International Journal of Materials and Chemistry

International Journal of Materials and Chemistry is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes high impact work on the chemistry of novel materials. It covers the chemistry of materials in all forms, particularly materials associated with new technologies. Coverage is broad and includes the design and synthesis of materials, their characterization, processing, modeling, properties and applications.

Xiangcheng Sun

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Materials and Chemistry

Research Scientist, University of Waterloo, Canada

Research Areas

Nanotechnology, Nano-sized Energy Materials, Nano-electronic Device

Education

2000Doctor of PhilosophyMaterials Science, Department of Chemistry, The University of State of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico
1997Master of EngineeringMaterials Engineering, Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
1994Bachelor of ScienceGeneral Physics and Physics Education, Department of Physics, JiLin Normal University, Siping, China

Experience

2011-PresentResearch Staff, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2010Visiting Guest Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ShanDong University of Technology, Zibo, PR China
2009-2010Senior Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2009Advanced Materials Scientist, Electrovaya Inc, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2007-2008Visiting Guest Scholar, Center of Micro-Nano-Structure Analysis, ShanDong University of Technology, Zibo, PR China
2006-2007Visiting Research Professor, Center for Chemical Physics (CCP), the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
2004-2005Research Associate, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann, Arbor, USA
2001-2004Post-Doc Research Associate, Center for Materials for Information Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

Academic Achievement

The recipient of top NSERC (Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Postgraduate award-PGS-D (2011-2014)
The recipient of top President's Graduate Scholarship at University of Waterloo (2011-2014)
Highlight on Nanoscience Portal in Taylor & Francis Press Publishing group (2006-2010)
Visiting Professor Fellowship in the Center for Chemical Physics, the University of Western Ontario (2006-2007)
Guest Professor Honors in ShanDong University of Technology in China
Project Leader/Coordinator: Research Experience Program for Undergraduates and Teachers (REU/RET), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA (2002-2003)
List in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering in America (2003-2009)
Professional Journal Reviewer: Journal of Materials Research (JMR, since 2001)
Invited Journals Reviewers: Journal of The American Chemical Society (JACS), Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (JNN), Journal of Solid State Chemistry (JSSC), Journal of Applied Physics (JAP), Nanotechnology, International Journal of Nanotechnolog
Awarded the first-class Ph.D. Gold Medal in September 2000, University of the State of Mexico

Membership

Member of Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (since 2007)
Member of Materials Research Society (since 1999)
Member of American Chemistry Society (since 2003)
Member of Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance(since 2006)
Member of Mexican Materials Research Societ (since 1998)
Member of Mexican Electron Microscopy Societ (since 1998)
Member of Nano Research Society(since 2008)

