Dr. Shuze Zhu earned his Ph.D from Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Zhu received postdoctoral training from Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). 

Dr. Zhu's research group at Zhejiang University is interested in the multiscale mechanics and multiphysics-coupling of advanced macromolecular nanomaterials and metamaterials, as well as the development of functional materials that carry superior mechanical properties.

Dr. Zhu's Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=XyDxWjoAAAAJ

Publications: 

1. X. Yuan, S. Zhu, Compressive strain engineering of strong and sensitive pseudomagnetic fields in buckled graphene nanobubbles, Physical Review B, (2023).

2. Y. Shen, S. Zhu, Machine learning mechanical properties of defect-engineered hexagonal boron nitride, Computational Materials Science, (2023).

3. Y.Wang, X. Zhang, S. Zhu, Highly intensive and controllable supratransmission in a Kresling-origami metastructure, Extreme Mechanics Letters, (2023).

4. B.Yiming, Z. Zhang, Y. Lu, X. Liu, C. Creton, S. Zhu, Z. Jia, S. Qu, Molecular Mechanism Underpinning Stable Mechanical Performance and Enhanced Conductivity of Air-Aged Ionic Conductive Elastomers, Macromolecules, (2022) 
   

5. S. Zhu, E Annevelink, P Pochet, HT Johnson, Selection rules of twistronic angles in two-dimensional material flakes via dislocation theory, Physical Review B, 103(11),115427 (2021). 

6. C. Liu, Y. Shen, J. Zhang, G. Li, X. Zheng, X. Han, L. Xu, S. Zhu, Y. Chen, Y. Deng, W. Hu,  Multiple Twin Boundary-Regulated Metastable Pd for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction,  Advanced Energy Materials, 2103505 (2021).

7. S. Liu, Y. Shen, Y. Zhang, B. Cui, S. Xi, J. Zhang, L. Xu, S. Zhu, Y. Chen, Y. Deng, W. Hu, Extreme environmental thermal shock induced dislocation-rich Pt nanoparticles boosting hydrogen evolution reaction, Advanced Materials, 2106973 (2021).

8. U. Ray, S. Zhu, Z. Pang, T. Li, Mechanics design in cellulose-enabled high performance functional materials, Advanced Materials, 2002504 (2020).

9. C. Chen, Y. Kuang, S. Zhu, I. Burgert, T. Keplinger, A. Gong, T. Li, L Berglund, S. J. Eichhorn, L. Hu, Structure–property–function relationships of natural and engineered wood, Nature Reviews Materials, 1-25 (2020).
   

10. S. Zhu, Book Chapter: Strain engineering: electromechanical properties of graphene, Handbook on the Graphene: Physics, Chemistry, and biology, volume 2, Wiley, USA, (2019). 

11. Y. Zhou, C. Chen, S. Zhu, C. Sui, C. Wang, Y. Kuang, U. Ray, D. Liu, A. Brozena, U. Leiste, N. Quispe, H. Guo, A. Vellore, H. Bruck, A. Martini, B. Foster, J. Lou, T. Li, L. Hu, Ultra-Strong and Ultra-Tough graphite structural material, Materials Today, 30, 17-25, (2019).  

12.   S. Zhu, P. Pochet, H. T. Johnson, Controlling Rotation of 2D Material Flakes, ACS Nano, 13(6), 6925 (2019). 

13. Y. Chen, S. Xu, S. Zhu, R. Jacob, Y. Wang, J. Dai, F. Chen, B. Liu, L. Salamanca-Riba, T. Li, M. Zachariah, L. Hu, Ultrafast synthesis of compound electrocatalysts for highly efficient overall water splitting, Nano Research, 1 (2019).

14. Y. Chen, Y. Wang, S. Zhu, C. Chen, V. Danner, Y. Li, J. Dai, H. Li, K. Fu, T. Li, Y. Liu, L. Hu, One-Step, Catalyst-Free, Scalable in situ Synthesis of Single-Crystal Aluminum Nanowires in Confined Graphene Space, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(6), 6009 (2019).

15.  Y. Chen, Y. Wang, S. Zhu, K. Fu, X. Han, Y. Wang, B. Zhao, T. Li, B. Liu, J. Dai, T. Li, J. Connell, Y. Lin, L. Hu, Nanomanufacutring of Graphene Nanosheets through Nano-Hole Opening and Closing, Materials Today, 24, 26 (2019).

