Faculty Profile

Zhenhai Xia

Title
Professor
Department
Materials Science and Engineering
College
College of Engineering

    

Education

PhD, Northwestern Polytechnic University, 1990.
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
MS, Northwestern Polytechnic University, 1987.
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
BS, Hefei University of Technology, 1984.
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Current Scheduled Teaching*

No current or future courses scheduled.

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

MTSE 4040.009, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 5710.001, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 5710.618, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2021 SPOT
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2021
MTSE 5950.014, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021
MTSE 6900.014, Special Problems, Spring 2021
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Fall 2020
MTSE 3090.005, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 6910.014, Special Problems, Fall 2020
MTSE 5900.014, Special Problems in Materials Research, Fall 2020
MTSE 3040.003, Transport Phenomena in Materials, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 4040.009, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MTSE 5710.001, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MTSE 5710.618, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2020
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020
MTSE 4020.015, Materials in Medicine, Spring 2020
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019
MTSE 3090.005, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 3090.006, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 3090.007, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 3040.003, Transport Phenomena in Materials, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 2019
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2019
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Spring 2019
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Fall 2018
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Fall 2018
MTSE 3090.005, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 3090.007, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2018 SPOT
MTSE 3040.003, Transport Phenomena in Materials, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 4040.009, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 5710.001, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2018 SPOT
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2018
MTSE 6900.014, Special Problems, Spring 2018
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Fall 2017
MTSE 3090.005, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 3090.007, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 6900.014, Special Problems, Fall 2017
MTSE 3040.003, Transport Phenomena in Materials, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 4040.009, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2017
MTSE 6900.014, Special Problems, Spring 2017
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016
MTSE 3090.005, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2016 SPOT
MTSE 3090.007, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I, Fall 2016 SPOT
MTSE 5800.003, Special Studies in Materials Science, Fall 2016 SPOT
MTSE 3040.003, Transport Phenomena in Materials, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 4040.009, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2016
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Spring 2016
MTSE 6940.214, Individual Research, Spring 2016
MTSE 3100.011, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 4900.014, Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering, Spring 2016
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Fall 2015
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Fall 2015
MTSE 6940.214, Individual Research, Fall 2015
MTSE 5800.003, Special Studies in Materials Science, Fall 2015 SPOT
MTSE 3040.003, Transport Phenomena in Materials, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MTSE 4900.014, Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering, Summer 10W 2015
MTSE 4040.009, Computational Materials Science, Spring 2015 Syllabus
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2015
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Spring 2015
MTSE 6940.214, Individual Research, Spring 2015
MTSE 3100.011, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014
MTSE 5100.011, Fundamental Concepts of Materials Science, Fall 2014
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014
MTSE 3100.011, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory II, Spring 2014
MTSE 6950.014, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013
MTSE 5100.011, Fundamental Concepts of Materials Science, Fall 2013
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Fall 2013
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Fall 2013
MTSE 6940.214, Individual Research, Fall 2013
MTSE 4900.014, Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering, Summer 10W 2013
MTSE 5400.002, Advanced Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Spring 2013
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2013
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Spring 2013
MTSE 6940.214, Individual Research, Spring 2013
MTSE 3100.011, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory II, Spring 2013 Syllabus
MTSE 6900.014, Special Problems, Spring 2013
MTSE 5100.011, Fundamental Concepts of Materials Science, Fall 2012
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Fall 2012
MTSE 6940.114, Individual Research, Fall 2012
MTSE 6940.214, Individual Research, Fall 2012
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2012
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Spring 2012
MTSE 3100.011, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory II, Spring 2012 Syllabus
MTSE 5100.011, Fundamental Concepts of Materials Science, Fall 2011
MTSE 4900.014, Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering, Fall 2011
MTSE 6940.014, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2011

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book
Xia, Z. (2016). Biomimetic Principles and Design of Advanced Engineering Materials. 320. Wiley.
Book Chapter
Zhao, Z., Zhang, L., Lin, C., Xia, Z. (2018). Design principles for heteroatom-doped carbon materials as metal-free catalysts. Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts. Wiley.
Li, L., Xia, Z. (2017). Role of Interfaces in Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites. Advance to Ceramic matrix composites, Second Edition. Elsevier.
Conference Proceeding
Lin, C., Zhang, D., Gong, L., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2019). Computational screening and design principles of COF materials as high-performance catalysts for clean energy conversion. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 258, .
Zhang, Q., Scrafford, K., Li, M., Cao, Z., Xia, Z., Ajayan, P., Wei, B. (2015). New charge storage mechanism in graphene oxide based solid state capacitors. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 249, .
Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2013). Theoretical study of nitrogen boron co-doped graphene as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for fuel cell. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 245, .
Xia, Z. (2011). Friction Enhanced Adhesion in Biomimetic Nanostructures.
Editorial Material
Xia, Z., Xiang, Z. (2020). Editorial: Catalysts for Clean Energy Conversion and Storage. Other. 7, .
Xia, Z., Li, C. M., Dai, L. (2019). Controlled Surface Elemental Distribution Enhances Catalytic Activity and Stability. Other. 1(6), 1447-1449.
Xia, Z. (2016). Guiding principles. Nature Energy. 1, 1-2.
