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Cheng, Zhe
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Mechanical and Materials Engineering
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College of Engineering and Computing
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Synthesis of High Temperature Ceramic Powders
Patent
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Article
2024
Effects 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
2024
Reactive 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
2024
Fabrication and preliminary testing of patterned silver cathodes for proton conducting IT-SOFCs
Full Text via DOI:
10.1039/d3ma00793f
Web of Science:
001144833000001
2023
BaCo
0.4
Fe
0.4
Zr
0.1
Y
0.1
O
3−σ
Cathode Performance for Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with BaZr
0.8−x
Ce
x
Y
0.1
Yb
0.1
O
3−δ
Electrolytes
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/2754-2734/ad040c
2023
Thermoelectrical 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
2023
BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3-Σ Cathode Performance for Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with BaZr0.8-XCexY0.1Yb0.1O3-Δ Electrolytes
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2023-0154336mtgabs
2023
Fabrication and Electrochemical Testing of Silver Pattern Cathodes for Proton Conducting It-SOFC
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2023-0154139mtgabs
2023
Hardware and Protocol for Testing of Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors for Pulse Wave Monitoring
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/LSENS.2023.3300826
Web of Science:
001045274300011
2022
(Invited) Electrical, Thermal, and H2o and CO2 Poisoning Behaviors of PrNi0.5Co0.5O3-δ Cathode for Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2022-02471790mtgabs
2022
Flash 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
2022
An efficient online energy distribution management system based on predictive control
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.est.2022.104532
2022
Electrical, thermal, and H
2
O and CO
2
poisoning behaviors of PrNi
0.5
Co
0.5
O
3-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
2022
Synthesis 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
2022
Facile and economical routes toward novel high-entropy metal nitride high-temperature ceramic nanograin powders
Full Text via DOI:
10.1557/s43579-022-00159-8
Web of Science:
000753228000001
2021
Fault 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
2021
Synthesis and flash sintering of (Hf
1-x
Zr
x
)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
2020
Unveiling 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
2020
Multicomponent bulk metal nitride (Nb
1/3
Ta
1/3
Ti
1/3
)N
1-
δ
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
2020
SrCo0.8Nb0.1Ta0.1O3-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
2018
Facile 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
2018
Phase 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
2018
Comparison of H2s Poisoning for Proton Conducting SOFC Versus Oxide Ion Conducting SOFC
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2018-02/48/1675
2018
Improvement of Cathode Materials for Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2018-02/48/1674
2018
Study 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
2018
Poisoning of Ni-Based anode for proton conducting SOFC by H
2
S, CO
2
, and H
2
O 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
2018
H
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.
2018
H
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.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/2.0841810jes
Web of Science:
000441061800110
2017
Controlling phase separation of Ta
x
Hf
1-
x
C 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
2017
(Invited) Understanding Anode and Cathode Reaction Mechanisms for Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2017-02/39/1698
2017
Understand the Hydrogen Electrode Reaction for Proton Conducting SOFC Via Controlled Poisoning Experiments Using Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2017-01/33/1600
2017
Understanding the Cathode Reaction Process for Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Comparison Between BSCF and Other Cathode Materials
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2017-01/33/1607
2017
Formation of sol-gel based Cu
2
ZnSnS
4
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
2017
Synthesis 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
2017
Effects of H
2
O and CO
2
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
2017
Electrochemical 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
2016
Understanding the morphological variation in the formation of B
4
C via carbothermal reduction reaction
.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
. 42:15189-15198.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.06.126
Web of Science:
000382269800008
2016
Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 Cathode for Intermediate Temperature Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2016-01/28/1361
2016
Poisoning of Proton Conducting SOFC By Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide Fuel Contaminants
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2016-01/28/1405
2016
Use of Patterned Metal Anodes for Studying Hydrogen Electrochemical Oxidation Reaction in Proton-Conducting SOFCs
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2016-01/28/1404
2015
Fundamentals of Synthesis, Sintering Issues, and Chemical Stability of BaZr
0.1
Ce
0.7
Y
0.1
Yb
0.1
O
3-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
2014
Electrocatalysis Involving High Temperature Proton-Conducting Oxides: Intriguing Experimental Observations & Theoretical Implications
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2014-01/12/574
2013
Rational Design of Sulfur-Tolerant Anode Materialsfor Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/ma2013-02/10/756
2012
ChemInform Abstract: From Ni‐YSZ to Sulfur‐Tolerant Anode Materials for SOFCs: Electrochemical Behavior, in situ Characterization, Modeling, and Future Perspectives
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/chin.201232269
2011
From Ni-YSZ to sulfur-tolerant anode materials for SOFCs: electrochemical behavior,
in situ
characterization, modeling, and future perspectives
Full Text via DOI:
10.1039/c1ee01758f
Web of Science:
000296248100002
2010
New insights into sulfur poisoning behavior of Ni-YSZ anode from long-term operation of anode-supported SOFCs
Full Text via DOI:
10.1039/c0ee00386g
Web of Science:
000283602400020
2009
ChemInform Abstract: Enhanced Sulfur and Coking Tolerance of a Mixed Ion Conductor for SOFCs: BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.2‐xYbx O3‐δ.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/chin.200950009
2009
Enhanced Sulfur and Coking Tolerance of a Mixed Ion Conductor for SOFCs: BaZr
0.1
Ce
0.7
Y
0.2-
x
Yb
x
O
3-δ
.
