Job Title*: Professor
School/Institute*:State Key Lab of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan
E-mail*: zhanglei@sxu.edu.cn
Tel: +86-0351-
Biography
ZHANG Lei is a professor and doctoral advisor at State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University. He has been selected as Shanxi Province 100-Plan Talent Program in 2017 and young talent of the Shanxi Province "SanJin Talents" Support Program in 2019. He has presided over 5 funds, including the national and provincial funds. He has developed many quantum transport theories and algorithms that have been used widely in commercialized and non-commercialized softwares. In the recent five years, he has also published 53 SCI-cited papers with 41 written as the first or corresponding authors, including Nature, Nat. Commun., Phys. Rev. Lett., Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B, ACS Photonics, etc.
Education*:
[1] 2009.09 to 2012.08
The University of Hong Kong, Department of Physics, Doctor of Philosophy.
[2] 2007.09 to 2009.08
The University of Hong Kong, Department of Physics, Master of Philosophy.
[3] 2003.09 to 2007.07
Shanxi University, College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Science.
Research Area*:
[1] Quantum transport, including quantum transport theory development based on non-equilibrium Green’s function theroy and corresponding algorithms design and code development.
[2] Electronic and optical properties of low-dimensional quantum materials, including various two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures and topological insulators.
[3] Photonic crystal and optical manipulation, including optical forces and optical torques exerted on the microscopic particles.
Employment:
[1] 2017.12-Now: Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Professor.
[2] 2016.03-2017.11: Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Lecture.
[3] 2013.04-2016.02: Department of Physics, McGill University, Postdoc.
[4] 2012.09-2013.03: Deapartment of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Research Assistant.
Grants and Projects:
[1] The National Natural Science Foundation of China: “Theoretical Study on the 3D Quantum Hall Effect Electron Transport Properties in Topological Semimetals”, Grant No. 12074230, 2021/01-2024/12.
[2] The National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholar: “Theoretical study on time-dependent transport properties of two-dimensional valley electronic devices”, Grant No. 11704232, 2018/01-2020/12.
Publications：
[1] “Electric field controlled valley-polarized photocurrent switch based on the circular bulk photovoltaic effect ”, Phys. Rev. B 109, 235403 (2024); Yaqing Yang, Xiaoyu Cheng, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Jun Chen∗ , Lei Zhang†, and Jian Wang‡.
[2] “Topological photonic alloy”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 223802 (2024); Tiantao Qu, Mudi Wang, Xiaoyu Cheng, Xiaohan Cui, Ruo-yang Zhang, Zhao-Qing Zhang, Lei Zhang*, Jun Chen† and C. T. Chan‡.
[3] “Gapless superconducting state and mirage gap in altermagnets”, Phys. Rev. B 109, L201404 (2024); Miaomiao Wei, Longjun Xiang, Fuming Xu, Lei Zhang*, Gaomin Tang† , and Jian Wang‡.
[4] “Controllable lateral optical force in a double-sphere system”, Phys. Rev. A 109, 053505 (2024); Junxuan Wang, Yaxin Li, Xiao Li, Lei Zhang*, and Jun Chen†.
[5] “Tunable transverse optical force via nonreciprocity”, Phys. Rev. A 109, 043527 (2024); Mengkai Che, Huimin Zhu, Xiaoxuan Shi, Yaxin Li, Xiao Li, Lei Zhang*, and Jun Chen†.
[6] “Three-band non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological insulator with PT symmetry”, Phys. Rev. B 109, 115127 (2024); Yanmeng Liang, Rui Wang, Zhizhou Yu*, Jun Chen, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Lei Zhang∗.
[7] “Current-induced near-field radiative energy, linear-momentum, and angular-momentum transfer”, Phys. Rev. B 109, 075413 (2024); Huimin Zhu, Gaomin Tang∗, Lei Zhang∗ , and Jun Chen∗.
