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Xudong Wang

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Email: xudong.wang@mse.gatech.edu
Mailing Address: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
771 Ferst Dr. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332
Biosketch | Research Area | Publications | Highlights | Honors

Biosketch

  • Ph.D. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, 2005.
  • Masters of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China, 2001.
  • Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 1998.

Research Area

  • Piezoelectric nanostructures for nanogenerators and sensors.
  • Self-assembling and patterning vertical aligned ZnO nanobelts and nanowires.
  • Large-scale fabricating of nano-patterns by self-assembly techniques.

Publications

  1. "Microfibre–nanowire hybrid structure for energy scavenging", Y. Qin,* X.D. Wang* (*equally contributed) and Z.L. Wang Nature, 451 (2008) 809-813. (Supplementary materials)
  2. "Carrier Density and Schottky Barrier on the Performance of DC Nanogenerator", J. Liu, P. Fei, J.H. Song, X.D. Wang, C.S. Lao, R. Tummala and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 8(2008) 328-332.
  3. "Piezoelectric Potential Output from ZnO Nanowire Functionalized with p-Type Oligomer", J.H. Song, X.D. Wang, J. Liu, H.B. Liu, Y.L. Li and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 8(2008) 203-207.
  4. "Bio-inspired fabrication of antireflection nanostructures by replicating fly eyes", J.Y. Huang, X.D. Wang and Z.L. WangNanotechnology, 19 (2008) 025602.
  5. "High-performance pentacene field-effect transistors using Al2O3 gate dielectrics prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD)", X.H. Zhang, B. Domercq, X.D. Wang, S. Yoo, T. Kondo, Z.L Wang and B. Kippelen Org. Electron., 8 (2007) 718-726.
  6. "Solid Au nanoparticles as a catalyst for growing aligned ZnO nanowires: a new understanding of the vapour–liquid–solid process", M. Kirkham, X.D. Wang, Z.L. Wang and R.L. Snyder Nanotechnology, 18 (2007) 365304.
  7. "Integrated Nanogenerators in Biofluid", X.D. Wang, J. Liu, J.H. Song and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 7 (2007) 2475-2479.
  8. "In Situ Field Emission of Density-Controlled ZnO Nanowire Arrays", X.D. Wang, J. Zhou, C.S. Lao, J.H. Song, N.S. Xu, and Z.L. Wang, Adv. Mater., 19 (2007) 1627?631.
  9. "Vertically Aligned Zn2SiO4 Nanotube/ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Arrays", J. Zhou, J. Liu, X.D. Wang, J.H. Song R. Tummala, N.S. Xu and Z.L. Wang Small, 3 (2007) 622-626.
  10. "Direct-Current Nanogenerator Driven by Ultrasonic Waves", X.D. Wang, J.H. Song, J. Liu and Z.L. Wang Science, 316 (2007) 102-105.
  11. "Nanowire and nanobelt arrays of zinc oxide from synthesis to properties and to novel devices", X.D. Wang, J.H. Song and Z.L. Wang J. Mater. Chem., 17 (2007) 711-720.
  12. "Piezoelectric Field Effect Transistor and Nanoforce Sensor Based on a Single ZnO Nanowire", X.D. Wang, J. Zhou, J.H. Song, J. Liu, N.S. Xu and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 6 (2006) 2768-2772.
  13. "Controlled Replication of Butterfly Wings for Achieving Tunable Photonic Properties", J.Y. Huang, X.D. Wang and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 2006 (6) 2325-2331.
  14. "Converting Ceria Polyhedral Nanoparticles into Single-Crystal Nanospheres", X. Feng, D.C. Sayle, Z.L. Wang, M.S. Paras, B. Santora, A.C. Sutorik, T.X.T. Sayle, Y. Yang, Y. Ding, X.D. Wang, Y.S. Her Science, 312 (2006) 1504-1508.
  15. "Laser assisted chemical vapor deposition synthesis of carbon nanotubes and their characterization", S.N. Bondi, W.J. Lackey, R.W. Johnson, X.D. Wang and Z.L. Wang Carbon, 44 (2006) 1393-1403.
  16. "Single-crystal nanocastles of ZnO", X.D. Wang, J.H. Song and Z.L. Wang Chem. Phys. Lett., 424 (2006) 86-90.
