科研工作：先後在“化學”、“低能離子及表面科學”、“納米材料”、“半導體材料及器件”、“器件及材料設計、研製與理論分析”、“非製冷紅外探測器”、“非製冷太赫茲探測器”、“電磁超材料”、“紅外及太赫茲光譜學”、“DAST化學、物理及器件”等領域從事基礎及套用研究。曾在《Journal of the American Chemical Society》、《Advanced Functional Materials》、《Scientific Reports》、《Journal of Materials Chemistry》、《Journal of Physical Chemistry》、《Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics》、《RSC Advances》、《Applied Surface Science》、《Journal of physics D: Applied Physics》、《Nanoscale Research Letters》、《Thin Solid Films》、《Journal of Crystal Growth》、《Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing》、《Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids》、《Wear》、《Vacuum》、《IEEE》、《SPIE》等美國、德國、英國、荷蘭的數十種國際著名學術刊物，以及《物理學報》、《光學學報》、《半導體學報》、《紅外與毫米波學報》、《光譜學與光譜分析》等多種國內一級刊物上發表學術論文約80篇，包括多個學科的多種國際頂尖刊物，被SCI收錄論文50餘篇、EI收錄論文60餘篇，SCI引用數百次。以第一發明人申請美國發明專利、中國發明專利、中國國防發明專利22項，其中已授權17項。主持或參與完成了國家重大專項（電子科技大學）、國家973（北京大學）、國家863（清華大學）、國家自然科學基金-面上（電子科技大學）等多項重要的科研項目。曾多次解決不同重大科研項目的多個關鍵技術問題，為多項重大項目的順利完成做出重要貢獻，獲多項創新成果。 教學及人才培養：先後擔任清華大學、電子科技大學的多門本科生課程及研究生課程教學。培養與協助培養博士、碩士研究生35名（已畢業23名）、本科生數十人，指導學生獲得全國優秀論文、成電十傑、校優秀論文、優秀或重點科研項目等。
研究方向
目前主要研究方向：（1）非製冷紅外探測器；（2）非製冷太赫茲探測器；（3）電磁超材料；（4）紅外及太赫茲光譜學。
獲獎情況
2013年獲國家國防技術發明三等獎，2014年獲四川省科技進步一等獎。
主要論著
近期代表性學術論文：
[1] Xiangdong Xu*, Ziqiang Sun, Kai Fan, Yadong Jiang, Rui Huang, Yuejiang Wen, Qiong He & Tianhong Ao, “Conversion of 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4’-N’-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate (DAST) from a Simple Optical Material to a Versatile Optoelectronic Material”, Scientific Reports, 5, 12269 (2015).
[2] Xiangdong Xu*, Long Huang, Kai Fan, Yadong Jiang, Ziqiang Sun, Qiong He, Tianhong Ao, Rui Huang, Yuejiang Wen, Chunqiang Ma, “Electrical and Optical Properties of 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4’-N’-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate (DAST) Modified by Carbon Nanotubes”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2, 2394-2403 (2014).
[3] Qiong He, Xiangdong Xu*, Meng Wang, Minghui Sun, Yadong Jiang, Jie Yao, Tianhong Ao, “Chemical Structures and Physical Properties of Vanadium Oxide Films Modified by Single-Walled Carbon nanotubes”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 1422-1428 (2016).
[4] Yuejiang Wen, Xiangdong Xu*, Minghui Sun, Qiong He, Meng Wang, Yu Gu, Yadong Jiang, Zelin Dai, Zhegeng Chen, Tianhong Ao, “Electrical and Optical Polarization Responses of Composite Films Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotubes”, RSC Advances, 5, 86811-86816 (2015).
[5] Xiangdong Xu, Yinchuan Wang, Zhongfan Liu, Ruguang Zhao, “A New Route to Large-Scale Synthesis of Silicon Nanowires in Ultrahigh Vacuum”, Advanced Functional Materials, 17 (11), 1729-1734 (2007).
[6] Xiangdong Xu*, Huile Zhang, Liangchang Zhang, Zhi Wang, Yadong Jiang, Zhiming Wu, “Stress Engineering of SiNx Films for Modifying Optical and Mechanical Properties”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (11), 4634-4640 (2009).
[7] Xiangdong Xu*, Shibin Li, Yinchuan Wang, Taijun Fan, Yadong Jiang, Long Huang, Qiong He, Tianhong Ao, “Silicon Nanowires Prepared by Electron Beam Evaporation in Ultrahigh Vacuum”, Nanoscale Research Letters, 7 (1), 243-1-7 (2012).
[8] Xiangdong Xu*, Liangchang Zhang, Long Huang, Qiong He, Taijun Fan, Zhuo Yang, Yadong Jiang, Zhanping Li, “A Comparison of Structures and Properties of SiNx and SiOx Films Prepared by PECVD”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358 (1), 99-106 (2012).
[9] Xiangdong Xu*, Qiong He, Taijun Fan, Yadong Jiang, Long Huang, Tianhong Ao, Chunqian Ma, “Hard and relaxed a-SiNxHy Films prepared by PECVD: Structure analysis and formation mechanism”, Applied Surface Science, 264, 823-831 (2013).
