Wen-Yu He, Assistant Professor, Principal Invetigator at the School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University.

My research interest mainly focuses on the field of condensed matter. In the field of condensed matter, since the discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect and the high Tc superconductivity in 1980s, the study has been focused on the topological states, electronic strong correlation effects, and unconventional superconductivity phenomenon for a long time. In recent years, the advent of monolayer graphene has boosted the emergence of various types of new two-dimensional quantum materials, which can serve as good platforms for the study of topological states, strong correlation effects and superconductivity. Considering the emerging various types of two-dimensional quantum materials, especially the two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, twisted bilayer graphene and two-dimensional Moiré superlattice materials, our group will apply quantum field theory, mean field theory and group theory to carry out a series of study on the correlated insulating states, topological states, superconducting states, and electromagnetic properties that are associated with those new quantum materials. The research carried out in our group will focus on the predictions of new physical states and properties that can emerge in the quantum materials, and we will also work on explanations to new experimental observations. Meanwhile, our group have strong interest in developing electronic device with practical applications that are based on the new quantum materials. In the past 5 years, my research works mainly focused on the following topics: 

1) Quantum anomalous Hall effect in two-dimensional Moiré superlattice materials;

2) Magnetoelectric effect in metals and superconductors;

3) Quantum spin liquid phase in 1T-TaS2 and 1T-TaSe2;

4) Superconducting states in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides;

5) Quantum oscillations;

6) The Kondo effect;

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Apart from the research directions mentioned above, I hold open mind to encourage group members to explore other new research directions by themselves.

2009.9-2013.7 B. S. in Physics (advisor: Lin He), Beijing Normal University.

2013.8-2015.7 Mphil in Physics (advisor: C. T. Chan), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

2015.8-2018.8 Ph. D in Physics (advisor: K. T. Law), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

2018.9-2020.11 Postdoctoral Fellow in Department of Physics (advisor: K. T. Law), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

2020.11-2022.01 Postdoctoral Associate in Department of Physics (advisor: P. A. Lee), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2022.4-now Assitant Professor in School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University

1) Shanghai Rising Star Program (2024)

2) Shanghai Pudong Pearl Elite Talent Program (2024)

3) Postdoctoral Overseas Talent Recruitment Special Program of the Ministry of Education, PRC (2023)

4) Shanghai Overseas Leading Talent (2022)

5) Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (2015)

1）Orbital magnetization as the origin of the nonlinear Hall effect, Z. Zhang*, X.-Z. Li*, and W.-Y. He†, Phys. Rev. Research 7, L042064 (2025).

2）Evidence for a spinon Kondo effect in cobalt atoms on single-layer 1T-TaSe2, Y. Chen*, W.-Y. He*, W. Ruan*, J. hwang, S. Tang, R. L. Lee, M. Wu, T. Zhu, C. Zhang, H. Ryu, F. Wang, S. G. Louie, Z.-X. Shen, S.-K. Mo, P. A. Lee and M. F. Crommie, Nat. Phys. 18, 1335 (2022).

3）Giant orbital magneto-electric effect and current-driven magnetization switching in twisted bilayer grpahene, W.-Y. He†, David Goldhaber-Gordon, K. T. Law†, Nat. Commun. 11, 1650 (2020).

4）Spinon Fermi Surface in a Cluster Mott Insulator Model on a Triangular Lattice and Possible Application to 1T-TaS2, W.-Y. He, X. Y. Xu, G. Chen, K. T. Law, and P. A. Lee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 046401 (2018).

5）Chiral Tunneling in a Twisted Graphene Bilayer, W.-Y. He, Z.-D. Chu, and L. He, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 066803 (2013).