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Dr Zhi Li

Dr Zhi Li

Senior Lecturer
Science
School of Materials Science & Engineering

Dr. Zhi Li is a Scientia Senior Lecturer and ARC Future Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales. Prior to joining UNSW, he was an ARC DECRA Fellow at the University of Wollongong. His research focuses on quantum materials and their applications in energy, quantum sensing, and future electronics. His contributions have been recognized with multiple prestigious fellowships, including the ARC DECRA Fellowship in 2019, the ARC Future Fellowship in 2021, and the UNSW Scientia Fellowship in 2022. 
E-mail
zhi.li5@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Materials Science and Engineering (E10, room 240) Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Yuan Y; Lu Y; Liang T; Jia H; Meng L; Zhu Y; Wang J; Huang T; Guan P; Zhou L; Zhou Y; Li Z; Wan T; Chu D, 2025, 'Advances in sweat-activated batteries for powering wearable electronics: structures, materials, challenges, and perspectives', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-ENERGY, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ad92aa
    Journal articles | 2024
    Anjum R; Khan HM; Li Z; Aslam M; Sadiq I; Batool Z; Panwar MN; Akhtar T; AlObaid AA; Nazir G; Zahid M, 2024, 'Multi-characterization for Electromagnetic Interference in Electronic Circuits for CaPb-based W-type Hexaferrites', Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 49, pp. 1117 - 1130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08031-0
    Journal articles | 2024
    Guan P; Min J; Zhang S; Lu Y; Liang T; Meng L; Yuan Y; Zhou Y; Chen F; Zhou L; Feng Z; Liu C; Hu Y; Li Z; Wan T; Liu Y; Hart JN; Chu D, 2024, 'Stabilizing High-Voltage Performance of Nickel-Rich Cathodes via Facile Solvothermally Synthesized Niobium-Doped Strontium Titanate', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, pp. 26167 - 26181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c02691
    Journal articles | 2024
    Liu Y; Meng Q; Mahmoudi P; Wang Z; Zhang J; Yang J; Li W; Wang D; Li Z; Sorrell CC; Li S, 2024, 'Advancing Superconductivity with Interface Engineering', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202405009
    Journal articles | 2024
    Liu Y; Wang Z; Meng Q; Zeng Y; Yin Z; Liu Y; Zhang J; Yang J; Li W; Li Z; Li S, 2024, 'Tuning of optoelectronic performance of SrTiO3 by surface termination and thickness', Applied Surface Science, 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160821
    Journal articles | 2024
    Meng L; Zhou L; Liu C; Jia H; Lu Y; Ji D; Liang T; Yuan Y; Zhang X; Zhu Y; Jiang Y; Guan P; Zhou Y; Zhang Q; Wan T; Li M; Li Z; Joshi R; Han Z; Chu D, 2024, 'Synergistic barium titanate/MXene composite as a high-performance piezo-photocatalyst for efficient dye degradation', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 674, pp. 972 - 981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.222
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sang L; Yuan M; Zhao J; Yang G; Yun FF; Li Z; Wang X, 2024, 'Crystal structure, magnetotransport properties, and electronic band structure of V1−xTixSe2 single crystals', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, pp. 28879 - 28885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta03663h
    Journal articles | 2023
    Guan P; Min J; Chen F; Zhang S; Zhu Y; Liu C; Hu Y; Wan T; Li M; Liu Y; Su D; Hart JN; Li Z; Chu D, 2023, 'Dual-modification of Ni-rich cathode materials through strontium titanate coating and thermal treatment', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 652, pp. 1184 - 1196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.101
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sang L; Li Z; Yang G; Nadeem M; Wang L; Xue Q; Hamilton AR; Wang X, 2022, 'Majorana zero modes in iron-based superconductors', Matter, 5, pp. 1734 - 1759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2022.04.021
    Journal articles | 2021
