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PI: Dr. Yang Ding
Staff Scientist, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Tel: 010-5698-1751
Email: yang.ding@hpstar.ac.cn
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Group Members
Dr. Jianbo Zhang
Specialist Associate Staff Scientist, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: jianbo.zhang@hpstar.ac.cn
Dr. Jianbo Zhang was a Ph.D student supervised by Prof. Xiaojia Chen from Department of Materials Physics and chemistry at South China University of Technology in Guangzhou, China, and obtained his Ph.D degree recently. During Sept. 2012-Aug. 2014, Jianbo was awarded as an Excellent Predoctoral Associate to work at High-Pressure Synergetic Center (HPSynC) locating at Argonne National Laboratory. His research interest mainly focuses on studying the pressure- induced high-temperature-superconductivity in cuprates by using x-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, magnetic susceptibility, and electric transport measurements.
Selected Publications:
Jian Bo Zhang, Viktor V Struzhkin, Wenge Yang, Ho Kwang Mao, Hai Qing Lin, Yong Chang Ma, Nan Ling Wang, Xiao Jia Chen, Effects of pressure and distortion on superconductivity in Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8+δ. J. Phys. Condens. Matter 27, 445701(2015).
Zhang Jian Bo, Tang Ling Yun, Zhang Jiang, Qin ZhenXing, Zeng XiaoJing, Liu Jing, Wen Jin Sheng, Xu Zhi Jun, Gu Genda and Chen Xiao Jia, Pressure induced isostructural phase transition in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Chinese Physics C 37, 088003 (2013).
Shibing Wang, Jian Bo Zhang, Jinyuan Yan, Xiao Jia Chen, Viktor Struzhkin, Wojciech Tabis, Neven Bariˇsic, Mun K. Chan, Chelsey Dorow, Xudong Zhao, Martin Greven, Wendy L. Mao, and Ted Geballe, Strain derivatives of Tc in HgBa2CuO4+δ: The CuO2 plane alone is not enough. Phys. Rev. B 89, 024515 (2014).
Zhen-Xing Qin, Jian Bo Zhang, Ivan Troyan, Taras Palasyuk, Mikhail Eremets, and Xiao Jia Chen, High pressure study of tetramethylsilane by Raman spectroscopy. J. Chem. Phys. 136, 024503 (2012).
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Pengfei Shan
Postdoctoral Associate, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: pengfei.shan@hpstar.ac.cn
Dr. Pengfei Shan graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology for a B. S. degree, and then got a Ph. D. degree from Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences supervised by Prof. Jinguang Cheng in 2024. His research focuses on exploring novel superconducting materials under high pressure, with a particular emphasis on hydride superconductors, via electrical transport measurements combining with Laser Heating synthetic method.
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Dong Wang
Postdoctoral Associate, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: dong.wang@hpstar.ac.cn
Dong Wang obtained his B.E. degree in Material Chemistry at North China University of Science and Technology in 2014. Now, he is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Yang Ding.
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Xia Yin
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: xia.yin@hpstar.ac.cn
Ms. Xia Yin obtained her B.S from the Shan Dong University in 2016. Her major is highenergy physics and materials physics. She joined Prof. Yang Ding's group as a master student in 2017,and will learn about the the X-ray science and high-pressure condensed-matter physics.
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Caoshun Zhang
Ph.D student, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: caoshun.zhang@hpstar.ac.cn
Caoshun Zhang obtained his B.S from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2021. His major is material physics. he joined Prof. Yang Ding's group as a master student in 2021. His research interests lie in topological insulator (TI), and he will focus on the study of pressure-induced topological phase transition and Kagome materials.
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Chunsheng Xia
Ph.D student, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: Chunsheng.xia@hpstar.ac.cn
Chunsheng Xia obtained his B.S. degree from Shandong University in 2021, majoring in applied physics. He is now a master student in Prof. Yang Ding's group, where his research focuses on the electrical and magnetic properties of matter under extreme conditions, and he is in charge of the cryogenic system in the group.
