Research Summary
The research programs in Dr. Wang’s laboratory are centered on using chemical and material engineering approaches towards the development of novel functional polymers and polymer nanocomposites with unique physical properties. The projects aim to improve fundamental understanding of polymers and polymer nanocomposites by investigating how molecular, macromolecular and multiple-scale assembled structures influence macroscopic physical properties. The research is highly multidisciplinary at the interface of several fields, including polymer and materials chemistry, structural characterization, materials processing, physical property measurement, and device engineering.
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Recent Publications
Ultraviolet-Irradiated All-Organic Nanocomposites with Polymer Dots for High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage
Ding, J., Zhou, Y., Xu, W., Yang, F., Zhao, D., Zhang, Y., Jiang, Z. & Wang, Q., Dec 2024, In: Nano-Micro Letters. 16, 1, 59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Scalable High-Permittivity Polyimide Copolymer with Ultrahigh High-Temperature Capacitive Performance Enabled by Molecular Engineering
Dong, J., Li, L., Niu, Y., Pan, Z., Pan, Y., Sun, L., Tan, L., Liu, Y., Xu, X., Guo, X., Wang, Q. & Wang, H., Mar 1 2024, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 14, 9, 2303732.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stereoisomerically enhanced polynorbornene-imide dielectric energy storage performance
Qin, H., Liu, M., Qin, S., Zhang, S., Zhou, X., Li, C., Wei, Y., Chen, D., Fan, R., Wang, S., Yang, Q., Xiong, C. & Wang, Q., Mar 1 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 483, 149244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reinforced dielectric properties and energy storage performance of BaO–Na2O–Nb2O5–SiO2–TiO2–ZrO2 dielectric glass ceramics
Wang, J., Xin, Z., Hao, H., Wang, Q., Sun, X. & Liu, S., May 15 2024, In: Ceramics International. 50, 10, p. 17283-17290 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Super high-speed self-powered photodetector based on solution-processed transparent p-type amorphous phosphorous-doped SnO film
Xu, L., Qin, L., Huang, Y., Meng, Y., Xu, J., Zhao, L., Zhou, W., Wang, Q., Hao, G. & Sun, J., Feb 2024, In: Science China Materials. 67, 2, p. 690-697 8 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
Ladderphane copolymers for high-temperature capacitive energy storage
Chen, J., Zhou, Y., Huang, X., Yu, C., Han, D., Wang, A., Zhu, Y., Shi, K., Kang, Q., Li, P., Jiang, P., Qian, X., Bao, H., Li, S., Wu, G., Zhu, X. & Wang, Q., Mar 2 2023, In: Nature. 615, 7950, p. 62-66 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multilayer nanocomposites with ultralow loadings of nanofillers exhibiting superb capacitive energy storage performance
Cheng, Y., Feng, Y., Pan, Z., Wang, P., Liu, J., Liang, L., Yu, J., Zhai, J. & Wang, Q., Oct 13 2023, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 16, 12, p. 5881-5890 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Photoluminescent Humidity Sensors Based on Droplet-Enabled Porous Composite Gels
Cheng, Y., Li, L., Meredith, C. H., Balaj, R. V., Wang, D., Pan, M., Han, T., Yang, J., Wang, Q., Dong, L. & Zarzar, L. D., Aug 7 2023, In: ACS Materials Letters. 5, 8, p. 2074-2083 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Scalable Polyimide-Organosilicate Hybrid Films for High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage
Dong, J., Li, L., Qiu, P., Pan, Y., Niu, Y., Sun, L., Pan, Z., Liu, Y., Tan, L., Xu, X., Xu, C., Luo, G., Wang, Q. & Wang, H., May 18 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 20, 2211487.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3D Highly Stretchable Liquid Metal/Elastomer Composites with Strain-Enhanced Conductivity
Fang, R., Yao, B., Chen, T., Xu, X., Xue, D., Hong, W., Wang, H., Wang, Q. & Zhang, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Microstructures and Ferroelectric Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-ter-trifluoroethylene-ter-vinyl fluoride) Terpolymers
Han, Z., Qin, H., Chen, X., Xu, W., Liu, Y., Bernholc, J. & Wang, Q., Jun 13 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 11, p. 4065-4074 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Electro-thermal actuation in percolative ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites
Liu, Y., Zhou, Y., Qin, H., Yang, T., Chen, X., Li, L., Han, Z., Wang, K., Zhang, B., Lu, W., Chen, L. Q., Bernholc, J. & Wang, Q., Jul 2023, In: Nature Materials. 22, 7, p. 873-879 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tailoring Poly(Styrene-co-maleic anhydride) Networks for All-Polymer Dielectrics Exhibiting Ultrahigh Energy Density and Charge–Discharge Efficiency at Elevated Temperatures
Pan, Z., Li, L., Wang, L., Luo, G., Xu, X., Jin, F., Dong, J., Niu, Y., Sun, L., Guo, C., Zhang, W., Wang, Q. & Wang, H., Jan 5 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 1, 2207580.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Energy conversion and storage in functional dielectrics
Wang, H., Hao, J. & Wang, Q., Sep 11 2023, In: Applied Physics Letters. 123, 11, 110401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review