Phone (852) 3943 1122
Email yufanli(at)cuhk.edu.hk
Office Room 207, 2/F, Science Centre North Block
Education: PhD in Physics, Fudan University, China (2013)
BS in Physics, Fudan University, China (2007)
Position: 2021-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2013-2021, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University
Research Interest: Magnetic, spin and topological phenomena in quantum materials and their heterostructures
Quantum phenomena in nanodevices and nanostructures
Unconventional pairing states of superconductivity
Emergent functions of thin films and interfaces
Selected Recent Publications: "Spin-triplet pairing state evidenced by half-quantum flux in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor
Observation of half-quantum flux in the unconventional superconductor β-Bi2Pd
Nontrivial nature and penetration depth of topological surface states in SmB6 thin films
Switching a perpendicular ferromagnetic layer by competing spin currents
Thin films of topological Kondo insulator candidate SmB6: strong spin-orbit torque without exclusive surface conduction
Robust formation of skyrmions and topological Hall effect anomaly in epitaxial thin films of MnSi
Topological insulator-based high efficiency switching of magnetic units, methods and applications
Heavy metal multilayers for switching of magnetic unit via electrical current without magnetic field, method and applications
Skyrmion based universal memory operated by electric current
Strange Superconductor Sends Electrons Both Ways
Weird magnetic behavior could improve computer memory", Chemical & Engineering News (2018).
