Faculty
Stefan Kirchner
Professor
PhD, TU Karlsruhe (now KIT)
Office
Science Building III, SC 412
Tel.
03-5712121 #56239
Biography
Experience
Expertise
Interest
Publications
2002
PhD, TU Karlsruhe (now KIT)
2003 - 2009
Research scientist, Rice University
2009 - 2014
Independent research group leader, Max Planck Society
2014 - 2021
Professor, Zhejiang University

Theoretical condensed matter physics emphasizing strongly correlated systems in and out of equilibrium

Strongly correlated systems, quantum phases and quantum phase transitions

  1. Effects of spin orbit coupling in superconducting proximity devices – application to CoSi2/TiSi2 heterostructures Vivek Mishra, Yu Li, Fu-Chun Zhang, and Stefan Kirchner Phs. Rev. B 103, 184505 (2021).
  2. Distinct Kondo screening behaviors in heavy fermion filled skutterudites with 4f1 and 4f2 configurations Lou, H. C. Xu, T. L. Yu, Y. H. Song, C. H. P. Wen, W. Z. Wei, A. Leithe-Jasper, Z. F. Ding, L. Shu, S. Kirchner, R. Peng, and D. L. Feng Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 136402 (2021). 
  3. Observation of triplet superconductivity in CoSi2/TiSi2 heterostructures Shao-Pin Chiu, C. C. Tsuei, Sheng-Shiuan Yeh, Fu-Chun Zhang, Stefan Kirchner and Juhn-Jong Lin Sci. Adv. 7 eabg6569 (2021). 
  4. Nonequilibrium phases and phase transitions of the XY-model O. Puel, Stefano Chesi, Stefan Kirchner, & P. Ribeiro Phys. Rev. B 103, 035108 (2021). 
  5. Quantum criticality in the pseudogap Bose-Fermi Kondo model: entropy, scaling, and the g theorem Zuodong Yu, Farzaneh Zamani, Pedro Ribeiro, Stefan Kirchner Phys. Rev. B 102, 115124 (2020). 
  6. Quantum phase transition in a two-dimensional Kondo-Heisenberg model: a dynamical Schwinger boson large-N approach J.-F. Wang, Y.-Y. Chang, C.-Y. Mou, S. Kirchner, and C.-H. Chung Phys. Rev. B 102, 115133 (2020). 
  7. Oxygen vacancy-driven orbital multichannel Kondo effect in Dirac nodal line metals IrO2 and RuOSheng-Shiuan Yeh, Ta-Kang Su, An-Shao Lien, Farzaneh Zamani, Johann Kroha, Chao-Ching Liao, Stefan Kirchner, and Juhn Jong Lin  Nat. Commun. 11, 4749 (2020).  https://rdcu.be/b7uO0
  8. Two-Channel Kondo Physics: From Engineered Structures to Quantum Materials Realizations Stefan Kirchner Invited review Adv. Quantum Technol. 3, Issue 4 (2020) doi:10.1002/qute.201900128 
  9. Heavy-electron quantum criticality and single-particle spectroscopy Kirchner, Q. Y. Chen, S. Bühler-Paschen, S. Wirth, D. L. Feng, Joe D. Thompson and Q. Si Rev. Mod. Phys. 92, 011002 (2020).
  10. Dynamical scaling of charge and spin responses at a Kondo destruction quantum critical point Ang Cai, Zuodong Yu, Haoyu Hu, Stefan Kirchner, and Qimiao Si Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 027205 (2020). 
  11. Mixed-order symmetry-breaking quantum phase transition far from equilibrium T. O. Puel, S. Chesi, S. Kirchner, & P. Ribeiro Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 235701 (2019). 
  12. Classical and quantum liquids induced by quantum fluctuations Miguel M. Oliveira, Pedro Ribeiro and Stefan Kirchner Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 197601 (2019). 
  13. Electronic structure and 4 f-electron character in Ce2PdIn8 studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy Yao, D. Kaczorowski, C. H. P. Wen, X. H. Niu, R. Peng, H. C. Xu, P. Dudin, S. Kirchner, Q. Y. Chen, D. W. Shen, and D. L. Feng Phys. Rev. B 99, 081107(R) (2019). 
  14. Strange superconductivity near an antiferromagnetic heavy fermion quantum critical point Y. Y. Chang, F. Hsu, S. Kirchner, C. Y. Mou, T. K. Lee, and C. H. Chung Phys. Rev. B 99, 094513 (2019). 
  15. Enhancement of the effective mass at high magnetic fields in CeRhInJiao, M. Smidman, Y. Kohama, Z. S. Wang, D. Graf, Z. F. Weng, Y. J. Zhang, A. Matsuo, E. D. Bauer, Hanoh Lee, S. Kirchner, J. Singleton, K. Kindo, J. Wosnitza, F. Steglich, J. D. Thompson, H. Q. Yuan Phys. Rev. B 99, 045127 (2019). 
