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Italic indicates the student and postdoctoral researchers mentored by Dr. Zhou at the time that the research was conducted

Journal Papers

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  1. Yi Zhou, Tianpeng Ding, Guoqiang Xu, Shuihua Yang, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Jiaqing He*, Ghim Wei Ho*. Sustainable heat harvesting via thermal nonlinearity, Nat. Rev. Phys., 2024
     

  2. Dasha Mao#, Yi Zhou#, Yong Yu, Yan Wang, Meng Han, Qiyu Meng, Yao Lu, Jianghe Feng, Minghua Kong, Hailong Yang, Quan Gan, Xiao Xu, Lin Xie, Ghim Wei Ho, Jiaqing He*. Scalable and sustainable manufacturing of twin boundary-enhanced flexible Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 films with high thermoelectric performance, Joule, 2024
     

  3. Yao Lu#, Yi Zhou#, Wu Wang#, Mingyuan Hu#, Xiege Huang, Dasha Mao, Shan Huang, Lin Xie, Peijian Lin, Binbin Jiang, Bin Zhu, Jianghe Feng, Jianxu Shi, Qing Lou, Yi Huang, Jianmin Yang, Jinhong Li, Guodong Li, Jiaqing He*. Staggered-layer-boosted flexible Bi2Te3 films with high thermoelectric performance, Nat. Nanotechnol., 18, 1281-1288, 2023

    → Featured by Prof. Takao Mori (President of International Thermoelectric Society) in Nat. Nanotechnol., A flexible feature for the long-reigning thermoelectric champion bismuth telluride
    → Featured by C-MRS,     碲化铋单晶薄膜中高柔性与高热电性能的形成机制
    → Featured Nanoer, 错层增强柔性Bi2Te3薄膜的热电性能
     

  4. Qiuyang Yan#, Yi Zhou#, Yin Cheng*, Liangjing Shi, Ranran Wang*, and Jing Sun. Lithographic printing inspired in-situ transfer of MXene-based films with localized topo-electro tunability for high-performance flexible pressure sensors, Nano Research, 16,  12670-12679, 2023
     

  5. Yi Zhou, Tianpeng Ding, Yin Cheng, Yi Huang, Wu Wang, Jianmin Yang, Lin Xie, Ghim Wei Ho*, Jiaqing He*. Non-planar dielectrics derived thermal and electrostatic field inhomogeneity for boosted weather-adaptive energy harvesting, Natl. Sci. Rev., 10, nwad186, 2023

    → Featured by Prof. Chris Bowen in Natl. Sci. Rev., An energy harvester for all seasons
    → Featured by AAAS and EurekAlert!, Harvesting solar heat and raindrop energy using non-planar dielectrics
    → Featured by Science China Press,     一石二鸟：自适应环境能量收集
    → Featured by AZoCleantech, Climate-Resilient Energy Harvesting with Non-Planar Dielectrics​
    → Featured by TechXplore, Harvesting solar heat and raindrop energy using non-planar dielectrics
    → Featured by Solar Daily, Innovative Approach to Energy Harvesting Utilizes Non-Planar Dielectrics
     

  6. Yi Zhou, Ghim Wei Ho*. Pyroelectric heat harvesting, what’s next? Next Energy, 1, 100026, 2023 (invited)
     

  7. Yi Zhou#, Tianpeng Ding#, Jun Guo, Guoqiang Xu, Mingqiang Cheng, Chen Zhang, Xiao-Qiao Wang, Wanheng Lu, Wei Li Ong, Jiangyu Li, Jiaqing He*, Cheng-Wei Qiu*, Ghim Wei Ho*, Giant polarization ripple in transverse pyroelectricity, Nat. Commun., 14, 426, 2023
     

