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)

801 - 820 of 879 works

2000

Conference Publication

Transmission electron microscopy investigation of semiconductor quantum dots

Liao, XZ, Zou, J and Cockayne, DJH (2000). Transmission electron microscopy investigation of semiconductor quantum dots. 11th International Semiconducting and Insulating Materials Conference (SIMC-XI), Canberra Australia, Jul 03-07, 2000. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/SIM.2000.939230

Transmission electron microscopy investigation of semiconductor quantum dots

2000

Conference Publication

Ion implantation into GaN: Opportunities and problems

Kucheyev, SO, Williams, JS, Jagadish, C, Zou, J, Toth, M, Phillips, MR and Li, G (2000). Ion implantation into GaN: Opportunities and problems. 11th International Semiconducting and Insulating Materials Conference (SIMC-XI), Canberra Australia, Jul 03-07, 2000. NEW YORK: IEEE.

Ion implantation into GaN: Opportunities and problems

2000

Conference Publication

Composition distribution in Ge(Si) islands grown on Si (001) substrate

Zou, J., Liao, X. Z. and Cockayne, D. J. H. (2000). Composition distribution in Ge(Si) islands grown on Si (001) substrate. COMMAD 2002: Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Sydney, Australia, 11-13 December, 2000.

Composition distribution in Ge(Si) islands grown on Si (001) substrate

1999

Journal Article

Strain relaxation by alloying effects in Ge islands grown on Si(001)

Liao, XZ, Zou, J, Cockayne, DJH, Qin, J, Jiang, ZM, Wang, X and Leon, R (1999). Strain relaxation by alloying effects in Ge islands grown on Si(001). Physical Review B, 60 (23), 15605-15608. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.15605

Strain relaxation by alloying effects in Ge islands grown on Si(001)

1999

Journal Article

Inhibited carrier transfer in ensembles of isolated quantum dots

Lobo, C, Leon, R, Marcinkevicius, S, Yang, W, Sercel, PC, Liao, XZ, Zou, J and Cockayne, DJH (1999). Inhibited carrier transfer in ensembles of isolated quantum dots. Physical Review B, 60 (24), 16647-16651. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.16647

Inhibited carrier transfer in ensembles of isolated quantum dots

1999

Conference Publication

Island shape instabilities and surfactant-like effects in the growth of InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots

Leon, R, Lobo, C, Liao, XZ, Zou, J, Cockayne, DJH and Fafard, S (1999). Island shape instabilities and surfactant-like effects in the growth of InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. Symposium on Growth Instabilities and Decomposit ion During Heteroepitaxy at the MRS Fall Meeting, Boston Massachusetts, Dec, 1998. LAUSANNE: Elsevier Sequoia SA. doi: 10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00472-1

Island shape instabilities and surfactant-like effects in the growth of InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots

1999

Journal Article

Spatially resolved luminescence investigation of AlGaAs/GaAs single quantum wires modified by selective implantation and annealing

Liu, X. Q., Lu, W., Li, Z. F., Chen, Y. D., Shen, S. C., Fu, Y., Willander, M., Tan, H. H., Yuan, S., Jagadish, C., Zou, J. and Cockayne, D. J. H. (1999). Spatially resolved luminescence investigation of AlGaAs/GaAs single quantum wires modified by selective implantation and annealing. Applied Physics Letters, 75 (21), 3339-3341. doi: 10.1063/1.125344

Spatially resolved luminescence investigation of AlGaAs/GaAs single quantum wires modified by selective implantation and annealing

1999

Journal Article

Role of implantation-induced defects on the response time of semiconductor saturable absorbers

Tan, H. H., Jagadish, C., Lederer, M. J., Luther-Davies, B., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J. H., Haiml, M., Siegner, U. and Keller, U. (1999). Role of implantation-induced defects on the response time of semiconductor saturable absorbers. Applied Physics Letters, 75 (10), 1437-1439. doi: 10.1063/1.124718

Role of implantation-induced defects on the response time of semiconductor saturable absorbers

1999

Journal Article

Ensemble interactions in strained semiconductor quantum dots

Leon, R, Marcinkevicius, S, Liao, XZ, Zou, J, Cockayne, DJH and Fafard, S (1999). Ensemble interactions in strained semiconductor quantum dots. Physical Review B, 60 (12), R8517-R8520. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.R8517

Ensemble interactions in strained semiconductor quantum dots

1999

Journal Article

Indium segregation and enrichment in coherent InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum dots

Liao, XZ, Zou, J, Cockayne, DJH, Leon, R and Lobo, C (1999). Indium segregation and enrichment in coherent InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum dots. Physical Review Letters, 82 (25), 5148-5151. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.5148

Indium segregation and enrichment in coherent InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum dots

