Zunfeng Liu

ORCID: 0000-0002-7366-0275
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Graphene research and applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Nankai University
2010-2025

State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
2017-2025

China Pharmaceutical University
2021-2024

University of Science and Technology Liaoning
2020-2022

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering
2021-2022

Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"
2020

Changzhou University
2012-2018

Beijing Graphene Institute
2016-2017

The University of Texas at Dallas
2016

Leiden University
2010-2013

Processable, single-layered graphene oxide (GO) is an intriguing nanomaterial with tremendous potential for electronic applications. We spin-coated GO thin-films on quartz and characterized their sheet resistance optical transparency using different reduction treatments. A thermal graphitization procedure was most effective, producing films resistances as low 10(2) -10(3) Omega/square 80% transmittance 550 nm light. Our experiments demonstrate solution-processed have transparent electrodes.

10.1021/nn700375n article EN ACS Nano 2008-02-09

A novel graphene oxide−doxorubicin hydrochloride nanohybrid (GO−DXR) was prepared via a simple noncovalent method, and the loading release behaviors of DXR on GO were investigated. An efficient as high 2.35 mg/mg obtained at initial concentration 0.47 mg/mL. The showed strong pH dependence, which may be due to hydrogen-bonding interaction between DXR. fluorescent spectrum electrochemical results indicate that π−π stacking exists them.

10.1021/jp806751k article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008-10-21

Theoretical estimates indicate that graphene thin films can be used as transparent electrodes for thin-film devices such solar cells and organic light-emitting diodes, with an unmatched combination of sheet resistance transparency. We demonstrate diodes solution-processed film conductive anodes. The were deposited on quartz substrates by spin-coating aqueous dispersion functionalized graphene, followed a vacuum anneal step to reduce the resistance. Small molecular weight materials metal...

10.1021/nn900728d article EN ACS Nano 2009-11-10

We demonstrate that solution-processed graphene thin films can serve as transparent conductive anodes for organic photovoltaic cells. The electrodes were deposited on quartz substrates by spin coating of an aqueous dispersion functionalized graphene, followed a reduction process to reduce the sheet resistance. Small molecular weight solar cells be directly such anodes. short-circuit current and fill factor these devices are lower than those control device indium tin oxide due higher...

10.1063/1.2924771 article EN Applied Physics Letters 2008-06-30

Solution-processable functionalized graphene (SPFGraphene, see figure) is used as the electron-accepting material in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices for first time, showing that it a competitive alternative. The fabrication and performance of bulk heterojunction OPV with SPFGraphene different donor materials presented, together impact post-fabrication annealing.

10.1002/adma.200800366 article EN Advanced Materials 2008-10-17

Abstract A soluble graphene, which has a one‐atom thickness and two‐dimensional structure, is blended with poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT) used as the active layer in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer photovoltaic cells. Adding graphene to P3HT induces great quenching of photoluminescence P3HT, indicating strong electron/energy transfer from graphene. In devices an ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:graphene/LiF/Al device efficiency increases first then decreases increase content. The containing only 10 wt %...

10.1002/adfm.200800954 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2009-02-13

Mechanical energy harvesters are needed for diverse applications, including self-powered wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, the extraction of from ocean waves. We report carbon nanotube yarn that electrochemically convert tensile or torsional mechanical into electrical without requiring an external bias voltage. Stretching coiled yarns generated 250 watts per kilogram peak power when cycled up to 30 hertz, as well 41.2 joules cycle, normalized harvester weight....

10.1126/science.aam8771 article EN Science 2017-08-25

Processable composites of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with soluble cross-linked polyurethane (SCPU) were prepared at various loadings SWNTs (0−25 wt %), and they exhibited strong microwave absorption in the range 2−18 GHz. For example, 5 % loading SWNTs/SCPU composite has a absorbing peak 8.8 GHz achieves maximum value 22 dB. The position moves to lower frequencies increasing SWNT loading. Theoretical simulation for using transmission line theory agrees well experimental results....

10.1021/jp0731396 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007-08-29

Abstract Smart textiles that sense, interact, and adapt to environmental stimuli have provided exciting new opportunities for a variety of applications. However, current advances largely remained at the research stage due high cost, complexity manufacturing, uncomfortableness environment‐sensitive materials. In contrast, natural textile materials are more attractive smart their merits in terms low cost comfortability. Here, water fog humidity‐driven torsional tensile actuation thermally set...

10.1002/adfm.201808241 article EN publisher-specific-oa Advanced Functional Materials 2019-03-07

Spider silks show unique combinations of strength, toughness, extensibility, and energy absorption. To date, it has been difficult to obtain spider silk-like mechanical properties using non-protein approaches. Here, we report on an artificial silk produced by the water-evaporation-induced self-assembly hydrogel fibre made from polyacrylic acid silica nanoparticles. The consists hierarchical core-sheath structured fibres, which are reinforced ion doping twist insertion. exhibits a tensile...

