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Prof. Nanlin Wang 王楠林

Chair Professor

Contact Info

Office：Physics Building W678, 物理楼西678

Tel：86-10-6276-5081

Group website: http://www2.phy.pku.edu.cn/~nlwang/chs/index.html

Education

Degree	Year	Major	Institution
Ph.D.	1989-1991	Condensed matter physics	University of Science and Technology of China
M.S.	1986-1989	Solid state physics	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
B.S.	1978-1982	Physics	Zhengzhou University

Professional Appointments

Year	Position	Institution
1992-1994	Lecturer	University of Science and Technology of China
1994-1996	Alexander von Humboldt research fellow	Technical university of Darmstadt, Germany
1996-1998	ISTEC & STA research fellow	International center for STEC, Japan
1998-1999	Postdoctoral research associate	Simon Fraser University, Canada
1999-1999	Professor	Cryogenic Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2000-2014	Professor	Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2014-present	Chair professor	International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, China

Research Interests

1. Infrared and optical spectroscopy, time-domain THz and ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy

2. Unconventional superconductivity; Crystal growth and exploration of novel superconductors

3. Competing orders and collective phenomena in complex/correlated electronic materials (e.g. transition metal oxides/chalcogenides, intermetallic compounds and heavy fermions)

4. 3D Dirac/Weyl fermions

Honors and Awards

Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher award, 2014, 2015;

The first prize of China’s State Natural Sciences Award, 2013;

Fellow of American Physical Society, 2012;

YeQiSun Award of Chinese Physical Society, 2009;

Outstanding scientific achievement award from Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation, HongKong, 2009.

NSFC funds for Outstanding Young Scientists, 2000;

“Hundred talents program” of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1998

Selected Publications

1. R. Y. Chen and N. L. Wang, 'Infrared properties of heavy-fermions: evolution from weak to strong hybridizations', Reports on Progress in Physics, (accepted, 2016) (invited review article).

2. R. Y. Chen, Z. G. Chen, X.-Y. Song, J. A. Schneeloch, G. D. Gu, F. Wang, and N. L. Wang, “Magneto-infrared spectroscopy of Landau levels and Zeeman splitting of three-dimensional massless Dirac Fermions in ZrTe₅.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 176404 (2015) (Editors's suggestion).

3. R. Y. Chen, S. J. Zhang, J. A. Schneeloch, C. Zhang, Q. Li, G. D. Gu, N. L. Wang, “Optical spectroscopy study of three dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe₅.” Phys. Rev. B 92, 075107 (2015).

4. H. P. Wang, Y. L. Sun, X. B. Wang, Y. Huang, T. Dong, R. Y. Chen, G. H. Cao, and N. L. Wang, 'Coexistence of superconductivity and density wave in Ba₂Ti₂Fe₂As₄O: An optical spectroscopy study.' Phys. Rev. B 90, 144508 (2014). (editor's suggestion)

5. B. F. Hu, B. Cheng, R. H. Yuan, T. Dong, and N. L. Wang, 'Coexistence and competition of multiple charge-density-wave orders in rare-earth tri-telluride RTe₃.' Phys. Rev. B 90, 085105, (2014). (Editor’s suggestion).

6. R. Y. Chen, B. F. Hu, T. Dong, and N. L. Wang, 'Revealing multiple charge-density-wave orders in TbTe₃ by optical conductivity and ultrafast pump-probe experiments.' Phys. Rev. B 89, 075114 (2014).

7. A. F. Fang, G. Xu, T. Dong, P. Zheng, and N. L. Wang, “Structural phase transition in IrTe₂: A combined study of optical spectroscopy and band structure calculations.” Scientific Reports 3, 1153 (2013). (highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters)

8. R. H. Yuan, T. Dong, Y. J. Song, P. Zheng, G. F. Chen, J. P. Hu, J.Q. Li and N. L. Wang, “Nanoscale phase separation of antiferromagnetic order and superconductivity in K_0.75Fe_1.75Se₂.” Scientific Reports 2, 221 (2012). (highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters)

9. Z. G. Chen, T. Dong, R. H. Ruan, B. F. Hu, B. Cheng, W. Z. Hu, P. Zheng, Z. Fang, X. Dai, N. L. Wang, 'Measurement of the c-Axis Optical Reflectance of AFe₂As₂ (A=Ba, Sr) Single Crystals: Evidence of Different Mechanisms for the Formation of Two Energy Gaps.' Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 097003 (2010).

