Aiping Chen

Education

• Ph.D, Electrical Engineering
• Texas A&M University
• 2013

• M.E., Physical Electronics
• Huazhong University of Science & Technology
• 2009

• B.S., Applied Physics
• Huazhong University of Science & Technology
• 2007

Positions

• 2016 - Present | Staff Scientist
• 2014 - Present | Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow
• 2013 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Research Associate
• 2013 - 2013 | Postdoctoral Research Associate
• 2012 - 2013 | Dissertation Fellow

Awards

• LANL LDRD Early Career Award, LANL, 2017
• Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, LANL (2014-2016)
• Texas A&M Dissertation Fellowship, TAMU (2012-2013)
• Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, Hubei Province of China, 2010
• Graduate Student Research Award, HUST, 2009. (The only master student winner)
• Kwang-Hua Scholarship, HUST, 2005
• University Tri-Excellent Student Award, HUST, 2004

Professional Societies

• Materials Research Society (MRS)
• American Ceramic Society (ACS)
• American Physical Society (APS)

Publications

• A. P. Chen, Q. Su, H. Han, E. Enriquez, Q. X. Jia, Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: A Perspective from Strain, Defect, and Interface. Advanced Materials, 31, 1803241 (2019).
• A. P. Chen, Z. Harrell, P. Lu, E. Enriquez, L. Li, B. Zhang, P. Dowden, C. Chen, H. Wang, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Q. X. Jia, Strain enhanced functionality in a simple bottom-up approach enabled three dimensional super-nanocomposites. Advanced Functional Materials, 1900442 (2019).
• R. Mbatang, D. Xue, E. Enriquez, R. Yuan, H. Han, P. Dowden, Q. Wang, E. Fohtung, D. Xue, T. Lookman, S. J. Pennycook, A. P. Chen, Enhanced magnetism in lightly doped manganite heterostructures: strain or stoichiometry? Nanoscale, accepted. 2019.
• A. McDannald, S. Vijayan, J. Shi, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia, M. Aindow, M. Jain, Magnetic and tunable dielectric properties of DyCrO3 thin films. Journal of Materials Science, online (2019).
• F. Khatkhatay, J. Jian, A. P. Chen, S. Verkhoturov, H. Wang, In-situ thermally oxidized TiN thin films towards forming-free resistive switching. Submitted to Surfaces and Interfaces. (2019).
• A. P. Chen, D. Chen, W. Zhang, F. Khatkhatay, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang, D. Yarotski, A. Roelofs, Q. X. Jia, Ferroelectric memristors controlled by polarization modulated interface and bulk conduction. In preparation, 2019.
• E. Enriquez, D. Chen, I. Sarpkaya, X. Gao, N. Winner, A. Nileson, H. Htoon, H. Xu, P. Yang, P. Dowden, Q. Jia, A. P. Chen, Phase engineering and physical properties of Uranium oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition. In preparation, 2019
• E. Enriquez, Q. Li, P. Lu, B. Zhang, L. Li, P. Dowden, H. Wang, B. P. Uberuaga, S. V. Kalinin, Q. Jia, A. P. Chen, Vertical strain and oxygen vacancy controlled functionalities in nanocomposites. In preparation, 2019
• Q. Wang, A. P. Chen, E. J. Guo, M. A. Roldan, M. Varela, Q. X. Jia, M. R. Fitzsimmons, Upper limit for the effect of elastic bending stress on the saturation magnetization of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3. Physical Review B, 97, 014437 (2018).
• S. Eley, K. Khilstrom, R. Fotovat, Z. L. Xiao, A. P. Chen, D. Chen, M. Leroux, U. Welp, W. K. Kwok, L. Civale, Glassy Dynamics in a heavy ion irradiated NbSe2 crystal. Scientific Reports, 8, 13162 (2018).
