上岗研究员，南航“长空学者”。研究方向为微纳尺度波动力学、弹性波超构材料、微波声学器件、铌酸锂集成声子器件、高精度半导体微纳加工技术等。现阶段主要研究内容是基于新颖的物理效应，通过理论设计及实验制备宏观或微纳级超构材料，实现对弹性波（10 kHz~2 GHz）输运的精确调控，最终实现新颖的宏观或微观弹性波功能器件。相关的研究成果发表于Physical Review Letter，Nature Communications，Advanced Materials等重要学术刊物上，被国内外同行引用500余次。其中本人第一作者文章的包括Physical Review Letter 2篇，Advanced Materials 1篇，Nano Letters 1篇，Physical Review Applied 6篇，Physical Review B 1篇等。现已申请国家发明专利4项，授权2项。申请人主持国家自然科学基金青年基金1项、中国博士后基金面上资助（二等）1项，并作为主要学术骨干参与了国家重点研发计划1项及国家自然科学基金委重大研究计划1项。

代表性论文

1. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Gigahertz surface acoustic wave topological rainbow in nanoscale phononic crystals. Physical Review Letter, 2024, 133(26); 267001. 

2. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Observation of free-boundary induced chiral anomaly bulk states in elastic twisted kagome metamaterials, Physical Review Letter, 2024, 132(8): 086302.

3. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Monolithic strong coupling of topological surface acoustic wave resonators on lithium niobate, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2312861. 

4. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Near GHz Lithium Niobate Higher-Order Topological Nanomechanical Metamaterials, Nano Letters, 2024, 24, 48, 15421. 

5. Ji-Qian Wang, Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Extended topological valley-locked surface acoustic waves, Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 1324. 

6. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Twist-angle-induced boundary-obstructed topological insulator on elastic kagome metamaterials, Physical Review Applied, 2023, 20(5): 054002. 

7. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Tunable topological Fano resonances in graphene-based nanomechanical lattices, Physical Review Applied, 2022, 18(5): 054029. 

8. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Homogeneous dislocation-induced rainbow concentrating for elastic waves, Physical Review Applied, 2022, 18(4): 044015. 

9. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Electrically tunable topological interface states in one-dimensional nanomechanical lattices, Physical Review B, 2022, 105(13): 134102. 

10. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Dual-band helical edge states and discrete Dirac vortexes in solid-state elastic waves, Physical Review Applied, 2022, 17(3): 034029. 

11. Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Topological surface acoustic waves, Physical Review Applied, 2021, 16(4): 044008. 

12.  Zi-Dong Zhang, et al. Electrically tunable elastic topological insulators using atomically thin two-dimensional materials pinned on patterned substrates, Physical Review Applied, 2021, 15(3): 034015.