研究方向： 太陽電池；納米材料；電漿診斷和模擬
科研項目、成果、獲獎、專利等情況： 在研科研項目:
1、科技部計畫重大科學問題導向項目“高效低成本新型薄膜光伏材料及器件的基礎研究”973項目，06課題，2011.1-2015.8；
2、基於矽基薄膜太陽電池沉積過程中的瞬態與穩態電漿空間反應機理研究，國家自然科學基金，2010.01-2012.12；
3、基於單室沉積大面積微晶矽的疊層薄膜太陽電池組件中試技術的研發，天津市科技支撐項目，2012.01-2015.12；
已完成科研項目：
1、薄膜太陽電池成套關鍵技術 國家重點‘863 ‘項目，2009.1-2011.12；
2、單室沉積高效非晶矽/微晶矽疊層薄膜太陽電池關鍵技術的研發，天津市科技支撐項目，2008.4-2011.3；
3、單室低成本新型高效矽基薄膜疊層電池製造技術研究，國家‘863 ‘項目，2007.12-2010.12；
4、採用二維自適應流體模型對高速度微晶矽生長機理的研究，國家自然科學基金，2006.01-2008.12；
5、超聲噴鍍P型ZnO1薄膜沉積機理及其特性研究，天津市基金，2005.4-2007.12；
代表性鑑定成果:
1. 單室沉積高效非晶矽/微晶矽疊層太陽電池及組件的研究(成果登記號：津科成鑒字S(2010)279號) 國際先進 排名1；
2. 高速沉積高效非晶矽/微晶矽疊層太陽電池及組件 國際先進 教育部 排名2；
3. 大面積非晶矽/微晶矽疊層太陽電池組件中試生產技術研發 國際先進 教育部 排名2；
代表性發明專利:
1. 超聲噴霧熱分解噴頭, 發明專利，授權
2. 矽基薄膜太陽電池用視窗材料及其製備技術, 發明專利，授權
3. 矽基薄膜太陽電池用背反射電極及其製備方法， 發明專利，授權
4. 改善單室沉積本徵微晶矽薄膜的製備方法，發明專利， 授權
5. 矽薄膜太陽電池集成組件及其製備技術 , 發明專利，授權
6. 矽基薄膜太陽電池用視窗材料及其製備方法, 發明專利，，授權
7. 可獲得均勻電場的大面積VHF-PECVD反應室異形電極, 發明專利，授權
8. 一種可獲得均勻電場的大面積VHF-PECVD反應室電, 發明專利， 授權
撰寫論文、專著、教材等： 近3年代表性論文：
1、Susu Yang, Yanfeng Wang, Lisha Bai, Bofei Liu, Jun Fan, Xu Yang, Huixu Zhao, Chanchun Wei, Qian Huang, Xinliang Chen, Guangcai Wang,Ying Zhao and Xiaodan Zhang*, Transparent double-period electrode with effective light management for thin film solar cells, RSC Adv. 3(2013)208–214
2、Yanfeng Wang, Xiaodan Zhang*, Lisha Bai, Qian Huang, Changchun Wei, and Ying Zhao, “Effective light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells from textured Al doped ZnO substrates with broad surface feature distributions”, Applied Physics Letters, 100 263508 (2012);
3、Zhinan Jia, Xiaodan Zhang*,Yang Liu, Jun Ma, Caichi Liu, Ying Zhao, Conductive white back reflector and scatter based on ZnO nanostructure arrays for harvesting solar energy, Nano Energy 1(2012) 783–788
4、Qian Huang, Yang Liu, Susu Yang, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang*, “Hydrogen mediated self-textured zinc oxide films for silicon thin film solar cells”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 103 (2012) 134-139;
5、X. X. Zheng, X. D. Zhang *, et al., Effect of the n/p tunnel junction on the performance of a-Si: H/a-Si: H/c-Si:H triple-junction solar cells, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 101(2012)15–21
6、Shengzhi Xu, Xiaodan Zhang, Huizhi Ren, Changchun Wei, Ying Zhao, Initial transient status during silicon thin film deposition under high pressure, Thin Solid Films 521 (2012) 27–29
7、He Zhang, Xiaodan Zhang*, Guofu Hou, Changchun Wei, Jian Sun, Xinhua Geng, Shaozhen Xiong, Ying Zhao, The microstructure and optical properties of p-type microcrystalline silicon thin films characterized by ex-situ spectroscopic ellipsometry, Thin Solid Films 521 (2012) 17–21
8、Qian Huang, Yanfeng Wang, Shuo Wang, Dekun Zhang, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang*, Transparent conductive ZnO:B films deposited by magnetron sputtering, Thin Solid Films 520 (2012) 5960–5964
9、Xiaodan Zhang, Guanghong Wang, Xinxia Zheng, Changhcun Wei, Xinhua Geng, Shaozhen. Xiong, Ying Zhao, A pre-hydrogen glow method to improve the producibility of intrinsic microcrystalline silicon film deposition in a single-chamber system, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 95 (2011) 2448-2453
10、He Zhang, Xiaodan Zhang*,Changchun Wei, Jian Sun, Xinhua Geng, Shaozhen Xiong, Ying Zhao, Microstructure characterization of microcrystalline silicon thin films deposited by very high frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition by spectroscopic ellipsometry, Thin Solid Films, 520 (2011) 861-865
11、Shengzhi Xu, Xiaodan Zhang*,Yang Li, Shaozhen Xiong, Xinhua Geng, Ying Zhao, Improve silane utilization for silicon thin film deposition at high rate, Thin Solid Films, 520 (2011) 694-696
12、Xiaodan Zhang, Xinxia Zheng, Guanghong Wang, Ying Zhao, Initial growth of intrinsic microcrystalline silicon thin film: Dependence on pre-hydrogen glow discharge and substrate surface morphology, Applied Surface Science，257 (2011) 3014-3019
13、Xiaodan Zhang, Qian Huang, Yanfeng Wang, Yang Liu, Xinliang Chen, Ying Zhao “Advanced light trapping materials: Double layer ZnO:B based transparent conductive oxide”, Thin Solid Films 520 (2011) 1186-1191;
14、Baochen Jiao, Xiaodan Zhang*, Changchun Wei, Jian Sun, Qian Huang, Ying Zhao, Effect of acetic acid on ZnO:In transparent conductive oxide prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis, Thin Solid Films 520 (2011) 1323-1329.
15、Wang Guang-Hong, Zhang Xiao-Dan*, Xu Sheng-Zhi,Zheng Xin-Xia, Wei Chang-Chun, Sun Jian, Xiong Shao-Zhen, Geng Xin-Hua, and Zhao Ying, Reduction of the phosphorus contamination for plasma deposition of p i n microcrystalline silicon solar cells in a single chamber, Chin. Phys. B, 19(2010)098102.
講授課程： 光伏材料與器件概論; 電漿放電原理與套用
社會兼職： 太陽能學會會員; 太陽能學報編委；天津市可再生能源學會會員；天津真空學會會員
