Title: [Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor]
Affiliation: School of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, No. 818 Fenghua Road, Jiangbei District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, P. R. China
E-mail: [zouqiushun@nbu.edu.cn]
08/2016–06/2019 Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
09/2013–06/2016 M.S. in Optics, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
11/2022–present Associate Professor, School of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
09/2021–11/2022 Special Associate Researcher, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
07/2019–08/2021 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
• [1] Chalcogenide micro/nano photonic structures and devices (light field manipulation, polarization components, nanoimprinting, infrared polarization imaging, photodetection, etc.);
• [2] AI-enabled high-performance biosensors (plasmonic-photonic nanostructures, microfluidic chips, biomolecular enrichment, tumor markers, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, etc.);
• [3] Dynamic control of photonic structures (strain, voltage, humidity, and pressure modulation).
2023 Yongjiang Talent Program-Young Innovative Talent, Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology.
[1] Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program), *Optimized Fabrication and Application of 3D Metallic Micro/Nanostructures on Flexible Substrates* (Grant No. 12004445, 2021–2023), completed.
[2] Principal Investigator, Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Exploration Program), *Large-Tolerance Fabrication and Sensitivity Modulation of Plasmonic-Photonic Hybrid Structures for Biosensing* (Grant No. MS26F050020, 2026–2027), ongoing.
[3] Principal Investigator, Yongjiang Talent Program – Young Innovative Talent Project, Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, *Regulation Mechanism of 3D Suspended Metamaterials and Development of Microfluidic Biosensor Chips* (Grant No. 2023A-380-G, 2024–2028), ongoing.
[4] Principal Investigator, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (General Program), *Physical Mechanism and Application of Novel Graphene Sandwich Photodetectors* (Grant No. 2020M672956, 2020–2021), completed.
[5] Principal Investigator, Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Surface Technology for Advanced Metal Materials (Ministry of Education), *Study on Titanium Nitride/Graphene Heterostructures for Photodetectors* (Grant No. GFST2024KF04, 2025–2026), ongoing.
[6] Sub-Project Leader, “Science and Technology Innovation Yongjiang 2035” Key R&D Program, Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, *Infrared Imaging Chip Design and Lightweight System Development* (Grant No. 2025Z088, 2025–2028), ongoing.
[7] Participant, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Joint Fund), *Design and Performance Optimization of Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Optical Systems Based on Radially Graded-Index Chalcogenide Glasses* (Grant No. U24A20313, 2024–2028), ongoing.
1. Qiushun Zou, Hongsen Zhao, Xiang Shen, Chenjie Gu, Yimin Chen, Peiqing Zhang, Zijun Liu. *Micro/Nano Sensing Structure and Its Application*. Chinese National Invention Patent, ZL202410973494.5, issued 2025.
2. Qiushun Zou, Chenyang Weng, Xiang Shen, Chenjie Gu. *Method for Directional Regulation of Functional Units and/or Structural Arrays in Micro/Nano Structures*. Chinese National Invention Patent, ZL202311432195.2, issued 2024.
3. Qiushun Zou, Bo Li, Chengke Kang, Xiang Shen, Chenjie Gu, Yimin Chen, Peiqing Zhang, Zijun Liu. *Micro/Nano Structure Transfer Printing Method and Application*. Chinese National Invention Patent, ZL202411652292.7, issued 2025.
4. Qiushun Zou, Ang Xu, Chenyang Weng, Xiang Shen, Chenjie Gu, Yimin Chen. *Metasurface for Humidity Detection, Preparation Method, and Humidity Sensor*. Chinese National Invention Patent, ZL202510000856.7, issued 2025.
5. Qiushun Zou, Xiang Shen, Peiqing Zhang, Zijun Liu. *Method for Preparing Three-Dimensional Multi-Scale Metamaterials*. Chinese National Invention Patent, ZL202310256711.4, issued 2025.
6. Ang Xu, Weihao Chen, Qiushun Zou, Mengyun Dong, Shuai Han, Peiqing Zhang, Xiang Shen. *Micro/Nano Photonic Structure with Large Fabrication Tolerance and Customizable Sensitivity, Preparation Method, and Application*. Chinese National Invention Patent, CN202511464258.1, filed 2025.
