About Me

I am a theoretical physicist working in the field of condensed matter physics. 

You can find my publication list at my Google Scholar and preprints on arXiv.org.

Academic Employment

• Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rice University (2022-now)

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate @ Rice Academy of Fellows.

  • Advisor: Prof. Qimiao Si.

Academic Service

• Journal review activities: Referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review Materials, Communications physics and Cell Press NEWTON.

• Conference organization: Co-organizer of the 2025 Spring School on Electron Correlations and Topology at Rice University.

Recent Publications & Preprints:

• F Xie, L Chen, Y Fang, Q Si, Phys. Rev. Research 7, 033093 (2025)

• F Xie, Y Fang, Y Li, Y Huang, L Chen, C Setty, S Sur, B Yakobson, R Valentí, Q Si, Phys. Rev. Research 7, L022061 (2025)

• F Xie, L Chen, S Sur, Y Fang, J Cano, Q Si, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 136503 (2025)

• F Xie, C Li, J Cano, Q Si, arXiv: 2503.21769 (2025)

• JC Souza, M Haim, A Gupta, M Mahankali, F Xie, Y Fang, L Chen, S Fang, H Tan, M Han, C John, J Zheng, Y Liu, B Yan, J G Checkelsky, Q Si, N Avraham, H Beidenkopf, arXiv: 2503.09704 (2025)

• M Mahankali, F Xie, Y Fang, L Chen, S Sur, S Paschen, JC Souza, M Haim, A Gupta, N Avraham, H Beidenkopf, H Tan, B Yan, Q Si, arXiv: 2503.09706 (2025)

• Y Wang, Y Fang, F Xie, Q Si, arXiv: 2502.13958 (2025)

• Z Ren, J Huang, H Tan, A Biswas, A Pulkkinen, Y Zhang, Y Xie, Z Yue, L Chen, F Xie, K Allen, H Wu, Q Ren, A Rajapitamahuni, A K Kundu, E Vescovo, J Kono, E Morosan, P Dai, J-X Zhu, Q Si, J Minár, B Yan, M Yi, Nat. Comm. 15 (1), 9376 (2024)

• C Setty, F Xie, S Sur, L Chen, MG Vergniory, Q Si, Phys. Rev. Research 6, 033235 (2024)

• F Xie, Y Fang, L Chen, J Cano, Q Si, arXiv: 2407.08920 (2024)

• C Setty, S Sur, L Chen, F Xie, H Hu, S Paschen, J Cano, Q Si, Phys. Rev. Research 6 (3), L032018 (2024)

• L Chen, F Xie, S Sur, H Hu, S Paschen, J Cano, Q Si, Nat. Comm. 15 (1), 5242 (2024)

• Y Guo, Z Wang, F Xie, Y Huang, B Gao, J S Oh, H Wu, Z Liu, Z Ren, Y Fang, A Biswas, Y Zhang, Z Yue, C Hu, C Jozwiak, A Bostwick, E Rotenberg, M Hashimoto, D Lu, J Kono, J-H Chu, B I Yakobson, R J Birgeneau, Q Si, P Dai, M Yi, arXiv: 2406.05293 (2024)

• F Xie, L Chen, Q Si, Phys. Rev. Research 6 (1), 013219 (2024)