Dr Zhao Sha

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Dr. Zhao Sha is an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow and Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (�ʹڲ�Ʊ), Australia. With a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from �ʹڲ�Ʊ and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Zhejiang University, his expertise spans aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and advanced materials science. His research centres on advanced multifunctional composites, including high-temperature composites, structural energy storage composites, and energy harvesting composites, delivering impact in aerospace structures, advanced composites, and nanotechnologies. As lead applicant, he has secured more than $1 million in research funding through ARC and AEA programs.

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z.sha@unsw.edu.au

Journal articles | 2025

Gao S; Sha Z; Chen Y; Li G; He S; Wu S; Ladouceur F; Peng S; Wang CH, 2025, 'Self-powered optical-triboelectric sensor for remote vibration monitoring', Nano Energy, 140,

Journal articles | 2025

Gao Z; Zhou Y; Sha Z; Mohabbati V; Papan M; He S; Peng S; Wang CH, 2025, 'Volume distribution of electric charges in multilayer triboelectric generators', Nano Energy, 142,

Journal articles | 2025

Jiang B; Chang W; Wang X; Sha Z; Pearce G; Rose LRF; Kinloch AJ; Wang CH, 2025, 'Increasing the flame retardancy and cryogenic toughness of an epoxy polymer using polydopamine nanoparticles', Composites Part B Engineering, 304,

Journal articles | 2025

Sangkarat P; Sha Z; Chang W; Peng S; Wang CH; Brown SA, 2025, 'Multifunctional stitching of carbon fibre reinforced composites with soft conductive yarns for enhancing electrical conductivity and mechanical properties', Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 193,

Journal articles | 2025

Xu F; Long J; Sun B; Sha Z; Wang CH; Zhang J; Gu B, 2025, 'Thermo-oxidative ageing effect on the anisotropic compressive properties of 3D angle-interlock woven composites', Composites Science and Technology, 262,

Journal articles | 2025

Xu F; Sha Z; Zhuo L; Chang W; Sun B; Wang CH; Gu B; Zhang J, 2025, 'Improving thermal stability and mechanical properties of high temperature carbon fibre phthalonitrile resin composites via Nano-CuO modified matrices', Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 197,

Journal articles | 2025

Yang W; Tan J; Wang J; Chang W; Islam MS; Sha Z; Wang C; Lin B; Zhang J; Yeoh GH; Boyer C; Wang CH, 2025, 'Enhancing mechanical and flame retardant properties of carbon fibre epoxy composites with functionalised ammonium polyphosphate nanoparticles', Composites Science and Technology, 261, pp. 111005,

Journal articles | 2024

Chang W; Rose LRF; Sha Z; Huang F; Kinloch AJ; Wang CH, 2024, 'Multiscale modelling of nanoparticle toughening in epoxy: Effects of particle-matrix interface, particle size, and volume fraction', Composites Science and Technology, 256,

Journal articles | 2024

Cheng AJ; Chang W; Qiao Y; Huang F; Sha Z; He S; Wu L; Chu D; Peng S, 2024, 'High-Performance Supercapacitive Pressure Sensors via Height-Grading Micro-Domes of Ionic Conductive Elastomer', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, pp. 59614 - 59625,

Journal articles | 2024

Chu Y; Sha Z; Brown SA; He S; Wu S; Wang CH; Peng S, 2024, 'Recent advances in low-impedance conductive nanocomposites for wearable and implantable electronics', Advanced Nanocomposites, 1, pp. 275 - 289,

Journal articles | 2024

Gao S; Li G; Wu S; Cheng TX; Sha Z; He S; Peng S; Wang CH, 2024, 'Corrigendum to “High-bandwidth self-powered vibration sensors based on triboelectric particle-surface interactions” [Nano Energy 119 (2024) 109060] (Nano Energy (2024) 119, (S2211285523008972), (10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.109060))', Nano Energy, 128,

Journal articles | 2024

Gao S; Li G; Wu S; Cheng TX; Sha Z; He S; Peng S; Wang CH, 2024, 'High-bandwidth self-powered vibration sensors based on triboelectric particle-surface interactions', Nano Energy, 119,

Journal articles | 2024

Sha Z; Yang W; Wang C; Islam MS; Heng Yeoh G; Officer DL; Canning W; Zhang J; Wang CH; Yeoh G, 2024, 'Enhancing oxidation resistance of carbon fibre reinforced phenolic composites by ZrO2 nanoparticles through out-of-autoclave vacuum infusion', Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 180, pp. 108071,

