Research Interests
We develop and utilize time-resolved and nonlinear optical techniques in both the terahertz (THz) and optical frequency regimes to study and control properties of materials broadly known as ''quantum materials’’, which are topological and correlated materials. In this class of matter, collective phases and properties defy a classical description, often leading to an exotically rich range of emergent phenomena. We are particular interested in topological materials and quantum magnets. Our ultimate goals are to understand/discover new physics of these materials and to control them by light or strain or electrical gating to apply them to the next generation of quantum computers, solar cells and memory devices.
Recent News
- Our work on monolayer antiferromagnetism and direct imaging of strain-controlled Neel vector switching in MnPSe3 is published in Nature Nanotechnology. See Penn Today news. (04/2021)
- An article in Penn Today introduces research beyond topological insulators at Penn. (04/2021)
- Zhuoliang receives the SAS Dissertation Research Fellowship (DRF). (04/2021)
- Yishuai joins the group as a postdoc. (04/2021)
- Zhuoliang receives the Elias Burstein Prize in the Physics department. See department news. (03/2021)
- Liang receives the 2020 OCPA Outstanding Young Researcher Award (Macronix Prize). See Almanac News. (02/2021)
- Our work on giant topological CPGE in CoSi is published in Nature Communications as Editor's Highlight. ---Penn Today News. (01/2021)
- Our work on optical conductivity and CPGE in RhSi is published in npj Quantum Materials. (12/2020)
- Our work on optical conductivity in CoSi is published in PNAS. ---Penn Today News. (10/2020)
- Our collaborative work on Kondo effect in Mn3+xSn1-x is published in Science Advances. (08/2020)
- Our work on Landau Level spectroscopy on Sb2Te3 is published in Nano Letters. (05/2020)
- We thank Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for providing funding to support the EPiQS young investigator network and workshops at Penn. (02/2020)
- An article in Penn today introduces our research. (11/2019)
- Xingyue joins the group as a graduate student. (08/2019)
- Liang receives the 2019 William L. McMillan Award for outstanding contributions in condensed matter physics. See Almanac news. (07/2019)
- Graduate student Jonathan joins the group. (05/2019)
- Liang receives the Army Research Office Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award. (04/2019)
- Zhuoliang joins the group as the first graduate student. (08/2018)
- Liang arrives at Penn. (07/2018)
Department of Physics & Astronomy
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liangwu "at" sas.upenn.edu
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