Title:Professor

Phone:(027) 87792334-8106

Email:xia9020#hust.edu.cn(#to@)

Academic Areas

Magnetic materials and magnetism; Frustration system and transition; low-dimensional quantum spin systems; BEC

Academic Degrees

1. 12/2001-12/2003: Post-doctoral in Material Physics, School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science & Technology.

2. 09/1998-05/2001: Ph.D. in Microelectronics, Dept. of Microelectronics and Solid Electronics, Huazhong University of Science & Technology.

3. 09/1995-08/1998: Master in Material Physics and Chemistry, School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science & Technology.

4. 09/1993-07/1997: BS in Physics, Hunan University，Changsha, China

Professional Experience

1. 07/2013-present: Head of Scientific Experimental Division, Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center.

2. 09/2006 - present: Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.

3. 09/1995 - 09/2006: Lecturer, Associate professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan.

4. 07/1987 - 09/1995: Engineer, Wuhan Institute of Material Protection, Wuhan, China.

Research Experience

1. the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11674115)

2. the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0401003)

3. 973 project (Grant No. 2011CB012801)

Selected Publications

1) Hui Cheng, Zhangcai Xia^*, R Wang, Meng Wei, Zhao Jin, Cui Shang, Huan Wu, Xiaoxin Zhang, Guiling Xiao, Z Ouyang. Direct observation of temperature/magnetic field induced transition between martensite and premartensite. J. Phys. Appl. Phys.,50, (2017) 135004

2) Z. JIN，Z.C. XIA^*, M. WEI，F. YANG,. HUANG, G.L. XIAO, C. SHANG, H. CHENG, H. WU, X.X. ZHANG, and Z.W. OUYANG，Influence of High Magnetic Field and Zn Doping on Robust CO Phase of La_0.5Ca_0.5MnO₃，Journal of ELECTRONIC MATERIALSDOI: 10.1007/s11664-017-5537-2

3) C. Shang, Z.C. Xia^*, M. Wei, Z. Jin, B.R. Chen, L.R. Shi, G.L. Xiao, S. Huang, Tuning of Cr³⁺ions doping on the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of La_0.5Sr_0.5Mn_1-xCr_xO₃Physica B502 (2016) 39–47

4) Z Jin, Z-C Xia^*, M Wei, J-H Yang, B Chen, S Huang, C Shang, H Wu, X-X Zhang, J-W Huang，and Z-W Ouyang，3D spin-flop transition in enhanced 2D layered structure single crystalline TlCo₂Se₂，J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28 (2016) 396002

5) Shi, L.R.; Xia, Z.C*.; Huang, S.; Xiao, G.L.; Jin, Z.; Wei, M.; Chen, B.R.; Shang, C.; Cheng, H.; Ouyang, Z.W,.The magnetization reversal and high temperature dielectric response in Y_1-xHo_xFe_0.5Cr_0.5O₃,Ceram. Int., 42,10808-10812( 2016)

6) C. Shang, Z.C. Xia^*, M. Wei, Z. Jin, B.R. Chen, L.R. Shi, Z.W. Ouyang, S. Huang, G.L. Xiao, Tuning of Cu doping on phase transition and high-field phase diagram of Nd_0.5Sr_0.5Mn_1−xCu_xO₃,J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 416, 357-365(2016),

7) Cui Shang, Shaopu Guo, Ruilong Wang*, Zhigang Sun, Haibo Xiao, Lingfang Xu, Changping Yang & Zhengcai Xia*, Positive to negative zero field cooled exchange bias in La_0.5Sr_0.5Mn_0.8Co_0.2O₃ceramics Scientific Reports6, 25703(2016)

8) Yuqin Wu · Shaopu Guo · Shuyun Yu · Hui Cheng ·Ruilong Wang^*· Haibo Xiao · Lingfang Xu · Rui Xiong ·Yong Liu · Zhengcai Xia^*· Changping Yang^*,Premartensitic transition and relevant magnetic effects in Ni₅₀Mn₃₄In_15.5Al_0.5alloy ·Scientific Reports6, 26068(2016)

