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

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879 works between 1986 and 2025
All (879) Journal Article (708) Book Chapter (16) Conference Publication (151) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (3)

761 - 780 of 879 works

2002

Journal Article

Determination of Al compositional profiles across AlAs/GaAs heterostructural interface at sub-nanometer spatial resolution by thickness fringe imaging

Cai, DQ, Zou, J, Chen, GB, Lu, W, Chen, XS and Ringer, SP (2002). Determination of Al compositional profiles across AlAs/GaAs heterostructural interface at sub-nanometer spatial resolution by thickness fringe imaging. Scripta Materialia, 47 (4), 279-283. doi: 10.1016/S1359-6462(02)00144-6

Determination of Al compositional profiles across AlAs/GaAs heterostructural interface at sub-nanometer spatial resolution by thickness fringe imaging

2002

Conference Publication

Formation of misfit dislocations form island surface in Ge(Si)/Si quantum dots

Zou, J. (2002). Formation of misfit dislocations form island surface in Ge(Si)/Si quantum dots. COMMAD 2002, Sydney, Australia, 11-13 December, 2002. Piscataway: IEEE.

Formation of misfit dislocations form island surface in Ge(Si)/Si quantum dots

2002

Journal Article

Alloying, elemental enrichment, and interdiffusion during the growth of Ge(Si)/Si(001) quantum dots

Liao, X. Z., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J. H., Wan, J., Jiang, Z. M., Jin, G. and Wang, K. L. (2002). Alloying, elemental enrichment, and interdiffusion during the growth of Ge(Si)/Si(001) quantum dots. Physical Review B, 65 (15), 153306 - 1-153306 - 4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.153306

Alloying, elemental enrichment, and interdiffusion during the growth of Ge(Si)/Si(001) quantum dots

2002

Conference Publication

Atomistic structure changes in monocrystalline silicon during nano-sliding and nano-indentation

Zarudi, I., Zou, J. and Zhang, L. C. (2002). Atomistic structure changes in monocrystalline silicon during nano-sliding and nano-indentation. 10th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology, Bethesda, Washington, USA, 11-13 October, 2002. Online: Foresight Institute.

Atomistic structure changes in monocrystalline silicon during nano-sliding and nano-indentation

2002

Conference Publication

Structural electrical and optical properties of MeV ion implanted InP

Carmody, C., Tan, H. H., Jagadish, C., Zou, J., Dao, L. and Gal, M. (2002). Structural electrical and optical properties of MeV ion implanted InP. Optoelectronic and Microelecttronic Materials and Devices, Sydney, 9 - 113 December, 2002. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/COMMAD.2002.1237296

Structural electrical and optical properties of MeV ion implanted InP

2002

Conference Publication

Strain relaxation in self-assembled Ge(Si)/Si quantum dots

Zou, J., Liao, X. Z. and Cockayne, D. J. H. (2002). Strain relaxation in self-assembled Ge(Si)/Si quantum dots. 15th International Congress on Electron Microscopy, Durban, South Africa, 1-6 September 2002. Onderstepoort, South Africa: Microscopy Society of Southern Africa.

Strain relaxation in self-assembled Ge(Si)/Si quantum dots

2001

Journal Article

Effects of interdiffusion on the band alignment of GeSi dots

Wan, J., Luo, Y. H., Jiang, Z. M., Jin, G., Liu, J. L., Wang, K. L., Liao, X. Z. and Zou, J. (2001). Effects of interdiffusion on the band alignment of GeSi dots. Applied Physics Letters, 79 (13), 1980-1982. doi: 10.1063/1.1405152

Effects of interdiffusion on the band alignment of GeSi dots

2001

Journal Article

Annealing effects on the microstructure of Ge/Si(001) quantum dots

Liao, X. Z., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J. H., Wan, J., Jiang, Z. M., Jin, G. and Wang, K. L. (2001). Annealing effects on the microstructure of Ge/Si(001) quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters, 79 (9), 1258-1260. doi: 10.1063/1.1398615

Annealing effects on the microstructure of Ge/Si(001) quantum dots

2001

Journal Article

Implantation-produced structural damage in InxGa1-xN

Kucheyev, S. O., Williams, J. S., Zou, J., Pearton, S. J. and Nakagawa, Y. (2001). Implantation-produced structural damage in InxGa1-xN. Applied Physics Letters, 79 (5), 602-604. doi: 10.1063/1.1388881

Implantation-produced structural damage in InxGa1-xN

2001

Journal Article

Disordering and anomalous surface erosion of GaN during ion bombardment at elevated temperatures

