Dr. Yichi Zhang is an assistant professor working at the School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology. His research interests include magnetism, magnetic materials, spintronic materials and devices, etc.

Educational Background:

(1) 2009-09 To 2012-06, Jinan Foreign Language School, High School

(2) 2012-09 To 2016-06, Zhejiang University, Chu Kochen Honors College, Materials Science and Engineering + English, Double Bachelor's Degree

(3) 2016-09 To 2021-09, Zhejiang University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Science, Doctoral Degree

Work Experience:

(1) 2022-01 To 2024-07, Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Postdoctoral Researcher

(2) 2024-09 To Now, Dalian University of Technology, School of Physics, Assistant Professor

Published Papers:

[1] Yichi Zhang, Hua Bai, Lei Han, Chong Chen, Yongjian Zhou, Christian H. Back, Feng Pan, Yuyan Wang, Cheng Song, Simultaneous High Charge-Spin Conversion Efficiency and Large Spin Diffusion Length in Altermagnetic RuO₂, Advanced Functional Materials, 34(24), 2313332 (2024).

[2] Yichi Zhang, Yan Gao, Victorino Franco, Hangboce Yin, Hua-Xin Peng, Faxiang Qin, Large thermal conductivity and robust mechanical properties of Ni-Mn-Ga/Cu magnetocaloric composites prepared by spark plasma sintering, Science China-Materials, 66(9), 3670-3680 (2023).

[3] Y. C. Zhang, V. Franco, Y. F. Wang, H. X. Peng, F. X. Qin, Microstructure, magnetism and critical behavior of hot pressed Ni-Mn-Ga/Al magnetocaloric composites with enhanced thermal conductivity and mechanical properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 918, 165664 (2022).

[4] Y. C. Zhang, V. Franco, H. X. Peng, F. X. Qin, Structure and magnetic study of Ni-Mn-Ga/Al composite with modified magnetocaloric properties and enhanced thermal conductivity, Scripta Materialia, 201, 113956 (2021).

[5] Y. C. Zhang, F. X. Qin, D. Estevez, V. Franco, H. X. Peng, Structure, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Ni₂MnGa Heusler alloy nanowires, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 513, 167100 (2020).

[6] H. Bai, Y.  C. Zhang, Y.  J. Zhou, P. Chen, C.  H. Wan, L. Han, W.  X. Zhu, S.  X. Liang, Y.  C. Su, X.  F. Han, F. Pan, and C. Song, Efficient Spin-to-Charge Conversion via Altermagnetic Spin Splitting Effect in Antiferromagnet RuO₂, Physical Review Letters, 130(21), 216701 (2023).

[7] H. Bai, Y. C. Zhang, L. Han, Y. J. Zhou, F. Pan, C. Song, Antiferromagnetism: An efficient and controllable spin source, Applied Physics Reviews, 9(4), 041316 (2022).

[8] Chong Chen, Peisen Liu, Shixuan Liang, Yichi Zhang, Wenxuan Zhu, Lei Han, Qian Wang, Sulei Fu, Feng Pan, Cheng Song, Electrical Detection of Acoustic Antiferromagnetic Resonance in Compensated Synthetic Antiferromagnets, Physical Review Letters, 133(5), 056702 (2024).

[9] Chong Chen, Lei Han, Peisen Liu, Yichi Zhang, Shixuan Liang, Yongjian Zhou, Wenxuan Zhu, Sulei Fu, Feng Pan, Cheng Song, Direct-Current Electrical Detection of Surface-Acoustic-Wave-Driven Ferromagnetic Resonance, Advanced Materials, 35(38), 2302454 (2023).

[10] Lei Han, Xizhi Fu, Rui Peng, Xingkai Cheng, Jiankun Dai, Liangyang Liu, Yidian Li, Yichi Zhang, Wenxuan Zhu, Hua Bai, Yongjian Zhou, Shixuan Liang, Chong Chen, Qian Wang, Xianzhe Chen, Luyi Yang, Yang Zhang, Cheng Song, Junwei Liu, Feng Pan, Electrical 180° switching of Néel vector in spin-splitting antiferromagnet, Science Advances, 10(4), eadn0479 (2024).

[11] Yongjian Zhou, Tingwen Guo, Lei Han, Liyang Liao, Wenqing He, Caihua Wan, Chong Chen, Qian Wang, Leilei Qiao, Hua Bai, Wenxuan Zhu, Yichi Zhang, Ruyi Chen, Xiufeng Han, Feng Pan, Cheng Song, Spin-torque-driven antiferromagnetic resonance, Science Advances, 10(2), eadk7935 (2024).

[12] J. K. Dai, L. Han, W. Q. He, Y. X. Zhu, H. Bai, W. X. Zhu, S. X. Liang, Y. C. Zhang, Y. Z. Cao, J. W. Liu, F. Pan, C. Song, Thermal-modulation spin-orbit torque for 180° Néel vector switching, Physical Review Materials, 8(7), 074406 (2024).

Patents:

[1] 一种低热膨胀高磁性能因瓦合金及其制备方法，宋成，张一弛，黄琳，潘峰，202310235506X，2023-03-13，中国