General Beijing 26 Oct. 2023 17:12
Professor Xue Qikun from Tsinghua University and Professor Ashwin Vishwanath from Harvard University. Received an award honoring innovative progress in materials science research at the quantum topological level.
Professor Xue Qikun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor of Tsinghua University, and president of Southern University of Science and Technology, Received the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, becoming the first Chinese physicist to win this award. Along with Professor Ashvin Vishwanath from Harvard University, both have been recognized for their work. “An unprecedented theoretical and experimental study of the material’s overall electronic properties. that reflects the topological characteristics of the structure of the guide strip.”
Professor Xue said: “This achievement is the result of China’s steady growth in scientific and technological strength. and the long-standing accumulation of basic scientific research since China’s reform and opening-up began four decades ago. This honor belongs to every researcher on the team. including all Chinese scientists.”
Since 2009, Professor Xue has led research with a research group from Tsinghua University. Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Stanford University to address the challenges faced by Quantum Anomalous Hall (QAH) experiments. After overcoming many obstacles and setbacks, At the end of 2012, they achieved an important scientific milestone by being the first in the world to experimentally observe the effects of the QAH phenomenon in magnetic topological insulators.
Professor Xue’s new discoveries have greatly advanced the field of physics. and help pave a new path for condensed matter research around the world. The practical implications are likely to be the same. This is because the QAH phenomenon and the heat dissipation-free edge state have the potential to revolutionize low-power electronics in the future.
In addition to materials science at the quantum topological level, Professor Xue also promotes scientific research and development in the field.Superconductivity and high temperature superconductivity It has continued to interest generations of physicists for over a hundred years.
In 2012, Professor Xue who led a research team from the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University discovered high-temperature superconductivity in a single-cell FeSe film made from SrTiO3 precursor. The discovery was published in a paper published in 2012, challenging the understanding of high-temperature superconductivity that existed at the time. that It offers a unique and innovative perspective. which shows the spirit of research and experimentation of Chinese scientists.
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