  17. "Density-Controlled Growth of Aligned ZnO Nanowires Sharing a Common Contact: A Simple, Low-Cost, and Mask-Free Technique for Large-Scale Applications", X.D. Wang, J.H. Song, C.J. Summers, J.H. Ryou, P. Li, R.D. Dupuis and Z.L. Wang J. Phys. Chem. B, 110 (2006) 7720-7724.
  18. "Morphology-tuned wurtzite-type ZnS nanobelts", Z.W. Wang, L.L. Daemen, Y. Zhao, C.S. Zha, R.T. Downs, X.D. Wang, Z.L. Wang and R.J. Hemleys Nat. Mater., 4 (2005) 922-927.
  19. "Elastic Property of Vertically Aligned Nanowires", J.H. Song, X.D. Wang, E. Riedo and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 5 (2005) 1954-1958.
  20. "Large-Size Liftable Inverted-Nanobowl Sheets as Reusable Masks for Nanolithiography", X.D. Wang, C.S. Lao, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers and Z.L. Wang Nano Lett., 5 (2005) 1784-1788.
  21. "Photonic Crystals Fabricated Using Patterned Nanorods Arrays", X.D. Wang, C. Neff, E. Graugnard, Y. Ding, J.S. King, L.A. Pranger, R. Tannenbaum, Z.L. Wang and C.J. Summers Adv. Mater., 17 (2005) 2103-2106.
  22. "Growth of Uniformly Aligned ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Arrays on GaN, AlN, and Al0.5Ga0.5N Substrates", X. D. Wang, Jinhui Song, P Li, J. H. Ryou, R. D. Dupuis, C. J. Summers and Z. L.Wang J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127 (2005) 7920-7923.
  23. "Systematic Study on Experimental Conditions for Large-Scale Growth of Aligned ZnO Nanwires on Nitrides", Jinhui Song, X. D. Wang, Elisa Riedo and Z. L.Wang J. Phys. Chem. B, 109 (2005) 9869-9872.
  24. "Self-attraction among aligned Au/ZnO nanorods under electron beam", X. D. Wang, C. J. Summers and Z. L. Wang, Appl. Phys. Lett., 86 (2005) 013111.
  25. "Large-Scale Fabrication of Ordered Nanobowl Arrays", X. D. Wang, E. Graugnard, J. S. King, Z. L. Wang, and C. J. Summers, Nano Lett., 4 (2004) 2223-2226.
  26. "Phase controlled synthesis of ZnS nanobelts: zinc blende vs wurtzite" Yong Ding, X. D. Wang and Zhong L. Wang, Chem. Phys. Lett., 398 (2004) 32-36.
  27. "Nanobelts and Nanowires of Functional Oxides", X. D. Wang and Z.L. Wang Chapter 4 in Nanoengineering of Structural, Functional and Smart Materials, ed. Mark.J.Schulz, 2005.
  28. "Mesoporous Single-Crystal ZnO Nanowires Epitaxially Sheathed with Zn2SiO4", X. D. Wang, C. J. Summers, Z. L. Wang, Adv. Mater., 16 (2004) 1215-1218.
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  29. "Large-Scale Synthesis of Six-Nanometer-Wide ZnO Nanobelts" X. D. Wang, Y. Ding, C. J. Summers, and Z. L. Wang, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108 (2004) 8773-8777.
  30. "Large-scale Hexagonal-Patterned Growth of Aligned ZnO Nanorods for Nano-optoelectronics and Nanosensor Arrays", X. D. Wang, C. J. Summers, and Z. L. Wang, Nano Lett., 4 (2004) 423-426.
  31. "Single-Crystal CdSe Nanosaws", C. Ma, Y. Ding, D. Moore, X. D. Wang and Z.L. Wang, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (2004) 708-709 (featured by Nature 427 (2004) 497).
  32. "Rectangular Porous ZnO-ZnS Nanocables and ZnS Nanotubes", X. D. Wang, Puxian Gao, Jing Li, Christopher J. Summers, and Zhong L. Wang, Adv. Mater., 14 (2002) 1732-1735.

Research Highlights

  • Invented DC nanogenerator based on aligned piezoelectric ZnO nanowires.
  • Invented large-scale nanobowl arrays.
  • Fabricated large-area polystyrene spheres monolayer on various substrates by self-assembly technique used for patterning metal catalysts.
  • Grew hexagonal-patterned aligned ZnO nanorods with different lengths.

Honors & Awards

  • Young Innovator under 35 (TR35) Award by Technology Review (2007)
  • School of Materials Science and Engineering Advanced Publication Award (2006)
  • School of Materials Science and Engineering Advanced Publication Award (2005)