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34. Q. M. Zhang, H. Wang, N. Kim, and L. E. Cross. Direct Evaluation of Domain Wall and Intrinsic Contributions to the Dielectric and Piezoelectric Response and Their Temperature Dependence of PZT ceramics. J. Appl. Phys. 75, 454-459 (1994).61. Q. M. Zhang, J. Su, C. Kim, R. Ting, R. Capps. An Experimental Investigation of Electromechanical Responses in a Polyurethane Elastomer. J. Appl. Phys. 81, 2770-2776 (1997).62. J. Su, Q. M. Zhang, and R. Y. Ting, Space Charge Enhanced Electromechanical Response in Thin Film Polyurethane Elastomers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 386-388 (1997).63. Q. M. Zhang and J. Zhao, Polarization Responses of Lead Magnesium Niobate Based Relaxor Ferroelectrics. Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 1649-1651 (1997).64. H. You and Q. M. Zhang, A Diffuse X-ray Scattering Study of Lead-Magnesium-Niobate Single Crystals. Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 3950-3952 (1997).65. R. E. Newnham, V. Sundar, R. Yimniru, J. Su, and Q. M. Zhang, Electrostriction --- Nonlinear Electromechanical Coupling in Solid Dielectrics. J. Phys. Chem. B101, 10141- 10150 (1997).66. V. D. Kugel, Baomin Xu, Q. M. Zhang, and L. E. Cross, Bomorph-Based Piezoelectric Air Acoustic Transducer: Model. Sensors and Actuators, A69, 234-242 (1998).67. Volkmar Mueller and Q. M. Zhang, Threshold of Irreversible Domain Wall Motion in Soft PZT-Piezoceramic. Ferro. 206/207, 113-122 (1998).68. Volkmar Mueller and Q. M. Zhang, Shear Response of Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoceramics. J. Appl. Phys. 83, 3754-3761 (1998).69. J. Zhao, A. Glazonove, Q. M. Zhang, and Brian Toby. Neutron Diffraction Study of Electrostrictive Coefficients of Prototype Cubic Phase of Relaxor Ferroelectric PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3. Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 1048-1050 (1998).70. Volkmar Mueller and Q. M. Zhang, Nonlinearity and Scaling Behavior in Donor Doped Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoceramic. Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2692-2694 (1998).71. J. Su, Q. M. Zhang, P. C. Wang, A. G. MacDiarmid, and K. J. Wynne, Preparation and Characterization of Electrostrictive Polyurethane Films with Conductive Polymer Electrodes. Polym. Adv. Technol., 9, 317-321 (1998).72. Q. M. Zhang, Vivek Bharti, and X. Zhao. Giant Electrostrictive Response and Ferroelectric Relaxor Baehavior in Electron Irradiated Polyvinylidene Fluoride- Trifluoroethylene Polymer. Science, 280, 2101-2104 (1998).73. A. E. Glazounov, Q. M. Zhang, and Ch. Kim. Piezoelectric Actuator Generating Torsional Displacement from the Shear Strain. Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2526-2528 (1998).74. R. E. Newnham, V. Sundar, R. Yimmirun, J. Su, and Q. M. Zhang. Electrostriction in Dielectric Materials. Ceramic Trans. Vol. 88, 15-39 (1998).75. X. Zhao, Vivek Bharti, Q. M. Zhang, T. Ramotowski, F. Tito, and R. Ting. Electromechanical Properties of Electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 2054-2056 (1998).76. Vivek Bharti, X. Zhao, Q. M. Zhang, T. Ramotowski, F. Tito, and R. Ting. The Field Induced Strain and Polarization Response in Electron Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride -trifluoroethylene) Copolymer. J. Mater. Res. Innovations 2(2), 57-63(1998).77. R. Liu, Q. Wang, Q. M. Zhang, and L. E. Cross. Piezoelectric Pseudo-Shear Universal Actuator Made by L-Shape Joint Bonding. J. Mat. Sci: Mat. in Electro. 9, 453-456 (1998).78. J. Zhao, A. E. Glazounov, and Q. M. Zhang. Change in Electromechanical Properties of 0.9PMN-0.1PT Relaxor Ferroelectric Induced by Uniaxial Compressive Stress Directed Perpendicular to the Electric Field. Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 436-438 (1999).

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79. Xuecang Geng and Q. M. Zhang, Resonance Modes and Losses in 1-3 Composites for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications. J. Appl. Phys. 85, 1342-1350 (1999).80. J. Zhao, Volkmar Mueller, and Q. M. Zhang. The Influence of External Stress on the Electromechanical Response of Electrostrive 0.9PMN-0.1PT in the DC Field Biased State. J. Mater. Res. 14, 948-956 (1999).81. Z.-Y. Cheng, T.-B. Xu, Vivek Bharti, Shexi Wang, and Q. M. Zhang. Transverse Strain Response in the Electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 1901- 1903 (1999). 82. Z.-Y. Cheng, S. Gross, J. Su, and Q. M. Zhang. Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagram for A Polyurethane Elastomer. J. Polym. Sci. 37, 983-990 (1999).83. A. E. Glazounov, S. Wang, Q. M. Zhang, and C. Kim. High Efficiency Piezoelectric Motor Combining Continuous Rotation with Precise Control Over Angular Positioning. Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 862-864 (1999).84. Z.-Y. Cheng, Vivek Bharti, T. B. Xu, Shexi Wang, Q. M. Zhang, T. Ramotowski, F. Tito, and R. Ting. Transverse Strain Responses in Electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE) Films and Development of a Dilatometer for the Measurement. J. Appl. Phys. 86, 2208-2214 (1999).85. R. Liu, Q. M. Zhang, and L. E. Cross. Experimental Investigation of Field Induced Direct Piezoelectric Properties in Polyurethane Elastomer Under Quasistatic Condition. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 73, 2603-2609 (1999).86. Volkmar Mueller, Horst Geige, and Q. M. Zhang. Nonlinear Ferroelectric Domain Wall Response. Ferro. 222, 295-302 (1999).87. Vivek Bharti, Z-Y Cheng, S. Gross, T. B. Xu, and Q. M. Zhang. High Electrostrictive Strain under High Mechanical Stress in High Energy Electron Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer Films. Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 2653-2655 (1999).88. Q. M. Zhang and Jianzhong Zhao. Electromechanical Responses of Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoceramics Under the Influence of Mechanical Stresses. IEEE Trans. UFFC 46, 1518-1526 (1999).89. Hai-Sheng Xu, Z.-Y. Cheng, Q. M. Zhang, Pen-Cheng Wang, and Alan MacDiarmid. Conduction Behavior of Doped Polyaniline Film at High Current Density. J. Poly. Sci. B37, 2845-2850 (1999).90. Qing-Ming Wang, Q. M. Zhang, Baomin Xu, Ruibin Liu, and L. E. Cross. Nonlinear Piezoelectric Behavior of Ceramic Bending Mode Actuators Under Strong Electric Fields. J. Appl. Phys. 86, 3352-3360 (1999).

