Sujing Xie, Ph.D.

EPIC, NUANCE Center,
Northwestern University
Cook Hall, Rm 1161

Phone:	(847) 491-6774
Facsimile:	(847) 467-6573

Email: s-xie@northwestern.edu

Educational Background

Current:	Northwestern University, Postdoc Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering
Previous:	Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Research Interest

1. Characterize the interface structure of magnetic and ferroelectric oxides by atomic-resolution Z-contrast imaging, EELS, GIF element mapping, EDS and HREM.
2. Investigate the growth mechanism of thin films and nanowires by various advanced S/TEM techniques.
3. Explore the processing-structure-property relationship of crystalline and non-crystalline metals and intermetallics.
4. Understand deformation mechanism of nanostructured/amorphous alloys by TEM, SEM, AFM and mechanical testing machines.

Results

• Investigate the interfacial structure and chemistry of multiferroic thin films by atomic-resolution HAADF STEM and EELS.
• Characterization of nanoparticles by advanced STEM/TEM techniques
• The relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of crystalline and non-crystalline metals and intermetallics

Future Directions

• Atomic resolution 3D-tomography and 3D-reconstruction
• Aberration-corrected STEM imaging and atomic-scale EELS mapping
• In-situ TEM to investigate the deformation mechanism of nanotwins, and the magnetoelectric coupling of multiferroic thin films and nanopatterns.