Liujun Zou

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John Bardeen Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher
Phd: Harvard University 2019

Areas of Research:
Quantum Matter,
Quantum Fields and Strings

Research Interests

Without being confined to particular subjects or limited to specific approaches, I am interested in all physics that uncovers the truth and beauty of Nature. So far my focus has been on the understanding of quantum phases of matter and the transitions between them.

Recent Publications

  • Liujun Zou, Debanjan Chowdhury, Deconfined metallic quantum criticality: A U(2) gauge-theoretic approach, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 023344 (2020), arXiv: 2002.02972
  • Zhi Li, Liujun Zou, Timothy H. Hsieh, Hamiltonian Tomography via Quantum Quench, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 160502 (2020), arXiv: 1912.09492
  • Liujun Zou, Yin-Chen He, Field-induced QCD3-Chern-Simons quantum criticalities in Kitaev materials, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 013072 (2020), arXiv: 1809.09091
  • Hoi Chun Po, Liujun Zou, T. Senthil, Ashvin Vishwanath, Faithful Tight-binding Models and Fragile Topology of Magic-angle Bilayer Graphene, Phys. Rev. B 99, 195455 (2019), arXiv: 1808.02482
  • Hoi Chun Po, Liujun Zou, Ashvin Vishwanath, T. Senthil, Origin of Mott insulating behavior and superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene, Phys. Rev. X 8, 031089 (2018), arXiv: 1803.09742
  • Liujun Zou, Hoi Chun Po, Ashvin Vishwanath, T. Senthil, Band Structure of Twisted Bilayer Graphene: Emergent Symmetries, Commensurate Approximants and Wannier Obstructions, Phys. Rev. B 98, 085435 (2018), arXiv: 1806.07873
  • Liujun Zou, Bulk characterization of topological crystalline insulators: stability under interactions and relations to symmetry enriched U(1) quantum spin liquids, Phys. Rev. B 97, 045130 (2018), arXiv: 1711.03090
  • Liujun Zou, Chong Wang, T. Senthil, Symmetry enriched U(1) quantum spin liquids, Phys. Rev. B 97, 159126 (2018), arXiv: 1710.00743
  • Liujun Zou, Samuel Lederer, T. Senthil, Theory of anomalous magnetotransport from mass anisotropy, Phys. Rev. B 95, 245135 (2017), arXiv: 1703.08187
  • Liujun Zou, T. Senthil, Dimensional decoupling at continuous quantum critical Mott transitions, Phys. Rev. B 94, 115113 (2016), arXiv: 1603.09359
  • Liujun Zou, Jeongwan Haah, Spurious Long-range Entanglement and Replica Correlation Length, Phys. Rev. B 94, 075151 (2016), arXiv: 1604.06101
  • Liujun Zou, David Marcos, Sebastian Diehl, Stefan Putz, Jörg Schmiedmayer, Johannes Majer, Peter Rabl, Implementation of the Dicke lattice model in hybrid quantum system arrays, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 023603 (2014), arXiv: 1405.3289
  • Deconfined Metal-Insulator Transitions in Quantum Hall Bilayers, Liujun Zou, Debanjan Chowdhury, arXiv: 2004.14391
  • Fractionalization and Anomalies in Symmetry-Enriched U(1) Gauge Theories, Shang-Qiang Ning, Liujun Zou, Meng Cheng, arXiv: 1905.03276

Seminars

  • PIRSA:20020073, Deconfined metallic quantum criticality: a U(2) gauge theoretic approach, 2020-02-18, Quantum Matter
  • PIRSA:19040106, Field-induced neutral Fermi surfaces and QCD3 quantum criticalities, 2019-04-24, Quantum Matter: Emergence & Entanglement 3
  • PIRSA:18070045, Moire is different: Mott insulating behavior and superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene, 2018-07-16, Quantum Matter