. M. Ni, Y. Y. Huang, J. H. Wang, J. S. Wen*, and S. Y. Li*.


    5. Heat transport study of the spin liquid candidate 1T-TaS2.

    Physical Review B 96, 081111 (R) (2017).

    Y. J. Yu#, Y. Xu#, L. P. He, M. Kratochvilova, Y. Y. Huang, J. M. Ni, L. H. Wang, Sang Wook Cheong, Je-Geun Park, and S. Y. Li*.


    4. Absence of magnetic thermal conductivity in the quantum spin liquid candidate YbMgGaO4.

    Physical Review Letters 117, 267202 (2016).

    Y. Xu, J. Zhang, Y. S. Li, J. Yu, X. C. Hong, Q. M. Zhang, and S. Y. Li*.


    3. Bulk Fermi surface of charge-neutral excitations in SmB6 or not: A heat-transport study.

    Physical Review Letters 116, 246403 (2016). 

    Y. Xu, S. Cui, J. K. Dong, D. Zhao, T. Wu, X. H. Chen, K. Sun, H. Yao, and S. Y. Li*.


    2. Universal heat conduction in Ce1−xYbxCoIn5: Evidence for robust nodal d-wave superconducting gap.

    Physical Review B 93, 064502 (2016).

    Y. Xu, J. K. Dong*, I. K. Lum, J. Zhang, X. C. Hong, L. P. He, K. F. Wang, Y. C. Ma, C. Petrovic, M. B. Maple, L. Shu*, and S. Y. Li*.


    1. Experiment to measure the performance parameters of radio-frequency cavities used in synchrotron radiation.

    Physics Experimentation 32, 11001 (2012).

    H. Zhou#, Y. Xu#, and X. Y. Zhang*.


    Other:


    38. The discovery of three-dimensional Van Hove singularity.

    Nature Communications 15, 2313 (2024).

    Wenbin Wu#, Zeping Shi#, Mykhaylo Ozerov, Yuhan Du, Yuxiang Wang, Xiao-Sheng Ni, Xianghao Meng, Xiangyu Jiang, Guangyi Wang, Congming Hao, Xinyi Wang, Pengcheng Zhang, Chunhui Pan, Haifeng Pan, Zhenrong Sun, Run Yang, Yang Xu, Yusheng Hou, Zhongbo Yan, Cheng Zhang, Hai-Zhou Lu, Junhao Chu, Xiang Yuan*.


    37. Tunable positions of Weyl nodes via magnetism and pressure in the ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal CeAlSi.

    Nature Communications 15, 1467 (2024).

    Erjian Cheng# *, Limin Yan#, Xianbiao Shi#, Rui Lou# *, Alexander Fedorov, Mahdi Behnami, Jian Yuan, Pengtao Yang, Bosen Wang, Jin-Guang Cheng, Yuanji Xu, Yang Xu, Wei Xia, Nikolai Pavlovskii, Darren C. Peets, Weiwei Zhao, Yimin Wan, Ulrich Burkhardt, Yanfeng Guo, Shiyan Li, Claudia Felser, Wenge Yang*, Bernd Büchner*.


    36. A Co-doped Ag3PO4 photocatalyst: Efficient degradation of organic pollutants and enhancement mechanism.

    Molecular Catalysis 558, 114033 (2024).

    Rui Lu, Jiaying Luo, Xuening Wang, An Chen, Yiwen Xie, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, Ruyan Li, Dongmei Jiang*, Qingfeng Zhan.


    35. Antiferromagnetic magnetostriction of IrMn detected by angular dependent exchange bias.

    Applied Physics Letters 124, 112412 (2024).

    Haoyu Lin, Kun Zheng, Jing Meng, Jiang Liu, Zhenjie Zhao, Dongmei Jiang, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, Qingfeng Zhan*.


    34. Epitaxial growth and electric control of magnetic behaviors in exchange biased IrMn/FeGa/MgO/PMN-PT heterostructures.

    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 970, 172604 (2024).

    J. Meng, X. W. Feng, C. M. Cao, Y. L. Xie, D. M. Jiang, Y. Xu, T. Shang, and Q. F. Zhan*.


    33. Enhanced photocatalytic performance of Fe-doped AgBr for organic contaminants degradation: The role of doping and mechanism insights.