Cited 108 (Web of Science), ? (Google Scholar).91. Hai-Sheng Xu, Z.-Y. Cheng, Vivek Bharti, Shexi Wang, and Q. M. Zhang. All-Polymer Electromechanical Systems Consisting of Electrostrictive Poly(vinylidene fluoride- trifluoroethylene) and Conductive Polyaniline. J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 75, 945-951 (2000).92. Vivek Bharti, H. S. Xu, G. Shanthi, Q. M. Zhang, and Kuming Liang. Polarization and Structural Properties of High Energy Electron Irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Films. J. Appl. Phys. 87, 452-461 (2000). 93. A. E. Glazounov, Q. M. Zhang, C. Kim. Torsional Actuator Based on Mechanically Amplified Shear Piezoelectric Response. Sensors and Actuators A79, 22-30 (2000).94. Yu Lu, Z.-Y. Cheng, E. Park, S. F. Liu and Q. M. Zhang. Linear Electro-optic Effect of 0.88Pb(Zn 1/3 Nb2/3)-0.12PbTiO3 Single Crystal. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 39, 141-145 (2000).94. H. S. Xu, Z. Y. Cheng, Q. M. Zhang, A. MacDiarmid. Influence of High-energy Electron Irradiation on the Conduction Behavior of Doped Polyaniline Films in the High Current Regime. Synthetic Met. 108, 133-137 (2000).96. Q. M. Zhang, Z. Y. Cheng, and Vivek Bharti. Relaxor Ferroelectric Behavior in High

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Energy Electron Irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers. Appl. Phys. A70, 307-312 (2000). 97. Z. Y. Cheng, V. Bharti, T. Mai, T. B. Xu, Q. M. Zhang, K. Hamilton, T. Ramotowski, K. A. Wright, and R. Ting. Effect of High Energy Electron Irradiation on the Electromechanical Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) 50/50 and 65/35 Copolymers. IEEE Trans. UFFC 47, 1296 (2000). 98. A. E. Glazounov, S. Wang, Q. M. Zhang, and C. Kim. Piezoelectric Stepper Motor with Direct Coupling Mechanism to Achieve High Efficiency and Precise Control of Motor. IEEE Trans. UFFC, 47(4), 1059-1068 (2000).99. Haisheng Xu, G. Shanthi, V. Bharti, Q. M. Zhang, and T. Ramatowski. Structural, Conformational, and Polarization Changes of P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Induced by High Energy Electron Irradiation. Macromolecules, 33, 4125-4131(2000).100. Shizhuo Yin, Q. M. Zhang, K.-W. Chung, R. Yang, Z. Y. Cheng, and Yu Lu. Investigation of the Electro-optic Properties of Electron-irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer. Opt. Eng. 39, 670-672 (2000).101. Y. Bai, Z.Y. Cheng, V. Bharti, H. S. Xu, and Q. M. Zhang. High Dielectric Constant Ceramic Powder Polymer Composites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 3804-3806 (2000).102. T.B. Xu, Z-Y. Cheng, Q. M. Zhang, R. Baughman, C. Cui, A. Zakhidov, and J. Su. Fabrication and Characterization of 3-Dimensional Periodic Ferroelectric Polymer-Silica Opal Composites and Inverse Opal. J. Appl. Phys. 88(1), 405-409 (2000).103. Y. Barad, Yu Lu, Z. Y. Cheng, S. E. Park, and Q. M. Zhang. Composition, Temperature, and Crystal Orientation Dependence of Linear Electro-optic Properties of PZN-PT Single Crystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1247-1249 (2000).104. A. E. Glazounov, Q. M. Zhang, and C. Kim. Torsional Actuator and Stepper Motor Based on Piezoelectric d15 Shear Response. J. Intel. Mater. Syst. & Struct. 11, 456-468 (2000).105. Vivek Bharti, Z.-Y. Cheng, T, Mai, Q. M. Zhang, T. Ramotowski, K. A. Wright. High Electromechanical Coupling Factor and Electrostrictive Strain over a Broad Frequency Range in Electrostrictive Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer. Japn. J. Appl. Phys. 40, 2613 (2001).106. Vivek Bharti and Q. M. Zhang. Dielectric Study of Relaxor Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrEF) Copolymer System. Phys. Rev. B63, 184103 (2001).107. Q. M. Zhang, H. S. Xu, Fei Fang, Z.-Y. Cheng, Xia Feng, and H. You. Observation of Critical Thickness of Crystallization in Spin Cast Ferroelectric Thin Films. J. Appl. Phys. 89, 2613 (2001).108. F. Xia, H. Xu, F. Fang, B. Razivi, Z. Y. Cheng, Yu Lu, Baoming Xu, and Q. M. Zhang. Thickness Dependence Behavior of Ferroelectric Switching in P(VDF-TrFE) Spin Cast Films. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 1122 (2001).109. Z.Y. Cheng, Vivek Bharti, T.B. Xu, Hansheng Xu, T. Mai, and Q. M. Zhang, Electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymers. Sensors and Actuators A. Phys. 90, 138 (2001). 110. H. Xu, Z.Y. Cheng, D. Olson, T. Mai, Q. M. Zhang, and G. Kavarnos. Ferroelectric and Electromechanical Properties of P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) Terpolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2360 (2001).111. Vivek Bharti, G. Shanthi, H. Xu, Q. M. Zhang, and K. Liang. Evolution of Transitional Behavior and Structure of Electron Irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Films. Mater.

Lett. 47, 107-111 (2001).112. Vivek Bharti, H. S. Xu, Z. Y. Cheng, T. Mai, and Q. M. Zhang. Quantitative Analysis of Structural, Relaxational and Electrostrictive Properties of P(VDF-TrFE)/PMMA Polyblends Films Irradiated with High Energy Electrons. IEEE Trans. Diel. & Elect. Insu. 8, 718-724

(2001).113. Yu Lu, D.-Y. Jeong, Z. Y. Cheng, Q. M. Zhang, H. Luo, Z. Yin, and D. Viehland. Phase

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Transitional Behavior and Piezoelectric Properties of the orthorhombic Phase of PMN-PT Single Crystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3109 (2001).114. Y. Lu, Z.-Y. Cheng, Y. Barad, and Q. M. Zhang. Photoelastic Effects in the Tetragonal

PZN-PT Single Crystals near the Morphotropic Phase Boundary. J. Appl. Phys. 89, 5075 (2001).

115. Y. Lu, Z.-Y. Cheng, D.-J. Jeong, T. Shrout, and Q. M. Zhang. Phase Stability of “Morphotropic” Phases in PZN-PT Single Crystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 1918 (2002).

116. Z.-Y. Cheng, Dana Olson, Haisheng Xu, Feng Xia, J. S. Hundal, and Q. M. Zhang, Fred B. Bateman, G. J.Kavarnos, T. Ramotowski. Structural Changes and Transitional Behavior Studied From Both Micro and Macro- Scales in the High-Energy Electron-Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer. Macromolecules 35, 664 (2002).

117. T. B. Xu, Z. Y. Cheng, and Q. M. Zhang. High Perfromance Micromachined Actuators Based on Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 1082 (2002).

118. Z.-Y. Cheng, T.-B. Xu, Q. M. Zhang, R. Mayer, Jr. D. Van Tol, and J. Hughes. Design, Fabrication, and Performance of A Flextensional Transducer Based on Electrostrictive

P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer. IEEE Trans. UFFC. 49, 1312 (2002).119. Xia Feng, H. Xu, Fei Fang, Babak, Razavi, Z.-Y. Cheng, and Q. M. Zhang. Interface Effect

on Polarization Switching and Critical Thickness of Crystallization in P(VDF-TrFE) Films. Ferroelectrics, 273, 377 (2002).

120. Feng Xia, B. Razavi, H. S. Xu, Z-Y. Cheng, and Q. M. Zhang. Dependence of Threshold Thickness of Crystallization and Film Morphology on Film Processing Conditions in P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Thin Films. J. Appl. Phys. 92, 3111 (2002).

121. Z.-Y. Cheng and Q. M. Zhang. Vogel-Fulcher Dielectric Behavior in the High-Energy Electron Irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer. J. Appl. Phys. 92, 6749 (2002).

122. Feng Xia, Z.-Y. Cheng, Haisheng Xu, and Q. M. Zhang, G. Kavarnos, R. Ting, G. Abdul- Sedat, K. D. Belfield. High Electromechanical Responses in Terpolymer of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene- chlorofluoroethylene). Adv. Maters. 14, 1574 (2002).123. D.-Y. Jeong, Y. H. Ye, and Q. M. Zhang, Effective Optical Properties Associated with Wave Propagations in Photonic Crystals of Finite Length along the Wave Direction. J. Appl. Phys. 92, 4194(2002).124. Q. M. Zhang, Hengfeng Li, Martin Poh, Haisheng Xu, Z.-Y. Cheng, Feng Xia, Cheng Huang. An all-organic composite actuator material with high dielectric constant. Nature, 419,

284 (2002). 125. Shujun Zhang, D.-Y. Jeong, Q. M. Zhang, T. Shrout, Electromechanical and Electro-

optic Properties of xBiScO3-yBiGaO3-(1-x-y)PbTiO3 Dingle Crystals. J. Cryst. Growth, 247, 131 (2003).

