Department of Materials Science and Engineering

• Ph. D. Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2002
  
• M. S. Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1999
  
• M. S. Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1998
  
• B.S. Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 1995

• 2004-present: Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
  
• 2002-2004: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  

• Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly of Ordered Structures from a Capillary-Held Solution
• Nanocrystals Tailored With Conjugated Polymers Confined at the Nanoscale and Their Use in Solar Cells
• Nanocrystal Sensitized TiO2 Nanotube Solar Cells
• Nanocomposites with Long-Range Hierarchical Order Based on Block Copolymers Embedded with Ferroelectric/Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
• Phase Equilibrium and Phase Separation Kinetics of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) in nanoscopic geometries

• MSE 553 (Dual-listed with Mat E 453) Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymers
• Mat E 442 (Same as Ch E 442) Polymers and Polymer Engineering
• Mat E 351 Introduction to Polymeric Materials

Publications at Iowa State University (* = corresponding author)

Book Chapters 

63. J. Wang, L. Zhao, M. Goodman, and Z. Lin*, "Semiconducting nanostructures for new energy generating and novel bio-detecting" in the book entitled "Encyclopedia of semiconductor nanotechnology", American Scientific Publisher (ASP), USA (in press)

62. J. Wang and Z. Lin*, "Nanostructured semiconducting magnetic and ferroelectric crystals: synthesis and applications" in "Metal oxide nanostructures and their applications", Volume 2, edited by A. Umar and Y.B. Hahn, American Scientific Publisher (ASP), USA (2009)

Refereed Journals

2010

61. K. S. K. Karuppiah, A. L. Bruck, S. Sundararajan, J. Wang, and Z. Lin, “Friction and wear behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene as a function of crystallinity in the presence of the phospholipid DPPC (dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine)” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B (in press)

60. J. Wang and Z. Lin*, "Dye sensitized TiO2 nanotube solar cell with markedly enhanced performance via rational surface engineering", Chemistry of Materials (in press)

2009

59. S. Hong, J. Wang, and Z. Lin*, "Evolution of ordered block copolymer serpentines into a macroscopic, hierarchically ordered web”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 48, 8356 (2009). [PDF] (featured by Nanowerk: Nanotechnology fabrication with 'coffee rings', September 30 (2009); featured by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN News: Evaporating Polymer Produces Webby Patterns) [Link] on October 5; and also featured by the December issue of MRS Bulletin (page 894): Hierarchical Topographies Created by Controlled Evaporation of a Block Coplymer Solution; [Link])  

58. L. Zhao, M. Byun, J. Rzayev, and Z. Lin*, "Polystyrene-polylactide bottlebrush block copolymer at the air/water interface", Macromolecules, 42, 9027 (2009). [PDF]

57. L. Zhao, M. Goodman, N. B. Bowden, and Z. Lin*, "Self-assembly of ultrahigh molecular weight comb block copolymer at the air/water interface", Soft Matter, 5, 4698 (2009). [PDF]

56. L. Guo, J. Wang, Z. Lin, S. Gacek, and X. Wang, "Anisotropic thermal transport in highly ordered amorphous TiO2 nanotube arrays", Journal of Applied Physics, 106, (2009). (in press)

55. M. Byun, J. Wang, and Z. Lin*, "Organization of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals from a liquid bridge", Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 25, 1249 (2009). [PDF] (invited article)

54. M. Byun, J. Wang, and Z. Lin*, "Massively ordered microstructures composed of magnetic nanoparticles", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21, 264014 (2009). [PDF]

53. J. Wang, L. Zhao, V. S. Y. Lin, and Z. Lin*, "Formation of various TiO2 nanostructures from electrochemically anodized titanium", Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, 3682 (2009). [PDF] 

52. M. Byun, R. Laskowski, M. He, F. Qiu, M. Jeffries-EL, and Z. Lin*, "Controlled evaporative self-assembly of hierarchically structured regioregular conjugated polymer", Soft Matter, 5, 1583 (2009). [PDF] (featured on Front Cover of Soft Matter (Issue 8)).

