Materials informatics

Design for high-performance ferroic materials

Information driven design

Physics driven design

Mesoscopic modeling for ferroic materials

Relaxation and dynamics in glassy systems

01/2016—now Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Associate Professor.

01/2013—12/2015 Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Assistant Professor.

11/2013—10/2015 Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), US, Director Funded Postdoctoral Fellow.

03/2012—09/2012 Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), US, Visiting Student.

04/2008—12/2011 Ferroic Physics Group, National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, Junior Researcher.

01/2008—03/2008 Ferroic Physics Group, National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, Internship.

09/2006—12/2012 Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, PhD.

09/2002—06/2006 Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Bachelor.

 Natural Science Awards from Ministry of Education (First Class), 2013

Ren X., Zhang L., Ding X., Yang S., Liu W., Xue D.

 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of XJTU, 2015

 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Shaanxi Province, 2015

 Director Funded Postdoc Fellow, LANL, 2014 - 2016

2016

[42] Balachandran, PV, Xue D and Lookman, T., Structure--T_C relationships in BaTiO₃-based ferroelectric perovskites: Anomalous behavior of (Ba,Cd)TiO₃ from DFT, statistical inference, and experiments, Physical Review B, accepted

[41] Xue D, Balachandran, PV., Hogden, J，Theiler, J，Xue, DQ，Lookman, T*., Accelerated search for materials with targeted properties by adaptive design,  Nature Communications. 7:11241 doi: 10.1038/ncomms11241, (2016).

[40] Balachandran, PV., Xue D, Theiler, J，Hogden, J, Lookman, T*, Adaptive Strategies for Materials Design using Uncertainties, Scientific Reports, 2016; 6: 19660。

[39] T. Lookman*, · P.V. Balachandran ·Xue D., G. Pilania · T. Shearman · J. Theiler · J.E. Gubernatis · J. Hogden · K. Barros · E. BenNaim · F.J. Alexander ·A Perspective on Materials Informatics: State-of-the-Art and Challenges, Information Science for Materials: Discovery and Design, Springer Series in Materials Science, pages 3-12; Springer International. (Book Chapter)

2015

[38] Xue D, Gao J, Zhou Y*, Ding X, Sun J, Lookman T, and Ren X, Phase transitions and phase diagram of Ba(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃-x(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ Pb-free system by anelastic measurement, Journal of Applied Physics, 2015; 117, 124107

[37] Xue D, Zhou Y*, Ding X, Otsuka K, Lookman T, Sun J and Ren X, Ambient-temperature high damping capacity in TiPd-based martensitic alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2015; 632, 110-119

2014

[36] Zhou Y, Xue D,* Tian Y, Ding X,* Guo S, Otsuka K, Sun J, Ren X*, Direct evidence for local symmetry breaking during a strain glass transition, Physical Review Letters, 2014; 112:025701. (* Corresponding author)

[35] Zhang Y, Xue D,* Wu H,* Ding X, Lookman T, Ren X , Adaptive ferroelectric state at morphotropic phase boundary: coexisting tetragonal and rhombohedral phases, Acta Materialia, 2014; 71, 176 (* Corresponding author)

[34] Zhang L, Zhang M, Wang L, Zhou C, Zhang Z, Yao Y, Zhang L, Xue D*, Lou X, and Ren X, Phase transitions and the piezoelectricity around morphotropic phase boundary in Ba(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃-x(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ lead-free solid solution, Applied Physics Letters, 2014; 105, 162908 (* Corresponding author)

[33] Zhou Y, Xue D *, Ding X, Otsuka K, Sun J and Ren X, High temperature strain glass transition in defect doped Ti-Pdmartensitic alloys, Physica Status Solidi B: Basic Solid State Physics, 2014; 251, 2027 (* Corresponding author)

[32] Xue D, Zhou Y, Ding X *, Wang Y, Zhang J, Sun J and Ren X, The transitions from glassy state to long-range ordered state in ferroic glasses, Physica Status Solidi B: Basic Solid State Physics, 2014; 251, 2019 (Invited)

