Prof. Xiaodong Li

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of South Carolina, USA

Email: lixiao@engr.sc.edu

Qualifications

1996   Postdoc., Ohio State University,  Mechanical Engineering
1993   Ph.D., Harbin Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering
1988   M.S., Harbin Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering
1985   B.S., Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute, Mechanical Engineering
 

1. Xinyong Tao, Yiping Li, Lixin Dong, Wenkui Zhang, Hui Huang, Yongping Gan, and Xiaodong Li, "Biotemplated, One-Pot and Large-Scale Synthesis of One-Dimensional Carbide (B4C, SiC, TiC) Nanostructures," submitted for publication.
2. Zhi-Hui Xu and Xiaodong Li, "Deformation Strengthening of the Biopolymer Matrix of Nacre," submitted for publication. 
3. Zhanjun Gu, Yingchao Yang, Kaiyuan Li, Xinyong Tao, Gyula Eres, Jane Y. Howe, Litong Zhang, Xiaodong Li, and Zheng Wei Pan, "Ultra-Tough Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Silicon Carbide Composites by Chemical Vapor Infiltration," submitted for publication.
4. Xinyong Tao, Lixin Dong, Bradley J. Nelson, and Xiaodong Li, "Nano-ElectroMechanical Position/Force Sensing Based on Ductile Peapod B4C Nanowires," submitted for publication.
5. Jianfeng Zang, Zhi-Hui Xu, Richard A. Webb, and Xiaodong Li, "Electrical Self-healing of Mechanically Damaged Zinc Oxide Nanobelts," Nano Letters (in press). (Impact Factor: 10.371)
6. Zhi-Hui Xu, Helena Jin, Wei-Yang Lu, Michael A. Sutton, and Xiaodong Li, "Influence of Scanning Rotation on Nanoscale Artificial Strain in Open-loop Atomic Force Microscopy," Experimental Mechanics (in press). (Impact Factor: 1.469)
7. Zhi-Hui Xu, Yingchao Yang, Peng Huang, and Xiaodong Li, "Determination of Interfacial Properties of Thermal Barrier Coatings by Shear Test and Inverse Finite Element Method," Acta Materialia, 58 (2010) 5972-5979. (Impact Factor: 3.729)
8. Chia-Hung Lin, Hai Ni, Xinnan Wang, Ming Chang, Yuh J. Chao, Juti Rani Deka, Xiaodong Li, "In-situ Nanomechanical Characterization of Single Crystalline Boron Nanowires by Buckling," Small, 6 (2010) 927-931. (Impact Factor: 6.525)
9. Xiaodong Li, Ioannis Chasiotis, and Takayuki Kitamura, "In situ Scanning Probe Microscopy Nanomechanical Testing,"  MRS Bulletin, 35 (2010) 361-367. (Impact Factor: 5.29; 1 citation)
10. Zhi-Hui Xu, Young-Bae Park, and Xiaodong Li, "Nano/Micro-mechanical and Tribological Characterization of Ar, C, N, and Ne Ion Implanted Si," Journal of Materials Research, 25 (2010) 880-889. (Impact Factor: 1.743)
11. Yongda Yan, Zhengjiang Hu, Xueshen Zhao, Tao Sun, Shen Dong, and Xiaodong Li, "Top-down Nanomechanical Machining of Three-dimensional Nanostructures by Atomic Force Microscopy," Small, 6 (2010) 724-728. (Impact Factor: 6.525)
12. Haibo Guo, Yue Qi, and Xiaodong Li, "Adhesion at Diamond/Metal Interfaces: A Density Functional Theory Study," Journal of Applied Physics, 107 (2010) 033722. (Impact Factor: 2.201)
13. Xinyong Tao, Lixin Dong, Xinnan Wang, Wenkui Zhang, Bradley J. Nelson, and Xiaodong ,Li "B4C Nanowire - Carbon Microfiber Hybrid Structures and Composites from Cotton T-shirts," Advanced Materials, 22 (2010) 2055-2059. (Impact Factor: 8.191)
