OTTO ZHOU

Position: Lyle Jones Professor of Physics and Materials

Degrees: PhD, Materials Science, 1992 (Uni of Pennsylvania); BA, Engineering 1987 (Drexel)

Research areas: Synthesis and solid state properties of nanoscale materials and their application in electronic and medical devices.

Research support: Current: NIH, NC Biotech Center, Transportation Security Administration, NASA, Xintek and DoE

Five Representative papers:

“Materials Science of Carbon Nanotubes: Fabrication, Integration and Properties of Macroscopic Structures of Carbon Nanotubes” (review), O. Zhou, H. Shimoda, B. Gao, S.J. Oh, L. Fleming, G.Z. Yue, Acc. Chem. Res. Vol. 35, 1045-1053 (2002).

“Enhanced lithium storage capacity of chemically etched single wall carbon nanotubes”, H. Shimoda, B. Gao, X.P. Tang, A. Kleinhammes, L. Fleming, Y. Wu, O. Zhou, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 1 (2002).

“Liquid-phase fabrication of patterned carbon nanotube field emission cathodes”, S.J. Oh, J. Zhang, Y. Cheng, H. Shimoda, and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. Vo. 87, No. 19, 3738 (2004).

“Rapid and reproducible fabrication of carbon nanotube AFM probes by dielectrophoresis”, J. Tang, G. Yang, Q. Zhang, A. Parhat, B. Maynor, J. Liu, L.C. Qin, and O. Zhou, Nano Letter. Vol. 5, No. 1, 11-14 (2005).

“A stationary scanning x-ray source based on carbon nanotube field emitters”, J. Zhang, G. Yang, Y. Cheng, B. Gao, Q. Qiu, Y.Z. Lee, J.P. Lu, and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol. 86, 184104 (2005).

Patents:

- U.S. Patent 5,800,794, “Clathrate Compounds and Processes for Productions Thereof'', S. Kuroshima, K. Tanigaki and O. Zhou

- U.S. Patent: 6,277,318, ``Method for fabrication of patterned nanotube films'', C. Bower, O. Zhou and W. Zhu

- U.S. Patent 6,280,697, ``Nanotube-Based High Energy Density Electrodes for Batteries: Process and Device'', O. Zhou and B. Gao

- U.S. Patent 6,334,939, “Nanostructure-Based High Energy Capacity Materials”, O. Zhou and B. Gao

- U.S. Patent 6,422,450, “Nanotube-Based High Energy Materials and Methods, O. Zhou and B. Gao

- U.S. Patent 6,514,395, “Nanostructure-Based High Energy Capacity Materials, O. Zhou and B. Gao

-U.S. Patent 6,553,096, ''X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathode'', O. Zhou and J.P. Lu

- U.S. Patent 6,630,772, “Device comprising carbon nanotube field emitter structure and process for forming device”, C. Bower, O. Zhou, and W. Zhu

- U.S. Patent 6,787,122, "Method of making nanotube based materials with enhanced electron field emission properties", O. Zhou.

- U.S. Patent 6,876,724, “Large-area individually addressable multi-beam x-ray system and method of forming same”, O. Zhou, J.P. Lu, and Q. Qiu.

- U.S. Patent 6,850,595, ''X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathode'', continuation application of U.S. 6,553,096, O. Zhou and J.P. Lu.

Books:

''Amorphous and Nano-structures Carbon'' ed., J. Sullivan, J. Robertson, O. Zhou, B. Coll, and T. Allen, Mater. Res. Soc. Proceeding Vol. 593, 2000.

Book chapters:

Three chapters on ``Intercalation Compounds of Fullerenes and Nanotubes” in Physics of Fullerenes-Based and Fullerene-based Materials, ed. W. Andreoni, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, (total 140 printed pages). With T. Yildirim and J.E. Fischer.

``Application of Carbon Nanotubes'', with P. Ajayan, a chapter in Carbon Nanotube Materials, ed. M. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, and P. Avouris, Springer-Verlag (Topics in Applied Physics, 80) 391-425 (2001)

Major Distinctions:

· One of the 100 most promising young engineers in U.S. by the National Academy of Engineering (2000).

· 2000 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Outstanding Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.

Major External Responsibilities:

· Symposium organizer/co-organizer: 1999 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium on Amorphous and Nanostructured Carbon; 1999 American Vacuum Society Meeting, Focussed Sessions Nanotechnology; 2000 American Physical Society March Meeting, Focussed Sessions on Fulllerenes and Nanotubes; 2000 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium on Nanotube and Related Materials; 2001 International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Symposium M: Nanoscale Materials and Technologies, July, 2001; Sixth Applied Diamond Conference/Second Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference, August, 2001; Co-Chair, ADC/Nanocarbon Symposium, 2005, Chicago; Advisory Committee, Nanoscale Devices and System Integration (IEEE NDSI) 2005, Houston; 2005 American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego, Symposium “Multifunctional Nanocarbon Materials for Active Nanoelectronics and Nanosystems”.

· ORNL Center for Nanoscale Materials Proposal Review Committee (2003-present)

· NSF Site Visit Team to Columbia University NSEC Center (2003)

RESEARCH GROUP

· Graduate Students: J. Geng (Materials), J.D. Cheong (Materials), P. Wang (Physics), G. Yang( Physics), D. Bordelon (Materials), R. Rajaram (Materials), Xiomara Calderon (Materials), Zhijun Liu (Physics), Rui Peng (Materials).

· Postdoc: Zhijun Liu (Physics), Jian Zhang (Radiation Oncology)

· Visiting professor: J. Tang (NRIM, Japan)

Alumni:

Mr. Chris Bower (PhD, 2000): Postdoc (Bell Labs), Scientist (MCNC, RTI)

Mr. Bo Gao (PhD, 2001): Scientist (Xintek);

Dr. Saion Sinha (Postdoc, 2000): Connecticut State University, Assistant Professor;

Mr. M. Inman (M.S. 2000), consultant, WA;

Mr. Qi Qiu (M.S. 2001): Xintek, Engineer;

Ms. Jin Lei (M.S. 1999): Engineer, Avanti Co.

Dr. GuoZheng Yue (Postdoc):

Ms. Katrin Jomaa (M.S. 2003):

Mr. Les Fleming (PhD, 2003): Postdoc (NCSU).

Dr. Hideo Shimoda (Postdoc): Scientist, Xintek, now at Noritake (Japan).

Mr. Yuan Cheng (PhD, 2004): Scientist (Xintek).

Ms, Soojin Oh (PhD, 2005)

Prof. X. Zhang: visiting professor from Zhejian Uni., China

Prof. H. Sato: visiting professor from Mie Uni, Japan

Dr. W. Yang: sabbatical from Samsung, Korea.

Prof. S. Wang: visiting professor from Chongqing Uni., China.

COLLABORATORS (Last 5 years)

UNC: J.P Lu (Physics), Y. Wu (Physics), L.C. Qin(Physics), L. McNeil (Physics), S. Washburn (Physics), R. Superfine (Physics), E. Samulski (Chemistry), S. Chang (Radiation Oncology), W. Lin (Radiology), E. Pisano (Radiology).

External: J. Liu (Duke), J. Genzer (NCSU), O. Velev (NCSU), C. Bower (RTI), D. Shiffler (Air Force), J. Rowe (ARO), C. Park, (NASA), F. Ko (Drexel), S. Suzuki (NTT, Japan), D. Lalush (NCSU), E. Hoffman (U of Iowa), T. Lee (Duke).