Weiqiang Chen, Professor at the Department of Physics, SUSTC. Prof. Chen’s research interest is theoretical condensed matter physics, specially focus on high Tc superconductivity, correlated topological states, and numerical simulation of strongly correlated systems. Prof. Chen has published more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles including PRX, PRL, PRB, JHEP.  He was awarded grants as PI including NSFC special program, NSFC/RGC-joint program, and NSFC general program.

• High Tc superconductivity

• Correlated topological states

• Numerical simulation of strongly correlated systems

Ph.D., Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, 2006;

B.S., Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, 2000

2024-now, Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Techonoly 

2011-2023, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Techonoly

2008-2011, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong

2006-2008, Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong

The research focuses on numerical simulations of superconducting materials and strongly correlated systems, and has achieved a series of significant scientific results, gaining widespread attention. He/She has published more than 70 papers in well-known professional journals such as PRX, PRL, JHEP, and PRB. In recent years, he/she has led multiple research projects, including National Natural Science Foundation of China special projects, international cooperation projects, and general projects.

Research ID: D-3058-2009

[1] Correlated electronic structures and unconventional superconductivity in bilayer nickelate heterostructures

Changming Yue*, Jian-Jian Miao, Haoliang Huang, Yichen Hua, Peng Li1, Yueying Li, Guangdi Zhou, Wei Lv, Qishuo Yang, Fan Yang, Hongyi Sun, Yu-Jie Sun,

Junhao Lin, Qi-Kun Xue, Zhuoyu Chen*, Wei-Qiang Chen*

National Science Review 12: nwaf253, 2025

[2] Quantum Criticality with Emergent Symmetry in the Extended Shastry-

Sutherland Model

Wen-Yuan Liu, Xiao-Tian Zhang, Zhe Wang, Shou-Shu Gong*, Wei-Qiang

Chen*, Zheng-Cheng Gu*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 026502 (2024)

[3] s±-Wave Pairing and the Destructive Role of Apical-Oxygen Deficiencies in

La3Ni2O7 under Pressure

Yu-Bo Liu, Jia-Wei Mei*, Fei Ye, Wei-Qiang Chen*, and Fan Yang*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 236002 (2023)

[4] Fate of quantum anomalies for 1d lattice chiral fermion with a simple non- Hemitian Hamiltonian

Wei-Qiang Chen*, Yong-Shi Wu*, Wenjie Xi*, Wei-Zhu Yi*, Gen Yue*

Journal of High Energy Physics, 5, 90 (2023)

[5] The emergence of gapless quantum spin liquid from deconfined quantum critical point

Wen-Yuan Liu, Juraj Hasik, Shou-Shu Gong, Didier Poilblanc, Wei-Qiang Chen*, Zheng-Cheng Gu*

Phys. Rev. X 12, 031039 (2022)