Group Leader
Wentao Zhang
Email: wentaozhang@iphy.ac.cn
Principal Investigator, supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Class A). He received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2005 and his Ph.D. from the Institute of Physics, CAS, in 2010. From 2010 to 2015 he worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley as a postdoctoral researcher and assistant researcher. He joined the School of Physics and Astronomy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in late 2015 and was promoted to tenured professor in 2021. In 2024 he joined the Institute of Physics, CAS, as a Distinguished Professor. His research focuses on developing advanced time-resolved and ultrahigh-energy-resolution ARPES techniques to study the microscopic mechanisms of high-temperature superconductivity and ultrafast laser control of quantum materials. He has published about 70 papers, including 2 in <i>Science</i>, 2 in <i>Nature</i>, 1 in <i>Nature Materials</i>, 1 in <i>Physical Review X</i>, 12 in <i>Physical Review Letters</i>, 2 in <i>Nature Communications</i>, and 2 in <i>PNAS</i>, and has authored one English monograph.
Our laboratories are located in Building M at the Zhongguancun campus and Building X7 at the Huairou campus. We recruit two master’s students and two PhD students each year, and we warmly welcome outstanding PhD graduates to join the group as postdoctoral researchers.
Faculty
Shaofeng Duan
Email: sfduan@iphy.ac.cn
He received his B.S. from the School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, in 2017 and his Ph.D. from the School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in 2022. From 2022 to 2024 he carried out postdoctoral research at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he was selected for the National Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program and the Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Incentive Program, and served as PI for a Young Scientists Fund project of the NSFC and postdoctoral foundation grants. He joined the Institute of Physics in 2024 as an Associate Professor. His current research focuses on laser control of quantum materials and the mechanisms of phase transitions, and he has published as first or co-first author in Nature, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, and Review of Scientific Instruments.
Cong Li
Email: licong@iphy.ac.cn
He received his B.S. from Nanchang University in 2014 and his Ph.D. from the Institute of Physics, CAS, in 2020. From 2021 to 2024 he conducted postdoctoral research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and also served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University. He has worked as a Researcher at KTH since 2025 and joined the Institute of Physics in 2026 as an Associate Professor. His research centers on electronic-structure control in quantum materials and ultrafast photoemission spectroscopy, with particular interest in developing double-photoelectron detection techniques for Cooper-pair spectroscopy and correlated ARPES. He has published multiple papers as first or corresponding author in Nature Communications, Physical Review X, Advanced Materials, and PNAS, and has frequently been invited to review for journals including Science, Nature Physics, and Physical Review Letters.
Students
Lingxiao Gu
Email: lingxiaogu@sjtu.edu.cn
He received his B.S. from Tianjin University in 2020 and entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University the same year to study condensed matter physics. His main research interest is ultrafast laser control of quantum materials. Outside the lab, he enjoys badminton, board games, and good food.
Shichong Wang
Email: wangshichong@sjtu.edu.cn
He graduated from Wuhan University in 2020, began studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2019, and moved to the Institute of Physics at the end of 2024 to continue his training and research. His work focuses on ultrahigh-energy-resolution ARPES and ultrafast dynamics in high-temperature superconductors. In his spare time he enjoys table tennis, motorsports, and music, and he hopes to keep growing both in research and in life.
Haoran Liu
Email: haoran_liu@sjtu.edu.cn
He graduated from Shanghai University in 2021 and entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University the same year to continue his studies in condensed matter physics. He enjoys exploring the fascinating world of matter and hopes to make meaningful contributions to it. In daily life he likes reading, running, and table tennis, and he looks forward to continuous progress and meeting more outstanding like-minded friends.
Jiongyu Huang
Email: issacat@sjtu.edu.cn
He received his bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2022 and entered the School of Physics and Astronomy there for his PhD in the same year. He is currently part of the joint training program between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Institute of Physics, CAS, focusing on frontier research in ultrafast electronic-structure dynamics of solid materials. Off campus he is known for his love of billiards and badminton.
Jianzhe Liu
Email: seeknow2sjtu@foxmail.com
He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2023 and entered the School of Physics and Astronomy the same year for his PhD. He is now in the joint training program between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Institute of Physics, CAS, and works on ultrafast electronic-structure dynamics in solid materials. His hobbies include badminton and Chinese chess.
Donghua Chen
Email：dhchen@iphy.ac.cn
He graduated from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2021 and is now a master’s student (Class of 2023) in condensed matter physics at the Institute of Physics. He enjoys sports, music, and competition. His research focuses on cuprate high-temperature superconductors and their pairing mechanism, using TR-ARPES to study and control laser-induced nonequilibrium superconducting phenomena.
Wenxuan Yang
Email：ywx2003@sjtu.edu.cn
He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2024 and continued his studies there in the same year. His interests outside research include badminton, football, and reading.
Liuliu Ma
Email：mall2021@lzu.edu.cn
She graduated from Lanzhou University in 2025 and entered the Institute of Physics, CAS, in the same year to study condensed matter physics.
Guochao Xu
Email：guocxu@gmails.com
He graduated from the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University in 2023 and entered the Institute of Physics in 2025. He hopes to devote many productive years of work to the country.
Yuyan Zhou
Email:zhouyuyan25@mails.ucas.ac.cn
She graduated from Peking University in 2025 and joined the Institute of Physics, CAS, in the same year to study condensed matter physics. She enjoys music and reading and is developing new interests. She hopes to keep improving through study and contribute to research.
Research Administrative Assistant
Rui Lu
Email: 1157231018@iphy.ac.cn
Administration and team coordination.