[31] Lookman T*, Xue D, Vasseur R, Zong H and Ding X, On glassy behavior in ferroics, Physica Status Solidi B: Basic Solid State Physics, 2014; 251, 2003 (Invited)

[30] Yao Y, Zhou C, Xue D, Yang Y *, Ren X, Relationship between phase coexistence and properties in piezoelectric materials, Materials China, 2014; 33, 32 (in Chinese) 

[29] Zong H, Xue D, Ding X, Lookman T *, Phase transformation in titanium: Anisotropic deformation of omega phase, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2014; 500, 112042

[28] Gao J,* Zhang L, Xue D, Kimoto T, Song M, Zhong L, and Ren X, Symmetry determination on Pb-free piezoceramic 0.5Ba(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃-0.5(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ using convergent beam electron diffraction method, Journal of Applied Physics, 2014; 115: 054108 

[27] Wang Y, Wang D, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Xue D, and Ren X*, Strain Glass as a Novel Multi-functional Material, Mesoscopic Phenomena in Multifunctional Materials, Springer Series in Materials Science, 2014, 271-288 (Book Chapter)

2013

[26] Zhou Y, Xue D,* Ding X, Zhang L, Sun J, Ren X., Modeling the paraelectric aging effect in the acceptor doped perovskite ferroelectrics: role of oxygen vacancy, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2013; 25: 435901. (* Corresponding author)

[25] Anna K,* Xue D,* Zhou Y, Ding X, Otsuka D, A. L’vov Victor, Sun J, Ren X., Impact of the volume change on the ageing effects in Cu–Al–Ni martensite: experiment and theory., Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2013; 25 (33): 335402. (* Corresponding author)

[24] Sun Z, Xue D,* Wu H, Ji Y, Ding X, Wang D, Yang Y, Ren X., Time-dependent ferroelectric transition in Pb_(1-x)(Zr_0.4Ti_0.6)_(1-x/4)O₃-xLa system., Applied Physics Letters, 2013; 102 (22): 222907. (* Corresponding author)

2012 

[23] Xue D, Zhou Y, Ding X, Lookman T, Sun J, Ren X, Aging and deaging effects in shape memory alloys, Physical Review B, 2012; 86: 184109

[22] Vasseur R, Xue D, Zhou Y, Ettoumi W, Ding X, Ren X, Lookman T, Phase Diagram of Ferroelastic Systems in the Presence of Disorder: Analytical Model and Experimental Verification, Physical Review B, 2012; 86: 184103.

[21] Xue D,* Zhou Y, Gao J, Ding X, Ren X., A comparison between tetragonal-rhombohedral and tetragonal-orthorhombic phase boundaries on piezoelectricity enhancement, EPL (Europhysics Letters), 2012; 100 : 17010 (* Corresponding author)

[20] Wu H, * Xue D,* Lv D, Gao J, Guo S, Zhou Y, Ding X, Zhou C, Yang S, Yang Y, Ren X., Microstructure at morphotropic phase boundary in PMN-PT ceramic: Coexistence of nano-scaled {110}-type rhombohedral twin and {110}-type tetragonal twin, Journal of Applied Physics, 2012; 112: 052004. (* Corresponding author)

[19] Yang S, Bao H, Xue D, Zhou C, Gao J, Wang Y, Wang J, Song X, Sun Z, Ren X, Otsuka K., Magnetodielectric effect from the onset of ferrimagnetic transition in CoCr₂O₄.  Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2012;45:265001.

[18] Zhou C, Liu W, Xue D, Ren X, Bao H, Gao J, Zhang L., Triple-point-type morphotropic phase boundary based large piezoelectric Pb-free material---Ba(Ti_0.8Hf_0.2)O₃-(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃., Applied Physics Letters 2012;100:222910.

[17] Yao S, Ren W, Ji  H, Wu X, Shi P, Xue D, Ren X, Ye ZG. , High pyroelectricity in lead-free 0.5 Ba (Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃–0.5(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ ceramics., Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2012;45:195301.

