Chen Xianhui (; born March 8, 1963) is a Chinese physicist. He is a Changjiang professor of physics of the

University of Science and Technology of China A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

(USTC). He was elected an academician of the

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(CAS) in 2016 and is known for his breakthroughs on

iron-based superconductors Iron-based superconductors (FeSC) are iron-containing chemical compounds whose superconducting properties were discovered in 2006. In 2008, led by recently discovered iron pnictide compounds (originally known as oxypnictides), they were in the firs ...

. He won the

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(First Class) with

Zhao Zhongxian Zhao Zhongxian (; born 30 January 1941) is a Chinese physicist. He is internationally known for his studies on High-temperature superconductivity (HTS). He was a member of the 8th, 10th, 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political ...

and others in 2013 and the

Bernd T. Matthias Prize The Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize is a science award for innovative contributions to the material aspects of superconductivity. Summary Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize is presented since 1989 by the Bell Labs, created by friends and colleagues of prof. ...

for Superconducting Materials in 2015. His research is mainly on experimental

condensed matter physics Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid phases which arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms. More generally, the sub ...

and materials science.

Recognition

References

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