Brief Introduction
Qihang Liu, Professor at the Department of Physics, SUSTC. Prof. Liu’s research interest is theoretical condensed matter physics and computational materials science, special focus is on novel physical properties induced by spin-orbit coupling, topological insulators, strong correlation physics, electronic and structural properties of crystals, surfaces, and interfaces, low-dimensional systems and nano-materials, and electron transport through nanostructures. Prof. Liu has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles including Nat. Phys., PRX, PRL, PRB, Nano Lett., Adv. Func. Mater., and has received more than 5000 citations based on Google Scholar.

Research Interests
Theoretical condensed matter physics and computational materials science:
• Novel physics induced by spin-orbit coupling, such as topological insulators, spin splittings (Rashba-type and Dresselhaus-type) and related electronic or optical properties.
• Atomic and electronic structure of crystals, defects, molecules and low-dimensional nanostructures, such as interfaces, heterostructures, graphene, silicene, carbon nanotube and transition-metal dichalcogenides.
• Novel electronic device simulation in nanoelectronics and spintronics, such as (spin-) field effect transistor, negative differential resistance, spin-filter, spin-valve, etc.

Educational Background
2007 – 2012: Ph. D. in Condensed Matter Physics, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China
2003 – 2007: Bachelor of Science, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China

Professional Experience
2024-Present: Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology

2018-2023: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology

2013 – 2018: Research Associate Faculty, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2012 – 2013: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Selected Publication

1. Q. Liu*, X. Dai, S. Blügel, Different facets of unconventional magnetism, Nat. Phys. 21, 329 (2025)

2. X. Chen, Y. Liu, P. Liu, Y. Yu, J. Ren, J. Li, A. Zhang, Q. Liu*, Unconventional magnons in collinear magnets dictated by spin space groups, Nature 640, 349 (2025)

3. Y.-P. Zhu, X. Chen, X.-R. Liu, P. Liu, H. Zha, C. Hong, J. Li, Z. Jiang, X.-M. Ma, Y.-J. Hao, W. Liu, M. Zeng, J. Ding, S. Mo, Z. Liu, M. Ye, D. Shen, R.-H. He, S. Qiao*, Q. Liu*, C. Liu*, Observation of plaid-like spin splitting in a noncoplanar antiferromagnet, Nature 626, 523 (2024)

4. X. Chen†, J. Ren†, Y. Zhu†, Y. Yu†, A. Zhang, P. Liu, J. Li, Y. Liu, C. Li and Q. Liu*, Enumeration and representation theory of spin space groups, Phys. Rev. X 14, 031038 (2024)

5. P. Liu, J. Li, J. Han, X. Wan*, Q. Liu*, Spin-group symmetry in magnetic materials with negligible spin-orbit coupling, Phys. Rev. X 12, 021016 (2022)

For a detailed list of publication please see my google scholar or research group homepage (link attached).

research group homepage：https://liuqh.phy.sustech.edu.cn/publications/

google scholar：https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7xSacYQAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN

Acdemic Service

Serving as a manuscript referee for scientific peer-reviewed journals, including：

 Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Physical Review X, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, etc.