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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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dilute Nanocomposites: Tuning Polymer Chain Local Nanostructures to Enhance Dielectric Responses
Rui, G., Bernholc, J., Zhang, S. & Zhang, Q., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
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.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
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.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
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