Zihao Zhang

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

• Zhang, Z., Araki, K. (2022). Near-perfect broadband thermal reflector and transmitter using dielectric high-contrast gratings. Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics Conference (META 2022).

B.S. Thesis

• Zhang, Z. (2010). Experimental evaluation of heat transfer characteristics of silica nanofluid. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Conference Proceeding

• Vallin, M.P., Zhang, R.Z. (2020). Calculation and Variation of Thermoelectric Properties of Phase Transition Materials. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. 84508 V003T03A013.
• Zhang, R.Z. (2018). Near-Field Thermal Radiation between Hyperbolic Topological Insulators. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Journal Article

• Araki, K., Zhang, Z. (2022). Simultaneous solar rejection and infrared emission switching using an integrated dielectrics-on-VO2 metasurface. AIP Advances. 12 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0085111
• Zhang, Z., Araki, K. (2022). Ultralow emittance thermal radiation barrier using a monolithic high-contrast grating Fabry-Pérot coating. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 37 (1) https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T6636
• Blankenship, M.A., Adams, K.D., Zhang, R.Z. (2021). Gradient-index metasurface multilayer for quasioptical coupling of infrared detectors. Optical Engineering. 60 (10) 107102. SPIE.
• Araki, K., Zhang, R.Z. (2021). Mechano-Optical Resonant Emission by Edge Angle Modulation of Wrinkled Graphene on Plasmonic Metal Gratings. Other. 4 (8) 8399--8407. American Chemical Society.
• Zhang, R.Z. (2020). Optical and thermal radiative properties of topological insulator semiconductor multilayers. Other. 253 107133. Pergamon.
• araki, k., Zhang, Z. Plasmon-resonance emission tailoring of “origami” graphene-covered photonic gratings. Optics Express. 28 22791-22802.
• Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z.M. (2017). Validity of Effective Medium Theory in Multilayered Hyperbolic Materials. Other. Pergamon.
• Zhang, Z., Liu, X., Zhang, Z.M. (2015). Modeling the Optical and Radiative Properties of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes in the Infrared Region. Journal of Heat Transfer. 137 (9) 091009. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Zhang, Z., Liu, X., Zhang, Z.M. (2015). Near-field radiation between graphene-covered carbon nanotube arrays. AIP Advances. 5 (5) 053501. AIP Publishing.
• Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z.M. (2015). Negative refraction and self-collimation in the far infrared with aligned carbon nanotube films. Other. 158 91--100. Pergamon.
• Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z.M. (2015). Tunable positive and negative refraction of infrared radiation in graphene-dielectric multilayers. Applied Physics Letters. 107 191112. AIP Publishing LLC.
• Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z. (2014). Near-field radiative heat transfer with doped-silicon nanostructured metamaterials. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 73 389--398. Pergamon.
• Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z. (2013). Near-field thermal radiation between hyperbolic metamaterials: Graphite and carbon nanotubes. Applied Physics Letters. 103 (21) American Institute of Physics.

Poster

• Blankenship, M., Zhang, R.Z. (2019). Near-field radiation in topological insulators with spin-Hall effect. ASME IMECE.
• Vallin, M., Zhang, R.Z. (2019). Thermal Conductivity of 2D SnSe Nanomaterial. ASME SHTC.

Research Report

• Zhang, Z., Liu, X., Zhang, Z.M. (2015). Thermal radiation in graphene-enhanced metamaterials. SPIE: The International Society for Optics and Photonics.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Zhang, Z. (Principal), Kelber, J. (Co-Principal), "Tunable Plasmonic Multispectral Metasurfaces," sponsored by Dept. of Defense, Federal, $799998 Funded. (2023 - 2027).
• Zhang, Z., Kelber, J.A., "Protective Thermal Electro-Chromic Coatings (PROTECC) for Lunar Exploration," sponsored by NASA, Federal, $899999 Funded. (2023 - 2026).
• Neu, J. (Co-Principal), Zhang, Z. (Principal), Kelber, J.A. (Co-Principal), Krokhin, A. (Co-Principal), Choi, T., "High-Contrast Elasto-Metamaterial Photonics for Adaptable and Stable Lasing," sponsored by Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Federal, $4437624 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
• Neu, J., Zhang, Z., Kelber, J.A., Choi, T., Philipose, U., Purvis, R.M., Lin, Y., Xiao, Y., Cui, J., "Conductive-Probe-AFM combined with Terahertz Scattering Near- Field Microscope (c-AFM+THz-SNOM)," sponsored by DOD, Federal, $764981 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
• Zhang, Z., Kelber, J.A., "Adaptive and Protective Transparent Capping of Self-Cooling Thermal Radiative Coatings," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Zhang, Z. (Co-Principal), Jeffry, K. (Co-Principal), "Adaptive and Protective Transparent Capping of Self-Cooling Thermal Radiative Coatings," sponsored by UNT VPIR, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Zhang, Z., "Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Fellowship Program," sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory/Sysplus, Federal, $46872 Funded. (2018 - 2019).

Sponsored Research

• Zhang, Z. (Principal), Kelber, J. (Co-Principal), "Adaptive and Protective Transparent Capping of Cooling Thermal Radiative Coatings," sponsored by College of Engineering/College of Science, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).