Emeritus Professor Jin Zou
Emeritus Professor

Jin Zou

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Background

Jin Zou is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (Materials Engineering) and an affiliated Professor in the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland, Australia. Professor Zou earned his Master’s degree from the University of Science and Technology, Beijing in 1985 and PhD from the University of Sydney in 1994. Through his postgraduate studies, Professor Zou was trained as a transmission electron microscopist. After his PhD, he worked in the Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Sydney for 10 years with several Australian fellowships, including an Australian Postdoctoral fellowship and a Queen Elizabeth II fellowship. Professor Zou moved to UQ to take up a teaching-and-research position from July 2003. In 2009, Professor Zou won an inaugural ARC Future Fellowship (FT3 - Professor level). In 2021, Professor Zou became an Emeritus Professor.

Over the years, Professor Zou's research interest has been focused on the understanding of the evolution of advanced, smart and nano-scaled materials and the understanding of fundamental properties of these materials through detailed correlating their fabrication and demonstrated properties with their morphological, structural and chemical characteristics (determined by electron microscopy); and on the formation of high-performance functional nanomaterials and their advanced applications, particular in the fields of energy and environmental protection. So far, Professor Zou published over 750 SCI articles with most of them published in leading international journals, which have attracted over 41,000 citations and led to an H-index of 101.

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Fields of research

Materials engineering

Search Professor Jin Zou’s works on UQ eSpace

879 works between 1986 and 2025
All (879) Journal Article (707) Book Chapter (16) Conference Publication (151) Other Outputs (2) Edited Outputs (3)

201 - 220 of 879 works

2016

Journal Article

Te-doped Cu2Se nanoplates with a high average thermoelectric figure of merit

Yang, Lei, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Han, Guang, Hong, Min, Huang, Liqing and Zou, Jin (2016). Te-doped Cu2Se nanoplates with a high average thermoelectric figure of merit. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4 (23), 9213-9219. doi: 10.1039/c6ta02998a

Te-doped Cu2Se nanoplates with a high average thermoelectric figure of merit

2016

Other Outputs

Development of high-performance bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric nanomaterials through structure manipulating and band engineering

Hong, Min (2016). Development of high-performance bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric nanomaterials through structure manipulating and band engineering. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.347

Development of high-performance bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric nanomaterials through structure manipulating and band engineering

2016

Journal Article

Planar vacancies in Sn1-xBixTe nanoribbons

Zou, Yi-Chao, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Kong, Fantai, Lin, Jing, Drennan, John, Cho, Kyeongjae, Wang, Zhongchang and Zou, Jin (2016). Planar vacancies in Sn1-xBixTe nanoribbons. ACS Nano, 10 (5), 5507-5515. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6b01953

Planar vacancies in Sn1-xBixTe nanoribbons

2016

Journal Article

Enhancing thermoelectric performance of Bi2Te3-based nanostructures through rational structure design

Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yang, Lei and Zou, Jin (2016). Enhancing thermoelectric performance of Bi2Te3-based nanostructures through rational structure design. Nanoscale, 8 (16), 8681-8686. doi: 10.1039/c6nr00719h

Enhancing thermoelectric performance of Bi2Te3-based nanostructures through rational structure design

2016

Journal Article

n-Type Bi2Te3-xSex nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric efficiency driven by wide-frequency phonon scatterings and synergistic carrier scatterings

Hong, Min, Chasapis, Thomas C., Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yang, Lei, Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Snyder, G. Jeffrey and Zou, Jin (2016). n-Type Bi2Te3-xSex nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric efficiency driven by wide-frequency phonon scatterings and synergistic carrier scatterings. ACS Nano, 10 (4), 4719-4727. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6b01156

n-Type Bi2Te3-xSex nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric efficiency driven by wide-frequency phonon scatterings and synergistic carrier scatterings

2016

Journal Article

Deformation mechanisms of bent Si nanowires governed by the sign and magnitude of strain

