Book Chapter
1. Z. Cheng*, Wei Zhang*, Chapter 8. Challenges associated with phase-change material selection, "Phase Change Materials-Based Photonic Computing", book edited by Harish Bhaskaran and Wolfram H.P. Pernice, 2024, Elsevier Inc. Link
Journal articles
2026
115. S. Sun, Y. Jiang, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Melting behavior and dynamical properties of Cr2Ge2Te6 phase-change material, arXiv:2603.08005 Link
114. H. Zhang, W. Ma, W. Zhou*, X. Xing, J. Zhang, T. Huang, D. Xu, X.-Z. Wang*, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma, J.-J. Wang*, Wei Zhang*, Multiscale simulations guided advances for all-optical phase-change waveguides, arXiv:2603.18468 Link
113. D. Xu, W. Zhou*, Y. Du, J. Zhang, Wei Zhang*, J.-J. Wang*, Effects of thermal annealing and film thickness on the structural and optical properties of indium-tin-oxide thin films, arXiv:2512.01441 Link
112. S. Guo, Y. Wang, Wei Zhang*, Machine-learned potential for amorphous Indium-Tin-Oxide alloys, arXiv: 2601.00145 Link
111. Y. Zhou, S. R. Elliott, D. F. Thomas du Toit, Wei Zhang*, V. L. Deringer*, The pathway to chirality in elemental tellurium, arXiv:2409.03860 Link
110. X.-Z. Wang, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, Software-hardware co-design accelerates materials simulations, Journal of Semiconductors DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/26010039 (2026) Link
109. C. Wen, X.-Z. Wang*, C. Nie, J.-J. Wang, E. Ma, Wei Zhang*, Zero-drift phase-change material and high-precision in-memory computing 零漂移相变材料与高精度存内计算, Chinese Science Bulletin《科学通报》71, 3835-3837 (2026) Link
108. Y. Jin, X. Huo, W. Ma, X. Shen, J. Zhang, W. Zhou*, Wei Zhang*, Glass Relaxation Effects on the Performance of Phase-change Photonic Devices and the Control Strategies 非晶弛豫对相变光子器件性能的影响与调控策略, Acta Optica Sinica《光学学报》DOI: 10.3788/AOS252299 (2026) Link
107. Y. Yang, D. Xie*, S. Shinzato, Z. Nie, X. Wang, S. Sun, Wei Zhang, J. Chen, H. Ye, J. Huang, E. Ma, S. Ogata*, J. Li*, Z. Shan*, Interfacial Plating Driving Convection-Like Motion of a Sandwiched Nanocrystal, Small 22, e12375 (2026) Link
106. C. Suo#, X. Bian#, Y. Jiang, X. Shen, S. Sun*, R. Mazzarello*, Wei Zhang*, First‐Principles Investigations of Amorphous and Crystalline MnSb2Te4, Phys. Status Solidi RRL 20, e70187 (2026) Link
105. H. Zhang#, X. Xing#, J.-J. Wang*, C. Nie, Y. Du, J. Zhang, X. Shen, W. Zhou*, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello*, Wei Zhang*, Atomistic Understanding of 2D Monatomic Phase-Change Material for Non-Volatile Optical Applications, Advanced Science 13, e13157 (2026) Link
104. J. Ye*, ..., J. Tan, E. L. Quinn, M. Atkinson, Wei Zhang, ..., R. Hoye*, Stronger Lewis Base Antisolvents Improve Perovskite Nanocrystal Stability, ACS Energy Letters 11, 3993 (2026) Link
103. X. Shen, R. Chu, D. Xu, Y. Gao, W. Zhou*, Wei Zhang*, Low-loss phase-change material based programmable mode converter for photonic computing, NPG Asia Materials 18, 22 (2026) Link
102. C. Nie, X. Shen, Wei Zhang*, R. Mazzarello*, J.-J. Wang*, Wafer-scale growth of highly textured TiTe2/Ge2Sb2Te5 heterostructure thin films, Applied Physics Letters 128, 071901 (2026) Link
101. J.-J. Wang*, Wei Zhang*, Phase-change materials: Unravel the complexity, Nature Materials 25, 545-546 (2026) Link