9) Shang, Cui; Xia, Zhangcai*; Wei, Meng; Jin, Zhao; Chen, Borong; Shi, Liran; Ouyang, Z; Huang, Sha; Xiao, Guiling. Al³⁺doping effects and high field phase diagram of La_0.5Sr_0.5Mn_1-xAl_xO₃J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 49, 035001(2016),

10) Lixia Xiao，Zhengcai Xia*, Zhao Jin，Liran Shi，Yun Ni，Junpei Zhang，Wen Yu，Doping induced zero-field cooled exchange bias effect in hexagonal Y_0.95Eu_0.05MnO₃single crystal，Ceram. Int.42，2550-2556 (2016)

11) B. R. Chen, Z. C. Xia*, J. W. Huang, Z. Jin, H. K. Zuo, L. X. Xiao, M. Wei, L. R. Shi, Z. W. Ouyang , Y. Huang, L. W. Ding，Engineering of ion-doping on the ground states and Bose–Einstein condensation of Sr₃Cr₂O₈，Mater. Chem. Phys., 167, 278–285 (2015).

12) Shi, L.R.; Xia, Z.C*.; Wei, M.; Jin, Z.; Shang, C.; Huang, J.W.; Chen, B.R.; Ouyang, Z.W.; Huang, S.; Xiao, G.L. Unusual effects of Ho³⁺ion on magnetic properties of YFe_0.5Cr_0.5O₃.Ceram. Int., 41，13455-13460（2015）

13) Huang Jun-Wei, Xia Zheng-Cai*, Cheng Gang, Shi Li-Ran, Jin Zhao, Shang Cui, and Wei Meng Effects of R-site compositions on the meta-magnetic behavior of Tb_1-xPr_x(Fe_0.4Co_0.6)_1.88C_0.05(x= 0, 0.8, and 1).Chin. Phys. B. 24, (2015) 107504.

14) C. Shang, Z.C. Xia^*, M. Wei, B.R. Chen, Z. Jin, J.W. Huang, L.R. Shi, Z.W. Ouyang, S. Huang. Dynamical behavior of step-like transition of La_0.5Sr_0.5Mn_1−xTi_xO₃in a widened field sweep rate.Ceram. Int. 41 (2015) 9708–9714.

15) J.W. Huang, Z.C. Xia^*, G. Cheng, L.R. Shi, Z. Jin, B.R. Chen, C. Shang, M. We, Step-like and first-order characters of Tb_0.2Pr_0.8(Fe_0.4Co_0.6)_1.93with low interstitial carbon content,Intermetallics63 (2015) 45-50

16) ZUO Hua-Kun, SHI Li-Ran, XIA Zheng-Cai*, HUANG Jun-Wei, CHEN Bo-Rong, JIN Zhao, WEI Meng, OUYANG Zhong-Wen, CHENG Gang, The Magnetic Anisotropy and Complete Phase Diagram of CuFeO₂Measured in a Pulsed High Magnetic Field up to 75T,CHIN. PHYS. LETT.Vol. 32, No. 4 (2015) 047502

17) XIAO Li-Xia, JIN Zhao, XIA Zheng-Cai*, SHI Li-Ran, HUANG Jun-Wei, CHEN Bo-Rong, SHANG Cui, WEI Meng, LONG Zhuo, Effects of Doping on the Magnetic Properties and Frustration of Hexagonal YMn_0.9A_0.1O₃(A=Al, Fe, and Cu),CHIN. PHYS. LETT. 32, (2015) 017501

18) Liran Shi, Zhengcai Xia^*, Meng Wei, Junwei Huang, Borong Chen, Zhuo Long, Cui Shang, Zhongwen Ouyang, and Nianming Xia, The enhanced spontaneous dielectric polarization in Ga doped CuFeO₂,J. Appl. Phys., 116, 173907 (2014)

19) Liran Shi, Zhao Jin, Borong Chen, Nianming Xia, HuakunZuo, Yeshuai Wang, Zhongwen Ouyang, Zhengcai Xia^*, Unusual doping effect of non-magnetic ion on magnetic properties of CuFe_1−xGa_xO₂,J. Magn. Magn. Mater.,372, (2014) 7–11.

20) L.R. Shi, Z.C. Xia*, Z. Jin, M. Wei, J.W. Huang, B.R. Chen, L.X. Xiao, H.K. Zuo, Z.W. Ouyang, High magnetic field induced spin flip/flop behavior and magnetic phase diagram of CuFe_1−xGa_xO₂,J. Solid State Chem., 219, (2014) 152–158.