126. Yong-Hong Ye, D.-Y. Jeong, Theresa S. Mayer, and Q. M. Zhang. Finite size effect on highly dispersive photonic crystal optical components. Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 2380 (2003).

127. Feng Xia, Y. K. Wang, Hengfeng Li, Cheng Huang, Y. Ma, Q. M. Zhang, Z.-Y. Cheng, Fred B. Bateman. Influence of the Annealing Conditions on the Polarization and Electromechanical Response of High Energy Electron Irradiated Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer. J. Poly. Sci. A. Poly. Phys. 41, 797-806 (2003).

128. V. Bobnar, B. Vodopivec, A. Levstik, Z.-Y. Cheng, and Q. M. Zhang. Glass Dynamics in Electron-irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer System. Phys. Rev. B67, 94205 (2003).

129. Cheng Huang, Q.M. Zhang, and Ji Su. High dielectric constant all-polymer percolative composites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 3502 (2003).Cited 100 (Web of Science), 129 (Google Scholar).

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130. Shujun Zhang, L. Lebrun, D.-Y. Jeong, C. Randal, Q. M. Zhang, and T. Shrout. Growth and Characterization of Fe-Doped PMN-PT Single Crystals. J. Appl. Phys. 93, 9257 (2003).

131. Feng Xia, Z.-Y. Cheng, and Q. M. Zhang. In-air and Underwater Performance and Finite Element Analysis of a Flextensional Device Having Electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE) Polymer as the Active Element. IEEE Trans. UFFC 50, 932 (2003).

132. Cheng Huang, Q. M. Zhang, and A. Jakli. Nematic Anisotropic Liquid Crystal Gels-Self-assembled Nanocomposites with High Electromechanical Responses. Adv. Func. Maters. 13, 525-529 (2003).

133. V. Bobnar, B. Vodopivec, M. Kosec, A. Levstik, B. Hilczer, and Q. M. Zhang. Dielectric Properties of Relaxor-like Vinylidene Fluoride-trifluoroethylene-base Electroactive Polymers. Macromolecules 36, 4436-4442 (2003).

134. D.-Y. Jeong, Y. Lu, and Q. M. Zhang. Linear Electro-Optic Properties of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)-PbTiO3 Single Crystals. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 42, 4387-4389 (2003).

135. Rob J. Klein, J. Runt, and Q. M. Zhang. The Influence of Crystallization Conditions on the Microstructure and Electromechanical Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) Terpolymers. Macromolecules 36, 7220 (2003).

136. Cheng Huang and Q.M. Zhang. Enhanced Dielectric and Electromechanical Response in High-Dielectric-Constant All-Polymer Percolative Composites. Adv. Funct. Mater. 14, 501

(2004).137. F. Bauer, E. Fousson, Q. M. Zhang, and L. M. Lee. Ferroelectric Copolymers and

Terpolymers for Electrostrictors: Synthesis and Properties. IEEE Trans. Diel. & Elec. Insu. 11, 293-298 (2004).

138. Cheng Huang, Feng Xia, Hengfeng Li, R. Klein, and Q. M. Zhang, Francois Bauer, Z.-Y. Cheng. Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Based High Performance Electroactive Polymers. IEEE Trans. Diel. & Elec. Insu. 11, 299-311 (2004).

139. V. Bobnar, A. Levstik, C. Huang, and Q. M. Zhang. Distinctive Contributions from Organic Filler and Relaxor-like Polymer Matrix to Dielectric Response of CuPc-P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Composite. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 47604 (2004).

140. Yong-Hong Ye, J. Ding, D.-Y. Jeong, I. C. Khoo, Q. M. Zhang, Optimization of coupled-resonator optical waveguide in finite one-dimensional photonic crystals for optical delay line applications. Phys. Rev. E69, 56604 (2004).

141. J. Wang, D. Shen, C. Yang, and Q. M. Zhang. High Dielectric Constant Composite of P(VDF-TrFE) with Grafted Copper Phthalocyanine Oligomer. Macromolecules 37, 2294-2298 (2004)

142. Yong-Hong Ye, D. Jeong, and Q. M. Zhang, Fabrication of strain tunable infrared frequency selective surfaces on electrostrictive poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer films using a stencil mask method, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 654 (2004).

143. JiangYu Li, Cheng Huang, and Q. M. Zhang, Enhanced electromechanical properties in all-polymer percolative composites, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3124 (2004).

144. Cheng Huang, Q. M. Zhang, Gal deBotton and Kaushik Bhattacharya, All-Organic Dielectric-Percolative High-Dielectric-Constant Three-Component Composite Actuator Materials with High Electromechanical Response. Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 4391 (2004).

145. J. Su, T. Xu, S. Zhang, T. Shrout, and Q. M. Zhang, An Electroactive Polymer-Ceramic Hybrid Actuation System for Enhanced Electromechanical Performance. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1045 (2004)

146. Dae-Yong Jeong, Yong-Hong Ye and Q. M. Zhang, Electrical Tunable Fabry-Perot interferometer using a PVDF based terpolymer, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 4857 (2004).

147. Dae-yong Jeong, Y. K. Wnag, M. Huang and Q. M. Zhang, G. Kavarnos, F. Bauer, Electro-optical Response of the Ferroelectric Relaxor Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene chlorofluoroethylene) Terpolymer, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 316 (2004).

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148. B. Vodopivec, V. Bobnar, A. Levstik, and Q. M. Zhang. Dielectric Properties of Relaxor-like P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymer. Ferro. 304, 857-859 (2004).

149. Feng Xia and Q. M. Zhang. Schottky Emission at the Metal/Polymer Interface and Its Effect on the Polarization Switching of Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Thin Films. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1719-1721 (2004).

150. V. Bobnar, A. Levstik, C. Huang, and Q. M. Zhang. Intrinsic Dielectric Properties and Charge Transport in Oligmer of Organic Semiconductor Copper-Phthalocyanine. Phys. Rev. B71, 041202 (2005).

151. J. W. Wang, Q. Shen, H. Bao, C.-Z. Yang, and Q. M. Zhang. Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) with Partially Grafted Cu-Pc Oligomer. Macromolecules 38, 2247 (2005)

152. R. Klein, F. Xia, and Q. M. Zhang. Influence of Composition on Ferroelectric Properties of P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymers. J. Appl. Phys. 97, 094105 (2005).

153. C. Huang and Q. M. Zhang, Fully Functionalized High-Dielectric-Constant Nano-Phase Polymers with High Electromechanical Responses. Adv. Mater. 17, 1153 (2005).

154. Yiming Liu, Kailiang Ren, Heath F. Hofmann and Qiming Zhang, Investigation of Electrostrictive Polymer for Energy Harvesting. IEEE Trans. UFFC 52, 2411 (2005).

155. Shihai Zhang, Nanyan Zhang, Cheng Huang, Kailiang Ren, Q. M. Zhang. Microstructure and Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube –P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Composites. Adv. Mater 17, 1897 (2005).

156. Cheng Huang and Q.M. Zhang, JiangYu Li, Manese Rabeony. Colossal dielectric and electromechanical responses in self-assembled polymeric nanocomposites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 182901 (2005).

157. Shihai Zhang, Rob J. Klein, Kailiang Ren, Baojin Chu, Xi Zhang, James Runt, and Q. M. Zhang, Normal-Relaxor Ferroelectric Transformation in Fluorinated Polymers and the Relaxor Dynamics. J. Mater. Sci. 41, 271 (2006)

158. Feng Xia, Srinivas Tadigadapa and Q. M. Zhang. Electroactive Polymer Based Microfluidic Pump. Sensors &Actuators A125, 346 (2006).

159. Shihai Zhang, Baojin Chu, Bret Neese, Kailiang Ren, Xin Zhou, and Q. M. Zhang, Direct Spectroscopic Evidence of Field-Induced Solid State Chain Conformation Transformation in A Ferroelectric Relaxor Polymer, J. Appl. Phys. 99, 044107 (2006).

160. Kailiang Ren, Yiming Liu, Xuechang Geng, H. F. Hofmann, and Q. M. Zhang. Single Crystal PMN-PT /Epoxy 1-3 Composite for Energy Harvesting Application. IEEE Trans. UFFC 53, 631 (2006).

