Journal Articles

Robertson, S, McClintock, A, Jolley, K, Zhou, H, Davis, S, Wu, H, Liu, C, Doak, S, Zhou, Z (2024) Measuring coefficient of thermal expansion of materials of micrometre size using SEM/FIB microscope with in situ MEMS heating stage, Journal of Microscopy, ISSN: 0022-2720. DOI: 10.1111/jmi.13290.

Chen, Y, Jiang, H, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2024) Interfacial intermetallic compounds growth kinetics and mechanical characteristics of Ga-Cu interconnects prepared via transient liquid phase bonding, Materials Today Communications, 38(2024), 108401, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.108401.

Agyakwa, PA, Robertson, S, Dai, J, Mouawad, B, Zhou, Z, Liu, C, Johnson, CM (2024) Microstructural Response of Highly Porous Sintered Nano-silver Particle Die Attachments to Thermomechanical Cycling, Journal of Electronic Materials, pp.1374-1398, ISSN: 0361-5235. DOI: 10.1007/s11664-023-10870-4.

Wang, S, Zhou, Z, Goulas, A, Critchlow, G, Whalley, D, Hutt, D (2023) The role of self-assembled monolayers in the surface modification and interfacial contact of copper fillers in electrically conductive adhesives, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(1), pp.1846-1860, ISSN: 1944-8244. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14900.

Venkat, G, Cox, CDW, Zhou, Z, Leo, N, Kinane, CJ, Caruana, AJ, Morrison, K (2023) Enhancement of spin Seebeck effect in Fe₃O₄/Pt thin films with α-Fe nanodroplets, Applied Physics Letters, 123(17), 172408, ISSN: 0003-6951. DOI: 10.1063/5.0165851.

Wu, J, Aboulkhair, NT, Robertson, S, Zhou, Z, Bagot, PAJ, Moody, MP, Degano, M, Ashcroft, I, Hague, RJM (2023) Amorphous-crystalline nanostructured Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets using laser powder bed fusion: Metallurgy and magnetic properties, Acta Materialia, 259, pp.119239-119239, ISSN: 1359-6454. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119239.

Wu, F, Flint, T, Kindermann, RM, Roy, MJ, Yang, L, Robertson, S, Zhou, Z, Smith, M, Shanthraj, P, English, P, Atwood, R, Mirihanage, W (2023) Evolution and formation of dissimilar metal interfaces in fusion welding, Acta Materialia, 258, pp.119232-119232, ISSN: 1359-6454. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119232.

Pattnaik, D, Ushakov, Y, Zhou, Z, Borisov, P, Cropper, M, Wijayantha-Kahagala-Gamage, U, Balanov, A, Saveliev, S (2023) Temperature control of diffusive memristor hysteresis and artificial neuron spiking, Physical Review Applied, 19(2), 024065, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.19.024065.

Bullard, J, Zhou, Z, Davis, S, Fowler, S (2022) Breakdown and modification of microplastics beads by aeolian abrasion, Environmental Science and Technology, 57(1), pp.76-84, ISSN: 0013-936X. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05396.

Chen, Y, Liu, C, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2022) Transient liquid phase bonding with Ga-based alloys for electronics interconnections, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 84, pp.1310-1319, ISSN: 1526-6125. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.11.005.

Inns, D, Pei, X, Zhou, Z, Irving, DJM, Kondrat, S (2022) The influence of phase purity on the stability of Pt/LaAlO3 catalysts in the aqueous phase reforming of glycerol, Materials Today Chemistry, 26(2022), 101230, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101230.

Jiang, H, Robertson, S, Liang, S, Zhou, Z, Zhao, L, Liu, C (2022) Microstructural and mechanical characteristics of Cu-Sn intermetallic compound interconnects formed by TLPB with Cu-Sn nanocomposite, Materials Today Communications, 33, 104623, ISSN: 2352-4928. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104623.

Jiang, H, Robertson, S, Liang, S, Zhou, Z, Zhao, L, Liu, C (2022) Defect formation and mitigation in Cu/Cu joints formed through transient liquid phase bonding with Cu-Sn nanocomposite interlayer, Microelectronics Reliability, 138, 114681, ISSN: 0026-2714. DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2022.114681.