[10] Xiangdong Xu*, Dong Zhou, Qiong He, Yadong Jiang, Taijun Fan, Long Huang, Tianhong Ao, Shaowei He, “Chemical Control of Physical Properties in Silicon Nitride Films”, Applied Physics A:
研究方向
目前主要研究方向：（1）非製冷紅外探測器；（2）非製冷太赫茲探測器；（3）電磁超材料；（4）紅外及太赫茲光譜學。
獲獎情況
2013年獲國家國防技術發明三等獎，2014年獲四川省科技進步一等獎。
主要論著
近期代表性學術論文：
[1] Xiangdong Xu*, Ziqiang Sun, Kai Fan, Yadong Jiang, Rui Huang, Yuejiang Wen, Qiong He & Tianhong Ao, “Conversion of 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4’-N’-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate (DAST) from a Simple Optical Material to a Versatile Optoelectronic Material”, Scientific Reports, 5, 12269 (2015).
[2] Xiangdong Xu*, Long Huang, Kai Fan, Yadong Jiang, Ziqiang Sun, Qiong He, Tianhong Ao, Rui Huang, Yuejiang Wen, Chunqiang Ma, “Electrical and Optical Properties of 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4’-N’-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate (DAST) Modified by Carbon Nanotubes”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2, 2394-2403 (2014).
[3] Qiong He, Xiangdong Xu*, Meng Wang, Minghui Sun, Yadong Jiang, Jie Yao, Tianhong Ao, “Chemical Structures and Physical Properties of Vanadium Oxide Films Modified by Single-Walled Carbon nanotubes”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 1422-1428 (2016).
[4] Yuejiang Wen, Xiangdong Xu*, Minghui Sun, Qiong He, Meng Wang, Yu Gu, Yadong Jiang, Zelin Dai, Zhegeng Chen, Tianhong Ao, “Electrical and Optical Polarization Responses of Composite Films Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotubes”, RSC Advances, 5, 86811-86816 (2015)
. [5] Xiangdong Xu, Yinchuan Wang, Zhongfan Liu, Ruguang Zhao, “A New Route to Large-Scale Synthesis of Silicon Nanowires in Ultrahigh Vacuum”, Advanced Functional Materials, 17 (11), 1729-1734 (2007).
[6] Xiangdong Xu*, Huile Zhang, Liangchang Zhang, Zhi Wang, Yadong Jiang, Zhiming Wu, “Stress Engineering of SiNx Films for Modifying Optical and Mechanical Properties”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 (11), 4634-4640 (2009)
. [7] Xiangdong Xu*, Shibin Li, Yinchuan Wang, Taijun Fan, Yadong Jiang, Long Huang, Qiong He, Tianhong Ao, “Silicon Nanowires Prepared by Electron Beam Evaporation in Ultrahigh Vacuum”, Nanoscale Research Letters, 7 (1), 243-1-7 (2012).
[8] Xiangdong Xu*, Liangchang Zhang, Long Huang, Qiong He, Taijun Fan, Zhuo Yang, Yadong Jiang, Zhanping Li, “A Comparison of Structures and Properties of SiNx and SiOx Films Prepared by PECVD”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358 (1), 99-106 (2012
. [9] Xiangdong Xu*, Qiong He, Taijun Fan, Yadong Jiang, Long Huang, Tianhong Ao, Chunqian Ma, “Hard and relaxed a-SiNxHy Films prepared by PECVD: Structure analysis and formation mechanism”, Applied Surface Science, 264, 823-831 (2013).
[10] Xiangdong Xu*, Dong Zhou, Qiong He, Yadong Jiang, Taijun Fan, Long Huang, Tianhong Ao, Shaowei He, “Chemical Control of Physical Properties in Silicon Nitride Films”, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 111 (3), 867-876 (2013)
[11] 劉一客（本科生），劉禹彤（本科生），許向東*，閆微等,“棕樹葉的形貌、成分及光譜特性研究”，物理學報，第64卷第6期，068701（2015）
. [12] 馬春前，許向東*，鄒蕊矯，劉一客等,“有機官能團的太赫茲光譜特徵研究”，光譜學與光譜分析，第35卷第4期，870-874（2015）.
[13] 敖天宏，許向東*，黃銳，蔣亞東等，“介質層對超材料太赫茲回響特性的控制規律研究”，紅外與毫米波學報，第34卷第3期，333-339（2015）.
[14] 黃銳，許向東*，敖天宏，何瓊等，“太赫茲超材料回響頻率及頻帶的調控研究”，紅外與毫米波學報，第34卷第1期，44-50（2015）.
[15] 馬春前，許向東*，丁廉，劉一客等，“飽和一元醇遠紅外光譜的測試及仿真研究”，光譜學與光譜分析，第34卷第4期，1-6（2014）. [16] 何瓊, 許向東*, 溫粵江, 蔣亞東等, “溶膠凝膠製備氧化釩薄膜的生長機理及光電特性”, 物理學報, 第62卷第5期, 056802 (2013).
[17] 溫粵江（本科生）, 許向東*, 何瓊, 樊泰君等, “氧化釩-碳納米管複合薄膜的製備及特性研究”,光學學報, 第32卷第5期, 0531002 (2012).
[18] 楊卓, 許向東*, 敖天宏, 王志等, “雙層紅外微測輻射熱計的微橋結構仿真”, 紅外與雷射工程, 第41卷第7期, 1677-1683 (2012).
