Yuefeng Yin 尹越峰
Research Fellow (Quantum Physics + Computational Materials Science)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Australia
I use and develop the latest advanced computational methods to address challenging topics in condensed matter physics and materials science. I strive to enhance the computing power of the future by discovering novel material candidates that exhibit ultralow energy consumption while delivering lightning-fast transport.
I believe in the power of integrating knowledge from different fields to achieve a common good. The future of research should be envisioned as a collective of researchers, each shining their talent through their unique skills, forming an interdisciplinary effort. I am also committed to spreading and sharing knowledge with the general public, particularly by translating complex research concepts into plain language
I have extensive experience in collaboration with fellow theorists, experimental researchers and industrial partners. So far I have published 31 peer-reviewed original research articles in the fields of Quantum Physics, Computational Materials Science, and Physical Chemistry.
Research Projects
May 2017 — Current
Developing DFT-Tight Binding Workflows for Quantum Physics
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In this project, I used advanced modeling techniques, including DFT and tight-binding methods, to develop a simple and universal approach for understanding the electronic properties of topological materials. This methodology not only deepens our understanding of these materials but also offers crucial insights for material designers and industrial partners, facilitating the accelerated development of innovative devices.
May 2017 — Current
Discovering New Topological Materials For Spintronics
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In this project, I discovered a Osmium-based pyrite compound as a topological material, revealing highly orientation-dependent spin transport behavior. This marks the first demonstration of such behavior in non-magnetic materials, highlighting the exciting potential of topological materials for pure spin transport and revolutionizing information transmission.
I have also expanded the computational approach to unveil exotic transport behavior in two-dimensional magnetic thin films, establishing strong collaborations with experimentalists. Theoretical calculations not only explained observed phenomena but also provided valuable guidance for future experimental designs.
Mar. 2012— 2018
Change Graphene For Better Electronics
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In this project, I employed atomic simulations to explore the potential applications of graphene in electronic devices, with a focus on transistors. An important aspect of my work was introducing the weak interaction of alien molecules to graphene sheets, aiming to enhance graphene's functionality.
I have established a fundamental understanding of the interaction between graphene and DNA/RNA nucleobases. This pioneering study offers indispensable insights into utilizing graphene for molecular sensing and applications, including DNA sequencing.
Mar. 2012— Current
2D Materials Beyond Graphene
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My research focuses on utilizing first principles calculations and tight-binding approaches to investigate the electronic, mechanical, and optical properties of various two-dimensional materials, such as MoS2, h-BN, and Kagome layers. The outcomes of these investigations have enriched our understanding of low-dimensional materials science beyond graphene, revealing their potential applications across a spectrum of fields.
Education
Mar. 2012 — May 2016
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sep. 2007 — Dec. 2011
B.Eng. in Materials Science and Enginnering (2+2 Program)
Monash University / Central South University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia / Changsha, Hunan, China
Research Experience
May 2017 — Current
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering / School of Physics and Astronomy
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Conducting research in topological materials under ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronic Technologies (FLEET).
May 2016 — Dec 2016
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Mentor:
Conduct research on properties of PEG-based hydrogels using Monte Carlo Simulations.
Nov. 2010 — Mar. 2011
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Research Associate, CSIRO Mineral Processing
Mentor:
Measuring thermal properties of molten salt mixtures used in concentrated solar power
Publications
Publication Summary
I have published 31 high-quality refereed journal articles, including theory-focused papers published in acclaimed journals such as Materials Today Physics (IF = 11.5), ACS Nano (IF = 17.1), npj Quantum Materials (IF = 5.7) and Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (IF = 5.7). I also have published collaboration paper with significant computational contributions appearing in Nature Communications (IF = 16.6), Advanced Functional Materials (IF = 19.0) and Nano Letters (IF = 10.8). My publications have received 655 citations with an h-index of 15.
5 Representative Publications
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Extracting Unconventional Spin Texture in Two Dimensional Topological Crystalline Insulator Bismuthene via Tuning Bulk-Edge Interactions
Materials Today Physics, 2023, 36, 101168.
