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Professor Liuyan Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the Randall Laboratory and Homer A. Neal Lab. Her research focuses on novel quantum materials, particularly exploring magnetic phases in spin-orbit coupled correlated electron systems. She uses advanced optical techniques like pump-probe spectroscopy and nonlinear optical microscopy to study phenomena such as moiré magnetism, chiral antiferromagnetism, and excitonic effects in 2D materials.
Key achievements include a 2019 NSF CAREER Award, a 2021 Air Force YIP Award, and a 2023 PECASE Award. Her work has revealed new insights into van der Waals magnets, such as tunable symmetry breaking in twisted bilayers and field-free magnetic switching in layered systems. She leads a research group investigating interfacial engineering of magnetic and optical properties in 2D heterostructures.
- Research Interests: Quantum Materials, Spintronics, Nonlinear Optics, Van der Waals Heterostructures
- Awards: NSF CAREER (2019), AFOSR YIP (2021), Sloan Fellowship (2021), PECASE (2023)
- Experimental Methods: Pump-probe spectroscopy, SHG microscopy, magneto-optical imaging
Her group collaborates on projects involving magnetic domain imaging, exciton-polariton dynamics, and twistronics. Current efforts aim to develop quantum-engineered materials for next-generation spintronic and optoelectronic devices.
