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Fluorine-free · Ferroelectric · Future-facing
Engineering soft matter for intelligent physical systems.
We design sustainable ferroelectric polymers that sense, transduce, and act—connecting molecular polarization to adaptive machines and Physical AI.
SCUT · GuangzhouPolymer science across scales
Jiahao Huang, Ph.D.Principal Investigator
01 / Vision
A new polymer design paradigm
Performance without persistent fluorochemistry.
At the center of our work is a new class of Ferroelectric Polymer Brushes (FePBs)—programmable macromolecules that pair strong functional performance with adaptable architecture and environmentally responsible chemistry.
10-100×potential response enhancement over conventional ferroelectric fluoropolymers
4connected stages from molecular design to sensing, actuation, and system feedback
0fluorine required in our foundational FePB design strategy
02 / Research
Three material layers for Physical AI.
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Ferroelectric Polymer Brushes
Map molecular architecture to tunable polarization and high-fidelity electromechanical transduction.
Structure → signal02Adaptive Sensing & Actuation
Create elastic materials that perceive deformation and generate programmable physical response.
Signal → action03Intelligent Physical Systems
Integrate material perception, haptics, soft robotics, and closed-loop interaction for Physical AI.
Action → feedback03 / Featured work
Science · 2025
Fluorine-free strongly dipolar polymers exhibit tunable ferroelectricity.
A generalizable route to polymer ferroelectricity—opening design space beyond semicrystalline fluoropolymers.
Read the paper ↗04 / News
From the group.
Invited talk
Fluorine-free ferroelectric polymers for next-generation energy systems.
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