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Gigantic Anisotropy of Self-Induced Spin-Orbit Torque in Weyl Ferromagnet Co2MnGa
Nano Letters, 2023, 15, 6951.
3
Localized Wannier Function Based Tight-Binding Models for Two-Dimensional Allotropes of Bismuth
New Journal of Physics, 2021, 6, 26371.
2
Selective Control of Surface Spin Current in Topological Pyrite-Type OsX2 (X = Se, Te) Crystals
npj Quantum Materials, 2019, 4, 47.
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Molecular Dipole-Driven Electronic Structure Modifications of DNA/RNA Nucleobases on Graphene
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2017, 8, 3087.
Full Publication List
31
Origin of Different Piezoelectric Responses in Elemental Sb and Bi Monolayers
Physical Review B, 2024, 109, 14980.
30
Quasi-free-standing AA-stacked Bilayer Graphene Induced by Calcium Intercalation of the Graphene-Silicon Carbide Interface
Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2024, 5, 1333127.
29
Using Optical Spectroscopy to Probe the Impact of Atomic Disorder on the Heusler Alloy Co2MnGa
Physical Review Materials, 2023, 7, 094203.
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Extracting Unconventional Spin Texture in Two Dimensional Topological Crystalline Insulator Bismuthene via Tuning Bulk-Edge Interactions
Materials Today Physics, 2023, 36, 101168.
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Gigantic Anisotropy of Self-Induced Spin-Orbit Torque in Weyl Ferromagnet Co2MnGa
Nano Letters, 2023, 15, 6951.
26
Giant Piezoresistivity in a van der Waals Material Induced by Intralayer Atomic Motions
Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 1519.
25
Wavelength-Controlled Photocurrent Polarity Switching in BP-MoS2 Heterostructure
Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2112696.
24
Near-Infrared and Visible-Range Optoelectronics in 2D Hybrid Perovskite/Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022, 9, 2102174.
23
Polarity-Tunable Photocurrent through Band Alignment Engineering in a High-Speed WSe2/SnSe2 Diode with Large Negative Responsivity
ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 4578.
22
Proposal for a Negative Capacitance Topological Quantum Field-Effect Transistor
2021 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2021, 38, 2.1.
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Manifestation of Strongly Correlated Electrons in a 2D Kagome Metal–Organic Framework
Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2106474.
20
Crossover from 2D Ferromagnetic Insulator to Wide Band Gap Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulator in Ultrathin MnBi2Te4
ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 13444.
19
Localized Wannier Function Based Tight-Binding Models for Two-Dimensional Allotropes of Bismuth
New Journal of Physics, 2021, 6, 26371.
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Magnesium-Intercalated Graphene on SiC: Highly n-doped Air-Stable Bilayer Graphene at Extreme Displacement Fields
Applied Surface Science, 2021, 541, 148612.
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Probing the Dynamic Structural Changes of DNA Using Ultrafast Laser Pulse in Graphene‐Based Optofluidic Device
InfoMat, 2021, 3, 316.
16
Berry Curvature Origin of the Thickness-Dependent Anomalous Hall Effect in a Ferromagnetic Weyl Semimetal
npj Quantum Materials, 2021, 6, 17.
15
First-Principles Study of Mechanical and Optical Properties for ZnS1− xOx Alloying Compounds
Materials Today Communications, 2020, 24, 101259.
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Intrinsic-Strain-Induced Curling of Free-Standing Two-Dimensional Janus MoSSe Quantum Dots
Applied Surface Science, 2020, 519, 146251.
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Freestanding n-Doped Graphene via Intercalation of Calcium and Magnesium into the Buffer Layer–SiC(0001) Interface
Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32, 6464.
12
Chemical Switching of Low-Loss Phonon Polaritons in α-MoO3 by Hydrogen Intercalation
Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 2646.
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Electronic Band Structure of In-Plane Ferroelectric van der Waals β′-In2Se3
ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2020, 2, 213.
10
Selective Control of Surface Spin Current in Topological Pyrite-Type OsX2 (X = Se, Te) Crystals
npj Quantum Materials, 2019, 4, 47.