  8. Yi Zhou, Xixi Liu, Baohai Jia, Tianpeng Ding, Dasha Mao, Tiancheng Wang, Ghim Wei Ho*, Jiaqing He*. Physics-guided co-designing flexible thermoelectrics with techno-economic sustainability for low-grade heat harvesting, Sci. Adv., 9, eadf5701, 2023
     

  9. Guojian Zhu#, Yi Zhou#, Zeyu Si, Yin Cheng*, Huan Wang, Yaozong Pan, Jing Xie, Chaobo Li, Aiying Chen, Ranran Wang*, Jing Sun, A multi-hole resonator enhanced acoustic energy harvester for ultra-high electrical output and machine-learning-assisted intelligent voice sensing, Nano Energy, 108, 108237, 2023
     

  10. Yin Cheng#, Yi Zhou#, Ranran Wang#, Kwok Hoe Chan, Yan Liu, Tianpeng Ding, Xiao-Qiao Wang, Tongtao Li, Ghim Wei Ho*. An elastic and damage-tolerant dry epidermal patch with robust skin adhesion for bioelectronic interfacing, ACS Nano, 16, 18607, 2022
     

  11. Fei Wu, Binxu Lan, Yin Cheng*, Yi Zhou, Gaffar Hossain, Günter Grabher, Liangjing Shi, Ranran Wang*, Jing Sun. A stretchable and helically structured fiber nanogenerator for multifunctional electronic textiles, Nano Energy, 101, 107588, 2022
     

  12. Binxu Lan, Fei Wu, Yin Cheng*, Yi Zhou, Gaffar Hossain, Günter Grabher, Liangjing Shi, Ranran Wang*, Jing Sun. Scalable, stretchable and washable triboelectric fibers for self-powering human-machine interaction and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, Nano Energy, 102, 107737, 2022
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  13. Tianpeng Ding, Yi Zhou, Xiao‐Qiao Wang, Chen Zhang, Tongtao Li, Yin Cheng, Wanheng Lu, Jiaqing He, and Ghim Wei Ho*, All‐Soft and Stretchable Thermogalvanic Gel Fabric for Antideformity Body Heat Harvesting Wearable, Adv. Energy Mater., 11, 2102219, 2021
     

  14. Yin Cheng, Kwok Hoe Chan, Xiao‐Qiao Wang, Tianpeng Ding, Tongtao Li, Chen Zhang, Wanheng Lu, Yi Zhou, and Ghim Wei Ho*, A Fast Autonomous Healing Magnetic Elastomer for Instantly Recoverable, Modularly Programmable, and Thermorecyclable Soft Robots, Adv. Func. Mater., 31, 2101825, 2021
     

  15. Xiao Xu, Juan Cui, Liangwei Fu*, Yi Huang, Yong Yu, Yi Zhou, Di Wu*, and Jiaqing He*, Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance Achieved in SnTe via the Synergy of Valence Band Regulation and Fermi Level Modulation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 50037−50045, 2021
     

  16. Jianghe Feng, Wu Wang, Shan Huang, Binbin Jiang, Bin Zhu, Yi Zhou, Juan Cui, Peijian Lin, Lin Xie, and Jiaqing He*, Porous Thermoelectric Zintl: YbCd2Sb2, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 4, 913-920, 2021
     

  17. Tianpeng Ding, Yi Zhou, Wei Li Ong, and Ghim Wei Ho*, Hybrid solar-driven interfacial evaporation system: beyond water production towards high solar energy utilization, Mater. Today, 42, 178-191, 2021
     

  18. Tianpeng Ding, Kwok Hoe Chan, Yi Zhou, Xiao-Qiao Wang, Yin Cheng, Tongtao Li, and Ghim Wei Ho*, Scalable thermoelectric fibers for multifunctional textile-electronics, Nat. Commun., 11, 6006, 2020
     

  19. Yi Zhou#, Tianpeng Ding#, Minmin Gao, Kwok Hoe Chan, Yin Cheng, Jiaqing He, and Ghim Wei Ho*, Controlled heterogeneous water distribution and evaporation towards enhanced photothermal water-electricity-hydrogen production, Nano Energy, 77, 105102, 2020
     

