1. X.W. Jiang, J.H. Lv, Z.B. Chen, Z.H. Shen, J. Wang, Z. Deng, M.H. Cao, Z.H. Yao, S.J. Zhang, H.X. Liu, H. Hao
Superior energy storage BaToO3-based amorphous dielectric film with polymorphic hexagonal and cubic nanostructures
Chemical Engineering Journal, 133447 (2021)
2. M.B. Ghasemian, A. Zavabeti, M. Mousavi, B.J. Murdoch, A.J. Christofferson, N. Meftahi, J.B. Tang, J.L. Han, R. Jalili, F.M. Allioux, M. Mayyas, Z.B. Chen, S.P. Russo, S. Ringer, K.K. Zadeh
Doping process of two-dimensional materials based on the selective migration of dopants to the interface of liquid metals
Advanced Materials, 2104793 (2021)
3. Q.W. Huang, Z.B. Chen*(Corresponding author), M.J. Cabral, H.S. Luo, H.W. Liu, S.J. Zhang, Y.L. Li, Y.W. Mai, S.P. Ringer, X.Z. Liao
Manipulating ferroelectric behaviors via electron-beam induced crystalline defects
Nanoscale, 13, 14330 (2021), selected as journal cover
4. H. Li, T.J. Chen, W.L. Li, H.L. Zhang, S. Han, C.Z. Zhou, Z.B. Chen*(Corresponding author), E.F. Johnson, L.M. Shen, J.S. Lian, I.J. Beyerlein, X.Z. Liao
Grain Size dependent microstructure and texture evolutions during dynamic deformation of nanocrystalline face-centered cubic materials
Acta Materialia, 117088 (2021)
5. B. Lim, H.S. Chen, Z.B. Chen, N. Haghdadi, X.Z. Liao, S. Primig, S. Babu, A. Breen, S. Ringer
Microstructure-property gradients in Ni-based superalloy (Inconel 738) additively manufactured via electron beam powder bed fusion
Additive Manufacturing, 46, 102121 (2021)
6. Z.B. Chen, X.Z. Liao, S.J. Zhang
The visible hand behind properties
Microstructures, 1, 1 (2021)
7. Q.W. Huang, Z.B. Chen*(corresponding author), M. Cabral, F.F. Wang, S.J. Zhang, F. Li, Y.L. Li, S. Ringer, H.S. Luo, Y.W. Mai, X.Z. Liao
Direct observation of nanoscale dynamics of ferroelectric degradation
Nature Communications, 12, 2095 (2021)
This work is the first time providing a full picture of how fatigue in ferroelectric materials occurs. Social medias including University of Sydney news and Startup Daily have reported this significant result.
8. J. Chandra, S.T. Teoh, P. Kuo, L. Tolley, A.A. Bashaw, Z.K. Tuong, Y. Liu, Z.B. Chen, J.W. Wells, C.Z. Yu, I.H. Frazer, M.H. Yu
Manganese-Doped Silica-Based Nanoparticles Promote the Efficacy of Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy
Journal of Immunology, 206, 2000355 (2021)
9. X.Y. Gao, Z.X. Cheng, Z.B. Chen, Y. Liu, X.Y. Meng, X. Zhang, J.L. Wang, Q.H. Guo, B. Li, H.J. Sun, Q.F. Gu, H. Hao, Q. Shen, J.S. Wu, X.Z. Liao, S. Ringer, H.X. Liu, L.M. Zhang, W. Chen, F. Li
The mechanism for the enhanced piezoelectricity in multi-elements doped (K,Na)NbO3 ceramics
Nature Communications, 12, 881 (2021)
10. L.Z. Wang, R. Tang, A. Kheradmand, Y.J. Jiang, H. Wang, W.J. Yang, Z.B. Chen, X. Zhong, S.P. Ringer, X.Z. Liao, W.B. Liang, J. Huang
Enhanced solar-driven benzaldehyde oxidation with simultaneous hydrogen production on Pt single-atom catalyst
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 284, 119759 (2021)
11. H. Wang, Q. Chao, L. Yang, M. Cabral, Z.Z. Song, B.Y. Wang, S. Priming, W. Xu, Z.B. Chen* (corresponding author), S.P. Ringer, X.Z. Liao
Introducing transformation twins in titanium alloys: an evolution of α-variants during additive manufacturing
Materials Research Letters, 9, 119-126 (2020)
