Publications

Refereed Journal Publications

(#Zhou’s students, *Corresponding author, †Equal contribution)

  1. Y. Ren, K. Zhang, Y. Zhou, Y. Cao, “Phase-Field Simulation and Machine Learning Study of the Effects of Elastic and Plastic Properties of Electrodes and Solid Polymer Electrolytes on the Suppression of Li Dendrite Growth”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 30658 (2022).
  2. P. Kharel, B. Lama, M. Flesche, Z. Mehlberg, B. Lamsal, S. Valloppilly, Y. Zhou, D. J. Sellmyer, T. R. Paudel, “Modifying magnetic properties of MnBi with carbon: an experimental and theoretical study”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 55, 265003 (2022).
  3. #N. Ghimire, A. Gurung, R. S. Bobba, K. M. Reza, B. S. Lamsal, A. Laskar, J. Pokharel, W. He, A. Baniya, Y. Zhou*, Q. Qiao*, “Interface Engineering of Pb–Sn Low‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells for Improved Efficiency and Stability”, Solar RRL, 6, 2100945 (2022).
  4. #R. Pathak, K. Chen, F. Wu, A. U. Mane, R. V. Bugga, J. W. Elam, Q. Qiao, Y. Zhou*, “Advanced Strategies for the Development of Porous Carbon as a Li Host/Current Collector for Lithium Metal Batteries”, Energy Storage Materials, 41, 448 (2021).
  5. #J. Pokharel, A. Gurung, A. Baniya, W. He, K. Chen, R. Pathak, B. S. Lamsal, N. Ghimire, Y. Zhou*, “MOF-derived hierarchical carbon network as an extremely-high-performance supercapacitor electrode”, Electrochimica Acta, 394, 139058 (2021).
  6. #W. He, K. Chen, R. Pathak, M. Hummel, B.S. Lamsal, Z. Gu, P. Kharel, J.J. Wu, and Y. Zhou*, “Achieving High Pseudocapacitance Anode by An In Situ Nanocrystallization Strategy for Ultrastable Sodium-Ion Batteries”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13, 22577 (2021).
  7. S. Li, Q. He, K. Chen, S. Huang, F. Wu, G. Wang, W. Sun, S. Fu, X. Feng, Y. Zhou, and Z. Jiao, “Facile Chemical Fabrication of a Three-Dimensional Copper Current Collector for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes”, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168, 070502 (2021).
  8. #W. He; K. Chen; R. Pathak; M. Hummel; K. M. Reza; N. Ghimire; J. Pokharel; S. Lu; Z. Gu; Q. Qiao; Y. Zhou*, “High-Mass-Loading Sn-based Anode Boosted by Pseudocapacitance for Long-life Sodium-Ion Batteries”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 414, 128638 (2021).
  9. S. Lu, M. Hummel, Z. Gu, Y. Wang, K. Wang, R. Pathak, Y. Zhou, H. Jia, X. Qi, X. Zhao, B. Xu, and X. Liu, “Highly Efficient Urea Oxidation via Nesting Nano-Nickel Oxide in Eggshell Membrane-Derived Carbon”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9, 1703 (2021).
  10. #K.M. Reza, A. Gurung, B. Bahrami, A. H. Chowdhury, N. Ghimire, R. Pathak, S. I. Rahman, M. Laskar, K. Chen, R. S. Bobba, B. S. Lamsal, L. K. Biswas, Y. Zhou*, B. Logue*, Q. Qiao*, “Grain Boundary Defect Passivation in Quadruple Cation Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells”, Solar RRL, 20000740 (2021).
  11. #N. Ghimire, R. S. Bobba, A. Gurung, K. M. Reza, M. R. Laskar, B. S. Lamsal, K. Emshadi, R. Pathak, M. A. Afroz, A. H. Chowdhury, K. Chen, B. Bahrami, S. I. Rahman, J. Pokharel, A. Baniya, M. T. Rahman, Y. Zhou*, Q. Qiao*, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4, 1731 (2021).
  12. #E. Adhamash, R. Pathak, K. Chen, M.T. Rahman, A. El-Magrous, Z. Gu, S. Lu, Q. Qiao, Y. Zhou*, “High-Energy Plasma Activation of Renewable Carbon for Enhanced Capacitive Performance of Supercapacitor Electrode”, Electrochimica Acta, 362, 127148 (2020).
  13. S. Lu, Z. Gu, M. Hummel, Y. Zhou, K. Wang, B.B. Xu, Y. Wang, Y. Li, X Qi, T. Liu, “Nickel Oxide Immobilized on the Carbonized Eggshell Membrane for Electrochemical Detection of Urea”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167, 10 (2020).
  14. #K. Chen, R. Pathak, A. Gurung, K. M. Reza, N. Ghimire, J. Pokharel, A. Baniya, W. He, J. J. Wu, Q. Qiao, and Y. Zhou*, “Copper-clad Lithiophilic Current Collector for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anode”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8, 1911 (2020).
