Condensed matter physics (CMP) is the field of physics that deals with the properties of large numbers of atoms that are interacting fairly strongly with each other. This includes solid and liquid materials. CMP is by far the largest, most active subfield in physics, which closely interplays with material science, chemistry, geoscience, and life science.
  The faculty of CMP at the physics department includes 6 full professors and 2 associate professors, conducting researches in theory, experiment, as well as computational simulations. The CMP group has been supported by the NSF China and NSF GuangDong since 1980s’, and has active collaborations with research groups at mainland and abroad for a long history. The research work has been published at various peer-reviewed academic journals, including Phys. Rev. Lett., Phys. Rev. B, and Appl. Phys. Lett.
  Main courses for the master program include Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Theory of Solid State Physics, Computational Physics, Quantum Statistics, as well as Progress in Condensed Matter Physics.
  Research topics in CMP group:
  1. The theoretical group has a long history working on quasi crystal, mesoscopic physics, phononic crystal, spintronics, as well as magnetism under strong gravitational field. Their research work has been known for many groups in mainland, as well as at abroad.
  2. The experimental group is focusing on physical property of energy materials under extreme environment (eg. high pressure), including superconductivity, multiferroics, magnetism in nano materials, metal-insulator transition, as well as properties of hydrogen storage materials.
  3. The computational group is working on new material property and material design, including magnetic semiconductors, photovoltaic materials, hydrogen storage materials, as well as catalysts of transition metal alloy. In addition, econophysics is also studied.