    Li Z; Sang L; Liu P; Yue Z; Fuhrer MS; Xue Q; Wang X, 2021, 'Atomically Thin Superconductors', Small, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201904788
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sang LN; Li Z; Yang GS; Yue ZJ; Liu JX; Cai CB; Wu T; Dou SX; Ma YW; Wang XL, 2021, 'Pressure effects on iron-based superconductor families: Superconductivity, flux pinning and vortex dynamics', Materials Today Physics, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2021.100414
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yue Z; Zhao W; Rule KC; Bake A; Sang L; Yang G; Tan C; Li Z; Wang L; Wang X, 2021, 'Cross-over from weak localization to anti-localization in rare doped TRS protected topological insulators', Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2020.126953
    Journal articles | 2020
    Cortie D; Zhao W; Yue Z; Li Z; Bake A; Marenych O; Pastuovic Z; Nancarrow M; Zhang Z; Qi DC; Evans P; Mitchell DRG; Wang X, 2020, 'Creating thin magnetic layers at the surface of Sb2Te3topological insulators using a low-energy chromium ion beam', Applied Physics Letters, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0006447
    Journal articles | 2020
    Liu J; Zhang S; Li M; Sang L; Zhao W; Li Z; Cheng Z; Liu L; Shao B; Feng J; Li C; Zhang P; Dou S; Wang X; Zhou L, 2020, 'Boosting the superconducting properties of Fe(Se, Te) through hexagonal phase manipulation', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152683
    Journal articles | 2020
    Yue Z; Li Z; Sang L; Wang X, 2020, 'Spin-Gapless Semiconductors', Small, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201905155
    Journal articles | 2019
    Li Z; Nadeem M; Yue Z; Cortie D; Fuhrer M; Wang X, 2019, 'Possible Excitonic Insulating Phase in Quantum-Confined Sb Nanoflakes', Nano Letters, 19, pp. 4960 - 4964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01123
    Journal articles | 2019
    Liu J; Zhang S; Li M; Sang L; Li Z; Cheng Z; Zhao W; Feng J; Li C; Zhang P; Dou S; Wang X; Zhou L, 2019, 'Boosting Superconducting Properties of Fe(Se, Te) via Dual-Oscillation Phenomena Induced by Fluorine Doping', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11, pp. 18825 - 18832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b02469
    Journal articles | 2019
    Liu J; Zhang S; Sang L; Li M; Zhao W; Li Z; Cheng Z; Liu L; Feng J; Li C; Zhang P; Dou S; Zhou L; Wang X, 2019, 'Enhancement of superconducting properties in polycrystalline Fe(Se, Te)via a dual coordination effect', Scripta Materialia, 169, pp. 19 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.04.029
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sang L; Maheshwari P; Liu J; Li Z; Qiu W; Yang G; Cai C; Dou S; Awana VS; Wang X, 2019, 'In-situ hydrostatic pressure induced significant suppression of magnetic relaxation and enhancement of flux pinning in Fe1−xCoxSe0.5Te0.5 single crystals', Scripta Materialia, 171, pp. 57 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.06.021
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yue Z; Zhao W; Cortie D; Yang G; Li Z; Wang X, 2019, 'Modulation of Crystal and Electronic Structures in Topological Insulators by Rare-Earth Doping', ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 1, pp. 1929 - 1936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.9b00422
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhao W; Chen L; Yue Z; Li Z; Cortie D; Fuhrer M; Wang X, 2019, 'Quantum oscillations of robust topological surface states up to 50 K in thick bulk-insulating topological insulator', npj Quantum Materials, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41535-019-0195-7
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhao W; Cortie D; Chen L; Li Z; Yue Z; Wang X, 2019, 'Quantum oscillations in iron-doped single crystals of the topological insulator S b2 T e3', Physical Review B, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.165133
    Journal articles | 2018