10. G. F. Chen, Z. G. Chen, J. Dong, W. Z. Hu, G. Li, X. D. Zhang, P. Zheng, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang, “Electronic properties of single-crystalline Fe_1.05Te and Fe_1.03Se_0.30Te_0.70.” Phys. Rev. B79, 140509(R) (2009). (highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters)

11. W. Z. Hu, J. Dong, G. Li, Z. Li, P. Zheng, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, and N. L. Wang, “Origin of the Spin Density Wave Instability in AFe₂As₂ (A=Ba,Sr) as Revealed by Optical Spectroscopy.” Phys. Rev. Lett.101, 257005 (2008). (highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters)

12. G. Li, W. Z. Hu, J. Dong, Z. Li, P. Zheng, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang, 'Probing superconducting energy gap from infrared spectroscopy on a Ba_0.6K_0.4Fe₂As₂ single crystal with Tc=37 K.' Phys. Rev. Lett.101, 107004 (2008).

13. G. F. Chen, Z. Li, D. Wu, G. Li, W. Z. Hu, J. Dong, P. Zheng, J. L. Luo, and N. L. Wang, 'Superconductivity at 41 K and Its Competition with Spin-Density-Wave Instability in Layered CeO_1-xF_xFeAs.' Phys. Rev. Lett.100, 247002 (2008). (editor's suggestion, highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters)

14. J. Dong, H. J. Zhang, G. Xu, Z. Li, G. Li, W. Z. Hu, D. Wu, G. F. Chen, X. Dai, J. L. Luo, Z. Fang, N. L. Wang, 'Competing Orders and Spin-Density-Wave Instability in LaO_1-xF_xFeAs.' Europhys. Lett.83, 27006 (2008). (highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters)

15. G. F. Chen, Z. Li, G. Li, J. Zhou, D. Wu, J. Dong, W. Z. Hu, P. Zheng, Z. J. Chen, H. Q. Yuan, J. Singleton, J. L. Luo, and N. L. Wang, 'Superconducting Properties of the Fe-Based Layered Superconductor LaFeAsO_0.9F_0.1-x.' Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 057007 (2008). (It was the first paper posted on arXiv.org on FeAs-based superconductor.)

16. G. Li, W. Z. Hu, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, M. Z. Hasan, E. Morosan, R. J. Cava, and N. L. Wang, 'Semimetal to semimetal charge density wave transition in 1T-TiSe(2).' Phys. Rev. Lett.99, 027404 (2007).

17. G. Li, W. Z. Hu, J. Dong, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, M. Z. Hasan, E. Morosan, R. J. Cava, and N. L. Wang, 'Anomalous metallic state of Cu_0.07TiSe₂: an optical spectroscopy study.' Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 167002 (2007).

18. N. L. Wang, P. Zheng, D. Wu, Y. C. Ma, T. Xiang, R. Y. Jin, and D. Mandrus, “Infrared probe of the electronic structure and charge dynamics in Na_0.7CoO₂_。” Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 237007 (2004).

19. N. L. Wang, Dong Wu, G. Li, X. H. Chen, C. H. Wang, and X. G. Luo, “Infrared spectroscopy of the charge ordering transition of Na_0.5CoO₂_。”Phys. Rev. Lett.93, 147403 (2004).

(Highly cited paper in Thomson Reuters: Citations in the top 1% of the academic field)

Open Positions

1 Postdoc Position and 1-2 Ph.D students positions/year. Strong background in physics and/or materials science, good computer programming skills are desirable.