Research Experience

• Dec. 2021–present   Professor, Spin-X Institute, School of Microelectronics, South China University of Technology, P. R. China

• Sep. 2018–Aug. 2021  Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, Republic of Korea

Education Background

• Sep. 2013–July 2018   Ph.D. in Physical Electronics, Peking University

• Sep. 2009–July 2013   B.E. in Electronic Science and Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University

• Teaching Courses

  Electric Circiuts

• Research

  Prof. Zhang has made innovative achievements on controllable preparation of on-surface nanostructure and coherent quantum manipulation of single molecular spins. Prof. Zhang has published high-level academic papers on Nat. Chem., ACS Nano, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Nano Lett. etc. as first-author and in total more than 20 SCI papers including co-author contribution.

• Research Interests

  Electron spin resonance of single molecular/atomic spins based on scanning tunneling microscope;
  Chemical modification on single molecular spins;
  Magnetic interactions between spins in molecular nanostructures on surface;
  Quantum manipulation of single molecular magnets at nanoscale.

Selected Publications

1. X. Zhang, C. Wolf, Y. Wang, H. Aubin, T. Bilgeri, P. Willke, A. J. Heinrich*, T. Choi*. “Electron spin resonance of single iron phthalocyanine molecules and role of their non-localized spins in magnetic interactions”, Nat. Chem., 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41557-021-00827-7.

2. X. Zhang#, P. Willke#, A. Singha, C. Wolf, T. Esat, M. Choi, A. J. Heinrich, T. Choi*. “Probing Magnetism in Artificial Metal–Organic Complexes Using Electronic Spin Relaxometry”. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2020, 11, 14, 5618-5624.

3. P. Willke#, A. Singha#, X. Zhang#, T. Esat, C. P. Lutz, A. J. Heinrich*, T. Choi*: “Tuning Single-Atom Electron Spin Resonance in a Vector-Magnetic Field”, Nano Lett., 2019, 19, 8201-8206.

4. X. Zhang#, N. Xue#, C. Li#, N. Li, H. Wang, N. Kocić, S. Beniwal, K. Palotás, R. Li, Q. Xue, S. Maier*, S. Hou*, Y. Wang*. “Coordination-Controlled C–C Coupling Products via ortho-Site C–H Activation”, ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 1385-1393.

5. X. Zhang#, N. Li#, H. Wang, C. Yuan, G. Gu, Y. Zhang, D. Nieckarz, P. Szabelski, S. Hou*, B. K. Teo, Y. Wang*. “Influence of Relativistic Effects on Assembled Structures of V-Shaped Bispyridine Molecules on M(111) Surfaces where M = Cu, Ag, Au”. ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 8511-8518.

6. C. Li#, X. Zhang#, N. Li#, Y. Wang, J. Yang, G. Gu, Y. Zhang, S. Hou, L. Peng, K. Wu, D. Nieckarz, P. Szabelski, H. Tang, Y. Wang*. “Construction of Sierpiński Triangles up to the Fifth Order”. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 13749-13753.

7. X. Zhang#, N. Li#, G. Gu, H. Wang, D. Nieckarz, P. Szabelski, Y. He, Y. Wang, C. Xie, Z-Y. Shen, J.-T. Lü, H. Tang, L.-M. Peng, S.-M. Hou*, K. Wu*, Y.-F. Wang*. “Controlling Molecular Growth between Fractals and Crystals on Surfaces”. ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 11909-11915.

Patents

1. Na Li; Xue Zhang; Shimin Hou; Yongfeng Wang. “A high-density storage device and data storage method based on molecular spins.” 2020.07.24, ZL201810314077.4.

• 2018   “Ten Outstanding Graduate Students in Research” of Peking University

• 2018   Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Peking University