Jinxing Zhang (Dr., Prof.)

Personal information

Name: Jinxing Zhang; Gender: Male; Date of Birth: May 1981;

Place of birth: Anshan City, Liaoning Province, China;

Address: Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, 100875;

Email: ;

Current position: Professor;

Education

Ph.D. in Applied Physics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2009,

advisor: Prof. H.L.W.Chanand J.Y.Dai

Dissertation title: Growth and Characterization of Magnetoelectric and Multiferroic Oxide Thin Films

(completed at University of California, Berkeley, co-advised by Prof. R.Ramesh)

M.S. in Applied Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2006,

advisor: Prof. C.B.Cao

Dissertation title: Photo-electrical behaviors in ZnO thin films grown by magnetron sputtering

B.S. in Chemistry, LiaoningUniversity, 2004

(Dissertation complete in Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Science of Academy, Shenyang)

Professional Experience

Professor, March 2012-present, department of physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing China.

Post-doc fellow, Nov.2009-Feb.2012Advised by Prof. R.Ramesh,

Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA,

Probing the electrically controllable domain wall conduction in oxide thin films

Visiting researcher, 2008-2009 Advised by Prof. R.Ramesh,

Department of Materials Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA,

Nanoscale ferroelectric/elastic switching and phase transition in oxide thin films

Research assistant, 2006-2008

Department of Applied Physics, The Hong KongPolytechnicUniversity, Hong Kong

Growth and characterization of magnetoelectric nanocomposites

Research assistant, 2004-2006

Center of Materials Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

Photo-electrical properties in ZnO and ZnO/ITO heterostructure

Research assistant, 2003-2004

National Key Laboratory of Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Science of Academy, Shenyang, China

Surface modification of TiO2 nano-particles

Memberships: Materials Research Society, American Physics Society, Hong Kong Physical Society

Brief description of the academic achievement

In recent years, Dr. Jinxing Zhang haspublished over 50 high-level journals,including 2 in Nature Nanotechnology, 2 in Nature Materials, 1 in Science, 3 inPhysical Review Letters, 2 in Nature Communications, 1 in Proceedings of National Academy of Science, etc. Jinxing Zhang was also invited to write a review article titled as “Nanoscale phase boundary: a new twist to novel functionalities” in Nanoscale(2012). In recent years, the peer-reviewed papers have been cited over 2500 times. The H-factor is over 20. Jinxing Zhang has been invitedand contributed to many academic talks like Hong Kong Physical Society, AmericanPhysical Society and Materials Research Society, etc. Jinxing Zhang has been honoredas the Outstanding Research Student Award in the 13th Hong Kong Physical Societyconference in 2008, and also honored as the Best Poster Award in the MaterialsResearch Society fall meeting in the US in 2011.

