Computational condensed-matter physicist who uses and develops advanced methods—density functional theory, tight-binding modelling, and many-body transport—to discover and design topological quantum materials, 2D systems, and spintronic platforms for ultralow-energy, high-speed electronics. Track record of pairing first-principles theory with experiment and industry to move discovery from lab to fab.

Appointments

Education

Selected Grants & Funding

Selected Publications (author list abbreviated; full list at yyfforce.github.io/cv)

1. L. Chen, Y. Yin, T. Lu, et al. Uncovering complex phonon interactions in Mg₃Bi_2-xSb_x: topology and avoided crossings. Nature Communications (2026).
2. K. Xing, Z. Yang, W. Zhao, Y. Yin, et al. Efficient and robust p-type transistor based on an ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor. ACS Nano 20, 7343 (2026).
3. W. Zhao, K. Xing, Y. Zhao, L. Chen, M. Hong, Y. Yin, et al. Room-temperature quantum metric effect in TbMn₆Sn₆. Nature Communications 16, 6837 (2025).
4. J. Wang, Y. Zhang, et al., Y. Yin, et al. Band-structure engineering to optimize spin-wave propagation in the Weyl ferromagnet Co₂MnGa_1-xGe_x. Advanced Materials 37, 2505704 (2025).
5. W. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Y. Yin, et al. Giant Berry curvature in the amorphous ferromagnet Co₂MnGa. Matter 8, 101988 (2025).
6. K. Xing, D. McEwen, Y. Yin, et al. Pick-and-place transfer of arbitrary-metal electrodes for van der Waals device fabrication. ACS Nano 19, 3579 (2025).
7. C. Wang, Y. Yin, T. T. Huynh, M. S. Fuhrer, N. V. Medhekar. Edge-state stabilization and control in 2D topological crystalline insulators. Materials Today Physics 59, 101897 (2025).
8. Z. Liu, B. Liu, Y. Yin, N. V. Medhekar. Generic approach to intrinsic magnetic second-order topological insulators via inverted p–d orbitals. Nano Letters 24, 11295 (2024).
9. Y. Yin, C. Wang, M. S. Fuhrer, N. V. Medhekar. Extracting unconventional spin texture in the 2D topological crystalline insulator bismuthene via tuning bulk–edge interactions. Materials Today Physics 36, 101168 (2023). REP
10. M. Aoki, Y. Yin, S. Granville, et al. Gigantic anisotropy of self-induced spin–orbit torque in the Weyl ferromagnet Co₂MnGa. Nano Letters 23, 6951 (2023). REP
11. Q. Li, J. S. Smith, Y. Yin, et al. Localized Wannier-function-based tight-binding models for 2D allotropes of bismuth. New Journal of Physics 23, 063403 (2021). REP
12. Y. Yin, M. S. Fuhrer, N. V. Medhekar. Selective control of surface spin current in topological pyrite-type OsX₂ (X = Se, Te). npj Quantum Materials 4, 47 (2019). REP · FIRST OF ITS KIND
13. Y. Yin, J. Cervenka, N. V. Medhekar. Molecular dipole-driven electronic structure modifications of DNA/RNA nucleobases on graphene. J. Phys. Chem. Letters 8, 3087 (2017). REP

Further lead/co-author work in Nature Communications, ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, Physical Review Applied/B/Materials, Chemistry of Materials, and InfoMat. REP = self-nominated representative publication.

Mentoring & Teaching

Esteem, Translation & Service

• Chief investigator translating low-energy topological-transistor research toward manufacturing (AEA Ignite + industry).
• Research featured by the Australian Research Council newsletter, Materials Australia, and the FLEET Centre.
• Developer of universal DFT–tight-binding workflows and open reproducible research pipelines.
• Cross-institution collaborations: Monash, ANSTO, VUW, IIT Bombay, Shandong Univ., Tongji Univ., USQ.
• Invited / keynote conference presentations (APS March Meeting; FLEET Annual Workshop; ICON-2DMAT).
• Peer reviewer for international condensed-matter and materials journals.

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