  16. Interplay between unconventional superconductivity and heavy-fermion quantum criticality: CeCu2Si2 versus YbRh2SiSmidman, O. Stockert, J. Arndt, G. M. Pang, L. Jiao, H. Q. Yuan, H. A. Vieyra, S. Kitagawa, K. Ishida, K. Fujiwara, T. C. Kobayashi, E. Schuberth, M. Tippmann, L. Steinke, S. Lausberg, A. Steppke, M. Brando, H. Pfau, U. Stockert, P. Sun, S. Friedemann, S. Wirth, C. Krellner, S. Kirchner, E. M. Nica, R. Yu, Q. Si & F. Steglich  Phil. Mag. 98, 2930-2963 (2018). 
  17. Predicting the conductance of strongly correlated molecules: the Kondo effect in perchlorotriph enylmethyl/Au junctions H. Appelt, A. Droghetti, L. Chioncel, M. M. Radonjic, E. Muñoz, S. Kirchner, D. Vollhardt, and I. Rungger Nanoscale 10, 17738 (2018). 
  18. Evolution of the Kondo lattice and non-Fermi liquid excitations in a heavy-fermion metal S. Seiro, L. Jiao, S. Kirchner, S. Hartmann, S. Friedemann, C. Krellner, C. Geibel, Q. Si, F. Steglich and S. Wirth Nat. Commun. 9, 3324 (2018). 
  19. Tracing crystal-field splittings in the rare earth-based intermetallic CeIrIn5 Q. Y. Chen, C. H. P. Wen, Q. Yao, K. Huang, Z. F. Ding, L. Shu, X. H. Niu, Y. Zhang, X. C. Lai, Y. B. Huang, G. B. Zhang, S. Kirchner, D. L. Feng Phys. Rev. B 97, 075149 (2018). 
  20. Band dependent inter-layer f-electron hybridization in CeRhInY. Chen, D. F. Xu, X. H. Niu, R. Peng, H. C. Xu, C. H. P. Wen, X. Liu, S. Y. Tan, X. C. Lai, Y. J. Zhang, H. Lee, V. N. Strocov, F. Bisti, P. Dudin, J.-X. Zhu, H. Q. Yuan, S. Kirchner, D. L. Feng Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 066403 (2018). 
  21. Correlated Electrons 2016 – Preface Stefan Kirchner Phil. Mag., 97 3397-3398 (2017). 
  22. Preface: International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES 2016) Stefan Kirchner, Guang-Han Cao, and Tuson Park, Phys.: Conf. Ser. 807 011001 (2017).
  23. Direct observation of how the heavy fermion state develops in CeCoInY. Chen, D. F. Xu, X. H. Niu, J. Jiang, R. Peng, H. C. Xu, C. H. P. Wen, Z. F. Ding, K. Huang, L. Shu, Y. J. Zhang, H. Lee, V. N. Strocov, M. Shi, F. Bisti, T. Schmitt, Y. B. Huang, P. Dudin, X. C. Lai, S. Kirchner, H. Q. Yuan, and D. L. Feng Phys. Rev. B 96, 045107 (2017). 
  24. Reply to Comment on ’Two-channel Kondo physics due to As vacancies in the layered compound ZrAs1.58Se0.39T. Cichorek, L. Bochenek, M. Schmidt, R. Niewa, A. Czulucki, G. Auffermann, Frank Steglich, R. Kniep, & Stefan KirchnerPhys. Rev. Lett. 118, 259702 (2017). 
  25. Impact of atomic-scale contact geometry on Andreev reflection Brand, P. Ribeiro, N. Néel, S. Kirchner and J. Kröger Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 107001 (2017). 
  26. The renormalized superperturbation theory (rSPT) approach to the Anderson model in and out of equilibrium Enrique Muñoz, Farzaneh Zamani, Lukas Merker, Theo A. Costi, and Stefan Kirchner J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 807, 092001 (2017). 
  27. Interaction-tuned Anderson versus Mott localization Andrey E. Antipov, Younes Javanmard, Pedro Ribeiro, and Stefan Kirchner Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 146601 (2016). 
  28. Two-channel Kondo physics due to As vacancies in the layered compound ZrAs1.58Se0.39 T. Cichorek, L. Bochenek, M. Schmidt, R. Niewa, A. Czulucki, G. Auffermann, Frank Steglich, R. Kniep, and Stefan Kirchner Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 106601 (2016). 
  29. The functional integral formulation of the SchriefferWolff transformation F. Zamani, P. Ribeiro, and S. Kirchner New J. Phys. 18, 063024 (2016). 
  30. The distribution of work performed on a NIS junction Santos, P. Ribeiro, and S. Kirchner New J. Phys. 18, 023007 (2016). 
  31. Non-linear quantum critical dynamics and fluctuation-dissipation ratios far from equilibrium F. Zamani, P. Ribeiro, and S. Kirchner Magn. Magn. Mat., 400, 7-12 (2016).
  32. Kondo Destruction in Heavy Fermion Quantum Criticality and the Photoemission Spectrum of YbRh2SiPaschen, S. Friedemann, S. Wirth, F. Steglich, S. Kirchner and Q. Si Magn. Magn. Mat., 400, 17-22 (2016).
  33. Steady-State Dynamics and Effective Temperature for a Model of Quantum Criticality in an Open System Ribeiro, F. Zamani, and S. Kirchner Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 220602 (2015).