Journal Article
Wei, Z., He, J., Yang, Y., Xia, Z., Feng, Y., Ma, J. (2021). Fe, V-co-doped C2N for electrocatalytic N-2-to-NH3 conversion. Other. 53, 303-308.
Sadeghilaridjani, M., Yang, Y. C., Hasannaeimi, V., Mahajan, C., Jha, S., Pole, M., Xia, Z., Mukherjee, S. (2021). Multiscale Manufacturing of Amorphous Alloys by a Facile Electrodeposition Approach and Their Property Dependence on the Local Atomic Order. Other. 13(7), 9260--9271. American Chemical Society.
Yang, Y., Xia, Z., Mukherjee, S. (2021). Unraveling the Structural Statistics and Its Relationship with Mechanical Properties in Metallic Glasses. Nano Letters. 21(21), 9108--9114. American Chemical Society.
Ma, J., Zhi, Q., Gong, L., Shen, Y., Sun, D., Guo, Y., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2020). A universal descriptor based on p(z)-orbitals for the catalytic activity of multi-doped carbon bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution. Nanoscale. 12(37), 19375-19382.
Li, L., Xia, Z., Yang, Y., Yuan, M. N. (2020). Atomistic simulations on nanoimprinting of copper by aligned carbon nanotube arrays under a high-frequency mechanical vibration. Nanotechnology. 31(4), .
Gong, L., Wang, X., Zheng, T., Liu, J., Wang, J., Yang, Y., Zhang, J., Han, X., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2020). Catalytic mechanism and design principle of coordinately unsaturated single metal atom-doped covalent triazine frameworks with high activity and selectivity for CO2 electroreduction. Other. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ta10875h
Zhang, Y., Xia, Z., Liu, F., Qin, Z., Lu, X. (2020). Controllable growth of two-dimensional iron carbide in steels under accumulation deformation. Micron. 132, .
Yang, H., Wang, X., Zheng, T., Cuello, N. C., Goenaga, G., Zawodzinski, T. A., Tian, H., Wright, J. T., Meulenberg, R. W., Wang, X., Xia, Z., Ma, S. (2020). CrN-Encapsulated Hollow Cr-N-C Capsules Boosting Oxygen Reduction Catalysis in PEMFC. Other. 208-218. Chinese Chemical Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.020.202000645
Liu, C., Yang, Y., Xia, Z. (2020). Deformation mechanism in Al0.1CoCrFeNi sigma 3(111)[11 & x304;0] high entropy alloys - molecular dynamics simulations. RSC Advances. 10(46), 27688-27696.
Gao, Y., Zhang, J., Li, N., Han, X., Luo, X., Xie, K., Wei, B., Xia, Z. (2020). Design principles of pseudocapacitive carbon anode materials for ultrafast sodium and potassium-ion batteries. Other. 8(16), 7756-7764.
Ma, J., Li, P., Lin, X., Huang, Y., Zhong, Y., Zhang, L., Sun, X., Zhou, D., Lin, W., Xia, Z. (2020). Electronic coupling strategy to boost water oxidation efficiency based on the modelling of trimetallic hydroxides Ni1-x-yFexCry (OH)(2): From theory to experiment. Other. 402, .
Gao, Y., Zhang, J., Luo, X., Wan, Y., Zhao, Z., Han, X., Xia, Z. (2020). Energy density-enhancement mechanism and design principles for heteroatom-doped carbon supercapacitors. Other. 72, .
Gong, L., Zhang, D., Shen, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Han, X., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2020). Enhancing both selectivity and activity of CO2 conversion by breaking scaling relations with bimetallic active sites anchored in covalent organic frameworks. Journal of Catalysis. 390, 126-134.
Dong, X., Zhang, R., Tian, Y., Ramos, M. A., Hu, T. S., Wang, Z., Zhao, H., Zhang, L., Wan, Y., Xia, Z., Xu, Q. (2020). Functionally Graded Gecko Setae and the Biomimics with Robust Adhesion and Durability. Other. 2(7), 2658-2666.
Zhu, X., Zhang, D., Chen, C., Zhang, Q., Liu, R., Xia, Z., Dai, L., Amal, R., Lu, X. (2020). Harnessing the interplay of Fe-Ni atom pairs embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. Other. 71, .
Hu, C., Gong, L., Xiao, Y., Yuan, Y., Bedford, N. M., Xia, Z., Ma, L., Wu, T., Lin, Y., Connell, J. W., Shahbazian-Yassar, R., Lu, J., Amine, K., Dai, L. (2020). High-Performance, Long-Life, Rechargeable Li-CO2 Batteries based on a 3D Holey Graphene Cathode Implanted with Single Iron Atoms. Advanced Materials. 32(16), .
Wang, W. Y., Gan, B., Lin, D., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Tang, B., Kou, H., Shang, S., Wang, Y., Gao, X., Song, H., Hui, X., Kecskes, L. J., Xia, Z., Dahmen, K. A., Liaw, P. K., Li, J., Liu, Z. (2020). High-throughput investigations of configurational-transformation-dominated serrations in CuZr/Cu nanolaminates. Journal of Materials Science & Technology. 53, 192-199.
Gao, Y., Zhang, L., Xia, Z., Li, C. M., Dai, L. (2020). Hole-punching for enhancing electrocatalytic activities of 2D graphene electrodes: Less is more. Journal of Chemical Physics. 153(7), .
