Yingying Zhang

Yingying ZHANG, Associate Professor

Scientific Profile:

Dr. Zhang received her Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Peking University in 2007. From Jun. 2008 to Jun. 2011, she worked in Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA) as a postdoctoral research associate. She joined the Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics (CNMM) in Tsinghua University as an associate professor in July of 2011.

She has been working on engineering of nanomaterials and nanostructures since she was a PhD student. Her research is mainly in the field of synthesis and applications of carbon nanomaterials. Her research results include: 1) Investigated the effect of catalysts pretreatment on the growth of vertical aligned CNT arrays and realized the controlled growth of spinnable CNT arrays (enabling the drawing of continuous CNT yarns and ribbons from the array); 2) Demonstrated the fabrication and unique properties of composites with aligned CNTs, including transparent stretchable conductor CNT/PDMS film and superconducting CNT/carbides; 3) Investigated Raman spectrum variation and electronic band-gap engineering along axial direction of individual SWNTs induced by substrate-nanotube interaction; 4)Demonstrated the remarkable laser heating effect on suspended SWNTs and the diameter/chirality-dependence of temperature effect on the Raman Radical Breathing Modes of individual SWNTs.

She has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers (with more than 160 citations by June,2011), 10 presentations on international conferences and 3 patents. She also serves as a reviewer for more than 20 international journals, including Nature Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Carbon et al.

Research Interests:

1. Controlled synthesis, assembly, heterostructures and composites of 1D and 2D nanocarbon materials (including single/multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene);
2. Mechanical and electrical properties of nanocarbon materials for nanodevice applications. 

ResearcherID: A-7260-2009

Published Journal Papers:

