xinyu zhang


Post-Doctoral Associate
Center for Green Chemistry
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
Tel: 978-934-3171
Fax: 978-934-3047
 

Contact
xinyu_zhang@uml.edu
www.utdallas.edu/~xxz017000


 
 
 
 
 
 
Education
B.E. Tianjin University (1996): Polymer Materials
M.E. Tianjin University (1999): Material Engineering
M.S. The University of Texas at Dallas (2003): Chemistry
Ph.D. The University of Texas at Dallas (2005): Chemistry
 
 
Affiliations: American Chemical Society

Research Description
Emergent nanostructures in polymers. Control of nanoscale morphology in the chemical and electrochemical synthesis of soft electronic materials like conducting polymers and nanocarbons. Application in sensors, solar cells, supercapacitors and hydrogen storage.

Selected Publications
Zhang, X. and Manohar, S.K. (2004) Bulk Synthesis of Polypyrrole Nanofibers by a Seeding Approach. Journal of the American Chemical Society 126 (40), 12714.

Zhang, X., Goux, W.J. and Manohar, S.K. (2004) Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanofibers by "Nanofiber Seeding". Journal of the American Chemical Society 126 (14), 4502.

Zhang, X., and Manohar, S.K. (2004) Polyaniline Nanofibers: Chemical Synthesis Using Surfactants. Chemical Communications 20, 2360.

Zhang, X., Chan-Yu-King, R., Jose, A., and Manohar, S.K. (2004) Nanofibers of Polyaniline Synthesized by Interfacial Polymerization. Synthetic Metals 145 (1), 23.

Contact Information
Center for Green Chemistry
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
Tel: 978-934-3171
Fax: 978-934-3047