Yinong Zhou, PhD
yzz0239@auburn.edu
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Dr. Yinong Zhou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Auburn University. Her research focuses on the computational investigation of nanomaterials and quantum materials. Before joining Auburn in 2024, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine, where she worked with Prof. Ruqian Wu from 2021 to 2024. She earned her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Utah in 2021 under the guidance of Prof. Feng Liu and her BS in Applied Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2016.
Education
PhD University of Utah 2021
BS University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 2016
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics, Auburn University
2024-Present
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine
2021-2024
Innovation
Dr. Zhou's research focuses on computational condensed matter physics and materials science. Her group develops and applies computational approaches based on density functional theory (DFT), theoretical modeling, and machine learning to investigate nanomaterials and quantum materials, guide the design and discovery of novel materials, and uncover their electronic, topological, superconducting, magnetic, optical, and phononic properties. Her current research interests include topological materials, chiral materials, superconductors, heterostructures, and integrating machine learning in materials discovery.
TEACHING
PHYS 5500/6500 Fundamentals of Physics: Math Methods
PHYS 4100 Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. H. Yang, Y. Zhou, et al., R. Wu, and X. Pan, “Phonon modes and electron-phonon coupling at the FeSe/SrTiO3 interface”, Nature (2024).
2. Y. Zhou, D.L.M. Cordova, G.M. Milligan, M.Q. Arguilla, and R. Wu, “Higher-dimensional spin selectivity in chiral crystals.” Phys. Rev. B. 110, 045434 (2024).
3. D. Lopez, Y. Zhou, et al., M.Q. Arguilla, “Bonding-Directed Crystallization of Ultra-Long One-Dimensional NbS3 van der Waals Nanowires.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, 33: 22863-22868 (2024).
4. J. Liu*, Y. Zhou*, et al., R. Wu, and L. A. Jauregui “Controllable strain-driven topological phase transition and dominant surface-state transport in HfTe5.” Nat. Commun. 15, 332 (2024).
5. L. Chen, A.X. Wu, et al., Y. Zhou, et al., J. D. Sanchez-Yamagishi “Exceptional electronic transport and quantum oscillations in thin bismuth crystals grown inside van der Waals materials.” Nature Materials, 13:1-6 (2024).
6. M. Pan*, X. Zhang*, Y. Zhou*, P. Wang*, et al., F. Liu “Growth of Mesoscale Ordered Two-Dimensional Hydrogen- Bond Organic Framework with the Observation of Flat Band.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 130.3: 036203, Editor’s Suggestion, (2023).
7. Y. Zhou, and R. Wu. “Remote control of spin polarization of topological corner states.” Phys. Rev. B. 107.3: 035412 (2023)
8. Y. Zhou, and F. Liu, “Realization of an Antiferromagnetic Superatomic Graphene: Dirac Mott Insulator and Circular Dichroism Hall Effect.” Nano Lett. 21.1: 230-235 (2021).
9. G. Sethi, Y. Zhou, L. Zhu, L. Yang, and F. Liu “Flat-band-enabled triplet excitonic insulator in a diatomic kagome lattice.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 126.19: 196403 (2021).
10. C. Liu, Y. Zhou, et al., F. Liu, and J. Jia “Sierpiński Thin Film Structure Turning off the Electronic Topology in Bi Films on InSb(111)B Surfaces.” Phys. Rev. Lett. 126.17: 176102 (2021).