Liang, S, Zhong, Y, Robertson, S, Liu, A, Jiang, H, Liu, C, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2022) Investigation of thermal effect on solidification in Sn/Cu interconnects during self-propagating exothermic reaction bonding, Microelectronics Reliability, 138, 114654, ISSN: 0026-2714. DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2022.114654.

Liu, C, Liu, A, Jiang, H, Liang, S, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2022) Self-propagating exothermic reaction assisted Cu clip bonding for effective high-power electronics packaging, Microelectronics Reliability, 138, 114688, ISSN: 0026-2714. DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2022.114688.

Liang, S, Kunwar, A, Liu, C, Jiang, H, Zhou, Z (2022) Preferential growth of intermetallics under temperature gradient at Cu-Sn interface during transient liquid phase bonding: insights from phase field simulation, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 19, pp.345-353, ISSN: 2238-7854. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.05.047.

Ramachandran, S, Zhong, Y, Robertson, S, Panteli, C, Liang, S, Wu, F, Zhou, R, Marathe, S, Zhou, Z, Holmes, AS, Haigh, SJ, Liu, C, Mirihanage, W (2022) Fast in-situ synchrotron X-ray imaging of the interfacial reaction during self-propagating exothermic reactive bonding, Materialia, 23, 101444, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101444.

Li, P, Xu, F, Robertson, S, Zhou, Z, Hou, X, Clare, AT, Aboulkhair, NT (2022) Metallurgical reactions and tribological properties of self-lubricating Al-WS2 composites: Laser powder bed fusion Vs. spark plasma sintering, Materials & Design, 216, pp.110543-110543, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110543.

Liang, S, Liu, C, Zhou, Z (2022) Phase field study of grain boundary migration and preferential growth in non-magnetic materials under magnetic field, Materials Today Communications, 31(2022), 103408, DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103408.

Chen, Z, Yang, F, Liu, S, Hu, X, Liu, C, Zhou, Z, Wang, Z, Robertson, S, Liu, L (2022) Creep behavior of intermetallic compounds at elevated temperatures and its effect on fatigue life evaluation of Cu pillar bumps, Intermetallics, 144, pp.107526-107526, ISSN: 0966-9795. DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107526.

Liu, C, Liu, A, Su, Y, Chen, Y, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2021) Ultrasonically enhanced flux-less bonding with Zn-5Al alloy under ambient condition for high-temperature electronics interconnects, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 73, pp.139-148, ISSN: 1526-6125. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.10.065.

Jiang, H, Robertson, S, Liang, S, Zhou, Z, Zhao, L, Liu, C (2021) Rapid formation of intermetallic joint using Cu-Sn nanocomposite interlayer based on patterned copper nanowire array, Materials Letters, 307, 131074, ISSN: 0167-577X. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.131074.

Liu, C, Liu, A, Su, Y, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2021) Nano Ag sintering on Cu substrate assisted by self-assembled monolayers for high-temperature electronics packaging, Microelectronics Reliability, 126, 114241, ISSN: 0026-2714. DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2021.114241.

Liang, S, Zhong, Y, Robertson, S, Liu, A, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2021) Thermo-mechanical characteristics and reliability of die-attach through self-propagating exothermic reaction bonding, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 11(12), pp.2122-2129, ISSN: 2156-3950. DOI: 10.1109/TCPMT.2021.3108017.

Zhang, S, Chen, G, Qu, T, Wei, J, Yan, Y, Liu, Q, Zhou, M, Zhang, G, Zhou, Z, Gao, H, Yao, D, Zhang, Y, Shi, Q, Zhang, H (2021) A novel aluminum-carbon nanotubes nanocomposite with doubled strength and preserved electrical conductivity, Nano Research, 14(8), pp.2776-2782, ISSN: 1998-0124. DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3284-4.

Awana, G, Cox, C, Venkat, G, Morrison, K, Zhou, Z, Backes, D (2020) Magnetic and structural properties of CoFeB thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition, Materials Research Express, 7(10), 106406, ISSN: 2053-1591. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/abc124.

Abdulridha, S, Zhang, R, Xu, S, Tedstone, A, Ou, X, Gong, J, Mao, B, Frogley, M, Bawn, C, Zhou, Z, Zhang, X, Chansai, S, Holmes, SM, Hardacre, C, Garforth, AA, Yang, S, Jiao, Y, Fan, X (2020) An efficient microwave-assisted chelation (MWAC) post-synthetic modification method to produce hierarchical Y zeolites, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 311, 110715, ISSN: 1387-1811. DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110715.

