Areas of Focus
- Polymer-based composite dielectrics
- Design and preparation of lithium-ion solid electrolytes and all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries
- Polar topological new states and new properties in flexible dielectric materials
- Flexible stretchable sensor/driver integrated smart materials
Work Experience
- 2007/02-2009/08 Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 2009/08-2010/12 Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
- 2011/01-2011/11 Assistant Researcher, Tsinghua University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- 2011/12-2015/12 Associate Researcher, Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science
- 2011/07-2016/12 Head of Graduate Student Affairs, Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science
- 2016/01-2017/11 Associate Professor, Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science
- 2017/12-present Long-term Professor, Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science
- 2017/01-2023/12 Vice Dean, Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998/09-2002/08 Bachelor: Tsinghua University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- 2002/09-2007/01 PhD: Tsinghua University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Publications
- Roll-to-Roll Fabricated Polymer Composites Filled with Sub-nanosheets Exhibiting High Energy Density and Cyclic Stability at 200 oC, Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Polymer Nanocomposite Dielectrics for Capacitive Energy Storage (invited review), Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Electrically Driven Rotation of Polar Spirals in a Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer, Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Compressible Polymer Composites with Enhanced Dielectric Temperature Stability, Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Stretchable polymer composites with ultrahigh piezoelectric performance, Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Sub-Nanowires Boost Superior Capacitive Energy Storage Performance of Polymer Composites at High Temperatures, Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Polyimides Physically Crosslinked by Aromatic Molecules Exhibit Ultrahigh Energy Density at 200 °C, Y. Shen et al., 2023
- Scalable Ultrathin All-Organic Polymer Dielectric Films for High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage, Y. Shen et al., 2022
- High-Energy-Density and High Efficiency Polymer Dielectrics for High Temperature Electrostatic Energy Storage: A Review, Y. Shen et al., 2022
- A pyrotoroidic transition in ferroelectric polymer, Y. Shen et al., 2022
- An Optical/Ferroelectric Multiplexing Multidimensional non-Volatile Memory from Ferroelectric Polymer, Y. Shen et al., 2022
- Optical Vector Vortex Generation by Spherulites with Cylindrical Anisotropy, Y. Shen et al., 2022
- Toroidal polar topology in strained ferroelectric polymer, Y. Shen et al., 2021
- All-Scale Hierarchical Architecture Induces Colossal Room-Temperature Electrocaloric Effect at Ultralow Electric Field in Polymer Nanocomposites, Y. Shen et al., 2020
- Negatively Charged Nanosheets Significantly Enhance the Energy‐Storage Capability of Polymer‐Based Nanocomposites, Y. Shen et al., 2020
- Phase-field modeling and machine learning of electric-thermal-mechanical breakdown of polymer-based dielectrics, Y. Shen et al., 2019
- Dielectric Nanocomposites Based on Ferroelectric Polymers towards High Energy Density: Enhanced Breakdown Strength and Improved Discharge Efficiency, Y. Shen et al., 2019
- Polymer Nanocomposites with Interpenetrating Gradient Structure Exhibiting Ultrahigh Discharge Efficiency and Energy Density, Y. Shen et al., 2019
- Interfacial Coupling Boosts Giant Electrocaloric Effects in Relaxor Polymer Nanocomposites: In Situ Characterization and Phase-Field Simulation, Y. Shen et al., 2018
- Phase-Field Model of Electrothermal Breakdown in Flexible High-Temperature Nanocomposites under Extreme Conditions, Y. Shen et al., 2018
- Polymer Nanocomposites with Ultrahigh Energy Density and High Discharge Efficiency by Modulating Their Nanostructures in Three Dimensions, Y. Shen et al., 2018
- High-Throughput Phase-Field Design of High-Energy-Density Polymer Nanocomposites, Y. Shen et al., 2018
- Synergistic Coupling between Li6.75La3Zr1.75Ta0.25O12 and Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Induces High Ionic Conductivity, Mechanical Strength, and Thermal Stability of Solid Composite Electrolytes, Y. Shen et al., 2017
- Polymer Nanocomposite Dielectrics for Electrical Energy Storage (invited review), Y. Shen et al., 2017
- Giant Energy Density and Improved Discharge Efficiency of Solution-Processed Polymer Nanocomposites for Dielectric Energy Storage, Y. Shen et al., 2016
- Ultrahigh Energy Density of Polymer Nanocomposites Containing TiO2@BaTiO3 Nanofibers by Atomic Scale Interface-Engineering, Y. Shen et al., 2015
- Topological-Structure Modulated Polymer Nanocomposites Exhibiting Highly Enhanced Dielectric Strength and Energy Density, Y. Shen et al., 2014
Awards
- 2022 First Class Natural Science Award from the Ministry of Education (1/5)
- 2016 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- 2015 Young Chang Jiang Scholar by the Ministry of Education
- 2013 Beijing Science and Technology Rising Star
- 2012 Excellent Young Scientists Fund by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 2009 National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
- 2005 Tsinghua University Special Scholarship for Social Work / Social Work Model
- 2004 Tsinghua University '129' Outstanding Counselor Award
