• J. Su, P. Moses, and Q. M. Zhang, A Piezoelectric Bimorph Based Dilatometer for Field Induced Strain Measurement in Soft and Thin Free Standing Polymer Films. Rev. Sci. Instruments, 69, 2480-2484 (1998).
• Volkmar Mueller and Q. M. Zhang, Shear Response of Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoceramics. J. Appl. Phys. 83, 3754-3761 (1998).
• 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).
• Volkmar Mueller and Q. M. Zhang, Nonlinearity and Scaling Behavior in Donor Doped Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoceramic. Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2692-2694 (1998).
• 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).
• 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).
• E. Glazounov, Q. M. Zhang, and Ch. Kim. Piezoelectric Actuator Generating Torsional Displacement from the Shear Strain. Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2526-2528 (1998).
• R. E. Newnham, V. Sundar, R. Yimmirun, J. Su, and Q. M. Zhang. Electrostriction in Dielectric Materials. Ceramic Trans. Vol. 88, 15-39 (1998).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
1999
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• Volkmar Mueller, Horst Geige, and Q. M. Zhang. Nonlinear Ferroelectric Domain Wall Response. Ferro. 222, 295-302 (1999).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• Electroactive Polymers, Q. M. Zhang, T. Furukawa, Y. Bar-Cohen, and J. Scheinbeim. Editors (Materials Research Society, Vol. 600, 1999).
2000
• 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).
• 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).
• A. E. Glazounov, Q. M. Zhang, C. Kim. Torsional Actuator Based on Mechanically Amplified Shear Piezoelectric Response. Sensors and Actuators A79, 22-30 (2000).
• 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).
• 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).
• Q. M. Zhang, Z. Y. Cheng, and Vivek Bharti. Relaxor Ferroelectric Behavior in High Energy Electron Irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers. Appl. Phys. A70, 307-312 (2000).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
2001
• 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).
• Vivek Bharti and Q. M. Zhang. Dielectric Study of Relaxor Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrEF) Copolymer System. Phys. Rev. B63, 184103 (2001).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• Yu Lu, D.-Y. Jeong, Z. Y. Cheng, Q. M. Zhang, H. Luo, Z. Yin, and D. Viehland. Phase Transitional Behavior and Piezoelectric Properties of the orthorhombic Phase of PMN-PT Single Crystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3109 (2001).
• 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).
• 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.
• 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).
2002
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
2003
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• Cheng Huang, Q.M. Zhang, and Ji Su. High dielectric constant all-polymer percolative composites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 3502 (2003).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• Materials and Devices for Smart Systems, Y. Furuya, Q. Quandt, Q. M. Zhang, and K. Inoue. Editors (Materials Research Society, Vol. 785, 2003).
2004
• Cheng Huang and Q.M. Zhang. Enhanced Dielectric and Electromechanical Response in High-Dielectric-Constant All-Polymer Percolative Composites. Adv. Funct. Mater. (2004).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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, (2004).
• 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).
• J. Wang, D. Shen, C. Yang, and Q. M. Zhang. High Dielectric Constant Composite of P(VDF-TrFE) with Grafted Copper Phthalocyanine Oligomer. Macromolecules 34, 2294-2298 (2004)
• 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. (2004).
• JiangYu Li, Cheng Huang, and Q. M. Zhang, Enhanced electromechanical properties in all-polymer percolative composites, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3124 (2004).
• 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).
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