Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

 

Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus
38 Zheda Road
Hangzhou, China 310027

 

Professional Activities

Co-chairman for 2nd International Symposium on Functional Materials
Editorial Board Member of Functional Materials Letters
Guest Editor for Surface Review and Letters (special issue for ISFM2007)
International Advisory Committee Member of the 4th International Symposium on
Functional Materials (ISFM2011)
International Advisory Committee Member of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Materials Processing (ICAMP2010)
Referee for Nature Nanotechnoloty, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry of Materials, J. Phys. Cond. Matt., J. Phys. D, Appl. Phys. A, etc.
Member of International Thermoelectrics Society, 2007-present
Member of C-MRS, 2009-present

 

Education

Ph.D. – Zhejiang University, Materials Science and Engineering, 2001
B.S. – Zhejiang University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1996

Working Experience

2011-, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
2005, 2007, Visiting Scientist, Temasek Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2004-2010, Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Zhejiang University
2002-2004, Research Fellow, Singapore-MIT Alliance, National University of Singapore
 

Awards and Honors

Scientific Research Achievement Award of Zhejiang Province, First Prize, 2009
Short Award for Research Exchanges with China and India, the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom, 2009
Excellent Faculty Member at Zhejiang University, 2007
Zhejiang University Distinguished Young Investigator Fund (“Zijin” Program), 2005
Excellent Graduate of Zhejiang University, 1996
Baogang Scholarship, Guanghua Scholarship, 1995

 

Research Interests

Thermoelectric materials and devices
Nanostructured materials
Thin film growth

 

Current Projects

1. National High-tech. R&D Program, Principal Investigator, ￥1,000,000, 2007AA03Z234, 2008~2010
2. National Basic Research Program, Principal Investigator, ￥500,000, 2007CB607502, 2007~2011
3. Natural Science Foundation of China, Principal Investigator, ￥270,000, 50601022, 2007~2009
4. “Qianjiang” Talent Program of Zhejiang Province, Principal Investigator, ￥100,000, 2006R10020, 2006~2008
5. Natural Science Foundation of China, Principal Investigator, ￥380,000, 50971115, 2010~2012
6. The Science and Technology Program of Zhejiang Province, Principal Investigator, ￥150,000, 2009C34007, 2009~2010

Selected Publications
Dr. Zhu has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and 12 licensed patents
 

