Department of Physics & AstronomyKuei Sun

Kuei Sun

  1. Associate Professor, Career Track
Email Addresskuei.sun@wsu.edu
LocationCIC 125J
Phone509-372-7171

Biography

Dr. Sun studies theoretical condensed-matter and atomic-molecular-optical (AMO) physics, with particular focus on collective quantum phenomena in superconductors, superfluids, and Bose-Einstein condensates.

His research projects closely follow the forefront experiments on novel quantum matter in ultracold atomic gases and superconducting nano-devices. His recent projects explored (1) shell-shaped Bose-Einstein condensates in ultracold atomic gases and (2) electronic transport in superconductor and quantum spin Hall nano junctions.

Education

  • PhD in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010)
  • BS in Physics, National Taiwan University

Research Interests

  • Superconductivity
  • Superfluidity
  • Bose-Einstein condensation
  • Quantum gases

Selected Publications

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  1. A scattering treatment on relativistic electronic transports in normal metal-superconductor junctions of Dirac materials, Ju-w. Ding, K. Sun, Z.-q. Bao, and C.-G. Duan, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 37, 245701 (2025)
  2. Charge transport spectra in superconductor-InAs/GaSb-superconductor heterostructures, K. Sun, Z.-q. Bao, W. Yu, S. D. Hawkins, J. F. Klem, W. Pan, and X. Shi, Nanotechnology 33, 085703 (2022)
  3. Vortex-antivortex physics in shell-shaped Bose-Einstein condensates, K. Padavić, K. Sun, C. Lannert, and S. Vishveshwara, Phys. Rev. A 102, 043305 (2020)
  4. Static and Dynamic Properties of Shell-shaped Condensates, K. Sun, K. Padavić, F. Yang, C. Lannert, and S. Vishveshwara, Phys. Rev. A 98, 013609 (2018)
  5. Momentum Space Josephson Effects, J. Hou, X.-W. Luo, K. Sun, T. Bersano, V. Gokhroo, S. Mossman, P. Engels, and C. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 060407 (2018)
  6. Superfluid-Quasicrystal in a Bose-Einstein Condensate, J. Hou, H. Hu, K. Sun, and C. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 060407 (2018)
  7. Spin-tensor–momentum-coupled Bose-Einstein condensates, X.-W. Luo, K. Sun, and C. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 193001 (2017)
  8. Interacting spin-orbit-coupled spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates, K. Sun, C. Qu, Y. Xu, Y. Zhang, and C. Zhang, Phys. Rev. A 93, 023615 (2016)
  9. Multiple signatures of topological transitions for interacting fermions in chain lattices, Y.-H. Chan, C.-K. Chiu, and K. Sun, Phys. Rev. B 92, 104514 (2015)
  10. Spin–orbital-angular-momentum coupling in Bose-Einstein condensates, K. Sun, C. Qu, and C. Zhang, Phys. Rev. A 91, 063627 (2015)