16. S. Zhu, N. Lempesis, P.J. In't Veld, G. C. Rutledge, Molecular simulation of thermoplastic polyurethanes under large compressive deformation, Macromolecules, 51 (22), 9306 (2018). 

17. S. Zhu, H. T. Johnson, Moiré-templated strain patterning in transition-metal dichalcogenides and application in twisted bilayer MoS₂, Nanoscale, 10, 20689 (2018). 

18. C. Chen, Y. Chen, S. Zhu, J. Dai, Y. Yao, Y. Wang, J. Wan, T. Li, W. Luo, L. Hu, Catalyst-Free in situ Carbon Nanotube Growth in Confined Space via High Temperature Gradient, Research, 1793784 (2018).

19. S. Zhu, N. Lempesis, P.J. In't Veld, G. C. Rutledge, Molecular simulation of thermoplastic polyurethanes under large tensile deformation, Macromolecules, 51(5), 1850 (2018). 

20.  J. Song, C. Chen, S. Zhu, M. Zhu, J. Dai, U. Ray, Y. Li, Y. Kuang, Y. Li, N. Quispe, Y. Yao, A. Gong, U. Leiste, H. Bruck, J. Zhu, A. Vellore, H. Li, M. Minus, Z. Jia, A. Martini, T. Li, L. Hu, Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material, Nature, 554, 224 (2018). Hightlighted by MSN, Yahoo, CBS, Science Daily, Scientific American, Nanowerk, etc. 

21.  C. Chen, J. Song, S. Zhu, Y. Li, Y. Kuang, J. Wan, D. Kirsch, L. Xu, Y. Wang, T. Gao, Y. Wang, A. Gong, T. Li, J. Xie, L. Hu, Scalable and Sustainable Approach toward Highly compressible, anisotropic, lamellar carbon sponge, Chem , 4, 544, (2018).

22. S. Wang, T. Li, S. Zhu, J. Dai, A. Diaz, E. Hitz, S. Solares, T. Li, L. Hu, Super-aligned, ultra-strong, ultra-tough, highly transparent bacterial cellulose nanofibril films, Advanced Functional Materials, 1707491 (2018).

23. S. Zhu, X. Geng, Y. Han, M. Benamara, L. Chen, J. Li, I. Bilgin, H. Zhu, Metallic and highly conducting two-dimensional atomic arrays of sulphur enabled by molybdenum disulfide nanotemplate, npj Computational Materials, 41 (2017). 

24.  M. Zhu, Y. Wang, S. Zhu, L. Xu, C. Jia, J. Song, Y. Yao, Y. Wang, Y. Li, D. Henderson, W. Luo, M. Minus, T. Li, L. Hu, Anisotropic, transparent films with aligned cellulose nanofibers, Advanced Materials, 1606284 (2017).

25. H. Zhu, F. Shen, W. Luo, S. Zhu, B. Natarajan, J. Dai, M. Zhao, L. Zhou, X. Ji, T. Li, L. Hu, Mesoporous carbon derived from abundant cellulose nanocrystals toward high-performance sodium ion batteries, Nano Energy, 33, 37 (2017).

26. Y. Li, H. Zhu, Y. Wang, U. Ray, S. Zhu, J. Dai, C. Chen, K. Fu, S. Jang, D. Henderson, T. Li, L. Hu, Cellulose nanofiber-enabled 3D printing of carbon nanotube microfiber network, Small Methods, 17700222 (2017).

27. X. Han, Z. Yang, B. Zhao, S. Zhu, L. Zhou, J. Dai, J. Kim, B. Liu, J. Connel, T. Li, B. Yang, Y. Lin, L. Hu, Compressible, dense, three-dimensional holey graphene monolithic architecture, ACS Nano, 11 (3), 3189 (2017).

28.  S. Zhu, T. Li, Strain-induced programmable half-metal and spin-gapless semiconductor in an edge-doped boron nitride nanoribbon, Physical Review B, 93, 115401 (2016). 

29. Y. Yao, K. Fu, S. Zhu, J. Dai, Y. Wang, G. Pastel, Y. Chen, T. Li, C. Wang, T. Li, L. Hu, Carbon welding by ultrafast Joule heating, Nano Letters, 16, 7282 (2016).

30. Y. Chen, K. Fu, S. Zhu, W. Luo, Y. Wang, Y. Li, E. Hitz, Y. Yao, J. Dai, J. Wan, V. A. Danner, T. Li, L. Hu, Reduced graphene oxide films with ultra-high conductivity as Li-ion battery current collectors, Nano Letters, 16, 3616 (2016).