1. Hongli Gao, Tiejun Zhu*, Xinxin Liu, Luxin Chen and Xinbing Zhao, Flux synthesis and thermoelectric properties of eco-friendly Sb doped Mg2Si0.5Sn0.5 solid solutions for energy harvesting, J. Mater. Chem., 21, 5933 (2011)
2. Tie-Jun Zhu*, Xi Chen, Xiao-Yang Meng, Xin-Bing Zhao and Jian He, Anisotropic Growth of Cubic PbTe Nanoparticles to Nanosheets: Controlled Synthesis and Growth Mechanisms, Crystal Growth & Design, 10, 3727-3731 (2010).
3. T.J. Zhu*, K. Xiao, C. Yu, J.J. Shen, S.H. Yang, A.J. Zhou, X.B. Zhao, and J. He, Effects of yttrium doping on the thermoelectric properties of Hf0.6Zr0.4NiSn0.98Sb0.02 half-Heusler alloys, J. Appl. Phys. 108(4), 044903, 2010.
4. Jun-Jie Shen, Tie-Jun Zhu*, Xin-Bing Zhao*, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Sheng-Hui Yang, and Zhen-Zhong Yin, Recrystallization induced in situ nanostructures in bulk bismuth antimony tellurides: a simple top down route and improved thermoelectric properties, Energy & Environmental Science., 3, 1519-1523, 2010 (IF=8.5).
5. S. N. Zhang, T. J. Zhu*, S. H. Yang, C. Yu, and X. B. Zhao, Improved thermoelectric properties of AgSbTe2 based compounds with nanoscale Ag2Te in situ precipitates, J. Alloys Compd, 499 (2010) 215-220.
6. C. Yu, T.J. Zhu*, S.H. Yang, J.J. Shen and X.B. Zhao, Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Polycrystalline Nonstoichiometric Yb14MnSb11 Zintl Compounds, Phys. Status Solidi RRL, 4(8-9), 212-214 (2010). (cover paper)
7. T.J. Zhu*, S.N. Zhang, S.H. Yang, X.B. Zhao, Improved thermoelectric figure of merit of self-doped Ag8-xGeTe6 compounds with glass-like thermal conductivity, Phys. Status Solidi RRL, 4(11), 317-319: 2010.
8. F. Yan, M.O. Lai, L. Lu, T.J. Zhu, Enhanced Multiferroic Properties and Valence Effect of Ru-Doped BiFeO3 Thin Films, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114 (2010) 6994-6998
9. S.N. Zhang, T.J. Zhu, S.H. Yang, C. Yu and X.B. Zhao*, Phase composition, Nanoscale Microstructures and Thermoelectric Properties in Ag2-ySbyTe1+y alloys with precipitated Sb2Te3 plates, Acta Mater. 58 (2010) 4160-4169.
10. T.J. Zhu, X. Chen, Y.Q. Cao, X.B. Zhao, Controllable synthesis and shape evolution of PbTe three dimensional hierarchical superstructures via an alkaline hydrothermal method, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113(19): 8085-8091
11. C. Yu, T.J. Zhu, R.Z. Shi, Y. Zhang, X.B. Zhao, J. He, High performance half-Heusler thermoelectric materials Hf1-x ZrxNiSn1-ySby prepared by levitation melting and spark plasma sintering, Acta Mater. 57 (2009) 2757-2764
12. X. Chen, T.J. Zhu, X.B. Zhao, Synthesis and growth mechanism of rough PbTe polycrystalline thermoelectric nanorods, J. Cryst. Growth, 2009, 311(11): 3179-3183.
13. Y.Q. Cao, T.J. Zhu, X.B. Zhao, Low thermal conductivity and improved figure of merit in bulk nanostructured PbTe, J. Phys. D. 42 (2009) 015406 .
14. Q. Zhang, J. He, T. J. Zhu, S. N. Zhang, X. B. Zhao, T. M. Tritt, High figures of merit and natural nanostructures in Mg2Si0.4Sn0.6 based thermoelectric materials, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 (2008): 102109
15. Y. Q. Cao, X. B. Zhao, T. J. Zhu, X. B. Zhang and J.P. Tu, Syntheses and Thermoelectric Properties of Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 Bulk Nanocomposites with Laminated Nanostructure, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 92: 143106
16. T.J. Zhu*, X. Chen, X.B. Zhao, L. Lu, Step-flow growth of heteroepitaxial SrRuO3 thin films on 0.04? SrTiO3 (001) vicinal substrates, Functional Materials Letters, 1(3), 253-257 (2008).
17. S. H. Yang, T. J. Zhu*, T. Sun, J. He, S. N. Zhang and X. B. Zhao, Nanostructures in High Performance Thermoelectric Materials (GeTe)x(AgSbTe2)100-x, Nanotechnology, 2008, 19:245707.
18. T.J. Zhu, Y.Q. Liu and X.B. Zhao, Synthesis of PbTe thermoelectric materials by alkaline reducing chemical routes, Mater. Res. Bull., 43(11), 2008, 2850-2854.
19. J. L. Mi, X. B. Zhao, T. J. Zhu and J. P. Tu, Thermoelectric properties of Yb0.15Co4Sb12 based nanocomposites with CoSb3 nano-inclusion, J. App. Phys., 101, 054314 (2007)
20. C. Yu, T. J. Zhu, S. N. Zhang, X. B. Zhao, J. He, T.M. Tritt, Improved Thermoelectric Performance in the Zintl Phase Compounds YbZn2-xMnxSb2 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) via an Iso-Electronic Substitution in the Anionic Framework, J. Appl. Phys., 104: 013705 (2008).
21. Q. Zhang, X. B. Zhao, T. J. Zhu, J. P. Tu, First-principles design of nanostructuring ternary Mg2BIV (BIV = Si, Ge, Sn) solid solutions, Phys. Solid Stat. RRL, 2, 2008, 56-58
22. Y.Q. Cao. T.J. Zhu, X.B. Zhao, X.B. Zhang, J.P. Tu, Nanostructuring and improved performance of ternary Bi-Sb-Te thermoelectric materials, Appl. Phys. A, 2008, 92, 321-324.
23. H.Y. Chen, X.B. Zhao, T. J. Zhu, J.Z. Jiang, G. Karpinski, C. Lathe, and E. Mueller, In-situ energy dispersive x-ray diffraction study of Co-doped iron disilicides, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 2008, 69: 2013-2018.