100. X.-Z. Wang#, R. Wang#, S. Sun#, D. Xu, C. Nie, Z. Zhou, C. Wen, J. Zhang, R. Chu, X. Shen, W. Zhou, Z. Song, J.-J. Wang*, En Ma*, Wei Zhang*, Amorphous phase-change memory alloy with no resistance drift, Nature Materials 25, 456-462(2026) Link
99. S. Sun, Y. Zhang, Z. Han, C. Liu, B. Sun, Wei Zhang, G. He*, Bioinspired High-Performance Neuromorphic Devices Enabled by Thienoviologen-Based Electrochemical Ion Gating, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 65, e23345 (2026) Link
98. Shuang Wang, ..., Wei Zhang, Yang Chai*, Technology Roadmap of Bioinspired Computing Hardware, ACS Nano 20, 8102-8163 (2026) Link
97. H. Li, H.-Y. Zhang*, Wanting Ma, Yuan Gao, Wen Zhou*, Wei Zhang*, Multiscale simulations of Ge-Sb-Se-Te phase-change alloys for photonic memory applications, Journal of Materials Informatics 6, 3 (2026) Link
2025
96. Y. Zhou, D. F. Thomas du Toit, S. R. Elliott, Wei Zhang*, V. L. Deringer*, Full-cycle device-scale simulations of memory materials with a tailored atomic-cluster-expansion potential, Nature Communications 16, 8688 (2025) Link
95. C. Nie, X. Shen, J. Zhang, C. Wen, Y. Du, Y. Xu, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma, X. Wang*, Wei Zhang*, J.-J. Wang*, Role of seed layer in growing atomically flat TiTe2/Sb2Te3 heterostructure thin films at the wafer scale, Advanced Materials Interfaces 12, e00455 (2025) Link
94. Wen Zhou*, Wanting Ma, Yaran Jin, Xingda Huo, Yuan Wang, Wei Zhang*, Research Progress on Optoelectronic Phase-Change Materials for Neuromorphic Computing 光电子相变神经形态计算材料的研发进展, Laser & Optoelectronics Progress《激光与光电子学进展》62, 1739014 (2025) Link
93. X.-Z. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Jiang, S. Sun, J.-J. Wang, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Spin glass behavior in amorphous CrSiTe3 alloy, Physica Status Solidi RRL 19, 2500118 (2025) Link Journal Cover Link
92. Q. Xu, M. Xu, S. Tang, S. Yuan, M. Xu*, Wei Zhang, X. Li, Z. Wang, X. Miao*, C. Wang, M. Wuttig*, Machine learning for discrimination of phase-change chalcogenide glasses, InfoMat 7, e70006 (2025) Link Journal Cover Link
91. Y. Jiang, S. Sun*, H.-Y. Zhang, X.-Z. Wang, Y. Lei, R. Mazzarello*, Wei Zhang*, Ab initio investigation of layered TMGeTe3 alloys for phase-change applications, Nanoscale 17, 4372-4380 (2025) Link Journal Cover Link
90. R. Chu, X. Shen, J. Wang, S. Sun, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello*, Wei Zhang*, Ab initio investigation of amorphous and crystalline arsenic sesqui-chalcogenides: optical properties explained by metavalent bonding, Physica Status Solidi RRL 18, 2400311 (2024) Link
2024
89. X. Shen, R. Chu, Y. Jiang, Wei Zhang*, Progress on materials design and multiscale simulations for phase-change memory 相变存储器材料设计与多尺度模拟的研究进展，Acta Metallurgica Sinica《金属学报》60, 1362-1378 (2024) Link
88. X. Shen, S. Zhang, Y. Jiang, T. Huang, S. Sun, W. Zhou*, J.-J. Wang*, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Multiscale simulations of amorphous and crystalline AgSnSe2 alloy for reconfigurable nanophotonic applications, MGE Advances 2, e62 (2024) Link
87. T.-T. Jiang#, X.-D. Wang#, J.-J. Wang, H.-Y. Zhang, L. Lu, C. Jia, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma, In situ characterization of vacancy ordering in Ge-Sb-Te phase-change memory alloys, Fundamental Research 4, 1235-1242 (2024) Link