  20. Yi Zhou, Shuangmeng Zhang, Xiao Xu, Weishu Liu, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li*, and Jiaqing He*, Dynamic piezo-thermoelectric generator for simultaneously harvesting mechanical and thermal energies, Nano Energy, 69, 104397, 2020
     

  21. Yi Zhou#, Zuteng Guo#, and Jiaqing He*, Redesign high-performance flexible thermoelectrics: from mathematical algorithm to artificial cracks, Appl. Phys. Lett., 116, 043904, 2020
     

  22. Usman Muzaffar, Bin Zhu, Yang Qiu, Yi Zhou, Shunhong Zhang, Zhenyu Zhang*, and Jiaqing He*. Suppressing bipolar effect to broadening the optimum range of thermoelectric performance for p-type bismuth telluride-based alloys via Calcium doping. Mater. Today Phys., 9, 100130, 2019
     

  23. Yi Zhou, and Gongping Li*. Design and fabrication of multifunctional portable Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric camping lamp, J. Electron. Mater., 47, 4090, 2018
     

  24. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, and Gongping Li*. A review of radioisotope batteries, Chin. Sci. Bull., 62, 1831, 2017 [周毅, 张世旭, 李公平, 放射性同位素电池的研究进展, 科学通报, 62, 1831, 2017]

 

 

Conference Papers

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  1. Haiwen Xu, Xinke Wang, Sheng Luo, Jishen Zhang, Kaizhen Han, Chen Sun, Chengkuan Wang, Rami Khazaka, Qi Xie, Yi Huang, Yi Zhou, Jiaqing He, Gengchiau Liang, Xiao Gong*, Ultra-low Specific Contact Resistivity (3.2×10-10 Ω-cm2) of Ti/Si0.5Ge0.5 Contact: Deep Insights into the Role of Interface Reaction and Ga Co-doping, 2021 Symposium on VLSI Technology, Kyoto, Japan, 13-19 June 2021
     

  2. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, and Gongping Li*. Piezoelectric Nuclear Battery Driven by the Jet-Flow, the 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE), Shanghai, China, 2-7 July 2017, doi: 10.1115/ICONE25-66981

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PCT/US Patents

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  1. Jiaqing He, Yi Zhou, Xin Sun, Qing Lou, Hao Yu. Dynamic radioisotope piezo-thermoelectric generator. PCT Patent, WO2019218486A1, 2018
     

  2. Jiaqing He, Yi Zhou, Dongsheng He, Yi Huang. Dynamic isotope battery. US Patent, US11929185B2, 2024
     

  3. Jiaqing He, Dongsheng He, Yi Huang, Yi Zhou. Monatomic amorphous palladium, a method for preparing the same and use thereof. US Patent, US11326229B2, 2022
     

  4. Jiaqing He, Yi Zhou, Delong Li, Qing Lou. Triboluminescent isotope battery. US Patent, US10930408B2, 2021
     

  5. Jiaqing He, Yi Zhou, Liangwei Fu, Yuexing Chen, Dan Feng. High performance thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the same at ultra-high speed. US Patent, US11101420B2, 2021

 

Chinese Patents

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  1. Haitang Zeng, Shixu Zhang*, Gongping Li*, Yi Zhou, Wei Deng, Luanxuan He. Dynamic radioisotope battery coupled with wind bell-PZT and its preparation method, Chinese Patent, CN109887635B, 2019 [曾海棠, 张世旭, 李公平, 周毅, 邓炜, 贺峦轩, 一种基于风铃式PZT换能组件的同位素电池及其制备方法, 2019.06.14, 中国, ZL201910059377.7]
     