• B. Mace, Z. Harrell, C. L. Chen, E. Enriquez, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia. Role of temperature and oxygen content on structural and electrical properties of LaBaCo2O5+δ thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 112, 073905 (2018)
• C. Hu, L. Zhang, R.-Y. Zhu, A. P. Chen, Z. Wang, L. Ying, Z. Yu. Ultrafast Inorganic Scintillators for Gigahertz Hard X-Ray Imaging. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 65, 2097 (2018).
• A. L. Sangle, O. J. Lee, A. Kursumovic, A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, H. Y. Wang, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Very high K-factor and dielectric tunability in nanocomposite SrTiO3 thin films with Tc enhanced to >300 °C. Nanoscale, 10, 3460 (2018).
• J. Y. Yoo, T. Ahmed, R. Chen, A. P. Chen, Y. H. Kim, K. C. Kwon, C. W. Park, H. S. Kang, H. W. Jang, Y. J. Hong, W. S. Yang, C.-H. Lee. Enhanced nucleation of germanium on graphene via dipole engineering. Nanoscale, 10, 5689 (2018).
• M. Li, Y. Wang, A. P. Chen, A. Naidu, B. S. Napier, W. Li, C. L. Rodriguez, S. A. Crooker, F. G. Omenetto. Flexible magnetic composites for light-controlled actuation and interfaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1805832115 (2018).
• Y. M. Sheu, S. A. Trugman, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia, A. J. Taylor, R. P. Prasankumar. Unraveling thickness-dependent spin relaxation in colossal magnetoresistance manganite films. Applied Physics Letters, 113, 012402 (2018).
• B. Mace, Z. Harrell, X. Xing, C. L. Chen, E. Enriquez, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia. Correlation of structural and electrical properties of PrBaCo2O5+δ thin films at high temperature. Journal of Materiomics, 4, 51 (2018).
• A. P. Chen, Q. Wang, M. R. Fitzsimmons, E. Enriquez, M. Weigand, Z. Harrell, B. McFarland, X. Lü, P. Dowden, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, D. A. Yarotski, Q. X. Jia, Hidden interface driven exchange coupling in oxide heterostructures. Advanced Materials, 29, 1700672 (2017).
• J. Lloyd-Hughes, C. D. W. Mosley, S. P. P. Jones, M. R. Lees, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia, E.-M. Choi, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll. Colossal Terahertz magnetoresistance at room temperature in epitaxial La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanocomposites and single-phase thin films. Nano Letters, 17, 2506 (2017). BES science highlights
• L. Li, P. Boullay, P. Lu, X. Wang, J. Jian, J. Huang, X. Gao, S. Misra, W. Zhang, O. Perez, G. Steciuk, A. P. Chen, X. Zhang, H. Wang, Novel Layered Supercell Structure from Bi2AlMnO6 for Multifunctionalities. Nano Letters, 17, 6575 (2017).
• Y. Zhang, L. Shen, M. Liu, X. Li, X. Lu, L. Lu, C. Ma, A. P. Chen, C. Huang, L. Chen, C.-L. Jia, Flexible Quasi-two-dimensional CoFe2O4 epitaxial thin films for continuous strain tuning of magnetic properties. ACS Nano, 11, 8002 (2017).
• L. Shen, L. Wu, Q. Sheng, C. Ma, Y. Zhang, L. Lu, J. Ma, J. Ma, J. Bian, Y. Yang, X. Lu, A. P. Chen, M. Liu, H. Wang, C.-L. Jia, Epitaxial Lift-off of Centimeter-Scaled Spinel Ferrite Oxide Thin Films for Flexible Electronics. Advanced Materials, 29, 1702411 (2017).
• T. Ahmed, A. P. Chen, D. A. Yarotski, S. Rudin, S. A. Trugman, Q. X. Jia, and J. X. Zhu. First-principles study of magnetic, electronic and optical properties of double perovskite Bi2FeMnO6. APL Materials, 5, 035601 (2017).
• J. Jian, A. P. Chen, Y. Chen, X. H. Zhang, H. Y. Wang, Roles of strain and domain boundaries on the phase transition stability of VO2 thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 111, 153102 (2017).
