Research interests

• Multi-scale simulations on exploring novel properties and applications of two-dimensional materials
• Lithium-ion transport in disordered boron nitride
• Nanofluidic transport confined in Carbon nanotube or MXenes
• Low-dimensional assembly of nanoparticles
• Microfluidics

Highlights

Oil-and-vinegar-nanoparticles-into-complex-shapes

Researchers Create a Novel Approach for Forming Nanoparticle Structures

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

Subject Matter Expertise

• Molecular dynamics simulations
• Density functional theory
• Global optimization
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Machine learning approaches

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, 2022

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 2016

B.S., Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2013

Selected publications

(* denotes equal contribution)

1. Y. Zhou, S. L. Bore, A. Tao, F. Paesani, G. Arya. “Many-body Potential for Simulating the Self-Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles in a Polymer Matrix”, npj Computational Materials, 2023.

2. Y. Zhou, G. Arya. “Discovery of Two-Dimensional Binary Nanoparticle Superlattices Using Global Monte Carlo Optimization” Nature Communications, 2022

3. Y. Zhou, T. Y. Tang, B. H. J. Lee, G. Arya. “Tunable Orientation and Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Nanocubes at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces” ACS Nano, 2022.

4. K. Barcus, P. Lin, Y. Zhou, G. Arya, S. M. Cohen. “Influence of Polymer Characteristics on the Self-Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Metal–Organic Framework Particles” ACS Nano, 2022.

5.  V. Kumar*, U. H. Ko*, Y. Zhou, J. Hoque, G. Arya, S. Varghese. “Microengineered Materials with Self‐Healing Features for Soft Robotics” Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021.

6. T. Y. Tang*, Y. Zhou*, G. Arya. “Interfacial assembly of tunable anisotropic nanoparticle architectures” ACS nano, 2019.

7. Y. Zhou, L. Song, L. Yu, X. Xuan. “Inertially focused diamagnetic particle separation in ferrofluids” Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2017.

8. Y. Zhou, X. Xuan. “Diamagnetic particle separation by shape in ferrofluids” Applied Physics Letters, 2016.

9. Y. Zhou, L. Song, L. Yu, X. Xuan. “Continuous-flow sheathless diamagnetic particle separation in ferrofluids” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2016.

10. Y. Zhou, D. T. Kumar, X. Lu, A. Kale, J. DuBose, Y. Song, J. Wang, D. Li, X. Xuan. “Simultaneous diamagnetic and magnetic particle trapping in ferrofluid microflows via a single permanent magnet” Biomicrofluids, 2015.

 

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• MRSEC Director’s Publication Award, 2022                     
• Outstanding Graduated Student, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2013
• Second Prize in “National Marine Craft Design Competition” Hold by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and Chinese Society of Naval Engineers, 2012

Professional services

 

Reviewer for ACS Nano, Langmuir, Nanoscale Horizons, Colloids and Interfaces, Materials, Modelling, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, IEEE Magnetics Letters, and Advances

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