Bio
Dr. Xia’s research is focused on the understanding of basic principles that control mechanical properties and behaviors of materials. He studies polymeric, metallic and ceramic materials in composite and thin film forms, peripheral nerves, and the materials mimicking biological materials such as gecko by combining experiment with theory and computation.
Education
PhD., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, 1990
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, 1987
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 1984
Courses
MTSE 3100: Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory II
MTSE 4500: Internship in Materials Science
MTSE 5100: Fundamental Concepts of Materials Science
Articles
Du, F., Qu, L., Xia, Z., Feng, L., and Dai, L. (2011). Membranes of Vertically-aligned Superlong Carbon Nanotubes. Langmuir, 27(13), 8437-8443.
Kothari, A. K., Hu, S., Xia, Z., Sheldon, B. W., Konca, E. (2012). Enhanced Fracture Toughness in Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Amorphous Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings. Acta Materialia 60(8), 3333-3339.
Li, L., Niu, J. B., Xia, Z. H., Yang, Y. Q., and Liang, J. Y. (2011). Nanotube/matrix interfacial friction and sliding in composites with amorphous carbon matrix. Scripta Materialia, 65(11), 1014-1017.
More Articles
Li, L., Solá, F., Xia, Z. H., and Yang, Y. Q. (2012). Effect of amorphous carbon coatings on the mechanical behavior of silicon carbide nanowires. Journal of Applied Physics, 111(9), 094306-1 - 094306-5.
Ritts, A. C., Yu, Q. S., Li, H., Lombardo, S. J., Han, X., Xia, Z. H., and Lian, J. (2011). Plasma Treated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) for Epoxy Nanocomposites. Polymers, 3(4), 2142-2155.
Smith, C. E., Morscher, G. N., and Xia, Z. H. (2011). Electrical Resistance as a Nondestructive Evaluation Technique for SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites under Creep-Rupture Loading. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 8(2), 298-307.
Sujidkul, T. and Xia, Z. H. (2012). Coupled Thermal-mechanical Modeling of Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymer Composites for Damage Detection. Composites B: Engineering, 43(3), 1631-1636.
Wang, S., Zhang, L., Xia, Z., Roy, A., and Dai, L. (2012). BCN Graphene as Efficient Metal-free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angewandte Chemie, 51(17), 4209-4212.
Zhang, L. P., Niu, J., Xia, Z. H., and Dai, L. M. (2012). Effect of Microstructure of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene on Oxygen Reduction Activity in Fuel Cells. Langmuir, 28(19), 7542-7550.
Zhang, L. P. and Xia, Z. H. (2011). Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Fuel Cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(22), 11170-11176.
Books/Chapters
Xia, Z. H. and Curtin, W.A. (2008). Multiscale Modeling of Tensile Failure in Fiber-Reinforced Composites. Kown, Y., Allen, D. and Talreja, R. (Eds.). Multiscale modeling and simulation of composite materials and structures. Pp. 37-82. Spring Street, New York: Springer.
Conference Papers
Hu, S. H. and Xia, Z.H. (2011). Friction Enhanced Adhesion in Biomimetic Nanostructures. Advances in Heterogeneous Material Mechanics.
Fan, J. H., Zhang, J., Chen, H. B., and Jin, Z. H. (eds), DEStech Publications, Inc. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Heterogeneous Material Mechanics (ICHMM-2011), May 22-26, 2011, Shanghai.
