Fang-Zhou Yao

yaofangzhou@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Dr. Fang-Zhou Yao did his undergraduate study at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and obtained his Doctor degree at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, in 2016. Then he joined School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University as a Lecturer. His primary research interests include high-performance lead-free piezoelectric materials and multifunctional nanocomposites. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal papers on prestigious journals, such as Adv. Funct. Mater., Appl. Phys. Lett., J. Am. Ceram. Soc., etc.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1.F.-Z. Yao, K. Wang, W. Jo, K. G. Webber, T. P. Comyn, J.-X. Ding, B. Xu, L.-Q. Cheng, M.-P. Zheng, Y.-D. Hou, and J.-F. Li, “Diffused Phase Transition Boosts Thermal Stability of High-Performance Lead-Free Piezoelectrics,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 26: 1217–1224 (2016).

2. K. Wang,* F.-Z. Yao, W. Jo, D. Gobeljic, V. V. Shvartsman, D. C. Lupascu, J.-F. Li, and J. Rödel, “Temperature-Insensitive (K,Na)NbO₃-Based Lead-Free Piezoactuator Ceramics,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 23[33] 4079–86 (2013). (*Corresponding author)

3.F.-Z. Yao, K. Wang, Y. Shen, and J.-F. Li, “Robust CaZrO₃-Modified (K,Na)NbO₃-Based Lead-Free Piezoceramics: High Fatigue Resistance Insensitive to Temperature and Electric Field,J. Appl. Phys., 118 134102 (2015).

4.F.-Z. Yao, K. Wang, L.-Q. Cheng, X. Zhang, W. Zhang, F. Zhu, and J.-F. Li, “Nanodomain Engineered (K,Na)NbO₃ Lead-Free Piezoceramics: Enhanced Thermal and Cycling Reliabilities,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 98[2] 448–54 (2015).

5.F.-Z. Yao, E. A. Patterson, K. Wang, W. Jo, J. Rödel, and J.-F. Li, “Enhanced Bipolar Fatigue Resistance in CaZrO₃-Modified (K,Na)NbO₃ Lead-Free Piezoceramics,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 104[24] 242912 (2014).

6.F.-Z. Yao, K. Wang, W. Jo, J.-S. Lee, and J.-F. Li, “Effect of Poling Temperature on Piezoelectricity of CaZrO₃-Modified (K, Na)NbO₃-Based Lead-Free Ceramics,” J. Appl. Phys., 116[11] 114102 (2014).

7.F.-Z. Yao, Q. Yu, K. Wang, Q. Li, and J.-F. Li, “Ferroelectric Domain Morphology and Temperature Dependent Piezoelectricity of KNNLTS Lead-Free Piezoceramics,” RSC Adv., 4[39] 20062-68 (2014).

8.F.-Z. Yao, J. Glaum, K. Wang, W. Jo, J. Rödel, and J.-F. Li, “Fatigue-Free Unipolar Strain Behavior in CaZrO₃ and MnO₂ Co-Modified (K,Na)NbO₃-Based Lead-Free Piezoceramics,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 103[19] 192907 (2013).

9.F.-Z. Yao, K. Wang, and J.-F. Li, “Comprehensive Investigation of Elastic and Electrical Properties of Li/Ta-Modified (K,Na)NbO₃ Lead-Free Piezoceramics,” J. Appl. Phys., 113[17] 174105 (2013).

10. J.-F. Li, K. Wang, F.-Y. Zhu, L.-Q. Cheng, and F.-Z. Yao, “(K,Na)NbO₃-Based Lead-Free Piezoceramics: Fundamental Aspects, Processing Technologies, and Remaining Challenges,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 96[12] 3677-96 (2013). (Feature Article)