Wang, Lihua, Kong, Deli, Xin, Tianjiao, Shu, Xinyu, Zheng, Kun, Xiao, Lirong, Sha, Xuechao, Lu, Yan, Zhang, Ze, Han, Xiaodong and Zou, Jin (2016). Deformation mechanisms of bent Si nanowires governed by the sign and magnitude of strain. Applied Physics Letters, 108 (15) 151903, 151903. doi: 10.1063/1.4946855

Deformation mechanisms of bent Si nanowires governed by the sign and magnitude of strain

2016

Journal Article

Fabrication of individual carbon nanotubes and their arrays in a transmission electron microscope

Zheng, Kun, Shao, Ruiwen, Wang, Jiangjing, Liao, Zhiming, Marks, Nigel, Chen, Pingping, Lu, Wei, Han, Xiaodong and Zou, Jin (2016). Fabrication of individual carbon nanotubes and their arrays in a transmission electron microscope. Carbon, 100, 435-440. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.12.029

Fabrication of individual carbon nanotubes and their arrays in a transmission electron microscope

2016

Journal Article

Research update: strain and composition effects on ferromagnetism of Mn0.05Ge0.95 quantum dots

Wang, Liming, Liu, Tao, Jia, Quanjie, Zhang, Zhi, Lin, Dongdong, Chen, Yulu, Fan, Yongliang, Zhong, Zhenyang, Yang, Xinju, Zou, Jin and Jiang, Zuimin (2016). Research update: strain and composition effects on ferromagnetism of Mn0.05Ge0.95 quantum dots. APL Materials, 4 (4) 040701, 040701. doi: 10.1063/1.4945657

Research update: strain and composition effects on ferromagnetism of Mn0.05Ge0.95 quantum dots

2016

Journal Article

Orientation dependence of electromechanical characteristics of defect-free InAs nanowires

Zheng, Kun, Zhang, Zhi, Hu, Yibin, Chen, Pingping, Lu, Wei, Drennan, John, Han, Xiaodong and Zou, Jin (2016). Orientation dependence of electromechanical characteristics of defect-free InAs nanowires. Nano Letters, 16 (3), 1787-1793. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04842

Orientation dependence of electromechanical characteristics of defect-free InAs nanowires

2016

Journal Article

Effect of a high density of stacking faults on the Young's modulus of GaAs nanowires

Chen, Yujie, Burgess, Tim, An, Xianghai, Mai, Yiu-Wing, Tan, H. Hoe, Zou, Jin, Ringer, Simon P., Jagadish, Chennupati and Liao, Xiaozhou (2016). Effect of a high density of stacking faults on the Young's modulus of GaAs nanowires. Nano Letters, 16 (3), 1911-1916. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05095

Effect of a high density of stacking faults on the Young's modulus of GaAs nanowires

2016

Journal Article

Hollow carbon nanospheres with extremely small size as anode material in lithium-ion batteries with outstanding cycling stability

Huang, Qiulai, Wang, Shiliang, Zhang, Yan, Yu, Bowen, Hou, Lizhen, Su, Geng, Ma, Songshan, Zou, Jin and Huang, Han (2016). Hollow carbon nanospheres with extremely small size as anode material in lithium-ion batteries with outstanding cycling stability. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120 (6), 3139-3144. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10455

Hollow carbon nanospheres with extremely small size as anode material in lithium-ion batteries with outstanding cycling stability

2016

Journal Article

BixSb2-xTe3 nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric performance due to sufficiently decoupled electronic transport properties and strong wide-frequency phonon scatterings

Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi G., Yang, Lei and Zou, Jin (2016). BixSb2-xTe3 nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric performance due to sufficiently decoupled electronic transport properties and strong wide-frequency phonon scatterings. Nano Energy, 20, 144-155. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.12.009

BixSb2-xTe3 nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric performance due to sufficiently decoupled electronic transport properties and strong wide-frequency phonon scatterings