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Weicheng Guo
Ph.D student, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: weicheng.guo@hpstar.ac.cn
Weicheng Guo obtained his B.S. degree from Southern University of Science and Technology in 2021, majoring in Physics. He joined Prof. Yang Ding’s group as a master student in 2022. His research interest is in two-dimensional layered vdW materials, and he will focus on their magnetic and transport properties under extreme conditions.
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Pengyu Wang
Ph.D student, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: pengyu.wang@hpstar.ac.cn
Pengyu Wang obtained his B.E. degree in Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 2023. His major is applied physics. He joined Prof. Yang Ding’s group as a master student in 2023. His interest lies in exploring the electronic and magnetic properties of materials under extreme conditions.
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Zhengyang Li
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: zhengyang.li@hpstar.ac.cn
Zhengyang Li graduated from the Physics College of Jilin University in 2026. In the same year, he pursued a doctoral degree in condensed matter physics under the supervision of Prof. Yang Ding.
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Xinrui Wang
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: wangxinrui26@gscaep.ac.cn
Xinrui Wang obtained a Bachelor degree of Science in Applied Physics from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2026. His graduation project focused on the properties of gold@silver core-shell nanostructures. In Sept. 2026, he joined Prof. Yang Ding's group to pursue a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics.
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Dr. Takeshi Nakagawa
Postdoctoral Associate (2018-2023), HPSTAR
Email: takeshi.nakagawa@hpstar.ac.cn
Now he is a specialist associate staff scientist at HPSTAR.
Dr. T Nakagawa received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Durham, United Kingdom, in 2010. He joined HPSTAR as a postdoctoral research fellow in September 2018. His research interests focused on the study of characteristics of carbon-rich organic molecular solids, such as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Fullerenes. He combined Chemistry and High Pressure Science to discover novel physical properties and enhance their functionalities. He continues to work in HPSTAR as Specialist associate staff scientist.
Selected publications (2018-2023)
(1) T. Nakagawa, Y. Ding et al., Narrowing band gap chemically and physically: conductive dense hydrocarbon. Communications Materials 6, 98 (2025).
(2) T. Nakagawa, Y. Ding et al., Full-color luminescence from single-component hydrocarbon crystal: RGB emission by altering molecular packing under pressure. Adv. Opt. Mater. (2023) DOI: 10.1002/adom.202300586.
(3) T. Nakagawa, Y. Ding et al., Pressure-induced valence fluctuation in CsEuF3: from divalent Eu valence to trivalent Eu valence state. J. Phys. Chem. Solids, (2023) 175, 111202.
(4) T. Nakagawa, Y. Ding et al., Piezochromic luminescence of dicoronylene: Key for revealing hidden Raman modes at high pressure. Carbon (2022) 197, 563-569. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.06.009.
(5) N. Yoshikane, T. Nakagawa et al., Pressure-induced valence transition in the mixed-valence (Sm1/3Ca2/3)2.75C60 fulleride, Mater. Chem. Front., (2020), 4, 3521-3528. DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00707B.
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Dr. Bijuan Chen
Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2022), HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: Bijuan.chen@hpstar.ac.cn
Now she is a postdoc at Harvard University.
Dr. Bijuan Chen was awarded her PhD degree incondensed matter physics from Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, in June 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Changqing Jin, and obtained her bachelor’s degree in 2011 at Sichuan University. From 2012 to 2015, she was awarded three times of Institute Chief Scholarship of IOP, CAS and two times of Excellent Student Cadre award of UCAS. Her research interestin HPSTAR mainly focus on the studies of mixed valent behaviors, exotic magnetism, quantum phase transition and superconductivity in f electron materials under extreme pressures using X ray spectroscopy and neutron scattering.
