International Journal of Materials Engineering

The International Journal of Materials Engineering strives to publish articles related to fundamental properties of engineering materials, mechanical characterisation, how they are controlled by processing, formed, joined and finished, and how all of these factors influence the selection and design of materials in real-world engineering applications.


Mei Zhang

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Materials Engineering

Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Florida State University, USA

Research Areas

Carbon Nanomaterials, Thin Film, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nanotechnology

Education

1992-1995Ph.DEngineering, Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
1990-1992M.SEngineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
1978-1982B.SCondensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, China

Experience

2007-presentAssociate Professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University
2003-2007Research Scientist/Associate Professor, Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas
2001-2002Engineer, Chorum Technologies, Inc., Texas, USA
1995-2000Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
1989-1995Research Assistance, Department of Electric Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
1982-1989Research Engineer, Beijing General Research Institute for Non-Ferrous Metals, Beijing, China

Academic Achievement

Inclusion in Who's Who in America 2012, by Marquis Who's Who
Innovation Award by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (2011)
Inclusion in The Scientific American 50, a recognition of 50 American scientists and research teams for outstanding contributions in science and technology (2006)
Nano 50TM Awards, for "Processes for Carbon Nanotube Yarn and Sheet Fabrication", by Nanotech Briefs magazine (2006)
Australian NanoVic Prize, for "Solid-State Fabrication and Applications of Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Transparent Sheets",by Nanotechnology Victoria Ltd. (2006)
CSIRO Research Medal for dry spinning of CNTs, by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia (2006)
Outstanding Professional in DFW area, by Association of Chinese Professionals Foundation (2006)
SAMPE Outstanding Paper Award 1st Place, for "Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, 3-D Braids and Their Composites", the SAMPE Fall Technical Conference (2006)
Research of nanotube sheet and yarn was Listed 8th in Discover Magazine's Top 100 Science Stories of 2005
New Materials Innovation Prize, for "The Application of the Science and Technology of Spinning to Produce Pure Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Yarns with Useful New Properties", by the Avantex International Forum for Innovative Textiles (2005)
Fiber Optic Product New Technology Award, for Optical Harmonic Equalizer that Ico-developed at Chorum Technologies, by Optical Fiber Communication (2001)
Japanese Government Scholarship from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Monbusho), 1991-1995
Scholarship from Daiken Chemical, Inc., 1990-1995
Scholarship from Osaka Foundation of International Exchange, 1990
Outstanding Student in Nanjing University (China), 1980

Membership

Member of Material Research Society (MRS)
Member of Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
Member of Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Member of Fiber Society