• Z. Harrell, E. Enriquez, A. P. Chen, P. Dowden, B. Mace, X. Lü, Q. X. Jia, C. L. Chen. Oxygen content tailored magnetic and electronic properties in cobaltite double perovskite thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 110, 093102 (2017).
• E. Enriquez, A. P. Chen, Z. Harrell, P. Dowden, N. Koskelo, J. Roback, M. Janoschek, C. L. Chen, Q. X. Jia, Oxygen vacancy-tuned physical properties in perovskite thin films with multiple B-site valance states, Scientific Reports, 7, 46184 (2017).
• W. Yang, Y. Xie, W. Zhu, K. Park, A. P. Chen, Y. Losovyj, Z. Li, H. Liu, M. Starr, J. A. Acosta, C. Tao, N. Li, Q. X. Jia, J. J. Heremans, S. Zhang. Epitaxial thin films of pyrochlore iridate Bi2+xIr2-yO7-delta: structure, defects and transport properties. Scientific Reports, 7, 7740 (2017).
• Z. Li, E. Xu, Y. Losovyj, N. Li, A. P. Chen, B. Swartzentruber, N. Sinitsyn, J. Yoo, Q. X. Jia, S. Zhang. Surface oxidation and thermoelectric properties of Indium-doped Tin Telluride nanowires. Nanoscale, 9, 13014 (2017).
• A. P. Chen, J.-M. Hu, P. Lu, T. N. Yang, W. Zhang, L. Li, T. Ahmed, E. Enriquez, M. Weigand, Q. Su, H. Y. Wang, J.-X. Zhu, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, L. Q. Chen, D. Yarotski, Q. X. Jia. Role of scaffold network in controlling strain and functionalities of nanocomposite films, Science Advances, 2, e1600245 (2016).
• A. P. Chen, H. Zhou, Y. Zhu, L. Li, W. Zhang, J. Narayan, H. Wang, Q. X. Jia. Stabilizing new bismuth compounds in thin film form. Journal of Materials Research, 31, 3530 (2016).
• X. Lü†, A. P. Chen†, Y. Luo, P. Lu, Y. Dai, E. Enriquez, P. Dowden, H. Xu, P. G. Kotula, A. K. Azad, D. A. Yarotski, R. P. Prasankumar, A. J. Taylor, J. D. Thompson, Q. X. Jia. Conducting interface in oxide homojunction: understanding of superior properties in black TiO2. Nano Letters, 16, 5751 (2016). †equal contributions
• E. Enriquez, A. P. Chen, Z. Harrell, X. Lü, P. Dowden, N. Koskelo, M. Janoschek, C. Chen, Q. X. Jia. Oxygen vacancy-driven evolution of structural and electrical properties in SrFeO3−δ thin films and a method of stabilization. Applied Physics Letters, 109, 141906 (2016).
• X. Lü, J. W. Howard, A. P. Chen, J. Zhu, S. Li, G. Wu, P. Dowden, H. Xu, Y. Zhao, Q. X. Jia, Anti-perovskite Li3OCl electrolyte films for solid-state thin-film Li-Ion batteries. Advanced Science, 3, 1500359 (2016).
• W. Zhang, M. Li, A. P. Chen, L. Li, Y. Zhu, Z. Xia, P. Lu, P. Boullay, L. Wu, Y. Zhu, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Q. X. Jia, H. Zhou, J. Narayan, X. Zhang, H. Wang. Two-Dimensional Layered Oxide Structures Tailored by Self-Assembled Layer Stacking via Interfacial Strain. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 8, 16845 (2016).
• T. Ahmed, A. P. Chen, B. McFarland, Q. Wang, H. Ohldag, R. Sandberg, Q. X. Jia, D. A. Yarotski, and J. X. Zhu. Effect of Fe and Mn site mixing on the XMCD spectrum in double perovskite Bi2FeMnO6. Applied Physics Letters, 108, 242907 (2016).
• E. Enriquez, Y. Zhang, A. P. Chen, Z. Bi, Y. Wang, E. Fu, Z. Harrell, X. Lü, P. Dowden, H. Wang, C. Chen, Q. X. Jia. Epitaxial growth and physical properties of ternary nitride thin films by polymer-assisted deposition. Applied Physics Letters, 109, 081907 (2016).
• H. J. Yen, H. Tsai, M. Zhou, E.F. Holby, S. Choudhury, A. P. Chen, L. Adamska, S. Tretiak, T. Sanchez, S. Lyer, H. Zhang, L. Zhu, H. Lin, L. Dai, G. Wu, H. Wang. Structurally defined 3D nanographene assemblies via bottom‐up chemical synthesis for highly efficient lithium storage. Advanced Materials, 28, 10250 (2016).
