Xu Mingsheng

Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering

 

Phone: +86 571 8795 2557
Fax:  
Email: msxu@zju.edu.cn
Office: The Polymer Science Building

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

Education

Ph.D. – The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Electronic Engineering, 2003, HK, China
M. S – Zhejiang University, Materials Science and Engineering, 1999, China
B.S. – Wuhan University of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, 1996, China

Working Experience

2010-, Professor, The Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
2008-2010, ICYS Researcher, International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
2007-2008, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
2005 - 2007, Lecturer, Venture Business Laboratory, Chiba University, Japan
2003-2007, Researcher, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
 

Awards and Honors

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004

 

Research Interests

1. π-electron materials and functional devices, including graphene for biomedicine and clean energy and organic electronics
2. Electronic DNA sequencing
3. Nano-biological interaction, including nanotoxicity and nano-bio-interface
4. Advanced nano characterization, including scanning probe microscopy

 

Publication List

Recent Publications
 

  1. Nobutaka Hanagata, Mingsheng Xu, Taro Takemura, Fei Zhuang, “Cellular Response to ZnO Nanoparticle Toxicity Inferred from Global Gene Expression Profiles”, Nano Biomedicine, 2, 153-169 (2010).
  2. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Shoko Kajiwara, Takashi Minowa, Xianglan Li, Taro, Takemura, Hideo Iwai, Nobutaka Hanagata, “Contribution of physicochemical characteristics of nano-oxides to cytotoxicity”, Biomaterials 31, 8022-31 (2010).
  3. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Keisuke Sagisaka, Eiichiro Watanabe, Nobutaka Hanagata, “Single-layer graphene nearly 100% covering an entire substrate”, arXiv1006:5085.
  4. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Jianhua Gao, Nobutaka Hanagata, “Auger electron spectroscopy: a Rational Method for Determining Thickness of Graphene Films”, ACS Nano 4, 2937-2945 (2010).
  5. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Nobutaka Hanagata, “Monitoring electron-beam irradiation effect on graphenes by temporal Auger electron spectroscopy”, Nanotechnology 21, 265705 (2010) .
  6. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Peiliang Chen, Xiangyang Ma, and Deren Yang, “Electrical transport properties through nanoscale and large-area contacts of ZnO/Si diodes”, Current Nanoscience 6, 219-225 (2010).
  7. Takatsugu Wakahara, Yoshihiro Nemoto, Mingsheng Xu, Kun’ichi Miyazawa, and Daisuke Fujita, “Preparation of endohedral metallofullerene nanowhiskers and nanosheets”, Carbon 48, 3359-3363 (2010)
  8. Yan Gao, Xiaoqiang Chen, Hao Xu, Yunlong Zou, Renpeng Gu, Mingsheng Xu, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Hongzheng Chen, “Highly-efficient fabrication of nanoscrolls from functionalized graphene oxide by Langmuir–Blodgett method”, Carbon 48, 4475-4482 (2010).
  9. Jianhua Gao, Daisuke Fujita, Mingsheng Xu, Keiki Onishi, Satoru Miyamoto, “Unique synthesis of few-layer graphene films on carbon doped Pt83Rh17 surface”, ACS Nano 4, 1026 (2010).
  10. L. Chen, X. W. Pan, D. X. Zheng, Y. Gao, X. X. Jiang, M. S. Xu, H. Z. Chen, “Hybrid solar cells based on P3HT and Si@MWCNT nanocomposite”, Nanotechnology 21, 345201 (2010).