161. S. Zhang, C. Huang, Z.-Y. Cheng, F. Xia, R. Klein, Q. M. Zhang, V. Bobnar, A. Levstik, and F. Bauer. Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymers, Ferro. 339, 1723-1731 (2006).

162. Baojin Chu, Xin Zhou, Bret Neese, and Q. M. Zhang, Francois Bauer, Relaxor Ferroelectric Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) Terpolymer for High Energy Density Capacitors, IEEE Trans. Diel. & Ins. Mater. 13, 1162 (2006).

163. Xin Zhou, Baojin Chu, and Q. M. Zhang, Complex notation for the dielectric response of ferroelectric materials beyond the small sinusoidal fields, IEEE Trans. UFFC 53, 1540 (2006).

164. Shihai Zhang, Bret Neese, Kailiang Ren, Baojin Chu, and Q. M. Zhang, Microstructure and electromechanical responses in semicrystalline ferroelectric relaxor polymer blends, J. Appl. Phys. 100, 044113 (2006).

165. Qin Chen, J. Lee, Yong Wang, M. Lin, S. Yin, and Q. M. Zhang, Investigation of Tuning Characteristics of Electrically Tunable Long-Period Gratings with a Precise Four-Layer Model, Journal of Lightwave Technology 24(7), 2954-2962 (2006).

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166. Shihai Zhang, Bret Neese, Kailiang Ren, Baojin Chu, Feng Xia, T. Xu, Srinivas Tadigadapa, Qing Wang, Q. M. Zhang, and F. Bauer, Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymers, Thin Film Devices, and Ink-Jet Microprinting for Thin Film Device Fabrication. Ferro. 342, 43-56 (2006).

167. Baojin Chu, Xin Zhou, Kailiang Ren, Bret Neese, Minren Lin, Qing Wang, F. Bauer, and Q. M. Zhang. A Dielectric Polymer with High Electric Energy Density and Fast Discharge Speed. Science 313, 334 (2006) .

168. Baojin Chu, X. Zhou, B. Neese, and Q. M. Zhang. Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer – P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymer High Electric Energy Density and Field Dependent Dielectric Response. Ferro. 331, 35 (2006).

169. Yingying Lu, Jason Claude, Bret Neese, Q. M. Zhang, and Qing Wang, A Modular Approach to Ferroelectric Polymers with Chemically Tunable Curie Temperatures and Dielectric Constants. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 8120-8121 (2006).

170. V. Bobnar, A. Levstik, C. Huang, and Q. M. Zhang, Dielectric Properties and Charge Transport in All-organic Relaxorlike CuPc-P(VDF-TrFE-CTE) Composite and Its Constituents, Ferro. 338, 1523-1532 (2006).

171. F. Bauer, E. Fousson , Q. M. Zhang. Recent Advances in highly Electrostrictive P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymers. IEEE Trans. Diel. & Ins. Mater. 13, 1149 (2006).

172. Q.Chen, M.R.Lin, J.E.Lee, Q.M.Zhang, and S.Yin, Nanocomposite with very large electro- optic effect and widely tunable refractive index. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 141121 (2006).

173. Yingying Lu, Jason Claude, Q. M. Zhang, and Qing Wang, Microstructures and Dielectric Properties of the Ferroelectric Fluoropolymers Synthesized via Reductive Dechlorination of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene)s, Macromolecules 39, 6962 (2006).

174. Shihai Zhang, Cheng Huang, Rob J. Klein, Feng Xia, Q. M. Zhang , and Z.-Y. Cheng. High Performance Electroactive Polymers and Composites for Artificial Muscles and Microfluidic Systems. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 18, 133 (2007).

175. H. M. Bao, J. Song, J. Zhang, Q. D. Shen, C. Z. Yang, and Q. M. Zhang. Phase Transitions and Ferroelectric Relaxor Behavior in P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymers. Macormolecules, 40, 2371-2379 (2007).

176. V. Bobnar, A. Levstik, C. Huang, and Q. M. Zhang, Enhanced Dielectric Response in All-organic Polyaniline-P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Composite. J. Non-Crystalline Solids, 353, 205 (2007)

177. Qin Chen, Kailiang Ren, Baojin Chu,Yiming Liu, and Q. M. Zhang, Vid. Bobnar and A. Levstik. Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymers – Fundamentals and Applications, Ferro. 354, 178 (2007).

178. Bret Neese, Yong Wang, Baojin Chu, Kailiang Ren, Sheng Liu, and Q. M. Zhang, Cheng Huang and J. West. Piezoelectric Responses in Poly(vinylidene fluoride/hexafluoropropylene) Copolymers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 242917 (2007).

179. Xin Zhou, Baojin Chu, Bret Neese, Minren Lin, and Q. M. Zhang. Electrical Energy Density and Discharge Characteristics of A Poly(vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene) Copolymer. IEEE Trans. Diel. & Ins. Mater. 14, 1133-1138 (2007).

180. H. S. Xu, D. Shen, and Q. M. Zhang, Structural and Ferroelectric Response in P(VDF-TrFE-HFP) terpolymers. Polymer 48, 2124-2129 (2007).

181. Qin Chen, Baojin Chu, Xin Zhou, and Q. M. Zhang. Effect of Metal-Polymer Interface on the Breakdown Electric Field of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 062907 (2007).

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182. Baojin Chu, Minren Lin, Breet Neese, Xin Zhou, Qin Chen, and Q. M. Zhang. Large Enhancement in Polarization Response and Energy Density of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) by Interface Effect in Nanocomposites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 122909 (2007).

183. Kailiang Ren, Yiming Liu, H. Hofmann, and Q. M. Zhang, An Active Energy Harvesting Scheme with An Electroactive Polymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 132910 (2007).

184. Yiming Liu, Kailiang Ren, Q. M. Zhang, H. Hofmann. Active Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: a Quasi-static Investigation. IEEE UFFC (2007).

185. J. Lee, Q. Chen, Q. M. Zhang, K. Richard, D. Ditto, J. Mazurowski, M. Hackert, and S. Yin, Enhancing the tuning range of a single resonant band LPG while maintaing the resonant peak depth by using an optimized high index ITO overlay, Appl. Opt. 46, 6984 (2007).

186. Yong Wang, K. Ren, and Q. M. Zhang. Direct Piezoelectric Response of Piezopolymer Polyvinylidene fluoride Under High Mechanical Strain and Stress. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 222905 (2007).

187. H. M. Bao, C. L. Jia, C. C. Wang, Q-D. Shen, C-Z. Yang, and Q. M. Zhang. A Type of P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Exhibiting Ferroelectric Relaxor Behavior at High Temperature (~100 oC). Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 042903 (2008).

188. Qin Chen, Yong Wang, and Q. M. Zhang, and Shihai Zhang. High field tunneling as a limiting factor of maximum energy density in dielectric energy storage capacitors. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 142909 (2008).189. Kailiang Ren, Sheng Liu, Minren Lin, Yong Wang, and Q. M. Zhang, A Compact

Electroactive Polymer Actuator Suitable for Refreshable Braille Display. Sensors and Actuators A143(2), 335 (2008)

190. A. Rajamani, M. Grissom, C. Rahn, and Q. M. Zhang, Wound Roll Dielectric ELastomers: Fabrication, Analysis, and Experiments. IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, 13, 117 (2008).

191. Z-Y. Cheng and Q. M. Zhang, Field-Activated Electroactive Polymers. MRS Bulletin, 33, 183 (2008).

192. Y. Bar-Cohen and Q. M. Zhang, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Sensors, MRS Bulletin, 33, 173 (2008).

193 Bret Neese, Baojin Chu, Sheng-Guo Lu, Yong Wang, E. Furman, and Q. M. Zhang, Large Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Polymers Near Room Temperature. Science, 321, 821-823 (2008).Cited 165 (Web of Science), 197 (Google Scholar).

194. S. G. Lu, B. Neese, B. Chu, Y. Wang, and Q. M. Zhang, Large electric tunability in P(VDF-TrFE) based polymers, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 042905 (2008).