[8] “Optomechanical effects caused by non-zero field quantities in multiple evanescent waves”, Opt. Express 26, 44004 (2023); Yaxin Li, Xinning Yu, Tiantao Qu, Jack Ng, Zhifang Lin, Lei Zhang∗ , and Jun Chen†.
[9] “Unified framework of the microscopic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation and its application to skyrmion dynamics”, Phys. Rev. B 108, 144409 (2023); Fuming Xu, Gaoyang Li, Jian Chen, Zhizhou Yu, Lei Zhang∗ , Baigeng Wang, and Jian Wang†.
[10] “Momentum matching induced giant magnetoresistance in two-dimensional magnetic tunnel junctions”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 25344 (2023); Yaohua Qiu, Chun-Sheng Liu, Xingqiang Shi, Xiaohong Zheng*, and Lei Zhang†.
[11] “Topological Anderson Amorphous Insulator”, Phys. Rev. B 108, L081110 (2023); Xiaoyu Cheng, Tiantao Qu, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Jun Chen∗ , and Lei Zhang†.
[12] “Greatly enhanced tunneling electroresistance in ferroelectric tunnel junctions with a double barrier design”, npj Computational Materials, 9, 144 (2023); Wei Xiao, Xiaohong Zheng∗ , Lili Kang, Lei Zhang† , and Zhi Zeng.
[13] “Giant tunneling electroresistance in 2D bilayer-In2Se3-based out-of-plan eferroelectric tunnel junction”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 18158 (2023); Ziqi Han, Chun-sheng Liu, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang†.
[14] “The photogalvanic effect induced by quantum spin Hall edge states from first-principles calculations”; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 16363 (2023); Yaqing Yang, Liwen Zhang, Xiaohong Zheng*, Jun Chen, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Lei Zhang†.
[15] “Photogalvanic effect induced charge and spin photocurrent in group-V monolayer systems”, Frontiers of Physics, 18, 62301 (2023); Liwen Zhang, Yaqing Yang, Jun Chen and Lei Zhang*.
[16] “Anomalous lateral optical force as a manifestation of the optical transverse spin”, Laser Photonics Rev. 17, 2300212 (2023); Xinning Yu, Yaxin Li, Bijun Xu, Xiaogang Wang, Lei Zhang*, Jun Chen† , Zhifang Lin, and C. T. Chan.
[17] “Giant tunnel electroresistance in two-dimensional ferroelectric tunnel junctions constructed with Sc2CO2/In2Se3 van der Waals ferroelectric heterostructure”, Phys. Rev. B. 107, 115427 (2023); Aijie Xie, Hua Hao, Chun-Sheng Liu, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang† , and Zhi Zeng.
[18] “Fate of the reentrant localization phenomenon in the one-dimensional dimerized quasiperiodic chain with long-range hopping”, Phys. Rev. B, 107, 075128 (2023); Haoyu Wang, Xiaohong Zheng, Jun Chen*, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Lei Zhang†.
[19] “Reentrant quantum spin Hall effect in the presence of exchange field”; Phys. Rev. B 107, 035117 (2023); Xiaoyu Cheng, Xiaohong Zheng, Jun Chen*, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Lei Zhang†.
[20] “Electric field induced tunable half-metallicity in an A-type antiferromagnetic bilayer LaBr2”; Phys. Rev. B, 106, 245423 (2022); Qingqing Chen, Xiaohong Zheng*, Peng Jiang, Yan-Hong Zhou, Lei Zhang† , and Zhi Zeng.
[21] “Flexible electromagnetic manipulation by topological one-way large-area waveguide states”; Phys. Rev. B, 105, 195432 (2022); Tiantao Qu, Neng Wang, Mudi Wang, Lei Zhang†, Jun Chen*.
[22] “Site and length dependent quantum interference and resonance in electron transport of armchair carbon nanotube molecular junctions”; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 24, 8032 (2022) ; Ning Cao, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang† ,and Zhi Zeng.
