Overview
Background
Dr Zixi Xie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering and leads a subgroup within the Functional Materials Engineering (FME) Lab. She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Sydney, where she focused on metal-organic frameworks and stimuli-responsive materials, investigating properties of magnetism, negative thermal expansion, and negative linear compressibility.
Her current research explores a wide range of advanced materials, including amorphous and glassy functional membrane materials, light-emitting materials, and piezoelectric materials. These materials are being developed for diverse applications such as gas separation, energy storage, next-generation light-emitting devices, and sensors. Her work aims to combine fundamental material design with application-driven innovation. She was awarded the AINSE Early Career Researcher Grant in recognition of her promising research contributions.
Dr Xie is also actively engaged in research translation and commercialisation. Her innovative work on flexible thin-film lighting devices has received Pathfinder funding from UniQuest to support R&D, raise technology readiness levels (TRL), and advance the commercialisation of next-generation LED technologies. She participated in CSIRO’s ON Prime program to build industry connections and explore market pathways.
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Chemistry, University of Sydney
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Industrialising Metal–Organic Frameworks─Bridging Laboratory Innovation and Future Applications
Xie, Zixi and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Industrialising Metal–Organic Frameworks─Bridging Laboratory Innovation and Future Applications. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 64 (16), 7941-7955. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00579
2025
Journal Article
Deep Blue Emitting Lead Halide Perovskite and Metal-Organic Framework Glass Composites Through Mechanochemistry
Wang, Wupeng, Chai, Milton, Huang, Wengang, Xie, Zixi, Ghasemi, Mehri, Khanikar, Prabal Dweep, Yuan, Fangfang, Xu, Kaijie, Chen, Yuelei, Wen, Xiaoming, Qi, Pengfei, Zhu, Junyong, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Chen, Vicki, Cheetham, Anthony K., Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Deep Blue Emitting Lead Halide Perovskite and Metal-Organic Framework Glass Composites Through Mechanochemistry. Small. doi: 10.1002/smll.202411484
2025
Journal Article
Aggregation suppression and enhanced blue emission of perylene in zinc-based coordination polymer glass
Lee, Jaeho, Xie, Zixi, Huang, Wengang, Chai, Milton, Li, Xuemei, Chan, Bun, Cheng, Huiyuan, He, Dongxu, Han, EQ, Chen, Yuelei, Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Aggregation suppression and enhanced blue emission of perylene in zinc-based coordination polymer glass. Chemical Communications, 61 (17), 3492-3495. doi: 10.1039/d4cc05790b
2025
Journal Article
HOF-Enabled Synthesis of Porous PEDOT as an Improved Electrode Material for Supercapacitor
Zhong, Zihan, Shao, Qingqing, Ni, Baoxin, Wang, Dazhi, Xie, Zixi, Xu, Libang, Mu, Yakui, Wang, Qisen, Wang, Tan, Feng, Yiwen, Hou, Jingwei, Jiang, Kun, Cheetham, Anthony K. and Wang, Tiesheng (2025). HOF-Enabled Synthesis of Porous PEDOT as an Improved Electrode Material for Supercapacitor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17 (10), 15804-15812. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c19109
2024
Journal Article
Advancements in interfacial engineering for perovskite light‐emitting diodes
Lee, Jaeho, Xie, Zixi, Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2024). Advancements in interfacial engineering for perovskite light‐emitting diodes. Chemistry – A European Journal, 30 (32) e202400372, e202400372. doi: 10.1002/chem.202400372
2024
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Effective C4 separation by zeolite metal‐organic framework composite membranes
Ao, De, Yang, Zibo, Chen, Aibing, Sun, Yuxiu, Ye, Mao, Tian, Lei, Cen, Xixi, Xie, Zixi, Du, Juan, Qiao, Zhihua, Cheetham, Anthony K., Hou, Jingwei and Zhong, Chongli (2024). Effective C4 separation by zeolite metal‐organic framework composite membranes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (21) e202401118, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.202401118
2024
Journal Article
Recent membrane separation technology for noble gas recovery
Yu, Shuwen, Lin, Rijia, Xie, Zixi, Chai, Milton, Chen, Ruiqi, Li, Shichun, Shi, Hongwei, Zhang, Keying, Shi, Zhiqiang and Hou, Jingwei (2024). Recent membrane separation technology for noble gas recovery. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 (23), 13605-13622. doi: 10.1039/d4ta00651h
2022
Journal Article
Guest-induced multistep to single-step spin-crossover switching in a 2-D Hofmann-like framework with an amide-appended ligand
Ahmed, Manan, Arachchige, Kasun S. A., Xie, Zixi, Price, Jason R., Cruddas, Jace, Clegg, Jack K., Powell, Benjamin J., Kepert, Cameron J. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2022). Guest-induced multistep to single-step spin-crossover switching in a 2-D Hofmann-like framework with an amide-appended ligand. Inorganic Chemistry, 61 (30), 11667-11674. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01253
2022
Journal Article
Co-existence of five- and six-coordinate iron(ii) species captured in a geometrically strained spin-crossover Hofmann framework
Xu, Luonan, Xie, Zixi, Zenere, Katrina A., Clegg, Jack K., Kenny, Elise, Rijs, Nicole J., Jameson, Guy N. L., Kepert, Cameron J., Powell, Benjamin J. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2022). Co-existence of five- and six-coordinate iron(ii) species captured in a geometrically strained spin-crossover Hofmann framework. Dalton Transactions, 51 (25), 9596-9600. doi: 10.1039/d2dt01371a
2021
Journal Article
Fluorescence enhancement through confined oligomerization in nanochannels: an anthryl oligomer in a metal-organic framework
Wang, Tiesheng, Sabatini, Randy P., Chan, Bun, Hou, Jingwei, Huynh, Vien T., Proschogo, Nicholas, Xie, Zixi, Wang, Tan, Gao, Long, Zhang, Jiaqi, Hawkett, Brian S., Clarke, Ronald J., Kepert, Cameron J., Chen, Vicki, Lakhwani, Girish and D’Alessandro, Deanna M. (2021). Fluorescence enhancement through confined oligomerization in nanochannels: an anthryl oligomer in a metal-organic framework. ACS Materials Letters, 3 (11), 1599-1604. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.1c00332
2021
Journal Article
Hierarchical spin-crossover cooperativity in hybrid 1D chains of FeII-1,2,4-triazole trimers linked by [Au(CN)2]− bridges
Ezzedinloo, Lida, Zenere, Katrina A., Xie, Zixi, Ahmed, Manan, Scottwell, SynØve, Bhadbhade, Mohan, Brand, Helen E. A., Clegg, Jack K., Hua, Carol, Sciortino, Natasha F., Parker, Lachlan C., Powell, Benjamin J., Kepert, Cameron J. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2021). Hierarchical spin-crossover cooperativity in hybrid 1D chains of FeII-1,2,4-triazole trimers linked by [Au(CN)2]− bridges. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (16), 5136-5141. doi: 10.1002/chem.202100358
2021
Journal Article
Spin-crossover 2-D Hofmann frameworks incorporating an amide-functionalized ligand: N-(pyridin-4-yl)benzamide
Ong, Xandria, Ahmed, Manan, Xu, Luonan, Brennan, Ashley T., Hua, Carol, Zenere, Katrina A., Xie, Zixi, Kepert, Cameron J., Powell, Benjamin J. and Neville, Suzanne M. (2021). Spin-crossover 2-D Hofmann frameworks incorporating an amide-functionalized ligand: N-(pyridin-4-yl)benzamide. Chemistry, 3 (1), 360-372. doi: 10.3390/chemistry3010026
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