51. Y. Yan, Q. Zou, and Z. Lin, "A control approach to high-speed probe-based nanofabrication", Nanotechnology, 20, 175301 (2009). [PDF] (featured by Nanotechweb: Probe-based nanofabrication under control, June 12 (2009)) 

50. J. Wang and Z. Lin*, "Formation of ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays: effects of electrolyte temperature and anodization potential", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 4026 (2009). [PDF] 

49. M. Goodman, J. Xu, J. Wang, and Z. Lin*, "Semiconductor organic-inorganic nanocomposites at the air/water interface and their photovoltaic performance", Chemistry of Materials, 21, 934 (2009). [PDF] 

48. S. W. Hong, M. Byun, and Z. Lin*, "Robust self-assembly of highly ordered complex structures by controlled evaporation of confined microfluids", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 48, 512 (2009). [PDF] (selected as Very Important Paper (VIP); featured on Inside Front Cover of Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Jan 5 issue)).

2008

47. M. Byun, S. W. Hong, F. Qiu, Q. Zou, and Z. Lin*, "Evaporative organization of hierarchically structured polymer blend rings", Macromolecules, 41, 9312 (2008). [PDF] (highlighted on the American Chemical Society (ACS) homepage under its News and Research page, "Ring Your Polymers" in November, 2008].

46. K.S.K. Karuppiah, A.L. Bruck, S. Sundararajan, J. Wang, Z. Lin, Z. Xu, and X. Li, "Friction and waer behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene as a function of polymer crystallinity", Acta Biomaterilia, 4, 1401 (2008). [PDF]

45. K.S. Kim, Z. Lin, P. Shrotriya, S. Sundararajan, and Q. Zou, "Iterative control approach to high-speed force-curve measurement using atomic force microscope: PDMS elastic modulus example", Ultramicroscopy, 108, 911 (2008). [PDF]

44. S.W. Hong, W. Jeong, H. Ko, M. Kessler, V.V. Tsukruk, and Z. Lin*, "Directed self-assembly of gradient concentric carbon nanotube rings", Advanced Functional Materials, 18, 2114 (2008). [PDF] (featured on Inside Front Cover of Avanced Functional Materials (issue 14); highlighted in the news "Directed Self-assembly of Ordered Structures as a Simple Nanotechnology Tool", Nanowerk, July 16 (2008); featured at the Materials Research Society (MRS) homepage as well as its Materials News page, "Self-assembled gradient concentric rings of carbon nanotubes", September 22 (2008); and listed as one of Most accessed articles in 07/2008 in Advanced Functional Materials.

43. Z. Lin*, "Organic-inorganic nanohybrids through the direct tailoring of semiconductor nanocrystals with conjugated polymers", Chemistry-A European Journal, 14, 6294 (2008). [PDF] (invited Concept article)

42. J. Wang, J. Xu, M. Goodman, Y. Chen, M. Cai, J. Shinar, and Z. Lin*, "A simple biphasic route to water soluble dithiocarbamate functionalized CdSe quantum dots", Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18, 3270 (2008). [PDF] (featured on Inside Front Cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry (issue 27).

41. D. Zimnitsky, J. Xu, Z Lin, and V. V. Tsukruk, "Domain and network aggregation of CdTe quantum rods within Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers", Nanotechnology, 19, 215606 (2008). [PDF]

40. P. Molian, Z. Lin, and Q. Zou, "Nano-holes in silicon wafers using laser-induced surface plasmon polaritons", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8, 2163 (2008). [PDF]

39. M. Byun, S.W. Hong, L. Zhu, and Z. Lin*, "Self-assembling semicrystalline polymer into highly ordered, microscopic concentric rings by evaporation", Langmuir, 24, 3525 (2008).  [PDF]

38. J. Wang and Z. Lin*, "Freestanding TiO₂ nanotube arrays with ultrahigh aspect ratio via electrochemical anodization", Chemistry of Materials, 20, 1257 (2008). [PDF] 