Hasannaeimi, V., Lin, C., Xia, Z., Mukherjee, S. (2020). Hydrogen oxidation reaction response of noble-metal based bulk metallic glasses. Electrochimica Acta. 353, .
Wang, X., Yang, C., Li, J., Chen, X., Yang, K., Yu, X., Lin, D., Zhang, Q., Wang, S., Wang, J., Xia, Z., Jin, H. (2020). Insights of Heteroatoms Doping-Enhanced Bifunctionalities on Carbon Based Energy Storage and Conversion. Advanced Functional Materials.
Xiong, Y., Ma, Y., Zou, L., Han, S., Chen, H., Wang, S., Gu, M., Shen, Y., Zhang, L., Xia, Z., Li, J., Yang, H. (2020). N-doping induced tensile-strained Pt nanoparticles ensuring an excellent durability of the oxygen reduction reaction. Journal of Catalysis. 382, 247-255.
Cui, C., Gao, Y., Li, J., Yang, C., Liu, M., Jin, H., Xia, Z., Dai, L., Lei, Y., Wang, J., Wang, S. (2020). Origins of Boosted Charge Storage on Heteroatom-Doped Carbons. Other. 59(20), 7928-7933.
Zhang, M., Fan, H., Gao, Y., Zhao, N., Wang, C., Ma, J., Ma, L., Yadav, A. K., Wang, W., Lee, Wee Siang Vincent,, Xiong, T., Xue, J., Xia, Z. (2020). Preaddition of Cations to Electrolytes for Aqueous 2.2 V High Voltage Hybrid Supercapacitor with Superlong Cycling Life and Its Energy Storage Mechanism. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(15), 17659-17668.
Li, N., Zhang, K., Xie, K., Wei, W., Gao, Y., Bai, M., Gao, Y., Hou, Q., Shen, C., Xia, Z., Wei, B. (2020). Reduced-Graphene-Oxide-Guided Directional Growth of Planar Lithium Layers. Advanced Materials. 32(7), .
Wang, L., Song, B., Li, Y., Gong, L., Jiang, X., Wang, M., Lu, S., Hao, X., Xia, Z., Zhang, Y., Hla, S. W., Li, X. (2020). Self-Assembly of Metallo-Supramolecules under Kinetic or Thermodynamic Control: Characterization of Positional Isomers Using Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(21), 9809-9817.
Xia, Z. (2020). Tailoring nanoprecipitates for ultra-strong high-entropy alloys via machine learning and prestrain aging. Journal of Materials Science & Technology. 69, 156-167.
Daiyan, R., Zhu, X., Tong, Z., Gong, L., Razmjou, A., Liu, R., Xia, Z., Lu, X., Dai, L., Amal, R. (2020). Transforming active sites in nickel-nitrogen-carbon catalysts for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO. Other. 78, .
Hasannaeimi, V., Wang, X., Salloom, R., Xia, Z., Schroers, J., Mukherjee, S. (2020). Nanomanufacturing of Non-Noble Amorphous Alloys for Electrocatalysis. Other. 3(12), 12099-12107. American Chemical Society (ACS). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02221
Zhang, D., Gong, L., Ma, J., Wang, X., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2020). Disperse Multimetal Atom-Doped Carbon as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions: Design Strategies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(50), 27387-27395. American Chemical Society (ACS). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08692
Yang, Y. C., Liu, C., Lin, C. Y., Xia, Z. (2020). Core effect of local atomic configuration and design principles in Al<inf>x</inf>CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys. Scripta Materialia. 178, 181-186. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85075071654
Li, M., Li, W., Cai, W., Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Street, J., Ong, W., Xia, Z., Xu, Q. (2019). A self-healing hydrogel with pressure sensitive photoluminescence for remote force measurement and healing assessment. Materials Horizons. 6(4), 703-710.
Li, L., Xia, Z., Yang, Y., Yuan, M. N. (2019). Atomistic simulations on nanoimprinting of copper by aligned carbon nanotube arrays under a high-frequency mechanical vibration. Nanotechnology. 31(4), .
Zhu, Y., Zhang, D., Gong, L., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2019). Catalytic Activity Origin and Design Principles of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution. Other. 6, .
Gong, L., Zhang, D., Lin, C., Zhu, Y., Shen, Y., Zhang, J., Han, X., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2019). Catalytic Mechanisms and Design Principles for Single-Atom Catalysts in Highly Efficient CO2 Conversion. Other. 9(44), .
Zhu, Y., Gong, L., Zhang, D., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Dai, L., Xia, Z. (2019). Catalytic origin and universal descriptors of heteroatom-doped photocatalysts for solar fuel production. Other. 63, .
Ma, J., Gong, L., Shen, Y., Sun, D., Liu, B., Zhang, J., Liu, D., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2019). Detrimental Effects and Prevention of Acidic Electrolytes on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalytic Performance of Heteroatom-Doped Graphene Catalysts. Other. 6, .
Zhang, D., Zhang, J., Gong, L., Zhu, Y., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2019). Graphene-covered transition metal halide molecules as efficient and durable electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(41), 23094-23101.
