Fujun Xu

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Fujun Xu is a leading researcher in advanced nanomaterials and soft robotics, with a focus on carbon nanotube (CNT)-based electrothermal actuators and multifunctional composites. His work centers on developing flexible, high-performance materials that respond rapidly to electrical stimuli, enabling applications in soft robotics, wearable electronics, and adaptive structures. Xu’s major contributions include the creation of highly efficient, quickly responsive CNT film heaters (2019, 64 citations) and low-voltage, fast-actuating CNT film/PDMS composites (2021, 48 citations), which achieve a critical balance between output force and deformation. He further advanced the field with a CNT sponge-based soft actuator (2023, 33 citations) that delivers high output force while maintaining considerable strain, addressing a key limitation in soft robotics. His recent work on temperature-stimulated phase-switching shape memory sponges (2024) introduces reversible morphing capabilities for next-generation soft actuators. Collectively, Xu’s innovations have garnered over 150 citations, establishing him as a pivotal figure in translating CNT architectures into practical, high-performance actuating systems.

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1. 1
   Flexible, quickly responsive and highly efficient E-heating carbon nanotube film

   64 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Low-Voltage Activating, Fast Responding Electro-thermal Actuator Based on Carbon Nanotube Film/PDMS Composites

   48 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Highly Responsive Soft Electrothermal Actuator with High-Output Force Based on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-Coated Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Sponge

   33 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Temperature-stimulated phase switching in a novel reversible morphing shape memory sponge for soft robotic actuators

   6 citations · 2024
5. 5
   Structural modification of carbon nanotube film toward multifunctional composites via a wet-compression method

   4 citations · 2021

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