By Dr Liya Zhao

Journal articles

An Z; Xu C; Wang CH; Peng S; Yang Y; Wang J; Zhao L, 2025, 'Metastructure for broadband vibration suppression and ultra-low frequency energy harvesting by integrating intercell negative stiffness mechanism with 2-DOF oscillators', Engineering Structures, 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120883

Zhao C; Li X; Dong L; Hu G; Han C; Dong Y; Zhao L; Yang Y, 2025, 'Enhancing bandwidth of triboelectric vibration energy harvesters through magnetic tuning', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2025.112704

Xu C; Wang CH; Peng S; Zhao L, 2025, 'Integrating synchronized charge extraction circuit with monostable and bistable metastructures for simultaneously enhanced vibration suppression and energy harvesting', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.112286

Chen S; Xu C; Zhao L, 2024, 'Aeroelastic Metastructure for simultaneously suppressing wind-induced vibration and energy harvesting under wind flows and base excitations', Smart Materials and Structures, 33, pp. 035034, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ad254d

Xu C; Yang Y; Wang C; Zhao L, 2024, 'Simultaneous Low-Frequency Vibration Suppression and Energy Harvesting using a Metastructure with Alternately Combined Nonlinear Local Resonators', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 211, pp. 111241 - 111241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111241

Xu C; Chen S; Wang CH; Yang Y; Zhao L, 2023, 'Amplitude-robust metastructure with combined bistable and monostable mechanisms for simultaneously enhanced vibration suppression and energy harvesting', Applied Physics Letters, 122, pp. 151701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0136134

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108185

Chen S; Wang CH; Zhao L, 2023, 'A two-degree-of-freedom aeroelastic energy harvesting system with coupled vortex-induced-vibration and wake galloping mechanisms', Applied Physics Letters, 122, pp. 063901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0128616

Chen S; Zhao L, 2023, 'A quasi-zero stiffness two degree-of-freedom nonlinear galloping oscillator for ultra-low wind speed aeroelastic energy harvesting', Applied Energy, 331, pp. 120423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120423

Wang J; Zhao L, 2022, 'Toward Nonlinear Galloping Energy Harvesting Interfaced With Different Power Extraction Circuits', IEEE ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27, pp. 2678 - 2689, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2021.3121881

Hu G; Lan C; Liang J; Tang L; Zhao L, 2022, 'Theoretical Study of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Piezoelectric Energy Harvester under Concurrent Aeroelastic and Base Excitation', Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 33, pp. 2000 - 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1045389X211072520

Xu C; Zhao L, 2022, 'Investigation on the Characteristics of a Novel Internal Resonance Galloping Oscillator for Concurrent Aeroelastic and Base Vibratory Energy Harvesting', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 173, pp. 109022 - 109022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2022.109022

Chen S; Eager D; Zhao L, 2022, 'Enhanced frequency synchronization for concurrent aeroelastic and base vibratory energy harvesting using a softening nonlinear galloping energy harvester', Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 33, pp. 687 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1045389X211026381

Wang J; Yurchenko D; Hu G; Zhao L; Tang L; Yang Y, 2021, 'Perspectives in flow-induced vibration energy harvesting', Applied Physics Letters, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0063488

Hu G; Wang J; Qiao H; Zhao L; Li Z; Tang L, 2021, 'An experimental study of a two-degree-of-freedom galloping energy harvester', International Journal of Energy Research, 45, pp. 3365 - 3374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.5878

Zhao C; Yang Y; Upadrashta D; Zhao L, 2021, 'Design, modeling and experimental validation of a low-frequency cantilever triboelectric energy harvester', Energy, 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118885

Ren F; Ji J; Luo G; Zhao S; Zhao L; Shi G; Wu X; Wang N, 2021, 'Investigation of Dynamic Load Sharing Behavior for Herringbone Planetary Gears considering Multicoupling Manufacturing Errors', Shock and Vibration, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5511817

Zhang R; Zhao L; Qiu X; Zhang H; Wang X, 2020, 'A comprehensive comparison of the vehicle vibration energy harvesting abilities of the regenerative shock absorbers predicted by the quarter, half and full vehicle suspension system models', Applied Energy, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115180