10.1038/s41467-019-13257-4 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2019-11-22

Abstract Soft actuators have received intensive attention in the fields of soft robots, sensors, intelligent control, artificial intelligence, and visual intelligence. By combination tensile torsional deformations, different types motions can be realized, such as bending, rolling, jumping. robotics need actuators, muscles to lift or move objects perform some work. Additionally, actuation integrated with functions sensing, signal transmission, control is also needed development advanced...

10.1002/adfm.202007437 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2021-01-14

Abstract Flexible wearable strain sensors have received extensive attention in human–computer interaction, soft robotics, and human health monitoring. Despite significant efforts developing stretchable electronic materials structures, flexible with stable interfaces low hysteresis remains a challenge. Herein, Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/AgNWs/liquid metal (MAL sensor) self‐healing function are developed by exploiting the strong interactions between MXene/AgNWs/LM disulfide hydrogen bonds inside...

10.1002/adfm.202301587 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2023-05-28

Hydrogel strain sensors have received increasing attention due to their potential applications in human-machine interfaces and flexible electronics. However, they usually suffer from both mechanical electrical hysteresis poor water retention, which limit practical applications. To address this challenge, a poly(acrylic acid-

10.1039/d4mh00126e article EN Materials Horizons 2024-01-01

Spider silk exhibits an excellent combination of high strength and toughness, which originates from the hierarchical self-assembled structure spidroin during fiber spinning. In this work, superfine nanofibrils are established in polyelectrolyte artificial spider by optimizing flexibility polymer chains, breaking toughness ranging 1.83 GPa 238 MJ m

10.1038/s41467-024-47796-2 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2024-04-25

In this paper, an organic photovoltaic device based on acceptor of solution-processable functionalized graphene was designed. A short circuit current density (Jsc) 4.0mAcm−2, open voltage (Voc) 0.72V, and a solar power conversion efficiency 1.1% were obtained for the indium tin oxide/poly(ethylene dioxythiophene) doped with polystyrene sulfonic acid (40nm)/poly(3-hexylthiophene-1, 3-diyl):graphene (graphene 10wt%, 100nm)/LiF (1nm)/Al (70nm) after annealing treatment under simulated AM1.5G...

10.1063/1.2938865 article EN Applied Physics Letters 2008-06-02

Hair-like-diameter superelastic conducting fibers, comprising a buckled carbon nanotube sheath on rubber core, are fabricated, characterized, and deployed as weavable wires, biosensors, supercapacitors, strain sensors. These downsized sheath–core fibers provide the demonstrated basis for glucose sensors, electrical interconnects whose performance is undegraded by giant strain, well ultrafast sensors that exploit strain-dependent capacitance changes. Downsized diameter needed electronic...

10.1002/adma.201600405 article EN cc-by-nc Advanced Materials 2016-05-02

Artificial muscles triggered by light are of great importance, especially for the development non-contact and remotely controlled materials. Common materials synthesis photoinduced artificial typically rely on polymer-based photomechanical Herein, we able to prepare using a mixed-matrix membrane strategy incorporate molecular crystals with connective polymers (e.g. PVDF). The formed hybrid inherit not only advantages crystals, including faster response, higher Young's modulus ordered...

10.1002/anie.201805543 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018-06-06

Abstract Photothermal bimorph actuators are widely used for smart devices, which generally operated in a room temperature environment, therefore low difference actuation without deteriorating the performance is preferred. The strategy actuator assembling broadband‐light absorption layer volume expansion and an additional water evaporation cooling shrinkage on passive layer. response time temperature‐change‐normalized bending speed under NIR, white, blue light illumination at same level of...

10.1002/adfm.201808995 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2019-03-25

Current research about resistive sensors is rarely focusing on improving the strain range and linearity of resistance–strain dependence. In this paper, a bi‐sheath buckled structure designed containing carbon nanotube sheets rubber fiber. Strain decrease results in increasing buckle contact by interlayer large resistance. The resulting sensor can be reversibly stretched to 600%, undergoing linear resistance increase as 102% for 0–200% 160% 200–600% strain. This shows high linearity, fast...

10.1002/adfm.201702134 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2017-07-19

Abstract Mitochondria‐mediated apoptosis (MMA) is a preferential option for cancer therapy due to the presence of cell‐suicide factors in mitochondria, however, low permeability mitochondria bottleneck targeting drug delivery. In this paper, glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), natural product from Glycyrrhiza glabra , found be novel ligand, which can improve mitochondrial and enhance uptake mitochondria. GA‐functionalized graphene oxide (GO) prepared used as an effective carrier targeted delivery...

10.1002/smll.201703306 article EN Small 2017-12-04
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