List of publications

  1. Jing Wang, Houbing Huang, Wangqiang He, Qinghua Zhang, Danni Yang, Yuelin Zhang, Renrong Liang, Chuanshou Wang, Xingqiao Ma, Lin Gu, Longqing Chen, Ce-Wen Nan and Jinxing Zhang, "Nanoscale Bandgap Tuning across an Inhomogeneous Ferroelectric Interface", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 9 (29), pp 24704–24710 (2017).
  2. Yan Wei, Xiaoju Mo, Pengchao Zhang, Yingying Li, Jingwen Liao,Yongjun Li, Jinxing Zhang, Chenyun Ning, Shutao Wang, Xuliang Deng and Lei Jiang, "Directing stem cell differentiation via electrochemical reversible switching between nanotubes and nanotips of polypyrrole array", ACS Nano. 11(6), pp 5915-5924 (2017).
  3. Malik Iftikhar Ahmed, Xiaoxing Ke, Xin Liu, Chuanshou Wang, Xueyun Wang,Ullah Rizwan, Chuangye song, Jing Wang and Jinxing Zhang, "Solid State Reaction for the Formation of Spinel MgFe2O4 across Perovskite Oxide Interface", SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy. DOI: 10.1007/s11433-017-9064-0 (2017).
  4. Fei Xue, Yongjun Li, Yijia Gu, Jinxing Zhang, and Longqing Chen, "Strain phase separation: Formation of ferroelastic domain structures", Physical Review B. 94, 220101 (R) (2016).
  5. Lei Chen, Weiyao Zhao, Jing Wang, Guanyin Gao, Jinxing Zhang, Yu Wang, Xiaomin Li, Shixun Cao, Xiaoguang Li, Haosu Luo, and Renkui Zheng, "Semiconductor/Piezoelectrics Hybrid Heterostructures with Highly Effective Gate-Tunable Electrotransport and Magnetic Behaviors", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 8, 26932 (2016).
  6. J. Wang; I.A. Malik; R.R. Liang; W. Huang; R.K. Zheng; Jinxing Zhang*, "Nanoscale control of low-dimensional spin structures in manganites"，Chinese Physics B, Vol. 25, No. 6 (2016) 067504. (invited review).
  7. Chuanshou Wang#, Xiaoxing Ke#, Jianjun Wang#, Renrong Liang, Zhenlin Luo, Yu Tian, Di Yi, Qintong Zhang, Jing Wang, Xiufeng Han, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Long-Qing Chen, Ce-Wen Nan*, Ramamoorthy Ramesh* and Jinxing Zhang*,"Ferroelastic switching in a layered-perovskite thin film", Nature Communications7,10636(2016).
  8. B. Zhang; X.P. Wang; Z.J. Shen; X.B. Li; C.S. Wang; Y.J. Chen; J.X. Li; Jinxing Zhang; Z. Zhang; S.B. Zhang; X.D. Han, "Vacancy Structures and Melting Behavior in Rock-Salt GeSbTe", Scientific Reports6,25453 (2016).
  9. Y.J. Li; J.J. Wang; J.C. Ye; X. Ke; G.Y. Gou; Y. Wei; F. Xue; J. Wang; C.S. Wang; R. Peng; X.L. Deng; Y. Yang; X. Ren; L.Q. Chen; C.W. Nan and Jinxing Zhang*,"Mechanical Switching of Nanoscale Multiferroic Phase Boundaries", Advanced Functional Materials25,3405-3413(2015).
  10. Xiefei Yao, Yuanhua Lin*, Cewen Nan and Jinxing Zhang*, “Magnetoelectric coupling across the interface of multiferroic nanocomposites”, Science China Materials, 58, 143 (2015). (invited review).
  11. Q.X. Zhu; M.M. Yang; M Zheng; R.K. Zheng; L.J. Guo; Y. Wang; Jinxing Zhang; X.M. Li; H.S. Luo; X.G. Li. “Ultrahigh Tunability of Room Temperature Electronic Transport and Ferromagnetism in Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor and PMN-PT Single-Crystal-Based Field Effect Transistors via Electric Charge Mediation”, Advanced Functional Materials, 25, 1111 (2015).
  12. J.M. Hu; T.N. Yang; J.J. Wang; H.B. Huang; Jinxing Zhang; L.Q. Chen; C.W. Nan. “Purely Electric-Field-Driven Perpendicular Magnetization Reversal”, Nano Lett. 15, 1 (2015).
  13. H.M. Qian; Q. Zhao; B.S. Dai; L.J. Guo; Jinxing Zhang; J.J. Liu; J.T. Zhang; HS Zhu. “Oriented attachment of nanoparticles to form micrometer-sized nanosheets/nanobelts by topotactic reaction on rigid/flexible substrates with improved electronic properties”, NPG Asia Materials 7,e152(2015).