2016

Journal Article

Defect-free thin InAs nanowires grown using molecular beam epitaxy

Zhang, Zhi, Chen, Ping-Ping, Lu, Wei and Zou, Jin (2016). Defect-free thin InAs nanowires grown using molecular beam epitaxy. Nanoscale, 8 (3), 1401-1406. doi: 10.1039/c5nr06429e

Defect-free thin InAs nanowires grown using molecular beam epitaxy

2016

Journal Article

Mirror-twin induced bicrystalline InAs nanoleaves

Soo, Mun Teng, Zheng, Kun, Gao, Qiang, Tan, Hank Hoe, Jagadish, Chennupati and Zou, Jin (2016). Mirror-twin induced bicrystalline InAs nanoleaves. Nano Research, 9 (3), 766-773. doi: 10.1007/s12274-015-0955-z

Mirror-twin induced bicrystalline InAs nanoleaves

2016

Journal Article

Temperature-dependent chemical state of the nickel catalyst for the growth of carbon nanofibers

Yu, Bowen, Zhang, Qiankun, Hou, Lizhen, Wang, Shiliang, Song, Min, He, Yuehui, Huang, Han and Zou, Jin (2016). Temperature-dependent chemical state of the nickel catalyst for the growth of carbon nanofibers. Carbon, 96, 904-910. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.10.048

Temperature-dependent chemical state of the nickel catalyst for the growth of carbon nanofibers

2016

Journal Article

Ultrafine porous boron nitride nanofibers synthesized via a freeze-drying and pyrolysis process and their adsorption properties

Lin, Jing, Xu, Lulu, Huang, Yang, Li, Jie, Wang, Weijia, Feng, Congcong, Liu, Zhenya, Xu, Xuewen, Zou, Jin and Tang,Chengchun (2016). Ultrafine porous boron nitride nanofibers synthesized via a freeze-drying and pyrolysis process and their adsorption properties. RSC Advances, 6 (2), 1253-1259. doi: 10.1039/c5ra23426c

Ultrafine porous boron nitride nanofibers synthesized via a freeze-drying and pyrolysis process and their adsorption properties

2016

Journal Article

Co-doped Sb2Te3 paramagnetic nanoplates

Yang, Lei, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Nie, Tianxiao, Han, Guang, Zhang, Zhi, Hong, Min, Wang, Kang L. and Zou, Jin (2016). Co-doped Sb2Te3 paramagnetic nanoplates. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4 (3), 521-525. doi: 10.1039/c5tc03767k

Co-doped Sb2Te3 paramagnetic nanoplates

2016

Book Chapter

Ge1-x Mnx-diluted magnetic semiconductor nanostructures for spintronics

Wang, Yong, Xiu, Faxian, Zou, Jin and Wang, Kang L. (2016). Ge1-x Mnx-diluted magnetic semiconductor nanostructures for spintronics. Mass transport of nanocarriers. (pp. 693-732) edited by Rita Elena Serda. Boca Raton, FL, United States: Pan Stanford Publishing.

Ge1-x Mnx-diluted magnetic semiconductor nanostructures for spintronics

2016

Journal Article

Growth of III-V semiconductor nanowires and their heterostructures

Li, Ang, Zou, Jin and Han, Xiaodong (2016). Growth of III-V semiconductor nanowires and their heterostructures. Science China Materials, 59 (1), 51-91. doi: 10.1007/s40843-016-0119-9

Growth of III-V semiconductor nanowires and their heterostructures

2016

Book Chapter

Layer-structured thermoelectric materials: fundamentals, strategies and progress

Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin (2016). Layer-structured thermoelectric materials: fundamentals, strategies and progress. Two-dimensional nanostructures for energy-related applications. (pp. 23-47) edited by Kuan Yew Cheong. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781315369877

