Advances in bulk ferroelectrics over the past decade

Distinguished Research Seminar Series

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Date

11 Apr 2025
Organiser

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU
Time

10:00 - 11:30
Venue

HJ302

Speaker

Prof. Shujun Zhang

Summary

Over the past decade, ferroelectric research has witnessed significant advancements, including theoretical calculations across various scales, material design and fabrication, and emerging applications.

This talk will review the progress made in bulk ferroelectrics over the last ten years, with a focus on material systems (lead-free, relaxor ferroelectric crystals, and high entropy materials), material fabrication and treatment (low-temperature sintering, AC poling, and additive printing), and emergent applications (conformable and wearable medical sensors, implantable devices, portable devices, and interdisciplinary applications). The talk will conclude with a look at the future direction of ferroelectric research in sustainable development, human health and energy-related fields.

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Shujun Zhang

Distinguished Professor
University of Wollongong, Australia

Shujun Zhang is a Distinguished Professor of University of Wollongong, Australia, prior to which, he was a Senior Scientist and Professor of the Pennsylvania State University, USA. He has authored/co-authored over 600 technical papers spanning from Science, Nature to many society flagship journals. He is the Clarivate highly cited researchers in Cross field or Material science since 2021. He has received a number of awards from various societies, including Academician of World Academy of Ceramics (2023), IEEE Fellow of the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectric and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S, 2021); Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (2019); ARC Future Fellow (2015-2019); winner of the Ross Coffin Purdy Award at the American Ceramic Society (2020); Top researcher in the field of Ceramic Engineering in Australia (2019, 2021-); winner of the NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science & Engineering (2021), the IEEE UFFC-S Ferroelectrics Recognition Award (2021); and Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award for Researcher of the Year (UOW, 2022). He is the elected IEEE UFFC AdCom member (2016-2018) and Vice President for Ferroelectrics (IEEE UFFC, 2021-2023). He is the Editor-in-Chief for Microstructures, section Editor-in-Chief for Crystals, Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Ceramic Society, IEEE Transactions on UFFC and Science Bulletin. He is now focusing on fabrication-microstructure-property-performance relationship of electronic materials for piezoelectric and energy storage/harvesting applications.