2006，2010年于西南交通大学材料科学与工程学院分别获得学士/硕士学位。2013年获得法国巴黎中央理工学院能源学博士学位

2014-2016年在美国明尼苏达大学机械工程学院作博士后研究。2016年作为引进人才加盟西南交通大学物理科学与技术学院，

目前主持国家自然科学基金面上项目一项、四川省科技厅国际合作项目一项。[1] 碲化铋-碲化铅和硅化镁-硅锗分段热电材料界面能量输运性质的研究，国家自然科学基金，面上项目 （62 万元）2018-2021年，主持。 [2] 高效纳米线热电材料的结构设计、制备与表征，四川省国际科技合作与交流研发项目 （20 万元）2018-2020年，主持。

在国际顶级期刊 Phys. Rev. Lett., Nat. Commun., J Mater. Chem. A, ACS Adv. Mater. & Interf., Phys. Rev. B，Appl. Phys. Lett., J Phys. Chem. C, PCCP 上发表科研论文40余篇，论文被引用次数700余次, h-index=15, i10-index=20。2017年至今发表论文列表（第一或通讯作者）： [10] Hou, J., Chen, M., Zhou, Y., Bian, L., Dong, F., Tang, Y., Ni, Y.*, and Zhang, H.* (2020) Regulating the effect of element doping on the CO2 capture performance of kaolinite: A density functional theory study. Applied Surface Science, 512, 145642. IF: 5.2 [9] Ni, Y.*, Zhang, H., Hu, S., Wang, H., Volz, S., and Xiong, S.* (2019). Interface diffusion-induced phonon localization in two-dimensional lateral heterostructures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 114, 118608. IF: 4.3 [8] Hu, S., Zhang, H., Xiong, S., Zhang, H., Wang, H., Chen, Y., Volz, S., and Ni, Y.* (2019). Screw dislocation induced phonon transport suppression in SiGe superlattices. Physical Review B, 100, 075432. IF:3.8 [7] J. Hou, B. Liu, Y. Zhang, X. Lu, C. Liu, Y. Tang, M. Wang, F. Dong, Y. Ni* and H. Zhang* (2019). Atomistic understanding of interfacial interactions between bone morphogenetic protein-7 and graphene with different oxidation degrees. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00324J [6] Zhang, H., Hu, S., Wang, H., Chen, Y., Wang, H., & Ni, Y.* (2019). Thermal transport in three-dimensional carbon honeycombs. Chinese Journal of Physics, 59, 567-571. IF: 2.5 [5] Zhang, H., Xiong, S., Wang, H., Volz, S., & Ni, Y.* (2019). Thermal transport in graphene/h-BN lateral heterostructures with interface compositional diffusion. EPL 125, 46001. IF: 1.9 [4] Sun, S., Meng, F., Xu, Y., He, J., Ni, Y.* & Wang, H.* (2019). Flexible, auxetic and strain-tunable two dimensional penta-X2C family as water splitting photocatalysts with high carrier mobility. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, 7791-7799. IF: 10.7 [3] Zhang, H., Wang, H., Xiong, S., Han, H., Volz, S., & Ni, Y.* (2018). Multiscale Modeling of Heat Dissipation in 2D Transistors Based on Phosphorene and Silicene. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(5), 2641-2647. IF: 4.5 [2] Sun, S., Meng, F., Wang, H., Wang, H., & Ni, Y.* (2018). Novel two-dimensional semiconductor SnP3: high stability, tunable bandgaps and high carrier mobility explored using first-principles calculations. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(25), 11890-11897. IF: 10.7 [1] Zhang, H., Han, H., Xiong, S., Wang, H., Volz, S., & Ni, Y.* (2017). Impeded thermal transport in composition graded SiGe nanowires. Applied Physics Letters, 111(12). IF: 3.5 2016年以前发表论文列表： [1] Yuxiang Ni, S. Xiong, S. Volz, and T. Dumitrica, Thermal Transport Along the Dislocation Line in Silicon Carbide. Physical Review Letters (2014) 113, 124301 (入选该期杂志封面). SCI期刊论文，影响因子：8.8 [2] Yuxiang Ni, H. Han, S. Volz, and T. Dumitrica, Nanoscale azide polymer functionalization: A robust solution for enhancing the carbon nanotube-polymer matrix thermal interface. Journal of physical chemistry C (2015) 119,12193 SCI期刊论文，影响因子：4.5 [3] H. Han, Y. Zhang, N.Wang, M. K. Samani, Yuxiang Ni, et al., Functionalization Mediates Heat Transport in Graphene Nanoflakes. Nature Communications, (2016) 7:11281，SCI期刊论文，影响因子：11.4 [4] Yuxiang Ni, H. Le Khanh, Y. Chalopin, J. Bai, P. Lebarny, L. Divay, and S. Volz, Highly Efficient Thermal Glue for Carbon Nanotubes based on Azide Polymers. Applied Physics Letters (2012) 100: 193118. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.6 [5] Yuxiang Ni, Y. Chalopin, and S. Volz, Few layer graphene based superlattices as efficient thermal insulators. Applied Physics Letters (2013) 103, 141905. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.6 [6] Yuxiang Ni, Y. Chalopin, and S. Volz, Significant thickness dependence of the thermal resistance between few-layer graphenes. Applied Physics Letters (2013) 103, 061906. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.6 [7] Yuxiang Ni, Y. Kosevich, S. Xiong, Y. Chalopin, and S. Volz, Substrate Induced Cross-Plane Thermal Propagative Modes in Few Layer Graphene. Physical Review B (2014) 89, 205413. