Dr. ZHANG, Kaili (Department of MBE), City University of Hong Kong
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Research Interests
Nanoenergetics-on-a-chip
Energetic materials
Lithium-ion battery
Supercapacitor
Education & Work Experience
2015 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2009 - 2015
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2008 - 2009
Postdoctoral Fellow, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
2006 - 2008
Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory for the Analysis and Architecture of Systems, French National Center for Scientific Research (LAAS-CNRS), France
2001 - 2006
PhD, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Recent Achievements of Students
TORABI Mohsen (PhD student):
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship 2012.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2012/13.
Research Tuition Scholarship for 01 Oct 2013 to 30 Sep 2014.
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship 2013/14.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2013/14.
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship 2014/15.
College of Science and Engineering Student Research Excellence Awards 2014/15.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2015/16.
ZHOU Xiang (PhD student):
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship for 01 Oct 2013 to 30 Sep 2014.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2013/14.
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship for 1 Sep 2014 to 31 Aug 2015.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2015/16.
DONG Jichen (PhD student):
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship 2013.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship 2013.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2015/16.
Research Tuition Scholarship for 1 Sep 2015 to 31 Aug 2016.
ZHANG Qiaobao (PhD student):
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship for 01 Apr 2014 to 31 Mar 2015.
College of Science and Engineering Student Research Excellence Awards 2013/14.
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship for 1 Sep 2014 to 31 Aug 2015.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2013/14.
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship for 1 Sep 2015 to 31 Aug 2016.
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2015/16.
WU Chun (PhD student):
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2015/16.
Research Tuition Scholarship for 1 Sep 2015 to 31 Aug 2016.
CAI Junjie (PhD student):
Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, 2015/16.
SIU Chun Kong (final year undergraduate student):
HKIE Materials Division Best Paper Award on Materials 2013.
Selected Journal Publications (* corresponding author)
(For full publication list, please visit:
Q. Zhang, K. Zhang*, D. Xu, G. Yang, H. Huang, F. Nie, C. Liu, S. Yang, “CuO nanostructures: synthesis, characterization, growth mechanisms, fundamental properties, and applications”, Progress in Materials Science, vol. 60, pp. 208-337, 2014. (Most cited articles, > 150)
H. Chen, Q. Zhang, X. Han, M. Liu, Y. Yang*, K. Zhang*, “3D hierarchical porous zinc-nickel-cobalt oxides nanosheets grown on Ni foam as binder-free electrodes for electrochemical energy storage”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015 (in press).
Q. Zhang, H. Chen, X. Han, J. Cai, Y. Yang*, M. Liu*, K. Zhang*, “Graphene-encapsulated 3D hierarchical ternary zinc-nickel-cobalt oxide microspheres constructed from highly porous ultrathin nanosheets for enhanced lithium storage”, ChemSusChem, 2015 (in press).
C. Wu, J. Cai, Q. Zhang, X. Zhou, Y. Zhu, P.K. Sheng*, K. Zhang*, “Hierarchical mesoporous zinc-nickel-cobalt ternary oxide nanowire arrays on nickel foam as high performance electrodes for supercapacitors”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015 (in press).
J. Cai, C. Wu, Y. Zhu, P.K. Sheng*, K. Zhang*, “Hierarchical porous acetylene black/ZnFe2O4@carbon hybrid materials with high capacity and robust cycling performance for Li-ion batteries”, Electrochimica Acta, 2015 (in press).
J. Dong, K. Zhang*, F. Ding*, “Hydrogenation of bilayer graphene: A small twist makes a big difference”, Nano Research, 2015 (in press).
Q. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Dong, F. Ding, X. Li*, S. Yang, K. Zhang*, “Facile general strategy toward hierarchical mesoporous metal oxides arrays on three-dimensional macroporous foam with superior lithium storage properties”, Nano Energy, vol. 13, pp. 77-91, 2015.
J. Wang, Q. Zhang, X. Li*, Z. Wang, L. Mai*, K. Zhang*, “Smart construction of three-dimensional hierarchical tubular transition metal oxide core/shell heterostructures for high-capacity and long-cycle-life lithium storage”, Nano Energy, vol. 12, pp. 437-446, 2015.