McGhee, J, Goulas, A, Southee, D, Sagu, J, Engstrom, D, Wang, J, Hutt, D, Evans, P, Zhou, Z, Wijayantha-Kahagala-Gamage, U, Conway, P, Carmalt, C (2020) Indium tin oxide nanowires manufactured via printing and laser irradiation, Applied Materials Today, 21, 100835, ISSN: 2352-9407. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100835.

Abdulridha, S, Jiang, J, Xu, S, Zhou, Z, Liang, H, Mao, B, Zhou, Y, Garforth, AA, Jiao, Y, Fan, X (2020) Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as hard templates for preparing mesoporous zeolite Y assemblies with high catalytic activity, Green Chemistry, 22(15), pp.5115-5122, ISSN: 1463-9262. DOI: 10.1039/d0gc01070g.

Wang, J, Lisco, F, Hutt, D, Jones, L, Bowers, J, Isherwood, P, Zhou, Z, Conway, P (2020) Laser sintering and patterning of gallium-doped zinc oxide/indium-tin oxide nanoparticle films with tailorable electrical and optical properties, Materials & Design, 194, 108865, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108865.

Byrne, R, McGladdery, J, Zhou, Z, Thomson, R, Doak, S, Jepson, M (2020) Detection and quantification of precipitates in 11–12 wt% Cr steels using in-column secondary electron detectors, Materials Characterization, 165(July 2020), 110356, ISSN: 1044-5803. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110356.

Sachdev, S, Maugi, R, Davis, S, Doak, S, Zhou, Z, Platt, M (2020) Droplet factories: Synthesis and assembly of metal nanoparticles on magnetic supports, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 569(June 2020), pp.204-210, ISSN: 0021-9797. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.087.

Robertson, S, Doak, S, Sun, F-L, Liu, Z-Q, Liu, C, Zhou, Z (2020) Focused ion beam preparation of microbeams for in situ mechanical analysis of electroplated nanotwinned copper with probe type indenters, Journal of Microscopy, 279(3), pp.212-216, ISSN: 0022-2720. DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12868.

Zhang, S, Chen, G, Qu, T, Fang, G, Bai, S, Yan, Y, Zhang, G, Zhou, Z, Shen, J, Yao, D, Zhang, Y, Shi, Q (2020) Simultaneously enhancing mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of aluminum by using graphene as the reinforcement, Materials Letters, 265, 127440, ISSN: 0167-577X. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127440.

Zhu, W, Wang, X, Liu, C, Zhou, Z, Wu, F (2019) Formation and homogenisation of Sn-Cu interconnects by self-propagated exothermic reactive bonding, Materials & Design, 174, 107781, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107781.

Ramanujam, P, Vaidhyanathan, V, Binner, JGP, Ghanizadeh, S, Zhou, Z, Spacie, C (2018) Rapid synthesis of nanocrystalline YAG via microwave-assisted solvothermal process, Journal of American Ceramics Society, ISSN: 0002-7820. DOI: 10.1111/jace.15815.

Maerz, B, Jolley, K, Marrow, TJ, Zhou, Z, Heggie, M, Smith, R, Wu, H (2018) Data related to the mesoscopic structure of iso-graphite for nuclear applications, Data in Brief, 19, pp.651-659, DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.05.003.

Maerz, B, Jolley, K, Marrow, TJ, Zhou, Z, Heggie, M, Smith, R, Wu, H (2018) Mesoscopic structure features in synthetic graphite, Materials and Design, 142, pp.268-278, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.01.038.

Wang, J, Chen, G, Sun, F, Zhou, Z, Liu, Z-Q, Liu, C (2018) Combined effects of surface oxidation and interfacial intermetallic compound growth on solderability degradation of electrodeposited tin thin films on copper substrate due to isothermal ageing, Corrosion Science, 139, pp.383-394, ISSN: 0010-938X. DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.020.

Gabbott, C, Zhou, Z, Han, G, Sun, T (2017) A novel scale-down cell culture and imaging design for the mechanistic insight of cell colonization within porous substrate, Journal of Microscopy, ISSN: 1365-2818. DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12555.