    Materials Research Bulletin 170, 112567 (2024).

    Rui Lu, Lingxi Qiu, Yiwen Xie, Jiaying Luo, An Chen, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, Dongmei Jiang*, and Qingfeng Zhan.


    32. Absence of topological Hall effect in FexRh100−x epitaxial films: Revisiting their phase diagram.

    Physical Review B 108, 144437 (2023).

    X. Y. Zhu, H. Li, J. Meng, X. W. Feng, Z. X. Zhen, H. Y. Lin, B. C. Yu, W. J. Cheng, D. M. Jiang, Y. Xu, T. Shang*, and Q. F. Zhan*.


    31. Z-scheme Bi2SiO5/Ni-doped Ag6Si2O7 heterojunction with remarkable photocatalytic performance for MO degradation with enhanced light absorption ability: Adjustment of electron transfer path and energy band structure.

    Applied Surface Science 642, 158465 (2024).

    An Chen, Yiwen Xie, Rui Lu, Jiaying Luo, Tian Shang, Yang Xu, Dongmei Jiang*, and Qingfeng Zhan.


    30. Fourfold magnetic anisotropy varied by interfacial exchange coupling in epitaxial Fe/IrMn bilayers.

    Applied Physics Letters 123, 122402 (2023).

    Xinwei Feng, Yangping Wang, Jing Meng, Haoyu Lin, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yali Xie*, Dongmei Jiang, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, and Qingfeng Zhan*


    29. Neutron scattering and muon-spin spectroscopy studies of the magnetic triangular-lattice compounds A2La2NiW2O12 (A = Sr,Ba).

    Physical Review Materials 7, 074403 (2023).

    B. C. Yu#, J. Y. Yang#, D. J. Gawryluk, Y. Xu, Q. F. Zhan, T. Shiroka, and T. Shang*.


    28. Nonlinear phonon Hall effects in ferroelectrics: Existence and nonvolatile electrical control.

    Physical Review B 107, L241107 (2023).

    Wei Luo#, Junyi Ji#, Peng Chen, Yang Xu, Lifa Zhang*, Hongjun Xiang*, and Laurent Bellaiche.


    27. Fully gapped superconductivity with preserved time-reversal symmetry in NiBi3 single crystals.

    Physical Review B 107, 174513 (2023).

    T. Shang*, J. Meng, X. Y. Zhu, H. Zhang, B. C. Yu, Z. X. Zhen, Y. H. Wang, Y. Xu, Q. F. Zhan, D. J. Gawryluk, and T. Shiroka.


    26. Stabilizing high-frequency magnetic properties of stretchable CoFeB films by ribbon-patterned periodic wrinkles.

    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 15014 (2023).

    Kelei Xue, Zheng Zhou*, Huali Yang, Anyang Cui, Wenjuan Cheng*, Dongmei Jiang, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    25. Fourfold magnetic anisotropy induced in CoFeB/IrMn bilayers by interfacial exchange coupling. 

    New Journal of Physics 25, 023005 (2023).

    Xinwei Feng, Jing Meng, Xiaoyan Zhu, Kelei Xue, Yali Xie, Dongmei Jiang, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, Yong Hu, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    24. Evidence of unconventional pairing in the quasi-two-dimensional CuIr2−xRuxTe4 superconductor.

    Physical Review B 106, 144505 (2022).

    T. Shang# *, Y. Chen#, W. Xie, D. J. Gawryluk, R. Gupta, R. Khasanov, X. Y. Zhu, H. Zhang, Z. X. Zhen, B. C. Yu, Z. Zhou, Y. Xu, Q. F. Zhan, E. Pomjakushina, H. Q. Yuan, and T. Shiroka.


    23. Unconventional superconductivity in topological Kramers nodal-line semimetals.

    Science Advances 8, eabq6589 (2022).

    Tian Shang# *, Jianzhou Zhao#, Lun-Hui Hu#, Junzhang Ma, Dariusz Jakub Gawryluk, Xiaoyan Zhu, Hui Zhang, Zhixuan Zhen, Bocheng Yu, Yang Xu, Qingfeng Zhan, Ekaterina Pomjakushina, Ming Shi, and Toni Shiroka*.