• E. M. Choi, J. E. Kleibeuker, T. Fix, J. Xiong, C. J. Kinane, D. Arena, S. Langridge, A. P. Chen, Z. Bi, J. H. Lee, H. Wang, Q. X. Jia, M. G. Blamire, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll. Interface coupled BiFeO3/BiMnO3 superlattices with magnetic transition temperature up to 410 K. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 3, 1500597 (2016).
• Q. Su, W. Zhang, P. Lu, S. Fang, F. Khatkhatay, J. Jian, L. Li, F. Chen, X. Zhang, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia, H. Wang. Self-assembled magnetic metallic nanopillars in ceramic matrix with anisotropic magnetic and electrical transport properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 8, 20283 (2016).
• A. P. Chen, N. Poudyal, J. Xiong, J. Ping Liu, Q. X. Jia. Modification of structure and magnetic anisotropy of epitaxial CoFe2O4 films by hydrogen reduction. Applied Physics Letters, 106, 111907 (2015).
• W. Zhang, A. P. Chen, J. Jian, Y. Zhu, L. Chen, P. Lu, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, X. Zhang, H. Wang. Strong perpendicular exchange bias beyond thickness limitation through vertical interfacial coupling. Nanoscale, 7, 13808 (2015).
• S. Singh, J. Xiong, A. P. Chen, M. R. Fitzsimmons, Q. X. Jia. Field-dependent magnetization of BiFeO3 in an ultrathin La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/BiFeO3 superlattice. Physical Review B, 92, 224405 (2015).
• J. Jian, W. Zhang, C. Jacob, A. P. Chen, H. Wang, J. Huang, H. Y. Wang. Role of grain boundaries on the semiconductor to metal phase transition of VO2 thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 107, 102105 (2015).
• W. Zhang, F. Meng, L. Li, A. P. Chen, Q. Su, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang. Heterointerface design and strain tuning in room-temperature multiferroic BiFeO3:CoFe2O4 nanocomposite films. Applied Physics Letters, 107, 212901 (2015).
• W. Li, W. Zhang, L. Wang, J. Gu, A. P. Chen, R. Zhao, Y. Liang, H. Guo, R. Tang, C. Wang, K. Jin, H. Wang, H. Yang. Vertical interface induced dielectric relaxation in nanocomposite (BaTiO3)1-x:(Sm2O3)x thin films. Scientific Reports, 5, 11335 (2015).
• L. Li, W. Zhang, F. Khatkhatay, J. Jian, M. Fan, Q. Su, Y. Zhu, A. P. Chen, P. Lu, X. Zhang, H. Wang. Strain and interface effects in a novel bismuth-based self-assembled supercell structure. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 7, 11631 (2015).
• W. Zhang, L. Li, P. Lu, M. Fan, Q. Su, F. Khatkhatay, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia, X. Zhang, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang. Perpendicular exchange biased magnetotransport at the vertical La0.7Sr0.3MnO3-NiO heterointerface. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 7, 21646 (2015).
• C. Tsai, J. Huang, J.-H. Lee, F. Khatkhatay, L. Chen, A. P. Chen, Q. Su, H. Wang. Tunable flux pinning landscapes achieved by functional ferromagnetic Fe2O3:CeO2 vertically aligned nanocomposites in YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films. Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications, 510, 13 (2015).
• A. P. Chen, Z. Bi, W. Zhang, J. Jian, Q. X. Jia, H. Wang. Textured metastable VO2 (B) thin films on SrTiO3 substrates with significantly enhanced conductivity. Applied Physics Letters, 104, 071909 (2014).
• W. Zhang†, A. P. Chen†, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang. Epitaxial interface coupling in vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films: from lateral to vertical dimension. Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science, 18, 6 (2014). †equal contribution.
