Who Am I?
Hi I'm Yuan Cao, currently a postdoc researcher and Junior Fellow at Harvard. I graduated from MIT in 2020 as PhD and joined Harvard in 2021. My current research is condensed-matter physics in 2-dimensional materials. I specialize on the study of 'twistronics' —— electronics in materials with a 'twist'.
My interests and specialties are quite diverse, spanning from physics, electronic engineering, nanotechnology, and computer science. I am also hobbyist in electronic hacking, astrophotography, and violin.
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Research
"Twistronics" in 2D materials
Twisted 2D materials exhibits a long-range moire pattern that hosts a number of intriguing properties, among them superconductivity and quantum anomalous Hall effect. I study the physics in these systems through quantum electronic transport experiments.
Microstructures for manipulation
I am interested in micromechanical engineering in 2D materials, to explore further degree of freedoms and to reveal unprecedented phenomena in them.
Education
Thesis: Study Of Electronic Correlation And Superconductivity In Twisted Graphene Superlattices
Date: September 2020
Thesis: Electronic Transport in Low-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene
Date: September 2016
Special Class for Gifted Young
Thesis: Numerical Computation of Plasmons in Graphene Superlattice
Date: June 2014
What I think is important
Creative Ideas
Knowing what problem to pursue and what direction to proceed
Problem Solving
Nothing can stop the motion
Scholarly Presentation
Broadcasting the science efficiently to peers and public
Astrophotography Gallery
Trifid Nebula (M20), 2022
Emission NebulaIris Nebula, 2022
Reflection NebulaSaturn, 2016
PlanetM33 Triangulum Galaxy, 2017
Galaxy"Elephant Trunk" Nebula, 2019
Emission NebulaJupiter, 2017
PlanetMars, 2018
PlanetRosette Nebula, 2017
Emission NebulaSolar Eclipse, 2017
SolarThe Moon, 2018
LunarRecent Blog
A DIY infrared spectrometer
I made this near-IR spectrometer that would otherwise cost >$10,000 commercially. Click in to learn how I did it!