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Designing Optoelectronic Properties by On-Surface Synthesis: Formation and Electronic Structure of an Iron–Terpyridine Macromolecular Complex
ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 11882.
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Designing Optoelectronic Properties by On-Surface Synthesis: Formation and Electronic Structure of an Iron–Terpyridine Macromolecular Complex
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 257.
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Designing Optoelectronic Properties by On-Surface Synthesis: Formation and Electronic Structure of an Iron–Terpyridine Macromolecular Complex
ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 6545.
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The Edge Stresses and Phase Transitions for Magnetic BN Zigzag Nanoribbons
Scientific Reports, 2017, 7, 7855.
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Molecular Dipole-Driven Electronic Structure Modifications of DNA/RNA Nucleobases on Graphene
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2017, 8, 3087.
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Harnessing Lewis Acidic Open Metal Sites of Metal–Organic Frameworks: the Foremost Route to Achieve Highly Selective Benzene Sorption Over Cyclohexane
Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 8215.
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The Formation Mechanism of Janus Nanostructures in One-Pot Reactions: the Case of Ag–Ag8GeS6
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 7060.
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Tunable Hybridization Between Electronic States of Graphene and Physisorbed Hexacene
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015, 119, 19526.
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Graphene Field Effect Transistor as a Probe of Electronic Structure and Charge Transfer at Organic Molecule–Graphene Interfaces
Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 1471.
Conference
6
Tuning the Edge States of Bismuthene via Substrate Effects
American Physical Socienty (APS) March Meeting. Virtual, Mar. 2021.
5
Tight-Binding Models for Two-Dimensional Allotropes of Bismuth-based on Localized Wannier Functions
American Physical Socienty (APS) March Meeting. Virtual, Mar. 2021.
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Tuning the Surface Spin Textures of Topological Materials
American Physical Socienty (APS) March Meeting. Virtual, Mar. 2021.
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Enhancing Electronic Fingerprints of Physisorbed Molecules of Graphene
4th International Conference on Two-Dimensional Materials (ICON-2DMAT 2018). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Dec. 2018.
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Exploring and Predicting New Topological Electronic Materials Based on First Principles Calculations
FLEET Inaugural Annual Workshop. Lorne, Victoria, Australia, Dec. 2017.
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Tunable Hybridisation Between the Electronic States of Graphene and Physisorbed Molecules
Molecular Modelling 2014. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Jul. 2014.
Grants and Fundings
2020-2023
Co-PIs:
Funded A$10,750 to conduct short-term collaborative visits to Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
2023 — Current
Funded 550K SU CPU hours (approximately A$30,000 in research expense)
Teaching
2017 - Current
Lecturer
Monash University / Central South University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia / Changsha, Hunan, China
Computational Materials Science, Materials Characterization, and Fundamentals of Materials Science
2012 - 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Modeling of Materials, and Materials Characterization
Mentoring
2021 - Current
Ziyuan Zhao
Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
Ph.D. co-supervisor (with Prof. Nikhil V. Medhekar)
2021 - Current
Enamul Haque
Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
Ph.D. mentor (through FLEET projects)
2019 - 2023
Bernard Field
Ph.D. in Physics, Monash University
Ph.D. mentor (through FLEET projects)
2019 - 2023
Abin Varghese
Joint Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University and Ph.D. in Electric Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Ph.D. mentor (through FLEET projects)
2018 - 2022
Chutian Wang
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
Ph.D. mentor (through FLEET projects)
2019
Qile Li
Ph.D. in Physics, Monash University
Undergraduate Final Year Project co-supervisor (with Prof. Nikhil V. Medhekar)
Press
Sep. 2023
"Topological Gardening To Achieve Unexpected Spin Transport," Materials Australia
Dec. 2019
"New spin directions in pyrite an encouraging sign for future spintronics," Australian Research Council (ARC) Newsletter
Nov. 2019
"The Hetero-Interface is the Device: A Computational Approach," FLEET website
References
Dr. Nikhil V. Medhekar, Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dr. Michael S. Fuhrer, Professor, FAA
School of Physics and Astronomy
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dr. Simon Granville, Senior Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand