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Stephen Z. D. Cheng

Stephen Z. D. Cheng

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
97
Citations
32239
World Ranking
1222
National Ranking
399

Chemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
31830
World Ranking
1474
National Ranking
566

Overview

Stephen Z. D. Cheng is affiliated with the University of Akron in the United States and has a research focus within the broad field of Materials Science. Their work addresses multiple subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research encompasses several main topics:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications

Cheng has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several key publication venues:

  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Giant
  • Macromolecules

Some of the recent papers associated with Cheng include:

  • The role of architectural engineering in macromolecular self-assemblies via non-covalent interactions: A molecular LEGO approach (2020, Progress in Polymer Science)
  • The Next 100 Years of Polymer Science (2020, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics)
  • Mesoatom alloys via self-sorting approach of giant molecules blends (2020, Giant)
  • Polymer Topology Reinforced Synergistic Interactions among Nanoscale Molecular Clusters for Impact Resistance with Facile Processability and Recoverability (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Giant is different: Size effects and the nature of macromolecules (2020, Giant)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Xiaoyun Yan
  • Yuchu Liu
  • Qing-Yun Guo
  • Jiahao Huang
  • Mingjun Huang

Best Publications

  • Electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers containing a high concentration of well-aligned multiwall carbon nanotubes

    Haoqing Hou;Jason J. Ge;Jun Zeng;Qing Li

  • Glass transition and melting behavior of poly(oxy-1,4-phenyleneoxy-1,4-phenylenecarbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEEK)

    Stephen Z. D. Cheng;M. Y. Cao;Bernhard Wunderlich

  • Assembly of well-aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes in confined polyacrylonitrile environments: electrospun composite nanofiber sheets.

    Jason J. Ge;Haoqing Hou;Qing Li;Matthew J. Graham

  • Crystallization Temperature-Dependent Crystal Orientations within Nanoscale Confined Lamellae of a Self-Assembled Crystalline−Amorphous Diblock Copolymer

    Lei Zhu;Stephen Z. D. Cheng;Bret H. Calhoun;Qing Ge

  • A critical assessment of unbalanced surface stresses as the mechanical origin of twisting and scrolling of polymer crystals

    Bernard Lotz;Stephen Z.D. Cheng

  • VISUALIZABLE CYLINDRICAL MACROMOLECULES WITH CONTROLLED STIFFNESS FROM BACKBONES CONTAINING LIBRARIES OF SELF-ASSEMBLING DENDRITIC SIDE GROUPS

    V. Percec;C.-H. Ahn;W.-D. Cho;A. M. Jamieson

  • Selective assemblies of giant tetrahedra via precisely controlled positional interactions

    Mingjun Huang;Chih-Hao Hsu;Jing Wang;Shan Mei

  • Molecular Nanoparticles Are Unique Elements for Macromolecular Science: From “Nanoatoms” to Giant Molecules

    Wen-Bin Zhang;Xinfei Yu;Chien-Lung Wang;Hao-Jan Sun

  • Phase structures and morphologies determined by self-organization, vitrification, and crystallization: confined crystallization in an ordered lamellar phase of PEO-b-PS diblock copolymer

    L. Zhu;S.Z.D. Cheng;B.H. Calhoun;Q. Ge

  • The role of metastability in polymer phase transitions

    Andrew Keller;Stephen Z.D. Cheng

  • Phase Transitions in Polymers: The Role of Metastable States

    Stephen Z. D. Cheng

  • Simultaneously Strong and Tough Ultrafine Continuous Nanofibers

    Dimitry Papkov;Yan Zou;Mohammad Nahid Andalib;Alexander Goponenko

  • A Giant Surfactant of Polystyrene−(Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane) Amphiphile with Highly Stretched Polystyrene Tails in Micellar Assemblies

    Xinfei Yu;Sheng Zhong;Xiaopeng Li;Yingfeng Tu

  • Glass transition and melting behavior of poly(thio-1,4-phenylene)

    Stephen Z. D. Cheng;Zong Quan Wu;Bernhard Wunderlich

  • Glass transition and melting behavior of poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate)

    Stephen Z. D. Cheng;Bernhard Wunderlich

  • Thermal analysis of poly(butylene terephthalate) for heat capacity, rigid-amorphous content, and transition behavior

    Stephen Z. D. Cheng;Stephen Z. D. Cheng;Robert Pan;Robert Pan;Bernhard Wunderlich;Bernhard Wunderlich

  • A Non‐surfactant Templating Route to Mesoporous Silica Materials

    Yen Wei;Danliang Jin;Tianzhong Ding;Wei-Heng Shih

  • Nanopattern Formation from Tethered PS-b-PMMA Brushes upon Treatment with Selective Solvents

    Bin Zhao;William J. Brittain;and Wensheng Zhou;Stephen Z. D. Cheng

  • Poly(trimethylene teraphthalate) crystal structure and morphology in different length scales

    Bojie Wang;Christopher Y Li;Jennifer Hanzlicek;Stephen Z.D Cheng

  • Self-Assembled Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) Micelle Morphologies in Solution

    Prachur Bhargava;Joseph X. Zheng;Pei Li;Roderic P. Quirk

  • Molecular Nanoparticles Are Unique Elements for Macromolecular Science

    Stephen Z. D. Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank W. Harris
Frank W. Harris University of Akron
Wen-Bin Zhang
Wen-Bin Zhang Peking University
Bernard Lotz
Bernard Lotz University of Strasbourg
Roderic P. Quirk
Roderic P. Quirk University of Akron
Kan Yue
Kan Yue South China University of Technology
Benjamin S. Hsiao
Benjamin S. Hsiao Stony Brook University
Mingjun Huang
Mingjun Huang South China University of Technology
Yiwen Li
Yiwen Li Sichuan University
Chrys Wesdemiotis
Chrys Wesdemiotis University of Akron
Christopher Y. Li
Christopher Y. Li Drexel University

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