Yongxin Duan

Professor

Key Lab of Rubber-Plastic, Ministry of Education

School of Polymer Science and Engineering

Qingdao University of Science and Technolgoy

No. 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao 266042, China

E-mail: dyx@qust.edu.cn

Educational Achievements:

Ph. D., Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 07/2005

M. S., Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical & Technology, 06/2002

B. S., Rubber and Plastic Engineering, Qindao College of Chemical & Technology, 07/1999

Honors and Distinctions:

1. Distinguished Professor/Taishan Scholar, Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics (Ministry of Education), Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science &Technology, China. 05/2011-till now

2. Humboldt Fellowship, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany. 05/2007---03/2009

3. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan. 10/2005---06/2006

Research Interests:

1. Elastomer materials

2. Crystallization and  phase transition of polymers

Selected publications:

1. “Ambient pressure dried graphene aerogels with superelasticity and multifunctionality” Hongsheng Yang, Tongping Zhang, Min Jiang, Yongxin Duan, Jianming Zhang* J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 19268-19272.

2. “Study on π−π Interaction in H- and J‑Aggregates of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanowires by Multiple Techniques” Yuan Yuan, Jie Shu, Ping Liu, Yinping Zhang, Yongxin Duan, Jianming Zhang* J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119, 8446-8456.

3. “Effect of a Small Amount of Sulfur on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Peroxide-Cured Fully Saturated HNBR Compounds” Chunrui Sheng, Zhiwei Hu, Hoch Martin,Yongxin Duan, Jianming Zhang* J. APPL. POLYM. SCI. 2015，132, (10) 41612.

4. “Cell Morphology and Improved Heat Resistance of Microcellular Poly(L‑lactide) Foam via Introducing Stereocomplex Crystallites of PLA” Pin Jia, Jie Hu, Wentao Zhai,*Yongxin Duan,* Jianming Zhang, Changyu Han Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2015, 54 (9), pp 2476–2488.

5. “Effect of cellulose solubility on the thermal and mechanical properties of regenerated cellulose/ graphene nanocomposites based on ionic liquid 1- allyl-3-methylimidazoliun chloride” Tongping Zhang, Xiaoting Liu, Min Jiang, Yongxin Duan* and Jianming Zhang* RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 76302-76308.

6. “A green and facile approach for the synthesis of water-dispersible reduced graphene oxide based on ionic liquids”, Tongping Zhang, Ping Liu, Chunrui Sheng, Yongxin Duan* and Jianming Zhang* Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 2889-2892.

7. Chunrui Sheng, Tongping Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Lijuan Zhou, Yongxin Duan∗ and Jianming Zhang∗, “Effect of a small amount of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) on the crystallization behavior of poly(L-lactic acid) in their immiscible and miscible blends during physical aging”, Polymer international, 2014, 63, 1270-1277..

8. Tongping Zhang, Li Wan, Yuan Yuan, Yongxin Duan,* Jianming Zhang* “Correlation between Chemical Structure and Interlayer Distance of Graphite Oxide (GO) in the Heating Process as Revealed by in situ Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Wide Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD) Techniques”, Applied Spectroscopy, 2014, 8（5）570-576.

9. Hongsheng Yang, Ping Liu, Tongping Zhang, Yongxin Duan,*and Jianming Zhang*, “Fabrication of Natural Rubber Nanocomposites with High Graphene Contents via Vacuum-Assisted Self-Assembly”, RSC Advance, 2014, 4, 27687 – 27690.

10. Qi Chen, Ping Liu, Chunrui Sheng, Lijuan Zhou, Yongxin Duan and Jianming Zhang*, “Tunable self-assembly structure of graphene oxide/ cellulose nanocrystal hybrid films fabricated by vacuum filtration technique”, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 39301-39304.

11. Li Wan, Ping Liu, Tongping Zhang, Yongxin Duan*, Jianming Zhang*, “Exfoliation and reduction of graphene oxide at low temperature and its resulting electrocapacitive properties”, J Mater Sci, 2014, 49, 4989-4997.

12. Li-ping Wang, Jia-rui Hou, Yong-xin Duan*, Jian-ming Zhang， “Influence of Interfacial Compatibelizers on the Properties of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Toughening Poly(L-lactide) System”, Acta Polymerica Sinica 2014, 7， 914-921.