Publications: Journals

[1]  M. C. Yang, F. Ye, Xiangcheng Sun, X. K. Sun and W. D. Wei "Study on Microhardness of Bulk Nanocrystalline Copper". Nanostructured Materials 9 (1997) 481-484
[2]  Xiangcheng Sun, M. C. Yang, F. Ye, X. K. Sun and W. D. Wei. "Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Al+AlN Nanoparticles". Journal of Material Science and Technology, 13 (1997) 309-311
[3]  Xiangcheng Sun, F. Ye, M. C. Yang, X. P. Song and X. K. Sun "Surface Degradation of Bulk Al+AlN Nanocomposites". Journal of Material Science and Technology, 13 (1997) 312-314
[4]  Xiangcheng Sun, X. K. Sun and W. D. Wei "Synthesis of Aluminum Nitride Nanocrystalline". Journal of Material Science and Technology 14 (1998) 470-472
[5]  Xiangcheng Sun, R. Reglero, X. K Sun, and M. J. Yacaman "Micro-hardness of Bulk and Higher Density Nanocrystalline Copper obtained by Hot-compaction". Materials Chemistry and Physics 63 (2000) 82-87
[6]  Xiangcheng Sun, A. Cabral-Prieto, M. J. Yacaman, J. R. Gasga, R. H. Reyes, A. Morales and Wensheng Sun "Nanocrystallization Behavior and Magnetic properties of Amorphous Fe78Si9B13Rribbons". Physica B 291 (2000) 173-179
[7]  Xiangcheng Sun, A. Gutierrez, M. J. Yacaman, X. L. Dong and S. R. Jin "Investigations on Magnetic Properties and Structure for Carbon encapsulated Nanoparticles of Fe, Co, Ni". Materials Science and Engineering A 286 (2000) 157-160
[8]  Xiangcheng Sun and M. J. Yacaman "Microstructural and Magnetic Properties of the Assembly Ni-Ce Nanocomposite Particles". Materials Science and Engineering C 16/1-2 (2001) 93-96
[9]  Xiangcheng Sun, X. L. Dong and J. A. Toledo "Superparamagnetic Properties of Carbon Encapsulated Ni Nanoparticles Assemblies". Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 1/(3) (2001) 291-294
[10]  X. Bokhimi, J.A. Toledo, J. Navarrete, Xiangcheng Sun, M. Portilla, "Thermal evolution in air and argon of nanocrystalline MoS2 synthesized under hydrothermal conditions". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 26 (2001) 1274-1275
[11]  Hongtao Cong, Hongbo Ma and Xiangcheng Sun "Synthesis of Aluminum Nitride Nanowires". Physica B 323 (2002) 354-356
[12]  Xiangcheng Sun "Microstructure Characterization and Magnetic Properties of Nano-materials". Molecular Physics 100/19 (2002) 3059-3063
[13]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Reyes-Gasga and S. Tehuacanero "Formation and Microstructure of Carbon Encapsulated Cobalt Nanoparticles". Molecular Physics 100/19 (2002) 3147-3150
[14]  Xiangcheng Sun and J. A. Toledo "Magnetic and Microstructural properties of the Assembly of Ni(C) Nanoparticles". Current Applied Physics 2/2 (2002) 113-116
[15]  Xiangcheng Sun and N. Nava "Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Fe(C) and Fe(O) Nanoparticles". Nano Letters 2/7, (2002) 765-769
[16]  Xiangcheng Sun and Xinglong Dong "Magnetic Properties and Microstructure of Carbon Encapsulated Ni Nanoparticles and Pure Ni Nanoparticles with NiO Layer". Materials Research Bulletin 37/5 (2002) 991-1004
[17]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Reyes-Gasga, N. Nava and W. S. Sun "Nanocrystallization Process and Ferromagnetic Properties of Amorphous (Fe0.99Mo0.01)78Si9B13 Ribbons", Current Applied Physics 2/3 (2002) 187-191
[18]  Xiangcheng Sun "Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of carbon-coated Nanoparticles". Journals of Dispersion Science and Technology (Invited Review Paper), 24/3&4 (2003) 557-567
[19]  Xiangcheng Sun, S. Kang, J. W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, J. Li, Z. R. Dai and Z. L. Wang "Synthesis, Chemical Ordering and Magnetic Properties of FePtCu Nanoparticle Films". Journal of Applied Physics 93/10 (2003) 7337-7339
[20]  Xiangcheng Sun "Microstructure Studies on Hexagonal Layered Ni-S Nanocrystals". Applied Surface Science, 217/1-4 (2003) 23-27
[21]  Xiangcheng Sun, K. Parvin, J. Ly, and D. E. Nikles "Magnetic Properties of a Mixture of Two Nanosized Co-S Powders Produced by Hydrothermal Reduction". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 39/5, (2003) 2678-2680
