Xiaokang DAI

Postdoctoral Researcher

Xiaokang DAI 代小康

daixiaokang@westlake.edu.cn

2025 Ph.D. | Hunan University

2020 B.S. | Hunan University

  Research Focus

Novel quantum states and transport properties of topological materials in condensed matter physics.

  Publications

[1] Xiaokang Dai, Pei-Hao Fu, Yee Sin Ang, and Qinjun Chen, “Two-dimensional Weyl nodal-line semimetal and antihelical edge states in a modified Kane-Mele model,” Physical Review B 110, 195409 (2024).

[2] Xiaokang Dai and Qinjun Chen, “Two-dimensional Weyl metal and second-order topological insulator phases in the modified Kane-Mele model,” Physical Review B 109, 144108 (2024).

[3] Xiaokang Dai and Qinjun Chen, “Energy loss rate of an electron in three-dimensional tilting Dirac semimetals,” Physical Review B 105, 155202 (2022).

[4] Xiaokang Dai, Lifang Liang, Qinjun Chen and Chao Zhang, “Nonlinear optical response of a two-dimensional semi-Dirac system in the terahertz regime,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 31, 135703 (2019).

  Awards and Honors

[1] 2025.06 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Hunan University

[2] 2024.12 Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST – Doctoral Student Special Plan

[3] 2024.12 Hunan Provincial Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student

[4] 2024.11 Outstanding Graduate Students

[5] 2023.11 Outstanding Graduate Students

  Skill Sets

Wolfram Mathematica, OriginPro, Python.