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A. Piezoionics:
We investigate the fundamental coupling between mechanical stimuli and ion dynamics, establishing the experimental and theoretical frameworks for piezoionic transduction across sensing, actuation, bio-interfacial, and energy harvesting systems.
Biocompatible piezoionic eutectogel biosensor for soft self-powered human physiological diagnostics
"The first piezoionic eutectogel biosensor."
B Wu, X Liu, Z Zeng, B Li, H Fang, D Ho*
Nature Communications, accepted.
Piezoionic copolymer ionogel with tunable hydrogen bond enables epidermal blood pressure analyzer
"The first piezoionic copolymer ionogel BP monitor."
X Liu, Z Gong, Z Zeng, K Yang, B Wu, B Li, and D Ho*
Science Advances, early access (DOI).
The piezoionic effect: biomimetic transduction mechanism for sensing, actuation, interface, and energy harvesting (Invited Review)
"The inaugural perspective on the field of piezoionics."
D Ho* (Top Viewed Article of ChemElectroChem in 2023)
ChemElectroChem, 2023, 11, e202300268. (DOI) (PDF) | Author Interview (DOI) (PDF)
Ion-selective mobility differential amplifier: enhancing pressure-induced voltage response in hydrogels
"One of the first demonstrations of explicit piezoionic enhancement through chemical modification."
K Yang, Y Duan, Z Ma, J Xu, D Wang, B Li, Z Zeng, D Ho*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64, 2, 2025. (DOI) (PDF)
The piezoionic diode: field-driven amplification of mechano–ionic conversion
"The first piezoionic diode."
B Li, K Yang, J Shao, Z Ma, Z Zeng, D Wang, and D Ho*
Materials Horizons, 13 (15): 7555–7567, 2026. (DOI)
A universal framework for the effect of operating parameters on piezoionic voltage generation
"Establishing a standardized method for testing piezoionic performance."
J Xu, Q Li, and D Ho*
Materials Horizons, 11, 5709-5721, 2025. (DOI)
Soft self-powered solid-state poly(ionic liquid) piezoionic elastomer sensor for extreme temperature operation
"Piezoionics at extreme temperatures."
D Wang, Z Zeng, Z Ma, B Li, J Shao, K Yang* and D Ho*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 530, 173003, 2026.
Piezoionics: mechanical-to-ionic transduction for sensing, biointerface, and energy harvesting (Invited Review)
"The first critical review on piezoionics."
K Chen and D Ho*
Aggregate, 5, 1, 2024, e425. (DOI) (Media) (Media PDF)
Materials Horizons emerging investigator series (Invited Profile)
"Insights into my research journey and personal motivations".
D Ho*
Materials Horizons, 10, 2723-2725, 2023. (DOI) (PDF) (Media) (Media PDF)
B. Energy Materials and Devices:
A parallel program in electrochemical energy materials, grounded in the same core science that underpins my piezoionics work: the control of ion transport, interfacial charge dynamics, and structure–property relationships in soft and nanostructured matter.
Rate‐adaptive site transformation catalyst for parallel water dissociation and hydrogen adsorption in alkaline hydrogen evolution
Y Ye, Y Jiang, B Tian, and D Ho*
Advanced Functional Materials, 36, 39, e74725, 2026.
Ultrahigh energy and power density in Ni-Zn aqueous battery via superoxide activated three-electron transfer
Y Duan, K Yang*, B Li, Z Gong, X Peng, L He*, D Ho*
Nano-Micro Letters, 17, 79, 2025. (DOI)
Poloxamer pre-solvation sheath ion encapsulation strategy for zinc anode-electrolyte interfaces
K Yang, H Fu, Y Duan, Z Ma, D Wang, B Li, H Park, and D Ho*
ACS Energy Letters, 9, 1, 2024. (DOI)
Hexagonal Co9S8: experimental and mechanistic study of enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution of a new crystallographic phase
T Bin, L Sun*, and D Ho*
Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2210298. (DOI) (PDF)
Micro-redoxcapacitor: a hybrid architecture out of the notorious energy-power density dilemma
Z Cao, H Hu*, and D Ho*
Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2111805. (DOI) (PDF) (Media)
C. Full Publication Record:
Personal Profiles/IDs:
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1636-9032
Scopus Author ID: 23492313800
ResearcherID: P-6486-2018