Background Information: 

Dr. Tong Zhou is an Associate Professor at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Ningbo. He earned his Ph.D. from Fudan University in 2017 and subsequently held positions as a Postdoctoral Associate, Research Scientist, and Research Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 2023, he joined the faculty at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. Dr. Zhou's research focuses on quantum computing, quantum materials, quantum transport, and spintronics. He has authored over 60 publications, including 18 as the first or corresponding author in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters (4), Nature Materials (1), and Nature Communications (1). Some of his works have been recognized as PRL Editors’ Suggestion and featured in Physics, reflecting its significant impact on the field. According to Google Scholar, his research has garnered over 3,100 citations, and he currently holds an H-index of 27. In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Zhou has received numerous accolades, including the NSFC Excellent Young Scholars Award and the Zhejiang Distinguished Young Scholars Award, as well as funding from the NSFC General Project. He has also been invited to present his research at renowned academic conferences, including the APS March Meeting, SPIE Optics + Photonics, and WINDS.

His main academic achievements include: 

1. He developed a novel method that integrates micromagnetic simulations with Bogoliubov–de Gennes equations to simulate the dynamic evolution of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) and their associated topological qubits.

2. Based on planar Josephson junctions, he proposed multiple protocols for Majorana braiding and fusion, which have spurred significant experimental investigations.

3. He pioneered a technique for achieving dissipationless quantum transport through multiple topological protections and introduced optical methods to detect topological properties. These theoretical designs have been successfully implemented in fabricated material platforms.

4. He introduced novel multiferroic materials, including antiferroelectric altermagnets, and employed them to develop an innovative approach for electrically controlling magnetism and spin transport.

Zhou Group Website：https://www.zhouphy.com/

Research Field:

Condensed matter physics, primarily focusing on:

1. Topological Quantum Computing: Developing innovative platforms and strategies to achieve topological quantum computing by demonstrating non-Abelian statistics through Majorana fusion and braiding.

2. Quantum Materials: Investigating the unique properties of quantum materials, including novel electronic structures, superconductivity, magnetoelectricity, optical phenomena, and transport behaviors, with an emphasis on designing and predicting materials with specific functionalities.

3. Quantum Transport at Interfaces: Examining quantum transport phenomena at superconductor–semiconductor interfaces, focusing on effects such as Andreev reflection, the Josephson effect, and the superconducting diode effect.

4. Topological States: Exploring quantum states in topological insulators, semimetals, and superconductors, and studying their interactions with various external fields, including electric fields, magnetic fields, light, strain, and thermal gradients.

5. Micromagnetic Simulations: Using micromagnetic simulations to analyze the interactions between topological magnetic textures (e.g., skyrmions) and topological electronic states (e.g., Majorana zero modes).

6. Machine Learning Applications: Applying machine learning methods to advance research across the above areas, enhancing the analysis, prediction, and discovery of novel quantum phenomena and material properties.

Educational Background:

2012-2017, Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, Fudan University

2008-2012, B.E. in Applied Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology

Work Experience:

2023.11-Present: Associate Professor, College of Science at EIT

2023.07-2023.11: Assistant Professor, College of Science at EIT

2023.02-2023.06: Research Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo

2022.08-2023.02: Research Scientist, State University of New York at Buffalo

2017.10-2022.08: Postdoctoral Associate, State University of New York at Buffalo

Awards and Honors:

2023: NSFC Excellent Scientist

2024: Zhejiang Distinguished Young Scholars

2024: NSFC General Project

Representative Works:

General Information

More than 60 SCI papers with 3100+ citations and H-index of 27.

Google Scholar：

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=WLkq6ygAAAAJ

ResearchGate: 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tong-Zhou-19

ORCID: 

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4588-5263

10 Representative Works (* refers to the corresponding author)

1. X. Duan, J. Zhang, Z. Zhu, Y. Liu, Z. Zhang, I. Žutić, and T. Zhou*, Antiferroelectric Altermagnets: Antiferroelectricity Alters Magnets, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 106801 (2025) [Editors’ Suggestion, Featured in Physics, https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/58]. 

2. T. Zhou* and I. Žutić*, Asymmetry in the Magnetic Neighborhood, Nat. Mater. 22, 284 (2023).

3. T. Zhou*, M. C. Dartiailh, W. Mayer, J. E. Han, A. Matos-Abiague, J. Shabani, and I. Žutić*, Fusion of Majorana Bound States with Mini-Gate Control in Two-Dimensional Systems, Nat. Commun. 13, 1738 (2022).

4. T. Zhou*, S. Cheng, M. Schleenvoigt, P. Schüffelgen, H. Jiang, Z. Yang, and Igor Žutić*, Quantum Spin-Valley Hall Kink States: From Concept to Materials Design, Phys. Rev. Lett., 127, 116402 (2021).

5. T. Zhou*, M. C. Dartiailh, W. Mayer, J. E. Han, A. Matos-Abiague, J. Shabani, and I. Žutić*, Phase Control of Majorana Bound States in a Topological X Junction, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 137001 (2020).

6. G. Xu, T. Zhou*, B. Scharf, and I. Žutić, Optically Probing Tunable Band Topology in Atomic Monolayers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 157402 (2020).

7. T. Zhou*, N. Mohanta, J. E. Han, A. Matos-Abiague, and I. Žutić, Tunable Magnetic Textures in Spin Valves: From Spintronics to Majorana Bound States, Phys. Rev. B 99, 134505 (2019).

8. T. Zhou, J. Zhang, H. Jiang, I. Žutić, and Z. Yang*, Giant Spin-valley Polarizations and Multiple Hall Effects in Functionalized Bismuth Monolayers, npj Quantum Mater. 3, 39 (2018).

9. T. Zhou, J. Zhang, Y. Xue, B. Zhao, H. Zhang, H. Jiang, and Z. Yang*, Quantum spin–quantum anomalous Hall effect with tunable edge states in Sb monolayer-based heterostructures, Phys. Rev. B. 94, 235449 (2016).

10. T. Zhou, J. Zhang, B. Zhao, H. S. Zhang, and Z. Yang*, Quantum Spin-Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulators and Topological Transitions in Functionalized Sb(111) Monolayers, Nano Lett. 15, 5149 (2015).