Lingxiao Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Address:
Beckman Institute
405 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801 USA

Telephone:
217-244-1964(o)

Short Autobiography

I was born and grew up in Xi’an, one of the most ancient cities in China. After attending local schools, I went to Peking University and spent four wonderful years there. I started my graduate school years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I obtained my MS degree in December 2003. Now, I am working towards my PhD degree at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois.

Resume [ pdf ] Curriculum Vitae [ pdf ] Publication List [ pdf ]

Education

● Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 6/2008 (expected), advisor: Jean-Pierre Leburton

● M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 12/2003, advisor: Jean-Pierre Leburton

● B.S., Peking University, 7/2001, advisor: Li-jiu Ji

Research Interest

● Theory of semiconductor devices

● Numerical simulation of nanoelectronics devices

● Coupled quantum-confined systems

● Semiconductor spinstronics

● Theory and simulation of biplolar transistor lasers

Selected Publications

[1] L.-X. Zhang, D. V. Melnikov and J. P. Leburton, “Exchange interaction and stability diagram of coupled quantum dots in magnetic fields,” Physical Review B, vol. 74, 205306, November 2006.

[2] R. Hanson, J.M. Elzerman, L.H. Willems van Beveren, L.M.K. Vandersypen, L.-X. Zhang, P. Matagne, J.P. Leburton and L.P. Kouwenhoven, "A few-electron quantum dot circuit with integrated charge read-out: experiments and simulations," in AIP Conference Proceedings, 2005, vol. 772, issue 1, pp. 44-49 (presented as a plenary talk).

[3] L.-X. Zhang, J. P. Leburton, R. Hanson, and L. P. Kouwenhoven, “Engineering the quantum point contact response to single-electron charging in a few-electron quantum dot circuit,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 85, pp. 2628-2630, September 2004.

[4] L.-X. Zhang, P. Matagne, J. P. Leburton, R. Hanson, and L. P. Kouwenhoven, “Single-electron charging and detection in a laterally coupled quantum-dot circuit in the few-electron regime,” Physical Review B, vol. 69, p. 245301, June 2004.

Selected Honors and Awards

● Gregory Stillman Semiconductor Research Award, 2007

● Mavis Fellowship Award, 2006-2007

● Student Fellow, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, 2005-2006

● Ross J. Martin Award, 2005

Teaching

I was the TA for ECE 435 (Now ECE 535), Fall 2003. Some comments on my TA work can be found here.

I was the TA for ECE 441, Spring 2005. Here is some feedback from an anonymous survey.