Wang J; Geng L; Yang K; Zhao L; Wang F; Yurchenko D, 2020, 'Dynamics of the double-beam piezo–magneto–elastic nonlinear wind energy harvester exhibiting galloping-based vibration', Nonlinear Dynamics, 100, pp. 1963 - 1983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11071-020-05633-3

Wang J; Tang L; Zhao L; Hu G; Song R; Xu K, 2020, 'Equivalent circuit representation of a vortex-induced vibration-based energy harvester using a semi-empirical lumped parameter approach', International Journal of Energy Research, 44, pp. 4516 - 4528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.5228

Tan Q; Fan K; Tao K; Zhao L; Cai M, 2020, 'A two-degree-of-freedom string-driven rotor for efficient energy harvesting from ultra-low frequency excitations', Energy, 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117107

Zhao L, 2020, 'Synchronization extension using a bistable galloping oscillator for enhanced power generation from concurrent wind and base vibration', Applied Physics Letters, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5134948

Wang J; Hu G; Su Z; Li G; Zhao W; Tang L; Zhao L, 2019, 'A cross-coupled dual-beam for multi-directional energy harvesting from vortex induced vibrations', Smart Materials and Structures, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ab5249

Wang H; Zhao L; Tang L, 2019, 'Effects of Electrical and Electromechanical Parameters on Performance of Galloping-Based Wind Energy Harvester with Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Transductions', Vibration, 2, pp. 222 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vibration2020014

Wang J; Tang L; Zhao L; Zhang Z, 2019, 'Efficiency investigation on energy harvesting from airflows in HVAC system based on galloping of isosceles triangle sectioned bluff bodies', Energy, 172, pp. 1066 - 1078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.002

Zhao L; Yang Y, 2018, 'An impact-based broadband aeroelastic energy harvester for concurrent wind and base vibration energy harvesting', Applied Energy, 212, pp. 233 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.042

Li F; Yang Y; Chi Z; Zhao L; Yang Y; Luo J, 2018, 'Trinity: Enabling self-Sustaining WSNs indoors with energy-Free sensing and networking', ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3173039

Zhao L; Yang Y, 2017, 'Comparison of four electrical interfacing circuits in wind energy harvesting', Sensors and Actuators A Physical, 261, pp. 117 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2017.04.035

Zhao L; Tang L; Liang J; Yang Y, 2017, 'Synergy of Wind Energy Harvesting and Synchronized Switch Harvesting Interface Circuit', IEEE ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 22, pp. 1093 - 1103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2016.2630732

Zhao L; Yang Y, 2017, 'On the modeling methods of small-scale piezoelectric wind energy harvesting', Smart Structures and Systems, 19, pp. 67 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sss.2017.19.1.067

Zhao L; Yang Y, 2017, 'Toward Small-Scale Wind Energy Harvesting: Design, Enhancement, Performance Comparison, and Applicability', Shock and Vibration, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3585972

Zhao L; Tang L; Yang Y, 2016, 'Synchronized charge extraction in galloping piezoelectric energy harvesting', Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 27, pp. 453 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1045389X15571384

Zhao L; Yang Y, 2015, 'Analytical solutions for galloping-based piezoelectric energy harvesters with various interfacing circuits', Smart Materials and Structures, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/24/7/075023

Tang L; Zhao L; Yang Y; Lefeuvre E, 2015, 'Equivalent circuit representation and analysis of galloping-based wind energy harvesting', IEEE ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 20, pp. 834 - 844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2014.2308182

Zhao L; Yang Y, 2015, 'Enhanced aeroelastic energy harvesting with a beam stiffener', Smart Materials and Structures, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/24/3/032001

Zhao L; Tang L; Yang Y, 2014, 'Enhanced piezoelectric galloping energy harvesting using 2 degree-of-freedom cut-out cantilever with magnetic interaction', Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.53.060302

Zhao L; Tang L; Yang Y, 2013, 'Comparison of modeling methods and parametric study for a piezoelectric wind energy harvester', Smart Materials and Structures, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/22/12/125003

Yang Y; Zhao L; Tang L, 2013, 'Comparative study of tip cross-sections for efficient galloping energy harvesting', Applied Physics Letters, 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4792737

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