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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
Enhanced breakdown strength and reduced polarization hysteresis in relaxor ferroelectric polymers with increased gamma phase content for energy storage capacitors
Lin, R., Huang, S., Gong, W., Zhang, Q. & Zhang, Q. M., Jan 27 2025, In: Applied Physics Letters. 126, 4, 042902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dual-Functional High-Entropy Polymer Exhibiting Giant Cross-Energy Couplings at Low Fields
Rui, G., Zhu, W., Li, L., Lee, J., Guo, Y., Zou, Q., Wu, S., Li, R., Lannuzel, T., Domingues Dos Santos, F., Aubart, M. A., Kim, S., Chen, L.-Q., Zhu, L., Liu, Z. K. & Zhang, Q., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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 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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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.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., Dec 27 2024, In: Advanced Materials. 36, 52, 2311739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › 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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review 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