Dan Zhao

Associate Professor, Docent

Publications

2026

Mi Fu, Yuwei Yuan, Faqi Hu, Liguo Xu, Dan Zhao, Kan Yue (2026)

Confinement-induced giant ionic thermovoltage at minimal temperature gradients via series-integrated micro-thermoelectric cells in hierarchical hydrogels NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Vol. 13, Article nwag296 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag296

Kang Zhu, Mao Yu, Yuchen Li, Shangchao Lin, Zhuoxin Liu, Dan Zhao, Nicholas X. Fang, Xiaogang Zhang, Weishu Liu (2026)

Figure of merit for ionic thermoelectric materials NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Vol. 13, Article nwag227 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag227

Wenrui Zhang, Qian Lin, Jiancheng Zhang, Hao Mo, Wencheng Li, Yicheng Hu, Hongting Ma, Dan Zhao, Hongnv Yu, Nan Zhu (2026)

Wearable Battery-Free Electrotherapy of Smartsensors for Wound Healthcare Advanced Science, Vol. 13, Article e1952 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202519520

Sili Zhou, Xin Li, Jing Huang, Qiyu Meng, Zhen Liu, Jianrong Zeng, Yan Zhang, Lei Li, Dongbai Sun, Dan Zhao, Xavier Crispin, Peng Zhang (2026)

Synergistic ionic doping for enhanced thermopower and switchable polarity in PEDOT: PSS ionic thermoelectrics Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 528, Article 172278 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.172278

Pedro Candiotto de Oliveira, Ayesha Sultana, Mingna Liao, Wenrui Zhang, Ying Liu, Hongting Ma, Nan Zhu, Thomas Ederth, Zia Khan, Reverant Crispin, Dan Zhao (2026)

Thermal potential induced redox reaction enabled ionic thermoelectric generator Nano Energy, Vol. 148, Article 111648 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111648

Research

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Organic Energy Materials

We exploit and investigate the physics and chemistry of novel organic and composite materials to design and fabricate the next generation of energy devices.

News

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A new sensor for light, heat and touch

Inspired by the behaviour of natural skin, researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed a sensor for use with electronic skin. It can measure changes in body temperature, and react to both sunlight and warm touch.

New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor

Scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed an ultra-sensitive heat sensor that is flexible, transparent and printable. The results have potential for a wide range of applications – from wound healing to smart buildings.

Organisation

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Laboratory of Organic Electronics

World-leading competence in organic and hybrid materials, from design and modeling to applications in energy, electronics and bioelectronics. Sustainability focus and pipeline from science to commercialization deliver high-impact innovation.

Department of Science and Technology (ITN)

We research and teach in several technical and scientific disciplines in which our main areas are organic electronics, media, communications and logistics.