SCIENCE
. 326:126-129.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1126/science.1174811
Web of Science:
000270355600050
2008
A 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
2008
Monitoring 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
2008
Surface 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
2007
Raman spectroscopy of nickel sulfide Ni
3
S
2
.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
. 111:17997-18000.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1021/jp0770209
Web of Science:
000251517800006
2007
Electronic 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
2007
Influence 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
2007
Characterization 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
2007
Sulfur 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
2006
Identification of nickel sulfides on Ni-YSZ cermet exposed to H
2
fuel containing H
2
S 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
2006
A solid oxide fuel cell running on H
2
S/CH
4
fuel mixtures
.
ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SOLID STATE LETTERS
. 9:A31-A33.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/1.2137467
Web of Science:
000233430400009
2006
Stability 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
2005
Chemical, 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
2005
Electrical properties and sulfur tolerance of La
0.75
Sr
0.25
Cr
1-
x
Mn
x
O
3
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
2005
A sulfur-tolerant anode material for SOFCsGd
2
Ti
1.4
Mo
0.6
O
7
.
ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SOLID STATE LETTERS
. 8:A406-A408.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/1.1945370
Web of Science:
000230931300009
2004
A solid oxide fuel cell operating on hydrogen sulfide (H
2
S) 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
2003
Synthesis 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
Book Chapter
2015
Study On Sintering And Stability Issues Of BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1 Yb0.1O3δElectrolyte For SOFCs
. 21-29.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/9781119211501.ch3
Conference
2023
Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on Graphene Nano Plateletes
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/BioSensors58001.2023.10281069
Web of Science:
001094618600039
2021
Analysis of the influence of SOFC degradation on system State and performance
. 7417-7422.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1109/CAC53003.2021.9727958
2020
Synthesis and Flash Sintering of (Hf1-xZrx)B2 Solid Solution Fine Powders
Full Text via DOI:
10.2172/1735475
2017
In Situ Raman Monitoring of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Phase Formation from Sulfurization of Sol-gel Oxide Precursors
. 3473-3477.
Web of Science:
000455636003104
2016
In Situ
Raman Monitoring of Cu
2
ZnSnS
4
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
2016
From micron-sized particles to nanoparticles and nanobelts: Structural non-uniformity in the synthesis of boron carbide by carbothermal reduction reaction
. 51-62.
2016
Study on sintering and stability issues of BaZr
0-1
Ce
0.7
Y
0.1
Yb
0.1
O
3-δ
electrolyte for SOFCs
. 21-29.
2015
In situ Raman characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar absorber material
Web of Science:
000369992900005
2013
Rational 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
2007
FTIR study of the oxygen reduction reactions on Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3
. 587-591.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1142/S0218625X07009712
Web of Science:
000251387500013
2007
Probing and mapping SOFC anode reactions using in situ raman spectroscopy
.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
.
Web of Science:
000207722801788
2006
Gd
2
Ti
2-x
Mo
x
O
τ
based anode materials for H
2
S-air solid oxide fuel cells
.
CARBON ELECTRONICS: INTERFACES TO METALS, DIELECTRICS, AND ELECTROLYTES
. 293-302.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1149/1.2215563
2004
Preparation of nanocrystallbse silicon carbide powders by carbothermal reduction
. 15-25.
2003
Processing of nanocrystalline zirconium carbide powders
. 41-49.
Web of Science:
000189318200006
2003
Synthesis of nanocrystalline silicon carbide powders
. 23-32.
Web of Science:
000189318200004
2002
Solution-based processing of nanocrystalline SiC
. 701-709.
Other Scholarly Work
2006
Stability 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
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
Awadallah, Osama,
Synthesis, Processing, and Fundamental Phase Formation Study of CZTS Films for Solar Cell Applications
2018
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
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