CONTACT
Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP
Sorbonne Université – Tour 44-54 / Et.4, Pièce 416
4, Place Jussieu
75005 PARIS
Tel: (+33) 1 44 27 65 39
eMail: jinkai.yuan@sorbonne-universite.fr
RESEARCH PROFILES
Physicochemistry and engineering of soft matter for functional materials: Multiscale control of interactions, structure and processing toward functional properties
Materials & Chemistry: Polyelectrolytes complexes · Nanostructured ceramics · 2D materials · Functional polymer composites
Assembly & Processing: Chemical synthesis · Electrostatic assembly · Colloidal and ink formulation · Micro/3D fabrication · Printed electronics
Functional Properties: Dielectric · Electrical · Electromechanical · Mechanical · Thermomechanical
CURRICULUM
Professional Employment
2023-now, CR, LCMCP-CNRS (UMR7574 Sorbonne Université)
2016-2023, CR, CRPP-CNRS (UMR5031 Université de Bordeaux)
2013-2015, Postdoc Research Fellowship, CRPP-CNRS (UMR5031 Université de Bordeaux)
Education
11/2022 HDR, Polymers, Université de Bordeaux, France
09/2012 Ph.D., Materials Science, MSSMat, CNRS UMR 8579, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
GRANTS
2018-2020, CNRS PEPS
Flexible Microcapacitors for Power Energy Storage
2019-2022, Thomas Jefferson Fund
Paper-Based Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting and Storage Applications
2021-2025, ANR JCJC, 3Dielectric
From Liquid Crystals to 3D Dielectric Materials
2022-2026, Contrat doctoral, PPM, GPR de Université de Bordeaux
Synthesis of molecular piezoelectric materials
2024-2025, Postdoc contract in the frame of PPM/GPR of University of Bordeaux
2D Inks For High-Energy Dielectric Materials
2024-2025, Regional project, DIM MaTerRE
Aqueous liquid crystal inks for printed energy storage capacitors
2024-2027, Contrat doctoral CIFRE, Safran
High Temperature Printed Strain Gauges for Aeronautical Applications
2024-2027, Contrat doctoral, SOUND, Sorbonne Université
Advanced Printed Transistor Biosensors for Food Contaminant Detection
2026-2030, ANR PRC, EcoDipole
Toward Waterborne Dielectrics via Biosourced Polyelectrolyte Coacervates
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
J. Che, M. Bronchy, A. Kannan, C. Boissière, C. Zakri, P. Poulin, J. Yuan*, Waterborne Polymer Composites with Surface-Charge-Modulated Bentonite Nanosheets for High-Energy Storage, Chem. Eng. J. 2025, 523, 168318.
J. Che, C. Zakri, M. Bronchy, W. Neri, I. Ly, P. Poulin, J. Yuan*. Inkjet Printing of All Aqueous Inks to Flexible Microcapacitors for High-Energy Storage, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2301544.
J. Che, C. Zakri, I. Ly, W. Neri, E. Laurichesse, J-P. Chapel, P. Poulin, J. Yuan*. High-Energy-Density Waterborne Dielectrics from Polyelectrolyte-Colloid Complexes, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2213804.
S. Goodman, J. Che, W.Neri, J. Yuan*, A. Dichiara*. Water-Processable Cellulosic Nanocomposites as Green Dielectric Films for High-Energy Storage. Energy Storage Mater. 2022, 48, 497-506.
J. Che, W. Neri, I. Ly, P. Poulin, C. Zakri, J. Yuan*. Waterborne Nanocomposites with Enhanced Breakdown Strength for High Energy Storage. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 9107−9116.
J. Yuan*, W. Neri, C. Zakri, P. Merzeau, K. Kratz, A. Lendlein, P. Poulin*. Shape Memory Nanocomposite Fibers for Untethered High-Energy Microengines. Science 2019, 365, 155-158.
F. Torres-Canas, J. Yuan*, I. Ly, W. Neri, A. Colin, P. Poulin*. Inkjet printing of latex based high-energy microcapacitors. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2019, 29, 1901884.
J. Yuan*, A. Luna, W. Neri, C. Zakri, A. Colin, P. Poulin. Giant Electrostriction of Soft Nanocomposites Based on Liquid Crystalline Graphene, ACS Nano 2018, 12, 1688-1695.
J. Yuan, A. Luna, W. Neri, T. Schilling, A. Colin, P. Poulin. Graphene Liquid Crystal Retarded Percolation for New High-k Materials. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 8700.
J. Yuan, P. Poulin. Fibers do the Twist. Science, 2014, 343, 845.
Z. Dang*, J. Yuan*, S. Yao, R. Liao. Flexible nanodielectric materials with high permittivity for power energy Storage. Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 6334.
Z. Dang, J. Yuan, J. Zha, T. Zhou, S. Li, G. Hu. Fundamentals, processes and applications of high-permittivity polymer-matrix composites. Prog. Mater. Sci.2012, 57, 660.
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