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Mei Zhang and Yoshikazu Nakayama, "Growth of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma" in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon (ed. by Hans Neber Aeschbacher), Scitec, 1995.
[2]  Mei Zhang, "Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Sheets and Their Applications" in The Latest Technology of a Function/Composition of Carbon Nanotube, CMC Publishing, 2006.
[3]  Mei Zhang and Ray Baughman, "Assembly of Carbon Nanotube Sheets" in Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes, (ISBN 978-953-307-499-3) InTech-Open Access Publisher, 2011.
[4]  YiWen Chen, Hsin-Yuan Miao, Mei Zhang, Ryan J. Lin, Jin Gyu Park, Richard Liang, Chuck Zhang, and Ben Wang, "Application of Response Surface Methodology in the Optimization of Laser Treatment in Buckypaper Lighting for Field Emission Displays," IIE Transactions, submitted.
[5]  T. Mirfakhrai, J. Oh, M. E. Kozlov, S. Fang, M. Zhang, R. H. Baughman, and J. D. W. Madden, "Mechanoelectrical Force Sensors Using Twisted Yarns of Carbon Nanotubes," IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (2011).
[6]  YiWen Chen, Hsin-Yuan Miao, Mei Zhang, Ryan J. Lin, Jin Gyu Park, Richard Liang, Chuck Zhang, and Ben Wang, "Emitter spacing effects on field emission properties of laser-treated single-walled carbon nanotube buckypapers," Nanotechnology 21, 495702 (2010).
[7]  Shaoli Fang, Mei Zhang, Anvar A. Zakhidov, and Ray H. Baughman, "Properties of Solid-State Spun Carbon Nanotube Yarns," Journal of Physics 22, 334221 (2010).
[8]  Alexander A. Kuznetzov, Sergey B. Lee, Mei Zhang, Ray H. Baughman, Anvar A. Zakhidov, "Electron field emission from transparent multiwalled carbon nanotube sheets for inverted field emission displays," Carbon 48, 41-46 (2010).
[9]  Mei Zhang and Jian Li, "Carbon Nanotube in Different Shapes," Materials Today 12, 12-18 (2009). (Invited review paper).
[10]  Ali E. Aliev, Jiyoung Oh, Mikhail E. Kozlov, Alexander A. Kuznetsov, Shaoli Fang, Alexandre F. Fonseca, Raquel Ovalle, Márcio D. Lima, Mohammad H. Haque, Yuri N. Gartstein, Mei Zhang, Anvar A. Zakhidov, Ray H. Baughman, "Giant-Stroke, Superelastic Carbon Nanotube Aerogel Muscles," Science 323, 1575-1579 (2009).
[11]  Yiwen Chen, H. Y. Miao, Mei Zhang, Richard Liang, Chuck Zhang, and Ben Wang, "Optimizing the laser post-treatment parameters for carbon nanotube buckypaper field emission cold cathode via design of experiments," Nanotechnology 20, 325302 (2009).
[12]  Alexander A. Zakhidov, Dong-Seok Suh, Alexander A. Kuznetsov, Joseph N. Barisci, Edgar Muñoz, Alan B. Dalton, Steve Collins, Von H. Ebron, Mei Zhang, John P. Ferraris, and Anvar A. Zakhidov, Ray H. Baughman, "Electrochemically Tuned Properties for Electrolyte-Free Carbon Nanotube Sheets," Advanced Functional Materials 19, 2266-2272 (2009).
[13]  Tissaphern Mirfakhrai,a, Jiyoung Oh, Mikhail Kozlov, Shaoli Fang, Mei Zhang, Ray H. Baughman, and John D. W. Madden, "Carbon Nanotube Yarn Actuators: An Electrochemical Impedance Model," Journal of the Electrochemical Society 156, K97-K103 (2009).
[14]  V.R. Coluci, L.J. Hall, M.E. Kozlov, M. Zhang, S.O. Dantas, D.S. Galvão, and R.H. Baughman, "Modeling the auxetic transition for carbon nanotube sheets," Physical Review B 78, 115408 (2008). (This paper has been selected by the editors of PRB to be an Editors' Suggestion).
[15]  Lee J. Hall1, Vitor R. Coluci, Douglas S. Galvão, Mikhail E. Kozlov, Mei Zhang, Sócrates O. Dantas, and Ray H. Baughman, "Sign Change of Poisson's Ratio for Carbon Nanotube Sheets," Science 320, 504-507 (2008).
[16]  Christopher D. Williams, Raquel Ovalle Robles, Mei Zhang, Sergey Li, Ray H. Baughman, Anvar A. Zakhidov, "Multiwalled carbon nanotube sheets as transparent electrodes in high brightness organic light-emitting diodes," Applied Physics Letters 93, 183506 (2008).
