Dr. Xiaohong Zheng is now a full professor of Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Zheng obtained his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree from Hunan Normal University in 1998 and 2001, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005. He had carried out post-doc research in North Carolina State University (USA) from 2006 to 2008 and visited McGill University from 2015 to 2016. He was also a visitor to International Center of Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and The University of Hong Kong. His current research interests mainly focus on computational study of geometrical and electronic structures in low dimensional systems, quantum transport (electron, spin, heat) in molecular and nanoelectronic devices, and large scale ab-initio simulation of large systems, using density functional theory, tight-binding methods and nonequilibrium Green’s functions. Now, he is undertaking several research projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Chinese Academy of Sciences, respectively. Thus far, he has published (first author and co-author) more than 80 peer-reviewed papers on international journals such as Phys. Rev. B（R）, Phys. Rev. Lett., Appl. Phys. Lett., ACS Nano, 2D Materials, Nanoscale, J. Phys. Chem. C and J. Chem. Phys., etc.
Publication list:
84. Liwen Zhang, Zhizhou Yu, *Lei Zhang, *Xiaohong Zheng, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, and Jian Wang, A novel electrically controllable volatile memory device based on few-layer black phosphorus, J. Mater. Chem. C(2018) (Link)
83. Xixi Tao, *Lei Zhang, *Xiaohong Zheng, Hua Hao, Xianlong Wang, Lingling Song, Zhi Zeng, and Hong Guo, h-BN/Graphene van der Waals vertical heterostructure: A fully spin-polarized photocurrent generator,Nanoscale 10, 174-183 (2018). (Link)
82. Hua Hao, Ting Jia, Xiaohong Zheng, and *Zhi Zeng, Realizing bias-induced spin transition with high-spin MnII complexes at room temperature, J. Mater. Chem. C 5, 11598-11604 (2017). (Link)
81. Peng Jiang, Xixi Tao, Hua Hao, Lingling Song, *Xiaohong Zheng, *Lei Zhang, and Zhi Zeng, Tuning zigzag SiC nanoribbon as a thermal spin current generator, 2D Materials 4, 035001 (2017) (Link)
80. Peng Jiang, Xixi Tao, Hua Hao, Lingling Song, *Xiaohong Zheng, and Zhi Zeng, Thermal spin current in zigzag silicene nanoribbons with sp2-sp3 edges, RSC Advances 7, 28124-28129(2017)
79. Xiaobin Chen, Chenyi Zhou, Zhaohui Zhang, Jingzhe Chen, Xiaohong Zheng, Lei Zhang, Chanming Hu, and Hong Guo, Enhancing spin transfer torque in magnetic tunnel junction by ac modulation, Phys. Rev. B 95，115417 (2017)
78. Hua Hao, Ting Jia, Xiaohong Zheng, and Zhi Zeng*, Bias induced spin transitions of spin crossover molecules: the role of charging effect, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 7652(2017)
77. Xiaohong Zheng, Xiaobin Chen, Lei Zhang, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia, Zhi Zeng, and Hong Guo, Perfect spin and valley polarized quantum transport in twisted SiC nanoribbons, 2D Materials 4, 025013 (2017)
76. *Nuo Liu, Lei Zhang, Xiaobin Chen, Xianghua Kong, *Xiaohong Zheng, and Hong Guo, Negative differential resistance in GeSi core-shell transport junctions: the role of local sp2 hybridization, Nanoscale 8, 16026-16033 (2016)
75. Xixi Tao, Hua Hao, Xianlong Wang, *Xiaohong Zheng, and Zhi Zeng; Realizing stable fully spin polarized transport in SiC nanoribbons with dopant, Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 233106(2016)
74. W. J. Min, H. Hao, X. L. Wang, *X. H. Zheng, Z. Zeng, Chemical substitution assisted ion sensing with organic molecules: a case study of naphthalene, RSC Advances 6, 6191(2016)
73. P. L. Gong, L. F. Huang, X. H. Zheng, Y. S. Zhang, and Z. Zeng*, Nonlocal and Local Electrochemical Effects of Doping Impurities on the Reactivity of Graphene, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 10513-10519(2015)
72. Hua Hao, XiaoHong Zheng, Ting Jia, and Zhi Zeng*, Room temperature memory device using single-molecule magnets, RSC Advances 5, 54667 (2015)
71. J. Lan, *X. H. Zheng, H. Hao, X. L. Wang, X. Q. Shi and Z. Zeng, Electrical switching in a Fe-thiacrown molecular device, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 013702 (2014)
70. L. L. Song, *X. H. Zheng, H. Hao, J. Lan, X. L. Wang, Z. Zeng, Tuning the electronic and magnetic properties in zigzag boron nitride nanoribbons with carbon dopants, Computational Materials Science 81, 551(2014).
