Zhiqiang Wang

 

 

 
 

 

Professional Experience

 

Research Highlights

 

 
Postdoctoral Fellow

The University of Western Ontario, 2010.11-Now

 

 

 

 

Education

 

 
Ph.D.
: Physics
Nanjing University, 2005.9-2010.6

 

Exchange Student in Department of Physics
National University of Singapore, 2007.9-2008.10

 

B.Sc.: Materials Physics
Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 2001.9-2005.6

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

 

 
Room 032
 
Department of Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada
Phone: (519) 661-2111 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting Extension 86297
Fax: (519) 661-3022
E-mail: zwang443@uwo.ca or

             zqwang2008@hotmail.com
 
 

 


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Research Interests:

1. Controlled synthesis, characterization and physical properties of one-dimensional (1D) semiconductor nanostructures (including nano-heterostructures);

2. Electronic structures and optical properties of nanostructures via X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL), and focusing on the spectromicroscopy studies of nanostructures by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM).

3. Biomineralization - studying the effect of biomolecules and biosubstrates on the mineralization of hydroxyapatite (HAP) and calcium carbonate.

Synchrotron Facilities Used For My Research:

1. Variable Line Spacing Plane Grating Monochromator (VLS-PGM), Canadian Light Source, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

2. High Resolution Spherical Grating Monochromator (SGM), Canadian Light Source, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

3. Soft X-ray Microcharacterization Beamline (SXRMB), Canadian Light Source, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

4. Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy (SM), Canadian Light Source, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

5. Pacific North Consortium X-ray Science Division (PNC/XSD), Advanced Photon Source, Argonne, IL USA.

6. Beamline 8.0.1 Soft X-ray fluorescence (SXF), Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, USA.

Skills:

Synthesis of nanomaterials: vapor-phase and liquid-phase methods such as thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, sol-gel, anodic alumina oxide (AAO) template, molten salt, and hydrothermal methods.

Operation of equipments: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Field Emission (FE) system, and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR).

Publications:

1.      Jian Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Hyunjin Cho, Myung Jong Kim, Tsun-Kong Sham, Xuhui Sun, “Layer Speciation and electronic structure investigation of freestanding hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets”, Nanoscale 7, 1718 (2015). doi:10.1039/C4NR04445B

2.      Mehrnaz Salarian, William Z. Xu, Zhiqiang Wang, Tsun-Kong Sham, Paul A. Charpentier. “Hydroxapatite-TiO2-based Nanocomposites Synthesized in Supercritical CO2 for Bone Tissue Engineering: Physical and Mechanical Properties”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6, 16918 (2014). doi:10.1021/am5044888

3.       Zhiqiang Wang, Jian Wang, Tsun-Kong Sham, Shaoguang Yang, “Origin of the luminescence from ZnO/CdS core/shell nanowire arrays” Nanoscale 6, 9783(2014). doi:10.1039/C4NR02231A

4.      Zhiqiang Wang, Xiaoxuan Guo and Tsun-Kong Sham, “2D XANES-XEOL mapping: observation of enhanced band gap emission from ZnO nanowire arrays” Nanoscale 6, 6531(2014). doi:10.1039/C4NR01049C

5.      Mohammad Norouzi Banis, Shuhui Sun, Xiangbo Meng, Yong Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang, Ruying Li, Mei Cai, Tsun-Kong Sham, Xueliang Sun, “TiSi2Ox coated N-doped carbon nanotubes as Pt catalyst support for the oxygen reduction reaction in PEMFCs” Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117, 15457(2013). doi:10.1021/jp3118874

6.      Zhiqiang Wang, Chunlei Li, Lijia Liu, Tsun-Kong Sham, “Electronic structures and optical properties of α-Al2O3 nanowiresJournal of Physics: Conference Series 430, 012065(2013). doi:10.1088/1742-6596/430/1/012065/

7.      Zhiqiang Wang, Chunlei Li, Lijia Liu, Tsun-Kong Sham, “Probing defect emissions in bulk, micro- and nano-sized α-Al2O3 via X-ray excited optical luminescenceJournal of Chemical Physics 138, 084706(2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4793473 

8.      Zhiqiang Wang, Ruiping Ge, Jiangfeng Gong, Shulin Gu, Shaoguang Yang, “Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Properties of ZnS Nanobelt/ZnO Nanoparticle HeterostructuresMaterials Letters 82, 29(2012). doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2012.05.054