24. T.J. Zhu, F.Yan, X.B. Zhao, Preparation and thermoelectric properties of bulk nanocomposites with amorphous/nanocrystal in-situ hybrid structure, J. Phys. D, 40 (2007) 6094-6097.
25. T.J. Zhu, L. Lu, M.O. Lai, A.K. Soh, Thickness Dependence of Electrical Properties in (001) Oriented Lead Zirconate Titanate Films by Laser Ablation, Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 138(1), 15 Mar. 2007, 51-54.
26. T.J. Zhu, F. Yan, S.N. Zhang, X.B. Zhao, Microstructure and electrical properties of quenched AgPb18Sb1-xTe20 thermoelectric materials, J. Phys. D, 40, 3537-3540, 2007.
27. Y.H. Zhang, T.J. Zhu and X.B. Zhao, Flower-like Nanostructure and Thermoelectric Properties of Hydrothermally Synthesized La-containing Bi2Te3 Based Alloys, Mater. Phys. Chem., 103, 484-488, 2007.
28. J.L. Mi, T.J. Zhu, X.B. Zhao and J. Ma, Nanostructuring and thermoelectric properties of bulk skutterudite compound CoSb3, J. Appl. Phys. 2007, 101, 054314.
29. F. Yan, T.J. Zhu, X.B. Zhao, S.R. Dong, Microstructures and thermoelectric properties of GeSbTe based layered compounds, Appl. Phys. A, 88(2), 425-428, 2007.
30. T.J. Zhu, L. Lu, X.B. Zhao, Z.G. Ji, and J. Ma, Epitaxial growth and ferroelectric properties of Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/SrRuO3 heterostructures on exact SrTiO3(001) substrates, J. Cryst. Growth, 291(2), 385-389 (2006).
31. T.J. Zhu, X.B. Zhao, L. Lu, Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/TiNi multilayered heterostructures on Si substrates for smart systems, Thin Solid Films, 515, 1445-1449 (2006).
32. T.J. Zhu, L. Lu, and M.O. Lai. Growth and electrical properties of highly (001)-oriented Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin films on amorphous TiN buffered Si(100), Sensors and Actuators A, 125(2), 336-339, 10 Jan. 2006.
33. X.B. Zhao, T. Sun and T.J. Zhu, In-Situ Investigation and Effect of Additives on Low Temperature Aqueous Chemical Synthesis of Bi2Te3 Nanocapsules. J. Mater. Chem. 15(16), 2005: 1621-1625
34. H.Y. Chen, X.B. Zhao, T.J. Zhu, Y.F. Lu, H.L. Ni, E. Mueller, A. Mrotzek, Influence of nitrogenizing and Al-doping on microstructures and thermoelectric properties of iron disilicide materials, Intermetallics, 13(7), 704-709. 2005.
35. T.J. Zhu, L. Lu, and M.O. Lai, Pulsed laser deposition of lead-zirconate-titanate thin films and multilayered heterostructures, Appl. Phys. A, 81(4), 701-714, 2005.
36. T. J. Zhu and Li Lu, X-ray diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopic studies of (001)-oriented Pb(Zr.52Ti.48)O3 thin films prepared by laser ablation, J. Appl. Phys., 85(1), 241-247, 2004
37. T. J. Zhu, Li Lu and C.V. Thompson, Growth and Properties of (001)-oriented Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/LaNiO3 Films on Si(001) Substrates with TiN Buffer Layers, J. Cryst. Growth, 273, 2004: 172
38. T. J. Zhu and Li Lu, Growth and characterization of (001)-oriented Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/LaNiO3/LaAlO3 heterostructures by pulsed laser deposition, Appl. Phys. A. 86(7), 2005. 1517-1522
39. T. J. Zhu, X. B. Zhao and Li Lu, Kinetic analysis of ? phase transformation in heat treatment of FeSi2 and Fe2Si5 based thermoelectric alloys, Philos. Mag. 83 (25), 2865-2873, 2003
40. T. J. Zhu, Li Lu and L. Q. Yao, Excimer laser annealing of laser ablated Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 amorphous thin films, Philos. Mag. 84, 3729 (2004).

Invited talks/lectures
 

1. “Rapid Fabrication and Performance Improvement of MNiSn(M = Ti, Zr, Hf) based Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Materials”, 2011 European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium ZZ: Advances in Thermoelectric materials & Devices for Energy Applications, May 9-13, 2011, Nice, France.
2. “Fabrication, microstructure and properties of half-Heusler thermoelectric materials”, 2010 MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium LL: Thermoelectric Materials for Solid State Power Generation and Refrigeration, Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2010, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3. “Microstructure and improved performance of bulk nanostructured TE materials”, the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PACRIM8), Symposium 15 “Direct Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Materials & Applications”, May 31- June 5, 2009, Vancouver, BC, Canada (distinguished invited talk)
4. “Preparation and characterization of bulk nanostructured TE materials”, Clemson University, May 24-29, Clemson, SC, 2009
5. “Synthesis strategies and TE performance of bulk TE materials:”, 2008 International Workshop on Nanoscopic Thermoelectricity, Feb. 27-28, 2008, JAIST, Japan
6. “Bulk TE materials: synthesis strategies and performance improvement”, International Forum on Thermoelectric Materials, Wuhan, Nov. 15-18, 2007