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1. Pressure-Induced Superconductivity and Emergent Electronic Phases

Using high pressure as a clean tuning knob to induce superconductivity, drive insulator–superconductor transitions, and uncover exotic electronic phases such as quantum criticality and multiple superconducting domes in low-dimensional, van der Waals, and quantum materials.


Antiferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point and Superconductivity in  V1/4VS2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 146501, 2026   PDF

Discovery: Bulk superconductivity in pressurized antiferromagnetic self-intercalated TMD V1/4VS2.

Solution: First self-intercalated TMD that show superconducticity under pressure.


Multiple Superconducting Phases and Structural Origin in HfS2 Up to 160 GPa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 066001, 2024   PDF

Discovery: Pressure-sensitive multiple superconducting phases in HfS2 .

Solution: Unconventional superconductivity and structure transition under high pressure and low temperature.


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Insulator-to-Superconductor Transition in Quasi-One-Dimensional HfS3 under Pressure

 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 1301−1309, 2023  PDF

 Discovery: Insulator-to-Superconductor Transition in HfS3 under high pressure

 Solution: All insulating MX3 compounds have the potential to show superconductivity.



2. Mechanical Behavior and Deformation Mechanisms under Extreme Compression

Investigating the strength, plastic deformation, and phase-transition-induced deformation of advanced structural materials  and minerals under ultrahigh pressures, with emphasis on dislocation slip systems and transformation plasticity.


A simple variant selection in stress-driven martensitic transformation

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116 (30) 14905-14909, 2019   PDF

Discovery: Clear variant selection effect in stress-driven cubic-to-orthrohmbic transition in Mn2O3.

Solution: A reference to demonstrate the variant selection behavior under high pressure. 


Deformation Behavior across the Zircon-Scheelite Phase Transition

Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 135701, 2016   PDF

Discovery: Texture evolution in zircon and scheelite phases in ABO4 type minerals.

Solution: Confirmed the phase transition mechanism and active slip systems for xircon-type materias. 


Microstructures Anisotropic strength and plastic deformation behavior of MAX phase Ti3AlC2 under ultrahigh pressure

Microstructures 6, 2026018.6, 2026  PDF

Discovery: Anisotropic strength and texture evolution was studied for typical MAX phase Ti3AlC2.

Solution: Reveal the lattice-stress state and deformation in 312 MAX phase under high pressure. 



3. High-Pressure Engineering of Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Functionalities

Employing high pressure to dramatically tailor electrical conductivity, optical emission, spin states, and semiconducting behavior in transition-metal oxides and chalcogenides, thereby creating novel functional properties and mapping structure–property relationships.



Absence of metallic ground state across the spin state transition in crystalline MnS2 under pressure

Phys. Rev. B 110, 165204, 2024  PDF

Discovery: The semiconducting behavior in MnS2 could be kept upto ~50 GPa.

Solution: Confirmed the absence of metallic ground state across the spin state trantion in MnS2 under pressure. 


Structural and electronic phase transition in the van der Waals HfS2 under pressure

Phys. Rev. B 107, 134118, 2023  PDF

Discovery: Crystal structural and electronic phase transitions were observed in HfS2 under high pressure.

Solution: 2D-to-3D structural phase transition and the intermediate semiconducting phase in HfS2 under pressure. 


4. Synthesis and Extreme-Condition Exploration of High-Entropy Materials

Focusing on the synthesis of novel multicomponent high-entropy alloys, ceramics, and oxides, and exploring their structural stability, mechanical response, and emergent quantum phenomena such as superconductivity and ferromagnetism under extreme pressure and temperature conditions.


Observation of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in high-entropy carbide

Acta Mater. 285, 120693, 2025  PDF

Discovery: Concurrent existence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in high-entropy carbide.

Solution: Provide an exotic platform to study the correlation between superconductivity and magnetism. 


Deformation behavior of high-entropy oxide (Mg,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn)O under extreme stress

Scripta Mater. 219, 114879, 2022  PDF

Discovery: Texture and lattice strain evolution in rocksalt-type high-entropy oxide under high pressure .

Solution: A dominant slip system transition was proposed for this high-entropy system.