Jiajun Yan

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University

Papers

Total Citations

789

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About

Jiajun Yan is a leading figure in the development of soft, stretchable electronics, with a primary focus on liquid-metal-based nanocomposites. His most impactful work centers on engineering the interface between liquid metal (LM) nanodroplets and polymer matrices. Yan pioneered the use of surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization to create solution-processable LM nanodroplets, a breakthrough that enabled the uniform dispersion of these droplets within elastomers. This foundational work, cited over 260 times, directly led to his highly influential 2019 paper on a liquid-metal–elastomer nanocomposite for stretchable dielectric materials, which has garnered over 300 citations. Beyond dielectric applications, Yan has explored the unique property of liquid metal supercooling, demonstrating its use in low-temperature thermoelectric wearables—a paper that has also surpassed 220 citations. His research elegantly bridges materials chemistry and device engineering, providing practical solutions for the next generation of wearable computing and soft robotics. Yan’s contributions are widely recognized as essential to the field, offering a robust platform for creating highly deformable, high-performance electronic components.