Xue Qikun

| module = Known forquantum anomalous Hall effectAwardsTWAS Prize (2010)
Future Science Prize (2015)
Oliver E. Buckley Prize (2024)Scientific careerFieldsQuantum physics
Topological insulatorsInstitutionsTsinghua University Websiteinfo.phys.tsinghua.edu.cn/xuegroup/

}} Xue Qikun (Chinese: 薛其坤; pinyin: Xuē Qíkūn; born December 1963) is a Chinese physicist. He is a professor of Tsinghua University, Beijing. He has done much work in condensed matter physics, especially on superconductors and topological insulators.[1][2] In 2013, Xue was the first to achieve the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE), an unusual orderly motion of electrons in a conductor, in his laboratory at Tsinghua University. Xue is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, vice president for research of Tsinghua University, and director of State Key Lab of Quantum Physics.[3] In 2016, he was one of the first recipients of the new Chinese Future Science Prize for experimental discovery of high-temperature superconductivity at material interfaces and the QAHE. This award has been described as "China's Nobel Prize".[4][5]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Research and achievements
* 3 Honors
* 4 Selected papers
* 5 References

## Career

Xue earned his PhD from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1994.[6] From 1994 to 2000, he worked as a research associate at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan, and as a visiting assistant professor at the Physics Department of North Carolina State University, US. He became a professor at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1999, and since 2005 has worked as a professor in the Physics Department of Tsinghua University. He is a partner investigator in Australia's ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies.[7] In 2020, he became the president of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).[8]

## Research and achievements

Xue pioneered high quality thin films of topological insulators and, in 2013, first achieved the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE), at Tsinghua University. Nobel Laureate Chen-Ning Yang called this discovery "worthy of a Nobel Prize".[9] Xue's current research aims at preparation of low-dimensional structures exhibiting pronounced quantum phenomena, and understanding of growth dynamics and quantum mechanical effects on solid surfaces and in thin films,[10] including:

* atomic-scale probing of surface electronic and magnetic properties by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy
* molecular beam epitaxial growth of novel quantum materials including low-dimensional and interface-related superconductivity and topological insulators
* quantum size effects in various low-dimensional structures
* study of electronic band structures of thin films using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and molecular beam epitaxy.
* exploration of novel quantum phenomena in materials with transport measurements
* development of new measurement techniques with high spatial and energy resolutions

## Honors

* 2004, State Natural Science Second Class Award
* 2005, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
* 2010, TWAS Prize in Physics [11]
* 2011, State Natural Science Second Class Award
* 2011, Outstanding Scientific Research Team Award[12]
* 2014, Outstanding Scientist Award[13]
* 2016, Future Science Prize in physical science [14]
* 2017, Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist[15]
* 2020, Fritz London Memorial Prize for low-temperature physics[16]
* 2024, Oliver E. Buckley Prize[17][18]

## Selected papers

1. Experimental Observation of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in a Magnetic Topological Insulator[19]
2. Superconductivity in One-Atomic-Layer Metal Films Grown on Si(111)[20]
3. Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects[21]

## References

1. ↑ NTU-CTS (2013-09-26), Qikun Xue, Experiments on Topological Insulator and Quantum Anomalous Hall effect Part I, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgQhMw8W2e4, retrieved 2016-02-04
2. ↑ "IAS Channel". http://video.ust.hk/Watch.aspx?Video=A8570AA231850330.
3. ↑ "清华大学 - Tsinghua University". http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/newthuen/newthuen_cnt/faculties/faculties-2-32.html.
4. ↑ "First winners of 'China's Nobel' prize announced - China". Chinadaily.com.cn. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/19/content_26831838.htm. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
5. ↑ Cyranoski, David (2016). "China-only science prize honours pathologist and experimental physicist". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20644. https://www.nature.com/news/china-only-science-prize-honours-pathologist-and-experimental-physicist-1.20644.
6. ↑ "Qi-Kun Xue". https://physics.aps.org/authors/qi_kun_xue.
7. ↑ "Qikun Xue". https://www.fleet.org.au/team/?mgc_91=97/partner-investigator&mgi_91=809/qikun-xue.
8. ↑ "XUE Qikun - Leadership - SUSTech". https://www.sustech.edu.cn/en/xueqikun.html?lang=en.
9. ↑ "系统提示". https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/thu2018en/11491/2018/20180606142103665544278/20180606142103665544278_.html.
10. ↑ "Xue Group". http://info.phys.tsinghua.edu.cn/xuegroup/.
11. ↑ "TWAS Announces 2010 Prize Winners". 18 October 2010. http://twas.org/article/twas-announces-2010-prize-winners.
12. ↑ "Outstanding Scientific Research Team Award - Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation". http://en.qiushi.org/html/Team_Award/.
13. ↑ "Outstanding Scientist Award - Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation". http://www.qiushi.org/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=166.
14. ↑ "QikunXue and Yuk-MingDennis Lo awarded the first Future Science Prize". https://www.futureprize.org/eng/newsDetail/14.
15. ↑ "The Asian Scientist 100". Asian Scientist. https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/.
16. ↑ "Chinese scientist wins int'l award for quantum discovery". http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/25/c_138817137.htm.
17. ↑ "Tsinghua Professor Xue Qikun awarded Oliver E. Buckley Prize". https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/info/1419/12487.htm.
18. ↑ "2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize Recipient". https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Xue&first_nm=Qikun&year=2024.
19. ↑ Chang, Cui-Zu; Zhang, Jinsong; Feng, Xiao; Shen, Jie; Zhang, Zuocheng; Guo, Minghua; Li, Kang; Ou, Yunbo et al. (2013-04-12). "Experimental Observation of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in a Magnetic Topological Insulator" (in en). Science 340 (6129): 167–170. doi:10.1126/science.1234414. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 23493424. Bibcode: 2013Sci...340..167C.
20. ↑ Zhang, Tong; Cheng, Peng; Li, Wen-Juan; Sun, Yu-Jie; Wang, Guang; Zhu, Xie-Gang; He, Ke; Wang, Lili et al. (2010-02-01). "Superconductivity in one-atomic-layer metal films grown on Si(111)" (in en). Nature Physics 6 (2): 104–108. doi:10.1038/nphys1499. ISSN 1745-2473. Bibcode: 2010NatPh...6..104Z.
21. ↑ Guo, Yang; Zhang, Yan-Feng; Bao, Xin-Yu; Han, Tie-Zhu; Tang, Zhe; Zhang, Li-Xin; Zhu, Wen-Guang; Wang, E. G. et al. (2004-12-10). "Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects" (in en). Science 306 (5703): 1915–1917. doi:10.1126/science.1105130. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 15591197. Bibcode: 2004Sci...306.1915G.

Awards

Preceded by
Bai Yilong |  Recipient of the Mathematical Science Award of the Chen Jiageng Science Award (zh)
2012  | Succeeded by
Wang Enge
Educational offices
Preceded by
Chen Shiyi |  President of Southern University of Science and Technology
2020–present  | Incumbent

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