Kin Chung Fong
Associate Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor,
Physics
Core Faculty Member,
Quantum Materials and Sensing Institute
Contact
- k.fong@northeastern.edu
- Quantum Materials and Sensing Institute
147 S. Bedford St.
Burlington, MA 01803
Social Media
Office
- Elliott Hall, Burlington
Lab
- Building 5, Burlington
Research Focus
Quantum technologies such as quantum sensing, quantum network, and quantum computation using lowdimensional quantum materials and applying quantum sensors to investigate novel physics phenomena
About
Professor Fong is a condensed matter experimentalist, quantum engineer, and inventor. His interdisciplinary research uniquely bridges fundamental physics and engineering. His group investigates the fundamental physics of quantum material platforms, such as graphene, topological insulators, Weyl semimetals, and superconductors, and applies these discoveries to engineer innovative quantum devices, including single-photon detectors, quantum noise amplifiers, and qubit systems. In turn, he harnesses these devices to develop advanced experimental techniques, enabling the discovery of novel physical phenomena such as electron hydrodynamics, pairing mechanisms in unconventional superconductors, and dark matter axions.
Education
- PhD, Physics, Ohio State University, 2008
Research Overview
Quantum technologies such as quantum sensing, quantum network, and quantum computation using lowdimensional quantum materials and applying quantum sensors to investigate novel physics phenomena
Selected Research Projects
- WIdeband graphene-based aXion dARk matter quantum Detector (WIXARD)
- -Principal Investigator, DARPA
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- “Performance limits to graphene single-photon bolometers by thermal transport,” C. Fried, B. J. Russell, E. G. Arnault, B. Huang, G.-H. Lee, D. Englund, E. A. Henriksen, K. C. Fong, arXiv:2311.00228.
- “Graphene amplifier reaches the quantum limit,” K. C. Fong, Nat. Nanotechnol. 17, 1128 (2022).
- “Wideband Josephson Parametric Amplifier with Integrated Transmission Line Transformer,” L. Ranzani, G. Ribeill, B. Hassick, and K. C. Fong, IEEE Int. Conf. on Quantum Computing and Engineering, 314 (2022).
- “Revealing the ultra-sensitive calorimetric properties of superconducting magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene,” G. Di Battista, P. Seifert, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. C. Fong, A. Principi, D. K. Efetov, Nano Lett. 22, 6465 (2022).
- “Materials and devices for fundamental quantum science and quantum technologies,” M. Polini, F. Giazotto, K. C. Fong, I. M. Pop, C. Schuck, T. Boccali, G. Signorelli, M. D’Elia, R. H. Hadfield, V. Giovannetti, D. Rossini, A. Tredicucci, D. K. Efetov, F. H. L. Koppens, P. Jarillo-Herrero, A. Grassellino, D. Pisignano, arXiv:2201.09260.
- “Miniaturizing transmon qubits using van derWaals materials,” A. Antony, M. V. Gustafsson, G. Ribeill,
M.Ware, A. Rajendran, L. C. G. Govia, T. A. Ohki, T. Taniguchi, K.Watanabe, J. Hone, and K. C. Fong,
Nano Lett. 21, 10122 (2021).
Mar 06, 2025
Unlocking the Secrets of Dark Matter With Graphene
ECE/COS Associate Professor Kin Chung Fong was awarded a $950,000 grant from the Department of Energy for “WIdeband graphene-based aXion dARk matter quantum Detector (WIXARD).” Fong will explore using astrophysics to gain insights into dark matter.
Feb 07, 2025
Understanding Superconductivity With Graphene
ECE/COS Associate Professor Kin Chung Fong published research on “Superfluid Stiffness of Twisted Trilayer Graphene Superconductors” in Nature. Written in collaboration with researchers at Harvard and MIT, Fong uses ideas from resonant circuits to measure superfluid stiffness, providing deep insights into the nature of unconventional high-temperature superconductivity.
Dec 11, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Kin Chung Fong
Kin Chung Fong joins the electrical and computer engineering department in January 2025 as an associate professor with a joint appointment in physics.