Cheng is currently an Assistant professor in School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) and at ShanghaiTech University. His research interest focuses on exploring the electronic structure of low dimensional and topological quantum materials by using the spatial- and angle- resolved photoemission spectroscopy (Nano-ARPES). He has more than 50 publications on high-impact journals, with total citations over 5000. 

Cheng’s research interest focuses on exploring the electronic structure of low dimensional and topological quantum materials by using the spatial- and angle- resolved photoemission spectroscopy (Nano-ARPES). 

Cheng completed his Bachelor degree from University of Science and Technology of China (2014) and a PhD degree from University of Oxford (2018).

Cheng did postdoc research at ShanghaiTech University, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and University of Oxford (2019-2024), before joining ShanghaiTech University as an Assistant professor in 2024.

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1. C. Chen et. al. Visualizing Electronic Structure of Twisted Bilayer MoTe2 in Devices. Communications Physics 9, 62 (2026). Link 

2. C. Chen et. al. Strong Inter-valley Electron-Phonon Coupling in Magic-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene. Nature 636, 342-347 (2024). Link 

3. C. Chen et. al. Anomalous excitonic phase diagram in band-gap-tuned Ta2Ni(Se,S)5. Nature Communications 14, 7512 (2023). Link

4. C. Chen et. al. Observation of topological electronic structure in quasi-1D superconductor TaSe3 Matter 3, 2055 (2020). Link

5. C. Chen et. al. Electronic Structures and Unusually Robust Bandgap in a High Mobility Layered Oxide Semiconductor, Bi2O2Se Science Advances 4(9), eaat8355 (2018). Link