Ph. D. in Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sept. 2010 – Jun. 2013
M.A. in Material Science, Xidian University, Sept. 2007 – Apr. 2010
B.S. in Material Science, Xidian University, Sept. 2003 –Jun. 2007

Professor, School of Physics, BIT, Beijing, China, Jun. 2020-Now
Associate Professor, School of Physics, BIT, Beijing, China, Aug. 2016– Jun. 2020
Visiting Scholar in Physics Department, The University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA, Feb. 2015 – Feb. 2016
Assistant Professor, School of Physics, BIT, Beijing, China, Aug. 2013 – Jun. 2016

ACADEMIC PART-TIME JOB
Editorial Board Member of New Journal of Physics (2020—)

I have been engaged in computational condensed matter physics and quantum materials. I study the electronic structure of real materials by first-principles calculation methods, as well as theoretical methods such as Green function, Wannier function, tight-binding approximation and effective model, and focus on various novel topological quantum states caused by the non-trivial topology of the system wave function , for instance, topological insulating states, topological semimetallic states, and topological superconducting states, as well as the twistronics of two-dimensional materials represented by twisted graphene systems.

1.Graphene, silicene, germanene, stanene and other novel two-dimensional layered material, and their twisted systems;
2.Topological phases, such as topological insulators and topological superconductors, topological Dirac/Weyl semimetal, and high-order topological states, etc.;
3.Transport in low dimensional and mesoscopic systems.

HONORS & AWARDS

IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2022

Elsevier China Highly Cited Scholar (2021,2020)

The "Outstanding Youth Fund" of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2019

Young Scholars of the Ministry of Education's "Changjiang Scholars Award Program", 2018

The second prize of the National Natural Science Award, 2018

2018 New Journal of Physics Early Career Award

ACEDENIC PERFORMANCE & PUBLICATIONS

I have been engaged in the research of condensed matter theory and computational physics for a long time, and my research achievements in silicene, germanene, stanene, magic-angle graphene, weak topological insulators and topological superconductors have important international influences. Part of the results are included in the third edition of the monograph "Quantum Hall Effects" by Professor Z. F. Ezawa of Tohoku University, Japan. The first experimentally confirmed weak topological insulator material-β-Bi4X4(X="Br,I)" system is predicted [our theoretical work PRL 116, 066801 (2016), experimental work Nature 566, 518 (2019)].

I have published more than 40 papers, including 10 PRL papers, 1 each of Nat. Mater., Nat. Commun., PNAS, Adv. Mater., Nano Lett., 2 ACS Nano papers, which have more than 6600 SCI citations in total.

(For a list of all papers, please see: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/K-8506-2014)

TEN REPRESENTATIVE PAPERS

1. Run-Wu Zhang, Zeying Zhang, Cheng-Cheng Liu*, and Yugui Yao, Nodal Line Spin-gapless Semimetals and High-quality Candidate Materials Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 016402 (2020).

2. Cheng-Cheng Liu, Li-Da Zhang, Wei-Qiang Chen, and Fan Yang, Chiral Spin Density Wave and d+id Superconductivity in the Magic-Angle-Twisted Bilayer Graphene, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 217001 (2018). 181 SCI citations

3. Cheng-Cheng Liu, Jin-Jian Zhou, Yugui Yao, and Fan Zhang, Weak Topological Insulators and Composite Weyl Semimetals: β-Bi4X4 (X=Br, I), Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 066801 (2016).

4. Cheng-Cheng Liu, Wanxiang Feng and Yugui Yao, Quantum Spin Hall Effect in Silicene and Two-Dimensional Germanium, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 076802 (2011). 1770 SCI citations

5. Qiyue Wang†, Cheng-Cheng Liu†, Yuan-Ming Lu, and Fan Zhang, High-Temperature Majorana Corner States, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 186801 (2018). 139 SCI citations

6. Cheng-Cheng Liu, H. Jiang and Yugui Yao, Low-energy effective Hamiltonian    involving spin-orbit coupling in silicene and two-dimensional germanium and tin, Phys. Rev. B 84, 195430 (2011). 1000 SCI citations

7. Cheng-Cheng Liu, Shan Guan, Zhigang Song, Shengyuan A. Yang, Jinbo Yang, and Yugui Yao, Low-Energy Effective Hamiltonian for Giant-Gap Quantum Spin Hall Insulators in Honeycomb X-Hydride/Halide (X=N-Bi) Monolayers, Phys. Rev. B 90, 085431 (2014).

8. Cheng-Cheng Liu, Chen Lu, Li-Da Zhang, Xianxin Wu, Chen Fang, and Fan Yang，Intrinsic topological superconductivity with exactly flat surface bands in the quasi-one-dimensional A2Cr3As3(A=Na, K, Rb, Cs) superconductors, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033050 (2020).

9. Jin Cao, Maoyuan Wang, Shi-Feng Qian, Cheng-Cheng Liu*, and Yugui Yao, Ab initio four-band Wannier tight-binding model for generic twisted graphene systems, Phys. Rev. B 104, L081403 (2021).

10. Shi-Feng Qian, Gui-Bin Liu, Cheng-Cheng Liu*, and Yugui Yao, Cn-symmetric higher-order topological crystalline insulators in atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides, Phys. Rev. B 105, 045417 (2022).

I plan to recruit 2~3 graduate students every year. Students who are interested in scientific careers and interested in condensed matter theoretical physics and computational physics, especially the novelty properties of quantum functional materials are welcome to apply. Provide first-class research conditions, financial support, and competitive labor subsidies. Please contact me directly before applying for the exam. Excellent students can be pre-admitted after passing the interview.
At the same time, 1~2 postdoctoral fellows can be recruited for key funding, and the treatment is generous. Excellent young scholars with relevant experience are welcome to contact.
What to expect from you:
1. Passionate about scientific research;
2. Diligent, active and conscientious.