Zhang, L., Lin, C., Zhang, D., Gong, L., Zhu, Y., Zhao, Z., Xu, Q., Li, H., Xia, Z. (2019). Guiding Principles for Designing Highly Efficient Metal-Free Carbon Catalysts. Advanced Materials. 31(13), .
Wan, Y., Gao, Y., Xia, Z. (2019). Highly Switchable Adhesion of N-Doped Graphene Interfaces for Robust Micromanipulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(5), 5544-5553.
Xu, Q., Xu, M., Lin, C., Zhao, Q., Zhang, R., Dong, X., Zhang, Y., Tian, S., Tian, Y., Xia, Z. (2019). Metal Coordination-Mediated Functional Grading and Self-Healing in Mussel Byssus Cuticle. Other.
Liu, X., Sha, G., Wu, Q., Liang, Y., Huang, J., Jin, K., Xue, Y., Wang, B., Wang, L., Wang, L., Wang, F., Fan, Q., Xia, Z. (2019). Phase stability of an high-entropy Al-Cr-Fe-Ni-V alloy with exceptional mechanical properties: First-principles and APT investigations. Computational Materials Science. 170, .
Wan, Y., Gao, Y., Wang, J., Yang, Y., Xia, Z. (2019). Rapid Water Harvesting and Nonthermal Drying in Humid Air by N-Doped Graphene Micropads. Langmuir. 35(38), 12389-12399.
Zhao, Z., D'Souza, J., Chen, F., Xia, Z. (2019). Rational design of efficient transition metal core-shell electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. RSC Advances. 9(1), 536-542.
An, Y. R., Fan, X. L., Wang, S. Y., Luo, Z. F., Hu, Y., Xia, Z. H. (2019). Pmma-XO (X = C, Si, Ge) monolayer as promising anchoring materials for lithium-sulfur battery: A first-principles study. Nanotechnology. 30(8), . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85059438177
Li, N., Zhang, K., Xie, K., Wei, W., Gao, Y., Bai, M., Gao, Y., Hou, Q., Shen, C., Xia, Z., Wei, B. (2019). Reduced-Graphene-Oxide-Guided Directional Growth of Planar Lithium Layers. Advanced Materials. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85076926320
Guo, J., Lin, C., Xia, Z., Xiang, Z. (2018). A Pyrolysis-Free Covalent Organic Polymer for Oxygen Reduction. Other. 57(38), 12567-12572.
Gao, Y., Wan, Y., Wei, B., Xia, Z. (2018). Capacitive Enhancement Mechanisms and Design Principles of High-Performance Graphene Oxide-Based All-Solid-State Supercapacitors. Advanced Functional Materials. 28(17), .
Zhao, Z., Lin, C., Tang, J., Xia, Z. (2018). Catalytic mechanism and design principles for heteroatom-doped graphene catalysts in dye-sensitized solar cells. Other. 49, 193-199.
Lin, C., Zhang, J., Xia, Z. (2018). Coordination-Dependent Catalytic Activity and Design Principles of Metal-Organic Frameworks as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Clean Energy Conversion. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(1), 214-221.
Lin, C., Zhang, D., Zhao, Z., Xia, Z. (2018). Covalent Organic Framework Electrocatalysts for Clean Energy Conversion. Advanced Materials. 30(5), .
Kang, Q., Jiang, H., Zhang, Y., Xu, Z., Li, H., Xia, Z. (2018). Effect of various Ca content on microstructure and fracture toughness of extruded Mg-2Zn alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 742, 1019-1030.
Zhang, N., Chen, F., Liu, D., Xia, Z. (2018). Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution at a Low Overpotential on (220)-Textured Ag Surface. 1, 4385-4394.
Pu, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, D., Zhou, Z., Ding, S., Xia, Z., Li, M. (2018). First-principles screening visible-light active delafossite ABO(2) structures for photocatalytic application. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(36), 17271-17282.
Guo, J., Lin, C., Xia, Z., Xiang, Z. (2018). Guiding Principles for Designing Highly Efficient Metal‐Free Carbon Catalysts. Advanced Materials. 1805252.
Xu, Q., Su, R., Chen, Y., Xia, Z. (2018). Metal Charge Transfer Doped Carbon Dots with Reversibly Switchable, Ultra-High Quantum Yield Photoluminescence. 1, 1886-1893.
Liu, D., Liu, Y., Zhou, Z., Ding, S., Xia, Z., Li, M. (2018). New Theoretical Strategy for the Correlation of Oxygen Evolution Performance and Metal Catalysts Adsorption at BiVO4 Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(44), 25195-25203.
Wan, Y., Xia, Z. (2018). Self-Cleaning and Controlled Adhesion of Gecko Feet and Their Bioinspired Micromanipulators. MRS Advances. 3(29), 1641-1646.
Xu, Q., Wu, X., Wang, Z., Hu, T., Luo, Y., Street, J., Xia, Z. (2018). Temperature-induced tunable adhesion of gecko setae/spatulae and their biomimics. 5, 25879-25893. Denton:.
Li, M., Xu, Q., Wu, X., Li, W., Lan, W., Heng, L., Street, J., Xia, Z. (2018). Tough Reversible Adhesion Properties of a Dry Self-Cleaning Biomimetic Surface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(31), 26787-26794.
