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Jie Zhu

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2003Rising activity
Photonic and Optical DevicesElectromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesElectromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisQuantum Information and Cryptography

Publications

25

Citations

307

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2003

Research summary
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Jie Zhu's research focuses on optical and thermal materials for energy applications, particularly designing multilayer coatings and photonic structures that manage heat and light for thermophotovoltaic systems (devices that convert heat into electricity via light) and passive radiative cooling (cooling surfaces without power input by radiating heat to the sky). The work combines material design, optical measurement, and electromagnetic simulation, with some exploration of numerical and computational methods including probabilistic computing.

Thermophotovoltaic energy conversionOptical multilayer and thin-film designRadiative cooling materialsElectromagnetic simulation and modelingHigh-temperature photonic materials

Publication output was minimal or absent before 2020, then became active and grew notably in 2023 and 2024, suggesting an increasing recent pace after a slower early period.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
1718192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 6 publications232024: 8 publications8242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A×3
  • Joule×1
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells×1
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces×1
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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