Education & Professional Experience
Ph.D.: University of Texas (2007)
B.S.: Peking University (China), Physics (2001)
Honors and Awards:
Simons Fellowship in Theoretical Physics, 2019
Cottrell Scholar, 2016
Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 2016–
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 2012–16
Staff Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2010–12
Post-doctoral Research: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2008–09
Post-doctoral Research: University of Texas, 2007
Research Interests
My research interests lie in quantum condensed matter theory. One major direction of my research is to understand and predict material properties (transport, magnetic, and optical) from the viewpoint of Berry phase and topology. In particular, I'm interested in topological phenomena arising from spin-orbit coupling and many-body interactions. These phenomena are often characterized by novel electromagnetic responses, which may be useful for applications in quantum electronics and quantum computing.
Recent Publications
Y. Gao, D. Xiao, Nonreciprocal Directional Dichroism Induced by the Quantum Metric Dipole, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 227402 (2019)
W.-Y. Shan, D. Xiao, Strain-fluctuation-induced near quantization of valley Hall conductivity in graphene systems, Phys. Rev. B 99, 205416 (2019)
Ran Cheng et al., Magnetic domain wall skyrmions, Phys. Rev. B 99, 184412 (2019)
Tiancheng Song et al., Voltage Control of a van der Waals Spin-Filter Magnetic Tunnel Junction, Nano Lett. 19, 915 (2019)
Y. Zhang, S. Okamoto, D. Xiao, Spin-Nernst effect in the paramagnetic regime of an antiferromagnetic insulator, Phys. Rev. B 98, 035424 (2018)
R. Cheng, D. Xiao, J.-G. Zhu, Antiferromagnet-based magnonic spin-transfer torque, Phys. Rev. B 98, 020408(R) (2018)
Tiancheng Song et al., Giant tunneling magnetoresistance in spin-filter van der Waals heterostructures, Science 15 (2018)
Bevin Huang et al., Electrical control of 2D magnetism in bilayer CrI3, Nature Nanotechnology 13, 544 (2018)
Y. Gao, D. Vanderbilt, D. Xiao, Microscopic theory of spin toroidization in periodic crystals, Phys. Rev. B 97, 134423 (2018)
S. Okamoto, D. Xiao, Transition-Metal Oxide (111) Bilayers, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 87, 041006 (2018)
S.C. de la Barrera et al., Tuning Ising superconductivity with layer and spin-orbit coupling in two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides, Nature Comm. 9, 1427 (2018)
X. Zhang, W.-Y. Shan, D. Xiao, Optical Selection Rule of Excitons in Gapped Chiral Fermion Systems, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 077401 (2018)
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