86. J. Tan#, H.-Y. Zhang#, X.-Z. Wang#, Y. Wang*, J.-J. Wang*, H.-M. Zhang, E. Ma, Wei Zhang*, Deformable monoclinic gallium telluride with high in-plane structural anisotropy, Materials Today 80, 250-261 (2024) Link
85. S. Sun#, X.-Z. Wang#, Y. Jiang, Y. Lei, S. Zhang, S. Kumar, J.-Y. Zhang, E. Ma, R. Mazzarello, J.-J. Wang*, Wei Zhang*, High-throughput screening to identify two-dimensional layered phase-change chalcogenides for embedded memory applications, npj Computational Materials 10, 189 (2024) Link
84. Y. Wang#, X. Wang#, J. Ding#, B. Liang, L. Zuo, S. Zheng, L. Huang, W. Xu, C. Fan, Z. Duan, C. Jia, R. Zheng, Z. Liu, Wei Zhang, J. Li, E. Ma*, Z. Shan*, Inward motion of diamond nanoparticles inside an iron crystal, Nature Communications 15, 4659 (2024) Link
83. J. Tan, J.-J. Wang*, H.-M. Zhang, H.-Y. Zhang, H. Li, Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, V. L. Deringer*, Wei Zhang*, Homopolar Chemical Bonds Induce In-Plane Anisotropy in Layered Semiconductors, Small Science 4, 2400226 (2024) Link Journal Cover Link
82. Y. Ni, T. Wang, J.-J. Wang, Y. Guo, T. Huang, X. Qiao, Wei Zhang, Z. Zhang, X. Chen, T. Li*, T. Min, Evolution of Microscopic Magnetic Domains in Quasi-2D Cr0.92Te at Room Temperature, Advanced Physics Research 3, 2300116 (2024) Link
81. W. Zhou*, X. Shen, X. Yang, J.-J. Wang, Wei Zhang*, Fabrication and integration of photonic devices for phase-change memory and neuromorphic computing, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing 6, 022001 (2024) Link
2023
80. Y.-X. Zhou, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma, V. L. Deringer*, Device-scale atomistic modelling of phase-change memory materials, Nature Electronics 6, 746-754 (2023) Link
79. X. Shen, Y. Zhou, H.-Y. Zhang, R. Mazzarello, V. L. Deringer, Wei Zhang*, Surface effects on the crystallization kinetics of amorphous antimony, Nanoscale 15, 15259-15267 (2023) Link
78. D. Wang, L. Zhao, S. Yu, X. Shen, J.-J. Wang, C. Hu*, W. Zhou*, Wei Zhang*, Non-volatile tunable optics by design: From chalcogenide phase-change materials to device structures, Materials Today 68, 334-355 (2023) Link
77. X.-D. Wang#, W. Zhou#, H.-M. Zhang, S. Ahmed, T. Huang, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma, Wei Zhang*, Multiscale simulations of growth-dominated Sb2Te phase-change material for non-volatile photonic applications, npj Computational Materials 9, 136 (2023) Link
76. X. Wang, S. Sun, J.-J. Wang*, S. Li, J. Zhou, O. Aktas, M. Xu, V. L. Deringer, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma, Wei Zhang*, Spin glass behavior in amorphous Cr2Ge2Te6 phase-change alloy, Advanced Science 10, 2302444 (2023) Link
75. Wei Zhang*, H.-M. Zhang, S. Sun, X.-Z. Wang, Z. Lu, X.-D. Wang, J.-J. Wang*, C. Jia, C.-F. Schön, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma, M. Wuttig*, Metavalent bonding in layered phase-change memory materials, Advanced Science 10, 2300901 (2023) Link Journal Cover Link
74. S. Wang, X. Chen, C. Zhao, Y. Kong, B. Lin, Y. Wu, Z. Bi, Z. Xuan, T. Li, Y. Li, Wei Zhang, E. Ma, Z. Wang*, W. Ma*, An organic electrochemical transistor for multi-modal sensing, memory and processing, Nature Electronics 6, 281–291 (2023) Link Perspective
