Wei Xue, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Departments:
wxue@wsu.edu
Phone: (360) 546-9250
Located in Engineering and Computer Science (VECS) 301W
Support Staff: Susanna Maria

Wei Xue received his B.S. (1997) and M.S. (2000) in Electrical Engineering from Shandong University, China, and received his Ph.D. (2007) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN. Dr. Xue joined the Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University Vancouver in August 2007 as an Assistant Professor. His main research interest includes microfabrication techniques, nanotechnology, polymer/silicon microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), micro/nano electronics, chemical and biological sensors, and modeling. Dr. Xue is a member of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), and ACS (American Chemical Society).

Research Website: http://research.vancouver.wsu.edu/microsensors-lab (Microsensors and Microelectronics Laboratory)

Research Opportunities: we are looking for self-motivated full-time and part-time assistants (graduate students, undergraduate students, and volunteers) to work on research projects. We welcome students with different backgrounds: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, and chemistry. If you are interested in learning MEMS and nanotechnology, understanding microelectronics and sensors, and gaining hands-on experience in the cleanroom, please contact Dr. Wei Xue for more information.

Office Hour (Spring 2012): Monday/Wednesday 9:30-10:30.

Courses

Course ID Title Meeting Time Location Semester Syllabus
MECH 431 Semiconductor Devices M,W 13:25-14:40 VECS 122 Spring 2012
MECH 450/550 Micro and Nano Technology M,W 16:15-18:45 VMMC 23 Spring 2012

Research

Dr. Wei Xue's research interests are in the areas of micro/nano electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), micro/nano electronics, biosensors, semiconductor microfabrication, and nanofabrication.

Recent Publications

  1. Nan Lei, Pengfei Li, Wei Xue, and Jie Xu, "Simple graphene chemiresistors as pH sensors: fabrication and characterization," Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 22, No. 10, p. 107022, August, 2011. (download)
  2. Pengfei Li, Caleb M. Martin, Kan Kan Yeung, and Wei Xue, “Dielectrophoresis aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes as pH sensors,” Biosensors, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 23-35, January 2011. (download)
  3. Pengfei Li and Wei Xue, “Selective deposition and alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes assisted by dielectrophoresis: from thin films to individual nanotubes,” Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 1072-1078, June 2010. (download)
  4. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Thin-film transistors with controllable mobilities based on layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotube composites,” Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 53, No. 9, pp. 1050-1055, September 2009. (download)
  5. Xiaolin Chen, Wei Cui, and Wei Xue, “Process modeling and device-package simulation for optimization of MEMS gyroscopes,” Computer-Aided Design and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 375-386, June 2009. (download)
  6. Miao Lu, Dongjin Lee, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “Flexible and disposable immunosensors based on layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotubes and biomolecules,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 150, No. 2, pp. 280-285, March 2009. (download)
  7. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Self-assembled carbon nanotube multilayer resistors and nanotube/nanoparticle thin-film resistors as pH sensors,” Sensor Letters, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 675-681, October 2008. (download)
  8. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “A thin-film transistor based acetylcholine sensor using self-assembled carbon nanotubes and SiO2 nanoparticles,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 134, No. 2, pp. 981-987, September 2008. (download)
  9. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Electrical and electromechanical characteristics of self-assembled carbon nanotube thin films on flexible substrates,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 145-146, pp. 330-335, July-August 2008. (download)
  10. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “A high-resolution amperometric acetylcholine sensor based on nano-assembled carbon nanotube and acetylcholinesterase thin films,” Journal of Nano Research, Vol. 1, pp. 1-9, January 2008. (download)
  11. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Polymer magnetic microactuators fabricated with hot embossing and layer-by-layer nano self-assembly,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 2647-2653, August 2007. (download)
  12. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Carbon nanotube micropatterns and cantilever array fabricated with layer-by-layer nano self-assembly,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 136, No. 2, pp. 510-517, May 2007. (download)
  13. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Characterization of layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotube multilayer thin films,” Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, No. 14, pp. 145709, April 2007. (download)
  14. Wei Xue, Yi Liu, and Tianhong Cui, “High-mobility transistors based on nano-assembled carbon nanotube semiconducting layer and SiO2 nanoparticle dielectric layer,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, No. 16, pp. 163512.1-3, October 2006. (download)
  15. Jing Wang, Wei Xue, Naidu V. Seetala, Xueyuan Nie, Efstathios I. Meletis, and Tianhong Cui, “A micromachined wide-bandwidth magnetic field sensor based on all-PMMA electron tunneling transducer,” IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 97-105, Feburary 2006. (cover article) (download)
  16. Wei Xue, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Modeling and design of polymer-based tunneling accelerometers by ANSYS/MATLAB,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 468-472, August 2005. (download)
  17. Wei Xue, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Highly sensitive micromachined tunneling sensors,” Optical and Precision Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 491-503, October 2004. (invited paper)
  18. Jing Wang, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “A combinative technique to fabricate hot embossing master for PMMA tunneling sensors,” Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 329-333, May 2004. (download)

Education

  • Ph.D. 2007 Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • M.S. 2000 Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, China
  • B.S. 1997 Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, China