南京大学物理学院教授。2010年在北京大学物理系取得学士学位，2014年在香港大学物理系取得博士学位。之后，在德国马普固体物理所理论部做博士后研究，并于2017年在香港大学物理系做研究助理教授

凝聚态理论，特别是拓扑半金属、拓扑绝缘体和超导相关的理论。

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