21) Nianming Xia，Liran Shi，Zhengcai Xia*，Borong Chen，Zhao Jin，Yeshuai Wang，Zhongwen Ouyang，HuakunZuo，Yining Shen，Dynamic behavior of magnetoelectric coupling of CuFeO₂induced by a high magnetic field，J. Appl. Phys. 115, 114107 (2014).

22) ShenYining，Wang Ruilong; Sun Zhigang; Cheng Gang; XiaZhengcai*; Li Liang，Direct observation of magnetostructural transition in the Ni-Mn-Sn alloy using in situ optical microscope，J Mater Sci: Mater Electron25，(2014) 2030–2034

23) WANG Ye-Shuai, XIA Nian-Ming, ZUO Hua-Kun,SHEN Yi-Ning, XIA Zheng-Cai*, Switching Behavior Induced by Electric and Magnetic Fields in (La_0.73Bi_0.27)_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃,CHIN. PHYS. LETT.,31, (2014) 047501

24) J.W. Huang, H.K. Zuo, G. Cheng, B.R. Chen, Z. Jin,Z.C. Xia*, Unusual dilution effect of non-magnetic Al-substitution in intermetallic DyAg,J. Magn. Magn.Mater.,352, (2014) 56–60

25) Fengxia Yang^*, Gen Yu, Zhengcai Xia^*Chong Han, TingtingLiu,andDuanming Zhang, Low-temperature ferromagnetic properties in Co-doped Ag₂Se nanoparticles,Appl. Phys. Lett., 104, 012106 (2014)

26) Peng, L.P., Xu, L., Xia, Z.C^*，Study the high photocatalytic activity of vanadium and phosphorus co-doped TiO₂from experiment and DFT calculations，Computational Mater. Sci.，83, 309-317(2014)

27) C. Shang, Z.C. Xia^*, Z. Jin, L.R. Shi, J.W. Huang, B.R. Chen, M. Wei, L.X. Xiao, L. Liu, Y. Huang Effect of Ti ion doping on martensitic transition of La_0.5Sr_0.5Mn_1−xTi_xO_3,J. Alloys Comp. 588, 53-58e (2014)

28) B.R.Chen, Z.C.Xia*, H.N.Li, L.X.Xiao, J.W.Huang, Y.Y.Wu, Z.W.Ouyang, Z.Jin, L.R. Shi, M.Wei, Enhancement of the magnetic sensitivity of singlet to triplet transition in Fe-dopantSr₃(CrFe)₂O_8,J. Magn. Magn. Mater.344, (2013) 85–88.

29) Zhengcai Xia, Borong Chen, Yuying Wu, Zhongwen Ouyang, Yue Wu, LixiaXiao,Junwei Huang, Lirang Shi, Cui Shang, Zhao Jin, and Liang Li, Avalanche transition with super-bandwidth magnetic field response in (La_0.73Bi_0.27)_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃,Appl. Phys. Lett., 102, 192408 (2013).

30) L.X. Xiao, B.R. Chen, Y.Y. Wu, J.W. Huang, H.N. Li, L.P. Peng, Z.C. Xia*, Partially irreversible metamagnetic behavior induced by magnetic field in La_0.27Nd_0.4Ca_0.33MnO₃J. Alloys Comp.545 (2012) 46–49.

31) H. N. Li, Z. Y. Sun, Z. C. Xia*, J. W. Huang, L. X. Xiao, L. P. Peng, Y. Y. Wu, G. H. Du, Z. W. Ouyang, L. Li, Y. Huang, and P. R. Chen. Spin-flip transition and on-onedimensional magnetic coupling in quasi-one-dimensional oxygen deficient Sr₆Co₅O_15–.Phys. Status Solidi B249(2012) 1072–1076

32) Z.C. Xia, L.X. Xiao, L.P. Peng, J.W. Huang, P.R. Chen, Z.W. Ouyang, Y.Y. Wu, H.N. Li，Unusual magnetization suppression induced by higher magnetic field in (La_0.83Bi_0.17)_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 324 3040(2012)