    22. Effects of manganese-doping on the enhanced solar photocatalytic properties of AgBr catalyst: Mechanism and DFT modeling.

    Applied Surface Science 607,154993 (2023).

    Yiwen Xie, Wenjie Ding, Jianquan Zhao, Jiaying Luo, Rui Lu, Tian Shang, Yang Xu, Dongmei Jiang*, and Qingfeng Zhan.


    21. Positive stretching dependence of resonance frequency in CoFeB films modulated by lateral growth pre-strain.

    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 926, 166955 (2022).

    Shangjie Fu, Kelei Xue, Guozhi Chai, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, Wenjuan Cheng*, Dongmei Jiang, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    20. Surface modified Bi2SiO5 microflowers with Fe3+ doping for efficient degradation of organic contaminants.

    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 926, 166866 (2022).

    Jiaying Luo, Jianquan Zhao, Yiwen Xie, Rui Lu, Tian Shang, Yang Xu, Dongmei Jiang*, and Qingfeng Zhan.


    19. Exchange-coupling-induced fourfold magnetic anisotropy in CoFeB/FeRh bilayer grown on SrTiO3(001).

    Chinese Physics B 31, 087503 (2022).

    Qingrong Shao, Jing Meng, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yali, Xie, Wenjuan Cheng, Dongmei Jiang, Yang Xu, Tian Shang, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    18. Magnetocrystalline anisotropy of epitaxially grown FeRh/MgO(001) films.

    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 917, 165566 (2022).

    Xiaoyan Zhu, Yang Li, Yali Xie, Qian Qiu, Cuimei Cao, Xiao Hu, Wenhui Xie, Tian Shang, Yang Xu, Lin Sun, Wenjuan Cheng, Dongmei Jiang, and Qingfeng Zhan*.


    17. Spin order and fluctuations in the EuAl4 and EuGa4 topological antiferromagnets: A μSR study.

    Physical Review B 105, 014423 (2022).

    X. Y. Zhu#, H. Zhang#, D. J. Gawryluk, Z. X. Zhen, B. C. Yu, S. L. Ju, W. Xie, D. M. Jiang, W. J. Cheng, Y. Xu, M. Shi, E. Pomjakushina, Q. F. Zhan, T. Shiroka*, and T. Shang*.


    16.  Facile synthesis of δ-Bi2O3 particles/ rod-like Bi4O7 composite with enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic performance.

    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2022).

    Jiaying Luo, Shicheng Jia, Jianquan Zhao, Dongmei Jiang*, Qingfeng Zhan, Tian Shang, and Yang Xu.


    15. Electronic Reconstruction Forming a C2-symmetric Dirac Semimetal in Ca3Ru2O7.

    npj Quantum Materials 6 29 (2021).

    M. Horio*, Q. Wang, V. Granata, K. P. Kramer, Y. Sassa, S. Jöhr, D. Sutter, A. Bold, L. Das, Y. Xu, R. Frison, R. Fittipaldi, T. K. Kim, C. Cacho, J. E. Rault, P. Le Fèvre, F. Bertran, N. C. Plumb, M. Shi, A. Vecchione, M. H. Fischer, and J. Chang*.


    14. Two-carrier Magnetoresistance: Applications to Ca3Ru2O7.

    Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 90, 054702 (2021).

    L. Das, Y. Xu, T. Shang, A. Steppke, M. Horio, J. Choi, S. Jöhr, K. von Arx, J. Mueller, D. Biscette, X. Zhang, A. Schilling, V. Granata, R. Fittipaldi, A. Vecchione, and J. Chang*.


    13. Magnetism and anomalous transport in the Weyl semimetal PrAlGe: possible route to axial gauge

    fields.

    npj Quantum Mater. 5, 5 (2020).

    D. Destraz*, L. Das, S. Tsirkin, Y. Xu, Titus Neupert, J. Chang*, A. Schilling, Adolfo G. Grushin, Joachim Kohlbrecher, Lukas Keller, Pascal Puphal, Ekaterina Pomjakushina and Jonathan S. White*.


