Qiming Zhang

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Electrical Engineering

Research Summary

Expertise is in integrated micro-actuators and microsensors, electroactive polymer and nanomaterial system energy devices for electrical energy storage and conversion, ferroelectric/piezoelectric polymer thin film fabrication and thin film devices, and th

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Recent Publications

Piezoelectric nanogenerators enabled neuromodulation rescued dopaminergic neuron loss in Parkinson's disease

Chen, Y. X., Feng, P. J., Zhong, G., Liu, J. H., Jiang, B., Harn, Y. W., Zhao, D., Lin, Z., Zhang, Q. & Shen, Q. D., Mar 2024, In: Nano Energy. 121, 109187.

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Dilute nanocomposites for capacitive energy storage: progress, challenges and prospects

Li, L., Xu, W., Rui, G., Zhang, S., Zhang, Q. M. & Wang, Q., Nov 6 2024, In: Chemical Science. 15, 47, p. 19651-19668 18 p.

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Sandwich-structured polymer dielectrics exhibiting significantly improved capacitive performance at high temperatures by roll-to-roll physical vapor deposition

Lin, M., Zhuo, J., Huang, S., Zhang, Q. & Zhang, Q. M., Oct 15 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 498, 155586.

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Dilute Nanocomposites: Tuning Polymer Chain Local Nanostructures to Enhance Dielectric Responses

Rui, G., Bernholc, J., Zhang, S. & Zhang, Q., Dec 27 2024, In: Advanced Materials. 36, 52, 2311739.

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Low-entropy amorphous dielectric polymers for high-temperature capacitive energy storage

Zhang, Q., Li, D., Zhong, Y., Hu, Y., Huang, S., Dong, S. & Zhang, Q. M., Jul 23 2024, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 17, 21, p. 8119-8126 8 p.

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Scalable all polymer dielectrics with self-assembled nanoscale multiboundary exhibiting superior high temperature capacitive performance

Zhang, Q., Xie, Q., Wang, T., Huang, S. & Zhang, Q., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 9351.

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AFM-IR study of interfacial nanostructures in high-temperature dilute nanocomposites

Zhu, W., Rui, G., Wetherington, M. T., Lee, J., Kim, S. H. & Zhang, Q. M., Apr 15 2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 124, 16, 162901.

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High-temperature semicrystalline/amorphous polymer blends exhibiting enhanced dielectric constant with high breakdown strength

Zhu, W., Rui, G., Lu, W., Briggs, E. L., Bernholc, J. & Zhang, Q. M., Sep 2024, In: Nano Energy. 128, 109898.

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A self-actuated electrocaloric polymer heat pump design exploiting the synergy of electrocaloric effect and electrostriction

Chen, X., Zhu, W., Rattner, A. S. & Zhang, Q. M., Apr 1 2023, In: JPhys Energy. 5, 2, 024009.

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Electrocaloric cooling technologies for a sustainable world

Chen, X., Zhu, W. & Zhang, Q. M., Jun 2023, In: iEnergy. 2, 2, p. 100-108 9 p.

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Giant Electrostriction Enabled by Defect-Induced Critical Phenomena in Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymers

Chen, X., Qin, H., Zhu, W., Zhang, B., Lu, W., Bernholc, J. & Zhang, Q. M., Jan 24 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 2, p. 690-696 7 p.

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Interfacial origin of dielectric constant enhancement in high-temperature polymer dilute nanocomposites

Chen, X., Qin, H., Liu, Y., Lin, Y. T., Zhang, B., Lu, W., Kim, S. H., Bernholc, J., Wang, Q. & Zhang, Q. M., May 22 2023, In: Applied Physics Letters. 122, 21, 212901.

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Fluoropolymer ferroelectrics: Multifunctional platform for polar-structured energy conversion

Qian, X., Chen, X., Zhu, L. & Zhang, Q. M., May 12 2023, In: Science. 380, 6645, eadg0902.

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Correlation between cation order/disorder and the electrocaloric effect in the MLCCs of complex perovskite ferroelectrics

Yan, Y., Geng, L. D., Cheng, L. Q., Li, X., Leng, H., Wang, K., Poudel, B., Nozariasbmarz, A., Sanghadasa, M., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Zhang, Q. M., Wang, Y. U. & Priya, S., Aug 1 2023, In: Acta Materialia. 254, 118990.

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Influence of annealing temperature on ferroelectric and electromechanical responses of P(VDF-TrFE-CFE-FA) tetrapolymer

Zhu, W., Chen, X. & Zhang, Q. M., Oct 20 2023, In: Polymer. 285, 126309.

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