Journal articles | 2024

Wu S; Sha Z; Wu L; Phan HP; He S; Tang J; Xu J; Chu D; Wang CH; Peng S, 2024, 'Recent advances in multimodal skin-like wearable sensors', Applied Physics Reviews, 11,

Journal articles | 2023

Cheng AJ; Wu L; Sha Z; Chang W; Chu D; Wang CH; Peng S, 2023, 'Recent Advances of Capacitive Sensors: Materials, Microstructure Designs, Applications, and Opportunities', Advanced Materials Technologies, 8,

Journal articles | 2023

Islam M; Chang W; Sha Z; Wang J; Wu S; Rose LRF; Kinloch A; Wang C, 2023, 'Mitigating cryogenic microcracking in carbon-fibre reinforced polymer composites using negative thermal-expansion nanoparticles functionalized by a polydopamine coating', Composites Part B Engineering, 257, pp. 110676,

Journal articles | 2023

Li G; Wu S; Sha Z; Zhao L; Chu D; Wang CH; Peng S, 2023, 'A triboelectric nanogenerator powered piezoresistive strain sensing technique insensitive to output variations', Nano Energy, 108, pp. 108185,

Journal articles | 2023

Qiao Y; Chang W; Cheng AJ; Wang J; Zhang H; Sha Z; He S; Zhang J; Peng S; Wang CH, 2023, 'Clapping triboelectric nanogenerators as self-powered, frequency-insensitive and gravity-independent vibration sensors', Nano Energy, 118,

Journal articles | 2023

Sha Z; Cheng X; Charles ADM; Zhou Y; Islam MS; Rider AN; Peng S; Lim M; Timchenko V; Wang CH; Cheng T, 2023, 'In-situ aligning magnetic nanoparticles in thermoplastic adhesives for contactless rapid joining of composite structures', Composite Structures, 321, pp. 117304,

Journal articles | 2023

Sha Z; Cheng X; Islam MS; Sangkarat P; Chang W; Brown SA; Wu S; Zhang J; Han Z; Peng S; Wang CH; Cheng T, 2023, 'Synergistically enhancing the electrical conductivity of carbon fibre reinforced polymers by vertical graphene and silver nanowires', Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 168, pp. 107463,

Journal articles | 2023

Sha Z; Cheng X; Zhou Y; Rider AN; Charles ADM; Chang W; Peng S; Lim M; Timchenko V; Wang CH, 2023, 'Simultaneous improvement of heating efficiency and mechanical strength of a self-healing thermoplastic polymer by hybridizing magnetic particles with conductive fibres', Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 172,

Journal articles | 2022

He Y; Wang H; Sha Z; Boyer C; Wang CH; Zhang J, 2022, 'Enhancing output performance of PVDF-HFP fiber-based nanogenerator by hybridizing silver nanowires and perovskite oxide nanocrystals', Nano Energy, 98,

Journal articles | 2022

Huang F; Zhou Y; Sha Z; Peng S; Chang W; Cheng X; Zhang J; Brown SA; Han Z; Wang CH, 2022, 'Surface Functionalization of Electrodes and Synthesis of Dual-Phase Solid Electrolytes for Structural Supercapacitors', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, pp. 30857 - 30871,

Journal articles | 2022

Li G; Wu S; Sha Z; Zhou Y; Wang CH; Peng S, 2022, 'Dual-breakdown direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator with synergistically enhanced performance', Nano Energy, 99,

Journal articles | 2022

Sha Z; Boyer C; Li G; Yu Y; Allioux FM; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Wang CH; Zhang J, 2022, 'Electrospun liquid metal/PVDF-HFP nanofiber membranes with exceptional triboelectric performance', Nano Energy, 92,

Journal articles | 2021

Chen J; Liang J; Zhou Y; Sha Z; Lim S; Huang F; Han Z; Brown SA; Cao L; Wang DW; Wang CH, 2021, 'A vertical graphene enhanced Zn-MnO2flexible battery towards wearable electronic devices', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, pp. 575 - 584,

Journal articles | 2021

Huang F; Singer G; Zhou Y; Sha Z; Chen J; Han Z; Brown SA; Zhang J; Wang CH, 2021, 'Creating ionic pathways in solid-state polymer electrolyte by using PVA-coated carbon nanofibers', Composites Science and Technology, 207,

Journal articles | 2021

Peng S; Wu S; Yu Y; Sha Z; Li G; Hoang TT; Thai MT; Do TN; Chu D; Wang CH, 2021, 'Carbon nanofiber-reinforced strain sensors with high breathability and anisotropic sensitivity', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, pp. 26788 - 26799,