14. Lihong Bao, Zhi-Hui Xu, Rui Li, and Xiaodong Li, "Catalyst-Free Synthesis and Structural
15. and Mechanical Characterization of Single Crystalline Ca2B2O5•H2O Nanobelts and Stacking Faulted Ca2B2O5 Nanogrooves," Nano Letters, 10 (2010) 255-262. (Impact Factor: 10.371; 1 citation)
16. Guoxin Cao, Xi Chen, Zhi-Hui Xu and Xiaodong Li, "Measuring Mechanical Properties of Micro-and Nano-Fibers Embedded in an Elastic Substrate: Theoretical Framework and Experiment," Composites: Part B, 41 (2010) 33–41. (Impact Factor: 1.481)
17. Haibo Guo, Xingcheng Xiao, Yue Qi, Zhihui Xu, and Xiaodong Li, "Enhance Diamond Coating Adhesion by Oriented Interfacial Interlayer Microcracking," Journal of Applied Physics, 106 (2009) 123514. (Impact Factor: 2.201)
18. Jinzhu Tan, Y. J. Chao, Xiaodong Li, and J. W. Van Zee, "Microindentation Test for Assessing the Mechanical Properties of Silicone rubber Exposed to a Simulated PEM Fuel Cell Environment," Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 6 (2009) 041017. (Impact Factor: 1.167)
19. Xiaodong Li and Xinhang Zhang, "Nanomechanical Testing: Challenges and Opportunities," JOM, 61 (12) (2009) 18. (Impact Factor: 1.485)
20. Zaiwang Huang and Xiaodong Li, "Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Heat Treated Nacre," Materials Science and Engineering C, 29 (2009) 1803-1807. (Impact Factor: 1.812)
21. Xiaodong Li and Zaiwang Huang, "Unveiling the Formation Mechanism of Pseudo-Single Crystal Aragonite Platelets in Nacre," Physical Review Letters, 102 (2009) 075502. (Impact Factor: 7.180; 6 citations)
22. Jianhua Rong, Fiona Oberbeck, Xinnan Wang, Xiaodong Li, Jerry Oxsher, Zhongwei Niu, and Qian Wang, "Tobacco Mosaic Virus Templated Synthesis of One Dimensional Inorganic-polymer Hybrid Fibres," Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19 (2009) 2841-2845. (Impact Factor: 4.646; 2 citations)    
23. P. Venkateswaran, Zhi-Hui Xu, Xiaodong Li, and Anthony P. Reynolds, "Determination of Mechanical Properties of Al-Mg Alloys Dissimilar Friction Stir Welded Interface by Indentation Methods," Journal of Materials Science, 44 (2009) 4140-4147. (Impact Factor: 1.181; 8 citations)    
24. Guofeng Wang and Xiaodong Li, "Predicting Young’s Modulus of Nanowires from First-principles Calculations on Their Surface and Bulk Materials," Journal of Applied Physics, 104 (2009) 113517. (Impact Factor: 2.201; 5 citation)
25. Rui Li, Xinyong Tao, and Xiaodong Li, "Low Temperature, Organic-Free Synthesis of Ba3B6O9(OH)6 Nanorods and β-BaB2O4 Nanospindles," Journal of  Materials Chemistry, 19 (2009) 983-987. (Impact Factor: 4.646; 3 citations)
26. Yong Sun, Jin Liang, Zhi-Hui Xu, Guofeng Wang, and Xiaodong Li, "In-situ Observation of Small-scale Deformation in a Lead-free Solder Alloy," Journal of Electronic Materials, 38 (2009) 400-409. (Impact Factor: 1.283)
27. Linhua Zou, Helena Jin, Wei-Yang Lu, and Xiaodong Li, "Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Characterization of the Cell Wall of Bamboo Fibers," Materials Science and Engineering C, 28 (2009) 1501-1508. (Impact Factor: 1.812; 3 citations)