Mengting Zhao

Mengting Zhao is a Research Fellow at the School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, specializing in advanced materials characterization with focus on topological materials and 2D quantum systems. Her research utilizes surface science techniques including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) to investigate novel quantum phenomena.

Her research interests encompass:

• Topological insulators and semimetals
• 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures
• Magnetic properties of quantum materials
• Spin texture and electronic structure
• Surface science characterization techniques

Dr. Zhao's publication record shows consistent scholarly output from 2017 through 2024, with recent high-impact publications in journals like Advanced Materials and Journal of Physics: Materials. Her work demonstrates expertise in experimental investigation of magnetic topological insulators like MnBi₂Te₄ and 2D ferromagnetic materials such as Fe₃GeTe₂, with applications in quantum computing and spintronics.

Her notable scientific contributions include:

• Research on magnetic topological insulators and their topological protection
• Studies of Kagome lattice materials and transitions to Weyl semimetals
• Investigations of thickness-dependent spin texture in topological surface states
• Work on epitaxial growth of 2D materials and their electronic properties

Dr. Zhao serves as Chief Investigator on multiple research projects including the "Victorian Facility for Atom-Scale Quantum Microscopy and Manufacturing" (2025-2026) and leads her own project "Probing the thickness dependent transition from 2D Kagome lattice to Weyl semimetal in ultra-thin Kagome metals Mn₃Sn and FeSn" (2024). She collaborates extensively with researchers including Edmonds, M., Fuhrer, M.S., and Du, Y.