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Representative publications
First-authored
[9] A molecular design approach towards elastic and multifunctional polymer electronics
Yu Zheng, Zhiao Yu, Song Zhang, Xian Kong, Wesley Michaels, Weichen Wang, Gan Chen, Deyu Liu, Jian-Cheng Lai, Nathaniel Prine, Weimin Zhang, Shayla Nikzad, Christopher B. Cooper, Donglai Zhong, Jaewan Mun, Zhitao Zhang, Jiheong Kang, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, Iain McCulloch, Jian Qin, Xiaodan Gu & Zhenan Bao
Nature Communications
29 September 2021
[8] Ultra-conformal skin electrodes with synergistically enhanced conductivity for long-time and low-motion artifact epidermal electrophysiology
Yan Zhao, Song Zhang, Tianhao Yu, Yan Zhang, Guo Ye, Han Cui, Chengzhi He, Wenchao Jiang, Yu Zhai, Chunming Lu, Xiaodan Gu*, Nan Liu*
Nature Communications
12 August 2021
[5] Molecular Origin of Strain‐Induced Chain Alignment in PDPP‐Based Semiconducting Polymeric Thin Films
Song Zhang, Amirhadi Alesadi, Gage T. Mason, Kai‐Lin Chen, Guillaume Freychet, Luke Galuska, Yu‐Hsuan Cheng, P. Blake J. St. Onge, Michael U. Ocheje, Guorong Ma, Zhiyuan Qian, Sujata Dhakal, Zachary Ahmad, Cheng Wang, Yu‐Cheng Chiu, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné*, Wenjie Xia*, and Xiaodan Gu*
Advanced Functional Materials
18 March 2021
[4] Toward the Prediction and Control of Glass Transition Temperature for Donor–Acceptor Polymers
Song Zhang, Amirhadi Alesadi, Mariia Selivanova, Zhiqiang Cao, Zhiyuan Qian, Shaochuan Luo, Luke Galuska, Catherine Teh, Michael U. Ocheje, Gage T. Mason, P. Blake J. St. Onge, Dongshan Zhou, Simon Rondeau-Gagné,* Wenjie Xia,* and Xiaodan Gu*
Advanced Functional Materials
02 July 2020
[3] Tacky Elastomers to Enable Tear‐Resistant and Autonomous Self‐Healing Semiconductor Composites
Song Zhang, Yu-Hsuan Cheng, Luke Galuska, Anirban Roy, Matthias Lorenz, Beibei Chen, Shaochuan Luo, Yen-Ting Li, Chih-Chien Hung, Zhiyuan Qian, Peter Blake Joseph St. Onge, Gage T. Mason, Lewis Cowen, Dongshan Zhou, Sergei I. Nazarenko, Robson F. Storey, Bob C. Schroeder, Simon Rondeau-Gagné, Yu-Cheng Chiu,* and Xiaodan Gu*
Advanced Functional Materials
02 July 2020
[2] The Critical Role of Electron‐Donating Thiophene Groups on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Donor–Acceptor Semiconducting Polymers
Song Zhang, Michael U. Ocheje, Lifeng Huang, Luke Galuska, Zhiqiang Cao, Shaochuan Luo, Yu-Hsuan Cheng, Dakota Ehlenberg, Renée B. Goodman, Dongshan Zhou, Yi Liu, Yu-Cheng Chiu, Jason D. Azoulay, Simon Rondeau-Gagné,* and Xiaodan Gu*
Advanced Functional Materials
03 May 2019
[1] Probing the Viscoelastic Property of Pseudo Free‐Standing Conjugated Polymeric Thin Films
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
19 July 2018
Other publications
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[36] Z. Qian, L. A. Galuska, G. Ma, W. W. McNutt, S. Zhang, J. Mei, X. Gu, J. Polym. Sci., in press, doi:10.1002/pol.20210462.
