Associate Professors

Yajun Zhang

Name:Yajun Zhang
Date of Birth:January 26, 1990
Nationality:China
Institution:College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address:222 Tinashe Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Email:zhangyajun@lzu.edu.cn
Education
2009.09—2013.07 B.S. in Civil Engineering, College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, China
2013.09—2018.09 Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics, ?School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, China
2017.09—2020.09 Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, University of Liege, Belgium
Appointments
2020.12-present Associate Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Research Areas
Simulation of Multi-physics Coupling in Superconducting, Ferroelectric, Magnetic and Photovoltaic Materials
Visiting Positions
Members and Activities
Awards
2014 National Scholarship for Master
2016 National Scholarship for Doctor
2018 Excellent Graduates in Zhejiang Province
Main Courses
Research Grants

2015-2018,Effect of Strain Gradient on the Electrocaloric Property of Ferroelectric Materials. NSFC, Co

2017-2020,Strain Control of Electrocaloric Property of Ferroelectric Materials. NSFC, Co 

Refereed Publications

1. Y. Zhang, J. Wang and P. Ghosez. Unraveling the Suppression of Oxygen Octahedra Rotations in A3B2O7 Ruddlesden-Popper Compounds: Engineering Multiferroicity and Beyond. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2020, 125, 157601.

2. C. Domínguez, A. Georgescu, Bernat. Mundet, Yajun Zhang et al, Length Scales of Interfacial Coupling between Metal and Insulator Phases in Oxides. Nat. Mater. 2020, 1-6.

3. Y. Zhang, X. He, M. Sun, J. Wang, P. Ghosez. Switchable Metal-to-half-metal Transition at the Semi-hydrogenated Graphene/ferroelectric Interface. Nanoscale 2020, 12 , 5067.

4. Y. Zhang, M. Schmitt, J. Wang and P. Ghosez. From Charge to Orbital Ordered Metal-Insulator Transition in Alkaline-Earth Ferrites. Phys. Rev. B 2018, 98, 081108 (R).

5. Y. Zhang, T. Shimada, T. Kitamura and J. Wang. Ferroelectricity in Ruddlesden–Popper Chalcogenide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Application: The Role of Tolerance Factor. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 5834-5839.

6. Y. Zhang, M. P. K. Sahoo, T. Shimada, T. Kitamura and J. Wang. Strain-induced Improper Ferroelectricity in Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Halides. Phys. Rev. B 2017, 96, 144110.

7. Y. Zhang, G. Li, T. Shimada, J. Wang and T. Kitamura. Disappearance of Ferroelectric Critical Thickness in Epitaxial Ultrathin BaZrO3 Films. Phys. Rev. B 2014, 90, 184107.