33) H. N. Li, J. W. Huang, L. X. Xiao, L. P. Peng, Y. Y. Wu, G. H. Du, Z. W. Ouyang, B. R. Chen, and Z. C. Xia*. Spin reorientation and spin-flop transition in multiferroic manganites Y_1–xTb_xMnO₃(x = 0, 0.1, 0.2) single crystals.J. Appl. Phys.111, 083913 (2012)

34) Anzheng Hu Haina Li, Zhiyong Jia, Zhengcai Xia* TiO₂nanorods branched on fast-synthesized large clearance TiO₂nanotube arrays for dye-sensitized solar cellsJ. Solid State Chem.,184, 2936（2011）

35) Y. Y. Wu, H. N. Li, Z. C. Xia^*,Y. Huang, Z. W. Ouyang, L. Li, L. X. Xiao, L. P. Peng, J. W. Huang, and H. K. Zuo, Magnetic field-induced metamagnetic transitions of Pr_0.5Ca_0.5Mn_0.97Ga_0.03O₃J. Appl. Phys. 110, 013907 (2011)

36) Yuying Wu, Haina Li, Zhengcai Xia^*, Gufei Zhang, Johan Vanacken, Victor V. Moshchalkov, Joule Heating Induced Nonlinear Behavior in the Phase-Separated System (La_0.73Bi_0.27)_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃,J Low Temp Phys176，163 (2011)

37) H.N.Li, Y.Y.Wu, G.Cheng, Y.Huang, S.L.Wang,L.Li, Z.C.Xia^*Effect of non-magnetic doping on multi-step magnetization behavior of Dy_50-xAl_xAg₅₀J. Alloys Comp.509，2654 (2011)

38) Haina Li, Yuying Wu, Hongwei Yu, Ziyu Chen, Yan Huang, Shaoliang Wang, Liang Li, Zhengcai Xia^*, Abnormal magnetization and field-induced transition in (La_0.73Bi_0.27)_0.67Ca_0.33MnO_{3 ,}Physica B405，3842 (2010)

39) Z.C.Xia, G.Cheng, Y.Y.Wu, H.N.Li, Z.Y.Chen, L.Li, C.Q.Tang, Unusual Hysteresis Loop of (Tb_0.2Pr_0.8)(Fe_0.4Co_0.6)_1.9−xC_xin Pulsed High Magnetic Field，J Low Temp. Phys.,159，46(2010)

40) Zhou, Peng，Qi, Yajun; Yang, Chao; Mei, Zhiheng; Ye, Ang; Liang, Kun; Ma, Zhijun; Xia, Zhengcai; Zhang, Tianjin Magnetic anisotropy of epitaxial La2/3Sr1/3MnO3thin films on SrTiO3with different orientations,AIP Advances, v 6, n 12, December 1, 2016

41) L.R. Shi, C.X. Wei, Z.C. Xia. Magnetization reversal and dielectric response in Y_0.9R_0.1Fe_0.5Cr_0.5O₃.J. Alloys Comp.698 (2017) 626-632

42) Xing-Chen Pan，Yiming Pan，Juan Jiang，Huakun Zuo，Huimei Liu，Xuliang Chen，Zhongxia Wei，Shuai Zhang，Zhi He Wang，Xiangang Wan，Zhaorong Yang，Donglai Feng，Zhengcai Xia，L. Li，Fengqi Song，Baigeng Wang，Yuheng Zhang，Guanghou Wang. Carrier balance and linear magnetoresistance in type-II Weyl semimetal WTe₂.Frontiers of Physics12(3) · June 2017。DOI: 10.1007/s11467-016-0629-7

43) Wei Niu，Xuefeng Wang，Ming Gao，Zhengcai Xia，Jun Du，Yuefeng Nie，Fengqi Song，Yongbing Xu，Rong Zhang. Unsaturated magnetoconductance of epitaxial La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃thin films in pulsed magnetic fields up to 60 T,AIP ADVANCES7, 056404 (2017)

44) Xuefeng Wang,* Xingchen Pan, Ming Gao, Jihai Yu, Juan Jiang, Junran Zhang, Huakun Zuo, Minhao Zhang, Zhongxia Wei, Wei Niu, Zhengcai Xia, Xiangang Wan, Yulin Chen, Fengqi Song,* Yongbing Xu, Baigeng Wang, Guanghou Wang, and Rong Zhang*, Evidence of Both Surface and Bulk Dirac Bands and Anisotropic Nonsaturating Magnetoresistance in ZrSiS,Adv. Electron. Mater. 2016, 1600228