[35] M. Lakdusinghe, M. Abbaszadeh, S. Mishra, D. Sengottuvelu, R. Wijayapala, S. Zhang, A. R. Benasco, X. Gu, S. E. Morgan, D. O. Wipf, S. Kundu, Nanoscale Self-Assembly of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Assisted by a Low-Molecular-Weight Gelator toward Large-Scale Fabrication of Electrically Conductive Networks. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 4, 8003–8014 (2021).
[34] M. Mooney, Y. Wang, A. Nyayachavadi, S. Zhang, X. Gu, S. Rondeau-Gagné, Enhancing the Solubility of Semiconducting Polymers in Eco-Friendly Solvents with Carbohydrate-Containing Side Chains. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2021), doi:10.1021/acsami.1c02860.
[33] Y. Zhao, T. Liu, B. Wu, S. Zhang, N. Prine, L. Zhang, S. Pang, B. Yin, L. Ye, X. Gu, G. Yu, C. Duan, F. Huang, Y. Cao, High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells and Photodetectors Enabled by a High-Mobility n-Type Polymer and Optimized Bulk-Heterojunction Morphology. Chem. Mater. 33, 3746–3756 (2021).
[32] L. A. Galuska, E. S. Muckley, Z. Cao, D. F. Ehlenberg, Z. Qian, S. Zhang, S. Rondeau-Gagné, M. D. Phan, J. F. Ankner, I. N. Ivanov, X. Gu, SMART transfer method to directly compare the mechanical response of water-supported and free-standing ultrathin polymeric films. Nat. Commun. 12, 2347 (2021).
[31] H. Jia, Z. Huang, P. Li, S. Zhang, Y. Wang, J.-Y. Wang, X. Gu, T. Lei, Engineering donor–acceptor conjugated polymers for high-performance and fast-response organic electrochemical transistors. J. Mater. Chem. C. 9, 4927–4934 (2021).
[30] M. Xiong, X. Yan, J.-T. Li, S. Zhang, Z. Cao, N. Prine, Y. Lu, J.-Y. Wang, X. Gu, T. Lei, Efficient n‐Doping of Polymeric Semiconductors through Controlling the Dynamics of Solution‐State Polymer Aggregates. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 60, 8189–8197 (2021).
[29] S. Luo, N. Li, S. Zhang, C. Zhang, T. Qu, M. U. Ocheje, G. Xue, X. Gu, S. Rondeau-Gagné, W. Hu, S. Wang, C. Teng, D. Zhou, J. Xu, Observation of Stepwise Ultrafast Crystallization Kinetics of Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers and Correlation with Field Effect Mobility. Chem. Mater. 33, 1637–1647 (2021).
[28] B. Li, Q. Zhang, S. Zhang, Z. Ahmad, T. Chidanguro, A. Hunter Davis, Y. C. Simon, X. Gu, W. Zheng, N. Pradhan, Q. Dai, Spontaneously supersaturated nucleation strategy for high reproducible and efficient perovskite solar cells. Chem. Eng. J. 405, 126998 (2021).
[27] M. Xiong, X. Yan, J.-T. Li, S. Zhang, Z. Cao, N. Prine, Y. Lu, J.-Y. Wang, X. Gu, T. Lei, Efficient n‐Doping of Polymeric Semiconductors through Controlling the Dynamics of Solution‐State Polymer Aggregates. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 60, 8189–8197 (2021).
[26] Z. Qian, S. Luo, T. Qu, L. A. Galuska, S. Zhang, Z. Cao, S. Dhakal, Y. He, K. Hong, D. Zhou, X. Gu, Influence of side-chain isomerization on the isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(3-alkylthiophenes). J. Mater. Res., 1–12 (2020).
[25] Z. Cao, Z. Li, S. Zhang, L. Galuska, T. Li, C. Do, W. Xia, K. Hong, X. Gu, Decoupling Poly(3-alkylthiophenes)’ Backbone and Side-Chain Conformation by Selective Deuteration and Neutron Scattering. Macromolecules. 53, 11142–11152 (2020).