  15. Y. Ren, Y. Zhou, Y. Cao, “Inhibit of Lithium Dendrite Growth in Solid Composite Electrolyte by Phase-Field Modeling”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124, 12195 (2020).
  16. S. Lu, M. Hummel, K. Chen, Y. Zhou, S. Kang, Z. Gu, “Synthesis of Au@ ZIF-8 nanocomposites for enhanced electrochemical detection of dopamine”, Electrochemistry Communications, 106715 (2020).
  17. M. Hummel, S. Lu, Z. Nelson, H. Jia, R. Pathak, Y. Zhou, Z. Gu, “Kappa-Carrageenan/Graphene Oxide Carbon Composite Film for Electrochemical Sensing of Dopamine”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167, (2020)
  18. #R. Pathak, K. Chen, A. Gurung, K. M. Reza, B. Bahrami, J. Pokharel, A. Baniya, W. He, F. Wu, Y. Zhou*, Q. Qiao*, K. Xu*, “Fluorinated Hybrid Solid Interface for Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition”, Nature Communications, 11, 1 (2020).
  19. #E. Adhamash, R. Pathak, Q. Qiao, Y. Zhou*, R. McTaggart, “Gamma-radiated biochar carbon for improved supercapacitor performance”, RSC Advances, 10, 29910 (2020).
  20. #R. Pathak, Y. Zhou*, Q. Qiao, “Recent Advances in Lithiophilic Porous Framework toward Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anode”, Applied Sciences, 10, 4185 (2020).
  21. #R. Pathak, K. Chen, A. Gurung, K. M. Reza, B. Bahrami, F. Wu, A. Chaudhary, N. Ghimire, B. Zhou, W. Zhang, Y. Zhou*, Q. Qiao*, “Ultrathin Bilayer of Graphite/SiO2 as Solid Interface for Reviving Li Metal Anode” Advanced Energy Materials, 1901486 (2019).
  22. #K. Chen, R. Pathak, A. Gurung, E. Adhamash, B. Bahrami, Q. He, A. Smirnova, J. J. Wu, Q. Qiao and Y. Zhou*, “Flower-Shaped Lithium Nitride as a Protective Layer via Facile Plasma Activation for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes”, Energy Storage Materials, 18, 389 (2019).
  23. S. Lu, M. Hummel, Z. Gu, Y. Gu, Z. Cen, L. Wei, Y. Zhou, C. Zhang, C. Yang, “Trash to treasure: A novel chemical route to synthesis of NiO/C for hydrogen production” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44, 16144 (2019).
  24. Y. Zhou, X. Wang, L. Acauan, E. Kalfon‐Cohen, X. Ni, Y. Stein, K. K. Gleason, B. L. Wardle, “Ultrahigh‐Areal‐Capacitance Flexible Supercapacitor Electrodes Enabled by Conformal P3MT on Horizontally Aligned Carbon‐Nanotube Arrays”, Advanced Materials, 1901916 (2019).
  25. X. Ni, C. Furtado, E. Kalfon-Cohen, Y. Zhou, G. A. Valdes, T. J. Hank, P. P. Camanho, B. L. Wardle, “Static and fatigue interlaminar shear reinforcement in aligned carbon nanotube-reinforced hierarchical advanced composites”, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 120, 106 (2019).
  26. LH Acauan, Y Zhou, E Kalfon-Cohen, NK Fritz, BL Wardle, “Multifunctional nanocomposite structural separators for energy storage”, Nanoscale, 11, 21964 (2019).
  27. #R. Pathak, A. Gurung, H. Elbohy, K. Chen, K. M. Reza, B. Bahrami, S. Mabrouk, R. Ghimire, Y. Zhou*, Q. Qiao*, “Self-recovery in Li-metal hybrid lithium-ion batteries via WO3 reduction”, Nanoscale. 10, 15956-15966 (2018).
  28. C. Wang, T. Wang, J. Liu, Y. Zhou, D. Yu, F. Han, Q. Li, J. Chen, Y. Huang, “Hydrothermal synthesis of a silk-cocoon structured cobalt polysulfide as an efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction”, Energy and Environmental Science, 11, 2467-2475 (2018).
  29. Y. Zhou, Y. Hou, Q. Li, L. Yang, Y. Cao, K. H. Choi, Q. Wang, Q. M. Zhang, “Biocompatible and Flexible Hydrogel Diode‐Based Mechanical Energy Harvesting”, Advanced Materials Technologies, 1700118 (2017).
  30. Y. Hou†, Y. Zhou†, L. Yang†, Q. Li, Y. Zhang, L. Zhu, M. Hickner, Q. M. Zhang, Q. Wang, “Flexible Ionic Diodes for Low-Frequency Mechanical Energy Harvesting”, Advanced Energy Materials, 1601983 (2016). (†These authors equally contributed to this work)
  31. L. Yang, X. Qian, C. Koo, Y. Hou, T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, M. Lin, J. Qiu, Q. M. Zhang, “Graphene enabled percolative nanocomposites with large electrocaloric efficient under low electric fields over a broad temperature range”, Nano Energy, 22, 467 (2016).
