Wen Zhang, Ph.D., Professor
School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
Email: phyzhangw@seu.edu.cn
Research Interest:
Magnetism, Spintronics
(1) Epitaxial growth of two-dimensional van der Waals magnets
(2) Low-dimensional and interfacial magnetism
(3) Spintronic devices for artificial neural networks and magnetic sensing
Work Experience:
(1) 2024 – present: Professor, Southeast University
(2) 2020 – 2023: Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University
(3) 2017 – 2019: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
(4) 2015 – 2017: Visiting Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
(5) 2012 – 2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Southeast University
(6) 2005 – 2006: Engineer, Agilent Technologies
Education:
(1) 2006 – 2012: PhD in Electronic Engineering, University of Twente, NL
(2) 2002 – 2005: MSc in Condensed Matter Physics, Southeast University
(3) 1998 – 2002: BSc in Applied Physics, Southeast University
Teaching:
Magnetism of Thin Films
Grants & Awards:
(1) 2026 – present: Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Co-P.I.
(2) 2025 – present: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), P.I.
(3) 2017 – 2020: Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 2 Grant, Singapore, Participate
(4) 2015 – 2017: China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program (Outgoing Fellowship), P.I.
(5) 2014 – 2016: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for Young Scientists, P.I.
(6) 2014 – 2016: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, P.I.
(7) 2006 – 2009: Overseas Research Students Award Scheme (ORSAS), UK
Selected Publications:
(1) B. Lu, Y. Niu, Q. Chen, P.K.J. Wong, Q. Guo, W. Jiang, A. Rath, S.J. Pennycook, L. Wang, K. Xia, Y. Zhai, A.T.S. Wee and W. Zhang*. Is Semiconducting Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Suitable for Spin Pumping?Nano Letters2025, 25, 35.
(2) B. Lu, Y. Xia, Y. Ren, M. Xie, L. Zhou, G. Vinai, S.A. Morton, A.T.S. Wee, W.G. van der Wiel, W. Zhang* and P.K.J. Wong*. When Machine Learning Meets 2D Materials: A Review.Advanced Science2024, 2305277.
(3) W. Zhang*,Q. Fu,J. Li,B. Lian,Y. Xia,L. Zhou, A.T.S. Wee and P.K.J. Wong*. Probing Van der Waals Magnetic Surface and Interface via Circularly Polarized X-Rays. Applied Physics Reviews2023, 10, 041308. (Invited, Featured Article)
(4) S. Jiang, Q.T. Le, P.K.J. Wong, W. Zhang* and J. Åkerman*. Field-Free High-Frequency Exchange-Spring Spin-Torque Nano-Oscillators.Nano Letters2023, 23, 1159.
(5) M. Tian,Q. Chen,P.K.J. Wong, R. Liu,F. Silly,M.G. Silly,P. Ohresser,B. You,J. Du,A.T.S. Wee,J-C. Rojas-Sánchez,Z. Huang*,W. Zhang* and Y. Zhai*. Modulation of magneto-dynamic properties of permalloy/holmium heterostructures with antiferromagnetic coupled interface. Applied Physics Letters2023, 123, 262404.
(6) Q. Chen, L. Cao,J. Li,Q. Fu,Y. Zhu,Q. Guo,R. Liu,T. Li,W. Zhang*, J. Du,J. Zheng,Z. Huang,P.K.J. Wong,B. Fang,Z. Zengand Y. Zhai*. Effective tuning of spin mixing conductance at the Py/Cu–Nd interface. Applied Physics Letters2022, 120, 242405.
(7) I. Muhammad, A. Ali, L. Zhou, W. Zhang* and P.K.J. Wong. Vacancy-engineered half-metallicity and magnetic anisotropy in CrSI semiconductor monolayer. Journal of Alloys and Compounds2022, 909, 164797.
(8) W. Zhang*, P.K.J. Wong, S. Jiang, Q. Chen, W. Huang and A.T.S. Wee*. Integrating spin-based technologies with atomically controlled van der Waals interfaces. Materials Today2021, 51, 350. (Invited)
(9) Z. Zhang#, E. Liu#,*, X. Lu#, W. Zhang#, Y. You, G. Xu, Z. Xu, P.K.J. Wong, Y. Wang, B. Liu, X. Yu, J. Wu, Y. Xu*, A.T.S. Wee and F. Xu*. Strain-Controlled Spin Wave Excitation and Gilbert Damping in Flexible Co2FeSi Films Activated by Femtosecond Laser Pulse. Advanced Functional Materials2021, 2007211.