69. R. N. Wang, X. H. Zheng, J. Lan, X. Q. Shi, and Z. Zeng, Structural, magnetic and transport properties of carbon chains sandwiched between zigzag graphene nanoribbons, RSC Advances 4, 9172-9177(2014) .
68. P. L. Gong, L. F. Huang, X. H. Zheng, T. F. Cao, L . L. Song, and Z. Zeng, The mechanisms of impurity–impurity and impurity–matrix interactions in B/N-doped graphene, Chemical Physics Letters 605, 56(2014)
67. T. F. Cao, X. H. Zheng, L. F. Huang, P. L Gong and Z. Zeng, Hydrogen Coverage Dependent Stark Effect in Graphene/BN and Bilayer Graphene Diamond-Like Nanofilms, J. Phys. Chem. C 118 ,10472(2014).
66. H. Ding, *X. H. Zheng, Fully spin-polarized transport induced by B doping in graphene nanoribbons, Physics Letters A 378, 1945(2014)
65. X. H. Zheng, H. Hao, J. Lan, X. L. Wang, X. Q. Shi and Z. Zeng, First principles study on the electronic transport properties of C60 and B80 molecular bridges, J. Appl. Phys. 116, 073703 (2014)
64. J. Zhang, C. S. Liu, X. H. Zheng, Z. Zeng and X. Ju, High-capacity hydrogen storage using Li-decorated Li2P sheet, Chem. Phys. Lett. 614, 129-135(2014).
63. R. N. Wang, *X. H. Zheng, H. Hao and *Z. Zeng, First-Principles Analysis of Corrugations, Elastic Constants, and Electronic Properties in Strained Graphyne Nanoribbons, J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 23328 (2014).
62. Q. Q. Wu, X. H. Zheng, X. Q. Shi, J. Lan, H. Hao, Z. Zeng, Electron transport enhanced by electrode surface reconstruction: A case study of C60-based molecular junctions, RSC Advances 4, 44718 (2014).
61. L. L. Song, *X. H. Zheng, H. Hao, J. Lan, X. L. Wang and Z. Zeng, Tuning the electron transport properties of bonron-nitride nanoribbons with electron and hole doping, RSC Advances 4, 48212 (2014)
60. T. F. Cao, L. F. Huang, X. H. Zheng, P. L. Gong, and Z. Zeng, Understanding the stability and dynamical process of hydrogen trimers on graphene, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 173707 (2013)
59. L. F. Huang, G. R. Zhang, X. H. Zheng, P. L. Gong, T. F. Cao, and Z. Zeng, Understanding and Tuning the Quantum-Confinement Effect and Edge Magnetism in Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbon, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 055304 (2013)
58. X. L. Wang, X. H. Zheng, and Z. Zeng, Ferromagnetic Sandwich-like Wires Constructed with Transition Metals and Anthracene, Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 032404 (2013)
57. T. F. Cao, L. F. Huang, X. H. Zheng, W. H. Zhou, and Z. Zeng, Adsorption configurations and scanning voltage determined STM images of small hydrogen clusters on bilayer graphene, J. Chem. Phys. 139, 194708 (2013).