[23] “Giant tunneling electroresistance induced by interfacial doping in Pt/BaTiO3/Pt ferroelectric tunnel junctions”; Phys. Rev. Applied, 17, 044001 (2022); Wei Xiao, Lili Kang, Hua Hao, Yanhong Zhou, Lei Zhang*, Xiaohong Zheng†,and Zhi Zeng.
[24] “Anti-chiral edge states and hinge states based on the Haldane model”; Phys. Rev. B, 104, L081401 (2021); Xiaoyu Cheng, Jun Chen*, Lei Zhang†, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia.
[25] “Experimental observation of non-Abelian topological charges and bulk-edge correspondence”; Nature 594, 195 (2021); Qinghua Guo, Tianshu Jiang, Ruo-Yang Zhang, Lei Zhang, Zhao-Qing Zhang, Biao Yang, Shuang Zhang, C.T. Chan.
[26] “An electrically switchable anti-ferroelectric bilayer In2Se3 based opto-spintronics device”; Nanoscale 13, 8555 (2021); Yaqing Yang, Liwen Zhang, Jun Chen, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang†, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia.
[27] “Giant tunnel electroresistance in ferroelectric tunnel junctions with metal contacts to two-dimensional ferroelectric materials”; Phys. Rev. B 103, 125414 (2021); Lili Kang, Peng Jiang, Hua Hao, Yanhong Zhou, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang†, and Zhi Zeng.
[28] “Twist-induced near-field thermal control between magnetic Weyl semimetals”; ACS Photonics. 8, 443 (2021); Gaomin Tang*, Jun Chen, Lei Zhang†.
[29] “Gate controllable optical spin current generation in zigzag graphene nanoribbon”; Carbon. 173, 565 (2021), Liwen Zhang, Jun Chen*, Lei Zhang†, Fuming Xu, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia.
[30] “Pure spin current generation via photogalvanic effect with spatial inversion symmetry”; Phys. Rev. B. 102, 081402(R) (2020); Xixi Tao, Peng Jiang, Hua Hao, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang†, and Zhi Zeng.
[31] “Giant tunneling electroresistance in two-dimensional ferroelectric tunnel junctions with out-of-plane ferroelectric polarization”; Phys. Rev. B. 101, 014105 (2020); Lili Kang, Peng Jiang, Yanhong Zhou, Hua Hao, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang†, Zhi Zeng.
[32] “Realizing giant tunneling electroresistance in two-dimensional graphene/BiP ferroelectric tunnel junction”; Nanoscale. 11, 16837 (2019); Lili Kang, Peng Jiang, Ning Cao, Hua Hao, Xiaohong Zheng*, Lei Zhang†, Zhi Zeng.
[33] “Gate-tunable large spin polarization in few-layer black phosphorus based spintronic device”; Nanoscale. 11, 11872 (2019), Liwen Zhang, Jun Chen, Xiaohong Zheng, Bin Wang*, Lei Zhang†, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia.
[34] “Frequency-dependent transport properties in disordered systems: A generalized coherent potential approximation approach”; Phys. Rev. B. 99, 155406 (2019); Lei Zhang, Bin Fu, Bin Wang, Yadong Wei, and Jian Wang*.
[35] “Thermal rectification in a double quantum dots system with a polaron effect”; Phys. Rev. B. 97, 224311 (2018), Gaomin Tang, Lei Zhang*, Jian Wang†.
[36] “Influence of dephasing and B/N doping on valley Seebeck effect in zigzag graphene nanoribbons”; Carbon. 126, 183 (2018), Lei Zhang, Zhizhou Yu, Fuming Xu, Jian Wang*.
[37] “Full counting statistics of conductance for disordered systems”; Phys. Rev. B. 96, 115410 (2017); Bin Fu, Lei Zhang*, Yadong Wei, and Jian Wang†.
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