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ZHANG Hu

Associate Professor at Department of Materials Science and Engineering

zhanghu@ustb.edu.cn

+86-010-62333514

Main Building, Room 332

Available to act as adviser for international graduate student: Yes



Biography

Dr. Hu Zhang is the Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. He holds a bachelor degree in 2004 and a Ph.D degree in 2010 from University of Science and Technology Beijing. During 2007-2009, he had been doing research as a visiting student with Prof. Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr and Prof. Vitalij K. Pecharsky in Ames laboratory, USA. He was working as a postdoctor to study the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects of rare earth intermetallic compounds in Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2010 to 2012. He joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering, USTB in 2012, and was promoted as an Associate Professor in 2013. 


Research Interests

- Theoretical and experimental research on magnetocaloric materials.

- Synthesis, structure, thermodynamic and physical properties in novel materials.

- Magnetic analysis, theoretical calculation, and computer simulation.


Active Research Projects

“The study on the magnetocaloric effect of magnetic refrigeration materials with successive magnetic transitions”, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,  2015.10-2016.9


Published Research (English Only)

[1]Hu Zhang*, YaWei Li, Enke Liu, YaJiao Ke, JinLing Jin, Yi Long, and B. G. Shen. Giant rotating magnetocaloric effect induced by highly texturing in polycrystalline DyNiSi compound. Scientific Reports. 5, 11929 (2015).

[2]H. Zhang*, Y. J. Sun, Y. W. Li, Y. Y. Wu, Y. Long, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Mechanical properties and magnetocaloric effects in La(Fe, Si)13 hydrides bonded with different epoxy resins. J. Appl. Phys. 117, 063902 (2015).

[3]H. Zhang* and B. G. Shen. Magnetocaloric effects in RTX intermetallic compounds (R = Gd-Tm, T = Fe-Cu and Pd, X = Al and Si). Chin. Phys. B 24(12), 127504 (2015).

[4]YaWei Li, H. Zhang*, Tim Yan, KeWen Long, HuaSheng Wang, YanJun Xue, Chen Cheng, and HouBo Zhou. Successive magnetic transitions and magnetocaloric effect in Dy3Al2 compound. J. Alloys Compd. 651, 278-282 (2015).

[5]H. Zhang*, Y. J. Sun, E. Niu, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Enhanced mechanical properties and large magnetocaloric effects in bonded La(Fe, Si)13-based magnetic refrigeration materials. Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 062407 (2014).

[6]H. Zhang*, Y. Y. Wu, Y. Long, H. S. Wang, K. X. Zhong, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Large reversible magnetocaloric effect in antiferromagnetic HoNiSi compound. J. Appl. Phys. 116, 213902 (2014).

[7]H. Zhang*, Y. J. Sun, L. H. Yang, E. Niu, H. S. Wang, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Successive inverse and normal magnetocaloric effects in HoFeSi compound. J. Appl. Phys. 115, 063901 (2014).

[8]H. Zhang*, L. H. Yang, J. Y. Li, Z. Wang, E. Niu, R. M. Liu, Z. B. Li, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in Tb3Al2 compound. J. Alloys Compd. 615, 406-409 (2014).

[9]H. Zhang*, Y. J. Sun, E. Niu, L. H. Yang, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Large magnetocaloric effects of RFeSi (R = Tb and Dy) compounds for magnetic refrigeration in nitrogen and natural gas liquefaction. Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 202412 (2013).

[10]H. Zhang*, B. G. Shen, Z. Y. Xu, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and Y. Long. Large reversible magnetocaloric effects in ErFeSi compound under low magnetic field change around liquid hydrogen temperature. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 092401 (2013).

[11]H. Zhang*, Y. Long, E. Niu, X. P. Shao, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Influence of particle size on the hydrogenation in La(Fe, Si)13 compounds. J. Appl. Phys. 113, 17A911 (2013).

[12]H. Zhang, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Effects of interstitial H and/or C atoms on the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of La(Fe, Si)13-based compounds. Sci. China Phys. Mech. 56, 1-10 (2013).

[13]H. Zhang, B. G. Shen, Z. Y. Xu, X. Q. Zheng, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and Y. Long. Reduction of hysteresis loss and large magnetocaloric effect in the C- and H-doped La(Fe, Si)13 compounds around room temperature. J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07A909 (2012). 

[14]H. Zhang, J. Shen, Z. Y. Xu, X. Q. Zheng, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, B. G. Shen. Simultaneous enhancements of Curie temperature and magnetocaloric effects in the La1-xCexFe11.5Si1.5Cy compounds. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 324, 484-487 (2012).

[15]H. Zhang, Z. Y. Xu, X. Q. Zheng, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Giant magnetic refrigerant capacity in Ho3Al2 compound. Solid State Commun. 152, 1127 (2012). 

[16]H. Zhang, Z. Y. Xu, X. Q. Zheng, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in Gd1-xHoxNiIn intermetallic compounds. Solid State Commun. 152, 1734 (2012).

[17]H. Zhang, Z. Y. Xu, X. Q. Zheng, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun, and B. G. Shen. Magnetocaloric effects in RNiIn (R = Gd-Er) intermetallic compounds. J. Appl. Phys. 109, 123926 (2011).

[18]H. Zhang, Y. Long, Q. Cao, M. Zou, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., V. K. Pecharsky. Effect of Ca on the microstructure and magnetocaloric effects in the La1-xCaxFe11.5Si1.5 compounds. J. Alloys Compd. 509, 3746-3750 (2011). 

[19]H. Zhang, B. G. Shen, Z. Y. Xu, J. Chen, J. Shen, F. X. Hu, J. R. Sun. Large reversible magnetocaloric effect in Er2In compound. J. Alloys Compd. 509, 2602-2605 (2011). 

[20]H. Zhang, Ya. Mudryk, Q. Cao, V. K. Pecharsky, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., and Y. Long. Phase relationships, and structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties in the Ce5Si4-Ce5Ge4 system. J. Appl. Phys. 107, 013909 (2010).

[21]H. Zhang, Y. Long, Q. Cao, Ya. Mudryk. M. Zou, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., and V. K. Pecharsky. Microstructure and magnetocaloric effect in the cast LaFe11.5Si1.5Bx (x = 0.5, 1.0). J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 322, 1710-1714 (2010). 

[22]H. Zhang, Ya. Mudryk, M. Zou, V. K. Pecharsky, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., and Y. Long. Phase relationships and crystallography of annealed alloys in the Ce5Si4-Ce5Ge4 pseudobinary system. J. Alloys Compd. 487, 98-102 (2009).

[23]H. Zhang, B. Bao, P. J. Shi,B. Fu, Y. Long, Y. Q. Chang, F. R. Wang. Phase formation with NaZn13 structure in metamagnetic La(Fe1-xCox)11.9Si1.1 compounds. J. Rare Earths 26, 727-730 (2008).