Education:
2011-2016
PhD, Mechanical&Aerospace Engineering Department, North Carolina State University
2007-2011
BS, Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation Department, University of Science and Technology of China
Research Interests:
3D nanolithography, colloidal self-assembly, optical simulation and design, and multifunctional 3D nanotructures.
Xu’s Nano Site:
https://sites.google.com/site/xuzhangsnanosite/home
E-mail Address: xzhang27@ncsu.edu
Journal Covers:
Publications:
- X. A. Zhang, A. Bagal, E. C. Dandley, J. Zhao, C. J. Oldham, B.-I. Wu, G. N. Parsons, and C.-H. Chang, “Ordered 3D Thin-Shell Nanolattice Materials with Near-Unity Refractive Indices,” Advanced Functional Materials, 25, 6644-6649, 2015. [link]
- A. Bagal, E. C. Dandley, J. Zhao, X. A. Zhang, C. J. Oldham, G. N. Parsons, and C.-H. Chang, “Multifunctional Nano-Accordion Structures for Stretchable Transparent Conductors,” Materials Horizons, 2, 486-494, 2015. Featured on inside front cover. [link]
- J. E. Elek, X. A. Zhang, B. Dai, Z. Xu, and C.- H. Chang, “Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Nanostructures using Template-Directed Colloidal Assembly,” Nanoscale, 7, 4406-4410, 2015. [link]
- X. A. Zhang, B. Dai, Z. Yuan, and C.-H. Chang, “Sculpting Asymmetric, Hollow-Core, Three-Dimensional Nanostructures Using Colloidal Particles,” Small, 11, 1285-1292, 2015. Featured on inside front cover. [link]
- X. A. Zhang, J. Elek, and C.-H. Chang, “Three-Dimensional Nanolithography Using Light Scattering from Colloidal Particles,” ACS Nano, 7(7), 6212-6218, 2013. Featured on front cover. [link]
- Q. Yang, X. A. Zhang, A. Bagal, W. Guo, and C.-H. Chang, “Antireflection effects at nanostructured material interfaces and the suppression of thin-film interference,” Nanotechnology, 24, 235202 (2013). [link]
Conference Presentations:
- X. A. Zhang, B. Dai, Z. Xu, and C.-H. Chang, “Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Nanostructures Using Light Scattering from Colloidal Particles and Their Applications,” 58th Intl. Conf. on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Washington, DC, May 27-30, 2014. (Invited talk)
- J. E. Elek, X. A. Zhang, Z. Xu, B. Dai, and C.-H. Chang, “Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Porous Nanostructures,” 58th Intl. Conf. on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Washington, DC, May 27-30, 2014.
- J.-H. Min, X. A. Zhang, and C.-H. Chang, “Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Periodic Nanostructures in Thick Negative Photoresist Using a Colloidal Phase Mask,” 58th Intl. Conf. on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Washington, DC, May 27-30, 2014.
- J. E. Elek, X. A. Zhang, and C.-H. Chang, “Fabrication of Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Nanostructures Using Template-Directed Assembly of Colloidal Particles,” 57th Intl. Conf. on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Nashville, TN, May 28-31, 2013.
- X. A. Zhang and C.-H. Chang, “Fabrication of Periodic Hollow-Shell Nano-Volcano Arrays for Particle Trapping,” 57th Intl. Conf. on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Nashville, TN, May 28-31,2013
- X. A. Zhang, J. Elek, and C.-H. Chang, “Fabrication of hollow-shell nano-volcanoes from Mie scattering by colloidal nanospheres,” 56th Intl. Conf. on Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Waikoloa, HI, June 2012.