  32. C. Welsh, Y. Zhou, M. Ghaffari, M. Lin, Chong Min Koo, Q. M. Zhang, “Giant strain response in ionic nanoporous graphene actuator with hierarchical structures”, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 22, 1389 (2015).
  33. Z. Cheng, M. Lin, S. Wu, Y. Thakur, Y. Zhou, D. Jeong, Q. Shen, Q. M. Zhang, “Aromatic poly (arylene ether urea) with high dipole moment for high thermal stability and high energy density capacitors”, Applied Physics Letters, 106, 202902 (2015).
  34. M. Zhang, Q. Li, D. Fang, I. Ayhan, Y. Zhou, L. Dong, C. Xiong, Q. Wang, “NiO hierarchical hollow nanofibers as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes”, RSC Advances, 5, 96205 (2015).
  35. Y. Zhou,H. Xu, N. Lachman, M. Ghaffari, K. K. Gleason, B. L. Wardle, Q. M. Zhang, “Advanced asymmetric supercapacitor based on conducting polymer and aligned carbon nanotubes with controlled nanomorphology”, Nano Energy, 9, 176 (2014).
  36. Y. Zhou,N. Lachman, M. Ghaffari, H. Xu, D. Bhattacharya, P. Fattahi, B. L. Wardle, Q. M. Zhang,  “A high performance hybrid asymmetric supercapacitor via nano-scale morphology control of graphene, conducting polymer, and carbon nanotube electrodes”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 9964 (2014).
  37. N. Lachman †, H. Xu†, Y. Zhou†,M. Ghaffari, D. Bhattacharya, K. K. Gleason, B. L. Wardle, Q. M. Zhang, “Tailoring thickness of conformal conducting polymer decorated aligned carbon nanotube electrodes for energy storage”, Advanced Materials Interface, 1, 7(2014). (†These authors equally contributed to this work)
  38. Y. Zhou, M. Ghaffari, M. Lin, H. Xu, H. Xie, C. M. Koo, Q. M. Zhang, “High performance of supercapacitor based on aligned activated graphene with extremely wide temperature range”, RSC Advances, 5, 71699 (2015).
  39. H. Ye, X. Qian, D.Jeong, S. Zhang, Y. Zhou, W. Shao, L. Zhen, Q. M. Zhang, “Giant electrocaloric effect in BaZr0. 2Ti0. 8O3 thick film”, Applied Physics Letters, 105, 152908 (2014).
  40. M. Ghaffari, Y. Zhou, M. Lin, C. M. Koo, Q. M. Zhang, “High electromechanical reponses of ultra-high-density aligned nano-porous microwave exfoliated graphite oxide/polymer nano-composites ionic actuators”, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 5, 114 (2014).
  41. Y. Zhou, M. Ghaffari, M. Lin, E. M. Parsons, Y. Liu, B. L. Wardle, Q. M. Zhang, “High volumetric electrochemical performance of ultra-high density aligned carbon nanotube supercapacitors with controlled nanomorphology”, Electrochimica Acta, 111,608 (2013).
  42. M. Ghaffari, S. Kosolwattana, Y. Zhou, N. Lachman, M. Lin, D. Bhattacharya, K. K Gleason, B. L Wardle, Q. M. Zhang, “Hybrid supercapacitor materials from poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) conformally coated aligned carbon nanotubes”, Electrochimica Acta, 112, 522 (2013).
  43. S. Wu, Q. Burlingame, W. Li, M. Lin, Y. Zhou, Q. Chen, A. Payzant, K. Xiao, Q. M. Zhang, “Aromatic Polythiourea with Ultrahigh Breakdown Strength for High Energy Density and Low Loss Capacitor Applications”, MRS Proceedings, 1499, mrsf12-1499-n05-65 (2012).
  44. Y. Zhou, J. Yin, J. Yin, H. Xu, Y. Xia, Z. Liu, A. Li, Y. Gong, L, Pu, F. Yan, Y. Shi, “A TiAl2O5 nanocrystal charge trap memory device”, Applied Physics Letters, 97, 143504 (2010).
  45. L. Shi, Y. Zhou, J. Yin, Z. Liu, “Characterization upon potential properties of HfO2 stabilized by Y2O3 films as cubic phase”, Journal of applied physics, 107, 014104 (2010).
  46. Z. Ge, Y. Zhou, J. Yin, Y. Gong, S. Lv, Y. Xia, Z. Liu, “UV emission of tetragonal ZrO2 nanocrystals embedded in ZrSiO4 amorphous”, Modern Physics Letters B, 24, 2477 (2010).
  47. S. Lv, Z. Ge, Y. Zhou, B. Xu, L. Gao, J. Yin, Y. Xia, Z. Liu, “A Charge-Trap Memory Device with a Composition-Modulated Zr-Silicate High-k Dielectric Multilayer Structure”, Chinese Physics Letters, 27, 068502 (2010).