Layer-structured thermoelectric materials: fundamentals, strategies and progress

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Investigation of microstructure characteristics of high-strength cable steels and their effect on torsion
    Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Wearable thermoelectric textiles for portable microelectronics (ARC Linkage Project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    A customised triple-beam microscope for precise fabricating/characterising
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Wearable thermoelectrics for personal heat management (ARC Linkage Project led by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Cost-effective metal selenide materials for solid-state devices (ARC Discovery Project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Ultra-high mobility Dirac semimetal nanostructures for solid state devices (ARC Discovery Project administered by QUT)
    University of Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Imaging in the nano-scale age: terahertz and millimetre wave microanalysis
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Xe-plasma dual beam for advanced future materials (ARC LIEF grant administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Facility for Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Characterizations of inclusions and precipitates in high strength spring steel and investigation of strengthening mechanisms
    Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Understanding the properties of layered nanostructures using in-situ TEM
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Towards high-quality hetero-epitaxial III-V semiconductor nanowires
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    A fast, eco-friendly approach to the fabrication of low cost high performance titanium components
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Development of controllable and durable green concretes through the understanding of feedstock chemistry and geopolymerisation mechanism (ARC Linkage Project administered by USQ)
    University of Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Dual Column-Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope facility for Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A parallel computer facility for modelling and simulation
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Understanding the heating-induced lattice parameter variations of novel In3Se4 and the crystal structures of its magnetic element doped compounds
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Crystal structures of and phase transformations in novel indium selenides
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Novel approach to grain refinement for continuous casting and ingot casting of steels
    Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1 - Dr Jing Lin
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    An integrated system for characterisation of mechanical behaviour of bio- and nanomaterials at micro and nano scales in Queensland (ARC LIEF Grant administered by QUT).
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    National in-situ transmission electron microscope facilities
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    A general platform technology for functional nanocomposites with advanced applications
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2012
    An integrated electrochemical device assembly and testing system
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Scanning electron microscope to house 3-Dimensional Sectioning Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    An integrated system for measuring thermoelectric properties of advanced materials
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Ultra-high resolution and advanced analytical scanning electron microscope facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Developing Light Emitting Diodes on Large Si Wafers for Lighting Applications
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Understanding the role of catalysts in the epitaxial growth of multinary III-V semiconductor nanowires and nanowire heterostructures
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Development of Novel Welding Technique for Metals Using Kinetic Metallization
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Queensland International Fellowship: Towards Novel Applications of Semiconductor Nanostructures
    Queensland International Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Understanding the role of catalysts in the growth of epitaxial semiconductor nanowires and their hierarchical heterostructures
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Synthesis, characterisation, and applications of novel porous materials with complicated structures
    Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research - ISL Australia-China Special Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Fabrication and Testing Facilites for Mono-Dispersed Nanoporous Spheres in Advanced Bio-applications
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Epitaxial growth of Zn-VI/III-N nanowire-based structures for future device applications
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    An Integrated Raman Microscope and in situ STM-TEM Analysis System
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2008
    An Integrated Fabrication and Testing Facility for Applications of Solar Energy Materials
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2008
    High field magnet for materials processing and characterisation (ARC LIEF Administered by University of Wollongong)
    University of Wollongong
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Fabrication and characterization of device quality magnetic tunnel junctions for spintronic devices.
    DEST (Department of Education, Science and Training) Australia-China Special Fund for Scientific and Technological Cooperation
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    A High Resolution Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope for South-East Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    Charge-driven self-assembly of nanocomposites of ionic polymers and oxide nanoparticles
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Controllable Growth Of Semiconductor Quantum Dots For Future Nanoelectronic And Optoelectronic Devices
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006
    National Nanolithography Facility
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Structure of Epitaxial Semiconductor Quantum Dots
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Investigation of Nanostructure and Chemistry of Semiconductor quantum dot/rings
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Characterisation of structural defects in ion-beam processed III-V nitrides
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Investigating the nature of defects and microstructure in ion-beam processed III-V nitrides
    ARC Australian Research Fellowship/QEII F/ship
    Open grant

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Contact Emeritus Professor Jin Zou directly for media enquiries about:

  • Amorphous materials
  • Electron microscopy
  • Functional materials
  • Materials - Amorphous
  • Materials - functional
  • Materials - semiconductor
  • Nanocharacterisation
  • Nanoscience
  • Nanotechnology
  • Semiconducters

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