1992年毕业于桂林理工大学,学士学位;
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。
1998年7月-2000年10月任同济大学物理系、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作访问研究。
2003年10月迄今任华南理工大学教授、博士生导师。
现任华南理工大学光通信材料研究所所长、发光材料与器件国家重点实验室功能材料室主任。
现任《Journal of Spectroscopy and Dynamics》、《Physics Express》、《光学技术》等期刊编委。
为本科生讲授“光电子材料”,为研究生讲授“光电子材料与器件”、“材料科学进展”等课程。
(1)光学玻璃与激光玻璃;(2)稀土光学功能材料;(3)掺稀土玻璃光纤及器件;(4)稀土光电子材料。
现在读博士生5人,硕士生4人(已毕业博士生5人、硕士生10人),其中5人通过国家公派研究生项目出国联合培养学习1年。毕业生主要在国内高校,合资公司工作或在国外从事博士后工作。
2011获国家杰出青年科学基金。在稀土光功能材料、特种光学玻璃、掺稀土玻璃光纤及器件等方向主持国家杰出青年科学基金、国家自然科学基金重点项目、教育部博士点基金、“973”预研项目等多项。
研究工作先后在Prog. Mater. Sci.(IF=16.579)、Mater. Sci. Eng. R: Reports (IF=19.75)、Adv. Funct. Mater.、Appl. Phys. Lett、Opt. Exp.等上发表SCI论文100余篇,论文SCI他引1500余次,获授权国家发明专利7项。
1. QY Zhang*, XY Huang, "Recent progress in quantum cutting phosphors", Prog. Mater. Sci., 2010, 55:353-427 (IF=16.579)
2. S Ye, F Xiao, YX Pan, YY Ma, QY Zhang*,“Phosphors in phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes: Recent advances in materials,techniques and properties", Mater. Sci. Eng. R: Reports, 2010, 71: 1-34.(IF=19.75)
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.