People

Lei Zhang

Position: Professor of Physics

Organization: State Key Lab of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, P. R. China

Fax: +86-351-701-8201

Phone: +86-13603536998 (Cell Phone)

E-mail: zhanglei@sxu.edu.cn

Field of Study: Condensed matter physics; Nano-electronics, Spintronics, Quantum transport.

Employment:

*2012.09-2013.03, Research Assistant, The University of Hong Kong.

*2013.04-2016.02, Postdoc Fellowship, McGill University.

*2016.03-2018.02, Research Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong.

*2017.12-Present, Professor of Physics, Shanxi University.

Degrees obtained: Doctor of Philosophy (2012 The University of Hong Kong)

Master of Philosophy (2012 The University of Hong Kong)

Bachelor of Science (2007 Shanxi University)

Awards:

100 Talent Program of Shanxi Province (2017)

Selected publications:

Summary: Total: 42 (including 8 first author + 14 corresponding author)

Phys. Rev. Lett: 1; Phys. Rev. B: 21 (3 Rapid Communication); JACS: 1; 2D Mater: 2; Nanoscale: 3; Carbon: 2; Journal of Materials Chemistry C: 1; Appl. Phys. Lett: 1; Nanotechnology: 2; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys: 1; Journal of Computational Physics: 1; J. Phys. Chem. C: 1; AIP ADVINCES 1; J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 1; J. Appl. Phys 2; Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2.

 

1. Realizing robust half-metallic transport with chemically modified graphene nanoribbons; Carbon. 141, 676 (2019).

2. Photogalvanic effect induced fully spin polarized current and pure spin current in zigzag SiC nanoribbons; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 26744 (2018).

3. Magnetization dynamics induced by Rashba effect in ferromagnetic films; Nanoscale. 10, 18728 (2018).

4. Thermal rectification in a double quantum dots system with a polaron effect; Phys. Rev. B. 97, 224311 (2018).

5. “A novel volatile memory device based on few-layer black phosphorus”; Journal of Materials Chemistry C (Back Cover). 6, 2460-2466 (2018).

6. “h-BN/Graphene van derWaals vertical heterostructure: A fully spin-polarized photocurrent generator”; Nanoscale. 10, 174-183 (2018).

7. “Influence of dephasing and B/N doping on valley Seebeck effect in zigzag graphene nanoribbons”; Carbon. 126, 183 (2018).

8. “Full counting statistics of conductance for disordered systems”; Phys. Rev. B. 96, 115410 (2017).

9.First-principles investigation of transient spin transfer torque in magnetic multi-layer systems”; Phys. Rev. B. 96, 075412 (2017).

10. “Tuning zigzag SiC nanoribbon as a thermal spin current generator”; 2D Mater. 4, 035001 (2017).

11. “Entanglement entropy fluctuation and distribution for open systems”; Phys. Rev. B. 95, 155402 (2017).

12. “All-electrical generation of spin-polarized currents in quantum spin Hall insulators”; Phys. Rev. B. 95, 121407(R) (2017).

13. “Enhancing the spin transfer torque in magnetic tunnel junctions by ac modulation”; Phys. Rev. B. 95, 115417 (2017).

14. “Perfect spin and valley polarized quantum transport in twisted SiC nanoribbons”; 2D Mater. 4 025013 (2017).

15. “Quantum transport investigation of anomalous Hall resistance in four-probe magnetic nanostructures”; Phys. Rev. B. 94, 081409(R) (2016).

16. “Negative differential resistance in GeSi core-shell transport junctions: the role of local sp2 hybridization.”; Nanoscale 8, 16026 (2016).

17. Anderson Localization from the Berry-Curvature Interchange in Quantum Anomalous Hall Systems.; Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 056802 (2016).

18. Theoretical impurity-limited carrier mobility of monolayer black phosphorus.; Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 033508 (2016).

19. Two-Dimensional Graphyne Suspended on Si(111): A Hybrid Device.; J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 4605 (2016).

20. RESCU: A real space electronic structure method.; Journal of Computational Physics. 307, 593 (2016).

21. Photogalvanic effect in monolayer black phosphorus.; Nanotechnology 26, 455202 (2015).

22. Valley caloritronics and its realization by graphene nanoribbons.; Phys. Rev. B. 92, 155427 (2015).

23. Generation and transport of valley polarized current in transition metal dichalcogenides.; Phys. Rev. B. 90, 195428 (2014).

24. Electric control of spin in monolayer WSe2 field effect transistors.; Nanotechnology

25, 435201 (2014).

25. Molecular Spintronics: Destructive Quantum Interference Controlled by a Gate.; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 15065 (2014).

26. Electrical contacts to monolayer black phosphorus: A first-principles investigation.; Phys. Rev. B. 90, 125441 (2014).

27.Investigation of transient heat current from first principles using complex absorbing potential.; Phys. Rev. B. 90, 115428 (2014).

28. “Universal transport properties of three-dimensional topological insulator nanowires.”; Phys. Rev. B. 89, 245107 (2014).

29. “First-principles investigation of transient current in molecular devices by using complex absorbing potentials.”; Phys. Rev. B. 87, 205401 (2013).

30. “First-principles investigation of alternating current density distribution in molecular devices.”; Phys. Rev. B. 86, 165431 (2012).

31. “First principles investigation of transient dynamics of molecular device.”; Phys. Rev. B. 86, 155438 (2012)

32. “Enhancement of shot noise due to the fluctuation of Coulomb interaction”; Phys. Rev. B. 85, 165402 (2012);

33. “First-principles calculation of current density in molecular devices.”; Phys. Rev. B. 84, 115412 (2011);

34. “Topological Anderson insulator phenomena.”; Phys. Rev. B. 84, 035110 (2011)

35. “Transient dynamics of molecular devices under a steplike pulse bias.”; Phys. Rev. B. 81, 121103(R) (2010);

36. “Oscillation of dynamic conductance of Al-Cn-Al structures: Nonequilibrium Greens function and density functional theory study.”; Phys. Rev. B. 79, 155117, (2009).