• A. P. Chen, M. Weigand, Z. Bi, W. Zhang, X. Lu, P. Dowden, H. Wang, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Q. X. Jia. Evolution of microstructure, strain and physical properties in oxide nanocomposite films. Scientific Reports, 4, 5426 (2014).
• S. Lee, A. Sangle, P. Lu, A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, H. Wang, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll. Nanoscaffold memristor with extreme uniformity and tunability through oxygen sublattice incompatibility at vertical interfaces. Advanced Materials, 26, 6284 (2014).
• X. Lü, J. Howard, G. Wu, A. P. Chen, Q. X. Jia, Y. Zhao. High ionic conductivity of Li-rich anti-perovskite Li3OCl films: a promising solid electrolyte. Chemical Communications, 50, 11520 (2014).
• W. Zhang, J. Jian, A. P. Chen, L. Jiao, F. Khatkhatay, L. Li, F. Chu, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang. Strain relaxation and enhanced perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in BiFeO3:CoFe2O4 vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 104, 062402 (2014).
• W. Li, R. Zhao, R. Tang, A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, X. Lu, H. Wang, H. Yang. Vertical-interface-manipulated conduction behavior in nanocomposite oxide thin films. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 6, 5356 (2014).
• E.-M. Choi, A. Kursumovic, O. J. Lee, A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, H. Wang J. L. MacManus-Driscoll. Ferroelectric Sm-doped BiMnO3 thin films with ferromagnetic transition temperature enhanced to 140 K. Submitted to ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 6, 14836 (2014).
• R. Zhao, W. W. Li, A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, Y. Liang, R. Tang, H. Wang, H. Yang. Manipulating leakage behavior via distribution of interfaces in oxide thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 105, 072907 (2014).
• A. P. Chen, H. Zhou, Z. Bi, Y. Zhu, Z. Luo, A. Bayraktaroglu, J. Phillips, E. M. Choi, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, S. J. Pennycook, J. Narayan, Q. X. Jia, X. Zhang, H. Wang. A new class of room temperature multiferroic thin films with bismuth supercell structure. Advanced Materials, 25, 1028 (2013).
• A. P. Chen, Z. Bi, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang. Microstructure, vertical strain control and tunable functionalities in self-assembled vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films. Acta Materialia, 61, 2783 (2013).
• A. P. Chen, F. Khatkhatay, W. Zhang, C. Jacob, L. Jiao, H. Wang. Strong oxygen pressure dependence of ferroelectricity in BaTiO3/SrRuO3/SrTiO3 epitaxial heterostructures. Journal of Applied Physics, 114, 124101 (2013).
• A. P. Chen, G. Yang, H. Long, P. Lu, W. Zhang, H. Wang. Optical limiting in copper oxide nanocrystalline thin films under a high-repetition-rate femtosecond laser. Materials Letters, 91, 319 (2013).
• A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, F. Khatkhatay, Q. Su, C. Tsai, L. Chen, Q. X. Jia, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang. Magnetotransport properties of quasi-one-dime
• A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, L. Jiao, F. Khatkhatay, C.-F. Tsai, Q. Su, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Q. X. Jia, H. Wang. Role of boundaries in low-field magnetotransport properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 based nanocomposite thin films. Journal of Materials Research, 28, 1707 (2013).