A5081694113- Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Lignin and Wood Chemistry
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Polymer composites and self-healing
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Flame retardant materials and properties
- Wood Treatment and Properties
- Aerogels and thermal insulation
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Advanced oxidation water treatment
- Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
University of Maryland, College Park
2017-2025
Central South University of Forestry and Technology
2025
Central South University
2025
South China University of Technology
2016-2024
Beijing Normal University
2024
Beijing Forestry University
2023
Park University
2019
Reducing human reliance on energy-inefficient cooling methods such as air conditioning would have a large impact the global energy landscape. By process of complete delignification and densification wood, we developed structural material with mechanical strength 404.3 megapascals, more than eight times that natural wood. The cellulose nanofibers in our engineered backscatter solar radiation emit strongly mid-infrared wavelengths, resulting continuous subambient during both day night. We...
Abstract Emerging solar desalination by interfacial evaporation shows great potential in response to global water scarcity because of its high solar‐to‐vapor efficiency, low environmental impact, and off‐grid capability. However, solute accumulation at the heating interface has severely impacted performance long‐term stability current systems. Here, a self‐regenerating evaporator featuring excellent antifouling properties using rationally designed artificial channel‐array natural wood...
A bimodal porous evaporator is developed for efficient, stable, and salt-rejecting desalination of seawater high-concentration brines.
To exploit the high energy density of lithium (Li) metal battery, it is imperative to address dendrite growth and interface instability anode. 3D hosts for Li are expected suppress dendrites. Heterogeneous seeds effective in guiding deposition realizing spatial control over nucleation. Herein, this study shows that ultrafine silver (Ag) nanoparticles, which synthesized via a novel rapid Joule heating method, can serve as nanoseeds direct within host materials, resolving problems By...
Abstract The energy used for regulating building temperatures accounts 14% of the primary consumed in U.S. One‐quarter this is leaked through inefficient glass windows cold weather. development transparent composites could potentially provide affordable window materials with enhanced efficiency. Transparent wood as a promising material has presented desirable performances thermal and light management. In work, performance optimized toward an efficient that possesses following attributes: 1)...
Abstract Biological tissues generally exhibit excellent anisotropic mechanical properties owing to their well‐developed microstructures. Inspired by the aligned structure in muscles, a highly anisotropic, strong, and conductive wood hydrogel is developed fully utilizing high–tensile strength of natural wood, flexibility high‐water content hydrogels. The exhibits 36 MPa along longitudinal direction due strong bonding cross‐linking between cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) polyacrylamide (PAM)...
Aerogels can be used in a broad range of applications such as bioscaffolds, energy storage devices, sensors, pollutant treatment, and thermal insulating materials due to their excellent properties including large surface area, low density, conductivity, high porosity. Here we report facile effective top-down approach fabricate an anisotropic wood aerogel directly from natural by simple chemical treatment. The has layered structure with structural the destruction cell walls removal lignin...
Abstract Plastic waste has been increasingly transferred from land into the ocean and accumulated within food chain, causing a great threat to environment human health, indicating that fabricating an eco‐friendly biodegradable replacement is urgent. Paper made of cellulose attractive in terms its favorable biodegradability, resource abundance, large manufacturing scale, low material cost, but usually hindered by inferior stability against water poor mechanical strength for plastic...
Abstract Nowadays, energy-saving building materials are important for reducing indoor energy consumption by enabling better thermal insulation, promoting effective sunlight harvesting and offering comfortable lighting. Here, we demonstrate a novel scalable aesthetic transparent wood (called hereafter) with combined features (e.g. intact patterns), excellent optical properties (an average transmittance of ~ 80% haze 93%), good UV-blocking ability, low conductivity (0.24 W m −1 K ) based on...
A sustainable Janus wood evaporator with asymmetric surface wettability shows persistent salt-resistance for off-grid hypersaline waters desalination.
Developing advanced building materials with both excellent thermal insulating and optical properties to replace common glass (thermal conductivity of ∼1 W m–1 K–1) is highly desirable for energy-efficient applications. The recent development transparent wood suggests a promising material many advantages, including high transmittance, tunable haze, insulation. However, previous generally have haze (typically greater than 40%), which major obstacle their practical application in the...
Abstract Wood is one of the most abundant, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing structural materials commonly used in building furniture construction. Unfortunately, fire hazard wood a major safety concern for its practical applications. Herein, an effective environmentally friendly method demonstrated to substantially improve fire‐retardant properties by delignification densification. The densification process eliminates spaces between cell walls, leading highly compact laminated...
Patternable transparent wood with a high transmittance is fabricated via solar-assisted chemical brushing approach.
Electric conductors are ubiquitously used for electromagnetic shielding, flexible electronics, and energy storage, with metals carbon-based compounds as traditional choices these applications. Here, we develop a conductive wood new type of structural interference (EMI) shielding material combined load-bearing function via delignification subsequent in situ chemical vapor deposition polypyrrole (PPy) inside the channels. The centimeter-long channels well coated by layer interconnected PPy,...
Abstract Lignin serves as a binder that forms strong matrices of the cell walls wood. However, it has many photolabile chromophore groups create monotonic brownish color and make wood susceptible to photodegradation. Herein, new strategy is reported for modifying lignin using an in situ, rapid, scalable process involves photocatalytic oxidation native by H 2 O UV light. The reaction selectively eliminates lignin's chromophores while leaving aromatic skeleton intact, thus modulating optical...
Abstract One possible solution against the accumulation of petrochemical plastics in natural environments is to develop biodegradable plastic substitutes using components. However, discovering all-natural alternatives that meet specific properties, such as optical transparency, fire retardancy and mechanical resilience, which have made successful, remains challenging. Current approaches still rely on iterative optimization experiments. Here we show an integrated workflow combines robotics...
Abstract Li‐CO 2 batteries have emerged as a promising energy storage technology due to their high theoretical density. A thick electrode design is an effective approach for further increasing the density on device level by decreasing weight and volume ratios of inactive materials. Exploring designing novel electrodes with catalytic activity toward reversible reaction between lithium carbon dioxide are key challenges achieve low charge overpotential, long cycling stability, rate performance....
Abstract Fire retardant coatings have been proven effective at reducing the heat release rate (HRR) of structural materials during burning; yet methods for increasing ignition temperature and delay time prior to burning are rarely reported. Herein, a strong, fire‐resistant wood material is developed by combining densification treatment with an anisotropic thermally conductive flame‐retardant coating hexagonal boron nitride (h‐BN) nanosheets produce BN‐densified wood. The thermal management...
Abstract Here, a highly conductive cationic membrane is developed directly from natural wood via two‐step process, involving etherification and densification. Etherification bonds the functional group ((CH 3 ) N + Cl − to cellulose backbone, converting negatively charged (ξ‐potential of −27.9 mV) into positively (+37.7 mV). Densification eliminates large pores wood, leading laminated structure with oriented nanofiber high mechanical tensile strength ≈350 MPa under dry conditions (20 times...
Many efforts have been dedicated to exploring nanofluidic systems for various applications including water purification and energy generation. However, creating robust materials with tunable channel orientations numerous nanochannels or nanopores on a large scale remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate scalable cost-effective method fabricate highly conductive wood hydrogel membrane in which ions can transport across the membrane. The ionically balsa is fabricated by infiltrating...