[24] L. A. Galuska, W. W. McNutt, Z. Qian, S. Zhang, D. W. Weller, S. Dhakal, E. R. King, S. E. Morgan, J. D. Azoulay, J. Mei, X. Gu, Impact of Backbone Rigidity on the Thermomechanical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers with Conjugation Break Spacers. Macromolecules. 53, 6032–6042 (2020).
[23] Y. Zheng, M. Ashizawa, S. Zhang, J. Kang, S. Nikzad, Z. Yu, Y. Ochiai, H. C. Wu, H. Tran, J. Mun, Y. Q. Zheng, J. B. H. Tok, X. Gu, Z. Bao, Tuning the Mechanical Properties of a Polymer Semiconductor by Modulating Hydrogen Bonding Interactions. Chem. Mater. 32, 5700–5714 (2020).
[22] L. Huang, N. Eedugurala, A. Benasco, S. Zhang, K. S. Mayer, D. J. Adams, B. Fowler, M. M. Lockart, M. Saghayezhian, H. Tahir, E. R. King, S. Morgan, M. K. Bowman, X. Gu, J. D. Azoulay, Open‐Shell Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers with High Electrical Conductivity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 30, 1909805 (2020).
[21] Q. Li, Z. Yao, Y. Lu, S. Zhang, Z. Ahmad, J. Wang, X. Gu, J. Pei, Achieving High Alignment of Conjugated Polymers by Controlled Dip‐Coating. Adv. Electron. Mater. 6, 2000080 (2020).
[20] S. Luo, S. Luo, T. Wang, M. U. Ocheje, S. Zhang, J. Xu, Z. Qian, X. Gu, G. Xue, S. Rondeau-Gagné, J. Jiang, W. Hu, E. Zhuravlev, D. Zhou, Multiamorphous Phases in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Polymers: From Bulk to Ultrathin Films. Macromolecules. 53, 4480–4489 (2020).
[19] S. Pang, X. Zhou, S. Zhang, H. Tang, S. Dhakal, X. Gu, C. Duan, F. Huang, Y. Cao, Nonfused Nonfullerene Acceptors with an A-D-A′-D-A Framework and a Benzothiadiazole Core for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 12, 16531–16540 (2020).
[18] Z. Cao, L. Galuska, Z. Qian, S. Zhang, L. Huang, N. Prine, T. Li, Y. He, K. Hong, X. Gu, The effect of side-chain branch position on the thermal properties of poly(3-alkylthiophenes). Polym. Chem. 11, 517–526 (2020).
[17] K. Wang, L. Huang, N. Eedugurala, S. Zhang, M. A. Sabuj, N. Rai, X. Gu, J. D. Azoulay, T. N. Ng, Wide Potential Window Supercapacitors Using Open‐Shell Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers with Stable N‐Doped States. Adv. Energy Mater. 9, 1902806 (2019).
[16] Z. Qian, L. Galuska, W. W. McNutt, M. U. Ocheje, Y. He, Z. Cao, S. Zhang, J. Xu, K. Hong, R. B. Goodman, S. Rondeau-Gagné, J. Mei, X. Gu, Challenge and Solution of Characterizing Glass Transition Temperature for Conjugated Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 57, 1635–1644 (2019).
[15] X. Yan, M. Xiong, J. T. Li, S. Zhang, Z. Ahmad, Y. Lu, Z. Y. Wang, Z. F. Yao, J. Y. Wang, X. Gu, T. Lei, Pyrazine-Flanked Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP): A New Polymer Building Block for High-Performance n-Type Organic Thermoelectrics. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 20215–20221 (2019).
[14] Y. Zheng, G. N. Wang, J. Kang, M. Nikolka, H. Wu, H. Tran, S. Zhang, H. Yan, H. Chen, P. Y. Yuen, J. Mun, R. H. Dauskardt, I. McCulloch, J. B. ‐H. B. H. Tok, X. Gu, Z. Bao, An Intrinsically Stretchable High‐Performance Polymer Semiconductor with Low Crystallinity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1905340 (2019).