Selected publications
1) B. J. Chen*, E. M. Pärschke, W. C. Chen, B. Scoggins, B. Li, M. Balasubramanian, S. Heald, J. B. Zhang, H. S. Deng, R. Sereika, Y. A. Sorb, X. Yin, Y. Bi, K. Jin, Q. Wu, C.-C. Chen, Y. Ding*, and H.-K. Mao, “Direct Probing of Cerium 4f-states across the Volume Collapse Transition”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 10, 7890−7897(2019)
2) W. Han, B. J. Chen, B. Gu, G. Q. Zhao, S. Yu, X. C. Wang, Q. Q. Liu, Z. Deng, W. M. Li, J. F. Zhao, L. P. Cao, Y. Peng, X. Shen, X. H. Zhu, R. C. Yu, S. Maekawa, Y. J. Uemura & C. Q. Jin*, “Li(Cd, Mn)P: a new cadmium based diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor with independent spin & charge doping”, Sci. Rep. 9, 7490 (2019)
3) B. J. Chen, Z. Deng, W. M. Li, M. R. Gao, Q. Q. Liu , B. Frandsen, S. Cheung, L. Liu, C. Ding, S. L. Guo, F. L. Ning, T. J. S. Munsie, M. Wilson, Y. P. Cai, G.M. Luke, Z. Guguchia , S. Yonezawa, Y. J. Uemura, Zhi Li and C. Q. Jin*, “New fluoride-arsenide diluted magnetic semiconductor (Ba,K)F(Zn,Mn)As with decoupled spin charge doping”, Sci. Rep. 6, 36578 (2016)
4) B. J. Chen, Z. Deng, W. M. Li, M. R. Gao, …, Q. Q. Liu, and C. Q. Jin*, “(Sr,Na)(Cd,Mn)2As2: A cadmiun-based bulk form diluted magnetic semiconductor with the hexagonal CaAl2Si2 type structure”, J. Appl. Phys. 120, 083902 (2016)
5) B. J. Chen, Z. Deng, W. M. Li, M. R. Gao, J. F. Zhao, G. Q. Zhao, S. Yu, X. C. Wang, Q. Q. Liu, and C. Q. Jin*, “Li(Zn,Co,Mn)As: A bulk form diluted magnetic semiconductor with Co and Mn co-doping at Zn sites”, AIP Advances 6, 115014 (2016)
6) B. J. Chen, Z. Deng, X. C. Wang, S. M. Feng, Z. Yuan, S. J. Zhang, Q. Q. Liu and C. Q. Jin*, “Structural stability at high pressure and electronic properties of BaFZnAs: a new candidate of host material of DMS”, Chin. Rev. B 25,077503 (2016)
7) B. J. Chen, K. Zhao, Z. Deng, W. Han, J. L. Zhu, X. C. Wang, Q. Q. Liu, B. Frandsen, L. Liu, S. Cheung, F. L. Ning, T. J. S. Munsie, T. Medina, G. M. Luke, J. P. Carl, J. Munevar, Y. J. Uemura and C. Q. Jin*, “(Sr,Na)(Zn,Mn)2As2: A diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor with the hexagonal CaAl2Si2 type structure”, Phys. Rev. B 90, 155202 (2014)
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Hongshan Deng
Ph.D student (2016-2021), Master Degree, HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: hongshan.deng@hpstar.ac.cn
Now he is a postdoc at National University of Singapore.
Hongshan Deng obtainedhis Master Degree of condensed matter physics from the Hunan Normal University in2016. He was a joint student at group EX06, Institute of Physics, Chinese academyof Sciences from 2014.2 to 2016.4 and majored in high pressure experiment physics. His experience includes sample synthesis using high temperature and high pressure and conventionalsolid state method; structure measurement using x ray diffraction; transport, thermal and magnetic properties measurement using the physical property measurement system (PPMS) and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer (MPMS). He is also familiar with software such as Powder X, Diamond, Origin and GSAS and Fullprof. During his graduate study, hehas being focused on the strongly correlated electron systems (mainly 5dOs series oxides); multiferroic materials and multi-functional spintronic materials. He is now under the supervision of Dr. Yang Ding and would pursue his PhD degree in future.