  14. J. Wang, L. S. Xie, C. S. Wang, H. Z. Zhang, L. Shu, J. Bai, Y. S. Chai, X. Zhao, J. C. Nie, C. B. Cao, C. Z. Gu, C. M. Xiong, Y. Sun, J. Shi, S. Salahuddin, K. Xia, C. W. Nan and Jinxing Zhang*, “Magnetic domain-wall motion twisted by nanoscale probe-induced spin transfer”, Physical Review B 90, 224407 (2014).
  15. Fengang Zheng, Peng Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Wen Huang, Jinxing Zhang, Mingrong Shen, Wen Dong, Liang Fang, Yongbin Bai, Xiaoqing Shen, Hua Sun and Jianhua Hao, “ Photovoltaic enhancement due to surface-plasmon assisted visible-light absorption at the inartificial surface of lead zirconate–titanate film”, Nanoscale 6, 2915(2014).
  16. W. Tian, G.T. Tan, L. Liu, Jinxing Zhang, B. Winn, T. Hong, J.A. Fernandes-Baca, C.L. Zhang and P.C. Dai, “Influence of doping on the spin dynamics and magnetoelectric effect in hexagonal Y0.7Lu0.3MnO3”, Physical Review B 89, 144417 (2014).
  17. J.J. Wang, J.M. Hu, T.N. Yang, M. Feng, Jinxing Zhang, L.Q. Chen and C.-W. Nan, “Effect of strain on voltage-controlled magnetism in BiFeO3-based heterostructures”, Scientific Reports 4, 4553 (2014).
  18. M.M Yang, X.Q. Zhao, J. Wang, Q.X. Zhu, Jinxing Zhang, X.M. Li, H.S. Luo, X.G. Li and R.K. Zheng, “Intrinsic and quantitative effects of in-plane strain on ferroelectric properties of Mn-doped BiFeO3 epitaxial films by in situ inducing strain in substrates”, Applied Physics Letters104, 052902 (2014).
  19. F.G. Zheng, P. Zhang, X.F. Wang, W. Huang, Jinxing Zhang, M.R. Shen, W. Dong, L. Fang, Y.B. Bai and X.Q. Shen, “Photovoltaic enhancement due to surface-plasmon assisted visible-light absorption at the inartificial surface of lead zirconate-titanate film”, Nanoscale 6, 2915 (2014)
  20. F.G. Zheng, Y. Xin, W. Huang, Jinxing Zhang, X.F. Wang, M.R. Shen, W. Dong, L. Fang, Y.B. Bai and X.Q. Shen, “Above 1% efficiency of a ferroelectric solar cell based on the Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 film”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2, 1363 (2014).
  21. Xiefei Yao and Jinxing Zhang, “Decade of advances in the most desired magnetoelectric multiferroic material——BiFeO3”, Physics 43, 227 (2014) (Invited review in Chinese).
  22. Jinxing Zhang*, Xiaoxing Ke*, Gaoyang Gou, Jan Seidel, Bin Xiang, Pu Yu, Wen-I Liang, Andrew M. Minor, Ying-hao Chu, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo, Xiaobing Ren and Ramamoorthy Ramesh, “A nanoscale shape memory oxide”, Nature Communications, 4, 2768 (2013). Highlighted in “News and Views” of Nature Materials 13, 6 (2014).
  23. Ming Liu*, Jason Hoffman, Jing Wang, Jinxing Zhang*, Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman and Anand Bhattacharya*, “Non-volatile ferroelastic switching of the Verwey transition and resistivity of epitaxial Fe3O4/PMN-PT (011)”, Scientific Reports 3, 1876 (2013).
  24. Jinxing Zhang*, and P. Yu*. “Magnetism ferroelectricy and magnetoelectric coupling of multiferroic BiFeO3”, Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society 07, 905 (2013) (Invited review, In Chinese)
  25. P. Yu* and Jinxing Zhang*, “Emergent phenomena at multiferroic BiFeO3 superstructures”, Progress in Physics 33, 369 (2013) (Invited review, In Chinese)
  26. Jinxing Zhang*, Houren Hu, Wei Lu, Jiyan Dai and Helen Chan, “Nanoscale free-standing magnetoelectric heteropillars”, NANOSCALE 5, 6747 (2013).
  27. J. Miao, K.H. Chew, Jinxing Zhang, Q. Zhan, X.G. Xu and Y. Jiang, “Enhanced fatigue and ferroelectric properties in multiferroic (Ba0.7Sr0.3)TiO3/(Bi1.05La0.05)FeO3 epitaxial heterostructures”, Applied Physics Letters 102, 232902 (2013).