[13] M. Selivanova, S. Zhang, B. Billet, A. Malik, N. Prine, E. Landry, X. Gu, P. Xiang, S. Rondeau-Gagné, Branched Polyethylene as a Plasticizing Additive to Modulate the Mechanical Properties of π-Conjugated Polymers. Macromolecules. 52, 7870–7877 (2019).
[12] S. Mishra, R. M. Badani Prado, S. Zhang, T. E. Lacy, X. Gu, S. Kundu, Mechanical Properties and Failure Behavior of Physically Assembled Triblock Copolymer Gels with Varying Midblock Length. J. Polym. Sci. Part B Polym. Phys. 57, 1014–1026 (2019).
[11] S. Pang, R. Zhang, C. Duan, S. Zhang, X. Gu, X. Liu, F. Huang, Y. Cao, Alkyl Chain Length Effects of Polymer Donors on the Morphology and Device Performance of Polymer Solar Cells with Different Acceptors. Adv. Energy Mater. 9, 1901740 (2019).
[10] Z. Qian, Z. Cao, L. Galuska, S. Zhang, J. Xu, X. Gu, Glass Transition Phenomenon for Conjugated Polymers. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 220, 1900062 (2019).
[9] B. Lin, L. Zhang, H. Zhao, X. Xu, K. Zhou, S. Zhang, L. Gou, B. Fan, L. Zhang, H. Yan, X. Gu, L. Ying, F. Huang, Y. Cao, W. Ma, Molecular packing control enables excellent performance and mechanical property of blade-cast all-polymer solar cells. Nano Energy. 59, 277–284 (2019).
[8] Z. Yao, Y. Zheng, Q. Li, T. Lei, S. Zhang, L. Zou, H. Liu, J. Dou, Y. Lu, J. Wang, X. Gu, J. Pei, Wafer‐Scale Fabrication of High‐Performance n‐Type Polymer Monolayer Transistors Using a Multi‐Level Self‐Assembly Strategy. Adv. Mater. 31, 1806747 (2018).
[7] X. Liu, W. Deng, J. Wang, R. Zhang, S. Zhang, L. Galuska, S. Pang, X. Gu, X. Qiao, D. Ma, H. Wu, C. Duan, F. Huang, Y. Cao, Energy level modulation of donor-acceptor alternating random conjugated copolymers for achieving high-performance polymer solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. C. 7, 15335–15343 (2019).
[6] R. T. Shafranek, J. D. Leger, S. Zhang, M. Khalil, X. Gu, A. Nelson, Sticky ends in a self-assembling ABA triblock copolymer: The role of ureas in stimuli-responsive hydrogels. Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 4, 91–102 (2019).
[5] G.-J. N. Wang, Y. Zheng, S. Zhang, J. Kang, H.-C. Wu, A. Gasperini, H. Zhang, X. Gu, Z. Bao, Tuning the Cross-Linker Crystallinity of a Stretchable Polymer Semiconductor. Chem. Mater. 31, 6465–6475 (2019).
[4] X. Gu, D. F. Ehlenberg, S. Zhang, U.S. Patent Application No. 16/401,009 (2019).
[3] Z. Wu, Y. Zhai, W. Yao, N. Eedugurala, S. Zhang, L. Huang, X. Gu, J. D. Azoulay, T. N. Ng, The Role of Dielectric Screening in Organic Shortwave Infrared Photodiodes for Spectroscopic Image Sensing. Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1805738 (2018).
[2] F. M. McFarland, X. Liu, S. Zhang, K. Tang, N. K. Kreis, X. Gu, S. Guo, Electric field induced assembly of macroscopic fibers of poly(3-hexylthiophene). Polymer. 151, 56–64 (2018).
[1] M. U. Ocheje, M. Selivanova, S. Zhang, T. H. Van Nguyen, B. P. Charron, C. H. Chuang, Y. H. Cheng, B. Billet, S. Noori, Y. C. Chiu, X. Gu, S. Rondeau-Gagné, Influence of amide-containing side chains on the mechanical properties of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based polymers. Polym. Chem. 9, 5531–5542 (2018).
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