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Dr. Minhua Li

Former Project
Chiral and toroidal metamaterial

Short CV
Minhua Li obtained his Radio Physics MSc and PhD degrees from the Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, in 2010 and 2013, respectively. In 2013, he became a lecturer in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, China. His research interests have been in the fields of metamaterial absorbers and chiral metamaterials. He was an academic visitor at the ORC in Southampton from May 2018 until May 2019.

Joint Articles

  1. Continuous space-time crystal state driven by nonreciprocal optical forces
    V. Raskatla, T. Liu, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 136202 (2024) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.136202
  2. Breaking of time translation symmetry and ergodicity, and entropy decrease in a continuous time crystal driven by nonreciprocal optical forces
    T. Liu, V. Raskatla, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
    arXiv doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.10525
  3. Thermal fluctuations of the optical properties of nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
    J. Li, D. Papas, T. Liu, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
    Adv. Opt. Mater. 10(5), 2101591 (2022) doi: 10.1002/adom.202101591 - pdf
  4. Optical Magnetic Response Without Metamaterials
    J. Li, N. Papasimakis, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    APL Photonics 6, 071303 (2021) doi: 10.1063/5.0054752 - pdf
  5. Ultraviolet hollow-core waveguides with sub-unitary index chalcogenide cladding
    J. Li, B. Gholipour, D. Piccinotti, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    Opt. Mater. Express 10 (9), 2254-2261 (2020) doi: 10.1364/OME.400058 - pdf