195. Baojin Chu, B. Neese, Minren Lin, Sheng-Guo Lu, and Q. M. Zhang, Enhancement of Dielectric Energy Density in the Poly(vinylidene Fluoride)-Based Terpolymer/Copolymer Blends. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 152903 (2008).

196. J. Li, S. II Seok, B. Chu, F. Dogan, Q. M. Zhang, and Q. Wang, Nanocomposites of Ferroelectric Polymers with TiO2 Nanoparticles Exhibiting Significant Enhanced Electrical Energy Density, Adv. Mater. 21, 217 (2009).

197. Y. Liu, G. Tian, Y. Wang, Q. M. Zhang, and H. Hofmann, Active Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: General Principle and Experimental Demonstration, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 20, 575 (2009).

198. Sheng-Guo Lu and Q. M. Zhang, Electrocaloric Materials for Solid State Refrigeration, Adv. Mater. 21, 1983 (2009).

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199. Yong Wang, ShengGuo Lu, , Michael Lanagan, and Q. M. Zhang, Dielectric Relaxation of Relaxor Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymer over Broad Frequency Range. IEEE Trans. UFFC, 56, 444 (2009).

200. Bret Neese, S. G. Lu, Baojin Chu, and Q. M. Zhang, Electrocaloric Effect of the Relaxor Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 042910 (2009).

201. Xin Zhou, Xuanhe Zhao, Zhigang Suo, Chen Zou, James Runt, Sheng Liu, Shihai Zhang, and Q. M. Zhang. Electrical Breakdown and Ultra-high Electrical Energy Density in P(VDF-HFP) Copolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 162901(2009).

202. B. Chu, M. Lin, B. Neese, and Q. M. Zhang. Interfaces in P(VDF-TrFE) Terpolymer/ZrO2

Nanocomposites and Their Effect on Dielectric Properties. J. Appl. Phys. 105, 014103 (2009).

203. Yong Wang, X. Zhou, M. Lin, and Q. M. Zhang, High-energy density in aromatic polyurea thin films, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 202905 (2009).

204. J-H. Lin, S. G. Lu, M. Lin, M. Geub, and Q. M. Zhang, Evolution of relaxor ferroelectric behavior of P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) terpolymer nanorods, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 022911 (2009).

205. Sheng Liu, R. Montazami, Y. Liu, V. Jain, M. Lin, J. Heflin, and Q. M. Zhang, Layer-by-layer self-assembled conductor network composites in ionic polymer metal composite actuator with high strain response. Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 023505 (2009).

206. Zhao Fang, S. G. Lu, Q. M. Zhang, M. El Tahchi, Enhancing the magnetoelectric response of Metglas/PVDF laminates by exploiting the flux concentration effect. Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 112903 (2009).

207. J. Xiao, X. Zhou, Q. M. Zhang, and P. A. Dowben, The effect of defects on the electronic structure of long chain ferroelectric polymers, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 044105 (2009).

208. Yong Wang, X. Zhou, M. Lin, S. Lu, J. Lin, E. Furman, and Q. M. Zhang. Nonlinear Conductions in An Aromatic Polyurea Thin Film and Their Influence on Dielectric Applications over Broad Temperature. IEEE Trans. Diel. Elect. Insulation, 17, 28-33 (2010).

209. Sheng Liu, Wenjuan Liu, Yang Liu, Jun-Hong Lin, Xin Zhou, Michael J. Janik, Ralph H.Colby and Q. M. Zhang. Influence of Imidazolium-based Ionic liquids on the Performance of Ionic Polymer Conductor Network Composite Actuators. Poly. International, 59, 321 (2010).

210. Sheng Liu, Reza Montazamic, Yang Liu , Vaibhav Jain, Minren Lin, Xin Zhou, James R. Hefline, Q.M. Zhang. Influence of the conductor network composites on the electromechanical performance of ionic polymer conductor network composite actuators. Sensors & Actuators A: Physical 157, 267-275 (2010).

211. F. Li, S.-H. Lee, Z. Fang. P. Maihi, Q. M. Zhang, S. K. Banerjee, and S. Datta, Flicker-Noise Improvement in 100-nm Lg SiGe Strained Quantum-Well Transistors Using Ultrathin Si Cap Layer. IEEE Electron Dev. Lett. 31, 47 (2010).

212. S. G. Lu, Z. Fang, E. Furman, Y. Wang, Q. M. Zhang, Y. Mudryk, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr.,V. K. Pecharsky, and C. W. Nan. Thermally mediated multiferroic composites for the magnetoelectric materials. Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 102902 (2010).

213. Sheng Liu, Yang Liu, Hülya Cebeci, Roberto Guzmán de Villoria, Jun-Hong Lin, Brian L. Wardle and Q. M. Zhang. High Electromechanical Response of Ionic Polymer Actuators with Controlled-Morphology Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Nafion Nanocomposite Electrodes. Adv. Funct. Mater. 20, 3266 (2010).

214. Yang Liu, Sheng Liu, Junhong Lin, Dong Wang, Vaibhav Jain, Reza Montazami, James R. Heflin, Jing Li, Louis Madsen, Q. M. Zhang . Ion Transport and Storage of Ionic Liquids In

Ionic Polymer Conductor Network Composites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 223503 (2010).

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215. Yong Wang, Xin Zhou, and Q. M. Zhang, Recent Development of High Energy Density Polymers for Dielectric Capacitors. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 17, 1036 (2010).

216. F. Li, Z. Fang, Q.M. Zhang and S. Datta, Low frequency voltage mode sensing of magnetoelectric sensor in package, Electronics Letters, 46(16), 1132 (2010).

217. S. G. Lu, B. Rožič, Q. M. Zhang, Z. Kutnjak, Xinyu Li, E. Furman, Lee J. Gorny, Minren Lin, B. Malič, M. Kosec, R. Blinc, and R. Pirc. Organic and Inorganic Relaxor Ferroelectrics with Giant Electrocaloric Effect. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 162904 (2010).

218. S. G. Lu, B. Rožič, Q. M. Zhang, Z. Kutnjak, R. Pirc, Minren Lin, Xinyu Li and Lee Gorny. Comparison of Directly and Indirectly Measured Electrocaloric Effect in the Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 202901 (2010).

219. Rozic, B., Kutnjak, Z., Neese, B., Lu, Sheng-Guo, Zhang, Q. M. Electrocaloric effect in the relaxor ferroelectric polymer composition P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)0.95-P(VDF-CTFE)0.05. Phase Transitions 83, 819-823 (2010)

220. Rozic, B., Malic, B., Ursic, H., Holc, J., Kosec, M., Neese, B., Zhang, Q. M., Kutnjak, Z. Direct Measurements of the Giant Electrocaloric Effect in Soft and Solid Ferroelectric Materials. Ferro. 405, 26-31 (2010).

221. Xin Zhou, Qin Chen, and Q. M. Zhang, and Shihai Zhang. Dielectric Behavior of Low temperature PECVD Fabricated Si3N4 and Si3N4/P(VDF-CTFE) Bilayer Films. IEEE Trans. Diel. Elect. Insulation, 18(2), 463-470 (2011).

222. R. Pirc, Z. Kutnjak, and R. Blinc and Q. M. Zhang. Upper bounds on the electrocaloric effect in polar solids. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 021909 (2011).

223. Junhong Lin, Yang Liu, Q. M. Zhang. Charge Dynamics and Bending Actuation in Aquivion Membrane Swelled with Ionic Liquids. Polymer 52, 540 (2011).

224. Zhao Fang, Ninad Mokhariwale, Feng Li, Suman Datta, and Q. M. Zhang. Magnetoelectric Sensors with Directly Integrated Charge Sensitive Readout Circuit ─ Improved Field Sensitivity and Signal-to-Noise Ratio. IEEE Sensors Journal, 11, 2260-2265 (2011).

225. H. F. Li, Q.M. Zhang, and Z.W. Liu, Holographic Imaging of Electric Breakdown in Air. IEEE Trans. Diel. Elect. Insulation, 18(3), 819-821 (2011).

226. S. G. Lu, B. Rožič, Q. M. Zhang, Z. Kutnjak, Bret Neese, Enhanced Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) 55/45 mol% Copolymer at Ferroelectric-Paraelectric Transition. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 122906 (2011).