M. Torabi*, N. Karimi, K. Zhang, “Heat transfer and second law analyses of forced convection in a channel partially filled by porous media and featuring internal heat sources”, Energy, vol. 93, pp. 106-127, 2015.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, “First and second thermodynamic laws analyses between and inside two rotating solid cylindrical geometries with magnetohydrodynamic flow”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 89, pp. 760-769, 2015.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, “Temperature distribution, local and total entropy generation analyses in MHD porous channels with thick walls”, Energy, vol. 87, pp. 540-554, 2015.
L. Li, M. Xu, Z. Chen, X. Zhou, Q. Zhang, H. Zhu, C. Wu, K. Zhang*, “High-performance lithium-rich layered oxide materials: Effects of chelating agents on microstructure and electrochemical properties”, Electrochimica Acta, vol. 174, pp. 446-455, 2015.
C. Wu, J. Cai, Q. Zhang, X. Zhou, Y. Zhu, L. Li, P. Shen, K. Zhang*, “Direct growth of urchin-like ZnCo2O4 microspheres assembled from nanowires on nickel foam as high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors”, Electrochimica Acta, vol. 169, pp. 202-209, 2015.
X. Zhou, D. Xu, J. Lu, K. Zhang*, “CuO/Mg/fluorocarbon sandwich-structure superhydrophobic nanoenergetic composite with anti-humidity property”, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 266, pp. 163-170, 2015.
Z. Qiao, J. Shen, J. Wang, B. Huang, Z. Yang, G. Yang*, K. Zhang, “Fast deflagration to detonation transition of energetic material based on a quasi-core/shell structured nanothermite composite”, Composites Science and Technology, vol. 107, pp. 113-119, 2015.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, “Heat transfer and thermodynamic performance of convective-radiative cooling double layer walls with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and internal heat generation”, Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 89, pp. 12-23, 2015.
L. Li, Z. Chen*, Q. Zhang, M. Xu, X. Zhou, H. Zhu, K. Zhang*, “A Hydrolysis-Hydrothermal route to synthesis of ultrathin LiAlO2-inlayed LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 as high performance cathode material for lithium ion batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 3, pp. 894-904, 2015.
H. Chen, Q. Zhang, J. Wang, Q. Wang, X. Zhou, X. Li, Y. Yang*, K. Zhang*, “Mesoporous ZnCo2O4 microspheres composed of ultrathin nanosheets cross-linked with metallic NiSix nanowires on Ni foam as anodes for lithium ion batteries”, Nano Energy, vol. 10, pp. 245-258, 2014.
J. Wang, Q. Zhang, X. Li*, D. Xu, Z. Wang, H. Guo, K. Zhang*, “Three-dimensional hierarchical Co3O4/CuO nanowire heterostructure arrays on nickel foam for high-performance lithium ion batteries”, Nano Energy, vol. 6, pp. 19-26, 2014.
X. Zhou, M. Torabi, J. Lu, R. Shen, K. Zhang*, “Nanostructured energetic composites: synthesis, ignition/combustion modeling, and applications”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 6, pp. , 2014.
X. Zhou, D. Xu, G. Yang, Q. Zhang, J. Shen, K. Zhang*, “Highly exothermic and superhydrophobic Mg/fluorocarbon core/shell nanoenergetic arrays”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 6, pp. , 2014.
Q. Zhang, D. Xu, X. Zhou, X. Wu, K. Zhang*, “In situ synthesis of CuO and Cu nanostructures with promising electrochemical and wettability properties”, Small, vol. 10, pp. 935-943, 2014. (Top 10 hot articles in Small in Nov-Dec 2013 highlighted by MaterialsViews)
Q. Zhang, H. Chen, J. Wang, D. Xu, X. Li, Y. Yang*, K. Zhang*, “Facile and controlled growth of hierarchical three-dimensional mesoporous NiSix/NiCo2O4 core/shell heterostructures on nickel foam for high performance lithium-ion batteries”, ChemSusChem, vol. 7, pp. , 2014.
H. Chen, Q. Zhang, J. Wang, D. Xu, X. Li, Y. Yang*, K. Zhang*, “Improved lithium ion battery performance by mesoporous Co3O4 nanosheets grown on self-standing NiSix nanowires on nickel foam”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 2, pp. , 2014.
Q. Zhang, J. Wang, D. Xu, Z. Wang*, X. Li, K. Zhang*, “Facile large-scale synthesis of vertically aligned CuO nanowires on nickel foam: growth mechanism and remarkable electrochemical performance”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 2, pp. , 2014.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, G. Yang, J. Wang, P. Wu, “Temperature distribution, local and total entropy generation analyses in asymmetric cooling composite geometries with mul Effect of imperfect thermal contact Energy”, Energy, vol. 78, pp. 218-234, 2014.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, “Multi-dimensional dual-phase-lag heat conduction in cylindrical coordinates: Analytical and numerical solutions”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 78, pp. 960-966, 2014.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, “Temperature distribution and classical entropy generation analyses in an asymmetric cooling composite hollow cylinder with temperature dependent thermal conductivity and internal heat generation”, Energy, vol. 73, 484-496, 2014.
