Publications

 

1. Chengyi Xu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, , "Engineered Large-Area Camouflage Systems Inspired by Cephalopods", Manuscript in preparation (2022).

2. Chengyi Xu, David J. Dibble, Reina Kurakake, Robert Lopez, Aliya Mukazhanova, Preeta Pratakshya, Anthony Burke, Sahar Sharifzadeh, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Octopus-Inspired Camouflage and Signaling Systems from an Exceptionally Stable Nonacene", Manuscript in Preparation (2022).

3. Zhitao Zhang, W. Wang, Y. Jiang, Y.-X. Wang, Y. Wu, J.-C. Lai, S. Niu, Chengyi Xu, C.-C. Shih, C. Wang, H. Yan, L. Galuska, N. Prine, H.-C. Wu, D. Zhong, G. Chen, N. Matsuhisa, Y. Zheng, Z. Yu, Y. Wang, R. Dauskardt, X. Gu, J. B. H. Tok, Zhenan Bao, High-brightness all-polymer stretchable LED with charge-trapping dilution. Nature 603, 624–630 (2022). Link

4. ​Yinuan Liu, Zhijing Feng, Chengyi Xu, Atrouli Chatterjee, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Reconfigurable Micro- and Nano-structured Camouflage Surfaces Inspired by Cephalopods", ACS Nano 15, 17299–17309 (2021). Link

5. Chengyi Xu, Nabin Kandel, Xin Qiao, Imran Khan, Preeta Pratakshya, Bo Chen, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Long-Range Proton Transport in Films from a Reflectin-Derived Polypeptide", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13 (18), 20938-20946 (2021). Link

6. Chengyi Xu, Melvin Colorado Escobar, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Stretchable Cephalopod‐Inspired Multimodal Camouflage Systems", Advanced Materials 32 (16), 1905717 (2020). Link

7. Chengyi Xu, Erica M. Leung, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Cephalopod-inspired adaptive infrared materials and systems", WorldWide – ElectroActive Polymer Newsletter 21 (2), 13-15 (2019). (Ed. by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Link

8. Chengyi Xu, George T. Stiubianu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Adaptive infrared-reflecting systems inspired by cephalopods", Science 359, 1495-1500 (2018). Link

9. Chengyi Xu, Baozhang Li, Chunye Xu, Jianming Zheng, "A novel dielectric elastomer actuator based on compliant polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel electrodes", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (11), 9213-9218 (2015). Link

10. Baozhang Li, Chengyi Xu, Feifei Zhang, Jianming Zheng, Chunye Xu, "Self-polarized piezoelectric thin films: preparation, formation mechanism and application", Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3 (34), 8926-8931 (2015). Link

11. Baozhang Li, Chengyi Xu, Jianming Zheng, Chunye Xu, "Sensitivity of pressure sensors enhanced by doping silver nanowires", Sensors 14 (6), 9889-9899 (2014). Link

12. Chengyi Xu, Chunye Xu, Jianming Zheng,"Flapping metal actuator in electric field", Proc. SPIE: Smart Struct. Mater. 8793, 87930N (2013). Link

13. Chengyi Xu, "Electro-Active Polymer Actuators and their Applications", Proc. of The 7th National Laboratory Academic Forum (2013).

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Patents

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1. A. A. Gorodetsky, C. Xu, D. J. Dibble, R. Kurakake, R. Lopez, "Octopus-Inspired Camouflage and Signaling Systems from an Exceptionally Stable Nonacene", ROI Submitted (2020).

2. Alon A. Gorodetsky, Chengyi Xu, George T. Stiubianu, "Adaptive Reflecting Materials and Systems for Manipulation of Electromagnetic Radiation", US/PCT Patent, WO2019178553 (2019).

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Conferences

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1. Chengyi Xu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, "Stretchable Cephalopod-Inspired Multimodal Camouflage Systems", Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2020. (Platform, delayed to Nov 2020)

2. Chengyi Xu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, “Cephalopod-Inspired Adaptive Multispectral Camouflage from a Stretchable Polymeric Conductor”, SPIE Conference: Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication X, Anaheim, CA, USA, 2020. (Platform)

3. Chengyi Xu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2019. (Symposium Assistant)

4. Chengyi Xu, Gordon Research Conference - Bioelectronics, Andover, NH, 2019. (Student Attendee)

5. Chengyi Xu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, “Adaptive infrared-reflecting systems inspired by cephalopods”, US Army Multifunctional Materials Workshop, Natick, MA, USA, 2018. (Poster)

6. Chengyi Xu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018. (Symposium Chair)

7. Chengyi Xu, “Adaptive infrared camouflage inspired by cephalopods: from science fiction to reality”, Cephalopod International Advisory Council Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, 2018. (Platform)

8. Chengyi Xu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, “Adaptive infrared-reflecting systems inspired by cephalopods”,TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, USA, 2018. (Poster)

9. Chengyi Xu, “Adaptive infrared camouflage inspired by cephalopods”, AGS Graduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine, CA, USA, 2018. (Platform)

10. Chengyi Xu, Alon A. Gorodetsky, “Adaptive infrared-reflecting materials and systems inspired by cephalopods”, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2018. (Platform and Poster)

11. Erica Leung, Long Phan, Chengyi Xu, Alon Gorodetsky, "Camouflage materials inspired by cephalopods", Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2017. (Platform)

12. Chengyi Xu, Jianming Zheng, Chunye Xu “Flapping metal actuator in electrical field”,SPIE Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, Gold Coast, Australia, 2013. (Platform)

13. Chengyi Xu, “Electro-active polymer actuators and their applications”, The 7th National Laboratory Academic Forum, Hefei, China, 2013. (Platform)

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Academic Service

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Invited Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Nature Communications, Science Advances, Accounts of Chemical Research, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, iScience, APL Materials, Light: Science & Applications, Scientific Reports, Sensors, Electronics, Actuators, Membranes, Applied Sciences, Applied System Innovation

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Symposium Chair:

1. Aram Amassian, Alon A. Gorodetsky, Chengyi Xu, Symposium session on “Flexible Transparent Conductive Materials” , Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018.

2. Melvin Colorado Escobar, Jesse Jur, Chengyi Xu, Symposium session on "Flexible Electronics Processing II",  Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018.

3. Aram Amassian, Inhwan Kim, Chengyi Xu, Symposium session on "Flexible Electronics Processing I",  Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018.