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Dr. Ji Feng

Boya Distinguished Professor

 

Contact Information

Office:Physics Building W574, 物理楼西574

Tel:86-10-62754234

Email:jfeng11@pku.edu.cn

Personal Homepage:http://feng.pku.edu.cn/

 

Education

Ph.D.

2003-2007

Chemistry

Cornell University

M.S.

2000-2003

Chemical Engineering

National University of Singapore

B.S.

1996-2000

Chemical Engineering

National University of Singapore

 

Professional Appointments

2018-

Full Professor

ICQM, School of Physics, Peking University

2014-2018

Tenured Associate Professor

ICQM, School of Physics, Peking University

2011-2014

Tenure-track Associate Professor

ICQM, School of Physics, Peking University

2009-2011

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania

2007-2009

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Chemistry, Harvard University

 

Research Interests

Condensed matter physics; computational materials modeling

1. Density-functional theory and materials modeling

2. Berry phase of Bloch bands: topological states;valleytronics

3. Correlation effects: magnetic order; electron-phonon coupling; charge-density wave

4. Elastic strain: charge carrier dynamics; orbital effects; molecular dynamics

5. Materials of interest: chalcogenides; topological materials; graphene; complex oxides; multiferroics

 

Honors and Awards

2017

Distinguished Young Scholars, NSFC

2013

Excellent Young Scientist Grant, NSFC

2007

Wentink Prize, Cornell University

2005

Wachter Prize, Cornell University

 

Selected Publications

1.      Kaige Hu, Fa Wang, & Ji Feng, “The magnetic structure of Na2IrO3: a LSDA+U+SOC study” Physical Review Letters (2015).

2.      Tianyi Cai, Xiao Li, Fa Wang, Sheng Ju, Ji Feng, & Chang-De Gong. “Single-spin Dirac Fermion and Chern insulator based on simple oxides”. Nano Letters (2015).

3.      Shaofeng Ge, Chaokai Li, Zhiming Zhang, Chenglong Zhang, Yudao Zhang, Jun Qiu, Qinsheng Wang, Junku Liu, Shuang Jia, Ji Feng, and Dong Sun, “Dynamical evolution of anisotropic response in black phosphorus under ultrafast photoexcitation”. Nano Letters 15, 4650 (2015).

4.      Jingshan Qi, Xiao Li, Qian Niu, & Ji Feng. “Giant and tunable valley degeneracy splitting in MoTe2”. Physical Review B (Rapid Comm.), 2015.

5.      Yuwen Hu, Feipeng Zheng, Ren Xiao, Ji Feng, & Yuan Li, “Charge­-density wave and phonon-­electron coupling in ZrTe3”. Physical Review B91, 144502 (2015).

6.      Hua Jiang,Haiwen Liu, Ji Feng, Qingfeng Sun & X.C. Xie, “Transport discovery of emerging robust helical surface states in Z2 = 0 systems”Physical Review Letters112, 176601 (2014).

7.       Xuewen Fu, Cong Su, Qiang Fu, Xinli Zhu, Rui Zhu, Chuanpu Liu, Jun Xu, Wanlin Guo, Ji Feng, Ju Li & Dapeng Yu,“Tailoring exciton dynamics by elastic strain-gradient in semiconductors”. Advanced Materials 26, 2572 (2014).

8.      Xiao Li, Ting Cao, Qian Niu, Junren Shi & Ji Feng, “Coupling the valley degree of freedom to antiferromagnetic order”Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, 3738 (2013).

9.      Ting Cao, Gang Wang, Wenpeng Han, Huiqi Ye, Chuanrui Zhu, Junren Shi, Qian Niu, Pingheng Tan, Enge Wang, Baoli Liu & Ji Feng, “Valley-selective circular dichroism in monolayer molybdenum disulphide”Nature Communications 3, 887 (2012).

HighlightNature Nanotechnology 'News and Views'.

10.    Ji Feng, Xiaofeng Qian, Cheng-Wei Huang & Ju Li, “Strain-engineered artificial atom as a broad-spectrum solar energy funnel”Nature Photonics 6, 866 (2012).

Highlight: 'Optical materials: Inspired by strain' (by Arend van der Zande and James Hone). News and Views of Nature Photonics 6, 804­806 (2012).

11.    Ji Feng, Liang Qi, Jian-Yu Huang, and Ju Li, “Geometric and electronic structure of graphene bilayer edges.” Physical Review B80, 165407 (2009).

12.    Ji Feng, Richard G Hennig, NW Ashcroft, and Roald Hoffmann, “Emergent reduction of electronic state dimensionality in dense ordered Li-Be alloys.” Nature451, 445 (2008).

Major media coverageNature editor's summaryNature interview with Roald and Neil; National Science Foundation's press releaseC&EN News.

13.    Wojciech Grochala, Roald Hoffmann, Ji Feng, and Neil W Ashcroft, “The chemical imagination at work in very tight places.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition46, 3620 (2007).

14.    Ji Feng, Neil W. Ashcroft, Roald Hoffmann. 'Theoretical indications of singular structural and electronic features of Laves-phase CaLi2 under pressure'Physical Review Letters 98, 247002 (2007).

15.    Ji Feng, Wojciech Grochala, Tomasz Jaroń, Roald Hoffmann, Aitor Bergara, and NW Ashcroft, “Structures and potential superconductivity in SiH4 at high pressure: En route to metallic hydrogen.” Physical Review Letters96, 017006 (2006). Nature Highlight.

 

Open Positions

I may accept one PhD student per year. Interested undergrads are also welcome to explore possibilities available in my group. For postdoctoral position, please contact me directly.