[2023]

30. Crystallization in thin films of polymer glasses: The role of free surfaces, solid interfaces and their competition

     Yuhui Yang, Houkuan Tian, Simone Napolitano,* Biao Zuo*

     Progress in Polymer Science 144, 2023, 101725.

29. Relaxations of Entropically Stressed Polymer Glasses

      Yuhui Yang, Quanyin Xu, Tiancheng Jin, Xinping Wang, Simone Napolitano*, Biao Zuo*

      Macromolecules 2023, 56, 5924-5931.

28. Metastable Polymer Adsorption Dictates the Dynamical Gradients at Interfaces

      Houkuan Tian, Chaofan Bi, Zhiqiang Li, Chen Wang, Biao Zuo*

      Macromolecules 2023, 56, 4346-4353.

[2022]

27. Surface dynamics of glasses

     (Highlight by Scilight, American Institute of Physics (AIP))

     Houkuan Tian, Quanyin Xu, Haiyang Zhang, Rodney D. Priestley,* Biao Zuo*

     Applied Physics Reviews 2022, 9, 011316.

26. Alternating chain sequence weakening of interfacial molecular interactions enhances the T_g confinement effect of polymers

    (In the special issue of Raising Star in Polymer Science 2022)

    Zhexiao Xing, Ningtao Zhu, Yuhui Yang, Xinping Wang, Biao Zuo*

    Polymer Journal 2022, 54, 1287-1296.

[2021]

25. Mobility gradients yield rubbery surfaces on top of polymer glasses

      Z. Hao, A. Ghanekarade, N. Zhu, K. Randazzo, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, X. Wang, D. S. Simmons, R. D. Priestley, B. Zuo*

     Nature 2021, 596, 372 - 376.

24. Ultrastable Glassy Polymer Films with an Ultradense Brush Morphology

      B. Zuo*, C Li, Q. Xu, K. Randazzo, N. Jiang, X. Wang*, R. D. Priestley*

      ACS Nano 2021, 15, 9568-9576.

23. Enhanced Free Surface Mobility Facilitates the Release of Free-Volume Holes in Thin-Film Polymer Glasses

      H. Zha, Q. Wang, X. Wang, D. Cangialosi, B. Zuo*

      Macromolecules 2021, 54, 2022-2028.

22. Decoupling Role of Film Thickness and Interfacial Effect on Polymer Thin Film Dynamics

      Q. Xu, N. Zhu, H. Fang, X. Wang, R. D. Priestley, B. Zuo*

      ACS Macro Letters 2021, 10, 1-8.

21. Direct Visualization and Characterization of Interfacially Adsorbed Polymer atop Nanoparticles and within Nanocomposites

      K. Randazzo, M. Bartkiewicz, B. Graczykowski, D. Cangialosi, G. Fytas, B. Zuo*, Rodney D. Priestley*

      Macromolecules 2021, 54, 10224-10234.