Selected Publications
 

  1. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Shoko Kajiwara, Takashi Minowa, Xianglan Li, Taro, Takemura, Hideo Iwai, Nobutaka Hanagata, “Contribution of physicochemical characteristics of nano-oxides to cytotoxicity”, Biomaterials 31, 8022-31 (2010).
  2. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Jianhua Gao, Nobutaka Hanagata, “Auger electron spectroscopy: a Rational Method for Determining Thickness of Graphene Films”, ACS Nano 4, 2937-2945 (2010).
  3. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, and Nobutaka Hanagata, “Perspective and challenges of emerging single-molecule DNA sequencing technologies”, Small 5, 2638-2649 (2009).
  4. Mingsheng Xu*, Akira Ohno, Shinji Aramaki, Masakazu Nakamura, and Kazuhiro Kudo, “Factors influencing local potential drop in solution-processed bottom-contact organic thin film transistor using tetrabenzoporphyrin”, Organic Electronics 9, 434 (2008).
  5. Mingsheng Xu*, Y. Pathak, D. Fujita, C. Ringor and K. Miyazawa, “Covered conduction of single C60 nanowhiskers”, Nanotechnology 19, 075712 (2008).
  6. Mingsheng Xu*, Robert G. Endres, and Yasuhiko Arakawa, “The electronic properties of DNA bases”, Small 3, 1539-1543 (2007).
  7. Mingsheng Xu*, Masakazu Nakamura, Masatoshi Sakai, and Kazuhiro Kudo, “High-performance Bottom-contact Organic Thin Film Transistors with Controlled Molecule-crystal/Electrode Interface”, Advanced Materials 19, 371-372 (2007).
  8. Mingsheng Xu*, Keita Nagai, Masakazu Nakamura, Kazuhiro Kudo and Masaaki Iizuka, “Enhanced performance of solution-processed poly(3-hexylthiophene thin-film transistors using planar bottom-contact architecture”, Applied Physics Letters 90, 223512 (2007).
  9. Mingsheng Xu*, R. G. Endres, S. Tsukamoto, M. Kitamura, S. Satomi, Y, Arakawa, “Conformation and Local Environment Dependent Conductance of DNA Molecules”, Small 1, 1168-1172 (2005).
  10. Mingsheng Xu*, S. Tsukamoto, S. Satomi, M. Kitamura, Y, Arakawa, R. G. Endres, M. Shimoda, “Conductance of single thiolated poly(GC)-poly(GC) DNA molecules”, Applied Physics Letters 87, 083902 (2005).
  11. Mingsheng Xu*, J. B. Xu, H. Z. Chen, M. Wang, “Nanoscale investigation of moisture-induced degradation mechanisms of tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum based organic light-emitting diodes”, J. Physics D: Applied Physics 37, 2618-2622 (2004).
  12. Mingsheng Xu*, J. B. Xu, “Real-time visualization of thermally activated degradation of the ITO/CuPc/NPB/Alq3 stack used in one of the organic light-emitting diodes”, J. Physics D: Applied Physics 37, 1603-1608 (2004).
  13. J. Z. He, J. B. Xu, Mingsheng Xu, Z. Xie, I. H. Wilson, X. L. Ma, Q. Li, N. Wang, L. S. Hung, C. S. Lee, S. T. Lee, “Dispersion, refinement, and manipulation of single silicon nanowire”, Applied Physics Letters 80, 1812-1814 (2002).

Conference List (Invited Talks)
 

  1. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, Nobutaka Hanagata, “What causes toxic effect of nanomaterials – size, cations, or electron/hole?”, MRS-Japan Meeting Dec. 20 -22, 2010, Yokohama , Japan.
  2. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, and Nobutaka Hanagata, “The Effect of Physicochemical Properties of Nano-oxides on Cytotoxicity”, First World Conference on Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery, April 16 -18, 2010, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  3. Mingsheng Xu*, Daisuke Fujita, and Nobutaka Hanagata, “Characterization of nanomaterials for nanorisk assessment”, NIMS symposium on the social acceptance of nanomaterials, NIMS Week, July 21-24, 2009, Tsukuba, Japan.
  4. Mingsheng Xu* and Daisuke Fujita, “Graphoepitaxial Growth of Organic Crystalline Films and its Application in Organic Field-Effect Transistors”, Osaka University - NIMS Young Scientist Symposium on Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design, November 10, 2008, Hotel Hankyu Expo Park, Osaka , Japan.
  5. Mingsheng Xu* and Daisuke Fujita, “Electronic properties of DNA towards electronic DNA sequencing”, Germany-Japan Workshop 2008 on Nano-Materials for Young Researcher, Feb. 14, 2008, Tokyo, Japan.

Patent List

  1. Mingsheng Xu, Daisuke Fujita, and Eiichiro Watanabe, “Organic field-effect transistors”, Pat. No. JP-2010-147210
  2. Mingsheng Xu, Masakazu Nakamura, and Kazuhiro Kudo, “High-performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors and Method for Fabrication” Pat. No. JP-2008-041914