2007年于吉林大学化学学院获得高分子材料与工程学士学位； 2012年于吉林大学化学学院超分子材料与工程国家重点实验室获得高分子化学与物理博士学位(导师：杨柏教授)

2012年-2014年于厦门大学化学化工学院固体物理表面化学国家重点实验室从事博士后工作(合作导师：田中群院士)； 2014年-2017年：东北大学理学院化学系，讲师； 2016年-2017年：美国Rice大学电子工程系，访问学者； 2018年至今：东北大学理学院化学系，副教授；

. 基于“点接触”纳米间隙阵列结构制备高性能钯氢电学传感器，国家自然科学基金青年基金（编号：21503037，2016-2018） 2. 基于金属壳层纳米粒子构筑高性能表面增强红外光谱基底，辽宁省科技厅博士启动基金（编号：201501149，2015-2017） 3. 超薄金壳层纳米粒子的制备及组装，东北大学基本科研业务费（编号：150504005， 2016-2017）

代表性论文 1. Xuemin Zhang*, et al. “Optimally Designed Gold Nanorattles with Strong Built-in Hotspots and Weak Polarization Dependence” Nanotechnology2017, 28, 495201. 2. Xuemin Zhang*, et al. “Metallic Nanoshells with Sub-10 nm Thickness and Their Performance as Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopy Substrate” ACS Appl. Mater. Interface2016, 8, 9889. 3. Xuemin Zhang*, et al. “Optical properties of SiO2@M (M=Au, Pd, Pt) core–shell nanoparticles: material dependence and damping mechanisms” J. Mater. Chem. C2015, 3, 2282. 4. Zhongqun Tian* and Xuemin Zhang“Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Early History, Principles, Methods and Experiments.” In Developments in Electrochemistry: Science Inspired by Martin Fleischmann, 2014, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. 5. Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, Bai Yang et al. “Panchromatic Plasmonic Color Patterns: from Embedded Ag Nanohole Arrays to Elevated Ag Nanohole Arrays” J. Mater. Chem. C2013, 1, 933. 6. Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, Bai Yang et al. “Elevated Ag Nanohole Arrays for High Performance Plasmonic Sensors Based on Extraordinary Optical Transmission” J. Mater. Chem.2012, 22, 8903. 7. Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, Bai Yang et al. “Thermal-induced Surface Plasmon Band Shift of Gold Nanoparticle Monolayer: Morphology and Refractive Index Sensitivity” Nanotechnology2010, 21, 465702 (1-10). 8. Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, and Bai Yang et al. “Photoinduced Cleaning of Water-soluble Dyes on Patterned Superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic Substrates” Nanoscale2010, 2, 277. 9. Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang, Bai Yang* et al. “Morphology and Wettability Control of Silicon Cone Arrays Using Colloidal Lithography” Langmuir2009, 25, 7375. 10. Songyuan Ding, Xuemin Zhang, Zhongqun Tian* et al. “Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS): General introduction” In Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. 2014. DOI:10.1002/9780470027318.a9276. 11. Shunsheng Ye, Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, Bai Yang et al. “High-Performance Plasmonic Sensors Based on Two-Dimensional Ag Nanowell Crystals Adv. Opt. Mater. 2014, 2, 779. 12. Zibo Li, Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, Bai Yang et al. “The Fabrication of Long-range Ordered Nanocrescent Structures based on Colloidal Lithography and Parallel Imprinting” Nanotechnology2013, 24, 105307 (1-10). 13. Jing Xie, Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang*, Yang Bai et al. “Low Electric Field Intensity and Thermotropic Tuning Surface Plasmon Band Shift of Gold Island Film by Liquid Crystals” J. Phys. Chem. C2012, 116, 2720. 14. Zhiyu Ren, Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang, Bai Yang* et al. “Building cavities in microspheres and Nanospheres” Nanotechnology2009, 20, 065305. 15. Zhiyu Ren, Xuemin Zhang, Junhu Zhang, Bai Yang* et al. “Assembly of Non-close-packed 3D Colloidal Crystals from 2D Ones in a Polymer Matrix via in situ Layer-by-layer Photopolymerization” J. Mater. Chem.2008, 18, 3536. 16. Junhu Zhang, Yunfeng Li, Xuemin Zhang, Bai Yang* “Colloidal Self-Assembly Meets Nanofabrication: From Two Dimensional Colloidal Crystals to Nanostructure Arrays” Adv. Mater.2010, 22, 4249. 17. Liying Cui, Junhu Zhang, Xuemin Zhang, Bai Yang* et al. “Suppression of the Coffee Ring Effect by Hydrosoluble Polymer Additives” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2012, 4, 2775.