Journal articles | 2021

Sha Z; Huang F; Zhou Y; Zhang J; Wu S; Chen J; Brown SA; Peng S; Han Z; Wang CH, 2021, 'Synergies of vertical graphene and manganese dioxide in enhancing the energy density of carbon fibre-based structural supercapacitors', Composites Science and Technology, 201,

Journal articles | 2021

Sha Z; Zhou Y; Huang F; Yang W; Yu Y; Zhang J; Wu S; Brown SA; Peng S; Han Z; Wang CH, 2021, 'Carbon fibre electrodes for ultra long cycle life pseudocapacitors by engineering the nano-structure of vertical graphene and manganese dioxides', Carbon, 177, pp. 260 - 270,

Journal articles | 2021

Yu Y; Peng S; Sha Z; Cheng TX; Wu S; Wang CH, 2021, 'High-precision, stretchable kirigami-capacitive sensor with ultra-low cross-sensitivity for body temperature monitoring', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, pp. 24874 - 24886,

Journal articles | 2021

Zhang J; Liu M; Pearce G; Yu Y; Sha Z; Zhou Y; Yuen ACY; Tao C; Boyer C; Huang F; Islam M; Wang CH, 2021, 'Strain stiffening and positive piezoconductive effect of liquid metal/elastomer soft composites', Composites Science and Technology, 201,

Journal articles | 2021

Zhou Y; Cheng X; Huang F; Sha Z; Han Z; Chen J; Yang W; Yu Y; Zhang J; Peng S; Wu S; Rider A; Dai L; Wang CH, 2021, 'Hierarchically structured electrodes for moldable supercapacitors by synergistically hybridizing vertical graphene nanosheets and MnO2', Carbon, 172, pp. 272 - 282,

Journal articles | 2021

Zhou Y; Cheng X; Tynan B; Sha Z; Huang F; Islam MS; Zhang J; Rider AN; Dai L; Chu D; Wang D; Han Z; Wang CH, 2021, 'High-Performance Hierarchical MnO2/CNT Electrode for Multifunctional Supercapacitors', Carbon,

Journal articles | 2020

Zhang J; Wang H; Blanloeuil P; Li G; Sha Z; Wang D; Lei W; Boyer C; Yu Y; Tian R; Wang CH, 2020, 'Enhancing the triboelectricity of stretchable electrospun piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride/boron nitride nanosheets composite nanofibers', Composites Communications, 22,

Journal articles | 2019

Sha Z; Han Z; Wu S; Zhang F; Islam MS; Brown SA; Wang CH, 2019, 'Low-temperature plasma assisted growth of vertical graphene for enhancing carbon fibre/epoxy interfacial strength', Composites Science and Technology, 184,

Journal articles | 2019

Zhang F; Wu S; Peng S; Sha Z; Wang CH, 2019, 'Synergism of binary carbon nanofibres and graphene nanoplates in improving sensitivity and stability of stretchable strain sensors', Composites Science and Technology, 172, pp. 7 - 16,
Preprints | 2025

Sha Z; Gao Z; Shen Y; Wang C; Xu J; Wu S; Brown S; Peng S; Zhang J; Wang C, 2025, A Novel Phenoplast-Based Structural Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity and Fire Resistance for Advanced Energy Storage Composites,

Conference Papers | 2024

Sha Z; Yang W; Wang C; Islam MS; Yeoh GH; Officer DL; Canning W; Zhang J; Wang CH, 2024, 'Enhancing Thermal Stability of Carbon Fiber/Phenolic Matrix Composites Using ZrO2 Nanoparticles', in 11th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics Acam 2024, pp. 393 - 399

Conference Papers | 2019

Sha Z; Han Z; Wu S; Wang CH, 2019, 'Enhanced interfacial property of carbon fibre composites based on vertical graphene', in Iccm International Conferences on Composite Materials

Preprints |

Huang F; Zhou Y; Sha Z; Peng S; Chang W; Cheng X; Zhang J; Brown SA; Han Z; Wang CH, Structrual Carbon Fiber Composite Supercapacitors with a Dual-Phase Solid Electrolyte,

Nano-Enhanced Towpregs for Advanced High-Temperature Composite Applications, ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship, $508,109.00, 2025
Integrated Rocket Motor Case and Nozzle using Nano-Engineered Phenolic Composite, Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Seed Grant, $497,636.00, 2024. Dr Zhao Sha, Prof Chun Hui Wang, A/Prof Jin Zhang, and Dr Fabian Rogg

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