2022
73. J.-J. Wang#, X. Wang#, Y. Cheng, J. Tan, C. Nie, Z. Yang, M. Xu, X. Miao, Wei Zhang* and E. Ma, Tailoring the oxygen concentration in Ge-Sb-O alloys to enable femtojoule-level phase-change memory operations, Materials Futures 1, 045302 (2022) Link Journal Cover Link
72. J.-J. Wang#, S. Sun#, L. Lu, H. Du, C. Jia, O. Cojocaru-Mirédin, J. Yang, G. Liu, C. Zhou, G. Qiao, Z. Shi, E. Ma, B. Ge*, Y. Yu*, M. Wuttig*, Wei Zhang*, Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of β-Zn4Sb3 via progressive incorporation of Zn interstitials, Nano Energy 104, 107967 (2022) Link
71. X.-D. Wang#, J. Tan#, J. Ouyang, H.-M. Zhang, J.-J. Wang, Y. Wang, V. L. Deringer, J. Zhou, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, Designing inorganic semiconductors with cold-rolling processability, Advanced Science 9, 2203776 (2022) Link Journal Cover Link
70. H.-Y. Zhang, X.-D. Wang, Wei Zhang*, First-principles investigation of amorphous Ge-Sb-Se-Te optical phase-change materials, Optical Materials Express 12, 2497 (2022) Link
69. J.-J. Wang#, H.-M. Zhang#, X.-D. Wang, L. Lu, C. Jia, Wei Zhang*, Riccardo Mazzarello*, In-plane twinning defects in hexagonal GeSb2Te4, Advanced Materials Technologies 7, 2200214 (2022). Link
68. X.-Z. Wang, H.-M. Zhang, X.-D. Wang, J.-J. Wang, E. Ma, Wei Zhang*, Designing Sb2Te3 heterophase homostructure 锑碲合金Sb2Te3的异相同质结构设计, Chinese Science Bulletin《科学通报》67, 2662-2671 (2022). Link
67. X.-D. Wang, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, Monatomic phase-change switch, Science Bulletin 67, 888-890 (2022). Link
66. S. Sun, L. Zhu, Wei Zhang*, Bonding nature and optical properties of As2Te3 phase-change material, Physica Status Solidi RRL 16, 2100626 (2022). Link Journal Cover Link
65. Z. Yang#, B. Li#, J.-J. Wang#, X.-D. Wang, M. Xu, H. Tong, X. Cheng, L. Lu, C. Jia, M. Xu*, X. Miao*, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, Designing Conductive-Bridge Phase-Change Memory to Enable Ultralow Programming Power, Advanced Science 9, 2103478 (2022). Link Journal Cover Link
64. Y.-Z. Xu#, Y-.X. Zhou#, X.-D. Wang, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma, V. L. Deringer, R. Mazzarello*, Unraveling Crystallization Mechanisms and Electronic Structure of Phase-Change Materials by Large-Scale Ab Initio Simulations, Advanced Materials 34, 2109139 (2022). Link (Editor's pick) Journal Cover Link
63. X. Fu,# X.-D. Wang,# B. Zhao, Q. Zhang, S. Sun, J.-J. Wang, Wei Zhang*, L. Gu, Y. Zhang, W.-Z. Zhang, W. Wen, Z. Zhang, L.-q. Chen*, Q. Yu*, E. Ma*, Atomic-scale observation of non-classical nucleation-mediated phase transformation in a titanium alloy, Nature Materials 21, 290-296 (2022) Link
62. M. Boniardi, A. Mio, Wei Zhang, G. Impellizzeri, Editorial: Fundamentals of phase-change materials: Synthesis, characterization, devices and modeling, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 138, 106315 (2022). Link
2021
61. X.-D. Wang#, Y. Wu#, Y.-X. Zhou, V.L. Deringer, Wei Zhang*, Bonding nature and optical contrast of TiTe2/Sb2Te3 phase-change heterostructure, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 135, 106080 (2021). Link