12. Z.B. Chen* (corresponding author), F. Li, Q.W. Huang, F. Liu, F.F. Wang, S. Ringer, H.S. Luo, S.J. Zhang, L.Q. Chen, X.Z. Liao
Giant Tuning of Ferroelectricity in Single Crystals by Thickness Engineering
Science Advances, 6, eabc7156, (2020)
13. H.S. Chen, W.Q. Xu, C.G. Tang, Z.B. Chen, H.W. Liu, P.J. Bian, Y. Yao, J.T. Qu, F. Yun, D. Wong, Z.X. Ye, X.M. Zhang, T.B. Yang, X.Z. Liao, S.P. Ringer, R.K. Zheng
Intragranular glass/crystal conjugated particles in strip cast Nd-Fe-B flakes
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 495, 165863 (2020)
14. H.M. Liu, P. Wu, H.T. Li, Z.B. Chen, L.Z. Wang, X. Zeng, Y.X. Zhu, Y.J. Jiang, X.Z. Liao, R.S. Haynes, J.H. Ye, C. Stampfl, J. Huang
Unravelling the effects of layered supports on Ru nanoparticles for enhancing N2 reduction in photocatalytic ammonia synthesis
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 259, 118026 (2019)
15. P. Wu, Y.W. Tao, H.J. Ling, Z.B. Chen, J. Ding, X. Zeng, X.Z. Liao, C. Stampfl, J. Huang
Cooperation of Ni and CaO at interface for CO2 reforming of CH4: A combined theoretical and experimental study
ACS Catalysis 9, 10060-10069 (2019)
16. C.Liu, X.D. Huang, J.Z. Liu, J. Wang, Z.B. Chen, R. Luo, C.H. Wang, J.S. Li, L.J. Wang, J.J. Wan, C.Z. Yu
A General Approach to Direct Growth of Oriented Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets on Reduced Graphene Oxides
Advanced Science, 1901480 (2019)
17. Z.B. Chen, Q.W. Huang, F.F. Wang, S.P. Ringer, H.S. Luo, X.Z. Liao
Stress-induced reversible and irreversible ferroelectric domain switching
Applied Physics Letters 112, 152901 (2018)
18. F. Li, .B. Lin, Z.B. Chen (Equal First Author), Z.X. Cheng, J.L. Wang, C.C. Li, Z. Xu, Q.W. Huang, X.Z. Liao, L.Q. Chen, T.R. Shrout, S.J. Zhang
Ultrahigh piezoelectricity in ferroelectric ceramics by design
Nature materials 17, 349 (2018)
19. X.C. Chen, L. Wei, Y.Q. Wang, S.L. Zhai, Z.B. Chen, S.W. Tan, Z. Zhou, A.K. Ng, X.Z. Liao, Y. Chen
Milk powder-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air battery
Energy Storage Materials 11, 134-143 (2018)
20. Z.B. Chen, L. Hong, F.F. Wang, X.H. An, X.L. Wang, S. Ringer, L.Q. Chen, H.S. Luo, X.Z. Liao
Kinetics of Domain Switching by Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation in Relaxor-Based Ferroelectrics
Physical Review Applied 8, 064005 (2017)
21. Z. Zhou, L. Wei, Y.Q. Wang, H.E. Karahan, Z.B. Chen, Y.J. Lei, X.C. Chen, S.L. Zhai, X.Z. Liao, Y. Chen
Hydrogen evolution reaction activity of nickel phosphide is highly sensitive to electrolyte pH
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 5, 20390-20397 (2017)
22. F.F. Wang, D. Liu, Z.B. Chen, Z.H. Duan, Y. Zhang, D.Z. Sun, X.Y. Zhao, W.Z. Shi, R.K. Zheng, H.S. Luo
In-situ reversibly tuning photoluminescence of epitaxial thin film via piezoelectric strain induced by Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 single crystal
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5, 9115-9120 (2017)
23. Z.B. Chen, L. Hong, F.F. Wang, S.P. Ringer, L-Q. Chen, H.S. Luo, X.Z. Liao
Facilitation of ferroelectric switching via mechanical manipulation of hierarchical nanoscale domain structure
Physical Review Letters 118, 017601 (2017)
24. Z.B. Chen, X.L. Wang, S.P. Ringer, and X.Z. Liao
Manipulation of Nanoscale Domain Switching Using an Electron Beam with Omnidirectional Electric Field Distribution
Physical Review Letters 117, 027601 (2016).
