Cheng, Zhe Graduate Faculty
- Associate Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing
Overview
research interests
- advanced ceramic electrode and electrolyte materials for solid-state electrochemical energy conversion including solid oxide fuel cells, advanced ceramic materials and processing for electronic applications including photovoltaics (solar cells), and continued development of advanced high-temperature in situ characterizations tools for materials research.
Scholarly & Creative Works
Patents issued
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Effects of processing conditions on flash sintering of commercial ZrN. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 107:3735-3750.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.19719 Web of Science: 001150026500001
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2024Reactive flash sintering of TiZrN and TiAlN ternary metal nitrides. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 44:2037-2051.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.11.079 Web of Science: 001138928300001
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2024Fabrication and preliminary testing of patterned silver cathodes for proton conducting IT-SOFCsFull Text via DOI: 10.1039/d3ma00793f Web of Science: 001144833000001
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2023Thermoelectrical comprehensive analysis and optimization of multi-stack solid oxide fuel cell system. ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT. 291.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117297
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2023Hardware and Protocol for Testing of Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors for Pulse Wave MonitoringFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/LSENS.2023.3300826 Web of Science: 001045274300011
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2022Flash sintering of tantalum-hafnium diboride solid solution powder. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. 37:2150-2156.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/s43578-022-00492-7 Web of Science: 000750384400001
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2022Electrical, thermal, and H2O and CO2 poisoning behaviors of PrNi0.5Co0.5O3-d electrode for intermediate temperature protonic ceramic electrochemical cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. 47:21817-21827.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.05.011 Web of Science: 000827463500006
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2022Synthesis and flash sintering of zirconium nitride powder. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 105:3925-3936.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.18421 Web of Science: 000760611100001
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2022Facile and economical routes toward novel high-entropy metal nitride high-temperature ceramic nanograin powdersFull Text via DOI: 10.1557/s43579-022-00159-8 Web of Science: 000753228000001
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2021Fault prognosis control of solid oxide fuel cell system based on health evaluation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY. 46:38425-38450.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.103
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2021Synthesis and flash sintering of (Hf1-xZrx)B-2 solid solution powders. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 41:2215-2225.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.12.015 Web of Science: 000613713600004
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2020Unveiling the Phase Evolution of Sol-Gel Sulfurized Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films in ppm-Level H2S: From Binary Sulfides to Quaternary Cu-Zn-Sn-S System. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. 50:314-324.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08539-3 Web of Science: 000584599300003
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2020Multicomponent bulk metal nitride (Nb1/3Ta1/3Ti1/3)N1-delta synthesis via reaction flash sintering and characterizations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 103:4876-4893.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.17226 Web of Science: 000536638600001
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2020SrCo0.8Nb0.1Ta0.1O3-delta Based Cathodes for Electrolyte-Supported Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Comparison with Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-delta Based Cathodes and Implications. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 167.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ab6bba Web of Science: 000517832400001
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2018Facile one-step high-temperature spray pyrolysis route toward metal carbide nanopowders. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 101:5323-5334.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.15785 Web of Science: 000446172000007
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2018Phase control during synthesis of nanocrystalline ultrahigh temperature tantalum-hafnium diboride powders. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 101:5745-5755.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.15783 Web of Science: 000446172000047
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2018Study of the fundamental phase formation mechanism of sol-gel sulfurized Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films using in situ Raman spectroscopy. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 176:222-229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.11.038 Web of Science: 000423643800025
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2018Poisoning of Ni-Based anode for proton conducting SOFC by H2S, CO2, and H2O as fuel contaminants. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES. 378:255-263.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.12.056 Web of Science: 000427316300031
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2018H2S Poisoning of Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Comparison with Conventional Oxide-Ion Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 165:F836-F844.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0841810jes Web of Science: 000441061800110