9.      Jiangfeng Gong, Zhaoming Dou, Zhiqiang Wang, Bo Zhang, Weihua Zhu, Kaixiao Zhang, Mingyi Liu, Hao Zhu, Jianfeng Zhou. “ZnO nanorod arrays with tunable size and field emission properties on an ITO substrate achieved by an electrodeposition methodChinese Physics B 21, 68101(2012). doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/6/068101/

10.  Zhiqiang Wang, Jian Wang, Tsun-Kong Sham, Shaoguang Yang, “Tracking the Interface of an Individual ZnS/ZnO Nano-Heterostructure” Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 116, 10375(2012). doi: 10.1021/jp301289x

11.  Zhiqiang Wang, Zhao Liu, Jiangfeng Gong, Sheng Wang, Shaoguang Yang, “Structure and Optical Properties of Individual Hierarchical ZnS Nanobelt/ZnO Nanorod Heterostructures” CrystEngComm, 13, 6774(2011). doi: 10.1039/C1CE05660C

12.  Changyong Lan, Jiangfeng Gong, Zhiqiang Wang, Shaoguang Yang, “Synthesis of K6Ta10.8O nanowires by molten salt technique Materials Science and Engineering B 176, 679(2011). doi: 10.1016/j.mseb.2011.02.004

13.  Zhiqiang Wang, Jiangfeng Gong, Yun Su, Yuwen Jiang, Shaoguang Yang, Sixfold-Symmetrical Hierarchical ZnO Nanostructure Arrays: Synthesis, Characterization, and Field Emission Property Crystal Growth and Design 10, 2455(2010) doi:10.1021/cg9015367

14.  Zhiqiang Wang, Guobin Ma, Xiangyang Liu, “Will Fluoride Toughen or Weaken Our Teeth? - Understandings Based on Nucleation, Morphology and Structural Assembly Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113, 16393(2009) doi: 10.1021/jp905846p

15.  Jiangfeng Gong, Hongbo Huang, Zhiqiang Wang, Xiaoning Zhao, Shaoguang Yang, Zhongzhen Yu, “A Third Kind Growth Method of Tetrapod: Rod-based Single Crystal ZnO Tetrapod Nanostructure Materials Chemistry and Physics 112, 749(2008) doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2008.07.056

16.  Zhiqiang Wang, Xuedong Liu, Jiangfeng Gong, Hongbo Huang, Shulin Gu, Shaoguang Yang. “Epitaxial Growth of ZnO Nanowires on ZnS Nanobelts by Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Crystal Growth and Design 8, 3911(2008) doi:10.1021/cg800588q

17.  Zhiqiang Wang, Jiangfeng Gong, Junhong Duan, Hongbo Huang, Shaoguang Yang, Xiaoning Zhao, Rong Zhang, Youwei Du. “Direct Synthesis and Characterization of CdS Nanobelts” Applied Physics Letters 89, 033102(2006). (Selected for the July 31, 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology) doi:10.1063/1.2222237

Presentations:

1.     Direct Synthesis and Characterization of CdS Nanobelts: poster presentation at the 1st Annual Conference of Jiangsu Young Scientists, Nanjing, China (2006).

2.     Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of α-Al2O3 Nanostructures: oral presentation at the 15th international conference on X-ray absorption fine structure, Beijing, China (July, 2012).

3.     2D XANES-XEOL Mapping: Observation of Enhanced Band Gap Emission in ZnO Nanowire Arrays: oral presentation at the Surface Canada 2013 – Energy, Materials, Environment conference, London, Canada (May, 2013).

4.     Origin of the Luminescence from ZnO/CdS Nanowire Arrays via X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence: oral presentation at the 38th International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet and X-ray Physics, Hefei, China (July, 2013).

5.     Nanoscale Chemical Analysis by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy, oral presentation at the 17th Canadian Light Source Annual User Meeting, Saskatoon, Canada (May, 2014).

Workshops:

1. Canadian Light Source XANES & RXD Calculations using FDMNES Code Training Workshop: a workshop focuses on the theoretical simulation of XANES & RXD spectra using the ab initio theory. Polarization effect, dichroism, and implications for material properties are also explored. (May, 2011)

Teaching Experience:

Teaching Assistant for College Physics Experiment in a class of 16 students. (Feb.-Jun. 2006)

 

 

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