56. X. H. Zheng, J. Lan, H. Hao, and Z. Zeng, Application of GPU Acceleration in First Principles Transport Calculations, E-Science Technology & Application 4, 90-96(2013)
55. J. Zhang, X. H. Zheng, C.S. Liu, and Z. Zeng, Probing the Chemical Bonding and Electron Structure of the Benzoate model for Fe-MoF-5, MRS Proceedings 1548, mrss13-1548-n01-07(2013)
54. L. F. Huang, G. R. Zhang, X. H. Zheng, P. L. Gong, T. F. Cao, Z. Zeng, Understanding and Tuning the Quantum-Confinement Effect and Edge Magnetism in Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbon, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 055304(2013)
53. X. H. Zheng, X. L. Wang, L. F. Huang, H. Hao, J. Lan, and Z. Zeng, Stabilizing the ground state in zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons by dihydrogenation, Phys. Rev. B 86, 081408 (Rapid Communication) (2012).
52. H. Hao, X. H. Zheng, L. L. Song, R. N. Wang and Z. Zeng, Electrostatic spin crossover in a molecular junction of a single-molecule magnet Fe2, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 017202(2012).
51. X. H. Zheng, J. Lan, X. L. Wang, L. F. Huang, H. Hao, and Z. Zeng, Orbital symmetry induced conductance switching in a graphene nanoribbon heterojunction with different edge hydrogenations, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 053101 (2012).
50. J. Lan, *X. H. Zheng, L. L. Song, R. N. Wang and *Z. Zeng, B, C and N adatoms effects on the transport properties in zigzag graphene nanoribbons, Solid State Communications 152, 1635 (2012).
49. X. H. Zheng, L. F. Huang, X. L. Wang, J. Lan and Z. Zeng, Bandgap engineering in armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons by edge dehydrogenation, Computational Materials Science 62, 93 (2012).
48. Yan-hong Zhou, Ling-zhi Yuan, and *Xiao-hong Zheng, Ab Initio Study of the Transport Properties of A Light-Driven Switching Molecule Azobenzene Substituent, Computational Materials Science 61, 145 (2012)
47. Zhikun Wu, Man Wang, Jiao Yang, Xiaohong Zheng, Weiping Cai, Guowen Meng, Huifeng Qian, Huimin Wang, and Rongchao Jin, Well-Defined Nanoclusters as Fluorescent Nanosensors: A Case Study on Au25(SG)18, Small 8, 2028 (2012).
46. Lingju Guo, Xiaohong Zheng, Chunsheng Liu, Wanghuai Zhou, and Zhi Zeng, An ab initio study of cluster-assembled hydrogenated silicon nanotubes, Comput. Theor. Chem. 982, 17 (2012)
45. H. Hao, X. H. Zheng, R. N. Wang, Z. Zeng and H. Q. Lin, Spin-flip effect on transport properties of Mn3 molecules, J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07B303 (2012)
44. L. J. Guo, X. H. Zheng, Zhi Zeng, and C. Zhang, Spin orbital effect in lanthanides doped silicon cage clusters, Chemical Physics Letters 550, 134(2012).
43. L. F. Huang, X. H. Zheng, G. R. Zhang, L. L. Li, and Z. Zeng, Understandings on the Bandgap, Magnetism, and Kinetics of Graphene Nanostripes in Graphane, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 21088(2011)
42. R. N. Wang, X. H. Zheng, L. L. Song and Z. Zeng, Ab initio study on the electronic transport properties of carbon nanotube intramolecular junctions, Phys. Status Solidi A 208, 2803(2011).
41. L. J. Guo, X. H. Zheng, Z. Zeng, Transition metal encapsulated hydrogenated silicon nanotubes: Silicon-based half-metal, Physics Letters A 375, 4209(2011)
40. L. L. Song, *X. H. Zheng, R. N. Wang, H. Hao and Z. Zeng, Electron transport in metallic carbon nanotubes with multiple B and N dopants, Physica E 44, 411(2011)
39. L. F. Huang, M. Y. Ni, R. G. Zhang, W. H. Zhou, Y. G. Li, X. H. Zheng and Z. Zeng, Modulation of the thermodynamic, kinetic and magnetic properties of the hydrogen monomer on graphene by charge doping, J. Chem. Phys. 135, 064705 (2011)
38. R. N. Wang, X. H. Zheng, L. L. Song, and Z. Zeng, First-Principles Study on Electron Transport of Carbon Dumbbells C60-Cn-C60, J. Chem. Phys. 135, 044703 (2011)
37. H. Hao, X. H. Zheng, Z. X. Dai, and Z. Zeng, Gate-induced switching in single-molecule magnet MnIIICuII, J. Appl. Phys. 110, 023702(2011).
