Xiang Li currently resides at School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Professor, Ph.D.
The current research interest is focusing on the exploration of materials and physics under high pressure extreme conditions: (1) Developed the high-pressure technique and improved the capacity of multianvil apparatus (Walker or Kawai-type), which can generate the pressures over 25 GPa and temperatures over 1600 ℃: High-pressure synthesis is clearly required in the search for new materials exhibiting exotic physical properties. However, the capacity of existing high-pressure facilities is usually limited (<10 GPa). The improved technique makes it possible to synthesize large volume, recoverable high-pressure products under a much broader range of pressure and temperature. (2) Well established the methods of characterizations on small high-pressure samples (< 1mm), such as measurements of structural and physical properties. A systematic study on the structural, electrical, magnetic and thermal properties under high pressure will lead to a deeper understanding of fundamental structure–property relationships, providing a roadmap for developing new quantum functional materials.