A selection of representative publications. The complete list is available on Google Scholar.

2026
Excitonic negative refraction mediated by magnetic orders
We report the first excitonic negative refraction. This work is featured in Phys.org, Mirage News, EurekAlert!, Sciencenet (科学网), 星島頭條, 明報.
Jingwen Ma*; Xiong Wang*; Yuanhao Gong; Chong Hu; Qi Wang; Kai Feng; Zemeng Lin; Teruya Ishihara; Nicholas Fang; Xiaobo Yin; Shuang Zhang; Zuxin Chen†; Xiaoze Liu†; Xiaodong Cui; Xiang Zhang†. Nature Nanotechnology, 21(3): 374-379 (2026)
Xinyi Zhao; Jingwen Ma; Fuhuan Shen; Xiaokun Guo; Zefeng Chen; Jianbin Xu. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 20(2): e01208 (2026)
Supersolids at room temperature
Supersolids are an exotic macroscopic quantum phase that exists in ultracold atomic gases and III-V semiconductors at cryogenic temperatures. We experimentally demonstrate exciton-polariton supersolids at room temperature.
Jingwen Ma*; Yuanhao Gong*; Shuang Zhang; Xiaobo Yin†; Xiang Zhang†. Research Square (preprint) (2026)
2025
topological parametric phonon oscillator
Interacting topological bosonic systems exhibit fundamentally distinct behaviour to their fermionic counterparts. We report the first topological parametric oscillators based on a Dirac-vortex nano-electro-mechanical cavity.
Xiang Xi*; Jingwen Ma*; Xiankai Sun†. Advanced Materials, 37: 2309015 (2025)
Jingwen Ma; Xiaobo Yin†. Science, 387: 6738 (2025) [Invited Expert Commentary Paper]
2024
vortex string chiral modes
Vortex strings are hypothetical topological defects in the geometry of spacetime in cosmology. We report the first experimental observations of vortex string chiral modes using a meta-material system.
Jingwen Ma; Ding Jia; Li Zhang; Yi-jun Guan; Yong Ge; Hong-xiang Sun†; Shou-qi Yuan; Hongsheng Chen; Yihao Yang†; and Xiang Zhang†. Nature Communications, 15: 2332 (2024)
Jingwen Ma; Xiang Zhang; Xiaobo Yin†. National Science Review, 11: nwae275 (2024)
2023
Haifeng Kang; Jingwen Ma†; Junyu Li; Xiang Zhang†; Xiaoze Liu†. ACS Nano, 17(24): 24449-24467 (2023)
Dirac-vortex lasers
We report the first Dirac-vortex microcavity laser that harnesses an auxiliary orbital degree of freedom. This work is featured in Light: Science & Applications 13, 64 (2024), Phys.org, and Sciencenet (科学网).
Jingwen Ma*; Taojie Zhou*; Mingchu Tang*; Haochuan Li; Zhan Zhang; Xiang Xi; Mickael Martin; Thierry Baron; Huiyun Liu; Zhaoyu Zhang†; Siming Chen†; and Xiankai Sun†. Light: Science & Applications, 12: 255 (2023)
2022
Taojie Zhou*; Jingwen Ma*; Mingchu Tang*; Haochuan Li; Mickael Martin; Thierry Baron; Huiyun Liu†; Siming Chen†; Xiankai Sun†; and Zhaoyu Zhang†. ACS Photonics, 9(12): 3824-3830 (2022)
2021
Jingwen Ma*; Xiang Xi*; and Xiankai Sun†. Advanced Materials, 33(10): 2006521 (2021)
Xiang Xi; Jingwen Ma; Zhong-Hao Zhou; Xin-Xin Hu; Yuan Chen; Chang-Ling Zou†; Chun-Hua Dong†; and Xiankai Sun†. Optica, 8(11): 1435-1441 (2021)
Nanomechanical topological insulators
We report a topological system with an auxiliary orbital degree of freedom. This work is featured in Nature Nanotechnology 16 (5): 487-489 (2021).
Jingwen Ma*; Xiang Xi*; Yuan Li; and Xiankai Sun†. Nature Nanotechnology, 16(5): 576-583 (2021)
Xiang Xi*; Jingwen Ma*; Shuai Wan; Chun-Hua Dong; and Xiankai Sun†. Science Advances, 7(2): eabe1398 (2021)
2019
Jingwen Ma*; Fei Xia*; Shi Chen*; Jian Wang†. Optics Express, 27(26): 38087-38097 (2019)
Jingwen Ma; Ziyao Feng; Yuan Li; and Xiankai Sun†. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 26(5): 7600410 (2019)
Zejie Yu; Xiang Xi; Jingwen Ma; Hon Ki Tsang; Chang-Ling Zou; and Xiankai Sun†. Optica, 6(10): 1342-1348 (2019)
Valley kink states
We demonstrate topological photonic integrated circuits. This work is featured as cover article.
Jingwen Ma; Xiang Xi; and Xiankai Sun†. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 13(12): 1900087 (2019)
2016
graphene silicon isolator
We propose a new design of on-chip isolator using photonic spin-orbit interaction. This work is featured as cover article and selected by Optics & Photonics News (OPN), The optical Society's monthly news magazine, as one of the world's 30 most clearly communicated breakthroughs in optics in 2016.
Jingwen Ma; Xiang Xi; Zejie Yu; and Xiankai Sun†. Applied Physics Letters, 108(15): 151103 (2016) [featured as cover article and selected as Editors Pick] ---]