Our group focuses on studies of low-dimensional materials and structures with novel photonic, optoelectronic and spintronic properties, using a variety of advanced techniques and spectroscopies, which allow us to resolve ultra- fast and fine electron and photon dynamics and their interactions in multiple dimensions of time, space, energy, momentum, spin, etc.

We are interested in low dimensional materials of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, two-dimensional materials of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, photonic crystal cavities and waveguides, and their mutual heterostructures. Using each of their advances, we aim at developing new functional materials and devices on desire and on interest with unlimited human creativity.

We are a young group established in September 2017 at the Institute of Modern Optics, School of Physics . We value creativity, inclusivity, independence, and team work. We want to have all members feel free to express opinions, to ask questions, to get helps, to inspire new ideas within the group. We want to work together to have every members have an enjoyable and fruitful period at Peking University.

Graduate students are mainly selected during the summer school held in July by the School of Physics at PKU, and we accept one new member each year.

Outstanding postdoc candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Yunan Gao directly and to apply BoYa Postdoctoral fellow (typically twice per year in March and September). Please send your CV along with a brief description of your previous research experience and future interests.