Professor Yunxia Zhang is currently in Institute of Solid State Physics, CAS. She has published over 50 international journal papers.
Research Interests
-Design and engineering of multifunctional nanomaterials for simultaneous removal and detection of heavy metal ions.
-Heterogeneous catalysis for environmental applications.
-Photocatalytic degradation of organic and biological contaminants for wastewater treatment.

Education Background
2004  Ph. D.    Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1999  M. S.     Nanjing University of Technology
1996  B. S.     Zhengzhou University

Working Experience
2011 - present   Professor, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2007 - 2010   Associate Professor, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2006 - 2007    Postdoctoral research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2004 - 2006    Lecturer, Hefei University of Technology
1999 - 2001    Engineer, Henan Huanghe Enterprises Co. Ltd.

Opportunities
M.S. and Ph.D students who are interested in environmental nanomaterials are highly welcomed.

Contact Information
Tel: +86-551-65592145
Fax: +86-551-65591434
Email: yxzhang@issp.ac.cn
Mailing Address: Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
350 Shushan Hu Road
Hefei, Anhui Province 230031, PRC

Selected Publications
[1] Jianwei Su, Yunxia Zhang*, Sichao Xu, Shuan Wang, Hualin Ding, Shusheng Pan, Guozhong Wang, Guanghai Li* and Huijun Zhao*, Highly efficient and recyclable triple-shelled Ag@Fe3O4@SiO2@TiO2 photocatalysts for degradation of organic pollutants and reduction of hexavalent chromium ions, Nanoscale, 2014, 6 (10), 5181-5192.
[2] Yanyan Liu, Yunxia Zhang*, Hualin Ding, Sichao Xu, Ming Li, Fengyu Kong, Yuanyuan Luo and Guanghai Li*, Self-assembly of noble metallic spherical aggregates from monodisperse nanoparticles: their synthesis and pronounced SERS and catalytic properties, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1 (10), 3362–3371.
[3] H. L. Ding, Y. X. Zhang*, S. Wang, J. M. Xu, S. C. Xu, and G. H. Li*, Fe3O4@SiO2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles: The Silica Coating Regulations with a Single Core for Different Core Sizes and Shell Thicknesses, Chemistry of Materials, 2012, 24 (23), 4572−4580.
[4] Yunxia Zhang*, Hualin Ding, Yanyan Liu, Shusheng Pan, Yuanyuan Luo and Guanghai Li*, Facile one-step synthesis of plasmonic/magnetic core/shell nanostructures and their multifunctionality, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22 (21), 10779-10786.
[5] Yunxia Zhang*, Sichao Xu, Yuanyuan Luo, Shusheng Pan, Hualin Ding and Guanghai Li*, Synthesis of mesoporous carbon capsules encapsulated with magnetite nanoparticles and their application in wastewater treatment, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21 (11), 3664-3671.