Zhanga, N., Chen, F., Wu, X., Wanga, Q., Qaseema, ., Xia, Z. (2017). Activity origin of core–shell and alloy AgCu bimetallic nanoparticles for oxygen reduction reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 5, 7043-7054.
Qaseem, 5., Chen, F., Wu, X., Zhang, N., Xia, Z. (2017). Ag, Co/graphene interactions and its effect on electrocatalytic oxygen reduction in alkaline media. 370, 1–13. Denton:.
Yin, Q., Wang, Z., Mishra, R. S., Xia, Z. (2017). Atomic simulations of twist grain boundary structures and deformation behaviors in aluminum. AIP Advances. 7(1), 015040. AIP Publishing.
Lin, 1., Zhang,, ., Zhao, ., Xia, . (2017). Covalent Organic Framework Electrocatalysts for Clean Energy Conversion. Advanced Materials. 29, 1703646.
Tao, ., Li, C., Dou, S., Feng, S., Chen, D., Liu, ., Huo, J., Xia, Z., Wang, S. (2017). Creating Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Sites in Metal-Organic-Frameworks as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Insights into the Active Centers. 41, 417-425.
Lin, ., Zhang, L., Zhao, Z., Xia, Z. (2017). Design Principles for Covalent Organic Frameworks as Efficient Electrocatalysts in Clean Energy Conversion and Green Oxidizer Production. Advanced Materials. 29, 1606635.
Wan, Y., Xia, Z. (2017). Dynamic Effect of Graphene Adhesion and Gecko-inspired Graphene Micromanipulators. MRS Advances.
Liu, ., Zhao, ., Wang, ., Dou, ., Yan, D., Liu, D., Xia, Z., Wang, . (2017). In-situ Exfoliated Edge-rich, Oxygen-functionalized Graphene from Carbon Fibers for Oxygen Electrocatalysis,. Advanced Materials. 29, 1606209.
Li, ., Dang, N., Jiang, ., Xia, . (2017). Influence of Temperature on the Texture Distribution in Two-phase Region Hot Deformation of Grain-oriented Silicon Steel. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 26, 5439-5445.
Li, ., Dang, N., Jiang, H., Xia, Z. (2017). Mechanism of Texture and Precipitates Evolution in CGO Silicon Steel During High-Temperature Annealing Process. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 26, 5432-5438.
Jiang, H., Zeng, S., Tian, ., Wu, B., Zhao, ., Xia, . (2017). Microstructural Evolution and Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of β-γ TiAl-based Alloy during Hot Compression Process. Advanced Engineering Materials. 19, 1600546.
Li, ., Yang, ., xia, Z., Luo, X., Jin, N., Gao, Y., Liu, G. (2017). Molecular dynamic simulation of nanocrystal formation and tensile deformation of TiAl alloy.. RSC Advances. 7, 48315–48323.
Li, Z., Jiang, H., Xia, Z. (2017). Precipitation and Microstructural Evolution of Second Phase Particles in Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel with Cu Content. Journal of Materials Engineering. (12), .
Zhang, N., Chen, F., Wu, X., Wang, Q., Qaseem, A., Xia, Z. (2017). The activity origin of core-shell and alloy AgCu bimetallic nanoparticles for the oxygen reduction reaction. Other. 5(15), 7043-7054.
Xu, Q., Zhang, W., Dong, ., Sreeprasad, ., Xia, Z. (2016). Biomimetic self-cleaning surfaces: synthesis, mechanism and applications.. Journal of Royal Society Interface. 13, 20160300.
Shen, A., Xia, W., Zhang, L., Dou, S., Xia, Z., Wang, S. (2016). Charge Transfer Induced Activity of Graphene for Oxygen Reduction. Nanotechnology. 27, 185402.
Zhao, Z., Xia, Z. (2016). Design Principles for Dual-Element-Doped Carbon Nanomaterials as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions,. ACS Catalysis. 6, 1553-1558.
Zhao, Z., Zhang, L., Xia, Z. (2016). Electron Transfer and Catalytic Mechanism of Organic Molecule-Adsorbed Graphene Nanoribbons as Efficient Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions. 120, 2166–2175.
Sun, ., Luo, X., Yang, Y., Xia, Z., Zhang, R., Lou, J., Xue, J. (2016). Evaluation on the interfacial fracture toughness of fiber-reinforced titanium matrix composites by push out test. Composite Interfaces. 7, 557-569.
Cen, ., Yao, Y., Xu, Q., Xia, . (2016). Fabrication of TiO2–graphene composite for the enhanced performance of lithium batteries. RSC Advances. 6, 66971-66977.
Xia, Z. (2016). Hydrogen evolution: guiding principles. Nature Energy. 1, 16155.
Zhao, Z., Xia, Z. (2016). Interactions between Dopants in Dual-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons as Metal-Free Bifunctional Catalysts for Fuel Cell and Metal-Air Batteries. MRS Advances. 1, 421-425.
Luo, H., LI, H., Xia, Z., Chu, Y., Zheng, J., hou, Z., Fu, Q. (2016). Novel insights into L-cysteine adsorption on transition metal doped graphene: influences of the dopant and the vacancy. RSC Advances. 6, 29830-29839.