Sachdev, S, Maugi, R, Woolley, J, Kirk, C, Zhou, Z, Christie, S, Platt, M (2017) Synthesis of gold nanoparticles using the interface of an emulsion droplet, Langmuir, ISSN: 0743-7463. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00564.

Liu, L, Chen, Z, Zhou, Z, Chen, G, Wu, F, Liu, C (2017) Diffusion barrier property of electroless Ni-W-P coating in high temperature Zn-5Al/Cu solder interconnects, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, ISSN: 1873-4669. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.06.122.

Sachdev, S, Maugi, R, Kirk, C, Zhou, Z, Christie, S, Platt, M (2016) Synthesis and assembly of gold and iron oxide particles within an emulsion droplet; facile production of Core@Shell particles, Colloid an Interface Science, 16, pp.14-18, ISSN: 2215-0382. DOI: 10.1016/j.colcom.2016.12.005.

Caruana, AJ, Cropper, M, Zipfel, J, Zhou, Z, West, GD, Morrison, K (2016) Demonstration of polycrystalline thin film coatings on glass for spin Seebeck energy harvesting, Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Research Letters, ISSN: 1862-6270. DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201600128.

Qian, L, Xu, F, Voisey, KT, Nekouie, V, Zhou, Z, Silberschmidt, V, Hou, X (2016) Incorporation and evolution of ZrO2 nano-particles in Pt-modified aluminide coating for high temperature applications, Surface and Coatings Technology, 311, pp.238-247, ISSN: 0257-8972. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.12.106.

Ivanova-Mitseva, PK, Guerreiro, A, Piletska, EV, Whitcombe, MJ, Zhou, Z, Mitsev, PA, Davis, F, Piletsky, SA (2012) Cubic molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles with a fluorescent core, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 51(21), pp.5196-5199, ISSN: 1433-7851. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107644.

Liu, J, Sinner, J, Higginson, R, Zhou, Z (2012) Interfacial reactions and wetting in Al-Mg/oxide ceramic interpenetrating composites made by a pressureless infiltration technique, COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 72(8), pp.886-893, ISSN: 0266-3538. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.02.018.

Liu, J, Binner, J, Higginson, R, Zhou, Z (2012) Interfacial reactions and wetting in Al-Mg/oxide ceramic interpenetrating composites made by a pressureless infiltration technique, Composites Science and Technology, ISSN: 0266-3538.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Gass, MH, Bleloch, A, Ehiassarian, AP, Hovsepian, PE (2011) C/CrC nanocomposite coating deposited by magnetron sputtering at high ion irradiation conditions, Journal of Applied Physics, 110(7), ISSN: 0021-8979. DOI: 10.1063/1.3642996.

Zhou, Z, Ross, IM, Ma, L, Rainforth, WM, Ehiasarian, AP, Hovsepian, P (2011) Wear of hydrogen free C/Cr PVD coating against Al2O3 at room temperature, Wear, 271(9-10), pp.2150-2156, ISSN: 0043-1648. DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2011.02.028.

Luo, Q, Wang, SC, Zhou, Z, Chen, L (2011) Structure characterization and tribological study of magnetron sputtered nanocomposite nc-TiAlV(N,C)/a-C coatings, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(26), pp.9746-9746, ISSN: 0959-9428. DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10707k.

Rodenburg, C, Liu, X, Jepson, MAE, Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Rodenburg, JM (2010) The role of helium ion microscopy in the characterisation of complex three-dimensional nanostructures, ULTRAMICROSCOPY, 110(9), pp.1178-1184, ISSN: 0304-3991. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.04.009.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Luo, Q, Hovsepian, PE, Ojeda, JJ, Romero-Gonzalez, ME (2010) Wear and friction of TiAlN/VN coatings against Al2O3 in air at room and elevated temperatures, Acta Materialia, 58(8), pp.2912-2925, ISSN: 1359-6454. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2010.01.020.

Scamans, GM, Frolish, MF, Rainforth, WM, Zhou, Z, Liu, Y, Zhou, X, Thompson, GE (2010) The ubiquitous Beilby layer on aluminium surfaces, Surface and Interface Analysis, 42(4), pp.175-179, ISSN: 0142-2421. DOI: 10.1002/sia.3204.