[22]  Xiangcheng Sun, Yunhe Huang and David E. Nikles "FePt and CoPt Magnetic Nanoparticles Film For Future High Density Data Storage Media". International Journals of Nanotechnology (Invited Review Paper), 1/3 (2004) 328-347
[23]  Xiangcheng Sun, Z. Y. Jia, Y. H. Huang, J. W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, K. Sun and L. M. Wang "Controlled Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of CoPt Nanoparticles". Journal of Applied Physics 95 (2004) 6747-6749
[24]  K. Parvin, J. Ma, J. Ly, Xiancheng Sun, D. E. Nikles, K. Sun and L. M. Wang "Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Monodisperse Fe3O4 Nanoparticles". Journal of Applied Physics 95 (2004) 7121-7123
[25]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. K. Mabry, C. J. Thode, D. E. Nikles, K. Sun and L. M. Wang "Self-assembly of Magnetic FePt and CoPt Biofunctional Nanoparticles". Microscopy & Microanalysis 10 (2004) 400-401
[26]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, K. Sun and L. M. Wang "Self-assembly of Magnetic FePt or FePt(M) Nanoparticles". Microscopy & Microanalysis 10 (2004) 520-521
[27]  Xiangcheng Sun, and F. Pedraza "Microstructure Studies on Rutile TiO2 Catalytic Particles". Microscopy and Microanalysis 10 (2004) 478-479
[28]  J.W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, S. S. Kang, Xiangcheng Sun, and Z. Jia, "Effect of Additive Cu, Ag, and Au on L10 Ordering in Chemically Synthesized FePt Nanoparticles". Journal of the Magnetic Society of Japan (Invited Review Paper) 28 (2004) 847-852
[29]  J. Yang, X. D. Zhou, W. B. Yelon, W. J. James, Q. Cai, K. V. Gopalakrishnan, S. K. Malik, Xiangcheng Sun and D. E. Nikles "Magnetic and Structural Studies of the Verwey transition in Fe3-O4 nanoparticles". Journal of Applied Physics 95 (2004) 7540-7542.
[30]  Xiangcheng Sun, C. J. Thode, J.K. Mabry, J. W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, K. Sun and L. M. Wang "Self-assembly of Magnetic Biofunctional Nanoparticles". Journal of Applied Physics 97 (2005) 10Q901-1--10Q901-3
[31]  J.W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, S. S. Kang, Xiangcheng Sun, Z. Jia, S. Shi, J. Lawson, G. B. Thompson, and C. Srivastava "Effect of Metal Additives on L10 Ordering of Chemically Synthesized FePt Nanoparticles," Scripta Materialia 53 (2005) 411-416.
[32]  J. Lian, L. M. Wang, Xiangcheng Sun, Q. K. Yu and R. C. Ewing "Patterning Metallic Nanostructures by Ion-Beam-Induced Dewetting and Rayleigh Instability", Nano Letters 6 (2006) 1047-1052
[33]  Y. M. Hu, H. S. Gu, Xiangcheng Sun, J. You and J. Wang, "Photoluminescence and Raman scattering studies on PbTiO3 nanowires fabricated by hydrothermal method at low temperature". Applied Physics Letters 88 (2006) 193120-1—1931203; Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Issue 21, Vol. 13, May 2006.
[34]  Y. Wang, Z. M. Zeng, X. F. Han, Xiangcheng Sun, and Z. Zhang "Barrier shapes and microstructures of double barrier magnetic tunnel junctions by transmission electron microscopy and electron holography". Journal of Applied Physics 100 (2006) 054510-1--054510-4
[35]  Y. Wang, Z. M. Zeng, X. F. Han, X. G. Zhang, Xiangcheng Sun and Z. Zhang "Temperature-dependent Mn-diffusion modes in CoFeB-and CoFe-based magnetic tunnel junctions: Electron-microscopy studies". Physical Review B 75 (2007) 214424-1-214424-4
[36]  I. VKityk, J. Ebothe, S. Tkaczyk, R. Miedzinski, J. B. He, Xiangcheng Sun, Kai Sun, Q.S. Liu, Z.Y. Sun, J. Lin and Jiye Fang "Photoinduced electrooptics in the In2O3 nanocrystals incorporated into PMMA matrixes" Journal of Phys.: Condens. Matter 19 (2007) 016204 01-016204 10
[37]  R. Y. Li, Xiangcheng Sun, X. Zhou, M. Cai and X. L. Sun "Aligned Hierarchical Heterostructures of Amorphous Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulating Single-Crystalline Tin Nanowires Grown on Graphitic Fibers". Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (26) (2007) 9130-9135
[38]  J. X. Deng, S. S. Yan, L. M. Mei, J. P. Liu, B. Altuncevahir, V. Chakka, Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, Xiangcheng Sun, J. Lian, and K. Sun, "Magnetic Properties and Antiferromagnetic Coupling in Inhomogeneous Zn1-xFexO Magnetic Semiconductor". Chinese Physics Letters 26 (2) (2009) 027502-1-027502-4

