Jixiang Yang

About Me

My name is Jixiang Yang (杨纪翔). I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Prof. Long Ju. I am also a member of Center for Integrated Quantum Materials and MIT Material Research Lab.

I am from Nanjing, China. Besides research, my personal interests include soccer, basketball, video games, poems, and photography. I am a forever fan of Jiangsu Sainty F.C., as well as Arsenal and Real Madrid. I enjoy playing Hidetaka Miyazaki's souls-borne games, CRPG, Dota2, and Yu-Gi-Oh. My favorite rock star is Zhi Li.

Curriculum Vitae, Publications, Google Scholar

Research

My research utilizes both optical and transport methods to study low-dimensional materials. My main focus is the topology and strong correlations in graphene-based system, using a Fourier-transform Infrared (FTIR) photocurrent spectroscopy method. We develop this method to solve the size mismatch problem between long wavelength and small devices, which allows us to investigate low-energy physics in the THZ range. We also use Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (SNOM) to boost the fabrication of high-quality samples.

Experience

Jan. 2020 - present

Graduate Research Assistant, Physics Department, Masschusetts Institute of Technology (Advisor: Long Ju)

Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Visiting Scholar, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University (Advisor: Feng Miao)

Sep. 2016 - July. 2019

Undergrad Research Assistant, International Center of Quantum Materials, Peking University (Advisor: Xi Lin)

July. 2018 - Sep. 2018

Undergrad Visiting Scholar (CSST program), Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles (Advisor: Kang L. Wang)

Education

Jan. 2020 - present

Ph.D., Physics Department, Masschusetts Institute of Technology

Sep. 2015 - July. 2019

B.S. in Physics, School of Physics, Peking University

Minor Major in Computer Science, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University

Contact

Address: 77 Massachusetts Ave, 13-2010, Cambridge, MA 02139