[17]  T. Mirfakhrai, J. Oh, M. Kozlov, M. Zhang, S. Fang, R. H. Baughman, and J. Madden, "Carbon nanotube yarn actuators: an electrochemical impedance model," ECS Transactions 13, 13-27 (2008).
[18]  Tissaphern Mirfakhrai, Jiyoung Oh, Mikhail Kozlov, Shaoli Fang, Mei Zhang, Ray H. Baughman, and John D Madden, "Carbon Nanotube Yarns as High Load Actuators and Sensors," Advances in Science and Technology, 61, 65-74 (2008).
[19]  E. Aliev, C. Guthy, P. A. Heiney, M. Zhang, S. Fang, A. A. Zakhidov, J. E. Fischer, and R. H. Baughman, "Thermal Transport in MWNT Sheets and Yarns," Carbon 45, 2880-2888 (2007).
[20]  Pedro Galvan-Garcia, Edward W. Keefer, Fan Yang, Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Anvar A. Zakhidov, Ray H. Baughman, and Mario I. Romero, "Robust Cell Migration and Neuronal Growth on Pristine Carbon Nanotube Sheets and Yarns," Journal of Biomaterials Science 18, 1245-1261 (2007).
[21]  Al. A. Zakhidov, R. Nanjundaswamy, A. N. Obraztsov, M. Zhang, S. Fang, V.I. Klesch, R. H. Baughman, and A. A. Zakhidov, "Field Emission of Electrons by Carbon Nanotube Twist-Yarns," Applied Physics A 88, 593-600 (2007).
[22]  Karl von Reden, Mei Zhang, Martha Meigs, Enid Sichel, Shaoli Fang, and Ray Baughman, "Carbon Nanotube Foils for Electron Stripping in Tandem Accelerators," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 261, 44-48 (2007).
[23]  K. Atkinson, S. Hawkins, C. Huynh, C. Skourtis, J. Dai, M. Zhang, S. Fang, A. Zakhidov, S. Lee, A. Aliev, C. Williams, and R. Baughman, "Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Tranparent Sheets: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications," Physica B 394, 339-343 (2007).
[24]  Tissaphern Mirfakhrai, Mikhail Kozlov, Eddie Chi Wah Fok, Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Ray H. Baughman, and John D. W. Madden, "Electrochemical Actuation of Carbon Nanotube Yarns," Journal of Smart Materials and Structure 16, S243-S249 (2007).
[25]  T. Mirfakhrai, M. Kozlov, M. Zhang, S. Fang, R. H. Baughman, and J. D. W. Madden, "Capacitive Charging and Background Processes in Carbon nanotube Yarn Actuators," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6524, 65241H, 1-12 (2007).
[26]  Bogdanovich, P. Bradford, D. Mungalov, S. Fang, M. Zhang, R.H. Baughman, and S. Hudson, "Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, 3-D Braids, and Their Composites," SAMPE Journal 43, 6-19 (2007). (SAMPE Outstanding Paper Award 1st Place).
[27]  Ross Ulbricht, Sergey B. Lee, Kanzan Inoue, Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Ray H. Baughman, and Anvar A. Zakhidov, "Transparent Carbon Nanotube Sheets as 3-D Charge Collectors in Organic Solar Cells," Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 91, 416-419 (2007). (Selected, out of 3,100 oral and poster presentations, as one of the "Top Five Hot or Cool Papers" at the Spring 2007 Materials Research Society Meeting).
[28]  Hee Seok Ahn, Nipun Sinha, Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Ray H. Baughman, Debjyoti Banerjee, "Pool Boiling Experiments on Multi-Walled Carbon nanotube Forests," Journal of Heat Transfer 128, 1335-1342 (2006).
[29]  R. H. Baughman, M. Zhang, S. Fang, A. A. Zakhidov, M. Kozlov, S. B. Lee, A. E. Aliev, S. Lee, C. D. Williams, and K. R. Atkinson, "Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Textiles for Fun and Profit: Artificial Muscles, Electronic Textile, Energy Storage and Harvesting, Display, Electron Emission, and Other Applications," Annual Conference Proceedings-Society of Vacuum Coaters, 49th, 466-469 (2006).
[30]  Ross Ulbricht, Xiaomei Jiang, Sergey B. Lee, Kanzan Inoue, Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Ray H. Baughman, and Anvar A. Zakhidov, "Polymetric Solar Cells with Oriented and Strong Transparent Carbon Nanotube Anode," Phys. Stat. Sol. B 243, 3528-3532 (2006).
[31]  Al. A. Zakhidov, R. Nanjundaswamy, M. Zhang, A. Ford, S. Lee, W. M. Sampson, A. N. Obraztsov, J. Hoffman, R. Chaney, A. Cunningham, and A. A. Zakhidov, "Spark Light Radiation Coupled with the Field Electron Emission from Carbon Nanotube Forests," J. Appl. Phys. 100, 044327 (2006).