    Li Z; Zhuang J; Wang L; Feng H; Gao Q; Xu X; Hao W; Wang X; Zhang C; Wu K; Dou SX; Chen L; Hu Z; Du Y, 2018, 'Realization of flat band with possible nontrivial topology in electronic Kagome lattice', Science Advances, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau4511
    Journal articles | 2017
    De Padova P; Feng H; Zhuang J; Li Z; Generosi A; Paci B; Ottaviani C; Quaresima C; Olivieri B; Krawiec M; Du Y, 2017, 'Synthesis of Multilayer Silicene on Si(111)√3 × √3-Ag', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121, pp. 27182 - 27190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09286
    Journal articles | 2017
    Liu Y; Zhuang J; Liu C; Wang J; Xu X; Li Z; Zhong J; Du Y, 2017, 'Role of Atomic Interaction in Electronic Hybridization in Two-Dimensional Ag2Ge Nanosheets', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121, pp. 16754 - 16760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b02017
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zhuang J; Gao N; Li Z; Xu X; Wang J; Zhao J; Dou SX; Du Y, 2017, 'Cooperative Electron-Phonon Coupling and Buckled Structure in Germanene on Au(111)', ACS Nano, 11, pp. 3553 - 3559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b00687
    Journal articles | 2016
    Du Y; Zhuang J; Wang J; Li Z; Liu H; Zhao J; Xu X; Feng H; Chen L; Wu K; Wang X; Dou SX, 2016, 'Quasi-freestanding epitaxial silicene on Ag(111) by oxygen intercalation', Science Advances, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600067
    Journal articles | 2016
    Li Z; Zhuang J; Chen L; Ni Z; Liu C; Wang L; Xu X; Wang J; Pi X; Wang X; Du Y; Wu K; Dou SX, 2016, 'Observation of van Hove singularities in twisted silicene multilayers', ACS Central Science, 2, pp. 517 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.6b00152
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tang C; Liu C; Zhou G; Li F; Ding H; Li Z; Zhang D; Li Z; Song C; Ji S; He K; Wang L; Ma X; Xue QK, 2016, 'Interface-enhanced electron-phonon coupling and high-temperature superconductivity in potassium-coated ultrathin FeSe films on SrTiO3', Physical Review B, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.020507
    Journal articles | 2016
    Zhang HM; Li ZX; Peng JP; Song CL; Guan JQ; Li Z; Wang L; He K; Ji SH; Chen X; Yao H; Ma XC; Xue QK, 2016, 'Visualizing the elongated vortices in γ -Ga nanostrips', Physical Review B, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.020501
    Journal articles | 2015
    Jiang Y; Song C; Li Z; Chen M; Greene RL; He K; Wang L; Chen X; Ma X; Xue QK, 2015, 'Mass acquisition of Dirac fermions in magnetically doped topological insulator S b2 T e3 films', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.195418
    Journal articles | 2015
    Li Z; Peng JP; Zhang HM; Song CL; Ji SH; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Xue QK; Ma XC, 2015, 'Visualizing superconductivity in FeSe nanoflakes on SrTiO3 by scanning tunneling microscopy', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.060509
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhang HM; Peng JP; Guan JQ; Li Z; Song CL; Wang LL; He K; Ma XC; Xue QK, 2015, 'Nanoscale superconductivity of γ-Ga islands grown by molecular beam epitaxy', Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11433-015-5707-2
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhang HM; Sun Y; Li W; Peng JP; Song CL; Xing Y; Zhang Q; Guan J; Li Z; Zhao Y; Ji S; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Gu L; Ling L; Tian M; Li L; Xie XC; Liu J; Yang H; Xue QK; Wang J; Ma X, 2015, 'Detection of a superconducting phase in a two-atom layer of hexagonal Ga film grown on semiconducting GaN(0001)', Physical Review Letters, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.107003
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhuang J; Xu X; Feng H; Li Z; Wang X; Du Y, 2015, 'Honeycomb silicon: a review of silicene', Science Bulletin, 60, pp. 1551 - 1562, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0880-2
