Biography

Ting Cao’s research employs quantum physics, advanced materials modelling techniques, and high-performance computing to study materials science and condensed matter physics, with special focus on the electronic structures of materials, excited-state phenomena, and light-matter interactions. His current research interest lies in exploring the distinct physical properties of one- and two-dimensional material systems which are potentially useful for future applications. Ting Cao received a Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2018.

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics, University of California at Berkeley, 2018
• B.S. in Physics, Peking University, 2012

Previous appointments

• GLAM Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Select publications

1. D. J. Rizzo*, G. Veber*, T. Cao*, C. Bronner, T. Chen, F. Zhao, H. Rodriguez, S. G. Louie, M. F. Crommie, and F. R. Fischer, “Topological Band Engineering of Graphene Nanoribbons,” Nature 560, 204–208 (2018). (* indicates equal contribution)
2. T. Cao*, M. Wu*, and S. G. Louie, "Unifying Optical Selection Rules for Excitons in Two Dimensions: Band Topology and Winding Numbers," Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 087402 (2018).
3. L. Ju, L. Wang, T. Cao, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, S. G. Louie, F. Rana, J. Park, J. Hone, F. Wang, and P. L. McEuen, "Tunable Excitons in Bilayer Graphene," Science 358, 907-910 (2017).
4. T. Cao, F. Zhao, and S. G. Louie, "Topological Phases in Graphene Nanoribbons: Junction States, Spin Centers, and Quantum Spin Chains," Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 076401 (2017).
5. X.-X. Zhang, T. Cao, Z. Lu, Y.-C. Lin, F. Zhang, Y. Wang, Z. Li, J. C. Hone, J. A. Robinson, D. Smirnov, S. G. Louie, and T. F. Heinz, “Magnetic Brightening and Control of Dark Excitons in Monolayer WSe2,” Nature Nanotech. 12, 883–888 (2017).
6. T. Cao, Z. Li, D. Y. Qiu, and S. G. Louie, “Gate Switchable Transport and Optical Anisotropy in 90° Twisted Bilayer Black Phosphorus,” Nano Lett. 16, 5542-5546 (2016).
7. T. Cao, Z. Li, and S. G. Louie, "Tunable Magnetism and Half-Metailicity in Hole-Doped Monolayer GaSe," Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 236602 (2015).
8. Y.-C. Chen, T. Cao, C. Chen, Z. Pedramrazi, D. Haberer, D. G. de Oteyza, F. R. Fischer, S. G. Louie and M. F. Crommie, "Molecular Bandgap Engineering of Bottom-up Synthesized Graphene Nanoribbon Heterojunctions," Nature Nanotech. 10, 156-160 (2015).
9. Z. Ye*, T. Cao*, K. O'Brien, H. Y. Zhu, X. B. Yin, Y. Wang, S. G. Louie, and X. Zhang, "Probing Excitonic Dark States in Single-layer Tungsten Disulphide," Nature 513, 214-218 (2014).
10. K. Liu*, L. Zhang*, T. Cao*, C. H. Jin, D. Y. Qiu, Q. Zhou, A. Zettl, P. D. Yang, S. G. Louie, and F. Wang, "Evolution of Interlayer Coupling in Twisted MoS2 Bilayers," Nature Commun. 5, 4966 (2014).
11. T. Cao, G. Wang, W. Han, H. Ye, C. Zhu, J. Shi, Q. Niu, P. Tan, E. Wang, B. Liu, and J. Feng, “Valley-selective Circular Dichroism of Monolayer Molybdenum Disulphide”, Nature Commun. 3, 887 (2012).

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