General
Name: Prof. Mingliang Tian 
Email: tianml@hmfl.ac.cn
Telephone: 0551-65595679 (office)
Address: Hefei Institute for Physical Science, CAS,
350 Shushanhu Road, Shushan District,
Hefei 230031, Anhui, PRC. 

Research Areas

(1) Superconducivity and magnetism in confined geometries.
(2) Novel phenomena in low dimensional system and nano hybrides 

Education

• In 1992, received Ph.D, in Condensed Matter Physics, Wuhan University, P. R. China
• In 1989, received M.S degree in Solid State Physics, Wuhan University, P.R.China
• In 1986, received B.S degree in Condensed Matter Physics, Wuhan University, P. R. China 

Experience

   
Work Experience
  • May, 2011- present, Professor of Physics, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Science, PRC.
  • July, 2001-May, 2011, Research associate and assistant professor of physics, Center for Nanoscale Science (CNS) and Department of Physics, Penn State University, USA.
  • June, 1994 – July, 2001, Associate professor and professor of Physics, Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technoly of China (USTC), P.R.China.
  • Oct., 1992 – June, 1994. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), P.R.China.
  • Oct., 1998 – March, 1999 Visiting scientist, Laboratoire D'Etudes des Proprietes Electroniques des Solides (LEPES), CNRS, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
  • Aug., 1996 – Aug., 1997 Visiting scientist, Department of Electrical and Electronic Science, School of Science and Engineering, Teikyo University, Utsunomiya, Japan.

