Hechen REN Professor of Physics
Email: ren@tju.edu.cn
Research Areas: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Low-Dimensional Systems; Quantum Transport.
Course Offered : Topological Phenomena in Condensed Matter Physics
Address: Yaguan Road 135, Jinnan District, 300350 Tianjin, P. R. China
Biographical Profile
Educational Background
2006-2007, Tsinghua University, Electrical Engineering.
2007-2011, Columbia University, B.A. in Mathematics and Physics.
2011-2018, Harvard University, Master and Ph.D. in Physics.
Professional Career
2018-2019, California Institute of Technology, IQIM Postdoctoral Fellow.
2019-2021, Afiniti, Research Scientist.
2022-Present, Center for Joint Quantum Studies, School of Science, Tianjin University, Professor.
Fields of Interest
Quantum Transport and Spectroscopy in Low-Dimensional Systems
Topological Insulators and Topological Superconductivity
Nanofabrication and Spintronics Devices Using Quantum Materials
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
[1] H. Ren, F. Pientka, S. Hart, A. T. Pierce, M. Kosowsky, L. Lunczer, R. Schlereth, B. Scharf, E. M. Hankiewicz, L. W. Molenkamp, B. I. Halperin, & A. Yacoby. “Topological Superconductivity in a Phase-Controlled Josephson Junction.” Nature 569, 93–98 (2019).
[2] Y.Choi, J. Kemmer, Y. Peng, A. Thomson, H. Arora, R. Polski, Y. Zhang, H. Ren, J.Alicea, G. Refael, F. von Oppen, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi & S. Nadj-Perge, “Electronic Correlations in Twisted Bilayer Graphene near the Magic Angle.” Nature Physics 15, 1174–1180 (2019).
[3] B. Scharf, F. Pientka, H. Ren, A. Yacoby, and E. M. Hankiewicz, “Tuning topological superconductivity in phase-controlled Josephson junctions with Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling.” Phys. Rev. B 99, 214503 (2019).
[4] S. Hart†, H. Ren†, M. Kosowsky, G. Ben-Shach, P. Leubner, C. Brüne, H. Buhmann, L. Molenkamp, B. Halperin, and A. Yacoby, “Controlled Finite Momentum Pairing and Spatially Varying Order Parameter in Proximitized HgTe Quantum Wells.” Nature Physics 13, 87–93 (2017).
[5] S. Hart†, H. Ren†, T. Wagner, P. Leubner, M. Mühlbauer, C. Brüne, H. Buhmann, L. Molenkamp, and A. Yacoby, “Induced superconductivity in the quantum spin Hall edge.” Nature Physics 10, 638–643 (2014).
[6] A.F. Young†, C. R. Dean†, L. Wang, H. Ren, P. Cadden-Zimansky, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Hone, K.L. Shepard, and P. Kim, “Spin and valley quantum Hall ferromagnetism in graphene.” Nature Physics 8, 550-556 (2012).
[7] A. F. Young, C. R. Dean, I. Meric, S. Sorgenfrei, H. Ren, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Hone, K. L. Shepard, and P. Kim, “Electronic compressibility of layer-polarized bilayer graphene.” Phys. Rev. B 85, 235-458 (2012).
[8] C.R. Dean†, A.F. Young†, P. Cadden-Zimansky, L. Wang, H. Ren, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, P. Kim, J. Hone, and K.L. Shepard, “Multicomponent fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene.” Nature Physics 7, 693–696 (2011).
Open Positions
I have openings for both PhD and master students and am actively looking. Undergraduates are welcome to conduct or participate in research projects as well. Please email me directly for inquiries and applications.