1. R.S. Guo, Q.S. Zou*, B. Li, Y.M. Chen, C.J. Gu, D.D. Qiu, Y.Z. Qian, P.Q. Zhang, X. Shen. Nanocavity-supported plasmonic nanograss for uniform and highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Applied Surface Science, 2025, 713: 164236.
2. B. Li, S.L. Duan, Q.S. Zou*, R.S. Guo, Y.M. Chen, C.J. Gu, P.Q. Zhang, X. Shen. Strain-enhanced dynamic regulation of chiroptical responses in 3D suspended nested metamaterials. Optics Express, 2025, 33: 23440.
3. P. Tao, Y. Luo, K. Zheng, J. Cao, L. Zhu, X.S. Wang, W. Zhang, S.X. Dai, Q.S. Zou*, P.Q. Zhang*. FTW SERS probes with Ag NCs-GO composite structure excited by evanescent wave for in situ detection of permethrin. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025, 1341: 343646.
4. L. Zhang, L. Wan*, W. Deng*, L. Hou, J. Qiu, Q.S. Zou, T. Wang, D. Zhao, T. Yu*. Observation of moiré plasmonic skyrmion clusters. Science Advances, 2025, 11, eadx0478.
5. Q. Zhan, S. He, Z. Wen, M. Yan, **Q.S. Zou*, W. Zhang, B.A. Song, S.X. Dai, P.Q. Zhang*. Preparation of microlens arrays on tellurite glass via wet etching assisted by femtosecond laser direct writing. Optics and Laser Technology, 2025, 189: 113117.
6. A. Xu, Q.S. Zou*, H.S. Zhao, Y.M. Chen, C.J. Gu, D.D. Qiu, P.Q. Zhang, X. Shen*. Dynamic humidity modulation of quasi-bound states in the continuum by symmetry breaking in geometry and permittivity. Advanced Photonics Research, 2025, 6: 2400191.
7. H.S. Zhao, Q.S. Zou*, A. Xu, X. Shen. Independent dual-mode humidity and hydrogen detection using a plasmonic-photonic hybrid metasurface. ACS Applied Optical Materials, 2025, 3: 414–421.
8. J. Shi, M. Li, M. Yan, Q. Zhan, Q.S. Zou*, S.X. Dai, P.Q. Zhang*. Fabrication of high aspect ratio two-dimensional gratings inside tellurite glass using femtosecond laser. Optics and Laser Technology, 2025, 183: 112243.
9. C. Weng, A. Xu, Q.S. Zou*. Ultracompact multiway ultrasonic power splitters based on phononic crystal with a triangular lattice. Physics Letters A, 2025, 529: 130101.
10. Q.S. Zou*, B. Li, R. Guo, Y.M. Chen, C.J. Gu, P.Q. Zhang, X. Shen*. Strain amplification strategy for the regulation of 2D and 3D optical micro/nanostructures. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, 7: 24905–24913.
11. Q.S. Zou*, Z. Gu, Y.M. Chen, C.J. Gu, P.Q. Zhang, X. Shen*. Template-stripped truncated nanoscale pyramid arrays for refractive index sensing. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, 7: 9388–9395.
12. Q.S. Zou*, J. Ou-yang, X.Y. She, Y. Shen, C.J. Jin*. Fabricating 3D freestanding metamaterials on elastic substrates via the shadow metal-sputtering and plastic deformation. Nanoscale, 2023, 15: 8978–8987.
13. Q.S. Zou, Y. Shen, J. Ouyang, Y.L. Zhang, C.J. Jin*. Polarization-insensitive graphene photodetectors enhanced by a broadband metamaterial absorber. Optics Express, 2021, 29: 24255–24263.
14. W.J. Liu#, Q.S. Zou# (co-first author), C.Q. Zheng, C.J. Ji*. Metal-assisted transfer strategy for the construction of 2D and 3D nanostructures on an elastic substrate. ACS Nano, 2019, 13: 440–448.
15. Q.S. Zou, W.J. Liu, Y. Shen*, C.J. Jin*. Flexible plasmonic modulators induced by the thermomechanical effect. Nanoscale, 2019, 11: 11437–11444.