M. Torabi*, K. Zhang, “Classical entropy generation analysis in cooled homogenous and functionally graded material slabs with variation of internal heat generation with temperature, and convective-radiative boundary conditions”, Energy, vol. 65, pp. 387-397, 2014.
M. He*, J. Dong, K. Zhang, F. Ding*, H. Jiang, A. Loiseau, J. Lehtonen, E.I. Kauppinen, “Precise determination of the threshold diameter for single-walled carbon nanotube to collapse”, ACS Nano, vol. 8, pp. , 2014.
J. Shen, Z. Qiao, J. Wang, K. Zhang, R. Li, G. Yang*, F. Nie, “Pressure loss and compensation in the combustion process of Al-CuO nanoenergetics on a microheater chip”, Combustion and Flame, vol. 161, pp. , 2014.
X. Zhou, D. Xu, Q. Zhang, J. Lu, K. Zhang*, “Facile green in situ synthesis of Mg/CuO core/shell nanoenergetic arrays with a superior heat-release property and long-term storage stability”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 5, pp. , 2013.
Q. Zhang, D. Xu, T. Hung, K. Zhang*, “Facile synthesis, growth mechanism and reversible superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic properties of non-flaking CuO nanowires grown from porous copper substrates”, Nanotechnology, vol. 24, 13.
M. Torabi*, A. Aziz, K. Zhang, “A comparative study of longitudinal fins of rectangular, trapezoidal and concave parabolic profiles with multiple nonlinearities”, Energy, vol. 51, pp. 243-256, 2013.
D. Xu, Y. Yang, H. Cheng, Y. Li, K. Zhang*, “Integration of nano-Al with Co3O4 nanorods to realize high-exothermic core-shell nanoenergetic materials on a silicon substrate”, Combustion and Flame, vol. 159, pp. , 2012.
Y. Yang, D. Xu, K. Zhang*, “Effect of nanostructures on the exothermic reaction and ignition of Al/CuOx based energetic materials”, Journal of Materials Science, vol. 47, pp. , 2012.
S.K. Chou*, W.M. Yang, K.J. Chua, J. Li, K. Zhang, “Development of micro power generators – a review”, Applied Energy, vol. 88, pp. 1-16, 2011.
Q. Tang, Y. Chan*, K. Zhang, “Fast response resistive humidity sensitivity of polyimide/multiwall carbon nanotube composite films”, Sensors & Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 152, pp. 99-106, 2011.
K. Zhang*, Y. Yang, E. Pun, R. Shen, “Local and CMOS-compatible synthesis of CuO nanowires on a suspended microheater on a silicon substrate”, Nanotechnology, vol. 21, 10. (Featured article as Nanote Highlighted in Nanotechweb)
K. Zhang*, C. Rossi, C. Tenailleau, P. Alphonse, “Aligned three-dimensional prism-like magnesium nanostructures realized onto silicon substrate”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92, 08. (Selected for publication in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, vol. 17, Mar. 3, 2008)
K. Zhang*, C. Rossi, P. Alphonse, C. Tenailleau, “Synthesis of NiO nanowalls by thermal treatment of Ni thin film deposited onto a stainless steel substrate”, Nanotechnology, vol. 19, 08.
K. Zhang*, C. Rossi, M. Petrantoni, N. Mauran, “A nano initiator realized by integrating Al/CuO-based nanoenergetic materials with a Au/Pt/Cr microheater”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, pp. 832-836, 2008.
K. Zhang*, C. Rossi, C. Tenailleau, P. Alphonse, G. Rodriguez, “Development of a nano Al/CuO based energetic material on silicon substrate”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, 07.
K. Zhang*, C. Rossi, C. Tenailleau, P. Alphonse, J. Ching, “Synthesis of large-area and aligned copper oxide nanowires from copper thin film on silicon substrate”, Nanotechnology, vol. 18, 07.
C. Rossi*, K. Zhang*, D. Esteve, P. Alphonse, P. Tailhades, C. Vahlas, “Nano energetic materials for MEMS: a review”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 16, pp. 919-931, 2007.