  2. Jiaqing He*, Xixi Liu, Zuteng Guo, Yi Zhou. Integrated battery thermal management system. Chinese Patent, CN1101766 50A, 2019 [何佳清, 刘嬉嬉, 郭足腾, 周毅, 动力电池组集成式热管理系统, 2019.05.07, 中国, ZL201910376658.5]
     

  3. Jiaqing He*, Qing Lou, Xiao Xu, Yiwan Wang, Haoyang Liu, Yi Zhou. Self-powered wearable human vital signs detector. Chinese Patent, CN110200614A, 2019 [何佳清, 娄晴, 徐啸, 汪轶凡, 刘浩洋, 周毅, 穿戴式人体生命体征全天候检测报警, 2019.05.06, 中国, ZL201910373022.5]
     

  4. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Xun Shi*, Pengfei Qiu, Gongping Li*. Passive thermoelectric camping lamp. Chinese Patent, CN108662465B, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 史迅, 仇鹏飞, 李公平, 无源热电野营灯, 2018.05.16, 中国, ZL201810468290.0]
     

  5. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Xun Shi*, Pengfei Qiu, Gongping Li*. Lithium-ion, photo-thermoelectric multifunctional hybrid camping lamp and its fabrication method. Chinese Patent, CN108644713B, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 史迅, 仇鹏飞, 李公平, 锂电-光电-热电复合式多功能野营灯及其制造方法, 2018.05.16, 中国, ZL201810469302.1]
     

  6. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Dongsheng He, Yi Huang. Liquid-metal-based dynamic radioisotope battery. Chinese Patent, CN 108648847B, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 何东升, 黄亦, 基于液态金属的动态型同位素电池, 2018.05.15, 中国, ZL201810462756.6]
     

  7. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Delong Li, Qing Lou. Triboluminescent radioisotope battery. Chinese Patent, CN110491542A, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 黎德龙, 娄晴, 摩擦发光同位素电池, 2018.05.15, 中国, ZL201810462749.6]
     

  8. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Liangwei Fu, Xiao Xu. 2D-film-based alkali metal thermal to electric converter and radioisotope battery. Chinese Patent, CN108631649B, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 付良威, 徐啸, 基于二维薄膜的碱金属热电转换器和同位素电池, 2018.05.15, 中国, ZL201810464284.8]
     

  9. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Xin Sun, Qing Lou, Hao Yu. Dynamic radioisotope piezo-thermoelectric generator. Chinese Patent, CN108550412B, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 孙鑫, 娄晴, 于灏, 压电热电动态型同位素电池, 2018.05.15, 中国, ZL201810464 286.7]
     

  10. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Qing Lou, Hao Yu. Static radioisotope piezo-thermoelectric generator. Chinese Patent, CN108630336B, 2018 [何佳清, 周毅, 娄晴, 于灏, 压电热电静态型同位素电池, 2018.05.15, 中国, ZL201810464282.9
     

  11. Jiaqing He*, Dongsheng He, Yi Huang, Yi Zhou. Amorphous single-quality palladium and its preparation methods and applications. Chinese Patent, CN108425080B, 2018 [何佳清, 何东升, 黄亦, 周毅, 单质非晶钯及其制备方法和用途, 2018.02. 28, 中国, ZL201810162036.8]
     

  12. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Liangwei Fu, Yuexing Chen, Dan Feng. High performance thermoelectric device and its ultrafast preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN107946452B, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 付良威, 陈跃星, 冯丹, 一种高性能热电器件及其超快速制备方法, 2017.11.09, 中国, ZL201711092495.5]
     

  13. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Yuexing Chen, Xin Sun. Tribo-thermoelectric self-power dust removal detection system and its dust removal detection method. Chinese Patent, CN108176510B, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 陈跃星, 孙鑫, 一种摩擦电热电自驱动除尘检测设备及其除尘检测方法, 2017.11.09, 中国, ZL201711092527.1]
     

