Zuxin YE

Department of Material Science Department of Physics and Astronomy

Brookhaven National Laboratory Stony Brook University

Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA NY 11790, USA

Tel: 1-631-344-3954

Fax:1-631-344-4071

<zye@ic.sunysb.edu>

**Objective**

A post-doctorate position in physics or materials science.

**Research Interests**

Electronic, magnetic, thermal and structural properties of solids; Flux
pinning and flux dynamics in superconductors; Strongly correlated
electron systems; Density Functional Theory calculation.

**Education**

Ph.D. in Physics: (expected) State University of New York at Stony
Brook, 1/2005. Advisor: Dr. Qiang Li (Brookhaven National Laboratory),
and Prof. Peter W. Stephens (State University of New York at Stony
Brook).

M.A. in Physics: State University of New York at Stony Brook, 5/2001.

B.Sc. in Physics: University of Science and Technology of China, 7/1999.
Advisor: Prof. Bangjiao Ye and Prof. Huimin Weng.

**Research Experience**

2001-present Research assistant, Superconducting Materials Group (group
leader: Dr. Masaki Suenaga), Materials Science Department, Brookhaven
National Laboratory

-   Magneto-Optical Imaging of flux matter in superconductors

-   Flux pinning and flux dynamics in superconductors

-   Electro and thermal transport properties measurement

-   Sample preparation

-   Programming of instrument control

-   Density Functional Theory calculation

2000(summer) Research assistant, Nuclear Structure Laboratory,
Department of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY at Stony Brook

-   γ ray spectroscopy in nuclear structure study

-   Programming for data analysis using FORTRAN and C

1997-1999 Research assistant, Nuclear Solid State Physics Group,
Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of
China, China

-   Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy in Solid State Physics

-   Neutron irradiation defects in metals

**Teaching Experience**

1999-2001 Teaching Assistant, SUNY at Stony Brook. Undergraduate physics
lab teaching, grading and tutoring.

**Membership**

American Physical Society

Materials Research Society

**Theoretical Skills**

-   Full Potential Density Functional Theory

-   Many-body Perturbation Theory (Green's Function Method)

**Technical Skills**

-   Magneto-Optical Imaging technique;

-   Photo-lithography; Laser patterning; mask design using AutoCAD;

-   Transport property measurement;

-   Operation of UHV systems;

-   Structure Characterization using nuclear technique;

-   Nuclear irradiation protection;

-   Electronics: Analytical Circuit; Digital Circuit; Digital Signal
    Processing; NIM; Computer interfacing using GPIB, CAMAC.

**Computer Skills**

-   Programming languages: C, C++, Fortran, Java, Assembly, Labview.

-   Computational software: Mat-lab, Mathematica, IDL.

-   Operating system: Windows, UNIX.

**Honors and Awards**

-   University of Science and Technology of China Outstanding Thesis
    Award, 1999.

-   Excellent Student Scholarship, 1998.

**Publications**

-   **Zuxin Ye**, Qiang Li, Y. F. Hu, A. V. Pogrebnyakov, Y. Cui, X. X.
    Xi, J. M. Redwing, and Qi Li, "Unraveling the mechanism of the
    dentritic magnetic instability in superconducting MgB~2~ films",
    submitted to *Appl. Phys. Lett.*

-   **Zuxin Ye**, Qiang Li, G. D. Gu, J. J. Tu, W. N. Kang, Eun-Mi Choi,
    Hyeong-Jin Kim, and Sung-Ik Lee, "Magneto-Optical Studies of the
    Critical States in *c*-axis Oriented MgB~2~ Thin Film and Bulk
    MgB~2~/Mg Nano-Composites", *IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.* **13**,
    3722 (2003).

-   **Zuxin Ye**, Qiang Li, M. Suenaga, and V. F. Solovyov, "Magneto
    Optical Studies of YBCO Thick Films in The Critical State", *NATO
    Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry,* Volume
    **142***,* "Magneto-Optical Imaging", Eds. T.H.Johansen and D. V.
    Shantsev, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Hardbound, ISBN
    1-4020-1997-1, p175-182, May 2004.

