Dr LI, Xiao, 李肖博士

Optical and acoustic manipulation, Non-Hermitian Physics

1. Xiao Li, Chenchen Liu, Zongpeng Huang, Jack Ng*, and Fan Nan*. Tunable 3D Opto-Hydrodynamic Torques from Optical Phase-Gradient-Driven Colloidal Assemblies. Science Advances 12, 7, eaec6957 (2026).
2. Dongyong Wang†, Xiao Li†, Fan Nan*, Dawei Lu*, and Jack Ng*. Nanodrone Driven by Symmetry-Selective Light-Recoiling. ACS Nano 20, 1, 1103-1110 (2026).
3. Yu-ang Fan†, Xiao Li†, Shijie Wei†, Yishan Li, Xinyue Long, Hongfeng Liu, Xinfang Nie, Jack Ng*, and Dawei Lu*. Solving non-Hermitian physics for optical manipulation on a quantum computer. Light: Science & Applications 14, 132 (2025).
4. Xiao Li†, Yongyin Cao†, and Jack Ng*. Non-Hermitian Non-Equipartition Theory for Trapped Particles. Nature Communications 15, 1963 (2024).
5. Xiao Li and Jack Ng*. Microdrones soar by recoiling light. Nature Nanotechnology 17(5), 438-439 (2022). (News & Views)
6. Xiao Li, Yineng Liu, Zhifang Lin, Jack Ng*, and C. T. Chan. Non-Hermitian physics for optical manipulation uncovers inherent instability of large clusters. Nature Communications 12, 6597 (2021).
7. Xiao Li†, Jun Chen†, Zhifang Lin, and Jack Ng*. Optical pulling at macroscopic distances. Science Advances 5, 3, eaau7814 (2019).

† denote absolute equal contribution   * denote correspondence author