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.7 [8] Yuxiang Ni, Z. Liu, W. Gao, S. Qu, J. Weng, B. Feng, Characterization of self-assembled decyl bis phosphonate–Collagen layers on titanium by QCM-D and osteoblast-compatibility. Applied Surface Science (2011) 257: 9287-9292. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：2.1 [9] Yuxiang Ni, B. Feng, J. Wang, X. Lu, S. Qu, J. Weng, Decyl bis Phosphonate-Protein Surface Modification of Ti-6Al-4V via a Layer-by-layer Technique. Journal of Materials Science (2009) 44: 4031-4039. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：2.3 [10] Yuxiang Ni J. Jiang, E. Meletis, and T. Dumitrica, Thermal Transport Across Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride Encased by Silica. Applied physics letters (2015) 107:031603 SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.6 [11] Yuxiang Ni, J. Ordonez-Miranda, and S. Volz, Modeling of graphene and few-layer graphene heat spreaders for hot spot cooling. Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems, 25-27, Sept. 2013, Berlin. EI收录 [12] Yuxiang Ni, Y. Chalopin, and S. Volz, Calculation of inter-plane thermal resistance of few-layer graphene from equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. (2012) 395: 012106. EI收录 [13] X. Wu, Yuxiang Ni, J. Zhu, N. D. Burrows, C. J. Murphy, T. Dumitrica and X. Wang, Thermal Transport across Surfactant Layers on Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Solution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12163 (2016) SCI期刊论文，影响因子：6.72 [14] J. Al-Ghalith, Yuxiang Ni, T. Dumitrica, Nanowires with Dislocations for Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 9888-9892 (2016) SCI期刊论文，影响因子：4.49 [15] J. Ma, Yuxiang Ni, S. Volz, and T. Dumitrica, Thermal transport in single wall carbon nanotube under pure bending. Physical Review Applied, 024014, 3 (2015) 美国物理学会新杂志，SCI期刊论文，影响因子：4.8 [16] S. Xiong, Y. Kosevich, K. Saaskilahti, Yuxiang Ni, and S. Volz, Tunable thermal conductivity in silicon twinning superlattice nanowires. Physical Review B (2014) 90, 195439. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.7 [17] K. Termentzidis, T. Barreteau, Yuxiang Ni, S. Merabia, X. Zianni, Y. Chalopin, P. Chantrenne, S. Volz, Modulated SiC nanowires: Molecular dynamics study of their thermal properties, Physical Review B (2013) 87: 125410. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.7 [18] I. Ostanin, Y. Wang, Yuxiang Ni, and T. Dumitrica, Nanomechanics of polycrystalline nanoparticles with the distinct element method. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (2014) 137, 024501. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：0.9 [19] W. Gao, B. Feng, Yuxiang Ni, Y. Yang, X. Lu, J. Weng, Protein Adsorption and Biomimetic Mineralization Behaviors of PLL-DNA Multilayered Films assembled onto titanium. Applied Surface Science (2010) 257: 538-546. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：2.1 [20] A. V. Pokropivny, Yuxiang Ni, Y. Chalopin, Y. M. Solonin, and S. Volz, Tailoring properties of graphene with vacancies, Physica status solidi (b), （2014）251 (3): 555-558. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：1.6 [21] S. Xiong, B. Latour, Yuxiang Ni, S. Volz, and Y. Chalopin, Efficient phonon blocking in SiC antiphase superlattice nanowires. Physical Review B, (2015) 91，224307. SCI期刊论文，影响因子：3.7 [22] K Termentzidis, T Barreteau, Yuxiang Ni, H Huedro, P Chantrenne, A-L Delaye, Y Chalopin, S Volz, Thermal Conductivity and Kapitza Resistance of Diameter Modulated SiC nanowires, a Molecular Dynamics Study. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2012) 395: 012107. EI收录 [23] H Le Khanh, L Divay, Yuxiang Ni, P Le Barny, E Leveugle, E Chastaing, F Wyczisk, A Ziaei, S Volz, J Bai, Enhancement of the thermal properties of a vertically aligned carbon nanotube thermal interface material using a tailored polymer. Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC), 25-27 Sept. 2012 EI收录 [24] J. Ma, Yuxiang Ni, and T. Dumitrica, Thermal conductivity tunability in purely bent carbon nanotubes and bi-layer graphene in the ballistic regime. Materials Today: Proceedings (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2015.08.006. EI收录