Name: Pengfei Cao
Title: Professor/Doctoral supervisor
Office: Huaxian Building 428
E-mail: caopf@buct.edu.cn
Group Website: https://www.x-mol.com/groups/cao_pengfei
Research field:
The research focuses on the molecule-level design, synthesis, physical analysis of elastomers along with their energy-related applications.
1.Recyclable (or Upcycling), Self-healable and Adhesive Elastomers
2.Solid Polymer Electrolytes, Polymer Binders and Protective Layers for Li Batteries
3. Passive Radiative Cooling Polymeric Materials
Education:
2010–2015, Ph.D. of Macromolecular Science and Engineering,Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, USA
2008–2010,M.S. of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, China
2004–2008, B.E. of Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, China
Work Experience:
2022–present, Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
2019-2022, Staff Scientist,Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA
2016-2018, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA
Scientific Research Achievements:
1.Overview of scientific research situation:
Professor Cao is a full professor in School of Materials Science and Engineering. After his Ph.D. in the Macro department at Case Western Reserve University, Cao moved to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and had been a staff scientist since 2019. He serves the associate editor of RSC Applied Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, Editorial Board of Macromolecules and MRS Communications. Prof. Cao has published over 100 journal publications with more than 60 papers as the corresponding/first author. He has authored 3 book chapters and 9 authorized international patents. Prof. Cao has also been awarded the R&D 100 Award of 2021, ACS-PMSE Young-Investigator Award of 2021and the ACS-Rising Star in Materials Science of 2023. His current research interests are synthetic elastic polymers for energy-related applications.
2.Awards and Editorial Board
Associated Editor of RSC Applied Polymers（2023.05-）
Associated Editor of Supramolecular Materials（2022.10-）
Editorial Advisory Board of Macromolecules（2022.01-）
Associated Editor of MRS Communications（2022.05-）
Editor of Scientific Reports （2021.10-2023.04）
ACS Rising Star in Materials Science of 2023
ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award of 2021
R&D 100 Award of 2021 (as Project Lead)
3. Selected publications:
1. Jiayao Chen, Lin Li, Jiancheng Luo, Lingyao Meng, Xiao Zhao, Shenghan Song, Zoriana Demchuk, Pei Li, Yi He, Alexei P. Sokolov, Peng-Fei Cao*, Covalent Adaptable Polymer Networks with CO2-Facilitated Recyclability, Nat. Commun., 2024, accepted.
2. Qiyi Chen, Xiao Zhao, Bingrui Li, Alexei P. Sokolov, Ming Tian, Rigoberto Advincula, Pengfei Cao*, Exceptionally Recyclable, Extremely Tough, Vitrimer-Like PDMS Elastomers via Combined Physical and Chemical Networks, Matter, 2023, 6, 10, 3378-3393.
3. Jiancheng Luo, Xiao Zhao, Hao Ju, Xiangjun Chen, Sheng Zhao, Zoriana Demchuk, Bingrui Li, Vera Bocharova, Jan-Michael Y. Carrillo, Jong K. Keum, Sheng Xu, Alexei P. Sokolov, Jiayao Chen*, Peng-Fei Cao*, Highly Recyclable and Tough Elastic Vitrimers from a Defined Polydimethylsiloxane Network, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2023, 62, e202310989.
4.Jiadeng Zhu, Sheng Zhao, Jiancheng Luo, Wei Niu, Joshua T. Damron, Zhen Zhang, Md Anisur Rahman, Mark A Arnould, Tomonori Saito, Rigoberto Advincula, Alexei P. Sokolov, Bobby Sumpter, and Peng-Fei Cao*, A Novel Dynamic Polymer Synthesis via Chlorinated Solvent Quenched Depolymerization, CCS Chemistry, 2023, 5, 1841–1853.
5.Zhen Zhang, Jiancheng Luo, Sheng Zhao, Sirui Ge, Jan-Michael Y. Carrillo, Jong K. Keum, Changwoo Do, Shiwang Cheng, Yangyang Wang, Alexei P. Sokolov, and Peng-Fei Cao*, Surpassing the Stiffness-Extensibility Trade-off of Elastomers via Mastering the Hydrogen-bonding Clusters, Matter, 2022, 5, 237–252.
6.Xin-Yue Hao, Bing Yu*, Lin Li, Hao Ju, Ming Tian*, Pengfei Cao*, Semi-interpenetrating Polyurethane Network with Fatigue Elimination and Upcycled Mechanical Performance. Macromolecules,2024, 57, 10, 5063–5072.
7. Hao Ju, Zhaoliang Yin, Zoriana Demchuk*, Vera Bocharova, Catalin Gainaru, Jeffrey A. Laub, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Rigoberto Advincula, Jiayao Chen*, Pengfei Cao*, Constructing Crown Ether-Based Supramolecular Adhesives with Ambient-Temperature Applicable and Durable Adhesion. Adv. Funct. Mater.,2024, 2402165.
8. Xiao Zhao, Zoriana Demchuk, Jia Tian, Jiancheng Luo, Bingrui Li, Ke Cao, Alexei Sokolov, Diana Hun, Tomonori Saito, Pengfei Cao*, Ductile Adhesive Elastomers with Force-Triggered Ultra-High Adhesion Strength. Mater. Horiz. 2024, 11, 969-977.
9. Shilun Gao, Yiyang Pan, Bingrui Li, Md Anisur Rahman, Ming Tian, Huabin Yang*, Peng-Fei Cao*, Ultra-Stretchable, Ionic Conducting, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive with Dual Role for Stable Li-Metal Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater.2023, 33, 2210543.
10.Bingrui Li, Peng-Fei Cao, Tomonori Saito*, and Alexei P. Sokolov*, Intrinsically Self-Healing Polymers: From Mechanistic Insight to Current Challenges, Chem. Rev.2023, 123, 2, 701–735.