[32]  Mei Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Anvar A. Zakhidov, Sergey B. Lee, Ali E. Aliev, Christopher D. Williams, Ken R. Atkinson, and Ray H. Baughman, "Strong, Transparent, Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Sheets," Science 309, 1215-1219 (2005).
[33]  Mei Zhang, Ken R. Atkinson, and Ray H. Baughman, "Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns by Downsizing an Ancient Technology," Science 306, 1358-1361 (2004).
[34]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Growth Mechanism of Carbon Nanocoils," J. Appl. Phys. 91 (12), 10058-10061 (2002).
[35]  Y. Nakayama and M. Zhang, "Synthesis of Carbon Nanochaplets by Catalytic Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40 (5B), Part 2, L492-L494 (2001). (Express Letter).
[36]  L. Pan, T. Hayashida, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Field Emission Properties of Carbon Tubule Nanocoils," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40 (3B), Part 2, L235-L237 (2001). (Express Letter).
[37]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Development of Carbon Nanocoils as Electromagnetic Shielding Material," Electro Magnetic Compatibility 158, 63-70 (2001). (in Japanese).
[38]  M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, and L. Pan, "Synthesis of Carbon Tubule Nanocoils in High Yield Using Iron-Coated Indium Tin Oxide as Catalyst," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 39 (12A), Part 2, L1242-L1244 (2000).
[39]  M. Zhang, L. Pan, and Y. Nakayama, "Structural Modifications of Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Nitride due to Ultraviolet Light Irradiation and Thermal Annealing," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 226-269, 815-820 (2000).
[40]  M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, and S. Harada, "Photoluminescence of the Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Nitride Films after Ultraviolet Light Irradiation and Thermal Annealing," J. Appl. Phys. 86 (9), 4971-4977 (1999).
[41]  M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, T. Miyazaki, and M. Kume, "Growth of Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Nitride Films in Radio-frequency Plasma," J. Appl. Phys. 85 (5), 2904-2908 (1999).
[42]  M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, and M. Kume, "Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Nitride Film," Solid State Commun. 110 (12), 679-683 (1999).
[43]  M. Zhang and Y. Nakayama, "Effect of Ultraviolet Light Irradiation on Amorphous Carbon Nitride Films," J. Appl. Phys. 82 (10), 4912-4915 (1997).
[44]  M. Zhang, L. Pan, T. Miyazaki, and Y. Nakayama, "Carbon Nitride Films Produced Using Electron Cyclotron Resonance Nitrogen Plasma," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36 (7B), 4897-4900 (1997).
[45]  M. Zhang, P. Wang, and Y. Nakayama, "Formation of Carbon Nitride Films by the Radio-Frequency Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition Method," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36 (7B), 4893-4896 (1997).
[46]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Thermal Decomposition of Poly(methylphenylsilane)," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 39 (3A), Part 1, 1378-1381 (2000).
[47]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Effect of Residual Solvent on Carrier Transport in Polysilane," J. Chem. Phys. 110 (21), 10509-10513 (1999).
[48]  Y. Nakayama, H. Inagi, and M. Zhang, "Photobleaching and Photodegradation of Photoluminescence for Thin Films of Poly(methylphenylsilane)," J. Appl. Phys. 86(2), 768-773 (1999).
[49]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Kinetic Analysis on Pyrolysis of Poly(methylphenylsilane)," Chem. Mater. 11(5), 1326-1330 (1999).
