Polymer composites and interfaces
How can interfacial design improve the mechanical, thermal, and functional performance of polymer composites?
- molecular design
- synthesis
- fabrication
- multiscale characterisation
- mechanism analysis
Research
Materials tell better stories when you look across scales.
Current threads
Three ways into the same question.
How does structure become performance? Sometimes the answer starts at a polymer interface, sometimes in a thermal pathway, and sometimes inside a model.
Thermal and dielectric materials
How can nano- and interface-level engineering balance thermal transport, insulation, and structural performance?
- nanofiber processing
- interfacial functionalisation
- thermal testing
- dielectric testing
- simulation
Computational and data-driven materials discovery
How can computational modelling and machine learning support more predictive materials design?
- first-principles calculations
- molecular dynamics
- feature engineering
- machine learning
- high-throughput computation
Published work
The formal record.
Peer-reviewed papers, with original citation details and selected figures kept close to the work they support.
Improved interfacial compatibility of carbon fibers/PEEK laminated composites via incorporating biphenyl-branched poly(aryl-ether-nitrile)
Xiaoxi Zeng, Xuetao Shi, Yuhan Lin, Wenfeng Zhu, Houbu Li, Junliang Zhang, and Junwei Gu. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 255 (2026): 259–269.
Interfacial engineering for improving thermal conductivities of BNNS/PNF nanocomposite paper with superior electrical insulation and mechanical properties
Mingshun Jia, Lin Tang, Yuhan Lin, Xiaoxi Zeng, Kunpeng Ruan, Mukun Li, Yongqiang Guo, Mukun He, Yusheng Tang, and Junwei Gu. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 254 (2026): 126–134.
Mechanically strong PBO wave-transparent composite papers with excellent UV resistance and ultra-low dielectric constant
Yuhan Lin, Lin Tang, Lei Cheng, Xiaoxi Zeng, Junliang Zhang, Yusheng Tang, Jie Kong, and Junwei Gu. Journal of Materials Science & Technology 225 (2025): 151–158.