    12. Prominent role of spin-orbit coupling in FeSe revealed by inelastic neutron scattering.

    Physical Review X 7, 021025 (2017).

    M. W. Ma, P. Bourges, Y. Sidis, Y. Xu, S. Y. Li, B. Y. Hu, J. R. Li, F. Wang, and Y. Li*.


    11. Observation of two superconducting domes under pressure in tetragonal FeS.

    npj Quantum Materials 2, 49 (2017).

    J. Zhang, F. L. Liu, T. P. Ying, N. N. Li, Y. Xu, L. P. He, X. C. Hong, Y. J. Yu, M. X. Wang, W. G. Yang*, and S. Y. Li*.


    10. Nodeless superconducting gaps in noncentrosymmetric superconductor PbTaSe2 with topological bulk nodal lines.

    Physical Review B 93, 020503(R) (2016).

    M. X. Wang, Y. Xu, L. P. He, J. Zhang, X. C. Hong, P. L. Cai, Z. B. Wang, J. K. Dong, and S. Y. Li*.


    9. Fully gapped superconducting state in Au2Pb: a natural candidate for topological superconductor.

    Europhysics Letters 116, 67002 (2016).

    Y. J. Yu, Y. Xu, Y. Xing, J. Zhang, T. P. Ying, X. C. Hong, M. X. Wang, X. Zhang, S. Jia, J. Wang*, and S. Y. Li*.


    8. Nodeless superconductivity in the noncentrosymmetric superconductor BiPd.

    Superconductor Science and Technology 29, 065001 (2016).

    X. B. Yan, Y. Xu, L. P. He, J. K. Dong, Hwanbeom Cho, D. C. Peets, Je Geun Park, and S. Y. Li*.


    7. Nodal superconductivity in FeS: Evidence from quasiparticle heat transport.

    Physical Review B 94, 100504(R) (2016).

    T. P. Ying, X. F. Lai, X. C. Hong, Y. Xu, L. P. He, J. Zhang, M. X. Wang, Y. J. Yu, F. Q. Huang*, S. Y. Li*.


    6. Electric-field control of magnetism in Co40Fe40B20/(1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 multiferroic heterostructures with different ferroelectric phases.

    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8, 3784 (2016).

    Yan Liu, Yonggang Zhao*, Peisen Li, Sen Zhang, Dalai Li, Hao Wu, Aitian Chen, Y. Xu, X. F. Han, S. Y. Li, Di Lin, and Haosu Luo.


    5. Nodeless superconducting gap in the caged-type superconductors Y5Rh6Sn18 and Lu5Rh6Sn18.

    Superconductor Science and Technology 28, 105008 (2015).

    Z. Zhang, Y. Xu, C. N. Kuo, X. C. Hong, M. X. Wang, P. L. Cai, J. K. Dong, C. S. Lue, and S. Y. Li*.


    4. Superconductivity at 2.5K in the new transition-metal chalcogenide Ta2PdSe5.

    Superconductor Science and Technology 28, 11150015 (2015).

    J. Zhang, J. K. Dong, Y. Xu, J. Pan, L. P. He, L. J. Zhang, and S. Y. Li*.


    3. Structural and transport properties of the Weyl semimetal NbAs at high pressure.

    Chinese Physics Letters 32, 097102 (2015).

    J. Zhang, F. L. Liu, J. K. Dong, Y. Xu, N. N. W. G. Yang, and S. Y. Li*.


    2. Heat transport in RbFe2As2 single crystals: Evidence for nodal superconducting gap.

    Physical Review B 91, 024502 (2015).

    Z. Zhang, A. F. Wang, X. C. Hong, J. Zhang, B. Y. Pan, J. Pan, Y. Xu, X. G. Luo, X. H. Chen, and S. Y. Li*.


    1. Multigap nodeless superconductivity in nickel chalcogenide TlNi2Se2.

    Physical Review B 90, 060504(R) (2014).

    X. C. Hong, Z. Zhang, S. Y. Zhou, J. Pan, Y. Xu, Hangdong Wang, Qianhui Mao, Minghu Fang, J. K. Dong, and S. Y. Li*.


    Honor