227. Reza Montazami, Sheng Liu, Yang Liu, Dong Wang, Q. M. Zhang, and James R. Heflin. Thickness dependence of curvature, strain, and response time in ionic electroactive polymer actuators fabricated via layer-by-layer assembly. J. APPL. PHYS. 109, 104301 (2011).

228. S. G. Lu, B. Rozic, Z. Kutnjik, and Q. M. Zhang, Electric Effect in Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymers, Integrated Ferro. 125, 176 (2011).

229. Jiezhu Jin, S-G. Lu, C. Chanthad, Q. M. Zhang, M. A. Haque, and Qing Wang. Multiferroic Polymer Composites with Greatly Enhanced Magnetoelectric Effect under a Low Magnetic Bias. Adv. Mater. 23, 3853 (2011).

230. Xinyu Li, Xiao-shi Qian, S. G. Lu, Jiping Cheng, Zhao Fang and Q. M. Zhang. Tunable Temperature Dependence of Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Relaxor P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) Terpolymer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 052907 (2011).

231. Shan Wu, Minren Lin, S.G. Lu, Lei Zhu and Q. M. Zhang. Polar-fluoropolymer Blends with Tailored Nanostructures for High Energy Density Low Loss Capacitor Applications. Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 132901 (2011).

232. Brigita Rozic, Marija Kosec, Hana Ursic, Janez Holc, Barbara Malic, Q. M. Zhang, Robert Blinc, Rasa Pirc, and Zdravko Kutnjak, Influence of the critical point on the electrocaloric response of relaxor ferroelectrics. J. Appl. Phys. 110, 064118 (2011)

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233. R. Pirc, Z. Kutnjak, and R. Blinc, Q. M. Zhang. Electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectrics. J. Appl. Phys. 110, 074113 (2011).

234. Chen Zou, Q. M. Zhang, Shihai Zhang, Douglas Kushner, Xin Zhou, Richard Bernard, and Raymond J. Orchard, Jr., PEN/Si3N4 bilayer film for dc bus capacitors in power converters in hybrid electric vehicles. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 29(6), 061401 (2011).

235. B. Rozic, B. Neese, S. G. Lu, Q. M. Zhang, and Z. Tutnjak, Direct Measurements of the Electrocaloric Effect in P(VDF-TrFE) 68/32 Copolymer Ferroelectric Films. Ferro. 416, 139-143 (2011)

236. B. Rozic, S. G. Liu, Z. Kutnjak, B. Neese, and Q. M. Zhang. Electrocaloric Effect in the Relaxor Ferroelectric Terpolymer P(VDF-TrFe-CFE). Ferro. 422, 81 (2011).

237. S. G. Lu, J. Z. Jin, X. Zhou, Z. Fang, Q. Wang, and Q. M. Zhang. Large magnetoelectric coupling coefficient in poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene)/Metglas laminates. J. Appl. Phys. 110, 104103 (2011).

238. Junhong Lin, Yang Liu, Q.M. Zhang, Influence of the Ionic Polymer Membrane Thickness on Charge dynamics of Ionic Liquids in Ionic Polymer Actuators. Macromolecules 45, 2050 (2012)

239. S. G. Lu, B. Rozic, Q. M. Zhang, Z. Kutnjak, R. Pirc. Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Polymers. Applied Physics A 106 (4) (2012). (Invited) (DOI 10.1007/s00339-012-6830-9)

240. Yang Liu, Ran Zhao, Junhong Lin, Sheng Liu, Q. M. Zhang, Hülya Cebeci, Roberto Guzmán de Villoria, Brian Wardle, Reza Montazami, Dong Wang, James R. Heflin. Equivalent Circuit Modeling of Ionomer and Ionic Polymer Conductive network Composite Actuators Containing Ionic Liquids. Sensors and Actuators. A 181, 70 DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.201205002 (2012).

241. Gokhan Hatipoglu, Yang Liu, Ran Zhao, Mitra Yoonessi, Dean M. Tigelaar, Srinivas Tadigadapa and Q. M. Zhang, A Highly Aromatic and Sulfonated Ionomer for High Elastic Modulus Ionic Polymer Membrane Micro-actuators. Smart Mater & Struct, 21, 055015 (2012).

242. Yang Liu, Ran Zhao, Mehdi Ghaffari, Jun-Hong Lin, Minren Lin and Q. M. Zhang. Enhanced Electro-mechanical Responses of P(VDF-CTFE) based Actuators. DOI: 10.1021/ma300591a Macromolecules 45, 5128 (2012).

243. V. Bobnar, X. Li, G. Casar, A. Erste, S. Glinsek, X. Qian, and Q. M. Zhang. Tailoring electrically-induced properties by stretching relaxor polymer. J. Appl. Phys. 111, 083512 (2012).

244. Shihai Zhang, Chen Zou, and Q. M. Zhang. Semicrystalline Polymers with High Dielectric Constant, Melting Temperature, and Charge-Discharge Efficiency. IEEE Trans. Die. & Insulation Mater. 19, 1158 (2012).

245. R. Pirc , B. Rozic , R. Blinc , Xinyu Li , Q. M. Zhang, ELECTROCALORIC EFFECT AND DIPOLAR ENTROPY CHANGE IN FERROELECTRIC POLYMERS. Ferro. 426, 38 (2012).

246. Xiang-zhong Chen, Xiao-shi Qian, Xinyu Li, S.G. Lu, Haiming Gu, Minren Lin, Qun-dong Shen, and Q. M. Zhang. Enhanced electrocaloric effect in poly(vinylidene fluoride- trifluoroethylene)-based terpolymer/copolymer blends. Appl. Phys. Lett. 100. 222902 (2012).

247. B. ROZIC, B. MALIC, H. URS IC, J. HOLC, M. KOSEC, S.-G. LU, Q. M. ZHANG, AND Z. KUTNJAK. The Giant Electrocaloric Effect in Inorganic and Organic Ferroelectric Relaxor Systems. Ferro. 430, 98-102 (2012).

248. S. G. Liu and Q. M. Zhang, LARGE ELECTROCALORIC EFFECT IN RELAXOR FERROELECTRICS. J. Adv. Diel. 2(3), 1230011 (2012).

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249. Thomas Levard, Paul J Diglio, Sheng-Guo Lu, Christopher D Rahn, and Q M Zhang. Core-free rolled actuators for Braille displays using P(VDF–TrFE–CFE). Samrt Mater. Struct. 21, 012001 (2012).

250. S. G. Lu, B. Rozic, Q. M. Zhang, Z. Kutnjak, and R. Pirc, Electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric polymers, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing 107 (3), 559-566 (2012)

251. Z. K. Liu, Xinyu Li, and Q. M. Zhang. Maximizing the Number of Coexisting Phases Near Invariant Critical Points For Giant Electrocaloric and Electromechanical Responses in Ferroelectrics. Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 082904 (2012).

252. K. Ren, W. L. Wilson, J. E. West, Q. M. Zhang, and S. M. Yu, Piezoelectric property of hot pressed electrospun poly(-benzyl-, L-glutamate) fibers. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing 107, 639 (2012).

253. Xinyu Li, Xiao-shi Qian, Haiming Gu, Xiangzhong Chen, S. G. Lu, Minren Lin, Fred Bateman, and Q. M. Zhang. Giant electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymers near a first-order ferroelectric transition. Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(13), 132903(2012).

254. R. Su, J. K. Tseng, M. S. Lu, M. Lin, Q. Fu, Q. M. Zhang, and L. Zhu, L. Ferroelectric behavior in the high temperature paraelectric phase in a poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) random copolymer. Polymer. 53, 728-739 (2012).

255. Yang Liu, Caiyan Lu, Stephen Twigg, Mehdi Ghaffari, Junhong Lin, Nicholas Winograd, Q. M. Zhang, Direct Observation of Ion Distributions near Electrodes in Ionic Polymer Actuators Containing Ionic Liquids. Scientific Reports, 3, 973 DOI: 10.1038/srep00973 (2013).