Zhao, J., Cabrera, C. R., Xia, Z., Chen, Z. (2016). Single -sided fluorine–functionalized graphene: a metal–free electrocatalyst with high efficiency for oxygen reduction reaction. Carbon. 104, 56-63.
Sheng Ouyang, S., Yang, Y., Han, ., Xia, ., Huang, ., Luo, ., Zhao, ., Chen, Y. (2016). Structure of A–C type intervariant interface in non-modulated martensite in a Ni–Mn–Ga alloy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8, 16985–16996.
Chun-Yu Lin, ., Zhao, ., Niu, ., Xia, . (2016). Synthesis, Properties and Applications of 3D Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Junctions. Journal of Physics D.: Applied Physics. 49, 443001.
Niu, J., Xia, Z. (2016). Template-Directed Growth and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Junctions with Nano-Fillets: Molecular Dynamic Simulation. RSC Advances. 6, 56077–56082.
Zhang, W., Li, ., Chen, A., Li, L., Zhu, Y., Xia, ., Lu, ., Boullay, P., Wu, L., Zhang, X. 9., Wang, H. (2016). Two-Dimensional Layered Oxide Structures Tailored by Self-Assembled Layer Stacking via Interfacial Strain. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8, 16845–16851.
Zhang, J., Zhao, Z., Xia, Z., Dai, L. (2015). A metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions. Nature Nanotechnology. 10, 444–452.
Xia, Z. (2015). Bioinspired catalysts for energy conversion in fuel cells, metal-air batteries and water splitting. Science Letters. 4, 190.
zhang, J., Xia, Z., Dai, L. (2015). Carbon-based electrocatalysts for advanced energy conversion and storage. Science Advances. 1, e1500564.
Zhao, Z., Li, M., Zhang, L., Dai, L., Xia, Z. (2015). Design Principles for Heteroatom-doped Carbon Nanomaterials as Highly-efficient Catalysts for Fuel Cells and Metal–air Batteries. Advanced Materials. 27, 6834–6840.
Zhao, Z., Li, ., Zhang, L., Dai, L., Xia, Z. (2015). Design Principles for Heteroatom-doped Carbon Nanomaterials as Highly-efficient Catalysts for Fuel Cells and Metal–air Batteries. Advanced Materials. 27, 6834–6840.
LI, L., Xia, Z., Yang, Y., Han, M. (2015). Molecular dynamics study on tensile behavior of SiC nanofiber/C/SiC nanocomposites. Acta Physica Sinica. 67, 117101.
Xue, Y., Ding, Y., Niu, J., Xia, Z., Roy, A., Chen, H., Qu, J., Wang, Z. L., Dai, L. (2015). Rationally designed graphene-nanotube 3D architectures with a seamless nodal junction for efficient energy conversion and storage. Science Advances. 1(8), .
Xue, Y., Niu, J., Xia, Z., Roy, A., Chen, H., Wang, Z., Dai, L. (2015). Rationally designed graphene-nanotube 3D architectures with a seamless nodal junction for energy storage and conversion. Science Advances. 1, 1400198.
Xu, Q., Wan, ., Hu, S., Liu, T., Tao, D., Niewiarowski, P. H., Liu, Y., Dai, L., Yang, Y., Xia, Z. (2015). Robust Self-cleaning and Micromanipulation Capabilities of Gecko Spatulae and their Bio-mimics. Nature Communications. 6, 8949.
Zhang, L., Xu, Q., Niu, J., Xia, Z. (2015). Role of Lattice Defects in Catalytic Activities of Graphene Clusters for Fuel Cells. Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics. 17, 16733—16743.
Q., Liu, ., Gao, C., Wei, ., Zhou, H., Xia, Z. (2015). Synthesis, mechanistic investigation, and application of photoluminescent sulfur and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 3, 9885-9893.
Ouyang, S., Yang, Y., Han, ., Xia, Z., Zhao, G., Zhang, Z. (2015). Twin relationships between nanotwins inside A-C type variant pair in Ni-Mn-Ga alloy. Acta Materialia. 84, 484-496.
3. (2014). Anomalous Capacitive Behaviors of Graphene Oxide Based Solid State Supercapacitors. 14, 1938–1943.
3. (2014). Catalytic Mechanisms of Sulfur-Doped Graphene as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts for Fuel Cells. 118, 3545–3553.
2. (2014). Correlating Electrical Resistance Change with Mechanical Damage in Woven SiC/SiC Composites: Experiment and Modeling. 97, 2936–2942.
2. (2014). Dynamic Adhesion Forces between Microparticles and Substrates in Water. 30, 11103–11109.
3. (2014). Fracture and toughening mechanisms in SiC nanofiber reinforced SiC matrix nanocomposites with amorphous carbon coatings. 83, 255–260.
2. (2014). Growth Mechanisms and Mechanical Properties of 3D Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Junctions: Molecular Dynamic Simulations. RSC Advances. 4, 33848–33854.
3. (2014). Growth of Junctions in 3D Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Nanostructures: A Quantum Mechanical Molecular Dynamic Study. Carbon. 67, .
3. (2014). Interfacial Energy and Friction between Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Matrix. 21, 393-401.
3. (2014). N-doped Graphene as Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution Reactions: Theoretical Considerations. 314, 66–72.
2. (2014). Strain and structure heterogeneity in MoS2 atomic layers grown by chemical vapour deposition. Nature Communications. 5, 5246.