Selected Publications:
Hongshan Deng, et al.,. Strong enhancement of spin ordering by A site magnetic ions inferrimagnet CaCu3Fe2Os2O12, Phys. Rev. B 94, 024414(2016).
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Dr. Raimundas Sereika
Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2020), HPSTAR
No 10. Dongbeiwang West Road,
Haidian, Beijing, China
Email: raimundas.sereika@hpstar.ac.cn
Now he is a postdoc at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Raimundas Sereika received his Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from the Vilnius University of Lithuania in 2013. Since then he has worked as a scientific researcher and Lecturer at the Faculty of Physics and Technology of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. In 2016, he joined HPSTAR as postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Sereika’s research is in the area of condensed matter and materials physics. His previous experiences include preparation and characterization of various semiconducting, ferroelectric materials. The main area of interest phase transitions, lattice dynamics, and electronic structure. Research conducted using standard laboratory techniques in line with quantum mechanical modeling based on Density Functional Theory. In recent years, scientific focus was mostly on material’s characterization at extreme conditions – high pressures and varied temperature through the synchrotron facilities at Advanced Photon Source, Advanced Light Source in USA and Spring-8 in Japan.
Selected Publications:
R. Sereika*, K. Yamaura, Y. Jia, S. Zhang, C. Jin, H. Yoon, M. Y. Jeong, M. J. Han, D. L. Brewe, S. M. Heald, S. Sinogeikin, Y. Ding*, H-k. Mao, Anomalous behavior of the quasi-one-dimensional quantum material Na2OsO4 at high pressure, Materials Today Physics 8, 18 – 24 (2019).
R. Sereika*, W. Wu, C. Park, C. Kenney-Benson, D. L. Brewe, S. M. Heald, J. Zhang, S. Yesudhas, H. Deng, B. Chen, J. Luo, Y. Ding*, H-k. Mao, Prolonged mixed phase induced by high pressure in MnRuP, Phys. Rev. B 97, 214103 (2018).
R. E. Brandt, J. R. Poindexter, P. Gorai, R. C. Kurchin, R. L. Z. Hoye, L. Nienhaus, M. W. B. Wilson, J. A. Polizzotti, R. Sereika, R. Žaltauskas, L. C. Lee, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, M. Bawendi, V. Stevanović, T. Buonassisi*, Searching for “Defect-Tolerant” Photovoltaic Materials: Combined Theoretical and Experimental Screening, Chem. Mater. 29 (11), 4667 – 4674 (2017).
A. Audzijonis, R. Žaltauskas, R. Sereika*, V. Lapeika, L. Žigas, Birefringence of SbSI and SbSeI crystals at the region of antiferroelectric phase transition, Phase transitions 90 (3), 312 – 316 (2017).
R. Sereika*, S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, M. Brucale, Chemical composition study of vanadium pentoxide xerogels doped by bovine albumin, Surf. Rev. Lett. 23 (6), 1650058 (2016).
A. Audzijonis, R. Sereika*, L. Žigas, R. Žaltauskas, Dielectric and electrical properties of SbSI and SbSeI single crystals in the region of antiferroelectric phase transition, J. Phys. Chem. Solids. 83, 117 – 120 (2015).
R. Rimeika, A. Sereika, D. Čiplys*, R. Sereika, V. Bondarenka, M. Shur, Acoustoelectric investigation of V2O5·nH2O thin film transition from wet gel to xerogel, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 425 (1), 24 – 27 (2015).
R. Sereika*, V. Bondarenka, R. Rimeika, A. Sereika, D. Čiplys, Impact of humidity on surface acoustic wave propagation in vanadium pentoxide xerogel - lithium niobate structure, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 53 (11), 118004 (2014).
A. Audzijonis, R. Sereika*, The thermodynamic functions of ferroelectric and paraelectric SbSI, Phase transitions 87 (5), 509 – 514 (2014).
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