[50]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, K. Oka, R. West, M. Aramata, and Y. Nakayama, "Mass Spectroscopy Study on Pyrolysis of Polysilanes," J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 11(1), 133-138 (1998).
[51]  M. Zhang and Y. Nakayama, "Dominant SiHx Radicals in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma CVD," Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 5 (2), 260-264 (1996).
[52]  M. Zhang and Y. Nakayama, "Growth of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma," Solid State Phenomena, 44-46, 135-180 (1995). (Invited).
[53]  M. Zhang and Y. Nakayama, "Radical Fluxes in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition of Amorphous Silicon," Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 34 (11), 5965-5970 (1995).
[54]  M. Zhang, S. Nonoyama, and Y. Nakayama, "Electron Behavior in the Downstream of an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Used for Chemical Vapor Deposition," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 15 (3), 409-426 (1995).
[55]  M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, S. Nonoyama, and K. Wakita, "Relationship between Film Quality and Deposition Rate for a-Si:H by ECR Plasma CVD," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 164-166, 63-66 (1993).
[56]  Y. Nakayama, K. Hitsuishi, M. Zhang, H. Imamura, and T. Kawamura, "Role of Ions in Formation of Amorphous Si:H Network in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 137-138, 669-672 (1991).
[57]  K. Hitsuishi, M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, and T. Kawamura, "Formation of Hydrogen Bonding States in a-Si:H by Divergent Magnetic Field Type ECR-PCVD," Technical Report of IEICE, SDM90-143, 1-6 (1990). (in Japanese).
[58]  Y. Nakayama, M. Kondoh, K. Hitsuishi, M. Zhang, and T. Kawamura, "Behavior of Charged Particles in an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition," Appl. Phys. Lett. 57, 2297-2299 (1990).
[59]  K. Murayama, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Decomposition of CO2 Using Low Temperature Plasma Operated at Atmospheric Pressure," Electric Society, EP-97-88, 135-138 (1997). (in Japanese).
[60]  Xinfan Huang, Ximao Bao, Mei Zhang, and He Guo, "Study of technological parameters of CW carbon dioxide laser annealing for ion-implanted silicon," Science Today (Nanjing University), 26 (2), 204-210 (1990). (in Chinese).
[61]  X. Bao, X. Huang, H. Guo, and M. Zhang, "Introduction of Defects in Ion-Implanted Silicon during Laser Annealing," Chinese J. of Semiconductors 4, 596-600 (1983). (in Chinese).
[62]  Y. Chen, M. Zhang, R. Liang, J. Park, C. Zhang and B. Wang, "Laser treatment effects on field emission properties of single-walled carbon nanotube buckypapers," 32nd Symposium on Applied Surface Analysis & Florida Chapter of the AVS Science and Technology Society (FLAVS Annual Joint Symposium and Exhibition, Orlando, FL, March, 2010.
[63]  Shaoli Fang, Mei Zhang, Anvar A. Zakhidov, and Ray H. Baughman, "Structure and Process Dependent Properties of Solid-State Spun Carbon Nanotube Yarns," Carbon 2010 (Clemson, SC, USA July 11-16, 2010).
[64]  Mei Zhang, Farag Abdelslam, Zach McDargh, Chuck Zhang, and Ben Wang, "Assembly of Nanowires by Contact-Line Deposition," MRS Fall Meeting (Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009).
[65]  Yiwen Chen, Mei Zhang, Richard Liang, Chuck Zhang, and Ben Wang, "Luminance analysis of laser post-process for buckypaper cathode via design of experiments methodology," IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2009 (Miami, FL, May 30-June 3, 2009).
[66]  T. Mirfakhrai, M. Kozlov, S. Fang, M. Zhang, R. H. Baughman, and J. D. Madden, "Carbon nanotube yarns: sensors, actuators, and current carriers," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6927 (Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008), 692708 (2008).