36. L. F. Huang, M.Y. Ni, Y.G. Li, W.H. Zhou, X. H. Zheng, L. J. Guo, and Z. Zeng, The thermodynamic and kinetic properties of hydrogen dimers on graphene, Surface Science 605, 1486 (2011)
35. Z. W. Ouyang, N. M. Xia, S. S. Sheng, J. Chen, Z. C. Xia, G. H. Rao, and X. H. Zheng, Structural distortion and orbital ordering in the triangular-lattice antiferromagnet NaVO2 from first principles, Phys. Rev. B 83, 094417 (2011)
34. X. H. Zheng, X. L. Wang, Z. X. Dai, and Z. Zeng, Tuning the transport properties of a (C60)2 bridge with electron and hole doping, J. Chem. Phys. 134, 044708(2011)
33. R.N. Wang, X.H. Zheng, Z.X. Dai, H. Hao, L.L. Song and Z. Zeng, Anchoring group effects in molecular devices: An ab initio study on the electronic transport of a carbon dimer, Physics Letters A 375, 657-660 (2011)
32. L. F. Huang, M, Y. Ni, X. H. Zheng, W. H. Zhou, Y. G. Li, and Z. Zeng, Ab Initio Simulations of the Kinetic Properties of the Hydrogen Monomer on Graphene, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 22636-22643 (2010)
31. X. H. Zheng, W. Lu, T. A. Abtew, V. Meunier and J. Bernholc, Negative Differential Resistance in C60-Based Electronic Devices, ACS Nano 4, 7205-7210 (2010).
30. X. H. Zheng, X. L. Wang, T. A. Abtew, and Z. Zeng, Building Half-Metallicity in Graphene Nanoribbons by Direct Control over Edge States Occupation, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 4190 (2010).
29. X. H. Zheng, L. L. Song, R. N. Wang, H. Hao, L. J. Guo, and Z. Zeng, Electronic structures and transverse electrical field effects in folded zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons, Applied Physics Letters 97, 153129 (2010) .
28. H. Hao, X. H. Zheng, Z. X. Dai and Z. Zeng, Spin-filtering transport and switching effect of MnCu single-molecule magnet, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 192112 (2010).
27. L. L. Song, X. H. Zheng, R. N. Wang, and Z. Zeng, Dangling Bond States, Edge Magnetism, and Edge Reconstruction in Pristine and B/N-Terminated Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 12145 (2010).
26. X.L. Wang, X.H. Zheng, M.Y. Ni, L.J. Zou and Z.Zeng, Theoretical investigation of Möbius strips formed from graphen, Applied Physics Letters 97, 123103 (2010).
25. L. L. Li, X. H. Zheng, and W. Xu, Magneto-optical absorption by InAs/GaSb-based type II and broken-gap quantum well, Physica E 43, 17 (2010).
