Aiping Chen

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Aiping Chen
Staff Scientist, CINT, MPA-CINT
Email
(505) 664-0469

Expertise

Chen is leading the efforts in the synthesis and characterization of complex oxide thin films, heterostructures and nanocomposites. His recent research focuses on emergent phenomena in quantum materials and the development of nanoelectronic devices.

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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, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
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

J. Song, S. Zhuang, M. Martin, L. Ortiz, B. Paudel, D. Yarotski, J. Hu, A. P. Chen, Bryan D. Huey. Interfacial-strain-controlled ferroelectricity in self-assembled BiFeO3 nanostructures, Advanced Functional Materials, online (2021).
A. P. Chen, W. Zhang, D. Chen, F. Khatkhatay, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, H. Wang, A. Roelofs, Q. X. Jia, Ferroelectric memristors controlled by polarization modulated interface and bulk conduction. Advanced Functional Materials, 30, 2000664 (2020).
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).