Biograhpy

Xinshu graduated with a Bachelor degree in Material Science and Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2015, then took a joint Master program in Optical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China and the China Academy of Engineering Physics in the next 3 years. During 2018–2022, he worked as a PhD candidate in the School of Material Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. After that, he moved to work as a PhD researcher in the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Education

2022.02~Current

Doctor of Structural Engineering, Department of Structural Engineering of Norwegain University of Science and Technology

PhD Topic: Preparation and Application of Multifunctional Anti-icing and Anti-hydrate Surfaces

2018.09~2022.01

Doctor of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

PhD Topic: Preparation and Application of Cr-based MAX ceramics and 2D MXene Materials

2015.09~2018.06

Master degree in Optical Engineering, Joint educational program with University of Science and Technology of China and China Academy of Engineering Physics

Master Thesis: Structural Control and Properties of Multifunctional Coatings

2011.09~2015.06 Bachelor Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Undergraduate Project: Research of the reinforced particle motion during selective laser melting process of aluminum matrix composites by finite volume method（3D Print）

Publications

1. X. Zou, C. Tao, et al., One-step sol-gel preparation of ultralow-refractive-index porous coatings with mulberry-like hollow silica nanostructures, Surf. Coat. Technol, 341 (2018) 57-63.

2. X. Zou, C. Tao, et al., Rational design and fabrication of highly transparent, flexible, and thermally stable superhydrophobic coatings from raspberry-like hollow silica nanoparticles, Appl. Surf. Sci, 440 (2018) 700-711.

3. X Zou, et al., Structure and mechanical properties of nanostructured Rhombohedral Cr5Al8, Mater. Charact, 172 (2020) 110862.

4. X Zou, et al., A simple approach to synthesis Cr2CTx MXene for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction, Mater. Today. Energy, 20 (2021) 100668.

5.Zou X, Zhang Z, Song S, et al. High strength and plasticity in Cr-Al-C composite, Mater Sci. Engin: A, 835 (2022) 142684.

6. X Zou, G Zhou, Y Wan, B Li, B Jiang, H Yan, F Wang, Designing multifunctional silica coatings for enhanced broadband antireflection and microfiber contamination sensing, Chemical Engineering Journal 473, 145234.

7. K. Reddy, X. Zou, Influence of heating rate on formation of nanostructured tungsten carbides during thermo-chemical processing, Adv. Powder Technol, 32 (2021), 121-130.

8. C. Tao, X. Zou, et al., Fabrication of robust, self-cleaning, broadband TiO2-SiO2 double-layer antireflective coatings with closed-pore structure through a surface sol-gel process, J. Alloys Compd, 747 (2018) 43-49.

9. Tao C, Zou X, et al. A hydrophobic ultralow refractive-index silica coating towards double-layer broadband antireflective coating with exceptionally high vacuum stability and laser-induced damage threshold, Colloids Surf., A, 563 (2019) 340-349.

10. C. Tao, X. Zou, et al., Ultralow-refractive-index optical thin films built from shape-tunable hollow silica nanomaterials, Opt. Lett, 43 (2018) 1802-1805.

11. C, Tao, K. Yang, X. Zou, et al., Double-layer tri-wavelength hydrophobic antireflective coatings derived from methylated silica nanoparticles and hybrid silica nanoparticles, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol, 86 (2018) 285-292.

12. F. Yang, J. Zhu, X. Zou, et al., Three-dimensional TiO2/SiO2 composite aerogel films via atomic layer deposition with enhanced H2S gas sensing performance, Ceram. Int, 44 (2018) 1078-1085.

13. H Wang, S Song, X Zou, et al. Photomechanical effect leading to extraordinary ductility in covalent semiconductors, Physical Review B, 100 (2019): 094110.

14. Y. Li, H. Yan, K. Yang, C. Yao, Z. Wang, X. Zou, et al., Surface molecular structure defects and laser-induced damage threshold of fused silica during a manufacturing process, Sci. Rep, 7 (2017) 178170.

15. Y. Li, H. Yan, K. Yang, C. Yao, Z. Wang, C. Yan, X. Zou, et al., Improvement of laser damage thresholds of fused silica by ultrasonic-assisted hydrofluoric acid etching, Chin. Phys. B, 26 (2017) 510-514.

16. L. Niu, G. Zhou, X. Miao, X. Yuan, R. Kumar, H. Liu, Y. Jiang, X. Zou et al., Micro/Nanofiber with hollow silica nanoparticles thin-film for airborne molecular contaminants real-time sensing, Adv. Condens. Matter Phys, (2018).

17. Xu H, Zhang X, Xie T, et al. Li+ assisted fast and stable Mg2+ reversible storage in cobalt sulfide cathodes for high performance magnesium/lithium hybrid-ion batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 46 (2022) 583-593.

Skills

I am familiar with the operation of equipment that was used to characterize structure and properties in my daily research work such as STEM, HRTEM, SEM, XRD, FT-IR, Raman, AFM, UV-vis-NIR, FIB and I am good at analysing TEM, STEM, SEM images of nanomaterials and bridging understanding of properties of nanomaterials with their nanostructure at the atomic level.

Research

2018.09-present Microstructural analysis of nanomaterials by Cs-TEM, Cs-STEM, SEM, FIB Nanoindentation.

2018.09- 2019.09 Synthesis and characterization of 2D transition metal carbide for energy application.

2016.07- 2018.07 Synthesis of SiO2 antireflective coatings by sol-gel method with a good mechanical property used on solar cells surface and high-power laser system.

2016.11- 2017.04 Explored application of hollow silica porous coatings fabricated from so-gel method for a micro-fiber contamination senor.

2015.09- 2016.02 Participated in a 6 months' computational material science course in USTC, mainly about first principles, density functional theory, and completed with a score 92/100. (Materials Studio)

2014.11- 2015.05 Research of the reinforced particle motion during selective laser melting process of aluminum

matrix composites by finite volume method (3D Print-Graduation Project, Fluent）

Awards & Honors

2018 PhD Scholarships; 1st-class of Scholarship; Special Postgraduate Scholarship; Outstanding

Graduates in Beijing; Outstanding Graduates; Excellent Poster Report of the 5th Academic Conferences;

2017 2nd-class of Scholarship; Excellent Post-Graduate Student; Excellent League Cadre; Excellent Oral Report of the 4th Academic Conferences;

2016 3st-class of Scholarship; 3st-class of Essay Writing Competition;

2014 Excellent Individual in Summer Camp of Huazhong University of Science and Technology;

Excellent Individual in Summer School of National University of Defense Technology;

2013 University-level excellent student leader;

2012 University-level excellent member;

2011 3rd-class of Excellent Student Scholarship;

Conference Reports

Nov 2020 Seminar in Singapore, National University of Singapore (online)

Oct 2019 Seminar at Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China

Dec 2018 Seminar at China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, China

Oct 2017 The 3th international workshop on laser and Ion Beams Interactions with Materials, Chengdu, China

Dec 2017 The 4th Academic Conferences in China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, China

Others

2018 Invited as a reviewer of the journal ‘Colloid and Surfaces A’, ‘Journal of Bionic Engineering’, ‘The Second International Conference on Materials Chemistry and Environmental Protection’

2015-2018 As a secretary of the Youth League Committee; As a monitor of our joint laboratory

2016.Oct As one of the staffs of the 4th International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter

2013.Oct As a group leader in the “Fly Your Idea” competition of Airbus company

2011-2015 As a class cadre of college class; As a leader of the Student Union

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