2007

37. J. Xu, J. Wang, M. Mitchell, P. Mukherjee, M. Jeffries-EL, J. W. Petrich, and Z. Lin*, "Organic-inorganic nanocomposites prepared by grafting conjugated polymers onto quantum dots", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129, 12828 (2007).  [PDF]

36. Y. Lin, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin*, and V. V. Tsukruk*, "Sculptured layer-by-layer films", Advanced Materials, 19,  3827 (2007). [PDF]

35. D. Zimnitsky, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, L. Zhang, and V. V. Tsukruk, "Photoluminescence of a freely suspended monolayer of quantum dots encapsulated into layer-by-layer films", Langmuir, 23, 10176 (2007). [PDF] (Highlighted in the news "Suspended in Film and Placed Over Microcavities, Quantum Dots Become Brighter", Photonics Spectra, November, 2007, page 98)

34. J. Wang, J. Xia, S. W. Hong, F. Qiu, Y. Yang, and Z. Lin*, "Phase separation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals on a chemically patterned substrate", Langmuir, 23, 7411 (2007). [PDF] (feature on Cover of Langmuir (July 3, 2007 issue); featured on the ISU College of Engineering - Research Highlight, "Engineering Tomorrow’s Flat-Panel Displays", April 30 (2008).

33. S. W. Hong, J.Xia, and Z. Lin*, "Spontaneous formation of mesoscale polymer patterns in an evaporating bound solution", Advanced Materials, 19, 1413 (2007). [PDF]

32. S. W. Hong, J. Xia, M. Byun, Q. Zou, and Z. Lin*, "Mesoscale patterns formed by evaporation of a polymer solution in the proximity of a sphere on a smooth substrate: molecular weight and curvature effects", Macromolecules, 40, 2831 (2007). [PDF]

31. D. Zimnitsky, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, and V. V. Tsukruk, "Substrate- and time-dependent photoluminescence of quantum dots inside the ultrathin polymer LbL film", Langmuir, 23, 4509 (2007). [PDF]

30. Y. H. Lin, C. Jiang, J. Xu, Z. Lin, and V. V. Tsukruk, " Robust, fluorescent, and nanoscale freestanding conjugated films", Soft Matter, 3, 432 (2007). [PDF]

29. J. Xu, J. Xia, and Z. Lin*, "Evaporation-induced self-assembly of nanoparticles from a sphere-on-flat geometry", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 46, 1860 (2007). [PDF]

2006

28. S. W. Hong, J. Xu, and Z. Lin*, "Template-assisted formation of gradient concentric gold rings" Nano Letters, 6, 2949 (2006). [PDF]

27. S. W. Hong, S. Giri, V.S.Y. Lin, and Z. Lin*, "Simple route to gradient concentric metal and metal oxide rings" Chemistry of Materials, 18, 5164 (2006). [PDF]

26. J. Xu, J. Xia, J. Wang, J. Shinar and Z. Lin*, "Quantum dots confined in nanoporous alumina membranes" Applied Physics Letters, 89, 133110 (2006). [PDF]

25. J. Xia, J. Wang, Z. Lin*, F. Qiu and Y. Yang, "Phase separation kinetics of polymer dispersed liquid crystals confined between two parallel walls" Macromolecules, 39, 2247 (2006). [PDF]

24. J. Xu, J. Xia, S. W. Hong, Z. Lin*, F. Qiu and Y. Yang, "Self-assembly of gradient concentric rings via solvent evaporation from a capillary bridge" Physical Review Letters, 96, 066104 (2006). [PDF]

2005

23. S. W. Hong, J. Xu, J. Xia, Z. Lin*, F. Qiu and Y. Yang, "Drying mediated pattern formation in a capillary-held organometallic polymer solution", Chemistry of Materials, 17, 6223 (2005). [PDF]

Selected Publications Prior to Iowa State University (For a complete list (22 papers), click on Functional Polymeric Nanocomposites Research Group Website