60. S. Sun#, B. Zhang#, X.-D. Wang, Wei Zhang*, Density dependent local structures in InTe phase-change materials, APL Materials 9, 121105 (2021). Link
59. X.-D. Wang, X. Shen, S. Sun, Wei Zhang*, Tailoring the Structural and Optical Properties of Germanium Telluride Phase-Change Materials by Indium Incorporation, Nanomaterials 11, 3029 (2021) Link
58. P. Wei#, X.-D. Wang#, X. Li, S. Han, N. Qiao, P. Zhang, Y. Deng, Wei Zhang, L. Bu, G. Lu*, Reconfigurable Multifunctional Ambipolar Polymer-Blend Transistors with Improved Switching-off Capability, Advanced Functional Materials 31, 2103369 (2021) Link
57. S. Ahmed, X.-D. Wang*, Y.-X. Zhou, L. Sun, R. Mazzarello*, Wei Zhang*, Unraveling the optical contrast in Sb2Te and AgInSbTe phase-change materials, Journal of Physics: Photonics 3, 034011 (2021) Link
56. S. Ahmed, X.-D. Wang*, H. Li, Y.-X. Zhou, Y. Chen, L. Sun, Wei Zhang*, R. Mazzarello*, Change in structure of amorphous Sb-Te phase-change materials as a function of stoichiometry, Physica Status Solidi RRL 15, 2100064 (2021) Link
55. Y.-Z. Xu#, X.-D. Wang#, Wei Zhang*, L. Schäfer, J. Reindl, F. vom Bruch, Y.-X. Zhou, V. Evang, J.-J. Wang, V. L. Deringer, E. Ma, M. Wuttig*, R. Mazzarello*, Materials screening for disorder-controlled chalcogenide crystals for phase-change memory applications, Advanced Materials 33, 2006221 (2021) Link
54. L. Sun#, Y.-X. Zhou#, X.-D. Wang, Y. Chen, V. L. Deringer, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Ab initio molecular dynamics and materials design for embedded phase-change memory, npj Computational Materials 7, 29 (2021) Link
53. Y.-X. Zhou, H.-Y. Zhang, V.L. Deringer*, Wei Zhang*, Structure and Dynamics of Supercooled Liquid Ge2Sb2Te5 from Machine-Learning-Driven Simulations, Physica Status Solidi RRL15, 2000403 (2021) Link
52. J.-J. Wang#, C.-J. Zhou#, Y. Yu#, Y.-X. Zhou, L. Lu, B. Ge, Y. Cheng, C.-L. Jia, R. Mazzarello, Z. Shi*, M. Wuttig*, Wei Zhang*, Enhancing thermoelectric performance of Sb2Te3 through swapped bilayer defects, Nano Energy 79, 105484 (2021) Link
2020
51. M. Xu*, X. Mai, J. Lin, Wei Zhang, Y. Li, Y. He, H. Tong, X. Hou, P. Zhou* and X. Miao*, Recent Advances on Neuromorphic Devices Based on Chalcogenide Phase-Change Materials, Advanced Functional Materials 30, 2003419 (2020) Link
50. Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, "Unveiling the structural origin to control resistance drift in phase-change memory materials", Materials Today 41, 156-176 (2020) Link
49. X.-D. Wang#, J.-L. Tan#, C.-Q. Han#, J.-J. Wang*, L. Lu, H.-C. Du, C.-L. Jia, V. L. Deringer*, J. Zhou, Wei Zhang*, "Sub-angstrom characterization of structural origin for high in-plane anisotropy in 2D GeS2", ACS Nano 41, 156-176 (2020) Link
48. Y.-X. Zhou, L. Sun, G. M. Zewdie, R. Mazzarello, V. L. Deringer, E. Ma, Wei Zhang*, Bonding similarities and differences between Y–Sb–Te and Sc–Sb–Te phase-change memory materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8, 3646-3654 (2020) Link Journal Cover
47. T.-T. Jiang#, X.-D. Wang#, J.-J. Wang*, Y.-X. Zhou, D.-L. Zhang, L. Lu, C.-L. Jia, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, In situ study of vacancy disordering in crystalline phase-change materials under electron beam irradiation, Acta Materialia 187, 103-111 (2020) Link
