Weibo Gao Group

Our group is working on quantum photonics and quantum materials based on solid state. In particular, the research in these two systems focuses on wide-bandgap materials and two-dimensional materials.

The target of wide-bandgap material research is to use the properties of color centers in these materials to perform quantum information applications, especially in diamond, silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). (1) The spin information and photon information in these systems, especially the possibility of spin-photon interface and chip integration, make them attractive for quantum network constructions. (2) The robust spin coherence makes them suitable candidates for quantum computing and quantum sensing.

On the two-dimensional material aspect, here are some examples. (1) The spin and valley degree of freedom in 2D materials not only provide addition knobs towards “green electronics” to reduce energy consumptions, as compared to charge degree of freedom; they also provide promising platform for studying emerging quantum phenomenon such as quantum anomalous hall effect. (2) In addition, Moiré system in twisted structure provides flexible system to study quantum many-body problems, especially the physics interaction between Moire trapped excitons and quantum well. (3) Long lifetime dipolar excitons might lead to BEC state for these quasiparticles. (4) 2D magnetism provides an interesting platform for designed spintronics and coupling between quantum systems in different dimensions.

Motivated PhD students and Research fellow are encouraged to join our team. Please feel free to contact Weibo directly.

Dr Gao Weibo is currently a Professor and President's Chair Professor in Physics at Nanyang Technological University. He accomplished his bachelor's (2005) and PhD (2010) studies at the University of Science and Technology of China. He then moved to ETH, Zurich for his postdoctoral research in 2010 with the award of Marie-Curie Fellowship in European Union. In 2014, Dr. Gao joined NTU as a Nanyang Assistant Professor with an NRF Fellowship support. Dr Gao has won a series of awards for his creative work, including Singapore President’s Young Scientist Award (YSA); Innovators Under 35 - EmTech Asia by MIT Technology Review; Award of National 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, China and Award of Marie-Curie Fellowship in European Union. He currently serves as Associate Editor for Photonics Research, and Editorial board member for Materials for Quantum Technology, Journal of Physics: Materials, Chinese Physics B and Acta Physica Sinica.

Group Members

• Weibo GaoPrincipal Investigator
• Wang NaizhouSenior Research Fellow (NTU)
• Abdullah RasmitaResearch Fellow (NTU)
• Cai HongbingResearch Fellow (NTU)
• Lyu XiaodanResearch Fellow (NTU)
• Qu RuiResearch Fellow
• Chen JiakaiCQT PhD Student
• Wang Haifei CQT PhD Student
• Zhang HanxiangCQT PhD Student
• Jiang ZhengzhiCo-supervised PhD student
• Jonathan KennyPhD student, NTU
• Jesús Zúñiga PérezVisiting Professor (NTU)
• Zhang ZhaoweiVisiting Senior Research Fellow