David Hsieh
Caltech Physics Department MC 149-33
1200 East California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125
Professional
History
Education
Office: (626) 395-4758
Fax: (626) 395-3955
Email: dhsieh@caltech.edu
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
⋄ Assistant Professor of Physics
9/2012 - present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
⋄ Pappalardo Fellow in Physics
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nuh Gedik
2009 - 2012
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
⋄ Ph.D. in Physics
Thesis Topic: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Thesis Advisor: Prof. Zahid Hasan
2003 - 2009
Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
⋄ B.S. in Mathematics
⋄ B.S. in Physics with Honors
Thesis Topic: Experimental Atomic Physics
Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Chu
1999 - 2003
Honors and
Awards
⋄ William L. McMillan Award in Condensed Matter Physics (2012)
⋄ MIT Pappalardo Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009)
Refereed
Publications
Y.-H. Wang, D. Hsieh, E. J. Sie, H. Steinberg, D. R. Gardner, Y. S. Lee, P. JarilloHerrero and N. Gedik, “Measurement of an intrinsic Dirac fermion cooling on the
surface of the Bi2 Se3 topological insulator using time-resolved and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 127401 (2012).
J. W. McIver*, D. Hsieh*, S. G. Drapcho, D. H. Torchinsky, D. R. Gardner, Y. S.
Lee and N. Gedik, “Theoretical and experimental study of second harmonic generation
from the surface of the topological insulator Bi2 Se3 ,” Phys. Rev. B 86, 035327 (2012).
D. Hsieh, F. Mahmood, D. H. Torchinsky, G. Cao and N. Gedik, “Observation of
a metal-to-insulator transition with both Mott-Hubbard and Slater characteristics in
Sr2 IrO4 from time-resolved photocarrier dynamics”, Phys. Rev. B 86, 035128 (2012).
J. W. McIver*, D. Hsieh*, H. Steinberg, P. J. Herrero and N. Gedik, “Control over
topological insulator photocurrents with light polarization,” Nature Nano. 7, 96 (2012).
Y.-H. Wang, D. Hsieh, D. Pilon, L. Fu, D. Gardner, Y. S. Lee and N. Gedik, “Observation of a warped helical spin texture in Bi2 Se3 from circular dichroism angle-resolved
photoemission spectroscopy,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 207602 (2011).
D. H. Torchinsky, J. W. McIver, D. Hsieh, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang and
N. Gedik, “Nonequilibrium quasiparticle relaxation dynamics in single crystals of hole
and electron doped BaFe2 As2 ,” Phys. Rev. B 84, 104518 (2011).
D. Hsieh, F. Mahmood, J. W. McIver, D. R. Gardner, Y. S. Lee and N. Gedik, “Selective probing of photoinduced charge and spin dynamics in the bulk and surface of a
topological insulator,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 077401 (2011).
D. Hsieh*, J. W. McIver*, D. H. Torchinsky, D. R. Gardner, Y. S. Lee and N. Gedik,
“Nonlinear optical probe of tunable surface electrons on a topological insulator,” Phys.
Rev. Lett. 106, 057401 (2011).
L. A. Wray, S.-Y. Xu, Y. Xia, D. Hsieh, A. V. Fedorov, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava, A.
Bansil, H. Lin and M. Z. Hasan, “A topological insulator surface under strong Coulomb,
magnetic and disorder perturbations,” Nature Phys. 7, 32 (2011).
D. Hsieh, L. Wray, D. Qian, Y. Xia, J.-H. Dil, F. Meier, L. Patthey, J. Osterwalder,
G. Bihlmayer, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava and M. Z. Hasan, “Direct observation of spinpolarized surface states in the parent compound of a topological insulator using spinand angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy in a Mott-polarimetry mode,” New J.
Phys. 12, 125001 (2010).
Y. S. Hor, P. Roushan, H. Beidenkopf, J. Seo, D. Qu, J. G. Checkelsky, L. A. Wray,
D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, S.-Y. Xu, D. Qian, M. Z. Hasan, N. P. Ong, A. Yazdani, and R. J.
Cava, “Development of ferromagnetism in the doped topological insulator Bi2−x Mnx Te3 ,”
Phys. Rev. B 81, 195203 (2010).
D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, D. Qian, L. Wray, F. Meier, J. H. Dil, J. Osterwalder, L. Patthey,
A. V. Fedorov, H. Lin, A. Bansil, D. Grauer, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava, and M. Z. Hasan,
“Observation of time-reversal-protected single-Dirac-cone topological-insulator states
in Bi2 Te3 and Sb2 Te3 ,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 146401 (2009).
