研究方向
量子材料的超快光谱学：(1) 超导体的激发态超快动力学；(2) 拓扑量子材料的超快光谱研究；(3) 玻色型元激发的相干调控。
科研成果
在量子材料的准粒子超快动力学、电子相干性及非线性光学特性等方面取得了一系列的成果。通过超快动力学研究观测到了单层FeSe/STO体系的超导转变，观测到了超导转变温度、能隙、电-声相互作用强度，等等；研究了激光诱导的非局域电子相干性以及双色全光开关；报道并深入研究了固体的光致发声（人耳可听）这一物理现象；首次观测到双电荷序的存在；博士期间在国际上首次实现了磁振子的量子压缩态，等等。
论文及专利
(1) Yichao Tian, W. H. Zhang, F. S. Li, Y. L. Wu, Q. Wu, F. Sun, G. Y. Zhou, Lili Wang, Xucun Ma*, Qi-Kun Xue*, Jimin Zhao*, Ultrafast Dynamics Evidence of High Temperature Superconductivity in Single Unit Cell FeSe on SrTiO3
(2) Yanling Wu, Qiong Wu, Fei Sun, Cai Cheng, Sheng Meng*, Jimin Zhao*, Emergence of electron coherence and two-color all-optical switching in MoS2 based on spatial self-phase modulation, PNAS USA
(3) W. H. Wang, Y. L. Wu, Q. Wu, J. J. Hua, Jimin Zhao*, Coherent Nonlinear Optical Response Spatial Self-Phase Modulation in MoSe2 Nano-Sheets, Scientific Reports
(4) Y. L. Wu, L. L. Zhu, Q. Wu, F. Sun, J. K. Wei, Y. C. Tian, W. L. Wang, X. D. Bai, Xu Zuo*, Jimin Zhao*, Electronic Origin of Spatial Self-phase Modulation: Evidenced by Comparing Graphite with C60 and Graphene, Appl. Phys. Lett
(5) Yichao Tian, He Tian, Y. L. Wu, L. L. Zhu, L. Q. Tao,W. Zhang, Y. Shu, D. Xie, Y. Yang, Z. Y. Wei, X. H. Lu, Tian-Ling Ren*, Chih-Kang Shih*, Jimin Zhao*, Coherent Generation of Photo-Thermo-Acoustic Wave from Graphene Sheets, Scientific Reports
(6) Fei Sun, Rui Wang, C. Aku-Leh, H. X. Yang, Rui He*, and Jimin Zhao*, Double Charge Ordering States and Spin Ordering State Observed in a RFe2O4 System, Scientific Reports
(7) R. Wu, Y. L. Zhang, S. C. Yan, F. Bian, Wenlong Wang*, Xuedong Bai, Xinghua Lu, Jimin Zhao*, Enge Wang, Purely coherent nonlinear optical response in solution dispersions of graphene sheets
(8) F. Bian, Y. C. Tian, R. Wang, H. X. Yang, H. X. Xu, Sheng Meng*, and Jimin Zhao*
(9) R. Wang, H. X. Yang*, Y. Qin, B. Dong, J. Q. Li, and Jimin Zhao*, Photoluminescence in electronic ferroelectric Er1-xYbxFe2O4, J. Appl. Phys
(10) Fei Bian, R. Wang, H. X. Yang*, X. Z. Zhang, J. Q. Li, H. X. Xu, J. J. Xu, Jimin Zhao*, Laser-Driven Silver Nanowire Formation: The Effect of Femtosecond Laser Pulse Polarization, Chin. Phys. Lett
(11) X. F. Han, Y. X. Weng, R. Wang, X. H. Chen, K. H. Luo, L.-A. Wu, and Jimin Zhao*, Single-photon level ultrafast all-optical switching, Appl. Phys. Lett
(12) Jimin Zhao, A. V. Bragas, R. Merlin, and D. J. Lockwood, Magnon squeezing in antiferromagnetic MnF2 and FeF2, PRB
(13) Jimin Zhao, A. V. Bragas, D. J. Lockwood, and R. Merlin, Magnon squeezing in an antiferromagnet: reducing the spin noise below the standard quantum limit
研究课题
作为负责人承担有基金委面上项目3项，青年基金项目1项；中科院对外合作重点项目1项。作为科研骨干参与科技部项目2项，参与基金委仪器研制项目1项，参与财政部重大科研装备研制项目1项，等等。
在研项目
（1）层状结构物质量子特性的超快光谱研究（主持）；
（2）新颖高温超导体的超快动力学研究（主持）；
（3）量子材料超快光谱的先进激光技术（主持）；
（4）新奇量子磁性材料的物性研究（参与）。[1]
