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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work in advancing the fundamental understanding of the electronic properties of highly correlated systems, in particular hightemperature superconductors

Overview

Zhi-Xun Shen is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research encompasses fields primarily in Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their published work addresses several major topics such as Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, 2D Materials and Applications, and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and diversity of their research:

  • "Angle-resolved photoemission studies of quantum materials," 2021, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Synergistic enhancement of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 oxygenates at nitrogen-doped nanodiamonds/Cu interface," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Strong correlations and orbital texture in single-layer 1T-TaSe2," 2020, Nature Physics
  • "Evidence for quantum spin liquid behaviour in single-layer 1T-TaSe2 from scanning tunnelling microscopy," 2021, Nature Physics
  • "Cycling mechanism of Li2MnO3: Li-CO2 batteries and commonality on oxygen redox in cathode materials," 2021, Joule

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review B, Nature Physics, Nature Communications, and Physical Review Letters. These platforms indicate active engagement in both preprint dissemination and peer-reviewed journals primarily related to physics and materials science.

Frequent coauthors working alongside Zhi-Xun Shen include Thomas Devereaux, Makoto Hashimoto, Dong-Hui Lu, Sung-Kwan Mo, and Brian Moritz.

Recognition for their contributions includes election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 and membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2015. Earlier in their career, in 2003, they were named Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation highlighting their work on electronic properties of highly correlated systems, specifically high-temperature superconductors.

Best Publications

  • Angle-resolved photoemission studies of the cuprate superconductors

    Andrea Damascelli;Zahid Hussain;Zhi-Xun Shen

  • Experimental realization of a three-dimensional topological insulator, Bi2Te3

    Y. L. Chen;J. G. Analytis;J. G. Analytis;J.-H. Chu;J.-H. Chu;Z. K. Liu;Z. K. Liu

  • Discovery of a Three-Dimensional Topological Dirac Semimetal, Na3Bi

    Zhongkai Liu;Bo Zhou;Bo Zhou;Yong Zhang;Zhijun Wang

  • Giant bandgap renormalization and excitonic effects in a monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductor

    Miguel M. Ugeda;Aaron J. Bradley;Su-Fei Shi;Felipe H. da Jornada

  • Evidence for ubiquitous strong electron-phonon coupling in high-temperature superconductors.

    A. Lanzara;P.V. Bogdanov;X.J. Zhou;S.A. Kellar

  • Observation of giant bandgap renormalization and excitonic effects in a monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductor

    Miguel M. Ugeda;Aaron J. Bradley;Su-Fei Shi;Felipe H. da Jornada

  • A stable three-dimensional topological Dirac semimetal Cd3As2

    Zhongkai Liu;Juan Jiang;Bo Zhou;Zhijun Wang

  • Direct observation of the transition from indirect to direct bandgap in atomically thin epitaxial MoSe2

    Yi Zhang;Tay Rong Chang;Bo Zhou;Yong Tao Cui

  • Massive Dirac Fermion on the Surface of a Magnetically Doped Topological Insulator

    Yulin Chen;Jiun-Haw Chu;James Analytis;Zhongkai Liu

  • Polarization-sensitive broadband photodetector using a black phosphorus vertical p–n junction

    Hongtao Yuan;Xiaoge Liu;Farzaneh Afshinmanesh;Wei Li

  • Excitation Gap in the Normal State of Underdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

    A. G. Loeser;Z.-X. Shen;D. S. Dessau;D. S. Marshall

  • Anomalously large gap anisotropy in the a - b plane of Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 + δ

    Z.-X. Shen;Z.-X. Shen;D. S. Dessau;D. S. Dessau;B. O. Wells;B. O. Wells;D. M. King;D. M. King

  • Aharonov–Bohm interference in topological insulator nanoribbons

    Hailin Peng;Hailin Peng;Keji Lai;Desheng Kong;Stefan Meister

  • Electronic structure and photoemission studies of late transition-metal oxides - Mott insulators and high-temperature superconductors

    Z.-X. Shen;D.S. Dessau

  • Quantum spin Hall state in monolayer 1T'-WTe2

    Shujie Tang;Chaofan Zhang;Chaofan Zhang;Dillon Wong;Zahra Pedramrazi

  • Unconventional electronic structure evolution with hole doping in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ delta : Angle-resolved photoemission results.

    D. S. Marshall;D. S. Dessau;D. S. Dessau;A. G. Loeser;C. H. Park

  • Characterization of collective ground states in single-layer NbSe 2

    Miguel M. Ugeda;Miguel M. Ugeda;Aaron J. Bradley;Yi Zhang;Yi Zhang;Yi Zhang;Seita Onishi

  • Interfacial mode coupling as the origin of the enhancement of T(c) in FeSe films on SrTiO3.

    J. J. Lee;F. T. Schmitt;R. G. Moore;S. Johnston

  • E versus k relations and many body effects in the model insulating copper oxide Sr2CuO2Cl2.

    B. O. Wells;Z. X. Shen;A. Matsuura;D. M. King

  • Giant bandgap renormalization and excitonic effects in a monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductor

    Aaron Bradley;Miguel M. Ugeda;Su-Fei Shi;Felipe H. da Jornada

Frequent Co-Authors

Donghui Lu
Donghui Lu SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Thomas P. Devereaux
Thomas P. Devereaux Stanford University
Zahid Hussain
Zahid Hussain Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yulin Chen
Yulin Chen University of Oxford
Ian R. Fisher
Ian R. Fisher Stanford University
Nicholas A. Melosh
Nicholas A. Melosh Stanford University
Hiroshi Eisaki
Hiroshi Eisaki National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Wanli Yang
Wanli Yang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michael F. Crommie
Michael F. Crommie University of California, Berkeley
W. E. Spicer
W. E. Spicer Stanford University

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