Short bio: Dr. Liang Shi-Jun is a Professor at the School of Physics and institute of brain-inspired intelligence at Nanjing University. His primary research focuses on two-dimensional quantum materials and intelligent devices/systems. He has received numerous honors, including the IAAM Scientist Award from the International Association of Advanced Materials, the IEEE NPSS Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award, the Young Scientist Award in the field of International Vacuum Nanoelectronics, and the China New Tech Influencer Excellence Award in 2020. His research achievements were featured in the "Top Ten Semiconductor Research Advances in China 2022" and earned a nomination for the "Top Ten Semiconductor Research Advances in China 2021." He also received a silver medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.

Dr. Liang serves as a young editor for several journals, including Chinese Physics Letters, Chinese Physics B, Acta Physica Sinica, and Physics. He is also a member of the Extreme Manufacturing Division of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and a young editor for the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM) and the Journal of Semiconductors.

He completed his Ph.D. at the Singapore University of Technology and Design in 2017, where he was awarded the Best Ph.D. Thesis Prize. Since then, he has been serving as an Associate Researcher and Associate Professor at the School of Physics, Nanjing University.

Research projects: 

Dr. Liang leads one subproject under the National Key R&D Program on "Biological and Information Fusion," oversees a National Excellent Young Scientist Fund project, and manages a General Program project from the National Natural Science Foundation. He is also involved in national-level projects such as the National Key R&D Program and National Natural Science Foundation Key Projects.

1. Bio-inspired Neuromorphic Devices
   National Key R&D Program on "Biological and Information Fusion"
   Duration: November 2023 - October 2026

2. Novel Heterojunction Devices
   National Excellent Young Scientist Fund
   Duration: January 2022 - December 2024

Research interests: two-dimensional materials, emerging quantum materials, intelligent devices, intelligent systems, and intelligent matters, flexible intelligence.

The research is centered on the application of low-dimensional van der Waals heterojunctions in intelligent devices, leading to a series of innovative findings. These contributions have been published in prestigious journals and top international conferences in the microelectronics field, including Nature Materials， Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Electronics, Physical Review Letters, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, and IEDM.

Recruitment: We are seeking to enroll 2-3 Master’s/Ph.D. students annually. We also have ongoing openings for postdoctoral researchers, assistant researchers, and distinguished associate researchers. Interested students and talented young professionals are encouraged to contact us.

Selected publications:

（18）“Selective and Quasi-continuous Switching of Ferroelectric Chern Insulator Device for Neuromorphic Computing"

Moyu Chen^#, Yongqin Xie^#, Bin Cheng*, Zaizheng Yang, Xin-Zhi Li, Fanqiang Chen, Qiao Li, Jiao Xie, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Wen-Yu He, Menghao Wu, Shi-Jun Liang*, Feng Miao*

Nature Nanotechnology 19, 962 (2024) highlighted by research briefing

（17）"On-device phase engineering"

X. Liu^#, J. Shan^#, T. Cao^#, L. Zhu^#, J. Ma^#, G. Wang, Z. Shi, Q. Yang, M. Ma, Z. Liu, S. Yan, L. Wang, Y. Dai, J. Xiong, F. Chen, B. Wang, C. Pan, Z. Wang, B. Cheng, Y. He, X. Luo*, J. Lin*, S.-J Liang*, and F. Miao*

Nature Materials (2024) highlighted by news & views

(16) "In-sensor Dynamic Computing for Intelligent Machine Vision"

Y. Yang^#, C. Pan^#, Y. Li^#, X.-J. Yangdong, P. Wang, Z. Li, S. Wang, W. Yu, G. Liu, B. Cheng, Z. Di, S.-J Liang*, and F. Miao*

Nature Electronics 7, 225 (2024) highlighted by news & views

(15) "Interfacial magnetic spin Hall effect in van der Waals Fe₃GeTe₂/MoTe2 heterostructure"

Y. Dai^#, J. Xiong^#, Y. Ge^#, B. Cheng*, L. Wang, P. Wang, Z. Liu, S. Yan, C. Zhang, X. Xu, Y. Shi, S. Cheong, C. Xiao*, S. A. Yang, S.-J Liang*, and F. Miao*
Nature Communications 15, 1129 (2024)

(14) "Parallel perception of visual motion using light-tunable memory matrix"

X. Pan^#, J. Shi^#, P. Wang, S. Wang, C. Pan, W. Yu, B. Cheng, S.-J Liang* and F. Miao*

Science Advances 39, eadi4083 (2023)

(13) "Parallel in-memory wireless computing"