Niu, J., Li, M., Choi, W., Dai, L., Xia, Z. (2014). Growth of junctions in 3D carbon nanotube-graphene nanostructures: A quantum mechanical molecular dynamic study. Carbon. 67, 627-634. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2013.10.036
Xia, Z. (2013). Advanced Gecko-Foot-Mimetic Dry Adhesives Based on Carbon Nanotubes.
Xia, Z. (2013). Development of CVD Ti-containing films.
Xu, Q., Li, M., Niu, J., Xia, Z. (2013). Dynamic Enhancement in Adhesion Forces of Microparticles on Substrates. Langmuir. 29(45), 13743-13749.
Xia, Z. (2013). Dynamic Enhancement of Microparticles on Adhesion Forces.
Xia, Z. (2013). Edge-selectively sulfurized graphene nanoplatelets as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction : contribution from ele c tron spin.
Jeon, I., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., Choi, H., Seo, J., Xia, Z., Dai, L., Baek, J. (2013). Edge-Selectively Sulfurized Graphene Nanoplatelets as Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: The Electron Spin Effect. Advanced Materials. 25(42), 6138-6145.
Jeon, I., Choi, H., Choi, M., Seo, J., Jung, S., Kim, M., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., Xia, Z., Dai, L., Park, N., Baek, J. (2013). Facile, scalable synthesis of edge-halogenated graphene nanoplatelets as efficient metal-free eletrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. Scientific Reports. 3, .
Xia, Z. (2013). Growth of Junctions in 3D Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Nanostructures: A Quantum Mechanical Molecular Dynamic Study.
Xia, Z. (2013). Heating Induced Microstructural Changes in Graphene/Cu Nanocomposites.
Ma, Z., Hu, S., Tan, J. S., Myer, C., Njus, N. M., Xia, Z. (2013). In vitro and in vivo mechanical properties of human ulnar and median nerves. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 101(9), 2718-2725.
Xia, Z. (2013). In vitro and in-vivo Mechanical Behaviors of Human Peripheral Nerves.
Xia, Z. (2013). Interfacial Energy and Friction between Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Matrix, Mechanics of advanced materials and structures.
Xia, Z. (2013). scalable synthesis of edge- halogenated graphene nanoplatelets as efficient metal-free eletrocatalyst s for oxygen reduction reaction.
Xia, Z. (2013). Wavelet Denoising in Electrical Resistance Based Damage Detection of Carbon Fiber Composite Materials.
Xia, Z. (2013). Wettability of Nano-textured Metallic Glass Surfaces.
Arora, H. S., Xu, Q., Xia, Z., Ho, Y., Dahotre, N. B., Schroers, J., Mukherjee, S. (2013). Wettability of nanotextured metallic glass surfaces. Scripta Materialia. 69(10), 732-735.
Arora, H. S., Xu, Q., Xia, Z., Ho, Y., Dahotre, N. B., Schroers, J., Mukherjee, S. (2013). Wettability of nanotextured metallic glass surfaces. Scripta Materialia. 69(10), 732--735. Pergamon.
Xia, Z. (2012). BCN Graphene as Efficient Metal-free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Xia, Z. (2012). Coupled Thermal-mechanical Modeling of Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymer Composites for Damage Detection.
Xia, Z. (2012). Dynamic Self-Cleaning of Gecko Setae via Digital Hyperextension.
Xia, Z. (2012). Effect of amorphous carbon coatings on the mechanical behavior of silicon carbide nanowires.
Xia, Z. (2012). Effect of Microstructure of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene on Oxygen Reduction Activity in Fuel Cells.
Xia, Z. (2012). Enhanced Fracture Toughness in Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Amorphous Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings.
Xia, Z. (2012). Friction Reduction in Nanoimprinting by a High-frequency Vibration Perturbation.
Xia, Z. (2012). Gregory N. Morscher, Modeling of Electromechanical Behavior of Woven SiC/SiC Composites.
Xia, Z. (2012). Measurement of Interfacial Energy and Friction between Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Matrix by a Micro-pullout Test.
Xia, Z. (2012). Modeling of push-out test for interfacial fracture toughness of fiber-reinforced composites.
Xia, Z. (2012). Rational Design and Nanofabrication of Gecko Inspired Dry Adhesives.
Xia, Z. (2012). Sticky yet Clean - The secrets of gecko adhesive system.
Xia, Z. (2012). Strong Adhesion and Friction Coupling in Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Dry Adhesive Applications.
Xia, Z. (2012). Transmission electron microscopy of single wall carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites: A first-principles study.
Xia, Z. (2011). Dynamic Self-Cleaning of Gecko Setae via Digital Hyperextension.
Xia, Z. (2011). Effect of amorphous carbon coatings on the mechanical behavior of silicon carbide nanowires.
Xia, Z. (2011). Effect of Microstructure of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene on Oxygen Reduction Activity in Fuel Cells.
Xia, Z. (2011). Electrical Resistance as a Nondestructive Evaluation Technique for SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites under Creep-Rupture Loading.
Xia, Z. (2011). Friction Reduction in Nanoimprinting by a High-frequency Vibration Perturbation.
Xia, Z. (2011). Interfacial Frictional Adhesion Enhancement in Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube Structures for Biomimetic Dry Adhesives.