D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, D. Qian, L. Wray, J. H. Dil, F. Meier, J. Osterwalder, L. Patthey,
J. G. Checkelsky, N. P. Ong, A. V. Fedorov, H. Lin, A. Bansil, D. Grauer, Y. S. Hor,
R. J. Cava and M. Z. Hasan, “A tunable topological insulator in the spin helical Dirac
transport regime,” Nature 460, 1101 (2009).
P. Roushan, J. Seo, C. V. Parker, Y. S. Hor, D. Hsieh, D. Qian, A. Richardella, M. Z.
Hasan, R. J. Cava and A. Yazdani, “Topological surface states protected from backscattering by chiral spin texture,” Nature 460, 1106 (2009).
Y. Xia, D. Qian, L. Wray, D. Hsieh, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang, and M.
Z. Hasan, “Fermi surface topology and low-lying quasiparticle dynamics of parent
Fe1+x Te/Se superconductor,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 037002 (2009).
Y. Xia, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, L. Wray, A. Pal, H. Lin, A. Bansil, D. Grauer, Y. S. Hor,
R. J. Cava, M. Z. Hasan, “Observation of a large-gap topological-insulator class with
a single Dirac cone on the surface,” Nature Phys. 5, 398 (2009).
D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, L. Wray, D. Qian, A. Pal, J. H. Dil, F. Meier, J. Osterwalder,
G. Bihlmayer, C. L. Kane, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava and M. Z. Hasan, “Observation
of unconventional quantum spin textures in topological insulators,” Science 323, 919
(2009).
L. Wray, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, L. Li, J. G. Checkelsky, A. Pasupathy, K. K.
Gomes, A. V. Fedorov, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, A. Yazdani, N. P. Ong, N. L. Wang
and M. Z. Hasan, “Momentum dependence of superconducting gap, strong-coupling dispersion kink, and tightly bound Cooper pairs in the high-Tc (Sr,Ba)1−x (K,Na)x Fe2 As2
superconductors,” Phys. Rev. B 78, 184508 (2008).
D. Hsieh, D. Qian, R. F. Berger, R. J. Cava, J. W. Lynn, Q. Huang and M. Z. Hasan,
“Magnetic excitations in triangular lattice NaCrO2 ,” J. Phys. Chem. Solids 69, 3174
(2008).
Y. W. Li, D. Qian, L. Wray, D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, Y. Kaga, T. Sasagawa, H. Takagi, R. S.
Markiewicz, A. Bansil, H. Eisaki, S. Uchida, and M. Z. Hasan, “X-ray imaging of dispersive charge modes in a doped Mott insulator near the antiferromagnet/superconductor
transition,” Phys. Rev. B 78, 073104 (2008).
D. Hsieh, D. Qian, L. Wray, Y. Xia, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava and M. Z. Hasan, “A
topological Dirac insulator in a quantum spin Hall phase,” Nature 452, 970 (2008).
D. Hsieh, D. Qian, R. F. Berger, R. J. Cava, J. W. Lynn, Q. Huang and M. Z. Hasan,
“Unconventional spin order in the triangular lattice system NaCrO2 : A neutron scattering study,” Physica B 403, 1341 (2008).
G. Li, W. Z. Hu, J. Dong, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, M. Z. Hasan, E. Morosan, R. J. Cava
and N. L. Wang, “Anomalous metallic state of Cu0.07 TiSe2 : An optical spectroscopy
study,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 167002 (2007).
L. Wray, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, H. Eisaki and M. Z. Hasan, “Dispersive collective
charge modes in an incommensurately modulated cuprate Mott insulator,” Phys. Rev.
B 76, 100507(R) (2007).
G. Li, W. Z. Hu, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, M. Z. Hasan, E. Morosan, R. J. Cava and N.
L. Wang, “Semimetal-to-semimetal charge density wave transition in 1T-TiSe2 ,” Phys.
Rev. Lett. 99, 027404 (2007).
D. Qian, D. Hsieh, L. Wray, E. Morosan, N. L. Wang, Y. Xia, R. J. Cava, and M. Z.
Hasan, “Emergence of Fermi pockets in a new excitonic charge-density-wave melted
superconductor,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 117007 (2007).
D. Qian, L. Wray, D. Hsieh, L. Viciu, R. J. Cava, J. L. Luo, D. Wu, N. L. Wang, and
M. Z. Hasan, “Complete d-band dispersion relation in sodium cobaltates,” Phys. Rev.
Lett. 97, 186405 (2006).