H. Yu, K. Zhang*, C. Rossi, “Theoretical study on photocatalytic oxidation of VOCs using nano-TiO2 photocatalyst”, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, vol. 188, pp. 65-73, 2007.
K. Zhang*, S.K. Chou, S.S. Ang, “Fabrication, modeling and testing of a thin film Au/Ti microheater”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 46, pp. 580-588, 2007.
K. Zhang*, S.K. Chou, S.S. Ang, “Performance prediction of a novel solid-propellant microthruster”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 22, pp. 56-63, 2006.
K. Zhang*, S.K. Chou, S.S. Ang, “Development of a low temperature co-fired ceramic solid propellant microthruster”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 15, pp. 944-952, 2005.
K. Zhang*, S.K. Chou, S.S. Ang, X.S. Tang, “A MEMS-based solid propellant microthruster with Au/Ti igniter”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 122, pp. 113-123, 2005.
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Professor and Department Head Shuzhong Zhang
Ph.D., Erasmus University, Operations Research, 1991
B.Sc., Fudan University, Applied Mathematics, 1984
Office: ME 130E - phone: (612) 624-8406
Broad interests in optimization, operations research, management science and economics. Recent research topics including approximation algorithms for nonlinear optimization, randomized solutions, game theory, signal processing, risk management, and financial decision models.
Selected Publications
B. Chen, S. He, Z. Li, and S. Zhang, &Maximum Block Improvement and Polynomial Optimization&,
SIAM Journal on Optimization, 22, 87 -- 107, 2012.
L. Chen, S. He, and S. Zhang,&When All Risk-Adjusted Performance Measures Are the Same: In Praise of the Sharpe Ratio&, Quantitative Finance, 11 (10), 1439 -- .
L. Chen, S. He, and S. Zhang,&Tight Bounds for Some Risk Measures, with Applications to Robust Portfolio Selection&, Operations Research, 59 (4), 847 -- 865, 2011.
A. De Maio, Y. Huang, M. Piezzo, S. Zhang and A. Farina, &Design of Radar Receiver Filters Optimized According to L_p-norm Based Criteria&, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 59 (8), 4023 -- .
W. Ai, Y.W. Huang, and S. Zhang,&New Results on Hermitian Matrix Rank-One Decomposition&, Mathematical Programming, 128, 253 -- 283, 2011.
Z.Q. Luo, W.K. Ma, A.M.C. So, Y. Ye, and S. Zhang, &Semidefinite Relaxation of Quadratic Optimization Problems&, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 27 (3), 20 -- 34, 2010.
S. He, J. Zhang, S. Zhang, &Bounding Probability of Small Deviation: A Fourth Moment Approach&, Mathematics of Operations Research, 35 (1), 208 -- 232, 2010.
Z.Q. Luo and S. Zhang, &A Semidefinite Relaxation Scheme for Multivariate Quartic Polynomial Optimization With Quadratic Constraints&, SIAM Journal on Optimization, 20 (4), 1716 -- .
A. De Maio, S. De Nicola, Y. Huang, D.P. Palomar, S. Zhang and A. Farina, &Code Design for Radar STAP via Optimization Theory&, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 58 (2), 679 -- 694, 2010.
Z.Q. Luo and S. Zhang, &Duality Gap Estimation and Polynomial Time Approximation for Optimal Spectrum Management&, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 57 (7), 2675 -- .
X.Q. Wang, S. Zhang, and D.D. Yao, &Separated Continuous Conic Programming: Strong Duality and an Approximation Algorithm&, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 48 (4), 2118 -- .
W. Ai and S. Zhang, &Strong Duality for the CDT Subproblem: A Necessary and Sufficient Condition&, SIAM Journal on Optimization, 19 (4), 1735 -- .
A. De Maio, S. De Nicola, Y.W. Huang, Z.Q. Luo, and S. Zhang, &Design of Phase Codes for Radar Performance Optimization With a Similarity Constraint&, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 57 (2), 610 -- 621, 2009.
A. De Maio, S. De Nicola, Y.W. Huang, S. Zhang, and A. Farina, &Adaptive Detection and Estimation in the Presence of Useful Signal and Interference Mismatches&, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 57 (2), 436 -- 450, 2009.
S.I. Birbil, J.B.G. Frenk, J. Gromicho, and S. Zhang, &An Integrated Approach to Single-Leg Airline Revenue Management: The Role of Robust Optimization&, Management Science, 55 (1), 148 -- 163, 2009.
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