(10) R. Zhu, W. Zhang*, W. Shen, P.K.J. Wong, Q. Wang, Q. Liang, Z. Tian, Y. Zhai, C. Qiu and A.T.S. Wee*. Exchange Bias in van der Waals CrCl3/Fe3GeTe2Heterostructures. Nano Letters2020, 20, 5030.
(11) W. Zhang*, L. Zhang,P.K.J. Wong*,J. Yuan,G. Vinai,P. Torelli,G. van der Laan,Y.P. Fengand A.T.S. Wee*. Magnetic transition in monolayer VSe2 via interface hybridization. ACS Nano2019, 13, 8997. (Elettra Highlights 2018-2019)
(12) W. Zhang*, P.K.J. Wong,X. Zhou,A. Rath,
Z. Huang,H. Wang,S.A. Morton,J. Yuan,L. Zhang,R. Chua,S. Zeng,E. Liu,F. Xu,Ariando,D.H.C. Chua,Y.P. Feng,G. van der Laan,S.J. Pennycook,Y. Zhaiand A.T.S. Wee*.Ferromagnet/two-dimensional semiconducting transition-metal dichalcogenide interface with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. ACS Nano2019, 13, 2253.
(13) P.K.J. Wong#, W. Zhang#, F. Bussolotti, X. Yin, T.S. Herng, L. Zhang, Y.L. Huang, G. Vinai, S. Krishnamurthi, D.W. Bukhvalov, Y.J. Zheng, R. Chua, A.T. N’Diaye, S.A. Morton, C-Y. Yang, K-H. Ou Yang, P. Torelli, W. Chen, K.E.J. Goh, J. Ding, M-T. Lin, G. Brocks, M.P. de Jong*, Antonio H. Castro Neto* and A.T.S. Wee*. Evidence of spin frustration in a vanadium diselenide monolayer magnet. Advanced Materials2019, 31, 1901185.
(14) P.K.J. Wong#,*, W. Zhang#, J. Zhou,F. Bussolotti,X. Yin,L. Zhang,A.T. N’Diaye,S.A. Morton,W. Chen,J. Goh*,M.P. de Jong,Y.P. Fengand A.T.S. Wee*.Metallic 1T phase, 3d1 electronic configuration and charge density wave order in molecular-beam epitaxy grown monolayer vanadium ditelluride. ACS Nano2019, 13, 12894.
(15) W. Zhang, P.K.J. Wong*, R. Zhu andA.T.S. Wee*. Van der Waals magnets: wonder building blocks for two-dimensional spintronics?InfoMat2019, 1, 479. (Invited)
(16) W. Zhang*, P.K.J. Wong, D. Zhang, J. Yue, Z. Kou, G. van der Laan, A. Scholl, J-G. Zheng, Z. Lu and Y. Zhai*. XMCD and XMCD-PEEM Studies on Magnetic-Field-Assisted Self-Assembled 1D Nanochains of Spherical Ferrite Particles.Advanced Functional Materials2017, 1701265.
(17) W. Zhang*, D. Zhang,P.K.J. Wong,H. Yuan,S. Jiang,G. van der Laan,Y. Zhai*and Z. Lu. Selective Tuning of Gilbert Damping in Spin-Valve Trilayer by Insertion of Rare-Earth Nanolayers.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces2015, 7, 17070.
(18) C. Luo, W. Zhang*, P.K.J. Wong,Y. Zhai*,B. You,J. Duand H. Zhai.The influence of Nd dopants on spin and orbital moments in Nd-doped permalloy thin films. Applied Physics Letters2014, 105, 082405.
(19) W. Zhang, P.K.J. Wong,P. Yan,J. Wu,S.A. Morton,X.R. Wang,X.F. Hu,Y.B. Xu*,A. Scholl,A. Young,I. Barsukov,M. Farleand G. van der Laan. Observation of current-driven oscillatory domain wall motion in Ni80Fe20/Co bilayer nanowire.Applied Physics Letters2013, 103, 042403.
(20) W. Zhang, J.Z. Zhang,P.K.J. Wong,Z.C. Huang,L. Sun,J. L. Liao,Y. Zhai,Y.B. Xu*and G. van der Laan. In-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial Fe3O4-based hybrid structures on GaAs(100). Physical Review B2011, 84, 104451.