Zhou, Z, Ross, IM, Mark Rainforth, W, Cavaleiro, A, Ehiassarian, AP, Eh Hovsepian, P (2009) Degradation of a C/CrC PVD coating after annealing in Ar+H₂at 700°C studied by Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, Materials at High Temperatures, 26(2), pp.169-176, ISSN: 0960-3409. DOI: 10.3184/096034009x462971.

Luo, Q, Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Bolton, M (2009) Effect of Tribofilm Formation on the Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Properties of Magnetron Sputtered TiAlCrYN Coatings, Tribology Letters, 34(2), pp.113-124, ISSN: 1023-8883. DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9415-9.

Ross, IM, Rainforth, WM, Zhou, Z, Walker, JC, Reinhard, C, Ehiasarian, AP, Hovsepian, PE, Braun, R (2008) Oxidation performance of nano-scale multilayer coatings on γ-TiAl, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 126, pp.012022-012022, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/126/1/012022.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Rodenburg, C, Hyatt, NC, Lewis, DB, Hovsepian, PE (2007) Oxidation Behavior and Mechanisms of TiAlN/VN Coatings, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 38(10), pp.2464-2478, ISSN: 1073-5623. DOI: 10.1007/s11661-007-9293-4.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Tan, CC, Zeng, P, Ojeda, JJ, Romero-Gonzalez, ME, Hovsepian, PE (2007) The role of the tribofilm and roll-like debris in the wear of nanoscale nitride PVD coatings, Wear, 263(7-12), pp.1328-1334, ISSN: 0043-1648. DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2006.12.059.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Falke, U, Falke, M, Bleloch, A, Hovsepian, PE (2007) On the structure and composition of nanoscale TiAlN/VN multilayers, Philosophical Magazine, 87(6), pp.967-978, ISSN: 1478-6435. DOI: 10.1080/14786430601019433.

Luo, Q, Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Hovsepian, PE (2006) TEM-EELS study of low-friction superlattice TiAlN/VN coating: the wear mechanisms, Tribology Letters, 24(2), pp.171-178, ISSN: 1023-8883. DOI: 10.1007/s11249-006-9160-2.

Hovsepian, PE, Lewis, DB, Luo, Q, Münz, W-D, Mayrhofer, PH, Mitterer, C, Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM (2005) TiAlN based nanoscale multilayer coatings designed to adapt their tribological properties at elevated temperatures, Thin Solid Films, 485(1-2), pp.160-168, ISSN: 0040-6090. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.03.048.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Rother, B, Ehiasarian, AP, Hovsepian, PE, Münz, W-D (2004) Elemental distributions and substrate rotation in industrial TiAlN/VN superlattice hard PVD coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, 183(2-3), pp.275-282, ISSN: 0257-8972. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2003.09.060.

Zhou, Z, Reaney, IM, Wang, P, Hind, D, Khemprasit, J, Milne, SJ (2004) TEM Characterization of Single‐ and Multilayer Triol‐Based Sol–Gel PZT (53/47) Thin Films, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 87(2), pp.221-226, ISSN: 0002-7820. DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.00221.x.

Zhou, Z, Rainforth, WM, Lewis, DB, Creasy, S, Forsyth, JJ, Clegg, F, Ehiasarian, AP, Hovespian, PE, Münz, W-D (2004) Oxidation behaviour of nanoscale TiAlN/VN multilayer coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, 177-178, pp.198-203, ISSN: 0257-8972. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2003.09.031.

Lewis, DB, Creasey, S, Zhou, Z, Forsyth, JJ, Ehiasarian, AP, Hovsepian, PE, Luo, Q, Rainforth, WM, Münz, W-D (2004) The effect of (Ti+Al):V ratio on the structure and oxidation behaviour of TiAlN/VN nano-scale multilayer coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, 177-178, pp.252-259, ISSN: 0257-8972. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2003.09.041.

Zhou, Z, Reaney, IM, Hind, D, Milne, SJ, Brown, AP, Brydson, R (2002) Microstructural evolution during pyrolysis of triol-based sol-gel single-layer Pb(Zr_0.53Ti_0.47)O₃ thin films, Journal of Materials Research, 17(8), pp.2066-2074, ISSN: 0884-2914. DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2002.0306.

Li, D, Zhou, Z, Fan, Z (2002) Al2O3p/Al composites with compatible interface by matrix alloying, Jinshu Xuebao/Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 38(6), pp.602-608, ISSN: 0412-1961.

