Xu Hou

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Xu Hou is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Hou has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Materials Chemistry, 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xu Hou's work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (39 papers), Multiferroics and related materials (22 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (19 papers). Xu Hou is often cited by papers focused on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (39 papers), Multiferroics and related materials (22 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (19 papers). Xu Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Xu Hou's co-authors include Jie Wang, Feng Li, Jiwei Zhai, Tianyu Li, Chunchang Wang, Renjun Si, Bo Shen, Huarong Zeng, Jiwei Zhai and Chunchang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xu Hou

57 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Interfacial Polarization Restriction for Ultrahigh Energy... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Interfacial Polarization Restriction for Ultrahigh Energy‐Storage Density in Lead‐Free Ceramics
    2023 184 citations Wenjun Cao, Xu Hou et al. profile →

Peers

Xu Hou
Geoff L. Brennecka United States
Xiangli Zhong China
Bertrand Vilquin France
Xianwu Tang China
Dennis L. Polla United States
Peng Wan China
Tae Heon Kim South Korea
Hana Uršič Slovenia
Geoff L. Brennecka United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Xu Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xu Hou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Hou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xu Hou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xu Hou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Xu Hou. Xu Hou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hou, Xu, Xusheng Yang, Wentao Jiang, et al.. (2025). Grain orientation dependent superelasticity in ferroelectrics for enhanced electromechanical properties. Applied Physics Letters. 127(2).
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Cao, Wenjun, Li Li, Kun Chen, et al.. (2024). Interfacial‐Polarization Engineering in BNT‐Based Bulk Ceramics for Ultrahigh Energy‐Storage Density. Advanced Science. 11(48). e2409113–e2409113. 26 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, et al.. (2024). Room temperature electrocaloric effect in PTO/STO superlattice induced by topological domain transition. Acta Materialia. 277. 120152–120152. 4 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, et al.. (2024). Large electrocaloric effect near room temperature induced by domain switching in ferroelectric nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Physics. 135(16). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Ailin, et al.. (2024). Machine learning-assisted design of CaBi2Nb2O9-based ceramics with high piezoelectricity and thermal stability. Ceramics International. 51(4). 4750–4756. 1 indexed citations
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Sheng, Jie, Wenping Cao, Wei Li, et al.. (2023). Giant strain performance of lead-free relaxor piezoceramics through synergistic compositional and defect engineering. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 145989–145989. 7 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, et al.. (2023). Ferroelectric domain switching pathways—From grain boundary to grain body. Applied Physics Letters. 122(21). 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, et al.. (2023). Dynamic behavior of skyrmion collision: spiral and breath. New Journal of Physics. 25(9). 93003–93003. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Xuehan, Tiejun Yuan, Xu Hou, et al.. (2022). Self-powered smart patch promotes skin nerve regeneration and sensation restoration by delivering biological-electrical signals in program. Biomaterials. 283. 121413–121413. 40 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuanwei, Xu Hou, Congbing Tan, et al.. (2021). Creating polar antivortex in PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2054–2054. 80 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, Chao Wang, Yan Cheng, et al.. (2021). In-Plane Ferroelectric Domain Wall Memory with Embedded Electrodes on LiNbO3 Thin Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(28). 33291–33299. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, et al.. (2021). Effect of Grain Size on the Electrocaloric Properties of Polycrystalline Ferroelectrics. Physical Review Applied. 15(5). 23 indexed citations
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Lich, Le Van, Xu Hou, Manh‐Huong Phan, et al.. (2021). Electrocaloric effect enhancement in compositionally graded ferroelectric thin films driven by a needle-to-vortex domain structure transition. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 54(25). 255307–255307. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, Yong Zhang, Xu Hou, & Jie Wang. (2021). Phase field modeling of dielectric breakdown of ferroelectric polymers subjected to mechanical and electrical loadings. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 217-218. 123–133. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Haoyun, Xu Hou, Jiaxi Chen, et al.. (2020). Large electrostrain induced by reversible domain switching in ordered ferroelectric nanostructures with optimized geometric configurations. Nanotechnology. 31(33). 335714–335714. 5 indexed citations
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Chai, Xiaojie, Jun Jiang, Qinghua Zhang, et al.. (2020). Nonvolatile ferroelectric field-effect transistors. Nature Communications. 11(1). 107 indexed citations
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Qiu, Ye, Ye Tian, Aiping Liu, et al.. (2020). The frequency-response behaviour of flexible piezoelectric devices for detecting the magnitude and loading rate of stimuli. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(2). 584–594. 49 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingtong, Xu Hou, & Jie Wang. (2019). Direct and indirect methods based on effective Hamilton for electrocaloric effect of BaTiO 3 nanoparticle. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(25). 255402–255402. 4 indexed citations
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Che, Jiamang, Hua Shao, Jianquan Kou, et al.. (2019). Improving the Current Spreading by Locally Modulating the Doping Type in the n-AlGaN Layer for AlGaN-Based Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes. Nanoscale Research Letters. 14(1). 268–268. 7 indexed citations
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Hou, Xu, et al.. (2018). Effect of geometric configuration on the electrocaloric properties of nanoscale ferroelectric materials. Journal of Applied Physics. 123(12). 19 indexed citations

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