31. Y. Chen, G. C. Egan, J. Wan, S. Zhu, R. J. Jacob, W. Zhou, J. Dai, Y. Wang, V.A Danner, Y. Yao, K. Fu, Y. Wang, W. Bao, T. Li, M. R. Zachariah, L. Hu, Ultra-fast self-assembly and stabilization of reactive nanoparticles in reduced graphene oxide films, Nature Communications, 7, 12332 (2016).

32. S. Zhu, J. Stroscio, T. Li, Programmable extreme pseudomagnetic fields in graphene by a uniaxial stretch, Physical Review Letters, 115, 245501 (2015). Cover Feature, Editors’ suggestion, highlighted by Nature, Science, APS Physics, R&D Magazine, Phys.org, Nanowerk, etc.  

     

     

    
    

    
    

    
    

33.  Y. Li, H. Zhu, S. Zhu, J. Wan, Z. Liu, O. Vaaland, S. Lacey, Z. Fang, T. Li, H. Dai, L. Hu, Hybridizing wood cellulose and graphene oxide toward high-performance fibers, NPG Asia Materials, 7(1), e150 (2015).

34.  S. Gill, J. Hinnefeld, S. Zhu, W. Swanson, T. Li, N. Mason, Mechanical control of graphene on engineered pyramidal strain arrays, ACS Nano, 9(6), 5799 (2015).

35.  H. Zhu, S. Zhu, Z. Jia, S. Parvinian, Y. Li, O. Vaaland, L. Hu, T. Li, Anomalous scaling law of strength and toughness of cellulose nanopaper, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(29), 8917 (2015). Highlighted by phys.org, NanoWerk, The Economic Times, etc.

36.  J. Hinnefeld, S. Gill, S. Zhu, W. Swanson, T. Li, N. Mason, Reversible electronic and mechanical properties of ripped graphene, Physical Review Applied, 3, 014010 (2015).

37.  S. Zhu, Y. Huang, N. Klimov, D. Newell, N. Zhitenev, J. Stroscio, S. Solares, T. Li, Pseudomagnetic fields in a locally strained graphene drumhead, Physical Review B, 90 (7), 075426 (2014).

38. S. Zhu, T. Li, Hydrogenation assisted graphene origami and its application in programmable molecular mass uptake, storage, and release, ACS Nano, 8 (3), 2864 (2014). Highlighted by Discovery News Channel, phys.org, NanoWerk, IEEE spectrum, etc.

39. S. Zhu, Y. Huang, T. Li, Extremely compliant and highly stretchable patterned graphene, Applied Physics Letters, 104 (17), 173103 (2014). 

40.   S. Zhu, T. Li, Wrinkling instability of graphene on substrate-supported nanoparticles, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81 (6), 061008 (2014).

41. Y. Huang, S. Zhu, T. Li, Directional transport of molecular mass by straining, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 1, 83 (2014). 

42. Z. Fang, H. Zhu, Y. Yuan, D. Ha, S. Zhu, C. Preston, Q. Chen, Y. Li, X. Han, S. Lee, G. Chen, T. Li, J. Munday, J. Huang, L. Hu, Novel nanostructured paper with ultra-high transparency and ultra-high haze for solar cells, Nano Letters, 14, 765 (2014).

43. Y. Huang, S. Zhu, T. Li, Line defects guided molecular patterning on graphene, Applied Physics Letters, 104 (9), 093102 (2014).

44. A. Smolyanitsky, S. Zhu, Z. Deng, T. Li, R. Cannara, Effects of surface compliance and relaxation on the frictional properties of lamellar materials, RSC Advances, 4, 26721 (2014).

45. S. Zhu, T. Li, Hydrogenation enabled scrolling of graphene, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 46, 075301 (2013). Best Student Paper Award , ASME Applied Mechanics Division, 2012. 

46. S. Zhu, J. Galginaitis, T. Li, Critical dispersion distance of silicon nanoparticles intercalated between graphene layers, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2012, 375289 (2012).

47.  N. Klimov, S. Jung, S. Zhu, T. Li, C. Wright, S. Solares, D. Newell, N. Zhitenev, J. Stroscio, Electro-mechanical properties of graphene drumheads, Science, 336, 1557 (2012). Highlighted by Virtual J. Nano. Sci. Tech. 26, 1 (2012), phys.org, Science Daily, Physics World, NanoTechWeb, NanoWerk, Next Big Future, etc.