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2018H
2 S poisoning of proton conducting solid oxide fuel cell and comparison with conventional oxide-ion conducting solid oxide fuel cell. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 165:F836-F844. -
2017Controlling phase separation of TaxHf1-xC solid solution nanopowders during carbothermal reduction synthesis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 100:5056-5065.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.15065 Web of Science: 000416463600014
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2017Formation of sol-gel based Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films using ppm-level hydrogen sulfide. THIN SOLID FILMS. 625:122-130.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2017.01.054 Web of Science: 000397374500020
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2017Synthesis of nanocrystalline TaC powders via single-step high temperature spray pyrolysis from solution precursors. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL. 43:3431-3434.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.11.177 Web of Science: 000392769600073
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2017Effects of H2O and CO2 on Electrochemical Behaviors of BSCF Cathode for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 164:F81-F88.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0611702jes Web of Science: 000397850800055
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2017Electrochemical Behaviors for Ag, LSCF and BSCF as Oxygen Electrodes for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 164:F3104-F3113.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0121710jes Web of Science: 000413258100016
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2016Understanding the morphological variation in the formation of B4C via carbothermal reduction reaction. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL. 42:15189-15198.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.06.126 Web of Science: 000382269800008
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2015Fundamentals of Synthesis, Sintering Issues, and Chemical Stability of BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1Yb0.1O3-δ Proton Conducting Electrolyte for SOFCs. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 162:F803-F811.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0021508jes Web of Science: 000361192200067
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2013Rational Design of Sulfur-Tolerant Anode Materialsfor Solid Oxide Fuel CellsFull Text via DOI: 10.1149/ma2013-02/10/756
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2010New insights into sulfur poisoning behavior of Ni-YSZ anode from long-term operation of anode-supported SOFCsFull Text via DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00386g Web of Science: 000283602400020
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2009Enhanced Sulfur and Coking Tolerance of a Mixed Ion Conductor for SOFCs: BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.2-xYbxO3-delta. SCIENCE. 326:126-129.Full Text via DOI: 10.1126/science.1174811 Web of Science: 000270355600050
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2008A novel composite cathode for low-temperature SOFCs based on oxide proton conductors. ADVANCED MATERIALS. 20:3280-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/adma.200702762 Web of Science: 000259205400016
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2008Monitoring Ag-Cr interactions in SOFC cathodes using Raman spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C. 112:13299-13303.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/jp804239t Web of Science: 000258633600038
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2008Surface modification of Ni-YSZ using niobium oxide for sulfur-tolerant anodes in solid oxide fuel cells. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 155:B449-B454.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.2844366 Web of Science: 000254779700008
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2007Raman spectroscopy of nickel sulfide Ni3S2. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C. 111:17997-18000.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/jp0770209 Web of Science: 000251517800006
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2007Electronic and vibrational properties of nickel sulfides from first principles. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS. 127.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.2801985 Web of Science: 000251450900034
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2007Influence of cell voltage and current on sulfur poisoning behavior of solid oxide fuel cells. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES. 172:688-693.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.07.052 Web of Science: 000250654700022
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2007Characterization of sulfur poisoning of Ni-YSZ anodes for solid oxide fuel cells using in situ Raman micro spectroscopy. SOLID STATE IONICS. 178:925-935.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2007.04.004 Web of Science: 000248076300007
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2007Sulfur poisoning and regeneration of Ni-based anodes in solid oxide fuel cells. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 154:B201-B206.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.2404779 Web of Science: 000243380200028
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2006Identification of nickel sulfides on Ni-YSZ cermet exposed to H-2 fuel containing H2S using Raman spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES. 156:461-465.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.06.016 Web of Science: 000238412100040
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2006A solid oxide fuel cell running on H2S/CH4 fuel mixtures. ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SOLID STATE LETTERS. 9:A31-A33.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.2137467 Web of Science: 000233430400009
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2006Stability of materials as candidates for sulfur-resistant anodes of solid oxide fuel cells. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 153:A1302-A1309.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.2198107 Web of Science: 000237945300009