13. Linlin An, Yongxin Duan, Yuan Yuan, Lijuan Zhou, Jianming Zhang*, “Effect of thermal annealing on the microstructure of P3HT thin film investigated by RAIR spectroscopy”, Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2013, 68, 40-44.

14. Yinping Zhang, Minggang Gu, Tongping Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Lijuan Zhou, Yongxin Duan and Jianming Zhang*, “Phase Transition Behavior of PLLA Ultrathin Film Studied by Grazing Angle Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy”, Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2012, 61, 338–341.

15. Ralf. Schlegel, Yongxin. Duan, Roland. Weidisch1, S. Hölzer , K. Schneider, M. Stamm, D. Uhrig, J.W. Mays, G. Heinrich, N. Hadjichristidis,“High-strain-induced deformation mechanisms in block-graftand multigraft copolymers” Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 9374–9383.

16. Yuan Yuan, Jianming Zhang, Jiaqian Sun, Jian Hu, Tongping Zhang, and Yongxin Duan, “Polymorphism and Structural Transition around 54°C in Regio-regular Poly(3-hexylthiophene) with High Crystallinity as Revealed by Infrared Spectroscopy”, Macromolecules 2011, 44, 9341–9350.

17.Tongping Zhang, Jian Hu, Yongxin Duan*, Fuwei Pi and Jianming Zhang, “Physical Aging Enhanced Mesomorphic Structure in Melt-Quenched Poly(L-lactic acid)”, J. Phys. Chem. B 2011, 115, 13835-13841

18. Li Chen, Chun-ying Sheng, Yongxin Duan, Jian-ming Zhang, “Morphology, Microstrure and Properties of PEG-plasticized PVC”, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 2011, 50,412 – 417.

19. Yongxin Duan, Jianming Zhang, Haibo Chang, Shouke Yan, Chunming Yang, Isao Takahashi, and Yukihiro Ozaki. “Melting Behavior of Epitaxially Crystallized Polycarprolactone on a Highly Oriented Polyethylene Thin Film Investigated by in Situ Synchrotron SAXS and Polarized Infrared Spectroscopy”, Macromolecules 2010, 43, 5315-5322.

20. Jianming Zhang, Yongxin Duan, Domb, A. J, and Yukihiro Ozaki, “PLLA Mesophase and Its Phase Transition Behavior in the PLLA-PEG-PLLA Copolymer As Revealed by Infrared Spectroscopy”, Macromolecules 2010, 43, 4240-4246.

21. Jianming Zhang, Chenwei Li, Yongxin Duan, Domb, A. J, and Yukihiro Ozaki, “Glass transition and disorder-to-order phase transition behavior of poly(l-lactic acid) revealed by infrared  spectroscopy”, Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2010, 53, 307-310.

22. Duan, Yongxin, et al. “Morphology and Deformation Mechanisms and Tensile Properties of Tetrafunctional Multigraft Copolymers”, Macromolecules, 2009, 42 , 4155–4164.

23. Yongxin Duan, Erik Rettler，Konrad Schneider，Ralf  Schlegel, Mahendra Thunga, Roland Weidisch, Manfred Stamm, Jimmy W. Mays, Heinz W. Siesler, Nikos. Hadjichristidis “Deformation Behavior of Sphere-Forming Trifunctional Multigraft Copolymer”, Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 4565-4568.

24. Yongxin Duan, Shouke Yan “Molecular Weight Dependence of the Poly(L-lactide)/ Poly(D-lactide) Stereocomplex at the Air-Water Interface Investigated by IR and AFM”,. Biomacromolecules, 2006, 7, 2278-2735.

25. Yongxin Duan, Yong Jiang, Shidong Jiang, Lin Li, and Shouke Yan, Jerold M. Schult, “Depletion-Induced Nonbirefringent Banding in Thin Isotactic Polystyrene thin Films”, Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 9283-9286.

26. Yongxin Duan, Jianming Zhang, Deyan Shen, Shouke Yan, “In Situ FTIR spectroscopic study on the multiple melting behavior in isothermally cold-crystallized isotactic polystyrene”, Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 4874-4879.