Title: Doctoral Advisor
Contact number:
Department: Physics
E-mail: dizhou@bit.edu.cn
Address: School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, No.5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing

The intersection of condensed matter theoretical physics and materials science, with particular attention to the realization and application of topological theory in metamaterials. It is mainly based on theoretical derivation and numerical calculation to simulate the special properties of materials, and provide theoretical support for the design and control of experimental materials. Specific research directions are as follows:
(1) generalized strong nonlinear topological band theory;
(2) topological mechanics theory of amorphous, disordered systems and biophysical systems;
(3) Realization and application of topological mechanical metamaterials;

2006.09-2010.07 School of Physics, Peking University, Bachelor's degree in physics, double degree in mathematics;
2010.08-2016.06 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PhD in Physics, Tutor: Professor Anthony J. Leggett

2016.08-2019.09 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA, Postdoctoral fellow, Co-supervisor: Professor Xiaoming Mao
2019.09-2020.10, Georgia Tech University, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Co-supervisor: Professor D. Zeb Rocklin

1. D. Zhou*, D. Z. Rocklin, M. Leamy, and Yugui Yao*, “Topological invariant and anomalous edge modes of strongly nonlinear systems”, Nature Communications 13, 3379 (2022)
2. D. Zhou, L. Zhang and X. Mao*, “Topological boundary floppy modes in quasicrystals”, Phys. Rev. X, 9, 021054 (2019)
3. D. Zhou, L. Zhang and X. Mao*, “Topological edge floppy modes in disordered fiber networks”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 068003 (2018)
4. F. Ma#, Z. Tang#, X. Shi, Y. Wu, J. Yang, D. Zhou*, Y. Yao, and F. Li*, “Nonlinear Topological Mechanics in Elliptically Geared Isostatic Metamaterials”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 046101 (2023)
5. J. Tang#, F. Ma#, F. Li*, H. Guo*, and D. Zhou*, “Strongly nonlinear topological phases of cascaded topoelectrical circuits”, Frontiers of Physics, 18, 3, 33311, (2023), Cover article.
6. D. Zhou*, J. Ma, K. Sun, S. Gonella, and X. Mao, “Switchable phonon diodes using nonlinear topological Maxwell lattices”, Phys. Rev. B, 101, 104106 (2020)
7. D. Zhou*, “Universal ratio of TTLS-phonon coupling constants in low-temperature amorphous solids”, J. Phys. Condens. Matter, 32,055704 (2019)
8. D. Zhou* and J. Zhang, “Non-Hermitian topological metamaterials with odd elasticity”, Phys. Rev. Research, 2, 023173 (2020)
9. J. Ma, D. Zhou, K. Sun, X. Mao, and S. Gonella*, “Edge Modes and Asymmetric Wave Transport in Topological Lattices: Experimental Characterization at Finite Frequencies”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 094301 (2018)
10. F. Beroz*, D. Zhou, X. Mao, and D. Lubensky, “Physical limits of sensing material properties”, Nature Communications 11 5170 (2020)
11. X-P. Li, D. Zhou, Y. Wu*, Z-M. Yu*, F. Li*, and Y. Yao, “Observation of a single pair of type-III Weyl points in sonic crystals”, Phys. Rev. B 106, L220302 (2022)
12. X. Xin* and D. Zhou, “Kondo effect in a topological insulator quantum dot”, Phys. Rev. B, 91, 165120 (2015)
13. H. Liu, D. Zhou, L. Zhang, D. Lubensky, and X. Mao*, “Topological floppy modes in models of epithelial tissues”, Soft Matter 17 (38), 8624-8641