[67]  E. Aliev, C. Guthy, M. Zhang, A. A. Zakhidov, J. E. Fischer, and R. H. Baughman, "Thermal Transport in MWNT Sheets: Extremely High Radiation from the Carbon Nanotube Surface," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 2006, 963E (2007).
[68]  T. Mirfakhrai, M. Kozlov, M. Zhang, S. Fang, R. H. Baughman, and J. D. W. Madden, "Capacitive Charging and Background Processes in Carbon Nanotube Yarn Actuators," Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6524, 65241H, 1-12 (2007).
[69]  D. Hernandez, M. Zhang, S. Fang, R. Baughman, T. S. Gates, and S. K. Kahng, "Multifunctional Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube Yarn Composites," Proceedings of Multifunctional Nanocomposites 2006.
[70]  Bogdanovich, P. Bradford, D. Mungalov, S. Fang, M. Zhang, R.H. Baughman, and S. Hudson, "Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, 3-D Braids, and Their Composites," Proceedings of SAMPE Fall Technical Conference (2006). Outstanding Paper Award 1st Place.
[71]  M. Zhang, S. Fang, A.A. Zakhidov, M. Kozlov, S.B. Lee, A.E. Aliev, C.D. Williams, K.R. Atkinson, and R.H. Baughman, "Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Textiles for Fun and Profit: Artificial Muscle, Electronic Textile, Energy Storage and Harvesting, Display, Electron Emission, and Other Applications," 49th Annual Society of Vacuum Coaters Technical Conference Proceedings, 20-24 (2006).
[72]  R. Nanjundaswamy, Al. A Zakhidov, M. Zhang, S.B. Lee, W.M. Sampson,A. N. Obraztsov, A. Cunningham, and A. A. Zakhidov, "Light Emission from Carbon Nanotubes Induced by Field Electron Emission from Oriented MWCNT Arrays Accompanied by Re-Deposition," Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 858E, HH13.5.1-8 (2005).
[73]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, A. Harada, Y. Takano and Y. Nakayama, "Synthesis of Carbon Nanocoils Using Electroplated Iron Catalyst," AIP Conference Proceeding 590, 19-22 (2001).
[74]  L. Pan, T. Hayashida, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Synthesis of Carbon Nanocoils and Their Properties in Field Emission," Proc. of 87th Japan Hardcopy, 111-114 (2001). (in Japanese).
[75]  Murakami S. Matsumoto, M. Zhang, S. Akita, and Y. Nakayama, "Carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition and their application of electron source," Proc. of Japan Hardcopy Fall Meeting, 78-81 (1999).
[76]  L. Pan, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Study on Pyrolysis of Poly(methylphenylsilane)," Proc. of 12th Int. Symp. on Organosilicon Chem., 103 (1999).
[77]  M. Zhang, A. Ito, M. Kume, and Y. Nakayama, "Ultraviolet Electroluminescent Device Utilizing Poly(methylphenylsilane)---Role of carbon nitride films as buffer layer----," Proc. of Pan-Pacific Imaging Conf./Japan Hardcopy, 237-240 (1998).
[78]  M. Zhang, S. Ninomiya, A. Ito, and Y. Nakayama, "Effect of Buffer Layer on Lifetime of Electroluminescent Device," Proc. of 3rd Int. Conf. on Imaging Science and Hardcopy, 67-70 (1998).
[79]  T. Miyazaki, M. Zhang, and Y. Nakayama, "Fabrication of CNx Film Using RF Plasma CVD," Proc. of the 15th Symposium on Plasma Processing, 100-103 (1998). (in Japanese).
[80]  Y. Nakayama, K. Hirooka, H. Hayashi, M. Zhang, S. Akita, T. Dohmaru, K.Oka, and R. West, "Electrically Oriented Polysilane Films," Proc. of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Imaging Science and Hardcopy, 1-4 (1995).
[81]  M. Zhang and Y. Nakayama, "Radical Fluxes in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition of Amorphous Silicon," Technical Report of IEICE, SDM94-119, 55-60 (1994).
[82]  M. Zhang, Y. Nakayama, K. Hitsuishi, H. Imamura, and T. Kawamura, "The Deposition Mode and Properties of a-Si:H Films Prepared by Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition," Proc. of Int. Conf. on Imaging Science and Hardcopy, 66-69 (1992).
[83]  M. Zhang, K. Hitsuishi, Y. Nakayama, and T. Kawamura, "Motion of Electrons in ECR Plasma Process," Proc. of the 8th Symposium on Plasma Processing, 269-272 (1991).