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Xiangcheng Sun, A. Cabral-Prieto, M. J. Yacaman and W. S. Sun "Investigations on in situ nanocrystallization and magnetic properties for amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbons", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 577, 617-622, 1999
[2]  Xiangcheng Sun, M. J. Yacaman, and F. Morales. "Microstructural and Magnetic Properties on Graphitically Encapsulated Ni Nanocrystals and pure Ni Nanoparticles with NiO layer", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 581, 575-580, 1999.
[3]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. A. Toledo and M. J. Yacaman. "Microstructural and magnetic properties of Ni-Ce Nanocomposite particles Assemblies". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 635, C6.81-C6.8.6, 2000.
[4]  Xiangcheng Sun, X. L. Dong, J.A. Toledo and M. J. Yacaman "Super-paramagnetic and Microstructural Properties of Carbon Encapsulated Ni nanoparticle Assemblies", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 676, Y7.2.1-Y7.2.6, 2001.
[5]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. A. Toledo, S. Galindo and W. S. Sun. "Ferromagnetic Properties and Nanocrystallization Behavior of Amorphous (Fe0.99Mo0.01)78Si9B13 ribbons", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 674, U1.3.1-U1.3.6, 2001.
[6]  J. A. Toledo, N. Nava, Xiangcheng Sun and X. Bokhimi "A Magnetically Ordered Non-stoichiometric Zinc Ferrite for the oxidative Dehydrogenation Reactions", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 676, Y3.5.1-Y3.5.6, 2001.
[7]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Reyes-Gasga and S. Tehuacanero "Microstructure of carbon encapsulated Co nanoparticles", Acta Microscopica, Vol. 10, PP.281-282, 2001.
[8]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Reyes-Gasga and J. A. Toledo. "Synthesis and Microstructure of Hexagonal Ni-S Nanphase Layered Materials". Acta Microscopica, Vol. 10, PP. 291-292, 2001.
[9]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Reyes-Gasga and J. A. Toledo "HR-TEM Analysis of Molybdenum Sulfides Nanophases (MoS2) Catalysts". Acta Microscopica, Vol. 10, PP. 312-313, 2001.
[10]  M. A. C. Jacome, J. A. Toledo, Xaingcheng Sun, and H. Armendariz. "Formation and morphology of WOx species on the ZrO2 catalysts". Acta Microscopica, Vol. 10, PP. 306-307, 2001.
[11]  Xiangcheng Sun, N. Nava and J. Reyes-Gasga "Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Fe(C) and Fe(O) Nanoparticles". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 704, W9.5.1-C9.5.6, 2001.
[12]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Reyes-Gasga and X. L. Dong. "Microstructure of Carbon Encapsulated Superparamagnetic Co Nanoparticles". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 704, W6.26.1-C6.26.6, 2001.
[13]  Xiangcheng Sun and J. Reyes-Gasga. "Microstructural Studies on Layered Hexagonal Ni-S Nanocrystals". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol.721, R4.2.1-R4.2.6, 2002.
[14]  Xiangcheng Sun and T.M. Zhao. "Formation, Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Ni-based amorphous alloys and their Nanocrystalline Structure". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 740, I10.4.1-I10.4.6, 2002.
[15]  Xiangcheng Sun, S. S. Kang, J. W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, Z. R. Dai, J. Li and Z. L. Wang. "Synthesis, Self-assembly and Magnetic Properties of FePt(Cu) Nanoparticle Arrays". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 739, H7.40.1-H 7.40.6, 2002.
[16]  Xiangcheng Sun, J. W. Harrell, D. E. Nikles, K. Sun, L. M. Wang, J. Li and Z. L. Wang. "Structure Characterization of Self-assembled FePt and FePt(M) Nanoparticle". Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 775, P9.8.1-P9.8.6, 2003.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Xiangcheng Sun, "Magnetic Properties of Nanoparticle Assemblies". The First Edition of Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Marcel Dekker, Inc. Pages: 1761-1771, 2003
[2]  Shishou Kang, Xiangcheng Sun, J. W. Harrell and D. E. Nikles, "Synthesis, Self-Assembly and Phase Transformation of FePt Magnetic Nanoparticles". Book of "Nanoparticles Assemblies and Superstructures", Edited by N. Kotov, Marcel Dekker, Pages: 369-383, 2003