2013年5月24日下午，张超同学顺利通过其博士学位论文答辩，其博士论文的题目为“石墨烯复合材料的制备、结构及性能研究”。张超同学在攻读博士学位期间所发表的部分代表作如下：
1. Chao Zhang, Weng Weei Tjiu, Wei Fan, Shu Huang, Tianxi Liu*. A novel approach for transferring water-dispersible graphene nanosheets into organic media. J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22(23), 11748–11754.
2. Chao Zhang, Shu Huang, Weng Weei Tjiu, Wei Fan, Tianxi Liu*. Facile preparation of water-dispersible graphene sheets stabilized by acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes and their poly(vinyl alcohol) composites. J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22(6), 2427–2434.
3. Chao Zhang, Tianxi Liu*. A review on hybridization modification of graphene and its polymer
nanocomposites. Chinese Science Bulletin (in English), 2012, 57(23), 3010–3021.
4. Chao Zhang, Weng Weei Tjiu, Wei Fan, Zhe Yang, Shu Huang, Tianxi Liu*. Aqueous stabilization of graphene sheets using exfoliated montmorillonite nanoplatelets for multifunctional free-standing hybrid films via vacuum-assisted self-assembly. J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21(44), 18011–18017.
5. Chao Zhang, Weng Weei Tjiu, Tianxi Liu*, Wui Yi Lui, In Yee Phang, Wei-De Zhang*. Dramatically enhanced mechanical performance of nylon-6 magnetic composites with nanostructured hybrid one-dimensional carbon nanotube - two-dimensional clay nanoplatelet heterostructures. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2011, 115(13), 3392–3399.
6. Chao Zhang, Lulu Ren, Xiaoyan Wang, Tianxi Liu*. Graphene oxide-assisted dispersion of pristine multiwalled carbon nanotubes in aqueous media. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114(26), 11435–11440.
7. Chao Zhang, Tianxi Liu*, Xuehong Lu*. Facile fabrication of polystyrene / carbon nanotube composite nanospheres with core-shell structure via self-assembly. Polymer, 2010, 51(16), 3715–3721.
8. Chao Zhang, Shuzhong Guo, Weizhi Wang, Tianxi Liu*. Fluorinated multi-walled carbon nanotubes and fabrication of polyurethane composite films with hydrophobic surface. Acta Chimica Sinica (in Chinese), 2009, 67(9), 1001–1007.
9. Chao Zhang, Weng Weei Tjiu, Tianxi Liu*. One-pot hydrothermal synthesis and reusable oil-adsorbing properties of porous carbonaceous monoliths using multi-walled carbon nanotubes as templates. RSC Advances, 2013, 3(35), 14938-14941.
10. Chao Zhang, Weng Weei Tjiu, T. X. Liu*
All-carbon composite paper as a flexible conducting substrate for the direct growth of polyaniline particles and its applications in supercapacitors
Polym. Chem., 2013, DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00699A.