-   **Zuxin Ye**, Qiang Li, Y. Zhu, W. D. Si and P. D. Johnson, "Direct
    Observation of Transition from Flux Pinning to Channeling Behavior
    in YBa~2~Cu~3~O~7-δ~ Films Induced by the Substrate Defects", to be
    submitted to *Appl. Phys. Lett*.

-   **Zuxin Ye**, Qiang Li, V. F. Solovyov, M. Suenaga, and W. D. Si,
    "Fractal Penetration of Magnetic Flux in Type II Superconductors",
    (in preparation).

-   **Zuxin Ye**, Qiang Li, Genda Gu, and V. F. Solovyov, "a-b
    Anisotropy of Flux Penetration in Bi~2~Sr~2~CaCu~2~O~8+δ~", (in
    preparation).

-   Qiang Li, M. Suenaga, **Z. Ye**, S. R. Foltyn, and H. Wang,
    "Reversal of Thickness Dependence of Critical Current Density
    *J*~c~(*T*,*H*) in YBa~2~Cu~3~O~7-δ~ Thick Films", *Appl. Phys.
    Lett.* **84**, 3528 (2004).

-   M. Suenaga, Q. Li, **Z. Ye**, M. Iwakuma, K. Toyota, F.
    Funaki, S. R. Foltyn, H. Wang, and John. R. Clem, "Thickness
    Dependence of AC Losses in Circular Disks of YBa~2~Cu~3~O~7~ Films
    in Perpendicular Magnetic Fields", *J. Appl. Phys.* **95**, 208
    (2004).

-   M. Suenaga, V. F. Solovyov, Q. Li, **Z. Ye**, H. J. Wiesmann, M.
    Iwakuma, M. Fukui, K. Toyota, F. Funaki, T. H. Johansen, D. V.
    Shantsev and J. R. Clem, "AC Loss in Circular Disks of Thin
    YBa~2~Cu~3~O~7~ Films in Perpendicular Magnetic Fields", *J. Appl.
    Phys.* **94**, 502 (2003).

-   Qiang Li, L. Wu, Y. Zhu, A. R. Moodenbaugh, G. D. Gu, M. Suenaga,
    **Z. X. Ye**, and D. A. Fisher, "Comparative Studies of MgB~2~/Mg
    Nano-Composites and Press- Sintered MgB~2~ Pellets", *IEEE Trans.
    Appl. Supercond.* **13**, 3051 (2003).

**Conference Presentations**

-   "Magneto-Optical Studies of the Critical States in c-axis Oriented
    MgB2 Thin Film and Bulk MgB2/Mg Nano-composites", Applied
    Superconductivity Conference, 2002; Houston.

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-   "Magneto-Optical Studies of Critical States in YBCO Thick Films",
    2003 American Physical Society March Meeting, Austin.

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-   "Magneto-Optical Studies of Thickness Dependence of Flux Pinning in
    YBCO Films Grown on Twinned LaAlO3 Substrates", 2003 Materials
    Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston.

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-   "Fractal Flux Penetration in Type II Superconductors with Different
    Disorder Size", 2004 American Physical Society March Meeting,
    Montreal, Canada.

**References**

**Qiang Li**, PhD, Scientist

Department of Material Science, Building 480, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000

Phone: (631) 344-4490 Fax: (631) 344-4071 Email:liqiang@bnl.gov

**Masaki Suenaga**, PhD, Senior Metallurgist

Department of Material Science, Building 480, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000

Phone: (631) 344-3518 Fax: (631) 344-4071 Email:suenaga@bnl.gov

**Yimei Zhu**, PhD, Senior Materials Scientist

Department of Material Science, Building 480, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000

Phone: (631) 344-3057 Fax: (631) 344-4071 Email:zhu@bnl.gov