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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Emeritus Professor Jin Zou is:
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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 (708) Book Chapter (16) Conference Publication (151) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (3)

161 - 180 of 879 works

2018

Journal Article

In situ TEM observation of crystal structure transformation in InAs nanowires on atomic scale

Zhang, Zhi, Liu, Nishuang, Li, Luying, Su, Jun, Chen, Ping-Ping, Lu, Wei, Gao, Yihua and Zou, Jin (2018). In situ TEM observation of crystal structure transformation in InAs nanowires on atomic scale. Nano Letters, 18 (10), 6597-6603. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03231

In situ TEM observation of crystal structure transformation in InAs nanowires on atomic scale

2018

Book Chapter

High-performance thermoelectric materials for solar energy application

Yang, Lei, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin (2018). High-performance thermoelectric materials for solar energy application. Emerging materials for energy conversion and storage. (pp. 3-38) edited by Kuan Yew Cheong, Giuliana Impellizzeri and Mariana Amorim Fraga. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813794-9.00001-6

High-performance thermoelectric materials for solar energy application

2018

Journal Article

Achieving high Figure of Merit in p-type polycrystalline Sn0.98Se via self-doping and anisotropy-strengthening

Shi, Xiaolei, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Liu, Weidi, Yang, Lei, Hong, Min, Moshwan, Raza, Huang, Liqing and Zou, Jin (2018). Achieving high Figure of Merit in p-type polycrystalline Sn0.98Se via self-doping and anisotropy-strengthening. Energy Storage Materials, 10, 130-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2017.08.014

Achieving high Figure of Merit in p-type polycrystalline Sn0.98Se via self-doping and anisotropy-strengthening

2017

Journal Article

Mechanically driven grain boundary formation in nickel nanowires

Wang, Lihua, Kong, Deli, Zhang, Yin, Xiao, Lirong, Lu, Yan, Chen, Zhigang, Zhang, Ze, Zou, Jin, Zhu, Ting and Han, Xiaodong (2017). Mechanically driven grain boundary formation in nickel nanowires. ACS Nano, 11 (12), 12500-12508. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06605

Mechanically driven grain boundary formation in nickel nanowires

2017

Journal Article

Reducing electric current and energy consumption of spark plasma sintering via punch configuration design

Huang, Liqing, Qian, Ma, Lu, Haibo, Sun, Yong, Wang, Lihua and Zou, Jin (2017). Reducing electric current and energy consumption of spark plasma sintering via punch configuration design. Ceramics International, 43 (18), 17225-17228. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.09.048

Reducing electric current and energy consumption of spark plasma sintering via punch configuration design

2017

Journal Article

Erratum to: Wafer-scale two-dimensional ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy (npj 2D Materials and Applications, (2017), 1, 1, (30), 10.1038/s41699-017-0033-3)

Liu, Shanshan, Yuan, Xiang, Zou, Yichao, Sheng, Yu, Huang, Ce, Zhang, Enze, Ling, Jiwei, Liu, Yanwen, Wang, Weiyi, Zhang, Cheng, Zou, Jin, Wang, Kaiyou and Xiu, Faxian (2017). Erratum to: Wafer-scale two-dimensional ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy (npj 2D Materials and Applications, (2017), 1, 1, (30), 10.1038/s41699-017-0033-3). npj 2D Materials and Applications, 1 (1) 37. doi: 10.1038/s41699-017-0039-x

Erratum to: Wafer-scale two-dimensional ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy (npj 2D Materials and Applications, (2017), 1, 1, (30), 10.1038/s41699-017-0033-3)

2017

Journal Article

Self-Assembly Growth of In-Rich InGaAs Core-Shell Structured Nanowires with Remarkable Near-Infrared Photoresponsivity

Zhou, Chen, Zhang, Xu-Tao, Zheng, Kun, Chen, Ping-Ping, Lu, Wei and Zou, Jin (2017). Self-Assembly Growth of In-Rich InGaAs Core-Shell Structured Nanowires with Remarkable Near-Infrared Photoresponsivity. Nano Letters, 17 (12) acs.nanolett.9b00803, 7824-7830. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04039

Self-Assembly Growth of In-Rich InGaAs Core-Shell Structured Nanowires with Remarkable Near-Infrared Photoresponsivity

2017

Journal Article

A thermodynamic structural model of graphene oxide

Luo, Haining, Auchterlonie, Graeme and Zou, Jin (2017). A thermodynamic structural model of graphene oxide. Journal of Applied Physics, 122 (14) 145101, 145101. doi: 10.1063/1.4991967

A thermodynamic structural model of graphene oxide

2017

Journal Article

Unexpected formation of a hierarchical structure in ternary InGaAs nanowires via "one-pot" growth

Zhou, Chen, Zheng, Kun, Chen, Ping-Ping, Lu, Wei and Zou, Jin (2017). Unexpected formation of a hierarchical structure in ternary InGaAs nanowires via "one-pot" growth. Nanoscale, 9 (43), 16960-16967. doi: 10.1039/c7nr04606e

Unexpected formation of a hierarchical structure in ternary InGaAs nanowires via "one-pot" growth

2017

Journal Article

Superconductivity and magnetotransport of single-crystalline NbSe2 nanoplates grown by chemical vapour deposition

