Yifei Wang
Email: yifei.wang@xjtu.edu.cn
Research Interests:
1. Dielectric Energy Storage Materials
2. Electrical Insulating Materials
3. Functional Composite Materials
4. Nanocoatings
5. Multiphysics Simulation
Experience:
2023.02-present School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Associate Professor
2022.06-2023.01 Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, USA Assistant Research Professor
2018.09-2022.05 Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, USA Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education:
2013.09-2018.09 Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Ph.D in Electronic Science and Technology
2009.08-2013.07 Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Bachelor in Electronic Science and Technology
Honor & Awards：
2023 Young Talent Support Plan of Xi'an Jiaotong University
2020 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Award of Chinese Society of Composite Materials
2018 “Seagate-Xiaoping Foundation” Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award, China Youth Development Foundation (Nationally recognized prize in China)
2017 Pacemaker of Outstanding Ph.D. Students, Xi’an Jiaotong University. (top 1 ‰)
2017 National Scholarship. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. (top 5%, Nationally recognized prize in China)
2017 Xi'an Jiaotong University Academic Star, Graduate School of Xi’an Jiaotong University.
2016 First-Class Academic Scholarship, Xi’an Jiaotong University. (top 20%)
2016 Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Xi’an Jiaotong University. (top 25%)
2015 Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Xi’an Jiaotong University. (top 25%)
2015 First-Class Paper Award Issued by Lam-Research Co. & School of Microelectronics, Xi’an Jiaotong University.
2013 Outstanding Graduation Thesis in School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University. (top 5%)
Representative Publications：
Full publications list and Citation
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aQ4fBKYAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yifei-Wang-14
Selected Publications
1. Yifei Wang, Yi Li, Linxi Wang, Qibin Yuan, Jie Chen, Yujuan Niu, Xinwei Xu, Qing Wang, Hong Wang, Gradient-layered polymer nanocomposites with significantly improved insulation performance for dielectric energy storage. Energy Storage Mater. 24, 626-634 (2020). (ESI highly cited paper)
2. Y. Wang, Z. Li, T. J. Moran, L. A. Ortiz, C. Wu, A. C. Konstantinou, H. Nguyen, J. Zhou, J. Huo, K. Davis-Amendola, P. Zhou, B. D. Huey, Y. Cao, Interfacial 2D Montmorillonite Nanocoatings Enable Sandwiched Polymer Nanocomposites to Exhibit Ultrahigh Capacitive Energy Storage Performance at Elevated Temperatures. Adv Sci (Weinh), e2204760 (2022).
3. Yifei Wang, Zongze Li, Chao Wu, Peinan Zhou, Jierui Zhou, Jindong Huo, Kerry Davis, Antigoni Konstantinou, Hiep Nguyen, and Yang Cao. "Polyamideimide dielectric with montmorillonite nanosheets coating for high-temperature energy storage." Chemical Engineering Journal 437 (2022): 135430.
4. Yifei Wang, Zongze Li, Chao Wu, Yang Cao, High-temperature dielectric polymer nanocomposites with interposed montmorillonite nanosheets. Chem. Eng. J. 401, 126093 (2020).
5. Y. Wang*, J. Zhou, A. C. Konstantinou, M. A. Baferani, K. Davis-Amendola, W. Gao, Y. Cao, Sandwiched Polymer Nanocomposites Reinforced by Two-Dimensional Interface Nanocoating for Ultrahigh Energy Storage Performance at Elevated Temperatures. Small 19, e2208105 (2023).
6. Yifei Wang, Jie Chen, Yi Li, Yujuan Niu, Qing Wang, Hong Wang, Multilayered hierarchical polymer composites for high energydensity capacitors. J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 2965-2980 (2019).
7. Y. Wang, J. Cui, Q. Yuan, Y. Niu, Y. Bai, H. Wang, Significantly Enhanced Breakdown Strength and Energy Density in Sandwich-Structured Barium Titanate/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanocomposites. Adv. Mater. 27, 6658-6663 (2015). (ESI highly cited paper)
8. Yifei Wang, Linxi Wang, Qibin Yuan, Jie Chen, Yujuan Niu, Xinwei Xu, Yatong Cheng, Bin Yao, Qing Wang, Hong Wang, Ultrahigh energy density and greatly enhanced discharged efficiency of sandwich-structured polymer nanocomposites with optimized spatial organization. Nano Energy 44, 364-370 (2018). (ESI highly cited paper)
9. Yifei Wang, Jin Cui, Linxi Wang, Qibin Yuan, Yujuan Niu, Jie Chen, Qing Wang, Hong Wang, Compositional tailoring effect on electric field distribution for significantly enhanced breakdown strength and restrained conductive loss in sandwich-structured ceramic/polymer nanocomposites. J. Mater. Chem. A 5, 4710-4718 (2017). (ESI highly cited paper)
10. Yifei Wang, Linxi Wang, Qibin Yuan, Yujuan Niu, Jie Chen, Qing Wang, Hong Wang, Ultrahigh electric displacement and energy density in gradient layer-structured BaTiO3/PVDF nanocomposites with an interfacial barrier effect. J. Mater. Chem. A 5, 10849-10855 (2017).
