2001， PhD degree in Condensed Matter Physics from Tongji University, China

2005-，School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University

2001-2004, Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

General Physics

Experimental Methods of Solid State Physics

Co-editor of the European Journal of Electrical Engineering (EJEE)

A member of the academic committees of the IEEE International Symposium on Electrets, the International Conference on Vibration and Energy Harvesting Applications, and Chinese National Conference on Electrets

Senior IEEE member

Selected Publications:

1.     X. Ma, H. von Seggern, G. M. Sessler, S. Zhukov, O. Ben Dali, M. Kupnik, and X. Zhang, High performance fluorinated polyethylene propylene ferroelectrets with an air-filled parallel-tunnel structure, Smart Materials and Structures, 30 (2021) 015002

2.     S. Zhukov, X. Ma, H. von Seggern, G. M. Sessler, O. Ben Dali, M. Kupnik, and X. Zhang, Biodegradable cellular polylactic acid ferroelectrets with strong longitudinal and transverse piezoelectricity, Appl. Phys. Lett., 117(11), (2020)112901.

3.     Y. Xue, X. Zhang, R. Chadda, G. M. Sessler, M. Kupnik, Ferroelectret-based flexible transducers: A strategy for acoustic levitation and manipulation of particles. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 147 (2020) EL421.

4.     L. Chen, J. Cao, G. Li, P. Fang, X. Gong, and X. Zhang, Property Assessment and Application Exploration for Layered Polytetrafluoroethylene Piezoelectrets, IEEE Sensors Journal, 19 (2019)11262.

5.     X. Ma , X. Zhang , G. M. Sessler , L. Chen, X. Yang, Y. Dai , and P. He，Energy harvesters based on fluorinated ethylene propylene unipolar ferroelectrets with negative charges，AIP Advances, 9 (2019)125334.

6.     Y. Xue, J. Zhao, X. Zhang, G. M. Sessler, and M. Kupnik, Acoustic energy harvesting with irradiated cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectret films, Phys. Scr. , 94 (2019) 095002.

7.     X. Zhang, P. Pondrom, G. M. Sessler, and X. Ma, Ferroelectrets nanogenerator with large transverse piezoelectric activity in energy harvesting, Nano Energy, 50 (2018)52.

8.     X. Zhang, G. M. Sessler, X. Ma, Y. Xue, and L. Wu, Broad bandwidth vibration energy harvester based on thermally stable wavy fluorinated ethylene propylene electret films with negative charges, J. Micromech. Microeng., 28 (2018) 065012.

9.     Y. Xue, X. Zhang, J. Zheng, T. Liu, and B. Zhu, Comparative study of transducers for air-borne sound based on normal and irradiation cross-linked polypropylene piezoelectret films, IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul., 25(2018)228.

10.   Y. Xue and X. Zhang, Air-coupled Ultrasonic Transducers based on Laminated Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene and Porous Polytetrafluoroethylene Ferroelectrets, IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul., 25 (2018) 808.

11.   X. Ma, X. Zhang, and P. Fang, Flexible film-transducers based on polypropylene piezoelectrets: fabrication, properties, and applications in wearable devices, Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical, 256(2017)35.

12.   X. Ma and X. Zhang, Low cost electrostatic vibration energy harvesters based on negatively-charged polypropylene cellular films with a folded structure, Smart Mater. Struct. 26(2017)085001.

13.   X. Zhang, G. M. Sessler, Y. Xue, and X. Ma, Audio and Ultrasonic responses of laminated fluoroethylenepolypropylene and porous polytetrafluoroethylene films with different charge distributions, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 49(2016)205502.

14.   X. Zhang, X. Zhang, G. M. Sessler, X. Gong, Quasi-static and dynamic piezoelectric responses of layered polytetrafluoroethylene ferroelectrets, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 47 (2014) 015501 .

15.   X. Zhang, X-W. Zhang, Q. You, G. M. Sessler, Low cost, large area, stretchable piezoelectric films based on irradiation cross-linked polypropylene, Macromol. Mater. Eng. 299(2014) 290–295.

16.   X. Zhang, G. M. Sessler, Y. Wang, Fluoroethylenepropylene ferroelectret films with cross-tunnel structure for piezoelectric transducers and micro energy harvesters, J. Appl. Phys., 116(2014)074109.

17.   X. Zhang, J. Hillenbrand, G. M. Sessler, S. Haberzettl, and K. Lou, Fluoroethylenepropylene ferroelectret films with patterned microstructure and high, thermally stable piezoelectricity, Appl. Phys. A, .107 (2012)621.

18.   Z. Sun, X. Zhang, Z. Xia, X. Qiu, W. Wirges, R. Gerhard, Changchun. Zeng, Chuck Zhang, and B. Wang, Polarization and piezoelectricity of polymer films with artificial void structure, Appl. Phys. A, 105 (2011)197.

19.   X. Zhang, G. Cao, Z. Sun, and Z. Xia, Fabrication of fluoropolymer piezoelectrets by using rigid template: structure and thermal stability, J. Appl. Phys., 108(2010)064113.

20.   X. Zhang, J. Hillenbrand, and G. M. Sessler, Ferroelectrets with improved thermal stability made from fused fluorocarbon layers, J. Appl. Phys., 101(2007)054114.

21.   X. Zhang, J. Hillenbrand and G. M. Sessler, Improvement of piezoelectric activity of cellular polymers using a double-expansion process, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 37 (2004)2146.

22.  X. Zhang and G. M. Sessler, Charge dynamics in silicon nitride / silicon oxide double layers, Appl. Phys. Lett., 78 (2001) 2757.