D. Qian, D. Hsieh, L. Wray, Y.-D. Chuang, A. Fedorov, D. Wu, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang,
L. Viciu, R. J. Cava, and M. Z. Hasan, “Low-lying quasiparticle states and hidden
collective charge instabilities in parent cobaltate superconductors,” Phys. Rev. Lett.
96, 216405 (2006).
D. Qian, L. Wray, D. Hsieh, D. Wu, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang, A. Kuprin, A. Fedorov,
R. J. Cava, L. Viciu, and M. Z. Hasan, “Quasiparticle dynamics in the vicinity of
metal-insulator phase transition in Nax CoO2 ,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 046407 (2006).
Books
The Experimental Discovery of Topological Insulators, by D. Hsieh, VDM
Verlag (2009).
Other Articles
L. Wray, D. Hsieh, D. Qian, Y. Xia, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang and M.
Z. Hasan, “Observation of intertwined Fermi surface topology, orbital parity symmetries and electronic interactions in iron arsenide superconductors”. Preprint at
<http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.5089>.
D. Hsieh, Y. Xia, L. Wray, D. Qian, K. Gomes, A. Yazdani, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N.
L. Wang and M. Z. Hasan, “Experimental determination of the microscopic origin of
magnetism in parent iron pnictides”. Preprint at <http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.2289>.
Y. Xia, D. Qian, D. Hsieh, R. Shankar, H. Lin, A. Bansil, A. V. Fedorov, D. Grauer,
Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava and M. Z. Hasan, “Topological Control: Systematic control
of topological insulator Dirac fermion density on the surface of Bi2 Te3 ”. Preprint at
<http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.3089>.
Teaching
Experience
⋄ Instructor, Caltech Physics 125b
Winter quarter 2013
⋄ Teaching assistant, Caltech Physics 1a
Fall quarter 2012
⋄ Student mentor, MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program 2009 - 2012
⋄ Student mentor, Princeton Center for Complex Materials REU Program 2006, 2007
⋄ Student mentor, Princeton Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program
2007, 2008
Invited
Talks
⋄ “Seeing and controlling the surface states of a topological insulator with ultrafast
lasers”.
UIUC Condensed Matter Seminar , March 15, 2013.
⋄ “Topological insulators”.
UIUC Physics Colloquium: McMillan Award Lecture, March 13, 2013.
⋄ “Seeing and controlling the surface states of a topological insulator with ultrafast
lasers”.
BIRS Workshop on Topological Phenomena in Quantum Dynamics and
Disordered Systems, February 7, 2013.
⋄ “Seeing and controlling the surface states of a topological insulator with ultrafast
lasers”.
ICTP Workshop on Majorana Fermions, Non-Abelian Statistics and Topological Quantum Information Processing , August 22, 2012.
⋄ “What topology teaches us about the electronic properties of solids”.
MIT Lincoln Laboratories Seminar , June 14, 2012.
⋄ “Time-resolved surface optical studies of topological insulator Bi2 Se3 ”.
2012 NSLS/CFN Joint Users’ Meeting , May 23, 2012.
⋄ “Experimental identification and manipulation of topological insulators”.
Caltech Physics Research Conference, November 10, 2011.
⋄ “Seeing and controlling the surface states of a topological insulator with ultrafast
lasers”.
Caltech Condensed Matter Physics Seminar , December 6, 2010.
⋄ “Seeing and controlling the surface states of a topological insulator with ultrafast
laser pulses”.
University of British Columbia Condensed Matter Physics Seminar , December 2, 2010.
⋄ “Quantum spin textures in topological insulators”.
Boston College Condensed Matter Physics Seminar , October 26, 2010.
⋄ “A new generation of insulators for the electronics future”.
MIT Pappalardo Fellows Symposium, May 14, 2010.
⋄ “Tunable topological insulators with a single spin-polarized surface Dirac cone”.
APS March Meeting , March 15, 2010.
⋄ “Experimental signatures and control of topological insulators”.
Caltech Condensed Matter Physics Seminar , March 8, 2010.
⋄ “Experimental signatures of a topological insulator”.
Harvard Condensed Matter Theory Kid’s Seminars, September 29, 2009.
⋄ “Experimental signatures of a topological insulator”.
MIT Chez Pierre Seminar , September 28, 2009.
⋄ “Spin-resolved ARPES : The method to detect topological order in insulators”.
Novel Topological States in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Hong
Kong, June 22-24, 2009.
⋄ “Experimental realizations of topological insulators in three-dimensions”.
Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting , April 25, 2009.