Introduction
Dr. Zhong-Zhen Yu is professor at the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and the Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites.
Research
His current research interests include polymer processing, reinforcement and toughening, electrical and thermal conductivities, electromagnetic interference shielding and microwave absorption, solar-thermal and electrothermal energy conversions, polymer nanocomposites, environmental and energy materials, and phase-change composites. He currently serves as editorial board members of a few journals, including ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Composites Science and Technology, Composites Communications, Nano Materials Science, and Engineered Science.
Publications
[+][-]Selected Publications
He co-authored a monograph “Polymer Nanocomposites - Towards Multi-functionality” (2016), co-edited a book “Polymer Nanocomposites” (2006), and published 5 book chapters and 420 peer-reviewed journal papers in the area of polymer blends, nanocomposites and nanomaterials with citations of more than 42400 times and an H-index of 109.
Selected Publications
Ji Liu, Hao-Bin Zhang*, Renhui Sun, Yafeng Liu, Zhangshuo Liu, Aiguo Zhou, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Hydrophobic, flexible, and lightweight MXene foams for high−performance electromagnetic-interference shielding. Advanced Materials 2017, 29, 1702367. Ruling Huang#, Meiling Huang#, Xiaofeng Li*, Fei An, Nikhil Koratkar*, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Porous graphene films with unprecedented elastomeric scaffold-like folding behavior for foldable energy storage devices. Advanced Materials 2018, 30, 1707025. Peng Min, Jie Liu, Xiaofeng Li*, Fei An, Pengfei Liu, Yuxia Shen, Nikhil Koratkar, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Thermally conductive phase change composites featuring anisotropic graphene aerogels for real−time and fast−charging solar−thermal energy conversion. Advanced Functional Materials 2018, 28, 1805365. Liu-Xin Liu#, Wei Chen#, Hao-Bin Zhang*, Qi-Wei Wang, Fanglan Guan, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Flexible and multifunctional silk textiles with biomimetic leaf−like MXene/silver nanowire nanostructures for electromagnetic interference shielding, humidity monitoring, and self−derived hydrophobicity. Advanced Functional Materials 2019,29, 1905197. Peng Min, Xiaofeng Li*, Pengfei Liu, Ji Liu, Xue-Qin Jia, Xiao-Peng Li, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Rational design of soft yet elastic lamellar graphene aerogels via bidirectional freezing for ultrasensitive pressure and bending sensors. Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 31, 2103703. Xiao-Peng Li, Xiaofeng Li*, Heguo Li, Yue Zhao, Jing Wu, Shouke Yan, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Reshapable MXene/graphene oxide/polyaniline plastic hybrids with patternable surfaces for highly efficient solar-driven water purification. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 2110636. Zhuo Luo, Dongzhi Yang*, Ji Liu, Hao-Yu Zhao, Tianyu Zhao, Bai-Xue Li, Wei-Guang Yang, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Nature-inspired solar-thermal gradient reduced graphene oxide aerogel-based bilayer phase change composites for self-adaptive personal thermal management. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33, 2212032. Tianyu Zhao, Dongzhi Yang*, Bai-Xue Li, Yongzheng Shi, Qiuyan Quan, Nikhil Koratkar*, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. A supercapacitor architecture for extreme low-temperature operation featuring MXene/carbon nanotube electrodes with vertically aligned channels and a novel freeze-resistant electrolyte. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2314825. Hao-Yu Zhao, Xin Wang, Jing Wu, Chao Shu, Fu-Lin Gao, Changjun Li, Xiao-Hang Lu, Yan Zhang, Qianlong Wang, Xiaofeng Li*, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. An intelligent, solar-responsive, and thermally conductive phase-change systemtoward solar-thermal-electrical conversion featuring daytime blooming for solar energy harvesting and nighttime closing for thermal preservation. Advanced Functional Materials 2024,34, 2406236. Jing Wu, Ji Liu*, Guang Yin, Wei Li, Fan-Zhen Jiao, Jin Qu*, Xiaofeng Li*, Zhong-Zhen Yu*. Interfacial solar steam generation at the water-energy nexus: Materials, mechanisms, and multifunctional integration.Materials Science & Engineering R2026, 169, 101209.
Awards
Youth Chemistry Award, Chinese Chemical Society (1999) New Century Excellent Talents in Universities, Ministry of Education (2008) National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2011) Innovation Paper Award, Polymer division of the Chinese Chemical Society (2015) Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate (2021-2024)
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