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhuang JC; Li Z; Xu X; Wang L; Yeoh WK; Xing XZ; Shi ZX; Wang XL; Du Y; Dou SX, 2015, 'Pauli-limited effect in the magnetic phase diagram of FeSexTe1-x thin films', Applied Physics Letters, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4936848
    Journal articles | 2014
    He J; Liu X; Zhang W; Zhao L; Liu D; He S; Mou D; Li F; Tang C; Li Z; Wang L; Peng Y; Liu Y; Chen C; Yu L; Liu G; Dong X; Zhang J; Chen C; Xu Z; Chen X; Ma X; Xue Q; Zhou XJ, 2014, 'Electronic evidence of an insulator-superconductor crossover in single-layer FeSe/SrTiO3 films', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111, pp. 18501 - 18506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414094112
    Journal articles | 2014
    Li Z; Peng JP; Zhang HM; Zhang WH; Ding H; Deng P; Chang K; Song CL; Ji SH; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Xue QK; Ma XC, 2014, 'Molecular beam epitaxy growth and post-growth annealing of FeSe films on SrTiO3: A scanning tunneling microscopy study', Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/26/26/265002
    Journal articles | 2014
    Liu X; Liu D; Zhang W; He J; Zhao L; He S; Mou D; Li F; Tang C; Li Z; Wang L; Peng Y; Liu Y; Chen C; Yu L; Liu G; Dong X; Zhang J; Chen C; Xu Z; Chen X; Ma X; Xue Q; Zhou XJ, 2014, 'Dichotomy of the electronic structure and superconductivity between single-layer and double-layer FeSe/SrTiO3 films', Nature Communications, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6047
    Journal articles | 2014
    Song CL; Wang YL; Jiang YP; Li Z; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Hoffman JE; Ma XC; Xue QK, 2014, 'Imaging the electron-boson coupling in superconducting FeSe films using a scanning tunneling microscope', Physical Review Letters, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.057002
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zhang W; Li Z; Li F; Zhang H; Peng J; Tang C; Wang Q; He K; Chen X; Wang L; Ma X; Xue QK, 2014, 'Interface charge doping effects on superconductivity of single-unit-cell FeSe films on SrTiO 3 substrates', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.060506
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zhang WH; Sun Y; Zhang JS; Li FS; Guo MH; Zhao YF; Zhang HM; Peng JP; Xing Y; Wang HC; Fujita T; Hirata A; Li Z; Ding H; Tang CJ; Wang M; Wang QY; He K; Ji SH; Chen X; Wang JF; Xia ZC; Li L; Wang YY; Wang J; Wang LL; Chen MW; Xue QK; Ma XC, 2014, 'Direct observation of high-temperature superconductivity in one-unit-cell FeSe films', Chinese Physics Letters, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/31/1/017401
    Journal articles | 2013
    Bang J; Li Z; Sun YY; Samanta A; Zhang YY; Zhang W; Wang L; Chen X; Ma X; Xue QK; Zhang SB, 2013, 'Atomic and electronic structures of single-layer FeSe on SrTiO 3(001): The role of oxygen deficiency', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.220503
    Journal articles | 2013
    He S; He J; Zhang W; Zhao L; Liu D; Liu X; Mou D; Ou YB; Wang QY; Li Z; Wang L; Peng Y; Liu Y; Chen C; Yu L; Liu G; Dong X; Zhang J; Chen C; Xu Z; Chen X; Ma X; Xue Q; Zhou XJ, 2013, 'Phase diagram and electronic indication of high-temperature superconductivity at 65 K in single-layer FeSe films', Nature Materials, 12, pp. 605 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat3648
    Journal articles | 2013
    Li N; Li Z; Ding H; Ji S; Chen X; Xue QK, 2013, 'An atomic force microscopy study of single-layer fese superconductor', Applied Physics Express, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.7567/APEX.6.113101
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wang E; Ding H; Fedorov AV; Yao W; Li Z; Lv YF; Zhao K; Zhang LG; Xu Z; Schneeloch J; Zhong R; Ji SH; Wang L; He K; Ma X; Gu G; Yao H; Xue QK; Chen X; Zhou S, 2013, 'Fully gapped topological surface states in Bi 2 Se 3 films induced by a d-wave high-temperature superconductor', Nature Physics, 9, pp. 621 - 625, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys2744