  14. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Zhenhua Ge, Meimei Wang, Tribo-thermoelectric internal beat dust removal detection system and its dust removal detection method. Chinese Patent, CN108014922B, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 葛振华, 王美美, 一种摩擦电热电内搅拌除尘检测设备及其除尘检测方法, 2017.11.09, 中国, ZL201711092520.X]
     

  15. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Di Wu, Delong Li, Xin Sun. Thermoelectric self-power dust removal detection system and its dust removal detection method. Chinese Patent, CN108097458B, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 吴笛, 黎德龙, 孙鑫, 一种热电自驱动除尘检测设备及其除尘检测方法, 2017.11.09, 中国, ZL201711091928.5]
     

  16. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Dan Feng, Xiao Xu. Tribo-thermoelectric dust removal detection system and dust removal detection method. Chinese Patent, CN108057523B, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 冯丹, 徐啸, 一种摩擦电热电除尘检测设备及其除尘检测方法, 2017.11.09, 中国, ZL201711091905.4]
     

  17. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Gongping Li*, Shixu Zhang, Yuexing Chen, Dejun E, Xin Sun. A one-structure-based direct charge, radiation ionization, thermophotovoltaic, thermoelectric effects radioisotope battery and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN108039219A, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 李公平, 张世旭, 陈跃星, 鄂得俊, 孙鑫, 直接收集-辐射电离-光电-热电同位素电池及其制备方法, 2017.11.03, 中国, ZL201711066355.0]
     

  18. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Gongping Li*, Shixu Zhang, Dan Feng, Dejun E, Xin Sun. A one-structure-based radiation ionization, ion osmotic effects hybrid radioisotope battery and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN108053911B, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 李公平, 张世旭, 冯丹, 鄂得俊, 孙鑫, 辐射电离-离子渗透复合式同位素电池及其制备方法, 2017.11.03, 中国, ZL2017110 66332.X]
     

  19. Jiaqing He*, Yi Zhou, Gongping Li*, Shixu Zhang, Yuexing Chen, Xin Sun, Dejun E. A one-structure-based direct charge, thermionic, thermoelectric effects hybrid radioisotope battery and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN108538422A, 2017 [何佳清, 周毅, 李公平, 张世旭, 陈跃星, 孙鑫, 鄂得俊, 直接收集-热离子发射-热电同位素电池及其制备方法, 2017. 11.06, 中国, ZL201711064719.1]
     

  20. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li*. A one-structure-based direct charge, thermophotovoltaic, thermoelectric effects hybrid radioisotope battery and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN107123457B, 2017 [周毅, 张世旭, 李公平. 一种直接收集-光电-热电复合式同位素电池及制备方法, 2017.04.10, 中国, ZL201710229472.8]
     

  21. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li*. A one-structure-based thermionic, thermophotovoltaic, thermoelectric effects hybrid radioisotope battery and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN106941017B, 2017 [周毅, 张世旭, 李公平, 一种热离子-光电-热电复合式同位素电池及其制备方法, 2018.07.10, 中国, ZL201710229471.3]
     

  22. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li*. Dynamic radioisotope battery based on PZT and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN105427913B, 2015 [周毅, 张世旭, 李公平, 一种基于PZT下的动态型同位素电池及其制备方法, 2017.03.19, 中国, ZL201511005208.3]
     

  23. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li*. Dynamic radioisotope battery based on nanomaterials and its preparation method. Chinese Patent, CN105575453B, 2015 [周毅, 张世旭, 李公平, 一种基于纳米材料复合式动态型同位素电池及其制备方法, 2017.03. 27, 中国, ZL201511005242.0]
     

  24. Yi Zhou, Shixu Zhang, Gongping Li*. Dynamic thermal to electrical radioisotope battery based on PZT. Chinese Patent, CN205302969U, 2015 [周毅, 张世旭, 李公平, 一种基于PZT下动态热电转换机制的放射性同位素电池, 2016.06.08, 中国, ZL 201521112827.8]

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