1999

Journal Article

Transmission electron microscopy study of InxGa1-xAs quantum dots on a GaAs(001) substrate

Zou, J, Liao, XZ, Cockayne, DJH and Leon, R (1999). Transmission electron microscopy study of InxGa1-xAs quantum dots on a GaAs(001) substrate. Physical Review B, 59 (19), 12279-12282. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.12279

Transmission electron microscopy study of InxGa1-xAs quantum dots on a GaAs(001) substrate

1999

Journal Article

Dislocation-induced changes in quantum dots: step alignment and radiative emission

Leon, R., Okuno, J. O., Lawton, R. A., Stevens-Kalceff, M., Phillips, M. R., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J. H. and Lobo, C. (1999). Dislocation-induced changes in quantum dots: step alignment and radiative emission. Applied Physics Letters, 74 (16), 2301-2303. doi: 10.1063/1.123831

Dislocation-induced changes in quantum dots: step alignment and radiative emission

1999

Journal Article

Depth profiling of GaN by cathodoluminescence microanalysis

Fleischer, K., Toth, M., Phillips, M. R., Zou, J., Li, G. and Chua, S. J. (1999). Depth profiling of GaN by cathodoluminescence microanalysis. Applied Physics Letters, 74 (8), 1114-1116. doi: 10.1063/1.123460

Depth profiling of GaN by cathodoluminescence microanalysis

1999

Journal Article

Transmission electron microscopy determination of quantum dot profile

Liao, X. Z., Zou, J., Duan, X. F., Cockayne, D. J.H., Leon, R. and Lobo, C. (1999). Transmission electron microscopy determination of quantum dot profile. Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD, 106-108.

Transmission electron microscopy determination of quantum dot profile

1999

Journal Article

Investigation of oval defects in InGaAs/GaAs strained-layer heterostructures using cathodoluminescence and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy

Russell-Harriott, J. J., Moon, A. R., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J H and Usher, B. F. (1999). Investigation of oval defects in InGaAs/GaAs strained-layer heterostructures using cathodoluminescence and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy. Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD, 287-289.

Investigation of oval defects in InGaAs/GaAs strained-layer heterostructures using cathodoluminescence and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy

1999

Journal Article

TEM measurement of Al profiles in interdiffused GaAs/AlGaAs quantum-wells

Zou, J., Cai, D. Q., Cockayne, D. J.H., Yuan, S. and Jagadish, C. (1999). TEM measurement of Al profiles in interdiffused GaAs/AlGaAs quantum-wells. Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD, 358-360.

TEM measurement of Al profiles in interdiffused GaAs/AlGaAs quantum-wells

1999

Conference Publication

Transmission electron microscopy study of InGaAs/GaAs structural evolution near the Stranski-Krastanow transformation

Wellman, J, George, T, Leon, R, Fafard, S, Zou, J and Cockayne, DJH (1999). Transmission electron microscopy study of InGaAs/GaAs structural evolution near the Stranski-Krastanow transformation. Symposium on Epitaxial Growth-Principles and Applications, San Francisco Ca, Apr 05-08, 1999. WARRENDALE: MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY. doi: 10.1557/PROC-570-175

Transmission electron microscopy study of InGaAs/GaAs structural evolution near the Stranski-Krastanow transformation

1999

Journal Article

Nonlinear optical properties of ion-implanted GaAs

Lederer, M. J., Luther-Davies, B., Tan, H. H., Jagadish, C., Haiml, M., Siegner, U., Keller, U. and Zou, J. (1999). Nonlinear optical properties of ion-implanted GaAs. Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Proceedings, COMMAD, 151-153.

Nonlinear optical properties of ion-implanted GaAs

1999

Journal Article

Ion irradiation of GeSi/Si strained-layer heterostructures

Glasko, J. M., Elliman, R. G., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J.H. and Fitz Gerald, J. D. (1999). Ion irradiation of GeSi/Si strained-layer heterostructures. Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings, 540, 55-65.

Ion irradiation of GeSi/Si strained-layer heterostructures

1999

Journal Article

Defects formed during 1 MeV Si ion-irradiation of GeSi/Si strained-layer heterostructures at elevated temperatures

Glasko, J. M., Elliman, R. G., Zou, J., Cockayne, D. J.H. and Fitz Gerald, J. D. (1999). Defects formed during 1 MeV Si ion-irradiation of GeSi/Si strained-layer heterostructures at elevated temperatures. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 148 (1-4), 206-210. doi: 10.1016/S0168-583X(98)00887-8

Defects formed during 1 MeV Si ion-irradiation of GeSi/Si strained-layer heterostructures at elevated temperatures

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

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    A customised triple-beam microscope for precise fabricating/characterising
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    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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