2011

[16] Xue D,* Zhou Y, Ding X, Otsuka K, Sun J, Ren X., Martensite aging effects on the dynamic properties of Au–Cd shape memory alloys: Characteristics and modeling., Acta Materialia 2011;59:4999. (* Corresponding author)

[15] Xue D, Zhou Y, Bao H, Zhou C, Gao J, Ren X., Elastic, piezoelectric, and dielectric properties of Ba(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃-50(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ Pb-free ceramic at the morphotropic phase boundary., Journal of Applied Physics 2011;109:054110.

[14] Xue D,* Zhou Y, Bao H, Gao J, Zhou C, Ren X., Large piezoelectric effect in Pb-free Ba (Ti,Sn)O₃-x(Ba,Ca)TiO₃ ceramics., Applied Physics Letters 2011;99:122901. (*Corresponding author)

[13] Xue D,* Gao J, Bao H, Zhou Y, Zhang L, Ren X., In situ observation of thermally activated domain memory and polarization memory in an aged K+-doped (Ba, Sr) TiO3 single crystal., Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2011;23:275902. (* Corresponding author)

[12] Gao J, Xue D, Zhang L, Wang Y, Bao H, Zhou C, Liu W, Chen W, Ren X, Aging-induced domain memory in acceptor-doped perovskite ferroelectrics associated with ferroelectric-ferroelectric transition cycle. EPL (Europhysics Letters) 2011;96:37001.

[11] Gao J, Xue D, Wang Y, Wang D, Zhang L, Wu H, Guo S, Bao H, Zhou C, Liu W., Microstructure basis for strong piezoelectricity in Pb-free Ba (Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃-(Ba_0.7Ca_0.3)TiO₃ ceramics., Applied Physics Letters 2011;99:092901.

[10] Bao H, Xue D, Wang Y, Gao J, Zhang L, Yang S, Yadav K, Ren X., A quantitative model for stabilization effect induced by ferroelectric aging., Journal of Applied Physics2011;109:124103.

2010

[9] Zhou Y, Xue D, Ding X, Wang Y, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Wang D, Otsuka K, Sun J, Ren X., Strain glass in doped Ti₅₀(Ni_50-xD_x)(D= Co, Cr, Mn) alloys: Implication for the generality of strain glass in defect-containing ferroelastic systems., Acta Materialia; 2010;58:5433.

[8] Gao J, Xue D, Bao H, Zhang L, Zhou C, Liu W, Chen W, Ren X., Aging-induced two-step ferroelectric-to-paraelectric transition in acceptor-doped ferroelectrics., Applied Physics Letters, 2010;96:082906.

[7] Gao J, Xue D, Bao H, Zhang L, Zhou C, Liu W, Chen W, Ren X., Two-Step Ferroelectric to Paraelectric Transition Caused by Peak Aging., Ferroelectrics, 2010;401:24. 

[6] Bao H, Zhou C, Xue D, Gao J, Ren X., A modified lead-free piezoelectric BZT–xBCT system with higher TC., Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2010;43:465401.

[5] Bao H, Gao J, Xue D, Zhou C, Zhang L, Liu W, Ren X., Control of Ferroelectric Aging by Manipulating Point Defects., Ferroelectrics, 2010;401:45.

[4] Zhou C, Liu W, Bao H, Gao J, Xue D, Ren X., Aging Effect in Acceptor-Donor Co-Doped Ferroelectrics., Ferroelectrics, 2010;404:141.

2009

[3] Xue D, Gao J, Zhang L, Bao H, Liu W, Zhou C, Ren X., Aging effect in paraelectric state of ferroelectrics: Implication for a microscopic explanation of ferroelectric deaging., Applied Physics Letters, 2009;94:082902.

[2] Zhou Y, Xue D, Ding X, Otsuka K, Sun J, Ren X., High temperature strain glass in Ti(PdCr) alloy and the associated shape memory effect and superelasticity., Applied Physics Letters, 2009;95:151906.

[1] Zhou Y, Fan G, Xue D, Ding X, Otsuka K, Sun J, Ren X., High damping capacity in a wide ambient-temperature range in hydrogen-doped and hydrogen-free Ti–45Pd–5Cr martensitic alloy., Scripta Materialia, 2009;61:805.