Xun Zhang

Employment

• The University of Manchester Research fellow
  2022 - Present
• The University of Manchester Post-doc Research Associate
  2020 - 2022
• University of Oxford Post-doc Research Assistant
  2019 - 2020
• The University of Manchester Post-doc research associate
  2016 - 2018
• The University of Manchester

Education

• The University of Manchester PhD
  2012 - 2016
• The University of Manchester

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (57)

• Creating Ti–Fe α/β Alloys by Diffusion-Driven Solid-State Processing
  Advanced Engineering Materials 2026 DOI: 10.1002/adem.202502959
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• Study of nuclear graphite and molten salt interaction using X-ray computed tomography and image-based pore network modelling
  Journal of Nuclear Materials 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2026.156858
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• Quantification of energy absorption by fibre pull-out during failure of SiCf/BN/SiBCN ceramic matrix composites
  Composites Part B: Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.113059
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• Unravelling electro-chemo-mechanical processes in graphite/silicon composites for designing nanoporous and microstructured battery electrodes
  Nature Nanotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-025-02027-7
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• A core-shell thermal barrier coating with strong resistance to molten silicate attack and fracture
  Acta Materialia 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.120870
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• Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of SiCf/BN/SiBCN composite after high temperature thermal exposure
  Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116988
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• The effect of surface chemistry on the caking behaviour of sucrose crystals
  Journal of Food Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2024.112386
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• Oxidation behavior and subsequent mechanical properties of SiC/BN/SiBCN composite after exposure to steam at high temperature
  Corrosion Science 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2024.112584
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• High temperature oxidation and its effect on the mechanical behavior of SiCf/BN/SiBCN composites
  Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116819
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• X-ray computed tomography (XCT) study on the porosity structure of slag film in the steel continuous casting
  IRONMAKING & STEELMAKING 2025 DOI: 10.1177/03019233241307459
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