Electrical and Computer Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Kang Wang
Distinguished Professor
Raytheon Chair in Electrical Engineering
- 66-147C Engr. IV
- wang@ee.ucla.edu
- (310) 825-1609
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
Nanoelectronics, spintronics and nanomagnetics, non-volatile electronics and low dissipation devices, quantum device and systems, frontier materials by molecular beam epitaxy, photonics and energy
Notable Publications and Books
- He, Q.L., Pan, L., Stern, A.L., Burks, E.C., Che, X., Yin, G., Wang, J., Lian, B., Zhou, Q., Choi, E.S., Murata, K., Kou, X., Chen, Z., Nie, T., Shao, Q., Fan, Y., Zhang, S.-C., Liu, K., Xia, J., and Wang, K.L., “Chiral Majorana Fermion Modes in a Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulator-Superconductor Structure”, Science, 357 (6348): 294-299. (July 21, 2017)
- He, Q.L., Kou, X., Grutter, A.J., Yin, G., Pan, L., Che, X., Liu, Y., Nie, T., Zhang, B., Disseler, S.M., Kirby, B.J., Ratcliff II, W., Shao, Q., Murata, K., Zhu, X., Yu, G., Fan, Y., Montazeri, M., Han, X., Borchers, J.A., and Wang, K.L., “Tailoring Exchange Couplings in Magnetic Topological-Insulator/ Antiferromagnet Heterostructures”, Nature Materials, 16 (1): 94-100. (January 2017)
- Jiang, W., Zhang, X., Yu, G., Zhang, W., Wang, X., Jungfleisch, M.B., Pearson, J.E., Cheng, X., Heinonen, O., Wang, K.L., Zhou, Y., Hoffman, A., and Velthuis, G.E., “Direct Observation of the Skyrmion Hall Effect”, Nature Physics, 13: 162-169. (September 19, 2016)
- Fan, Y., Kou, X., Upadhyaya, P., Shao, Q., Pan, L., Lang, M., Che, X., Tang, J., Montazeri, M., Murata, K., Chang, L.-T., Akyol, M., Yu, G., Nie, T., Wong, K.L., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Tserkovnyak, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Electric-Field Control of Spin-Orbit Torque in a Magnetically Doped Topological Insulator”, Nature Nanotechnology, 11 (4): 352-359. (January 4, 2016)
- Jiang, W., Upadhyaya, P., Zhang, W., Yu, G., Jungfleisch, M.B., Fradin, F.Y., Pearson, J.E., Tserkovnyak, Y., Wang, K.L., Heinonen, O., Velthuis, S.G.E., and Hoffmann, A., “Blowing Magnetic Skyrmion Bubbles”, Science, 349 (6245): 283-286. (July 17, 2015)
- Kou, X., Guo, S.-T., Fan, Y., Pan, L., Lang, M., Jiang, Y., Shao, Q., Nie, T., Murata, K., Tang, J., Wang, Y., He, L., Lee, T.-K., Lee, W.-L., and Wang, K. L., “Scale-Invariant Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Magnetic Topological Insulators Beyond the Two-Dimensional Limit”, Physical Review Letters, 113 (13): 137201/1-5. (September 26, 2014)
- Yu, G., Upadhyaya, P., Fan, Y., Alzate, J.G., Jiang, W., Wong, K.L., Takei, S., Bender, S.A., Chang, L.-T., Jiang, Y., Lang, M., Tang, J., Wang, Y., Tserkovnyak, T., Khalili Amiri, P., and Wang, K.L., “Switching of Perpendicular Magnetization by Spin-Orbit Torques in the Absence of External Magnetic Fields”, Nature Nanotechnology, 9 (7):548-554. (May 11, 2014)
- Fan, Y., Upadhyaya, P., Kou, X., Lang, M., Takei, S., Wang, Z., Tang, J., He, L., Chang, L.-T., Montazeri, M., Yu, G., Jiang, W., Nie, T., Schwartz, R.N., Tserkovnyak, Y., and Wang, K.L., “Magnetization Switching Through Giant Spin-Orbit Torque in a Magnetically Doped Topological Insulator Heterostructure”, Nature Materials, 13 (7):699-704. (April 28, 2014)
- Jiang, W., Upadhyaya, P., Fan, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, M., Chang, L.-T., Lang, M., Wong, K.L., Lewis, M., Lin, Y.-T., Tang, J., Cherepov, S., Zhou, X., Tserkovnyak, Y., Schwartz, R.N., and Wang, K.L., “Direct Imaging of Thermally Driven Domain Wall Motion in Magnetic Insulators”, Physical Review Letters, 110 (17): 177202/1-5. (April 22, 2013)
- Xiu, F., He, L., Wang, Y., Cheng, L., Chang, L.-T., Lang, M., Huang, G., Kou, X., Zhou, Y., Jiang, X., Zou, J., Shailos, A., and Wang, K.L., “Manipulating Surface States in Topological Insulator Nanoribbons”, Nature Nanotechnology, 6: 216-221. (February 13, 2011)
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Awards and Recognition
- 2018, Magnetism Award and Néel Medal
- 2017, APS Fellow
- 2016, Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan
- 2015, Pan Wen Yuan Outstanding Research Award, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- 2012, Outstanding Alumni Award of National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- 2010-2014, IEEE Tnano Editor-in-Chief
- 2009, Semiconductor Industry Award Research Award
- 2009, Director of King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)
- 2007, IBM Faculty Award
- 2006, Raytheon Chair Professor of Physical Electronics
- 2006, Director of Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN)
- 2003, Director of National Center of Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics (FENA)
- 1996, Semiconductor Research Corporation Technical Excellence Award
- 1992, Fellow, IEEE
- 1987-1988, Guggenheim Fellow Award, Max Planck Institute, Germany