Xia, Z. (2011). Measurement of Interfacial Energy and Friction between Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Matrix by a Micro-pullout Test.
Xia, Z. (2011). Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Fuel Cells.
Xia, Z. (2011). Membranes of Vertically-aligned Superlong Carbon Nanotubes.
Xia, Z. (2011). Nanotube/matrix interfacial friction and sliding in composites with amorphous carbon matrix.
Xia, Z. (2011). Plasma Treated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) for Epoxy Nanocomposites.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract
Dahotre, N. (Co-Principal), Mishra, R. S. (Principal), Reidy, R. F. (Co-Principal), Young, M. L. (Co-Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Scharf, T. W. (Co-Principal), Srivilliputhur, S. G. (Co-Principal), Du, J. (Co-Principal), Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Co-Principal), Voevodin, A. A. (Co-Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology: A Mechanisms-based Approach to Designing Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," Sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory, Federal, $2000000 Funded. (March 21, 2018March 20, 2020).
Mishra, R. S. (Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Dahotre, N. B. (Co-Principal), Du, J. (Co-Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Co-Principal), Reidy, R. F. (Co-Principal), Scharf, T. W. (Co-Principal), Srivilliputhur, S. G. (Co-Principal), Verbeck, G. F. (Co-Principal), Voevodin, A. A. (Co-Principal), Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), Young, M. L. (Co-Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology: A Mechanisms-based Approach to Designing Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," Sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory - ARL, Federal, $1000000 Funded. (March 21, 2018March 20, 2020).
Mishra, R. S. (Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Co-Principal), Reidy, R. F. (Co-Principal), Scharf, T. W. (Co-Principal), Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), Young, M. L. (Co-Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology Materials Development, Characterization and Computational Modeling Activities; You do not have access to modify this field.Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology Materials Development, Characterization and Computational Modeling Activities," Sponsored by ARL subcontract through Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education; You do not have access to modify this field.ARL subcontract through Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Federal, $2197537 Funded. (September 29, 2017September 28, 2018).
Mishra, R. S. (Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Co-Principal), Reidy, R. F. (Co-Principal), Scharf, T. W. (Co-Principal), Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), Young, M. L. (Co-Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology Materials Development, Characterization and Computational Modeling Activities," Sponsored by ARL subcontract through Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Federal, $3754970 Funded. (September 29, 2016September 28, 2017).
Grant - Research
Mukherjee, S. (Principal), Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "GOALI: Friction Joining of Bulk Metallic Glasses and Their Composites (NSF award# 1762545)," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $469296 Funded. (20182024).
Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "Nanomanufacturing of Hierarchical Metallic Glasses as High-performance Electrocatalysts," Federal, $378717 Funded. (July 2016August 2022).
Xia, Z. (Principal), "Electromechanics of Bioinspired Switchable-Surface Nanocomposites," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $398335 Funded. (September 2017August 2021).
Mukherjee, S. (Principal), Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "Nanomanufacturing Of Metallic Glasses," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $216000 Funded. (20162019).
xia, z. (Supporting), "Acquisition of a Computer Cluster for the Computational Chemistry Program at the University of North Texas," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $400000 Funded. (20152018).
Xia, Z. (Principal), "REU Supplement: Nanomanufacturing of High-Performance Graphene-Based Catalytic Electrodes for Renewable Energy," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $5000 Funded. (20152018).
Xia, Z. (Principal), "Nanomanufacturing of High-Performance Graphene-Based Catalytic Electrodes for Renewable Energy," Sponsored by NSF CMMI-1363123, Federal, $212314 Funded. (20142018).
Scharf, T. W., Mishra, R. S., Banerjee, R., Mukherjee, S., Reidy, R. F., Xia, Z., Young, M. L., "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology Materials Development, Characterization and Computational Modeling Activitie," Sponsored by Temple University, University of North Texas, $3754970.00 Funded. (20162017).
Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "Tunable 3D Nanotube Architectures," Sponsored by DoD MURI, Federal, $7500000 Funded. (November 2011November 2017).
Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "Cold Spray Coatings," Sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory, Federal, $100000 Funded. (2015September 2017).
Xia, Z. (Principal), "REU Supplement: Multifunctional Nanocomposites with Reversible Switch and Controlled Release Surfaces," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $5000 Funded. (20152016).
Xia, Z. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Multifunctional Nanocomposites with Reversible Switch and Controlled Release Surfaces," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $369000 Funded. (20132016).
Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "AIR (Technology Translation) Low-cost, Metal-free, Carbon-based Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for Highly-efficient Fuel Cells," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $150000 Funded. (20132015).
Xia, Z. (Principal), "Integrated Studies on the Interfaces in Nanocomposites and Nanoimprinting," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $6000 Funded. (20122014).
Xia, Z. (Co-Principal), "The Mechanistic Study on N-doped Carbon Nanomaterials as Highly Efficient Cathode for Fuel Cells," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $420000 Funded. (20102013).
Grant - Teaching
Xia, Z. (Principal), Du, J. (Co-Principal), Andrey, V. (Co-Principal), "Strengthening Research Collaboration and Student Exchange with Top University and Material Programs in China," Sponsored by UNT International, University of North Texas, $13000 Funded. (August 2016September 2017).
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    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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