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Research Experience

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  • 2019 - 2020: Photothermal Water Evaporation and Electricity Generation - NUS

    We developed a new solution by controlling the heterogeneous water distribution and evaporation of hydrogel-based evaporators from 3D structures, water supplementary and hybrid wettability, towards enhanced liquid-vapor interface area and photothermal energy utilization as well as facilitated synergetic water-electricity-hydrogen production.
     

  • 2017 - 2019: Brayton Cycle Radioisotope Piezo-Thermoelectric Generator - SUSTech/Lanzhou Univ.


    We proposed a new design scheme and established experimental platforms of the Brayton cycle piezo-thermoelectric system and thermoelectric generator (TEG). We fabricated and measured Bi2Te3-based flexible TEG and PVDF-based piezoelectric energy harvesters.
     

  • 2016 - 2017: Portable Thermoelectric Camping Lamp (TECL) - Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (CAS)/Lanzhou Univ.


    We designed, fabricated, and measured the TECL prototype, and obtained 1.6 W electrical power and 0.5 % energy utilization, which accords well with theoretical calculation and numerical simulation results. Also, we optimized and fabricated a second-generation TECL by integrating it with chemical batteries, solar cells, and mini fans.
     

  • 2016 - 2017: Dynamic Hybrid Radioisotope Battery Based on Nanomaterials - Lanzhou Univ.


    We developed and designed a multi-level energy conversion model based on piezoelectric nanowires (convert mechanical energy) and thermoelectric nanomaterials (harvest thermal energy). We improved the power efficiency of the hybrid radioisotope battery from 0.13 % to 46.4 % and discussed the miniaturization of energy converters and mini hybrid RPS.
     

  • 2014 - 2016: PZT-Based Dynamic Thermal-to-Electrical Radioisotope Battery - Lanzhou Univ.

    We presented and evaluated the design scheme of the radioisotope battery including platform construction, experiment measurement, theoretical calculation, and numerical simulation. Based on RHU and nitrogen parameters, we obtained over 0.34 % non-thermal radiation experimental efficiency and powered an electronic watch directly using PZT-based energy harvesters.

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Obtained Training Funding

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  1. Special Funds for the Cultivation of Guangdong College Students' Scientific and Technological Innovation ("Climbing Program" Special Funds)-Major Project, “Design and Realization of Brayton-Based Piezo-Thermoelectric Hybrid Radioisotope Battery”, Lead, Grant No. pdjha2018a0444, 12/2017 to 11/2018, CNY 180,000.00, Government of Guangdong Province. [广东大学生科技创新培育专项资金重点项目("攀登计划"), pdjha2018a0444, 基于布雷顿循环的压电热电联产同位素电池设计与实现, 2017/12-2018/11, 18.00万元, 已结题, 主持]
     

  2. Student Innovation Training Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), “Design and Realization of Self-Power Thermoelectric Camping Lamp”, Lead, Grant No. KCJH-80040-2016-022, 07/2016 to 04/2017, CNY 10,000.00, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics CAS [中国科学院大学生创新实践训练计划(上海硅酸盐研究所), KCJH-80040-2016-022, 无源热电野营灯的设计与实现, 2016/07-2017/04, 1.00万元, 已结题, 主持]
     

  3. Training Programs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for College Students in Gansu Province, “Research on Dynamic Radioisotope Battery Based on Nano Piezoelectric and Thermoelectric Materials”, Lead, Grant No. 201610730513, 04/2016 to 03/2017, CNY 10,000.00, Education Department of Gansu Province [甘肃省大学生创新创业训练计划, 2016 10730513, 基于纳米压电材料与热电材料的复合式动态型RIB研究, 2016/04-2017/03, 0.95万元, 已结题, 主持]
     

  4. Hui-Chun Chin and Tsung-Dao Lee Chinese Undergraduate Research Endowment (CURE), “Research on PZT-based Dynamic Thermal-to-Electrical Radioisotope Battery”, Lead, Award No. JZSL20150005, 03/2015 to 03/2016, CNY 3,000. 00, Organizing Committee of the Chun-Tsung Endowment (Founded by Nobel laureate Tsung-Dao Lee) [秦惠君-李政道中国大学生科研见习进修基金, JZSL20150005, 基于PZT下动态热电转换机制RIB的研究, 2015/03-2016/03, 0.32万元, 已结题, 主持]

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Conference Oral Presentations

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  1. Yi Zhou, Jiaqing He, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Ghim Wei Ho, “Giant polarization ripple in transverse pyroelectricity for thermoelectric heat harvesting”, the 39th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2023), June 21-25, 2023, WA, USA
     

  2. Yi Zhou, Ghim Wei Ho, Jiaqing He, “Co-designing flexible thermoelectrics with techno-economic sustainability for low-grade heat harvesting”, the 39th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2023), June 21-25, 2023, WA, USA.
     

  3. Yi Zhou, Gongping Li, Ghim Wei Ho, Jiaqing He, "Co-designing thermoelectrics with optimizable geometry for energy harvesting and sensing", CPS-APS Joint Session: Energy & Sustainability, CPS FALL MEETING 2020/2021, October 22 -24, 2021, Lanzhou, China
     

  4. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li, Jiaqing He, "Flexible thermoelectrics enabled radioisotope heat harvesting for extreme applications", 2021 Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics (VCT2021), July 20-22, 2021, Online
     

  5. Yi Zhou, Tianpeng Ding, Kwok Hoe Chan, Jiaqing He, Ghim Wei Ho, "Revealing the Origin of Thermoelectric Sensing: From Reverse Temperature Gradient to Eigen-resolution", 2020 Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics (VCT2020), July 21-23, 2020, Online
     

  6. Yi Zhou, Zuteng Guo, Gongping Li, Jiaqing He, "Flexible Bismuth Telluride Thermoelectric Generators for Low-Power Space and Terrestrial Applications", the 38th International Conference on Thermoelectrics and the 4th Asian Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT/ACT2019), June 30 - July 4, 2019, Gyeongju, Korea
     

  7. Yi Zhou, Jiaqing He, "Advances in TEG-based Radioisotope Batteries", the 10th China Thermoelectric Materials and Application Conference, May 8-13, 2018, Hangzhou, China (Poster)
     

  8. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li, "Piezoelectric Nuclear Battery Driven by the Jet-Flow", the 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE25), July 2-7, 2017, Shanghai, China
     

  9. Yi Zhou, Gongping Li, "Demonstrated Dynamic Thermal-to-Electrical Radioisotope Battery based on PZT", the 17th Chun-Tsung Annual Conference, December 12-14, 2015, Taiwan, China

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Academic Services

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  1. Reviewer for the Horizon Europe programme
     

  2. Reviewers for Nano Energy, Chemical Engineering Journal, Nanoscale, Energy Conversion and Management, Applied Physics Letters, Annals of Nuclear Energy, MRS Advances

Teaching Assistant

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  1. ESP1104, Introduction to Electronic Systems
     

  2. ESP1104A , ESP1104B,  Sensor System Electronics

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News

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  1. Improved energy conversion efficiency for thermoelectric generation (TEG) devices, SUSTech NEWS, 01, 2020
     

  2. Outstanding Graduate: Zhou Yi, the master inventor, SUSTech e-Newsletter, 03, 2019

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