My research interests involve the synthesis and characterization of various nanomaterials, including lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles, quantum dots, noble metal nanocrystals and magnetic particles.
Selected Publications
Subwavelength Imaging Through Ion-Beam-Induced Upconversion Mi, Z., Zhang, Y. (co-first-author), Vanga, S., Chen, C., Tan, H., Watt, F., Liu, X., Bettiol, A. A. Nature Communications, 6, (2015)
Multicolor Barcoding in a Single Upconversion Crystal Zhang, Y., Zhang, L., Deng, R., Tian, J., Zong, Y., Jin, D., Liu, X Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, 4893, (2014)
Unraveling Epitaxial Habits in NaLnF4 System for Color Multiplexing at the Single-Particle Level Zhang, Y., Huang, L., Liu, X Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2016)
Nanocrystals: Shining a Light on Upconversion Zhang, Y., and Liu, X Nature Nanotechnology, 8, 702, (2013) (This is a research highlight for our collaborator)
Thermal Scanning at Cellular Level by an Optically Trapped Upconverting Fluorescent Particle Rodriguez-Sevilla, P., Zhang, Y., Haro-Gonzalez, P., Sanz-Rodriguez, F., Jaque, F., Sole, J. G., Liu, X., and Jaque, D Advanced Materials, in press, (2015)
Education
2011 - 2015: PhD. in Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professional Profile
Professional Profile
2015 - present: Postdoctoral Fellow, SPERC, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Awards
Awards
2014 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
KAUST Affiliations
● Solar & Photovoltaics Engineering Research Center (SPERC)
● Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)
Research Interests Keywords
NanomaterialsSemiconductor quantum dotsSpectroscopic and Microscopic imaging system