46. Y. Chen#, L. Sun#*, Y. Zhou, G. M. Zewdie, V. L. Deringer, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Chemical understanding of resistance drift suppression in Ge-Sn-Te phase-change memory materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8, 71-77 (2020) Link Journal Cover Cover
2019
45. B. Chen#, Y. Chen#, K. Ding#, K. Li, F. Jiao, L. Wang, X. Zeng, J. Wang, X. Shen, Wei Zhang, F. Rao*, E. Ma, Kinetics Features Conducive to Cache-Type Nonvolatile Phase-Change Memory, Chemistry of Materials 31, 8794-8800 (2019) Link
44. Wei Zhang*, R. Mazzarello*, E. Ma*, Phase-change materials in electronics and photonics, MRS Bulletin 44, 686-690 (2019) Link Journal Cover Cover
43. T.-T. Jiang, J.-J. Wang*, L. Lu, C.-S. Ma, D.-L. Zhang, F. Rao, C.-L. Jia, Wei Zhang*, Progressive amorphization of GeSbTe phase-change material under electron beam irradiation, APL Materials 7, 081121 (2019) Link
42. J.-J. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Xu, T. Xin, Z. Song, M. Pohlmann, M. Kaminski, L. Lu, H. Du, C.-L. Jia, R. Mazzarello, M. Wuttig, Wei Zhang*, Layer‐Switching Mechanisms in Sb2Te3. Physica Status Solidi RRL 13, 1900320, (2019) Link
41. G.M. Zewdie#, Y.-X. Zhou#, L. Sun, F. Rao, V.L. Deringer, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Chemical design principles for cache-type Sc-Sb-Te phase-change memory materials, Chemistry of Materials 31, 4008-40115 (2019) Link Journal Cover Cover
40. S. Sun, T. Hussain, Wei Zhang, A. Karton, Blue phosphorene monolayers as potential nano sensors for volatile organic compounds under point defects, Applied Surface Science 486, 52-57(2019) Link
39. Wei Zhang*, M. Wuttig*, Phase Change Materials and Superlattices for Non-Volatile Memories, Physica Status Solidi RRL 13, 1900130 (2019) Link
38. J.-J. Wang, T.-T. Jiang, L. Tian, D.-L. Zhang, Wei Zhang*, Effects of Electron Beam Irradiation on Amorphous GeSbTe Film 电子束辐照对锗锑碲非晶薄膜影响的研究, Materials China《中国材料进展》38, 110-115 (2019) Link
37. F. Rao*, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, Catching structural transitions in liquids, Science 364, 1032-1033 (2019) Link
36. K. Ding#, J.-J. Wang#, Y.-X. Zhou#, H. Tian#, L. Lu, R. Mazzarello, C. Jia, Wei Zhang*, F. Rao*, E. Ma*, Phase-change heterostructure enables ultralow noise and drift for memory operation, Science 366, 210-215 (2019) Link
35. Wei Zhang*, R. Mazzarello, M. Wuttig and E. Ma, Designing crystallization in phase-change materials for universal memory and neuro-inspired computing, Nature Reviews Materials 4 150-168 (2019) Link Journal Cover Cover
34. I. Ronneberger, Y.-H. Chen, Wei Zhang* and R. Mazzarello*, Local Structural Origin of the Crystallization Tendency of Pure and Alloyed Sb, Physica Status Solidi RRL 13, 1800552 (2019) Link
2018
33. Wei Zhang*, E. Ma*, Phase-change memory: Single-element glass to record data, Nature Materials 17, 654-655 (2018) Link
32. I. Ronneberger, Wei Zhang* and R. Mazzarello*, Crystal growth of Ge2Sb2Te5 at high temperatures, MRS Communications 8, 1018-1023 (2018). Link
31. J.-J. Wang#, J. Wang#, H. Du, L. Lu, P. C. Schmitz, J. Reindl, A. M. Mio, C.-L. Jia, E. Ma, R. Mazzarello, M. Wuttig, Wei Zhang*, Genesis and effects of swapping bi-layers in hexagonal GeSb2Te4, Chemistry of Materials 30, 4770-4777 (2018) Link
