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Xianfan Xu

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1980
Laser Material Processing TechniquesNear-Field Optical MicroscopyPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchThermal properties of materialsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma

Publications

338

Citations

18,951

Est. group size

~13

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Xianfan Xu's research focuses on how heat, light, and electrical charge move through very small and nanoscale structures, including thin films, semiconductors, and specially engineered materials. This work supports applications such as thermoelectric devices (which convert heat to electricity), advanced 3D printing with light, magnetic data storage, and improving heat management in electronic devices. Much of the work involves developing ultrafast laser-based measurement techniques to observe these processes at extremely short timescales and small length scales.

Nanoscale heat transfer and thermal conductivityUltrafast laser-based measurement techniquesPlasmonics and nanophotonic structuresThermal management in electronic and semiconductor devicesLight-based 3D printing and optical materials

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a notable dip around 2022 followed by a partial recovery, resulting in a lower average output over the last five years compared to earlier years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 17 publications17172018: 9 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nano Letters×9
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×5
  • ACS Photonics×4
  • Advanced Functional Materials×4
  • Nanotechnology×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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