(1) Selected Journal Paper
*corresponding author
1) R. Wang, Y. Zhu, S. Huang, J. Fu, Y. Zhou, M. Li, L. Meng, X. Zhang, J. Liang, Z. Ran, M. Yang, J. Li, X. Dong, J. Hu, J. He, Q. Li*. “Dielectric Polymers with Mechanical Bonds for High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage”. Nat. Mater. 2025, 24, 1074-1081. (Highlighted in Nature Materials News & Views)
2) T. Zeng, L. Meng, Q. Li*, D. Liu, Q. Zhou, J. He, Q. Li*, C. Yuan*. “Enhancing Energetic Disorder in All-Organic Composite Dielectrics for High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage”. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 5620.
3) K. Zou, P. Bai, K. Li, F. Luo, J. Liang, L. Lin, R. Ma*, Q. Li*, S. Jiang, Q. Wang*, G. Zhang*. “Electronic Cooling and Energy Harvesting Using Ferroelectric Polymer Composites”. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 6670.
4) X. Huang, S. Zhang, P. Zhang, Y. Zhu, J. Xie, M. Yang, L. Han, J. Hu, Q. Li*, J. He*. “Autonomous Indication of Electrical Degradation in Polymers”. Nat. Mater. 2024, 23, 237-243. (Highlighted in Nature Materials News & Views)
5) M. Yang*, Y. Zhao, Z. Wang, H. Yan, Z. Liu, Q. Li*, Z. Dang*. “Surface Ions-Activated Polymer Composites Dielectrics for Superior High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage”. Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 1592-1602.
6) R. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. Fu, M. Yang, Z. Ran, J. Li, M. Li, J. Hu, J. He, Q. Li*“Designing Tailored Combinations of Structural Units in Polymer Dielectrics for High-Temperature Capacitive Energy Storage”. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 2406.
7) Z. Ran, R. Wang, J. Fu, M. Yang, M. Li, J. Hu, J. He, Q. Li*. “Spiral-Structured Dielectric Polymers Exhibiting Ultra-High Energy Density and Charge-Discharge Efficiency at High Temperatures”. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2303849.
8) M. Yang, S. Wang, J. Fu, Y. Zhu, J. Liang, S. Cheng, S. Hu, J. Hu, J. He, Q. Li*“Quantum Size Effect to Induce Colossal High-Temperature Energy Storage Density and Efficiency in Polymer/Inorganic Cluster Composites”. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2301936.
9) Y. Zhou, L. Li, Z. Han, Q. Li*, J. He, Q. Wang*. “Self-Healing Polymers for Electronics and Energy Devices”. Chem. Rev. 2023, 123, 558−612. (Invited Review)
10) S. Wang, Z. Luo, J. Liang, J. Hu, N. Jiang, J. He*, Q. Li*. “Polymer Nanocomposite Dielectrics: Understanding the Matrix/Particle Interface”. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 13612−13656.
11) C. Yuan, Y. Zhou, Y. Zhu, J. Liang, S. Wang, S. Peng, Y. Li, S. Cheng, M. Yang, J. Hu, B. Zhang, R. Zeng, J. He*, Q. Li*. “Polymer/Molecular Semiconductor All-Organic Composites for High-Temperature Dielectric Energy Storage”. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 3919. (Editors' Highlight)
12) L. Gao, Y. Yang, J. Xie, S. Zhang, J. Hu, R. Zeng, J. He*, Q. Li*, Q. Wang*. “Autonomous Self-Healing of Electrical Degradation in Dielectric Polymers Using In Situ Electroluminescence”. Matter 2020, 2, 451-463. (Highlighted in Matter Previews)
13) Y. Yang, J. He*, Q. Li*, L. Gao, J. Hu, R. Zeng, J. Qin, S. X. Wang, Q. Wang*. “Self-healing of electrical damage in polymers using superparamagnetic nanoparticles”. Nat. Nanotech. 2019, 14, 151-155.
14) S. Peng, X. Yang, Y. Yang, S. Wang, Y. Zhou, J. Hu, Q. Li*, J. He*. “Direct Detection of Local Electric Polarization in the Interfacial Region in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites”. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1807722.
15) Y. Zhou, Q. Li*, B. Dang, Y. Yang, T. Shao, H. Li, J. Hu, R. Zeng, J. He*, Q. Wang*. “A Scalable, High-Throughput and Environmentally Benign Approach to Polymer Dielectrics Exhibiting Significantly Improved Capacitive Performance at High Temperatures”. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1805672.
16) Q. Li, F. Liu, T. Yang, M. R. Gadinski, G. Zhang, L. Q. Chen, Q. Wang. “Sandwich-Structured Polymer Nanocomposites with High Energy Density and Great Charge-Discharge Efficiency at Elevated Temperatures”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2016, 113, 9995-10000.
17) Q. Li, L. Chen, M. R. Gadinski, S. Zhang, G. Zhang, H. Li, A. M. Haque, L. Q. Chen, T. Jackson, Q. Wang. “Flexible High-Temperature Dielectric Materials from Polymer Nanocomposites”. Nature 2015, 523, 576–579. (Highlighted in Nature News & Views)
18) Q. Li, G. Zhang, X. Zhang, S. Jiang, Y. Zeng, Q. Wang. “Relaxor Ferroelectric Based Electrocaloric Polymer Nanocomposites with A Broad Operation Temperature Range and High Cooling Energy”. Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 2236-2241.
19) Q. Li, G. Zhang, F. Liu, K. Han, M. R. Gadinski, C. Xiong, Q. Wang. “Solution-Processed Ferroelectric Terpolymer Nanocomposites with High Breakdown Strength and Energy Density Utilizing Boron Nitride Nanosheets”. Energy Environ. Sci. 2015, 8, 922-931.
20) Q. Li, K. Han, M. R. Gadinski, G. Zhang, Q. Wang. “High Energy and Power Density Capacitors from Solution-Processed Ternary Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites”. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 6244-6249.
(2) Book Chapter
• "Principles and Applications of Functional Dielectrics", Edited by Li Qi, Tsinghua University Press (2025).
• X. Huang, L. Han, Z. Huang, Q. Li. “Smart Polymer Dielectrics”, Chapter 9 in High Temperature Polymer Dielectrics: Fundamentals and Applications in Power Equipment, Eds. J. Zha, Z. Dang, Wiley (2023).
• S. Cheng, Q. Li. “Polymer Dielectrics for Film Capacitors Applied in HVDC Transmission”, Chapter 24 in Polymer Insulation Applied for HVDC Transmission, Ed. B. Du, Springer (2020).
• S. Cheng, Q. Li. “High-Temperature Polymer-Based Dielectrics for Electrostatic Energy Storage”, Chapter 5 in Advanced Dielectric Materials for Electrostatic Capacitors, Ed. Q. Li, Institution of Engineering and Technology (2020).
• Q. Li, Q. Wang. “Polymer Nanocomposites for Power Energy Storage”, Chapter 6 in Polymer Nanocomposites: Electrical and Thermal Properties, Eds. X. Huang, C. Zhi, Springer (2016).