Publications

   
Papers
(112) Mingliang Tian, Wei Ning, Zhe Qu, Haifeng Du, Jian Wang & Yuheng Zhang. Dual evidence of surface Dirac states in thin cylindrical topological insulator Bi2Te3 nanowires. Sci. Rep.3, 1212 (2013).
(111) Wei Ning, Haifeng Du, Fengyu Kong, Jiyong Yang, Yuyan Han, Mingliang Tian*, and Yuheng Zhang. One-dimensional weak antilocalization in single-crystal Bi2Te3 nanowires. Sci. Rep.3, 1564 (2013) .
(110) Haifeng Du, Wie Ning, Mingliang Tian* and Yuheng Zhang. Magnetic vortex with skyrmionic core in a thin nanodisk of chiral magnets. Europhysics Lett. 101, 37001(2013).
(109) Haifeng Du, Wei Ning, Mingliang Tian,* and Yuheng Zhang. Field-driven evolution of chiral spin textures in a thin helimagnet nanodisk. Phys. Rev. B 87, 004400 (2013). 
(108) J. Wang, Y.Sun, M.L.Tian, B. Liu, M. Singh, and M. H. W. Chan,, Superconductivity in single crystalline Pb nanowires contacted by normal metal electrodes. Phys. Rev. B 86, 035439 (2012).
(107) Meenakshi Singh, Jian Wang, Mingliang Tian, Thomas E. Mallouk, and Moses H. W. Chan, Antiproximity effect in aluminum nanowires with no applied magnetic field, Physical Review B 83, 220506 (2011).
(106) Jian Wang, Meenakshi Singh, Mingliang Tian, Nitesh Kumar, Bangzhi Liu, Chuntai Shi, J. K. Jain, Nitin Samarth, T. E. Mallouk, and M. H. W. Chan, Interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism in crystalline nanowires. Nature Physics 6, 389-394 (2010)
(105)Jian Wang, Jinfeng Jia, Xuchun Ma, Quantong Shen, Tiezhu Han, Aizi Jin, Li Lu, Changzhi Gu, Mingliang Tian, X. C. Xie, Q. K. Xue, Semiconductor-superconductor transition and magnetoresistance terraces in an ultrathin superconducting Pb nanobridge . J. Vac. Sci. Techn. B 28, 678-681( 2010).
(104) Meenakshi Singh, Jian Wang , Mingliang Tian, Qi Zhang, Alexis Pereira, Nitesh Kumar, Thomas E. Mallouk, and Moses H. W. Chan, Synthesis and Superconductivity of Electrochemically Grown Single-Crystal Aluminum Nanowires. Chem. Mater. 21, 5557-5559 (2009).
(103) Mingliang Tian, Jian Wang, Qi Zhang, Nitesh Kumar, Thomas E. Malouk and Moses H. W. Chan. Superconductivity and quantum oscillations in crystalline Bi nanowires. Nano Letters 9, 3196-3202 (2009).
(102) Jian Wang, Xucun Ma, Shuaihua Ji, Yun Qi, Yingshuang Fu, Aizi Jin, Li Lu, Changzhi Gu, X. C. Xie, Mingliang Tian, Jinfeng Jia, and Qikun Xue. Magnetoresistance Oscillations of Ultrathin Pb Bridges. Nano Research, 2, xx (2009) (in press)
(101) Yoji Kobayashi, Mingliang Tian, Miharu Eguchi, and Thomas E. Mallouk, Ion-Exchangeable, Electronically Conducting Layered Perovskite Oxyfluorides, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 9849 –9855 (2009)
(100) Jian Wang, Chuntai Shi, Mingliang Tian, Qi Zhang, Nitesh Kumar, J. K. Jain, T. E. Mallouk, M. H. W. Chan. Proximity-induced superconductivity in nanowires: Mini-gap state and differential magnetoresistance oscillations. Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 247003 (2009).
(99) Jian Wang, Xucun Ma, Yun Qi, Shuaihua Ji, Yingshuang Fu, Li Lu, Aizi Jin, Changzhi Gu, X, C. Xie, M. L.Tian, Jinfeng Jia, Qikun Xue, Dissipation in an yltrathin superconducting single-crystal Pb nanobridge. J. Appl. Phys. 106, 034301 (2009).
(98) J. G. Wang and M. L.Tian. Microstructure and Superconductivity of Zn and Au-Sn Junction Nanowires. J. Nanoscience and nanotechnology, 9, 946-950 (2009)
(97) N. Kumar, M. L. Tian, J. G. Wang, W. Watts, K. Kindt, T. E. Mallouk, and M. H. W. Chan. Investigation of superconductivity in electrochemically fabricated AuSn nanowires. Nanotechnology 19, 365704 (2008).
(96) M. L. Tian, N. Kumar, M. H. W. Chan, and T. E. Mallouk. Evidence of local superconductivity in granular Bi nanowires fabricated by electrodeposition. Phys. Rev B 78, 045417 (2008).
(95) James S. Kurtz, Robert R. Johnson, Mingliang Tian, Nitesh Kumar, Zhigang Ma, Shengyong Xu, Moses H. W. Chan. Specific heat of superconducting Zn nanowires. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 247001 (2007).
(94) Timothy R. Kline, Mingliang Tian, Jinguo Wang, Ayusman Sen, Moses W. H Chan,Thomas E Mallouk. Template-grown metal nanowires. Inorg. Chem. 45, 7555-7565 (2006) (Invited review paper).
(93) Mingliang Tian, Jinguo Wang, N. Kumar, Tianheng Han, Yoji Kobayashi, Ying Liu, Thomas E. Mallouk and Moses H. W. Chan. Observation of superconductivity in granular Bi nanowires fabricated by electrodeposition. Nano Letters 6, 2773-2780 (2006).
(92) Mingliang Tian, Nitesh Kumar, Jinguo Wang, Shengyong Xu, and Moses H. W. Chan. Influence of a bulk superconducting environment on the superconductivity of one-dimensional zinc wires. Phys. Rev. B 74, 014515 (2006).
(91) S Y Xu, J Xu and M L Tian. A lowcost platform for linking transport properties to the structure of nanomaterials. Nanotechnology 17, 1470–1475 (2006).
(90) M. L. Tian, N. Kumar, S. Y. Xu, J. G. Wang, J.S.Kurtz, and M. H. W. Chan. Suppression of superconductivity in nanowires by bulk superconductors. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 076802 (2005) (reported by Science News).
