PhD candidate
Department of Physics, HKU
Room 418, CYM Physics Building
Email: xxran@connect.hku.hk
Research interest
Quantum Monte Carlo simulation, Quantum many-body systems
Educations
Aug 2021 - present The University of Hong Kong
PhD student
Sep 2017 - Apr 2021 Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Master of Science, Condensed Matter Physics
Sep 2013 - Jun 2017 Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Bachelor of Science, Material Physics
Publications (* Corresponding author; # Contribute equally)
| Sep 23, 2022 | “Fully packed quantum loop model on the square lattice: phase diagram and application for Rydberg atoms” Xiaoxue Ran, Zheng Yan*, Yan-Cheng Wang, Junchen Rong, Yang Qi, Zi Yang Meng* arXiv:2209.10728 (2022) Phys. Rev. B 107, 125134 (2023) |
| May 11, 2022 | “Fully packed quantum loop model on the triangular lattice: Hidden vison plaquette phase and cubic phase transitions” Zheng Yan#, Xiaoxue Ran#, Yan-Cheng Wang, Rhine Samajdar, Junchen Rong, Subir Sachdev, Yang Qi*, Zi Yang Meng* arXiv:2205.04472 (2022) |
| Mar 11, 2019 | “Criticality and Scaling Corrections for Two-dimensional Heisenberg Models in Plaquette Patterns with Strong and Weak Couplings” Xiaoxue Ran, Nvsen Ma*, and Dao-Xin Yao* arXiv:1902.00299 (2019) Phys. Rev. B 99, 174434 (2019) |
Awards
| 2021 | Outstanding Graduates, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University |
| 2019 | National Scholarship for Graduate Students, Chinese Ministry of Education |
| 2019 | Outstanding Poster Award for Graduate Students, Guangdong Physics Society |
| 2016 | Scholarship for Outstanding Performance Undergraduate Students, Sun Yat-sen University |
| 2015 | Second Prize of the 4th National Metallographic Skills Competition for College Students, Chinese Ministry of Education |