1) Y.Y. Zhang*, C.J. Sheehan, J.Y. Zhai, G.F Zou, H.M Luo, J. Xiong, Y.T. Zhu, Q.X. Jia*,  “Polymer-embedded carbon nanotube ribbons for stretchable conductors”, Adv. Mater. 22, 3027 (2010).
2) Y.Y. Zhang*, G.F. Zou, S.K. Doorn, H. Htoon, L. Stan, M.E. Hawley, C.J. Sheehan, Y.T. Zhu, Q.X. Jia*, “Tailoring the morphology of carbon nanotube arrays: from spinnable forests to undulating foams”, ACS Nano 3, 2157 (2009).
3) Y.Y. Zhang*, L. Stan, P. Xu, H.L. Wang, S.K. Doorn, H. Htoon, Y.T. Zhu, Q.X. Jia*, “A double-layered carbon nanotube array with super-hydrophobicity”, Carbon 47, 3332 (2009).
4) Y.Y. Zhang, J. Zhang*, H. Son, J. Kong, Z.F. Liu*, “Substrate-induced Raman frequency variation for single-walled carbon nanotubes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 17156 (2005). 
5) Y.Y. Zhang, L.M. Xie, J. Zhang*, Z.Y. Wu, Z.F. Liu*, “Temperature coefficients of Raman frequency of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes”, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 14031 (2007).
6) Y.Y. Zhang, H. Son, J. Zhang*, J. Kong, Z.F. Liu*, “Laser heating effect on Raman spectra of individual suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes”, J. Phys. Chem. C  111, 1988 (2007).
7) Y.Y. Zhang, H. Son, J. Zhang*, M.S. Dresselhaus, J. Kong, Z.F. Liu*, “Raman spectra variation of partially suspended individual single-walled carbon nanotubes”, J. Phys. Chem. C  111, 1983 (2007).
8) Y.Y. Zhang, J. Zhang*, G. Luo, X. Zhou, G.Y. Xie, T. Zhu, Z.F. Liu*, “Fabrication of silicon-based multilevel nanostructures via scanning probe oxidation and anisotropic wet etching”; Nanotechnology 16, 422 (2005).
9) X.L. Li, J. Thompson, Y.Y. Zhang, C. Brady, G.F. Zou, N. Mack, D. Williams, J. Duque, Q.X. Jia, S.K. Doorn, “Efficient Synthesis of Tailored Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes via a Noncovalent Chemical Route” ,Nanoscale, 3, 668-673 (2011)
10) H.B. Zhao, Y.Y. Zhang, P.D. Bradford, Q. Zhou, Q.X. Jia, F.G Yuan*, Y.T. Zhu*, “Carbon Nanotube Yarn Strain Sensors”,Nanotechnology, 21, 305502 (2010).
11) G.F. Zou*, H. Luo, Y.Y. Zhang, J. Xiong, Q.M. Wei, M.J. Zhuo, J.Y. Zhai, H.Y. Wang, D. Williams, N. Li, E. Bauer, X.H. Zhang, T.M. McCleskey, Y.R. Li, A.K. Burrell, Q.X. Jia*,  “A chemical solution approach for superconducting and hard epitaxial NbC films” Chemical Communication, 46, 7837(2010). 
12) G.F. Zou*, M. Jain, H. Yang, Y.Y. Zhang, D. Williams, Q.X. Jia*, “Recyclable and electrically conducting carbon nanotube composite films”, Nanoscale, 2, 418 – 422 (2010).
13) G.Y Xie, J. Zhang, Y.Y. Zhang, Y.Y Zhang, T. Zhu, Z.F. Liu*, “Fabrication of metal suspending nanostructures by nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and isotropic reactive ion etching (RIE)”, Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 1181, (2009).
14) H. Son, G.G. Samsonidze, J. Kong*, Y.Y. Zhang, X.J. Duan, J. Zhang, Z.F. Liu, M.S. Dresselhaus,  “Strain and friction induced by van der Waals interaction in individual single walled carbon nanotubes” , Appl. Phys. Lett. , 90, 253113 (2007).
15) Y. Wu, Z. Zhou, X. Yang, M. Xiao, Q. Luo, J. Zhang, Y.Y. Zhang, Y. Yao, “Fabrication of single-walled carbon-nanotube with metallic electrodes”, Indian J. Pure & Ap. Phy., 45, 368 (2007).
16) G. Luo, G.Y. Xie, Y.Y. Zhang, G.M. Zhang, Y.Y. Zhang, P. Carlberg, T. Zhu*, Z.F. Liu, “Scanning probe lithography for nanoimprinting mould fabrication”; Nanotechnology, 17, 3018 (2006).
17) Y. Wu, Z. Zhou, X. Yang, Y.Y. Zhang, M. Xiao, J. Zhang, J. Li, “Microfabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube one-dimensional unit" IEEE Sensors, 1-3, 896 (2006).
18) L.Y. Jiao, H.J. Gao, G.G. Zhang, G.Y. Xie, X. Zhou, Y.Y. Zhang, Y.Y. Zhang, B. Gao, G. Luo, Z.Y. Wu, T. Zhu, J. Zhang, Z.F. Liu*, S.C. Mu, H.F. Yang, C.Z. Gu, “Fabrication of metallic nanostructures by negative nanoimprint lithography”, Nanotechnology, 16, 2779 (2005).
19) X.C. Yu, R. Zhang, H.L. Peng, Y.Y. Zhang, Z.F. Liu*, “The dependence of threshold voltage on pulse duration for DPA(TCNQ)2”, Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin., 20, 561 (2004).
20) X.C. Yu, R. Zhang, H.L. Peng, Y.Y. Zhang, Z.F. Liu*, “Influence of decomposition temperature on the threshold voltage for a series of charge transfer complexes”, Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin., 20, 565 (2004).
21) X.C. Yu, R. Zhang, H.L. Peng, C.B. Ran, Y.Y. Zhang, Z.F. Liu*,“Thermochemical hole burning on DPA(TCNQ)2 and MEM(TCNQ)2 charge transfer complexes using a scanning tunneling microscope”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 14800 (2004).

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