Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Mechanical Engineering - Energy Harvesting
Mechanical Engineering - Wireless sensor
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Flexible electronics
Mechanical Engineering - Advanced manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering - Vibration
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Mechanical Enginering, PhD, University of Toronto
2016
External positions
IEEE Senior Member, IEEE
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
-
SDG 4 Quality Education
-
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
-
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
-
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
-
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
-
SDG 13 Climate Action
-
SDG 14 Life Below Water
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Design and Fabrication of New Bio-organic Piezoelectric Composites for Biomechanical Energy Harvesting
LIU, J. (CoI), YAO, X. (CoI) & YANG, Z. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
-
Piezoelectric Materials and Energy Harvesting
YANG, Z. (PI)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
-
Vibration and/or Piezoelectric Materials
XU, Q. (CoPI) & YANG, Z. (PI)
UGC - Research Infrastructure Grant, China National Postdoctoral Council under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
5/11/25 → 4/11/27
Project: Research
-
Design and Development of a Wireless and Self-powered Dental Force Sensor System
MENG, Y. (Team member), TSOI, J. K. H. (Team member), LI, P. (CoI), YANG, Z. (PI) & ZHOU, H. (Team member)
Innovation and Technology Commission, Zhongrui (HK) Digital & Industrial Technologies Co., Limited
1/11/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
-
The Development of Circular-emitter Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thruster for the Next Generation of Satellite Network
YANG, Z. (CI)
8/10/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
Research output
-
A bismuth ferrite-based lead-free piezoelectric ceramic surpassing PZT-8 in thermal stability
Yan, X., Shi, C., Wu, J., Chen, K. & Yang, Z., 16 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 14, 35, p. 23457-23465 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Advanced nanoplatforms for precise intervention of synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Luo, W., Han, M., Cai, Q., Tan, Y., Gao, Y., Zhou, H., Yang, Z., Rodriguez, R. D., Tang, Y. & Ma, L., 26 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 14, 15, p. 4525-4545 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
-
Built-In Ion Pump Piezoionic Hydrogel Generator for Self-Powered Electrical Stimulation
Yang, X., Zheng, Y., Hong, Y., Liu, S., Li, X., Wang, L., Zhang, Z., Lin, W., Chen, T., Liang, R., Wang, Z., Xu, X., Pan, Q., Wu, J. & Yang, Z., 25 Feb 2026, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 18, 7, p. 10934-10947 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
-
Electric-field-driven nanoconfinement and the 5–120 nm stability regime of piezoelectric β-glycine
ZHANG, K. & YANG, Z., 18 May 2026, In: Reports on Progress in Physics. 89, 5, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Improved temperature stability in bismuth ferrite-based lead-free piezoceramics by leakage current suppression
Liu, J., Yan, X. & Yang, Z., May 2026, In: Ceramics International. 52, 11, p. 16397-16404 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Editorial work
-
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (Journal)
YANG, Z. (Editor)
1 Jan 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
-
Sensors (Journal)
YANG, Z. (Editor)
1 Jan 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
-
Smart Materials and Structures (Journal)
YANG, Z. (Editor)
1 Jan 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work