Brief Introduction
My research field is theoretical condensed matter physics, in particular, electronic and quantum transport properties of mesoscopic systems, topological states of matter, and spintronics. My recent interest is applying quantum field theoretical methods to study the electronic transport and quantum phases in new materials. For example, topological insulator/semimetal/superconductor, 2D layered materials (e.g., MoS2 family), weak (anti-)localization, the quantum anomalous/spin Hall effect, etc. My theoretical works are usually motivated by experiments, and several of them have been verified and applied to relevant experiments. A list of publications can be found at:

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-2671-2011.

Research Interests

◆ Quantum transport (Weak localization, Quantum anomalous Hall effect, Chiral anomaly, anomalous magnetoresistance)

◆  Topological states of matter (Topological insulator/superconductor/semimetal, 2D TMD)

◆  Spintronics (Spin current/bias, single molecular magnet)

◆Condensed matter quantum field theory (Feynman diagrams, Non-equilibrium Green’s functions)

Professional Experience

◆ 2021-now, Chair Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology

◆2018-2021, Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology

◆ 2015-2018, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology
◆ 2012-2015 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong
◆ 2010-2012 Senior Research Assistant and Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong

Educational Background
◆ 2002-2007, Ph. D. in Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, China
◆ 1998-2002, B. Sc. in Physics, Department of Physics, Lanzhou University, China

Honors & Awards

◆ 2021, Achievement in Asia Award (AAA Robert T. Poe Prize) 

◆ 2018, Outstanding Referee, American Physical Society

Selected Publication

1. "Nonlinear Hall Effects", 

Z. Z. Du, Hai-Zhou Lu*, X. C. Xie, 

Nature Reviews Physics 3, 744 (2021).

2. "Theory for the charge-density-wave mechanism of 3D quantum Hall effect",

Fang Qin, Shuai Li, Z. Z. Du, C. M. Wang, Wenqing Zhang, Dapeng Yu, Hai-Zhou Lu*, X. C. Xie,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 206601 (2020).

3. "3D quantum Hall effect of Fermi arcs in topological semimetals", 

C. M. Wang, Hai-Peng Sun, Hai-Zhou Lu*, and X. C. Xie, 

Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 136806 (2017).

4. "Competition between weak localization and antilocalization in topological surface states", 

Hai-Zhou Lu, Junren Shi, and Shun-Qing Shen,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 076801 (2011).

5. "Massive Dirac fermions and spin physics in an ultrathin film of topological insulator", 

Hai-Zhou Lu, Wen-Yu Shan, Wang Yao, Qian Niu, Shun-Qing Shen,

Phys. Rev. B 81, 115407 (2010).

Academic services
Referee for Nature Journals, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review Applied, Europhysics Letters, Journal of Physics: Condensed matter, Applied Physics Letters, Solid State Communications, AIP Advance, Scientific Reports, Advanced Materials, Icelandic Research Fund.