Wu, A, Vilarinho, PM, Miranda Salvado, IM, Baptista, JL, Zhou, Z, Reaney, IM, Ramos, AR, Da Silva, MF (2002) Effect of lead zirconate titanate seeds on PtxPb formation during the pyrolysis of lead zirconate titanate thin films, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85(3), pp.641-646, ISSN: 0002-7820. DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2002.tb00144.x.

Zhou, Z, Fan, Z, Peng, HX, Li, DX (2001) High‐resolution electron microscope observation of interface microstructure of a cast Al‐Mg‐Si‐Bi‐Pb(6262)/Al₂O_3p composite, Journal of Microscopy, 201(2), pp.144-152, ISSN: 0022-2720. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00834.x.

Li, DX, Rao, JC, Zhou, ZX, Peng, HY, Lan, JZ (2000) Microstructures in Advanced Materials Characterized by HREM and Nanoscale Analysis, Materials Characterization, 44(4-5), pp.391-402, ISSN: 1044-5803. DOI: 10.1016/s1044-5803(99)00075-3.

Conferences

Chen, Y, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2023) The Full-IMCs Interconnects through Transient Liquid Phase Bonding of Ga/Cu System for Advanced Electronic Packaging. In , Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference, pp.1689-1693, ISBN: 9798350334982. DOI: 10.1109/ECTC51909.2023.00287.

Liu, C, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2022) Bonding with brazing alloys as high-temperature interconnection filler through self-propagating exothermic reaction. In , Advancing Microelectronics, pp.36-40, DOI: 10.4071/001c.89937.

Jiang, H, Robertson, S, Liang, S, Zhou, Z, Zhao, L, Liu, C (2022) Microstructural and mechanical integrity of Cu/Cu joints formed through transient liquid bonding with Cu-Sn nanocomposite interlayer. In , Proceedings of the 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, EPTC 2022, pp.964-968, ISBN: 9798350398854. DOI: 10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013299.

Liu, C, Jiang, H, Liang, S, Liu, A, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2022) Bonding with Zn-based solders through self-propagating exothermic reaction to enable high-temperature electronics packaging. In , Proceedings of the 24th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, EPTC 2022, pp.439-442, ISBN: 9798350398854. DOI: 10.1109/EPTC56328.2022.10013226.

Jiang, H, Zhao, L, Liu, C, Zhou, Z (2022) Low Temperature Fluxless Cu Bonding with Cu Micropillar Array. In , 2022 IEEE CPMT Symposium Japan, ICSJ 2022, pp.25-28, ISBN: 9781665486132. DOI: 10.1109/ICSJ55786.2022.10034701.

Liu, C, Liu, A, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2022) Low-temperature and rapid direct bonding through nano-Ag coating for high-temperature and high-power density electronics packaging. In , 2022 IEEE CPMT Symposium Japan, ICSJ 2022, pp.29-32, ISBN: 9781665486132. DOI: 10.1109/ICSJ55786.2022.10034730.

Chen, Y, Liang, S, Liu, C, Liu, C, Zhou, Z (2021) Interfacial Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Cu/Ga/Cu Interconnects by Transient Liquid Phase Bonding. In , 2021 IEEE 23rd Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, EPTC 2021, pp.451-459, ISBN: 9781665416191. DOI: 10.1109/EPTC53413.2021.9663953.

Zhang, L, Liang, S, Zhou, Z, Han, X, Liu, C (2020) A numerical study of heat transfer in PCM composites for the integration of batteries and power electronics. In , Proceedings - 2020 IEEE 8th Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference, ESTC 2020,ISBN: 9781728162928. DOI: 10.1109/ESTC48849.2020.9229794.

Jiang, H, Robertson, S, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2020) Cu-Cu bonding with cu nanowire arrays for electronics integration. In , Proceedings - 2020 IEEE 8th Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference, ESTC 2020,ISBN: 9781728162928. DOI: 10.1109/ESTC48849.2020.9229670.

Zhou, H, Jiang, H, Robertson, S, Zhou, Z, Liu, C (2020) Evaluation of microstructure and electrical property of Cu/Graphene composite coatings for electronics interconnections. In , Proceedings - 2020 IEEE 8th Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference, ESTC 2020,ISBN: 9781728162928. DOI: 10.1109/ESTC48849.2020.9229882.

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