Cheng, Zhe
- Associate Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing

Overview
research interests
- advanced ceramic electrode and electrolyte materials for solid-state electrochemical energy conversion including solid oxide fuel cells, advanced ceramic materials and processing for electronic applications including photovoltaics (solar cells), and continued development of advanced high-temperature in situ characterizations tools for materials research.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2021Synthesis and flash sintering of (Hf1-xZrx)B-2 solid solution powders. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 41:2215-2225.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.12.015 Web of Science: 000613713600004
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2020Unveiling the Phase Evolution of Sol-Gel Sulfurized Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films in ppm-Level H2S: From Binary Sulfides to Quaternary Cu-Zn-Sn-S System. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. 50:314-324.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08539-3 Web of Science: 000584599300003
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2020Multicomponent bulk metal nitride (Nb1/3Ta1/3Ti1/3)N1-delta synthesis via reaction flash sintering and characterizations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 103:4876-4893.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.17226 Web of Science: 000536638600001
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2020SrCo0.8Nb0.1Ta0.1O3-delta Based Cathodes for Electrolyte-Supported Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Comparison with Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-delta Based Cathodes and Implications. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 167.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ab6bba Web of Science: 000517832400001
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2018Facile one-step high-temperature spray pyrolysis route toward metal carbide nanopowders. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 101.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.15785 Web of Science: 000446172000007
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2018Phase control during synthesis of nanocrystalline ultrahigh temperature tantalum-hafnium diboride powders. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 101.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.15783 Web of Science: 000446172000047
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2018H2S Poisoning of Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Comparison with Conventional Oxide-Ion Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 165.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0841810jes Web of Science: 000441061800110
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2018Poisoning of Ni-Based anode for proton conducting SOFC by H2S, CO2, and H2O as fuel contaminants. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES. 378:255-263.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.12.056 Web of Science: 000427316300031
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2018Study of the fundamental phase formation mechanism of sol-gel sulfurized Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films using in situ Raman spectroscopy. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 176:222-229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.11.038 Web of Science: 000423643800025
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2017Controlling phase separation of TaxHf1-xC solid solution nanopowders during carbothermal reduction synthesis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. 100:5056-5065.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jace.15065 Web of Science: 000416463600014
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2017Effects of H2O and CO2 on Electrochemical Behaviors of BSCF Cathode for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 164:F81-F88.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0611702jes Web of Science: 000397850800055
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2017Electrochemical Behaviors for Ag, LSCF and BSCF as Oxygen Electrodes for Proton Conducting IT-SOFC. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 164:F3104-F3113.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0121710jes Web of Science: 000413258100016
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2017Formation of sol-gel based Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films using ppm-level hydrogen sulfide. THIN SOLID FILMS. 625:122-130.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2017.01.054 Web of Science: 000397374500020
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2017Synthesis of nanocrystalline TaC powders via single-step high temperature spray pyrolysis from solution precursors. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL. 43:3431-3434.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.11.177 Web of Science: 000392769600073
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2016In Situ Raman Monitoring of Cu2ZnSnS4 Oxidation and Related Decomposition at Elevated Temperatures. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 6:764-769.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2542479 Web of Science: 000375717100024
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2016Understanding the morphological variation in the formation of B4C via carbothermal reduction reaction. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL. 42:15189-15198.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.06.126 Web of Science: 000382269800008
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2015Fundamentals of Synthesis, Sintering Issues, and Chemical Stability of BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1Yb0.1O3-delta Proton Conducting Electrolyte for SOFCs. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY. 162:F803-F811.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/2.0021508jes Web of Science: 000361192200067
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Conference
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Proceedings Paper
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2015In situ Raman characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar absorber material. 2015 IEEE 42ND PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC).Web of Science: 000369992900005
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2013Rational Design of Sulfur-Tolerant Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF FUELS 2. 217-229.Full Text via DOI: 10.1149/05802.0217ecst Web of Science: 000328212000024
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
Research
principal investigator on
- Fundamental Mechanism for Flash Sintering of Highly Conductive High Temperature Ceramics awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2021 - 2024
- CAREER: Fundamentals and New Materials for Hydrogen Electrode of Proton Conducting Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2024
- Economic Manufacturing of Nano-sized High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic Solid Solution Powders awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2021
- Nanocrystalline High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics for Electrodes for Direct Power Extraction Applications awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2015 - 2020
- Environmental Friendly Processing of Low Cost Flexible Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) Thin Film Solar Cells awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2014 - 2016
Contact
full name
- Zhe Cheng
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7332-604X (confirmed)
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