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wang Y; Chen M; Li Z; Wang L; He K; Xue QK; Ma X, 2013, 'Scanning tunneling microscopy study of the superconducting properties of three-atomic-layer Pb films', Applied Physics Letters, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4848219
    Journal articles | 2012
    Jiang Y; Sun YY; Chen M; Wang Y; Li Z; Song C; He K; Wang L; Chen X; Xue QK; Ma X; Zhang SB, 2012, 'Fermi-level tuning of epitaxial Sb 2Te 3 thin films on graphene by regulating intrinsic defects and substrate transfer doping', Physical Review Letters, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.066809
    Journal articles | 2012
    Jiang Y; Wang Y; Chen M; Li Z; Song C; He K; Wang L; Chen X; Ma X; Xue QK, 2012, 'Landau quantization and the thickness limit of topological insulator thin films of Sb 2Te 3', Physical Review Letters, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.016401
    Journal articles | 2012
    Li W; Ding H; Li Z; Deng P; Chang K; He K; Ji S; Wang L; Ma X; Hu JP; Chen X; Xue QK, 2012, 'KFe 2Se 2 is the parent compound of K-doped iron selenide superconductors', Physical Review Letters, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.057003
    Journal articles | 2012
    Liu D; Zhang W; Mou D; He J; Ou YB; Wang QY; Li Z; Wang L; Zhao L; He S; Peng Y; Liu X; Chen C; Yu L; Liu G; Dong X; Zhang J; Chen C; Xu Z; Hu J; Chen X; Ma X; Xue Q; Zhou XJ, 2012, 'Electronic origin of high-temperature superconductivity in single-layer FeSe superconductor', Nature Communications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1946
    Journal articles | 2012
    Song CL; Jiang YP; Wang YL; Li Z; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Ma XC; Xue QK, 2012, 'Gating the charge state of single Fe dopants in the topological insulator Bi 2Se 3 with a scanning tunneling microscope', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.045441
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wang QY; Li Z; Zhang WH; Zhang ZC; Zhang JS; Li W; Ding H; Ou YB; Deng P; Chang K; Wen J; Song CL; He K; Jia JF; Ji SH; Wang YY; Wang LL; Chen X; Ma XC; Xue QK, 2012, 'Interface-induced high-temperature superconductivity in single unit-cell FeSe films on SrTiO3', Chinese Physics Letters, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/29/3/037402
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wang Y; Jiang Y; Chen M; Li Z; Song C; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Ma X; Xue QK, 2012, 'Scanning tunneling microscopy of interface properties of Bi 2Se 3 on FeSe', Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/47/475604
    Journal articles | 2011
    Song CL; Wang YL; Cheng P; Jiang YP; Li W; Zhang T; Li Z; He K; Wang L; Jia JF; Hung HH; Wu C; Ma X; Chen X; Xue QK, 2011, 'Direct observation of nodes and twofold symmetry in FeSe superconductor', Science, 332, pp. 1410 - 1413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1202226
    Journal articles | 2011
    Song CL; Wang YL; Jiang YP; Li Z; Wang L; He K; Chen X; Ma XC; Xue QK, 2011, 'Molecular-beam epitaxy and robust superconductivity of stoichiometric FeSe crystalline films on bilayer graphene', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.020503
    Journal articles | 2011
    Wang YL; Xu Y; Jiang YP; Liu JW; Chang CZ; Chen M; Li Z; Song CL; Wang LL; He K; Chen X; Duan WH; Xue QK; Ma XC, 2011, 'Structural defects and electronic properties of the Cu-doped topological insulator Bi2Se3', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.075335

ARC Future Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales. (2022-2026).

Three ARC Discovery Projects (DP) as Chief Investigator, including one as the lead Chief Investigator (2016-2023).

Scientia Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (2022-present).

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), University of Wollongong (2019-2022).

Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Wollongong (2016-2019). 

 

My Research Supervision

Mei, Tingting

Huang, Tianxu

Zhang, Xinren

My Teaching

MATS6104 Physical Properties of Materials

MATS4005 Composites and Functional Materials