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2005Chemical, electrical, and thermal properties of strontium doped lanthanum vanadate. SOLID STATE IONICS. 176:1921-1928.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2005.05.009 Web of Science: 000231788000015
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2005Electrical properties and sulfur tolerance of La0.75Sr0.25Cr1-xMnxO3 under anodic conditions. JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY. 178:1844-1850.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2005.03.027 Web of Science: 000229753200014
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2005A sulfur-tolerant anode material for SOFCsGd2Ti1.4Mo0.6O7. ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SOLID STATE LETTERS. 8:A406-A408.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.1945370 Web of Science: 000230931300009
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2004A solid oxide fuel cell operating on hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and sulfur-containing fuels. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES. 135:17-24.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.03.061 Web of Science: 000223964400003
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2003Synthesis of nanosized rutile TiO
2 powder at low temperature. MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. 77:314-317.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0254-0584(02)00003-2
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Book Chapter
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2015Study On Sintering And Stability Issues Of BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1 Yb0.1O3δElectrolyte For SOFCs. 21-29.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/9781119211501.ch3
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Conference
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2023Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on Graphene Nano PlateletesFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/BioSensors58001.2023.10281069 Web of Science: 001094618600039
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2021Analysis of the influence of SOFC degradation on system State and performance. 7417-7422.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/CAC53003.2021.9727958
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2020Synthesis and Flash Sintering of (Hf1-xZrx)B2 Solid Solution Fine PowdersFull Text via DOI: 10.2172/1735475
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2017
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2016In Situ Raman Monitoring of Cu2ZnSnS4 Oxidation and Related Decomposition at Elevated Temperatures. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 764-769.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2542479 Web of Science: 000375717100024
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2015
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2013Rational Design of Sulfur-Tolerant Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. CARBON ELECTRONICS: INTERFACES TO METALS, DIELECTRICS, AND ELECTROLYTES. 217-229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/05802.0217ecst Web of Science: 000328212000024
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2007FTIR study of the oxygen reduction reactions on Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3. 587-591.Full Text via DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X07009712 Web of Science: 000251387500013
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2007Probing and mapping SOFC anode reactions using in situ raman spectroscopy. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000207722801788
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2006Gd
2 Ti2-x Mox Oτ based anode materials for H2 S-air solid oxide fuel cells. CARBON ELECTRONICS: INTERFACES TO METALS, DIELECTRICS, AND ELECTROLYTES. 293-302.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.2215563 -
2003Processing of nanocrystalline zirconium carbide powders. 41-49.Web of Science: 000189318200006
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2003Synthesis of nanocrystalline silicon carbide powders. 23-32.Web of Science: 000189318200004
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2002
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Other Scholarly Work
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2006Stability of materials as candidates for sulfur-resistant anodes of solid oxide fuel cells (vol 153, A1302, 2006). JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. L23-L23.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1.2246233 Web of Science: 000240312000069
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
Research
principal investigator on
- Fundamental Mechanism for Flash Sintering of Highly Conductive High Temperature Ceramics awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2021 - 2025
- FMRG: Sustainable Route to 3D Solid-State Sodium-ion Battery by Direct Ink Writing and Capillary Rise Infiltration awarded by National Science Foundation 2023 - 2025
- CAREER: Fundamentals and New Materials for Hydrogen Electrode of Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2025
- Novel additive manufacturing for plasma facing materials - creating a research pathway for minority students awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2023 - 2025
- Economic Manufacturing of Nano-sized High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic Solid Solution Powders awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2021
- Nanocrystalline High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics for Electrodes for Direct Power Extraction Applications awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2015 - 2020
- Environmental Friendly Processing of Low Cost Flexible Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) Thin Film Solar Cells awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2014 - 2016
Contact
full name
- Zhe Cheng
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- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7332-604X (confirmed)
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