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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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Electrocaloric cooling - From materials to devices
Chen, X., Shvartsman, V. V., Lupascu, D. C. & Zhang, Q. M., Dec 28 2022, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 132, 24, 240901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Macromolecules.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High dielectric response in dilute nanocomposites via hierarchical tailored polymer nanostructures
Chen, X., Zhang, Q., Liu, Z., Sun, Y. & Zhang, Q. M., Apr 18 2022, In: Applied Physics Letters. 120, 16, 162902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Relaxor ferroelectric polymer exhibits ultrahigh electromechanical coupling at low electric field
Chen, X., Qin, H., Qian, X., Zhu, W., Li, B., Zhang, B., Lu, W., Li, R., Zhang, S., Zhu, L., Dos Santos, F. D., Bernholc, J. & Zhang, Q. M., Mar 25 2022, In: Science. 375, 6587, p. 1418-1422 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High Energy Storage Density in Nanocomposites of P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymer and BaZr0.2Ti0.8O3 Nanoparticles
Hambal, Y., Shvartsman, V. V., Michiels, I., Zhang, Q. & Lupascu, D. C., May 1 2022, In: Materials. 15, 9, 3151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Advanced dielectric polymers for energy storage
Wu, X., Chen, X., Zhang, Q. M. & Tan, D. Q., Jan 2022, In: Energy Storage Materials. 44, p. 29-47 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Comment on "giant pyroelectric energy harvesting and a negative electrocaloric effect in multilayered nanostructures" by G. Vats, A. Kumar, N. Ortega, C. R. Bowen and R. S. Katiyar, Energy Environ. Sci., 2016, 9, 1335
Chen, X., Shvartsman, V., Lupascu, D. C. & Zhang, Q. M., Mar 2021, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 14, 3, p. 1612-1614 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Improving electric thermal stability of polypropylene by chemically linking small amount of hindered phenol groups
Chen, X., Zhu, W. & Zhang, Q. M., Jun 2021, In: MRS Advances. 6, 12, p. 321-326 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Maxwell relation, giant (negative) electrocaloric effect, and polarization hysteresis
Chen, X., Li, S., Jian, X., Hambal, Y., Lu, S. G., Shvartsman, V. V., Lupascu, D. C. & Zhang, Q. M., Mar 22 2021, In: Applied Physics Letters. 118, 12, 122904.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Topological structure enhanced nanostructure of high temperature polymer exhibiting more than ten times enhancement of dipolar response
Chen, X., Yang, T., Zhang, Q., Chen, L. Q., Bobnar, V., Rahn, C. & Zhang, Q. M., Oct 2021, In: Nano Energy. 88, 106225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of composition on polarization hysteresis and energy storage ability of p(Vdf-trfe-cfe) relaxor terpolymers
Hambal, Y., Shvartsman, V. V., Lewin, D., Huat, C. H., Chen, X., Michiels, I., Zhang, Q. & Lupascu, D. C., Apr 2 2021, In: Polymers. 13, 8, 1343.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review