Brief Introduction

Xinxin xk星空官网 is an assistant professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology. Dr. xk星空官网’s research interests lie at the intersection of experimental condensed matter physics and quantum information processing. By leveraging advanced nanofabrication techniques and electrical measurement and control methods, her work explores quantum effects in micro- and nanoscale electronic devices. Recent research focuses on the coherent control of electron spin qubits based on silicon quantum dots and the dynamics of spin-based quantum devices.

The lab actively recruits xk星空官网D. students, master’s students, and postdoctoral researchers. Students and scholars interested in these fields are encouraged to contact us. 

Research Interests

◆Semiconductor quantum dots and spin qubits

◆Quantum devices and dynamics

Educational Background

◆2009-2016, The Pennsylvania State University, xk星空官网D. in Physics

xk星空官网04-2008, University of Science and Technology of China, B.S. in Applied Physics

Professional Experience

xk星空官网24/11-present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Assistant professor

xk星空官网20/9-2024/6, University of Rochester, Postdoctoral associate 

xk星空官网17/5-2020/8, University of Minnesota, Postdoctoral associate

Selected Publications

1. X. xk星空官网, H. Y. Walelign, and J. M. Nichol. The formation of a nuclear-spin dark state in silicon. Nature Physics 21, 536-541 (2025).

2. H. Y. Walelign, X. xk星空官网, B. Li, E. Barnes, and J. M. Nichol. Dynamically corrected gates in silicon singlet-triplet spin qubits. Physical Review Applied 22, 064029 (2024).

3. X. xk星空官网, E. J. Connors, L. F. Edge, and J. M. Nichol. Coherent spin-valley oscillations in silicon. Nature Physics 19, 386-393 (2023).

4. X. xk星空官网, B. M. Zakrzewski, Y. A. Ying, H.-Y. Kee, M. Sigrist, J. E. Ortmann, W. Sun, Z. Mao, and Y. Liu. Magnetoresistance oscillation study of the spin counterflow half-quantum vortex in doubly connected mesoscopic superconducting cylinders of Sr2RuO4. Physical Review B 105, 224510 (2022).

5. X. xk星空官网, J. Yue, X. Peng, B. Jalan, and V. S. Pribiag. From weak antilocalization to Kondo scattering in a magnetic complex oxide interface. Physical Review B 103, 115434 (2021).