Name: Zhiyu ZHANG

Contact Email: zhangzy59908@scut.edu.cn  

Research Interests: dynamics and mechanical properties of condensed matter; polymer science and engineering

Representative Publications:

[1] Zhiyu Zhang, Zhiye Tang, Yutaka Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ito*, Susumu Okazaki*. Microscopic mechanism of accelerated aging in swollen polylactic acid by water: Tensile test experiments and molecular dynamics calculations. Polymer, 2025, 332, 128582. 

[2] Zhiyu Zhang, Jun Liu*, Liqun Zhang. Quantitatively predicting the structural and mechanical properties of elastomer nanocomposites via molecular dynamics simulation. Express Polymer Letters, 2021, 15(5): 388. 

[3] Zhiyu Zhang, Yachen Wang, Peilei Liu, Tianle Chen, Guanyi Hou, Lin Xu, Xue Wang, Jun Liu*, Liqun Zhang. Quantitatively predicting the mechanical behavior of elastomers via fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulation. Polymer, 2021, 223: 123704. 

[4] Zhiyu Zhang, Jun Liu*, Sai Li, Ke Gao, Venkat Ganesan*, Liqun Zhang. Constructing Sacrificial Multiple Networks To Toughen Elastomer [J]. Macromolecules, 2019, 52(11): 4154-4168. 

[5] Zhiyu Zhang, Jun Liu*, Liqun Zhang. Tuning the structure and mechanical properties of double-network elastomer: Molecular dynamics simulation. Chinese Science Bulletin. 2018, 63, 3631−3641