45) Yanwen Liu, Xiang Yuan, Cheng Zhang, Zhao Jin, Awadhesh Narayan, Chen Luo, Zhigang Chen, Lei Yang, Jin Zou, Xing Wu, Stefano Sanvito, Zhengcai Xia, Liang Li, Zhong Wang & Faxian Xiu, Zeeman splitting and dynamical mass generation in Dirac semimetal ZrTe₅,NATURE COMM., 7:12516(2016)

46) Hu, Ni; Lu, Chengliang; Xia, Zhengcai; Xiong, Rui; Fang, Pengfei; Shi, Jing; Liu, Junming.Multiferroicity and Magnetoelectric Coupling in TbMnO₃Thin Films",ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces7, 26603 (2015).

47) Z. J. Xiang, D. Zhao1 Z. Jin C. Shang, L. K. Ma, G. J. Ye, B. Lei, T. Wu, Z. C. Xia, and X. H. Chen，Angular-Dependent Phase Factor of Shubnikov–de Haas Oscillationsin the Dirac Semimetal Cd₃As₂，Phys.Rew.Lett.,115, 226401 (2015)

48) Junzhi Cao, Sihang Liang, Cheng Zhang, Yanwen Liu, Junwei Huang, Zhao Jin, Zhi-Gang Chen,Zhijun Wang, Qisi Wang, Jun Zhao, Shiyan Li, Xi Dai, Jin Zou, Zhengcai Xia, Liang Li &FaxianXiu. Landau level splitting in Cd₃As₂under high magnetic fields.NATURE COMM., 6:7779(2015)

49) Chen, F.; Shang, C.; Jin, Z.; Zhao, D.; Wu, Y.P.; Xiang, Z.J.; Xia, Z.C.; Wang, A.F.; Luo, X.G.; Wu, T.; Chen, X.H. Magnetoresistance evidence of a surface state and a field-dependent insulating state in the Kondo insulator SmB₆:Phys. Rev. B, 91, 205133 (2015)

50)Huichao Wang, Cui-Zu Chang, Haiwen Liu, Huakun Zuo, Yanfei Zhao, Yi Sun, Zhengcai Xia, Ke He, Xucun Ma, X. C. Xie, Qi-Kun Xue, Jian Wang, Crossover between Weak Antilocalization and Weak Localization of Bulk States in Ultrathin Bi₂Se₃Films,Scientific Reports4, 5817 (2013)

51) Pan, R.K. Xia, Z.C.; He, Y.B.; Li, M.K.; Li, P.; Liu, P.K. Leakage current analysis of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/Nb:SrTiO₃p-n junctions,Appl.Phys. A, March 13, 2014

52) Li Cao, Jun Tao, Qian Gao, Tao Liu, Zhengcai Xia and Dongfeng Li, Selective on/off switching at room temperature of a magnetic bistable {Fe2Co2} complex with single crystal-to-single crystal transformationviaintramolecular electron transfer,Chem. Commun., 50, (2014) 1665

53)Tian, Zhaoming ; Zhu, Changming; Liu, Yong; Shi, Jing; Ouyang, Zhongwen; Xia, Zhengcai; Du, Guihuan; Yuan, Songliu，Size-dependent training effect in exchange coupled NiFe₂O₄/NiOnanogranular systems:J. Appl. Phys., v 115, n 8, 2014

54)Chengliang Lu, Shuai Dong, Zhengcai Xia, Hui Luo, Zhibo Yan, Haowen Wang, ZhaomingTian, Songliu Yuan, Tao Wu &Junming Liu. Polarization enhancement and ferroelectric switching enabled by interacting magnetic structures in DyMnO₃thin films.Sci. Rep.,3, 1245 (2013)

55) J. D. Liu, X. S. Miao, F. Tong, W. Luo, and Z. C. Xia Ferromagnetism and electronic transport in epitaxial Ge_1−xFe_xTe thin film grown by pulsed laser depositionAppl. Phys. Lett., 102, 102402 (2013)