Joint Conference Contributions

  1. (invited) Optical nonreciprocal forces, ergodicity and entropy in metamaterial time crystals
    N. I. Zheludev, V. Raskatla, T. Liu, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald
    18th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials’2024), Crete, Greece, 9 – 14 Sept 2024
  2. (invited) Optical nonreciprocal forces, ergodicity and entropy of space-time crystals
    V. Raskatla, T. Liu, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, Strasbourg, France, 7 - 11 Apr 2024
  3. (breakthrough) Nonreciprocal phase transitions and time-space crystals
    K. F. MacDonald, T. Liu, V. Raskatla, J. Li, and N. I. Zheludev
    Nanometa 2024, Seefeld, Austria, 3 - 6 Jan 2024
  4. Optical parametric metamaterials – frequency mixing, frequency combs and control of brownian motion
    T. Liu, J. Li, V. Raskatla, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, and N.I. Zheludev
    CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2023, Munich, Germany, 26 - 30 June 2023
  5. (invited) Nano-opto-mechanical nonlinearity in metamaterials
    J. Li, D. Papas, J.-Y. Ou, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
    Photon 2022, Nottingham, UK, 30 Aug – 2 Sept 2022
  6. (invited) Nanomechanically nonlinear photonic metamaterials
    K. F. MacDonald, J. Li, D. Papas, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
    SPIE Optics & Photonics 2022, San Diego, CA, USA, 21-25 Aug 2022
  7. (invited) From phase change nanophotonics to phase change nano-opto-mechanics
    T. Liu, D. Papas, J. Li, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    META 2022, Torremolinos, Spain, 19-22 Jul 2022
  8. (invited) Nonlinear nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
    E. Plum, D. Papas, J. Li, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    UKMMN Active Nanophotonic & Plasmonic Metamaterials, virtual meeting, 14 June 2022
  9. (invited) Nonlinear nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
    K. F. MacDonald, J. Li, D. Papas, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
    AES 2022, 8th International Conference on Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems, Marrakesh, Morocco, 24-27 May 2022
  10. Reconfiguring photonic metamaterials with the pressure of light
    J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
    CLEO 2022, San Jose, CA, USA, 15-20 May 2022
  11. Experimental observations of thermal fluctuations of metamaterial optical properties
    D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
    CLEO 2022, San Jose, CA, USA, 15-20 May 2022
  12. Picophotonics: visible invisible
    G. Adamo, E. A. Chan, J. Li, T. Liu, S. Kurdiumov, K.F. MacDonald, J.-Y. Ou, N. Papasimakis, E. Plum, T. Pu, C.R.-Barraza , Y. Wang and N. I. Zheludev
    SPIE Photonics Europe 2022, Strasbourg, France, 3 - 7 April 2022
  13. (keynote) Picophotonics: visible invisible
    G. Adamo, E. A. Chan, J. Li, T. Liu, S. Kurdiumov, K. F. MacDonald, J. Y. Ou, N. Papasimakis, E. Plum, T. Pu, C. Rendon-Barraza, Y. Wang, and N. I. Zheludev
    SPIE Photonics Europe 2022, Strasbourg, France, 3-7 Apr 2022
  14. Thermal fluctuations in the optical properties of dielectric and plasmonic nanomechanical metamaterials
    J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, T. Liu, J. Li, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    Nanometa 2022, Seefeld, Austria, 28-31 Mar 2022
  15. Reconfiguring metamaterials with the pressure of light
    J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
    Nanometa 2022, Seefeld, Austria, 28-31 Mar 2022
  16. (invited) Picophotonics
    C. Rendón-Barraza, E. A. Chan, J. Li, T. Liu, K. F. MacDonald, J.-Y. Ou, D. Papas, N. Papasimakis, E. Plum, T. Pu, G. Yuan, and N. I. Zheludev
    15th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena, Virtual Meeting, 20-26 Sept 2021
  17. (invited) Metamaterial Nanomachines driven by heat, sound, electric and magnetic fields, and light
    T. Liu, J. Li, D. Papas, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    SPIE Optics & Photonics 2021, Virtual Conference, 1 - 5 Aug 2021
  18. (invited) Dynamics of nanomechanical metamaterials: Pico-vibrometry with light and electron beams
    J. Y. Ou, T. Liu, J. Li, D. Papas, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    META 2021, Virtual Conference, 20 - 23 July 2021
  19. (invited) Nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
    E. Plum, D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, J. Y. Ou, Q. Zhang, G. Lan, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    Materials for Humanity (MH21), Virtual Conference, 6-9 July 2021
  20. Flat photonic devices based on nanomechanical metamaterials driven by light, sound, electric and magnetic signals
    J. Li, T. Liu; K. F. MacDonald, J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
    Optical Design and Fabrication Congress, Virtual Conference, 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2021
  21. Giant electrogyration in a nanomechanical metamaterial
    Q. Zhang, E. Plum, J. Y. Ou, H. Pi, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    CLEO 2021 Virtual Conference, 9 - 14 May 2021
  22. (invited) Transmission Asymmetry in All-dielectric Opto-mechanical Metamaterials
    J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
    Smart NanoMaterials 2020 (Paris, France / Virtual Conference), 8-11 Dec 2020
  23. (invited)Nanomechanical Functionalities in Photonic Metamaterials
    K. F. MacDonald, D. Papas, J. Li, Q. Zhang, D. Piccinotti, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
    Metamaterials 2020 (Virtual Conference), 28 Sept – 01 Oct 2020
  24. (invited) Functional nanomechanical metamaterials
    J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, Q. Zhang, D. Piccunotti, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
    Photon 2020 (virtual conference), 1-4 Sep 2020
  25. Exotic effects in nanomechanical metamaterials
    J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, Q. Zhang, D. Piccinotti, E. Plum and K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    SPIE Optics & Photonics 2020, Digital Forum, 23 - 27 Aug 2020
  26. (invited) Functional nanomechanical metamaterials driven by light, electromagnetic forces and sound
    N. I. Zheludev, D. Papas, T. Liu, J. Li, Q. Zhang, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and K. F. MacDonald
    CLEO 2020 Virtual Conference, 11-15 May 2020
  27. (poster) Hollow-core waveguides with n<1 chalcogenide cladding
    J. Li, B. Gholipour, D. Piccinotti, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
    Nanometa 2019, Seefeld, Austria, 3 - 6 Jan 2019