Dr. Congyan Zhang

Research Associcate

High Performance Computing Lab
Department of Computer Science
Southern University and A&M College

Office: E113, Thurman Hall
Phone: 225-771-2060
Fax: 225-771-4223
E-mail: congyan.zhang@sus.edu

Research Interests

Refractory multicomponent alloy design and validation
High performance computation algorithm
Ab initio molecular dynamics method and code development
High temperature superconductor development: basic mechanism and real materials synthesis & characterization
High entropy alloy design, synthesis, property study and validation
High pressure synchrotron radiation XRD, EXAFS, and XANES nano material study
Semiconductor material properties and devices

Education

Ph. D. in Physics & Astronomy, University of Louisville, 2018
M. S. in Physics & Astronomy, University of Louisville, 2015
M.S. in Condensed Matter Physics, Shanghai University, 2013
B. S. in Condensed Matter Physics, Northern University of China, 2010

Research and Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Southern University, 2019 -- present
Teaching Assistant, University of Louisville, 2013--2018

Publications

C. Y. Zhang, U. Bhandari, J. Lei, C. Zeng, S. Guo, H. Choi, S. Nam, J. Yan, S. Yang, and F. Gao, Carbon Doped MoNbTaW under high temperature and high pressure, Crystals crystals-1187285 2021.
C. Y. Zhang, B. Yue, U. Bhandari, O. N. Starovoytov, Y. Yang, D. P. Young, J. Yan, F. Hong, and S. Yang, In situ study on the compression deformation of MoNbTaVW high-entropy alloy, J. Alloys Compd. 2021, 871, 159557.
U. Bhandari, M. R. Rafi, C. Y. Zhang, and S. Yang, Yield strength prediction of high-entropy alloys using machine learning, Mater. Today Commun. 2021, 26, 101871.
M. R. K. Musa, C. Y. Zhang, M. Rajapakse, J. B. Jasinski, G. Sumanasekera, and M. Yu, Li interaction-induced phase transition from black to blue phosphorene, Phys. Rev. Mater. 2021, 5(2), 024007.
U. Bhandari, C. Y. Zhang, C. Zeng, S. Guo, A. Adhikari, and S. Yang, Deep Learning-Based Hardness Prediction of Novel Refractory High-Entropy Alloys with Experimental Validation, Crystals 2021, 11 (1), 46.
C. Y. Zhang, U. Bhandari, C. Zeng, H. Ding, S. Guo, J. Yan, and S. Yang, Carbide formation in refractory Mo15Nb20Re15Ta30W20 alloy under a combined high-pressure and high-temperature condition, Entropy 2020, 22, 718.
U. Bhandari, C. Y. Zhang, and S. Yang, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Low-Density Al20+xCr20-x Mo20-yTi20V20+y Alloys, Crystals 2020,10 (4), 278.
M. R. K. Musa, C. Y. Zhang, A. B. A. Alruqui, R. Zhao, J. B. Jasinski, G. Sumanasekera, and M. Yu, Insight the process of hydrazine gas adsorption on layered WS2: a first principle study, Nanotechnology 2020, 31(49), 495703.
Q. Zhang, C. Y. Zhang, Z. D. Hood, M. Chi, C. Liang, N. H. Jalarvo, M. Yu, and H. Wang, Abnormally Low Activation Energy in Cubic Na3SbS4 Superionic Conductors, Chem. Mater. 2020, 32(6), 2264-2271.
U. Bhandari, C. Y. Zhang, S. Guo and S. Yang, First-principles study on the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of MoNbTaTiW, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater. 2020, 27, 1398-1404.
U. Bhandari, C. Y. Zhang, C. Zeng, S. Guo and S. Yang, Computational and experimental investigation of refractory high entropy alloy Mo15Nb20Re15Ta30W20, J. Mater. Res. Technol. 2020, 9, 8929-8936.
M. Rajapakse, G. Anderson, C. Y. Zhang, R. Musa, J. Walter, M. Yu, G. Sumanasekera, and J. B. Jasinski, Gas adsorption and light interaction mechanism in phosphorene-based field-effect transistors, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2020, 22, 5949-5958.
A. Alruqi, M. R. K. Musa, R. Zhao, C. Y. Zhang, J. B. Jasinski, M. Yu, and G. Sumanasekera, Layer-Dependent Hydrazine Adsorption Properties in Few-Layer WS2, J. Phys. Chem. C. 2019, 123, 13167-13173.
M. Akhtar, C. Y. Zhang, M. Rajapaksa, R. Musa, M. Yu, G. Sumanasekera, and J. Jasinski, Bilayer Phosphorene Under High Pressure: In Situ Raman Spectroscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 7298-7304.
M. Yu, C. Y. Zhang, S. A. R. Alharbi, A. Zeng, K. Zeng and E. Liu, Anisotropic and nonlinear mechanical properties in two-dimensional nanomaterials. Advanced Materials Letters 2019, 10(12),880-886.
C. Y. Zhang, M. Yu, Theoretical prediction of sandwiched two-dimensional phosphide binary compounds sheets with tunable bandgaps and anisotropic physical properties, Nanotechnology 2018, 29, 095703.
C. Y. Zhang, M. Yu, G. Anderson, R. R. Dharmasena, and G. Sumanasekera, Prospects of Phosphorene as an Anode Material for High Performance Lithium-Ion Battery: a Fundamental Study, Nanotechnology 2017, 28, 075401.
C. Y. Zhang, Z. H. Xin, M. Yu, C. S. Jayanthi, S. Y. Wu, Shedding light on the self-assembly of stable SiC based cage nanostructures: A comprehensive molecular dynamics study, Computational Materials Science 2014, 84 49-62.