Yao-bin Xu, PhD
NUANCE / EPIC
Northwestern University
Cook Hall, Rm 1156
2220 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-3113
Tel: 872-235-6460
Email: yaobin.xu@northwestern.edu
Educational/Research Background
| 2017-present | Postdoctoral Research Associate, NUANCE Center, Northwestern University |
| 2016-2017 |
Research associate, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2010-2016 |
PhD in Materials Physics and Chemistry, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2006-2010 | Bachelor in Metallurgical Science and Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University |
Research Objectives and Approach
In-situ TEM study high-density energy storage materials and ferroelectric materials.
Publications and Supported Works
- Y. B. Xu, Y. L. Tang, Y. Liu, X. L. Ma, Y. L. Zhu. Atomically resolved precipitates/matrix interfaces in KTaO3 Philosophical Magazine. 2016; 96: 486.
- B. Xu, Y. L. Tang, Y. Liu, Y. L. Zhu, Y. Liu, S. Li, S. R. Zhang, X. L. Ma. Misfit strain relaxation of ferroelectric PbTiO3/LaAlO3 (111) thin film system. Scientific Reports. 2016; 6: 35172.
- Y. B. Xu, Y. L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, X. L. Ma. Microstructure characterization of Fe-doped In2O3 thin films by transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society. 2014; Supplement: 49.
- Y. B. Xu, D. S. Ma, X. L. Ma. Microstructural investigation of goose egg shell by SEM. Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society. 2015; 34: 78.
- L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, Y. J. Wang, W. Y. Wang, Y. B. Xu, W. J. Ren, Z. D. Zhang , X. L. Ma. Atomic-scale mapping of dipole frustration at 90 degrees charged domain walls in ferroelectric PbTiO3 films. Scientific Reports. 2014; 4: 04115.
- L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, X. L. Ma, A. Y. Borisevich, A. N. Morozovska, E. A. Eliseev, W. Y. Wang, Y. J. Wang, Y. B. Xu, Z. D. Zhang, S. J. Pennycook. Observation of a periodic array of flux-closure quadrants in strained ferroelectric PbTiO3 films. Science. 2015; 348: 547.
- Y. Wang, Y. L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, Y. B. Xu, Y. Liu, Y. J. Wang, S. Jagadeesh, X. L. Ma. Atomic level 1D structural modulations at the negatively charged domain walls in BiFeO3 films. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2015; 2: 1500024
- Y. Wang, Y. L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, S. Jagadeesh, Y. B. Xu, Y. Liu, B. Gao, S-W. Cheong, X. L. Ma. Atomic mapping of Ruddlesden-Popper faults in transparent conducting BaSnO3-based thin films. Scientific Reports. 2015; 5: 16097.
- L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, Z. J. Hong, E. A. Eliseev, A. N. Morozovska, Y. J. Wang, Y. Liu, Y. B. Xu, B. Wu, Long-Qing. Chen, S. J. Pennycook, X. L. Ma. 3D polarization texture of a symmetric four-fold flux closure domain in strained ferroelectric PbTiO3 films. Journal of Materials Research. 2017 (32): 957-967.
- Y. Wang, Y. L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, Y. B. Xu, Y. Liu, S. Li, S. R. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, X. L. Ma. Large scale arrays of four-state vortex domains in BiFeO3 thin film. Applied Physics Letters. 2016 (109): 202904.
- Liu, Y. L. Zhu, Y. L. Tang, Y. J. Wang, Y. X. Jiang, Y. B. Xu, B. Zhang, X. L. Ma. Local Enhancement of Polarization at PbTiO3/BiFeO3 Interfaces Mediated by Charge Transfer. Nano Letter. 2017 (17): 3619–3628.
- Jagadeesh, Y. B. Xu, Y. L. Zhu, L. X. Yang, Y. L. Tang, Y. J. Wang, S. Li, X. L Ma. Designing of metallic nanocrystals embedded in non-stoichiometric perovskite nanomaterial and its surface-electronic characteristics. Scientific Reports. 2017; 7: 8343.
- Y. Wang, Y. L. Tang, Y. L. Zhu, Y. B. Xu, Y. Liu, Y. J. Wang, S. Jagadeesh, X. L. Ma. Atomic Level Structural Modulations at the Negatively Charged Domain Walls in BiFeO3 Films. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 2017; 23 (Suppl 1).