This work has also been highlighted as a feature story in ‘Physics’ and ‘Nanotechnology’. The work was also reported by a large number of major media outlets all over the world including Reuters (UK), Global News (Canada), SBS Mandarin and ABC news (Australia), Xinhua (China), Fenghuang (Hong Kong, China).
25. H.R. Lashgari, Z.B. Chen, X.Z. Liao, D.W. Chu, M. Ferry, S.Li
Thermal stability, dynamic mechanical analysis and nanoindentation behaviour of FeSiB(Cu) amorphous alloys
Materials Science and Engineering: A 626, 480-499 (2015).
26. P.W. Trimby, Y. Cao, Z.B. Chen, S. Han, K.J. Hemker, J.S. Lian, X.Z. Liao, P. Rottmann, S. Samudrala, J.L. Sun, J.T. Wang, J. Wheeler, J.M. Cairney
Characterizing deformed ultrafine-grained and nanocrystalline materials using transmission Kikuchi diffraction in a scanning electron microscope
Acta materialia 62, 69-80 (2014).
27. Z.B. Chen, W. Lei, B. Chen, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, H.H. Tan, J. Zou, S.P. Ringer, C. Jagadish
Elemental diffusion during the droplet epitaxy growth of In (Ga) As/GaAs (001) quantum dots by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
Applied Physics Letters 104, 022108 (2014).
28. K.Y. Xie, Y.B. Wang, Y.H. Zhao, L. Chang, G.C. Wang, Z.B. Chen, Y. Cao, X.Z. Liao, E.J. Lavernia, R.Z. Valiev, B. Sarrafpour, H. Zoellner, S.P. Ringer
Nanocrystalline β-Ti alloy with high hardness, low Young's modulus and excellent in vitro biocompatibility for biomedical applications
Materials Science and Engineering: C 33, 3530-3536 (2013).
29. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, Z.B. Chen, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu
De-twinning via secondary twinning in face-centered cubic alloys
Materials Science and Engineering: A 578, 110-114 (2013).
30. Z.B. Chen, W. Lei, B. Chen, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, H.H. Tan, J. Zou, S.P. Ringer, C. Jagadish
Preferential nucleation and growth of InAs/GaAs (001) quantum dots on defected sites by droplet epitaxy
Scripta Materialia 69, 638-641 (2013).
31. B. Chen, Q. Gao, L. Chang, Y.B. Wang, Z.B. Chen, X.Z. Liao, H.H. Tan, J. Zou, S.P. Ringer, C. Jagadish
Attraction of semiconductor nanowires: An in situ observation
Acta Materialia 61 7166-7172 (2013).
32. Z.B. Chen, W. Lei, B. Chen, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, H.H. Tan, J. Zou, S.P. Ringer, C. Jagadish
Can misfit dislocations be located above the interface of InAs/GaAs (001) epitaxial quantum dots?
Nanoscale research letters 7, 1-5 (2012).
33. D.P. Chen, X.L. Wang, Y. Du, S. Ni, Z.B. Chen, X.Z. Liao
Growth mechanism and magnetic properties of highly crystalline NiO nanocubes and nanorods fabricated by evaporation
Crystal Growth & Design 12, 2842-2849 (2012).