256. Xinyu Li, Sheng-Guo Lu, Xiang-Zhong Chen, Haiming Gu, Xiao-shi Qian and Q. M. Zhang. Pyroelectric and electrocaloric materials, J. Mater. Chem. C. 1, 23 (2013) (Feature Article, DOI: 10.1039/c2tc00283c (Invited))

257. Xiao-Shi Qian, S. G. Lu, Xinyu Li, Haiming Gu, L-C Chien, Q. M. Zhang, Large Electrocaloric Effect in A Dielectric Liquid Possessing A Large Dielectric Anisotropy Near the Isotropic-Nematic Transition. Adv. Funct. Mater. 23, 2894–2898, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201202686 (2013).

258. Shan Wu, Weiping Li, Minren Lin, Quinn Burlingame, Qin Chen, Andrew Payzant, Kai Xiao, and Q. M. Zhang. Aromatic Polythiourea Dielectrics with Ultrahigh Breakdown Field Strength, Low Dielectric Loss, and High Electric Energy Density. Adv. Mater. 25, 1734–1738 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204072

259.  S. Wu, M. Shao, Q. Burlingame, X. Chen, M. Lin, K. Xiao, and Q. M. Zhang, “A high-K ferroelectric relaxor terpolymer as a gate dielectric for organic thin film transistors,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 102, 013301, (2013).

260. Lianyun Yang, Xinyu Li, Elshad Allahyarov, Philip L. Taylor, Q. M. Zhang, and Lei Zhu. Novel Polymer Ferroelectric Behavior via Crystal Isomorphism and the Nanoconfinement Effect. Polymer, 54, 1709-1728 (2013).

261. Feng Li, Rajiv Misra, Zhao Fang, Yufei Wu, Q. M. Zhang, Peter Schiffer, Srinivas Tadigadapa, and Suman Datta. Magnetoelectric Resonant Gate Transistor with NanoTesla Sensitivity. JMEMS, 22, 71-79 (2013).

262. Quinn C. Burlingame, Shan Wu, Minren Lin, Q.M. Zhang “High Energy Density Aromatic Polythiourea Thin Films with High Dielectric Breakdown Strength and Low High-Field Loss” Adv. Energ. Mater, 3, 1051 (2013).

263. Xiang-Zhong Chen, Xinyu Li, Xiao-Shi Qian, Shan Wu, Sheng-Guo. Lu, Hai-Ming Gu, Minren Lin, Qun-Dong Shen, and Q. M. Zhang. A polymer blend approach to tailor the ferroelectric responses in P(VDF-TrFE) based copolymers. Polymer, 54, 2373 (2013).

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264. Haiming Gu, Brent Craven, Xiaoshi Qian, Xinyu Li, Ailan Cheng, S. C. Yao, Q. M. Zhang. Simulation of electrocaloric refrigerator with high cooling-power density. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 112901 (2013).

265. Haiming Gu, Xiaoshi Qian, Xinyu Li, Brent Craven, Wenyi Zhu, Ailan Cheng, S. C. Yao, Q. M. Zhang. A Chip Scale Electrocaloric Effect Based Cooling Device. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 122904 (2013).

266. Mehdi Ghaffari, Yue Zhou, Haiping Xu, Minren Lin, TaeYoung Kim, Rodney S. Ruoff and Q. M. Zhang. High Volumetric Performance Aligned Nano-Porous Microwave Exfoliated Graphite Oxide (A-aMEGO)-based Electrochemical Capacitors. Adv. Mater. 25, 4879-4885 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301243.

267. Goran Casar, Xinyu Li, Jurij Koruza, Qiming Zhang, Vid Bobnar, Electrical and Thermal Properties of Polymer Systems With Coexisting Ferroelectric and Relaxor States. J. Mater Sci. doi 10.1007/s10853-013-7602-4 (2013).

268. Xiang-Zhong Chen, Xinyu Li, Xiao-Shi Qian, Minren Lin, Shan Wu, Qun-Dong Shen, and Q. M. Zhang. A nanocomposite approach to tailor electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric polymer. Polymer, 54, 5299 (2013).

269. M. Ghaffari, Y. Zhou, W. Kinsman, S. Murali, Q. Burlingame, M. Lin, R. S. Ruoff and Q. M. Zhang. Aligned Nano-Porous Microwave Exfoliated Graphite Oxide (A-aMEGO) Actuators with Ultrahigh Strain and Elastic Energy Density Induced Under A Few Volts. Adv. Mater. 25, 6277-6283 (2013) DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301370.

270. Yue Zhou, Yang Liu, Mehdi Ghaffari, Minren Lin, Ethan Parsons, Brian Wardle, and Q. M. Zhang. High Performance Supercapacitor Based on Ultra-high Density Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Controlled Nanomorphology. Electrochimica Acta 111, 608 (2013).

271. Mehdi Ghaffari, Suppanat Kosolwattana,Yue Zhou, Noa Lachman,   Minren Lin, Dhiman Bhattacharya, Karen K. Gleason, Brian L. Wardle,and Q. M. Zhang. Highly Efficient Hybrid Supercapacitor Materials from Conformally Coated Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Electrochemical Acta, 112, 522 (2013).

272. Sheng-Guo Lu, Hui Xiong, Aixiang Wei, Xinyu Li and Q. M. Zhang. Electrocaloric and electrostrictive effect of polar P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) terpolymers. JOURNAL Of ADVANCED DIELECTRICS, 3, (2013) 1350015.

273. Xiao-Shi Qian, Hui-jian Ye, Ying-Tang Zhang, Haiming Gu, Xinyu Li, C. Randall, and Q.M. Zhang. Giant Electrocaloric Response in Modified BaTiO3 Ceramics Over A BroadTemperature Range. Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 1300, (2014) (featured in backcover image of the vol. 25 issue).

274. Shan Wu, Minren Lin, Quinn Burlingame, and Q. M. Zhang, Meta-aromatic polyurea with high dipole moment and dipole density for energy storage capacitors. Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 072903 (2014).

275. P.H. Hu, Y. Shen, Y.H. Guan, X. H. Zhang, Y. H. Lin, Q. M. Zhang, C-W Nan Topological-Structure Modulated Polymer Nanocomposites Exhibiting Highly Enhanced Dielectric Strength and Energy Density, Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 3172, DOI: 10.012/201303684, (2014).

276. Lu, SG; Tang, XG; Wu, SH; Q. M. Zhang, Large Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Materials, JOURNAL OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, 29,  6-12 (2014).

277. Minho Kim, Fan Xu, Jin Hong Lee, Cheolsoo Jung, Soon Man Hong, Q. M. Zhang, Chong Min Koo. A Fast and Efficient Pre-doping Approach to High Energy Density Lithium-Ion Hybrid Capacitors. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2, 10029 (2014).

278. Noa Lachman, Haiping Xu, Yue Zhou, Mehdi Ghaffari, Minren Lin, Dhiman Bhattacharyya, Asli Ugur, Karen K. Gleason, Q M. Zhang, and Brian L. Wardle. Tailoring Thickness of Conformal Conducting Polymer Decorated Aligned Carbon Nanotube

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Electrodes for Energy Storage. Advanced Materials Interfaces, DOI:  10.1002/admi.201400076 (2014).

279. Yue Zhou, Noa Lachman, Mehdi Ghaffari, Haiping Xu, Dhiman Bhattacharya, Pouria Fattahi, Mohammad Reza Abidian,fShan Wu, Karen K. Gleason, Brian L. Wardle and Q. M. Zhang. A high performance hybrid asymmetric supercapacitor via nano-scale morphology control of graphene, conducting polymer, and carbon nanotube electrodes. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2, 9964 (2014).

280. G. Casar, X. Li, Q. M. Zhang, and V. Bobnar, Influencing dielectric properties of relaxor polymer by blending PVDF-TrFE-based terpolymer with a ferroelectric copolymer. J. Appl. Phys. 115, 104101 (2014).

281. M. Ghaffari, Y. Zhou, M. Lin, Chong Min Koo and Q.M. Zhang, High electromechanical responses of ultra-high-density aligned nano-porous microwave exfoliated graphite oxide/polymer nanocomposites ionic actuators. Intern. J. Smart & Nano Maters. 5, 114-122 (2014).