Book Chapters and Book Sections

  1. Y. Zhou*, M. Ghaffari, C. Welsh, Q. M. Zhang, Ionic Electroactive Actuators with Giant Electromechanical Response, Chapter for Advances in Ionic Polymer Metal Composites. Royal Society of Chemistry (2014).
  2. Q. M. Zhang, M. Ghaffari, S. G. Lu, Y. Zhou, C. M, Koo, J. Michalenko, Advanced electroactive polymers (EAPs) with high electroactuation strain and ultra-elastic energy density, Book Chapter.  Wiley (2014).
  3. Y. Zhou*, Q. M. Zhang, High Volumetric Performance Supercapacitors with Controlled Nanomorphology, Chapter for Supercapacitor Design and Applications. InTech (2016).

Patents

  1. C. Kyounghwan (Sponsor), Q. M. Zhang (PI), Y. Zhou, Q. Wang and Q. Li, “Energy harvesting device using electroactive polymer nanocomposites”. US Patent 10,825,614 (2020).
  2. B. L. Wardle (PI), L. Acauan, and Y. Zhou, “Separators Comprising Elongated Nanostructures and Associated Devices and Methods, Including Devices and Methods for Energy Storage and/or Use.” US Patent 11,031,657 (2021).
  3. Karen K. Gleason, Brian L. Wardle, Estelle Cohen, Yue Zhou, Xiaoxue Wang and Yosef Stein, “Supercapacitors and Other Electrodes and Method for Making and Using Same”, US Patent Application No.:  15/931,987; International Patent Application No. PCT/US2020/032863.
  4. P. C. Lozano (PI), B. L. Wardle (PI), Y. Zhou, M. D. Canonica and D. Krejci, “Materials and Methods for Ion Acceleration”. (Pending)