Zhifeng Zhu received the B.Sc. degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 2014. He received the PhD degree from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2019. He joined the School of Information Science and Technology at ShanghaiTech University as an Assistant Professor in 2020. His research focus on the theoretical and numerical study of novel spintronic devices and circuits for the application of MRAM, in-memory computing, and bio-inspired computing. As the PI, he has obtained competitive research grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Natural Science Foundation, and Shanghai Sailing Program. He has mentored students recognized with prestigious awards, such as the National PhD Scholarship, Outstanding Graduation Award from ShanghaiTech University, and Scholarship from CSC. As the corresponding author, he has published high quality papers in Phys. Rev. Lett. (1), Sci. Bull. (1), ACS Nano (1), Phys. Rev. B (5), Appl. Phys. Lett. (4) in the last 3 years. He has also served as the reviewer for Phys. Rev. Lett., Nat. Commun., IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. I,II, IEEE Electron Devices Lett., etc.

• Spintronics

B.Sc.: UESTC

PhD: National University of Singapore

2020-Now: Assistant Professor, ShanghaiTech University

Excellent College Tutor at ShanghaiTech University, 2025

Top reviewer for Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2024

Excellence in research at ShanghaiTech University, 2024

Shanghai International Talents, 2021

1. Z. Xu, X. Zhang, Y. Qiao, G. Liang, S. Shi*, Z. Zhu*, Deterministic spin-orbit torque switching including the interplay between spin polarization and kagome plane in Mn3Sn, Phys. Rev. B, 109, 134433 (2024)

2. X. Zhang, Z. Xu, Z. Zhu*, Revisiting the analytical solution of spin-orbit torque switched nanoscale perpendicular ferromagnets, Phys. Rev. B, 110, 184428 (2024)

3. T. Xu*#, Z. Xu#, Y. Dong, Y. Cheng, L. Wang, H. Feng, H. Bai, K. Xu, X. Shu, P. Yu, H. Zhou, E. Liu, S. He, C. Xi, G. Yu, X. Qiu, S. K. Kim, J. Zhu, Z. Zhu*, W. Jiang*, Vertical soliton assisted current switching in extremely thick FeGd ferrimagnets, Phys. Rev. Lett., 135, 126703 (2025)

4. Z. Xu, Y. Zhou, X. Zhang, Y. Qiao, Z. Xu, D. Shao*, Z. Zhu*, Spin-orbit torque-driven chiral domain wall motion in Mn3Sn, Appl. Phys. Lett., 127, 072402 (2025)

5. B. Zhao#, Z. Xu#, X. Zhang, Z. Kong, S. Peng*, S. Shi*, Z. Zhu*, Investigation of sub-configurations reveals stable spin–orbit torque switching polarity in polycrystalline Mn3Sn, Appl. Phys. Lett., 127, 022407 (2025)