30.J.-J. Wang, I. Ronneberger, L. Zhou, L. Lu, V.L. Deringer, B. Zhang, L. Tian, H. Du, C. Jia, X. Qian, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, Unconventional two-dimensional germanium dichalcogenides, Nanoscale 10, 7363-7368 (2018) Link
2017
29. Wei Zhang, F. Hajiheidari, R. Mazzarello*, Chiral Magnetic Interactions in Graphene Nanoribbons on Topological Insulator Substrates, Physical Review B 96, 245413 (2017) Link
28. F. Rao,#* K. Y. Ding#, Y.-X. Zhou#, Y. H. Zheng, M. J. Xia, S. L. Lv, Z. T. Song,* S. L. Feng, I. Ronneberger, R. Mazzarello, Wei Zhang*, E. Ma, Reducing the stochasticity of crystal nucleation to enable subnanosecond memory writing, Science 358, 1423-1427 (2017) Link
27. S. Privitera*, A. M. Mio, Wei Zhang, R. Mazzarello, C. Persch, M. Wuttig and E. Rimini, Strain development and damage accumulation under ion irradiation of polycrystalline Ge-Sb-Te Alloys, Nanosci. Nanotech. Lett. 9, 1095-1101 (2017) Link
26. J.-J. Wang#, Y.-Z. Xu#, R. Mazzarello, M. Wuttig, Wei Zhang*, A Review on Disorder-Driven Metal–Insulator Transition in Crystalline Vacancy-Rich GeSbTe Phase-Change Materials, Materials 10, 862 (2017) Link
25. R. Wang, Wei Zhang, J. Momand, I. Ronneberger, J. E. Boschker, R. Mazzarello, B. J. Kooi, H. Riechert, M. Wuttig, and R. Calarco*, Formation of resonant bonding during growth of ultrathin GeTe films, NPG Asia Materials 9, e396 (2017)Link
2016
24. F. Hajiheidari, Wei Zhang, R. Mazzarello*, Effects of a magnetic Fe monolayer on the structural and surface electronic properties of Sb2Te3, Physical Review B 94, 125421 (2016) Link
23. S. M. S. Privitera, A. M. Mio*, E. Smecca, A. Alberti, Wei Zhang, R. Mazzarello, J. Benke, C. Persch, F. La Via, E. Rimini, Structural and electronic transitions in Ge2Sb2Te5 induced by ion irradiation damage, Physical Review B 94, 094103 (2016) Link
22. Y.-C. Wang, Wei Zhang*, L.-Y. Wang, Z. Zhuang, E. Ma, J. Li, Z.-W. Shan*, In situ TEM study of deformation-induced crystalline-to-amorphous transition in silicon, NPG Asia Materials 8, e291 (2016) Link
21. Wei Zhang, F. Hajiheidari, Y. Li, R. Mazzarello*, Electronic and magnetic properties of H-terminated graphene nanoribbons deposited on the topological insulator Sb2Te3, Scientific Reports 6, 29009 (2016) Link
20. B. Zhang, Wei Zhang*, Z.-J. Shen, Y.-J. Chen, J.-X. Li, S.-B. Zhang, Z. Zhang, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma*, X.-D. Han*, Element-resolved atomic structure imaging of rocksalt Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change material, Applied Physics Letters 108, 191902 (2016) Link Editor's Pick
19. V. Bragaglia, F. Arciprete, Wei Zhang, A. M. Mio, E. Zallo, K. Perumal, A. Giussani, S. Cecchi, J. E. Boschker, H. Riechert, S. Privitera, E. Rimini, R. Mazzarello, R. Calarco*, Metal-Insulator Transition Driven by Vacancy Ordering in GeSbTe Phase Change Materials, Scientific Reports 6, 23843 (2016) Link
18. T.-P. Ying, Y.-Q. Gu, X. Chen,X.-B. Wang, S.-F. Jin, L.-L. Zhao, Wei Zhang, X.-L. Chen, Anderson localization of electrons in single crystals: LixFe7Se8, Science Advances 2, e1501283 (2016) Link
2015
17. Wei Zhang*, V.L. Deringer, R. Dronskowski, R. Mazzarello, E. Ma, Matthias Wuttig, Density functional theory guided advances in phase-change materials and memories, MRS Bulletin 40, 856-869 (2015) Link