Zou, Yi-Chao, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Zhang, Enze, Xiu, Faxian, Matsumura, Syo, Yang, Lei, Hong, Min and Zou, Jin (2017). Superconductivity and magnetotransport of single-crystalline NbSe2 nanoplates grown by chemical vapour deposition. Nanoscale, 9 (43), 16591-16595. doi: 10.1039/c7nr06617a

Superconductivity and magnetotransport of single-crystalline NbSe2 nanoplates grown by chemical vapour deposition

2017

Journal Article

High-tensile-strength and ductile novel Ti-Fe-N-B alloys reinforced with TiB nanowires

Huang, Liqing, Qian, Ma, Wang, Lihua , Chen, Zhi-Gang, Shi, Zhiming, Nguyen, Van and Zou, Jin (2017). High-tensile-strength and ductile novel Ti-Fe-N-B alloys reinforced with TiB nanowires. Materials Science and Engineering A, 708, 285-290. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2017.09.136

High-tensile-strength and ductile novel Ti-Fe-N-B alloys reinforced with TiB nanowires

2017

Journal Article

Eco-friendly SnTe thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenges

Moshwan, Raza, Yang, Lei, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2017). Eco-friendly SnTe thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenges. Advanced Function Materials, 27 (43) 1703278, 1703278. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201703278

Eco-friendly SnTe thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenges

2017

Journal Article

Wafer-scale two-dimensional ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 thin films were grown by molecular beam epitaxy

Liu, Shanshan, Yuan, Xiang, Zhou, Yichao, Sheng, Yu, Huang, Ce, Zhang, Enze, Ling, Jiwei, Liu, Yanwen, Wang, Weiyi, Zhang, Cheng, Zou, Jin, Wang, Kaiyou and Xiu, Faxian (2017). Wafer-scale two-dimensional ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 thin films were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. n p j 2D Materials and Applications, 1 (1) 30, 1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41699-017-0033-3

Wafer-scale two-dimensional ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2 thin films were grown by molecular beam epitaxy

2017

Journal Article

Flower-like C@SnOX@C hollow nanostructures with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage

Wang, Yijia, Jiao, Zheng, Wu, Minghong, Zheng, Kun, Zhang, Hongwei, Zou, Jin, Yu, Chengzhong and Zhang, Haijiao (2017). Flower-like C@SnOX@C hollow nanostructures with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage. Nano Research, 10 (9), 2966-2976. doi: 10.1007/s12274-017-1507-5

Flower-like C@SnOX@C hollow nanostructures with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium storage

2017

Journal Article

High tensile-strength and ductile titanium matrix composites strengthened by TiB nanowires

Huang, Liqing, Wang, Lihua, Qian, Ma and Zou, Jin (2017). High tensile-strength and ductile titanium matrix composites strengthened by TiB nanowires. Scripta Materialia, 141, 133-137. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.08.007

High tensile-strength and ductile titanium matrix composites strengthened by TiB nanowires

2017

Journal Article

Plastic deformation through dislocation saturation in ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals and its in situ atomistic mechanisms

Wang, Lihua, Teng, Jiao, Sha, Xuechao, Zou, Jin, Zhang, Ze and Han, Xiaodong (2017). Plastic deformation through dislocation saturation in ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals and its in situ atomistic mechanisms. Nano Letters, 17 (8), 4733-4739. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01416

Plastic deformation through dislocation saturation in ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals and its in situ atomistic mechanisms

2017

Journal Article

Surfactant-free fabrication of fullerene C60 nanotubules under shear

Vimalanathan, Kasturi, Shrestha, Rekha Goswami, Zhang, Zhi, Zou, Jin, Nakayama, Tomonobu and Raston, Colin L. (2017). Surfactant-free fabrication of fullerene C60 nanotubules under shear. Angewandte Chemie, 56 (29), 8398-8401. doi: 10.1002/anie.201608673

Surfactant-free fabrication of fullerene C60 nanotubules under shear

2017

Journal Article

Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of SnSe1-xTex nanoplates through band engineering

Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yang, Lei, Chasapis, Thomas C., Kang, Stephen Dongmin, Zou, Yichao, Auchterlonie, Graeme John, Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Snyder, G. Jeffrey and Zou, Jin (2017). Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of SnSe1-xTex nanoplates through band engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (21), 10713-10721. doi: 10.1039/c7ta02677c

Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of SnSe1-xTex nanoplates through band engineering

2017

Journal Article

In situ observation of stress induced grain boundary migration in nanocrystalline gold

Wang, Lihua, Xin, Tianjiao, Kong, Deli, Shu, Xinyu, Chen, Yanhui , Zhou, Hao, Teng, Jiao, Zhang, Ze, Zou, Jin and Han, Xiaodong (2017). In situ observation of stress induced grain boundary migration in nanocrystalline gold. Scripta Materialia, 134, 95-99. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.03.003

In situ observation of stress induced grain boundary migration in nanocrystalline gold

2017

Journal Article

Phase purification of GaAs nanowires by prolonging the growth duration in MBE

Zhou, Chen, Zheng, Kun, Liao, Zhi-Ming, Chen, Ping-Ping, Lu, Wei and Zou, Jin (2017). Phase purification of GaAs nanowires by prolonging the growth duration in MBE. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5 (21), 5257-5262. doi: 10.1039/c6tc05209f

Phase purification of GaAs nanowires by prolonging the growth duration in MBE

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

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