  28. Jian Zhou, Morgan Trassin, Qing He, Nobumichi Tamura, Martin Kunz, Chun Cheng, Jinxing Zhang, Wen-I Liang, Jan Seidel, Cheng-Lun Hsin, Ying-Hao Chu and Junqiao Wu, “Directed Assembly of Nano-Scale Phase Variants in Highly Strained BiFeO3 Thin Films”,J. Appl. Phys.112, 064102 (2012).
  29. J.X.Zhang*, et al., “Nanoscale phase boundary: a new twist for novel functionalities”, Nanoscale(invited)4, 6196 (2012).
  30. P. Yu, W. Luo, D.Yi, J. X. Zhanget al., “Interface electronic reconstruction controlsferroelectric polarization state”, Proceedings of National Academy of Science109, 9711 (2012).
  31. B. Y. Lee, J. X. Zhang, et al., “Virus-based Piezoelectric Energy Generation”, Nature Nanotechnoloy7, 351 (2012).
  32. S. Zhang, J. J. Yang, Y. G. Zhao, S. Rizwan, J. X. Zhang, et al.,“Electric-field control of switchable and non-volatile magnetization inCo40Fe40B20/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.7Ti0.3O3 structure at room temperature”, Physical Review Letters108, 137203 (2012).
  33. J. X. Zhang*, et al., “Microscopic origin of a giant ferroelectric polarization in tetragonal-like BiFeO3”, Physical Review Letters 107, 147602 (2011).
  34. J. X. Zhang*, et al., “Large field-induced strains in a lead-free piezoelectric material”, Nature Nanotechnology 6, 98 (2011).
  35. P. Yu, J. -S. Lee, S. Okamoto, M. D. Rossell, M. Huijben, C. -H. Yang, Q. He, J. X. Zhang, et al., “Interface ferromagnetism and orbital reconstruction in BiFeO3-La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 heterostructures”, Physical Review Letters 105, 027201 (2010).
  36. S. M. Wu, Shane A. Cybart, P. Yu, M. D. Abrodos, J. X. Zhang, et al., “Reversible electric control of exchange bias in a multiferroic field-effect device”, Nature Materials 9, 756 (2010).
  37. S. H. Baek, H. W. Jang, C. M. Folkman, Y. L. Li, B. Winchester, J. X. Zhang, et al.,“Ferroelastic Switching for Nanoscale Nonvolatile Magnetoelectric Devices”,Nature Materials9, 309 (2010).
  38. J.X. Zhang, et al., “Interfacial engineering and coupling of electric and magnetic properties in Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3/CoFe2O4 multiferroic epitaxial multilayers”, Journal of Applied Physics 107, 104105 (2010).
  39. J. X. Zhang, et al. Interfacial engineering and coupling of electric and magnetic properties in Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O-3/CoFe2O4 multiferroic epitaxial multilayers, Journal of Applied Physics 107, 104105 (2010).
  40. R. J. Zeches, M. D. Abrados,J. X. Zhang, et al.,“A strain driven morphotropic phaseboundary in BiFeO3”,Science 326, 977 (2009).
  41. J. X. Zhang, et al.,“The effect of magnetic nanoparticles on the morphology, ferroelectric, and magnetoelectric behaviors of CFO/P(VDF-TrFE) 0-3 nanocomposites”,Journal of Applied Physics105, 054102 (2009).
  42. J.X. Zhang, et al.,“Room temperature magnetic exchange coupling in multiferroic BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 magnetoelectric superlattice”, Journal of Materials Science 44, 1573 (2009).
  43. J.X. Zhang, et al., “Magnetoelectric coupling in CoFe2O4/SrRuO3/ Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 heteroepitaxial thin film structure”, Applied Physics Letters 92, 022901 (2008).
  44. J.X. Zhang, et al.,“A novel nanostructure and multiferroic properties in Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/CoFe2O4 nanocomposite films grown by pulsed laser deposition”,Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41, 235405 (2008).