24. X. H. Zheng, G. R. Zhang, Z. Zeng, Victor M. Garcia-Suarez, and Colin J. Lambert, Effects of antidots on the transport properties of graphene nanoribbons, Phys. Rev. B 80, 075413 (2009)
23. X. H. Zheng, R. N. Wang, L. L. Song, Z. X. Dai, X. L. Wang, and Z. Zeng, Impurity induced spin filtering in graphene nanoribbons, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 123109 (2009)
22. X. H. Zheng, Z. X. Dai and Z. Zeng, The size effects of electrodes in molecular devices: an ab initio study on the transport properties of C60, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21, 145502 (2009)
21. X. H. Zheng, I. Rungger, Z. Zeng and S. Sanvito, Effects induced by single and multiple dopants on the transport properties in zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons, Phys. Rev. B 80, 235426 (2009)
20. X. H. Zheng, Z. X. Dai, X. L .Wang and Z. Zeng, Effects of B and N doping on spin polarized transport in graphene nanoribbons, ACTA PHYSICA SINICA 58, S259 (2009)
19. Yanhong Zhou, Xiaohong Zheng, Ying Xu and Zhaoyang Zeng, First-principles study on the differences between the equilibrium conductance of carbon and silicon atomic wires, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 045225(2008)
18. X. L. Wang, Z. Zeng, X. H. Zheng, Haiqing Lin, First-principles investigations of Co- and Fe- doped SnO2, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 09H104(2007)
17. Guohua Zhong, Jianglong Wang, Zhi Zeng, Xiaohong Zheng, Haiqing Lin, Induced effects by the substitution of Mg in MgCNi3, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 09G520(2007)
16. X. Q. Shi, Z. X. Dai, G. H. Zhong, X.H. Zheng, and Z. Zeng, Spin-polarized transport in carbon nanowires inside semiconducting carbon nanotubes, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 10130 (2007)
15. Z. X. Dai, X. Q. Shi, X. H. Zheng, X. L. Wang, and Z. Zeng, Ab initio investigations of the transport properties of a Ge7 cluster, Phys.Rev. B 75, 155402(2007)
14. Y. H. Zhou, Y. Xu and X. H. Zheng, First principles study on effects of H2O molecule on the transport properties of a carbon wire, ACTA PHYSICA SINICA 56, 1093(2007)
13. Yan-hong Zhou, Xiao-hong Zheng, Ying Xu,and Zhao-yang Zeng, Current rectification by asymmetric molecules: An ab initio study, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 244701(2006)
12. Xiaohong Zheng, Xingqiang Shi, Zhenxiang Dai and Zhi Zeng, Transport properties of the Au32 cluster with fullerene symmetry, Phys. Rev. B 74, 085418 (2006)
11. X. Q. Shi, Z. X. Dai, X. H. Zheng, and Z. Zeng, Ab-initio Electron Transport Study of Carbon and Boron-Nitrogen Nanowires, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 16902-16907 (2006)
10. Yan-hong Zhou, Xiao-hong Zheng, Ying Xu, Zhao-yang Zeng and Zhi Zeng, Effects of Relative Orientation of Molecules on Electron Transport in Molecular Devices, Chin. Phys. Lett. 23, 2609 (2006)
9. Z. X. Dai, X. Q. Shi, X. H. Zheng, Z. Zeng, Effect of gating on the transport properties of a Si4 cluster, Phys. Rev. B 73, 045411(2006)
8. X. H. Zheng, Z. X. Dai, X. Q. Shi and Z. Zeng, The role of the electrodes in a molecular conductor: An eigenchannel analysis, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 29, 91 (2006)
7. S. H. Yu and X. H. Zheng, New region subdivision for Branch and bound algorithm, Mathematics in Economics 23(3) (2006)
6. Z. X. Dai, X. H. Zheng, X. Q. Shi and Z. Zeng, Effects of the Contact Geometry on Transport Properties of Si4 Cluster, Phys. Rev. B 72, 205408 (2005)
5. Xingqiang Shi, Xiaohong Zheng, Zhenxiang Dai, Yang Wang, and Zhi Zeng, Changes of coupling between the electrodes and the molecule under external bias bring Negative Differential Resistance, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 3334 (2005)
4. Xiaohong Zheng, Wei Zheng, Yadong Wei, Zhi Zeng, and Jian Wang, Thermoelectric transport properties in atomic scale conductors, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 8537(2004)
3. Xiaohong Zheng, Ying Xu, Zhi Zeng and Elisa Baggio-Saitovitch, Magnetic properties of MgCNi3-xFex by first principles study, Physica C 408-410, 154 (2004)
2. Xiaohong Zheng, Leman Kuang, and Zhaoyang Zeng, Controlling of charge solitons in a one-dimensional tunnel junction array, ACTA PHYSICA SINICA 51, 377(2002)
1. Xiaohong Zheng, Zhaoyang Zeng, and Leman Kuang, Double charge solitons in a one-dimensional mesoscopic tunnel junction array, ACTA PHYSICA SINICA 50, 1984(2001)