16. V. L. Deringer, Wei Zhang, P. Rausch, R. Mazzarello, R. Dronskowski*, M. Wuttig*, A chemical link between Ge-Sb-Te and In-Sb-Te phase-change materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3, 9519-9523 (2015) Link
15. Wei Zhang, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello*, Effects of stoichiometry on the transport properties of crystalline phase-change materials, Scientific Reports 5, 13496 (2015) Link
14. M. Xu*, Wei Zhang, R. Mazzarello and M. Wuttig*, Disorder Control in Crystalline GeSb2Te4 using High Pressure, Advanced Science 2, 1500117 (2015) Link Journal Cover Cover
13. J.-Y. Raty, Wei Zhang, J. Luckas, R. Mazzarello, C. Bichara, M. Wuttig, Aging mechanisms in amorphous phase-change materials, Nature Communications 6, 7467 (2015) Link
12. I. Ronneberger, Wei Zhang, H. Eshet, R. Mazzarello*, Crystallization properties of GeSbTe phase-change compounds from advanced simulations, Advanced Functional Materials 40, 6407-6413 (2015) (Journal Cover) Link Cover1 Cover2
2014
11. Wei Zhang, I. Ronneberger, P. Zalden, M. Xu, M. Salinga, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello*, How fragility makes phase-change data storage robust: insights from ab initio simulations, Scientific Reports 4, 6529 (2014) Link
10. V.L. Deringer, Wei Zhang, M. Lumeij, S. Maintz, M. Wuttig, R. Mazzarello*, R. Dronskowski*, Bonding Nature of Local Structural Motifs in Amorphous GeTe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 10817-10820 (2014) Link Journal Cover Cover
9. Wei Zhang, I. Ronneberger, Y. Li, R. Mazzarello*, Ab initio investigation of crystalline and amorphous GeTe doped with magnetic impurities, Sci. Adv. Mater. 6, 1655 (2014) Link
8. Wei Zhang, I. Ronneberger, Y. Li, and R. Mazzarello*, Ab initio investigation of amorphous Sb2Te, Chemically Monthly 145, 97-101 (2014) Link
7. T. Fukushima*, H. Katayama-Yoshida, K. Sato, H. Fujii, E. Rabel, R. Zeller, P. H. Dederichs, Wei Zhang, and R. Mazzarello, First-principles study of magnetic interactions in 3d transition metal-doped phase-change materials, Physical Review B 90, 144417 (2014) Link
2013
6. Y. Li, Wei Zhang, M. Morgenstern, and R. Mazzarello*, Electronic and magnetic properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbons on the (111) surface of Cu, Ag and Au, Physical Review Letters 110, 216804 (2013) Link
2012
5. Wei Zhang, A. Thiess, P. Zalden, R. Zeller, P. H. Dederichs, J.-Y. Raty, M. Wuttig*, S. Blügel, R. Mazzarello*, Role of vacancies in metal-insulator transitions of crystalline phase-change materials, Nature Materials 11, 952-956 (2012) Link
4. Wei Zhang, I. Ronneberger, Y. Li, R. Mazzarello*, Magnetic properties of crystalline and amorphous phase-change materials doped with 3d impurities, Advanced Materials 24, 4387-4391 (2012) Link
2008-2010
3. Wei Zhang, W. Zhou, M.-B. Luo*, Irreversibility of two-dimensional vortex systems with random pinning, Physics Letters A 374, 3666 (2010) Link
2. Wei Zhang, L.-Z. Sun, M.-B. Luo*, Simulation of Dynamics in Two-Dimensional Vortex Systems in Random Media, Chinese Physics Letters 26, 027402 (2009) Link
1. Wei Zhang, M.-B. Luo*, Dynamic critical phenomena in two-dimensional fully frustrated Coulomb gas model with disorder, Physics Letters A 372, 4726 (2008) Link