Cong Wang^#, Gong-Jie Ruan^#, Zai-Zheng Yang, Xing-Jian Yangdong, Yixiang Li*, Liang Wu, Yingmeng Ge, Yichen Zhao, Chen Pan, Wei Wei, Li-Bo Wang, Bin Cheng, Zaichen Zhang, Chuan Zhang, Shi-Jun Liang* & Feng Miao* 

Nature Electronics 6, 381 (2023)

(12) "Cascadable in-memory computing based on symmetric writing and readout"

L. Wang^#, J. Xiong^#, B. Cheng*, Y. Dai, F. Wang, C. Pan, T. Cao, X. Liu, P. Wang, M. Chen, S. Yan, Z. Liu, J. Xiao, X. Xu, Z. Wang, Y. Shi, S. Cheong, H. Zhang, S.-J Liang*, F. Miao*

Science Advances 8, eabq683 (2022).

(11)"Lego-like reconfigurable AI chips",

Shi-Jun Liang, Feng Miao*

Nature Electronics 5, 327 (2022).

(10) "Broadband convolutional processing using band-alignment-tunable heterostructures"
Lejing Pi^#, Pengfei Wang^#, Shi-Jun Liang^#, Peng Luo, Haoyun Wang, Dongyan Li, Zexin Li, Ping Chen, Xing Zhou*, F. Miao*, Tianyou Zhai*,
Nature Electronics 5, 248 (2022).

(9) "Scalable massively parallel computing using continuous-time data representation in nanoscale crossbar array"
C. Wang^#, S.-J Liang^#, C.-Y. Wang, Z. Yang, Y. Ge, C. Chen, X. Shen, W. Wei, Y. Zhao, Z. Zhang, B. Cheng, C. Zhang, F. Miao*,
Nature Nanotechnology 16, 1079 (2021).

(8) "Reconfigurable logic and neuromorphic circuits based on electrically tuneable two-dimensional homojunctions"

C. Pan, C. Wang, S.-J. Liang*, Y. Wang, T. Cao, P. Wang, C. Wang, S. Wang, B. Cheng, A. Gao, E. Liu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, F. Miao*

Nature Electronics 3, 383 (2020).ESI highly cited paper, highlighted by Nature Electronics News&Views

(7) "Gate-tunable van der Waals heterostructure for reconfigurable neural network vision sensor”

C. Wang^#, S.-J. Liang^#, S. Wang, P. Wang, Z. Li, Z. Wang, A. Gao, C. Pan, C. Liu, J. Liu, H. Yang, X. Liu, W. Song, C. Wang, B. Cheng, X. Wang, K. Chen, Z. Wang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Yang*, F. Miao*

Science Advances 6, eaba6173 (2020).

(6) "Networking retinomorphic sensor with memristive crossbar for brain-inspired visual perception" S. Wang, C. Wang, P. Wang, C. Wang, Z. Li, C. Pan, Y. Dai, A. Gao, C. Liu, J. Liu, H. Yang, X. Liu, B. Cheng, K. Chen, Z. Wang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S.-J. Liang*, F. Miao*, 

National Science Review 8, nwaa172 (2021).Leon Chua's comment "a major breakthrough”

(5) "Observation of negative terahertz photoconductivity in large area type-Ⅱ dirac semimetal PtTe₂"
P. Suo, H. Zhang, S. Yan, W. Zhang, J. Fu, X. Lin, S. Hao, Z. Jin, Y. Zhang, C. Zhang, F. Miao, S.-J. Liang*, G. Ma*,
Physical Review Letters 126, 227402 (2021). selected as“Editor's Suggestion”

(4) "Van der Waals Heterostructures for High‐Performance Device Applications: Challenges and Opportunities"
S.-J. Liang^#, B. Cheng^#, X. Cui*, F. Miao*,
Advanced Materials 32, 1903800 (2020).

(3) "Nonvolatile van der Waals Heterostructure Phototransistor for Encrypted Optoelectronic Logic Circuit" S. Wang, X. Pan, L. Lyu, C. Wang, P. Wang, C. Pan, Y. Yang, C. Wang, J. Shi, B. Cheng, W. Yu, S.-J. Liang*, and F. Miao*, 

ACS Nano 16, 4528 (2022).

(2) "Negative Photoconductance in van der Waals Heterostructure-Based Floating Gate Phototransistor"
Y. Wang^#, E. Liu^#, A. Gao, T. Cao, M. Long, C. Pan, L. Zhang, J. Zeng, C. Wang, W. Hu, S.-J. Liang*, F. Miao*,
ACS Nano 12, 9513 (2018).

(1) "Electron Thermionic Emission from Graphene and a Thermionic Energy Converter"

S.-J. Liang and L. K. Ang*

Physical Review Applied 3, 014002 (2015).