Kucheyev, S. O., Williams, J. S., Zou, J., Jagadish, C. and Li, G. (2001). Disordering and anomalous surface erosion of GaN during ion bombardment at elevated temperatures. Applied Physics Letters, 78 (10), 1373-1375. doi: 10.1063/1.1347010

Disordering and anomalous surface erosion of GaN during ion bombardment at elevated temperatures

2001

Journal Article

Extracting composition and alloying information of coherent Ge(Si)/Si(001) islands from [001] on-zone bright-field diffraction contrast images

Liao, XZ, Zou, J, Cockayne, DJH, Jiang, ZM and Wang, X (2001). Extracting composition and alloying information of coherent Ge(Si)/Si(001) islands from [001] on-zone bright-field diffraction contrast images. Journal of Applied Physics, 90 (6), 2725-2729. doi: 10.1063/1.1394900

Extracting composition and alloying information of coherent Ge(Si)/Si(001) islands from [001] on-zone bright-field diffraction contrast images

2001

Journal Article

High-dose ion implantation into GaN

Kucheyev, SO, Williams, JS, Zou, J, Jagadish, C and Li, G (2001). High-dose ion implantation into GaN. Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 175, 214-218. doi: 10.1016/S0168-583X(00)00672-8

High-dose ion implantation into GaN

2001

Book Chapter

Transmission electron microscopy investigations of misfit dislocations in lattice mismatched semiconductor heterostructures

Zou, J. and Cockayne, D. J. H. (2001). Transmission electron microscopy investigations of misfit dislocations in lattice mismatched semiconductor heterostructures. Progress in Transmission electron Microscopy 2: Applications in Materials Science. (pp. 247-266) edited by Xiao-Feng Zhang and Ze Zhang. Berlin, Germany: Springer.

Transmission electron microscopy investigations of misfit dislocations in lattice mismatched semiconductor heterostructures

2001

Journal Article

Ion-beam-induced reconstruction of amorphous GaN

Kucheyev, S. O., Williams, J. S., Zou, J., Bradby, J. E., Jagadish, C. and Li, G. (2001). Ion-beam-induced reconstruction of amorphous GaN. Physical Review B, 63 (11), 113202-1-113202-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.63.113202

Ion-beam-induced reconstruction of amorphous GaN

2001

Journal Article

Characterisation of the structure and composition of quantum dots

Cockayne, DJH, Lang, C, Liao, XZ and Zou, J (2001). Characterisation of the structure and composition of quantum dots. Electron Microscopy And Analysis 2001 (168), 425-428.

Characterisation of the structure and composition of quantum dots

2001

Journal Article

Optical transition in infrared photodetector based on V-groove Al0.5Ga0.5As/GaAs multiple quantum wire

Fu, Y, Willander, M, Liu, XQ, Lu, W, Shen, SC, Tan, HH, Jagadish, C, Zou, J and Cockayne, DJH (2001). Optical transition in infrared photodetector based on V-groove Al0.5Ga0.5As/GaAs multiple quantum wire. Journal of Applied Physics, 89 (4), 2351-2356. doi: 10.1063/1.1339857

Optical transition in infrared photodetector based on V-groove Al0.5Ga0.5As/GaAs multiple quantum wire

2001

Journal Article

The effects of ion mass, energy, dose, flux and irradiation temperature on implantation disorder in GaN

Kucheyev, SO, Williams, JS, Zou, J, Jagadish, C and Li, G (2001). The effects of ion mass, energy, dose, flux and irradiation temperature on implantation disorder in GaN. Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 178 (1-4), 209-213. doi: 10.1016/S0168-583X(00)00459-6

The effects of ion mass, energy, dose, flux and irradiation temperature on implantation disorder in GaN

2001

Journal Article

Self-ion-induced swelling of germanium

Stritzker, B, Elliman, RG and Zou, J (2001). Self-ion-induced swelling of germanium. Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms, 175, 193-196. doi: 10.1016/S0168-583X(00)00597-8

Self-ion-induced swelling of germanium

2001

Journal Article

Ge/Si interdiffusion in the GeSi dots and wetting layers

Wan, J, Luo, YH, Jiang, ZM, Jin, G, Liu, JL, Wang, KL, Liao, XZ and Zou, J (2001). Ge/Si interdiffusion in the GeSi dots and wetting layers. Journal of Applied Physics, 90 (8), 4290-4292. doi: 10.1063/1.1403667

Ge/Si interdiffusion in the GeSi dots and wetting layers

2001

Journal Article

The morphology and composition of quantum dots

Cockayne, DJH, Liao, XZ and Zou, J (2001). The morphology and composition of quantum dots. Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials 2001 (169), 77-83.

The morphology and composition of quantum dots

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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