Jixiang Yang
About Me
My name is Jixiang Yang. 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, MIT Material Research Lab, and Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT.
I am from Nanjing, China. Besides research, my interests include soccer, basketball, video games, 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.
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. candidate, Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- M.S. in Physics (2024.6)
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
Email: jxyang at mit.edu