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Bangke Zheng

Center for Irradiation of Materials
Alabama A&M University

E-Mail: bangke@cim.aamu.edu

Phone: (256) 372-5657

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Curriculum Vitae -- Bangke Zheng

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

Ph.D Material Science, Physics, Alabama A&M University

M.S. Electro Optics, Electrical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA

M.S. Laser Application, Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

B.S. Physics, Liaoning Normal University, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Designed and developed semiconductor (Si, Ge, Bi2Te3,Sb2Te3) quantum well superlattice multiplayer thin film thermoelectric device deposited by electron beam gun, ion beam gun and magnetron RF sputtering , using MeV Si ion bombardment to form quantum dots cluster to enhance Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity and decrease cross plane thermal conductivity, and Raman scattering spectrum analysis of the thin film structure.

Undertook the CVD and RF sputtering deposition and voltammetry analysis of thin film Lithium ion battery with lithium phosphorous oxynitride electrolyte and LiCoO2 cathode, electrochromatic WO3 smart window, and I-V characterization of Si, GaAs, and CuS, CdTe, CuInSn2 thin film photovoltaic cell, thin film internal stress measurement using Stoney method and Laue XRD crystallographic analysis of thin film. Undertook the research on waveguide and vertical cavity quantum well semiconductor laser and electro-optic modulator, various TE and TM mode of transverse resonance in optical fiber, the measurement of laser wavelength using Babinet Soleil compensator and polarizer, assembly and modulation of diode laser pumped acoustic-optics Q switch Nd :YAG laser, and measurement of output of fiber laser and semiconductor laser using Fabry–Perot interferometer.

Undertook pulsed laser induced plasma deposition of diamond- like carbon film, Investigation of ion emission using Faraday cups detector.
Design and setup of IC signal generator and dual monostable multivibrator delay unit for synchronizing probing laser and main laser used in laser induced plasma density interferometry measurement system.
Optimized flash lamp and voltage stack circuit in Pockels cell modulator of Nd:YAG laser.

Improved the optical lever device for the measurement of steel sample Young’s modular.
Setup the arc light analysis device for metal sample using diffraction grating and biprism interference and Mackalson interferometer, simplified the modulation procedure of spectrometer.
Setup the measurement device for the magnetization curve of ferromagnetic metal sample using impact galvanometer.
Measured the ratio of isobaric and isovolumetric specific heat capacity of blast furnace air using sound vibration tube and adiabatic chamber. Undertook powder X-ray diffraction analysis of crystalline structure of metal sample.
Measured the characteristic magnetic resonance absorption signal of ferromagnetic material.

Academic Achievement :

[1]. “An Improved Optics Lever” Apparatus Column, The Physics Teacher (ISSN: 0031- 921x) Vol. 31, No. 8, Nov.1993 Excellent Thesis Prize conferred by Science &Technology Association

[2]. “Design of diaphragm in multi-Exposure Photograph” Journal of Anshan Iron & Steel College, (ISSN 1000-1654/CN21-1240/TF) Vol.20,No2, Apr.1997, Eminent Scientific Paper Prize

[3]. “Versatile, Convenient and Low Cost CCD-based Diagnostics for Pulsed Phenomena ” Journal of Accelerator and Plasma Research,(ISSN 1225-9896) Vol. 5, No. 2, 2000

[4]. “An effective configuration for interferometric measurement of pulsed laser induced plasma densities” Optics (Elsevier, 2007) (in press)

[5]. "MeV Si ion bombardments of thermoelectricBi2Te3/Sb2Te3 multilayer thin films for reducing thermal conductivity"Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 241 (2005)

[6]. “Nanoscale BixTe3/Sb2Te3 multilayer thin film materials for reduced thermal conductivity” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 242 (2006)

[7]. “Improvement on Thermoelectric Properties of Multilayered Si 1-x Ge x / Si by Ion Beam Bombardment” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (2007) (in press) available online: www.elsevier.com/locate/nimb

[8]. “Effect of layer thickness on thermoelectric properties of multilayered Si1-xGex/Si after bombardment by 5 MeV Si ions” Surface and Coatings Technology 201 (2007) 8531–8533

[9]. “MeV Si Ion Bombardment Effect on Thermoelectric Properties of Sequentially Deposited SiO2/Aux SiO2(1-x) Nanolayers” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (2007) (in press) available online: www.sciencedirect.com/science

[10]. “Proton beam effects on phenolic-based composites reinforced with nano-powders” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (2007) (in press) available online: “Proton beam effects on phenolic-based composites reinforced with nano-powders” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B (2007) (in press) available online: www.sciencedirect.com/science