教授。1968年11月生，1998年于中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所获材料学博士学位（师从光学材料学家姜中宏院士）。1998年7月-2000年10月任同济大学波尔固体物理研究所讲师、副教授，2000年10月-2003年10月赴新加坡南洋理工大学光电子中心作访问研究，2003年10月迄今任华南理工大学特种功能材料教育部重点实验室教授、博士生导师， 2004年入选教育部跨/新世纪优秀人才支持计划。现任华南理工大学光通信材料研究所所长，《光学技术》杂志编委，中国兵工学会光学专委会第五届常委，中国硅酸盐学会特种玻璃专委会理事。在掺稀土特种光学玻璃与玻璃光纤及光纤激光器、掺稀土光功能材料等研究方向主持国家自然科学基金重点、国家自然科学基金、教育部等应用基础研究项目数十项，研究工作先后在Prog. Mater. Sci.、Adv. Funct. Mater.、Appl. Phys. Lett.、Opt. Exp.等国内外有较大影响的学术期刊上发表论文120余篇，其中SCI收录110篇，论文SCI他引600余篇次，申请国家发明专利16项（已获授权6项）。2009年获首届华南理工大学"我最喜爱的导师"。
研究方向：掺稀土特种光学玻璃与玻璃光纤、光学功能材料
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Recent selected publications:
1. QY Zhang*, XY Huang, "Recent progress in quantum cutting phosphors", Prog. Mater. Sci., 2010, 55：353-427 （IF=20.846）
2. XY Huang, QY Zhang*, “Near-infrared quantum cutting via cooperative energy transfer in Gd2O3:Bi3+,Yb3+ phosphors”, J. Appl. Phys., 2010, 107: 063505
3. QY Zhang*, JQ Xu, YM Zhao, XH Ji, SP Lau, "Fabrication of Large-scale Single crystalline PrB6 Nanorods and their Temperature-dependent Electron Field Emission", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009,19,742
4. XP Chen, Huang XY, QY Zhang*, "Concentration-dependent Pr3+-Yb3+ down conversion phosphor", J. App. Phys., 2009, 106: 063518
5. XY Huang, QY Zhang*, "Efficient near-infrared down conversion in Zn2SiO4:Tb,Yb thin-films", J. Appl. Phys., 2009, 105: 053521
6. XY Huang, DCYu, QY Zhang*, “Enhanced near-infrared quantum cutting in GdBO3:Tb3+,Yb3+ phosphors by Ce3+ co-doping”, J. Appl. Phys., 2009, 106: 113521
7. XH Ji, QY Zhang*, SP Lau, A Sedhain, JY Lin, and HX Jiang, "Temperature-dependent photoluminescence and electron field emission properties of large-scale single-crystalline AlN nanotip arrays", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2009, 94: 173106
8. XH Ji, QY Zhang*, ZY Lin, SP Lau, “Stress and its effect on optical properties of AlN nanorods", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2009, 95:233105
9. Q Qian, QY Zhang*, GF Yang, ZM Yang, ZH Jiang, “Enhanced broadband near-infrared emission from Bi-doped glasses by codoping with metal oxides", J. Appl. Phys., 2008, 104: 043518
10. DM Shi, QY Zhang*, "Enhanced 1.47-um emission and lowered upconversion of Tm-doped gallate-germanium-bismuth-lead glass by codoping rare earths", J. Appl. Phys., 2008, 104: 123517
11. JQ Xu, YM Zhao, QY Zhang*, "Enhanced electron field emission from single-crystalline LaB6 nanowires with ambient temperature", J. Appl. Phys., 2008, 104: 124306
12. QY Zhang*, GF Yang, ZH Jiang, "Cooperative downconversion in GdAl3(BO3)4: RE, Yb (RE=Pr, Tb, and Tm)", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2007, 91: 051903
13. QY Zhang*, CH Yang, ZH Jiang, XH Ji, "Concentration-dependent near-infrared quantum cutting in GdBO3:Tb,Yb nanophosphors", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2007, 90: 061914
14. QY Zhang*, CH Yang, YX Pan, "Cooperative quantum cutting in one-dimensional (YbxGd1-x) Al3(BO3)4:Tb nanorods", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2007, 90: 021107
15. QY Zhang*, T Li, DM Shi, ZH Jiang, "Effects of PbF2 doping on structure and spectroscopic properties of Ga2O3 -GeO2-Bi2O3-PbO glasses doped with rare-earths", J. Appl. Phys., 2006, 99: 033510
16. QY Zhang*, T Li, ZH Jiang, et al.,"980-nm laser-diode-excited intense blue-upconversion in Tm/Yb- codoped gallate-bismuth-lead glasses", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2005, 87: 171911
17. QY Zhang*, K Pita, LP Zuo and S. Takahashi, "Temperature-insensitive Ge-B-SiO2 planar lightwave circuits by inductively coupled plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition", Appl. Phys. Lett., 2004, 84: 1638-1640
18. QY Zhang*. "Enhanced ultraviolet photosensitivity and lowered temperature-dependent performance of Ge-doped SiO2 planar waveguides with boron doping", Opt. Exp., 2005, 13: 8717-8720
19. W J Zhang, Q. Y. Zhang*, Q J Chen, Q Qian, Z. M. Yang, et al. "Enhanced 2.0 μm emission and gain coefficient of transparent glass ceramic containing BaF2: Ho3+, Tm3+ nanocrystals", Opt. Exp., 2009, 17: 20952-20958
20. SH Xu, ZM Yang, T. Liu, W. N. Zhang, Z. M. Feng, QY Zhang*, ZH Jiang, “An efficient compact 300 mW narrow-linewidth single frequency fiber laser at 1.5 μm”, Opt. Exp., 2010, 18: 1249-1254.