282. Haiming Gu, Xiao-Shi Qian, Hui-Jian Ye, Q. M. Zhang, An electrocaloric refrigerator without external regenerator, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 162905 (2014).

283. Hui-Jian Ye, Xiao-Shi Qian, Dae-Yong Jeong, Shujun Zhang, Yue Zhou, Wen-Zhu Shao, Liang Zhen, and Q. M. Zhang. Giant electrocaloric effect in BaZr0.2Ti0.8O3 thick film. Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 152908 (2014).

284. Yue Zhou, Haiping Xu, Noa Lachman, Mehdi Ghaffari, Shan Wu, Yang Liu, Asli Ugur, Dhiman Bhattacharya, Karen K Gleason, Brian L Wardle, and Q. M. Zhang, Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Conducting Polymer and Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Controlled Nanomorphology. Nano Energy, 9, 176-185 (2014).

285. J-X Ye, Jian-nan Ma, J. Ma, J. M. Hu, Zheng Li, M. Feng, Q. M. Zhang, and C. W. Nan. Temperature dependence of magnetocaloric coupling in FeBSiC/PZT/FEBSiC laminates. J. Appl. Phys. 116, 074103 (2014).

286. S. Pamir Alpay, Joseph Mantese, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Q. M. Zhang, Roger W. Whatmore, Next Generation Electrocaloric and Pyroelectric Materials for Solid State Electrothermal Interconversion. MRS Bulletin 39, 1099 (Dec. 2014) (Invited review article).

287. Wu, S ; Burlingame,; Cheng, ZX; Lin, MR ; Q. M. Zhang. Strongly Dipolar Polythiourea and Polyurea Dielectrics with High Electrical Breakdown, Low Loss, and High Electrical Energy Density. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 43 (12), 4548-4551 (2014)

288. G. Casar, Xinyu Li, B. Malic, Q. M. Zhang, and V. Bobnar, Impact of structural changes on dielectric and thermal properties of vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-based terpolymer/copolymer blends, Physica B. 461, 5-9 (2015).

289. Qin Chen, Yang Shen, Shihai Zhang, Q. M. Zhang, Polymer-Based Dielectrics with High-Energy Storage Density. To be published in Annual Review of Materials Research (August, 2015). (Invited review article).

290. Chad 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 TDEI, accepted (2015).

291. Hui-Jian Ye, Dae-Yong Jeong, Jinhuang Lu, Xiao-Shi Qian, Haiming Gu, Shujun Zhang, and Q. M. Zhang, The dielectric and polarization properties of BaZr0.2Ti0.8O3 bulk ceramic and thick film with sintering aids. IEEE TDEI Accepted (2015).

292. Guangzu Zhang, Qi Li, Haiming Gu, Shenglin Jiang, Kuo Han, Matthew R. Gadinski, M. A. Haque, Q. M. Zhang, and Qing Wang. Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites for Room-Temperature Electrocaloric Refrigeration. Adv. Mater. 27, 1450-1454, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201404591 (2015).

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293. Yash Thakur, Minren Lin, Shan Wu, Zhaoxi Cheng, D.-Y. Jeong and Q. M. Zhang. Tailoring the dipole properties in dielectric polymers to realize high energy density with high breakdown strength and low dielectric loss. J. Appl. Phys. 117, 114104 (2015).

294. Meng-Chien Lu, Lei Mei, Dae-Yong Jeong, Jing Xiang, Huaqing XIE, and Q. M. Zhang. Enhancing the magnetoelectric response of Terfenol-D/Polyvinylidene-fluoride/Terfenol-D laminates by exploiting the shear mode effect. Appl. Phys. Lett, 106, 112905 (2015).

295. Xiaoshi Qian, Shan W, Eugene Furman, Ji Su, and Q. M. Zhang, Ferroelectric polymers as multi-functional electroactive materials: Recent advances, Potentials, and Challenges, MRS Communications, submitted (2015).

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS OF BOOKS:1. Electroactive Polymers, Q. M. Zhang, T. Furukawa, Y. Bar-Cohen, and J. Scheinbeim. Editors (Materials Research Society, Vol. 600, 1999).2. Electric Polymers, Q. M. Zhang and J. Scheinbeim, in Electroactive Polymer Actuators as Artificial Muscles (Ed. Y. Bar-Cohen, SPIE Optical Engineering Press, WA, 2001), Chapter 4.3. Electroactive Polymers and Rapid Prototyping, Y. Bar-Cohen, D. Chrisey, Q. M. Zhang,

S. Bauer, E. Fukada, and S. Danforth. Editors (Materials Research Society, Vol. 698, 2001).

4. PVDF and Its Copolymer with TrFE, Q. M. Zhang, V. Bharti, and G. Kavarnos, in The Encyclopedia of Smart Materials Vol. 2 p 807-825 (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002).5. Materials and Devices for Smart Systems, Y. Furuya, Q. Quandt, Q. M. Zhang, and K.

Inoue. Editors (Materials Research Society, Vol. 785, 2003).6. Electric Polymers, Q. M. Zhang C. Huang, F. Xia, and J. Su, in Electroactive Polymer Actuators as Artificial Muscles (Ed. Y. Bar-Cohen, SPIE Optical Engineering Press, WA, 2004), Chapter 47. Electro and Acousto-Optical Properties of Relaxor Single Crystals , Q. M. Zhang and

Dae-Yong Jeong, in Ferroelectric Single Crystals published in 2004.8. Electroresponsive Polymers and Their Applications, Vivek Bharti, Yoseph Bar-Cohen,

Zhong-Yang Cheng, Q. M. Zhang, and John Madden, editors (Proc. Mater. Res. Soc. Vol. 889, 2005).

9. Electropolymers For Mechtronics and Artificial Muscles, Q. M. Zhang and Z.-Y. Cheng, Chapter 9 in Handbook of Organic Electronics and Photonics (American Scientific Publishers, 2008), ed. H.S. Nalwa.

10. Ferroelectric Relaxor Polymers As Intelligent Soft Actuators and Artificial Muscles, Q. M. Zhang, Baojin Chu, and Z.-Y. Cheng, Chapter 10 in “Intelligent Materials” (Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2008), eds. M. Shahinpoor and Hans-Joerg Schneider.

11. Polymer-Based Smart Materials – Processes, Properties, and Applications, S. Bauer, Z-Y. Cheng, Debra Wrobleski, and Q. M. Zhang, editors (Materials Research Society, Vol. 1134, 2008).

12. Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Sensors, Y. Bar-Cohen and Q. M. Zhang, Guest editors, MRS Bulletin, Vol. 33(3), Materials Research Society, March 2008.

13. Electrocaloric Effect (ECE) in Ferroelectric Polymers Near Room Temperature, David S-G. Lu, B. Rožič, Z. Kutnjak, Q. M. Zhang, Chapter 6 in Ferroelectrics, edt. I. Coondoo, (InTech, 2010, ISBN: 978-953-307-439-9).

14. The Electrocaloric Effect in Ferroelectric Polymer Films, David S-G. Lu, Q. M. Zhang, Z. Kutnjak, Chapter 15 in Thin Film Growth: Physics, Materials Science, and Applications, ed. Z. Cao (Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, UK, 2011).

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15. Electrocaloric Polymers, Xinyu Li, Sheng-Guo Lu, Xiaoshi Qian, Minren Lin, and Q. M. Zhang. Chapter 5 in Electrocaloric Materials: New Generation of Coolers. Tatiana Correia and Qi Zhang, Ed. Springer (2014).

16. Q. M. Zhang, Mehdi Ghaffari, S. G. Lu, Yue Zhou, Chong Min Koo, and Josh Michalenko, Advanced electroactive polymers (EAPs) with high electroactuation strain and ultra-high elastic energy density, Chapter 5 in Soft Materials for Electromechanical Actuators and Sensors, Zhongyang Cheng and Reimund Gerhard, eds. Wiley-VCH (2014).

17. Y. Zhou, M. Ghaffari, C. Welsha, Q. M. Zhang, Ionic Electroactive Actuators with Giant Electromechanical Response, Chapter for Advances in Ionic Polymer Metal Composites. M Shahinpoor ed., Royal Society of Chemistry (2015).

A Proposal to DARPA in 2004 on electrocaloric effect

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