(89) H. Wang, M. M .Rosario, N. A. Kurz, B.Y. Rock, M. M. Tian, P. T. Carrigan and Y. Liu. Possible observation of phase separation near aquantum phase transition in doubly connected ultrathin superconducting cylinders of aluminum. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 197003 (2005).
(88) Shengyong Xu, Mingliang Tian, Jinguo Wang, Jian Xu, Joan M. Redwing, and Moses H. W. Chan. Nanometer-scale modification and welding of silicon and metallic nanowires with a high-intensity electron beam. Small 1, 1221 (2005) (Featured by Cover).
(87) J. G. Wang, M. L. Tian, N. Kumar and T. E. Mallouk. Controllable template synthesis of superconducting Zn nanowires with different microstructures by electrochemical deposition. Nano Letters 5, 1247-1253 (2005).
(86) M. L. Tian, S. Y. Xu, J. G. Wang, N. Kumar, E. Wertz, Q.Li, P. M. Campbell, J. G. Wang, M. H. W. Chan, and T. E. Mallouk. Penetrating the oxide barrier in situ and separating freestanding porous alumina films in one step. Nano Letters 5, 697-703 ( 2005).
(85) M.L.Tian, J.G.Wang, J.S.Kurtz, Y. Liu, T.S.Mayer, T.E.Mallouk, and M.H.W.Chan. Dissipation in quasi-one dimensional superconducting single-crystal Sn nanowires. Phys. Rev. B 71, 104521 (2005)
(84) S. Yue, B. Zhang, S. Tan, M. L. Tian and Y. H. Zhang. Anomalous pinning enhancement during the superconducting-normal transition of 2H-NbSe2. Europhys. Lett. 66, 272-276 (2004).
(83) J. G. Wang, M. L. Tian, T. E. Mallouk, M. H. W. Chan. Microstructure and interdiffusion of template-synthesized Au/Sn/Au junction nanowires. Nano Letters 4, 1313-1318 (2004).
(82) J. G. Wang, M. L. Tian, T. E. Mallouk, M. H. W. Chan. Microtwinning in template-synthesized single-crystal metal nanowires. J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 841-845 (2004).
(81) H. Wang, J. Wang, M. L.Tian, and Y. Liu. Metallic contacts with individual Ru nanowires prepared by electrochemical deposition and the suppression of superconductivity in ultrasmall Ru grains. Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 5171 (2004).
(80) M. L. Tian, J. G. Wang, J. Snyder, J. Kurtz, Y. Liu, P. Schiffer, T. E. Mallouk, M. H. W. Chan. Synthesis and characterization of superconducting single-crystal Sn nanowires. Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1620-1622(2003)
(79) M. L. Tian, J. G. Wang, J. Kurtz, T. E. Mallouk, M. H. W. Chan. Electrochemical growth of single-crystal metal nanowires via a two-dimensional nucleation and growth mechanism. Nano Letters 3, 919-923(2003).
(78) T. Feng, N. L. Wang, P. Zheng, Z. J. Chen, M. L. Tian. Infrared properties of W-doped charge-d,ensity-wave material K0.3MoO3. Physica B 329, Part 2, 1225-1226 (2003).
(77) S. Yue, M. L. Tian, Y. H. Zhang. Transverse thermoelectric power in the molybdenum blue bronze K0.3MoO3. Phys. Lett. A 312, 391-396 (2003).
(76) Mingliang Tian, Song Yue, and Yuheng Zhang. Magnetoresistance of quasi-two-dimensional purple bronzes AMo6O17 (A=Na, K, and Tl). Phys. Rev. B 65, 104421 (2002).
(75) Mingliang Tian, Jing Shi, Shiyan Li, Song Yue, and Y. H. Zhang. Magnetotransport and Shubnikov-de Haas effect in quasi-two-dimensional purple bronze TlMo6O17. J. Phys: Condens. Mat. 13, 311 (2001).
(74) Mingliang Tian, Song Yue, Shiyan Li, Jing Shi and Yuheng Zhang. Magnetoresistance properties of quasi-two-dimensional charge-density wave compounds AMo6O17 (A=Na, K and Tl). J. Appl. Phys. 89, 3408 (2001).
(73) Song Yue, M. L. Tian, and Yuheng Zhang. Modulation of the transverse current effect of charge-density waves in K0.3MoO3 . Phys. Rev. B 64, 113102 (2001).
(72) Song Yue, M. L. Tian, and Yuheng Zhang. Anomalous behavior of transport properties near 60 K in tungsten-doped blue bronzes. Phys. Lett. A 280, 376 (2001).
(71) Bo Zhang, M. L. Tian, and Yuheng Zhang. Scaling of Vortex transport properties for 2H-Nb0.9Ta0.1Se2. Phys. Lett. A 290, 199 (2001).
(70) Xiong Rui, M. L. Tian, H. L. Liu, and Jing Shi. Crystal growth and electrical properties of thalium molybdenum purple bronze TlMo6O17 by molten salt electrolysis. Mat. Sci. Eng. B-Solid 87, 191 (2001).
(69) Song Yue, M. L. Tian, Zhenwei Mao, and Yuheng Zhang. Growth of single crystals of bismuth molybdenum oxides. J. Cryst. Growth 222, 747 (2001).
(68) Mingliang Tian, Lin Chen, and Y. H. Zhang. Temperature dependence of structural parameters of host lattice in blue bronze K0.3MoO3. Phys. Rev. B 62, 1504 (2000).
(67) D. L. Wang, J. Shi, X. K. Qin, M. L. Tian. Specific heat study of the CDW phase transition in the doped blue bronzes Tl0.3-xKxMoO3. Mod. Phys. Lett. B 14, 251 (2000).
(66) Mingliang Tian, L. Chen, S. Y. Zhang, S. Tan, Y. B. Jia, J. G. Hou, and Y. H. Zhang. Evidence for superlocalization on fractals in Al/a-Ge bilayer films from thermoelectric power measurement. Phys. Rev. B 60, 16078 (1999).

Research Interests

(1) Quantum transport properties in low dimensional systems, such as topological insulators and the related system.
(2) Helical magnets in nanoscale,such as skyrmions or magnetic vortice in confined geometies.
(3) Vortex matter and superconductivity in unconventional superconductors

Students

Chiming Jin, MS graduate student,  070205- condensed matter physics
Yan Liu, MS graduate student-070205-condensed matter physics