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Changcheng Zheng

Associate Professor of Physics at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Overview


Changcheng Zheng obtained a B.Sc. in physics from University of Science and Technology of China in 2007 and completed his Ph.D. in 2011 (degree awarded in 2012) at the Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong (HKU). After being a research assistant/associate at HKU for more than a year, he worked as a lecturer at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University from 2013 to 2019. His research is about experimental condensed matter physics: optical properties of semiconductors and nanostructures, exciton dynamics in bulk and low dimensional systems under different excitation conditions, and nonlinear optical properties of novel luminescent/fluorescent materials. He has taught university physics for more than 10 years, completed several external and interanl research projects, and published more than 70 journal papers with co-authors.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Physics at Duke Kunshan University · 2019 - Present DKU Faculty
Assoc. Chair of the Division of Natural and Applied Science at Duke Kunshan University · 2025 - Present DKU Faculty
Associate Professor of the Practice of Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit at Duke University · 2026 - Present Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit, DKU Faculty

Recent Publications


Revealing Decoherence Dependence of the Bright A Excitons on the Energy Positions of the Intervalley Dark Excitons in WS<sub>2</sub> Semiconductors.

Journal Article ACS nano · December 2025 Distinctive valley structures of the energy band in two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer various potential momentum-forbidden dark excitons, which significantly alter the decoherence of bright direct KK excitons, mainly ... Full text Cite

Ultrafast Conversion of Two Charge States of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond via Two-Photon Excitation.

Journal Article Nano letters · November 2025 Ultrafast conversion dynamics between the NV0 and NV- charge states in diamond is crucial for spin-state manipulation and readout. However, the underlying mechanism of the conversion, including the effective excitation wavelength, the ... Full text Cite

Engineering Valley-Electronic Structures and Optical Properties of Monolayer WS2 by Large Biaxial Strain

Journal Article Journal of Physical Chemistry C · July 24, 2025 Monolayer tungsten disulfide (1L-WS2) is an atomically layered semiconductor with direct bandgap and novel physical and optical properties being extensively investigated by researchers worldwide. Here we present an in-depth investigation on tuna ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Hong Kong (China) · 2012 Ph.D.