• Z. Lin, S. Granick, "Patterns formed by droplet evaporation from a restricted geometry", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 2816 (2005).
• D. Kim, X. Jia, Z. Lin, K. Guarini and T. P. Russell, "Growth of silicon oxide in thin film block copolymer scaffolds", Advanced Materials, 16, 702 (2004).
• S. Granick, Z. Lin and S. C. Bae, "Molecules squeezed and stroked", (News and Views), Nature, 425, 467 (2003).
• D. Kim, Z. Lin, H. Kim, U. Jeong and T. P. Russell, "On the replication of block copolymer templates by poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomers", Advanced Materials, 15, 811 (2003).
• M. Morariu, N. Voicu, E. Schaffer, Z. Lin, T. P. Russell and U. Steiner, "Hierarchical structure formation and pattern replication induced by an electric field", Nature Materials, 2, 48 (2003).
• Z. Lin, D. Kim, X. Wu, L. Boosahda, L. LaRose, D. Stone and T. P. Russell, "A rapid route in preparing oriented block copolymer structures in thin films", Advanced Materials, 14, 1373 (2002).
• Z. Lin, T. Kerle, E. Schaffer, U. Steiner and T. P. Russell, "Electric field induced dewetting at polymer/polymer interface", Macromolecules, 35, 6255 (2002).
• Z. Lin, T. Kerle, T. P. Russell, E. Schaffer and U. Steiner, "Structure formation at the interface of liquid/liquid bilayer in electric field", Macromolecules, 35, 3971 (2002).
• Z. Lin, T. Kerle, S. Baker, D. Hoagland, E. Schaffer, U. Steiner and T. P. Russell, "Electric field induced instabilities at the liquid/liquid interfaces", Journal of Chemical Physics, 114, 2377 (2001).
• Z. Lin, H. Zhang and Y. Yang, "Phase diagrams of mixtures of flexible polymers and nematic liquid crystals in a field", Physical Review E, 58, 5867 (1998).
• Z. Lin, H. Zhang and Y. Yang, "Kinetics of spinodal decomposition in mixtures of low molecular weight liquid crystals and flexible polymers", Macromolecular Theory and Simulation, 6, 1153 (1997).

• 2009 Young Engineering Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering, ISU

• 2009 NSF CAREER Award
  

• 04/2007  MSE Excellence in Teaching Award
  
• 2006-2008  3M Non-tenured Faculty Award
  
• 08/2004 Chair's Travel Fund, Gordon Research Conference on "Polymer Physics"
  
• 08/2002 Chair's Travel Fund, Gordon Research Conference on "Polymer Physics"
  
• 03/2002 Frank J. Padden Jr. Award in Polymer Physics, American Physical Society
  
• 07/2001 Chair's Travel Fund, Gordon Research Conference on "Gravitational Effects in Physico-Chemical Systems: Interfacial Effects"
  
• 1996-1997 Excellent Graduate Student Award, Fudan University
  
• 07/1995 Outstanding Undergraduate Student for Graduation from Xiamen University
  
• 07/1995 Excellent Undergraduate Student Thesis Award, Xiamen University
  
• 1994-1995 Lu Jia-xi & Cai Qi-rui Award, Xiamen University
  
• 1993-1994 Ben-dong Award, Xiamen University
  
• 1992-1993 Cadacam Award, Xiamen University
  
• 1991-1995 Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship (Top 1-3 out of 120), Xiamen University

      Current Graduate Students

• Lei Zhao, Ph.D. Student (2008-present)
• Xukai Xin, Ph.D. Student (2009-present)
• Wei Han, Ph.D. Student (2009-present)
• Kathryn Schlichting, MS/BS Student (2009-present)

      Graduated Ph.D. and Master students

• Jun Xu, Earned Ph.D., 2007
• Suck Won Hong, Earned Ph.D., 2008 
• Matthew Goodman, Earned Master, 2009
• Jun Wang, Earned Ph.D., 2009
• Myunghwan Byun, Earned Ph.D., 2009

Detailed information on research can be seen at Functional Polymeric Nanocomposites Research Group Website