Ye Zhou

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Ye Zhou is a prolific researcher whose work spans neuromorphic computing, advanced materials, microrobotics, and optoelectronics — fields at the cutting edge of next-generation technology. Zhou has made significant contributions to biomimetic sensing systems, most notably developing memristor-based compound eyes inspired by the lobster's visual neuron architecture for real-time collision detection (189 citations), and pioneering near-infrared artificial synapses that push beyond the von Neumann computing bottleneck (77 citations). His innovations in materials science include demonstrating that gallium's solid-liquid phase transition enables highly reversible, switchable adhesion across diverse surfaces (111 citations), and constructing infrared-sensitive photonic memories using MoS₂-upconversion nanoparticle heterostructures (106 citations). Zhou's work in microrobotics produced rotating magnetic miniature swimmers with flexible flagella (99 citations) and novel techniques for trapping and transporting living microorganisms without harmful optical exposure (106 citations). His research on hierarchical microstructure-based skin sensors has advanced wearable bioelectronics (104 citations), while his more recent reviews and perovskite heterostructure studies signal continued leadership in artificial visual systems and sustainable electronics. Collectively, Zhou's interdisciplinary portfolio reflects a researcher adept at bridging materials physics, bioengineering, and neuromorphic design.

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1. 1
   Memristor-based biomimetic compound eye for real-time collision detection

   189 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Phase Change of Gallium Enables Highly Reversible and Switchable Adhesion

   111 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Dynamic trapping and two-dimensional transport of swimming microorganisms using a rotating magnetic microrobot

   106 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Infrared‐Sensitive Memory Based on Direct‐Grown MoS₂–Upconversion‐Nanoparticle Heterostructure

   106 citations · 2018
5. 5
   Highly Sensitive and Ultrastable Skin Sensors for Biopressure and Bioforce Measurements Based on Hierarchical Microstructures

   104 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Rotating Magnetic Miniature Swimming Robots With Multiple Flexible Flagella

   99 citations · 2013
7. 7
   Near‐Infrared Artificial Synapses for Artificial Sensory Neuron System

   77 citations · 2021
8. 8
   Recent development of sustainable self-healable electronic skin applications, a review with insight

   58 citations · 2023
9. 9
   Electromechanical coupling effects for data storage and synaptic devices

   32 citations · 2020
10. 10
    Integration of Perovskite/Low‐Dimensional Material Heterostructures for Optoelectronics and Artificial Visual Systems

    26 citations · 2025

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