Si Qin

ORCID: 0000-0002-8127-4753
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Research Areas
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices

Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
2015-2025

Deakin University
2014-2024

Sun Yat-sen University
2015-2024

Institute of Microbiology
2020-2024

AstraZeneca (United States)
2024

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
2023

Zhengzhou University
2023

Inner Mongolia International Mongolian Hospital
2022-2023

Yili Normal University
2023

Ghent University
2023

Abstract Free‐standing films that display high strength and electrical conductivity are critical for flexible electronics, such as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding coatings current collectors batteries supercapacitors. 2D Ti 3 C 2 T x flakes ideal candidates making conductive due to their metallic conductivity. It is, however, challenging transfer those outstanding properties of single MXene macroscale a result the small flake size relatively poor alignment occurs during...

10.1002/adma.202001093 article EN Advanced Materials 2020-04-20

Manufacturing of aerogels and membranes from hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is much more difficult than graphene or oxides because the poor dispersibility h-BN in water, which limits its exfoliation preparation colloidal solutions. Here, a simple, one-step mechano-chemical process to exfoliate functionalize into highly water-dispersible, few-layer containing amino groups presented. The solutions can have unprecedentedly high concentrations, up 30 mg ml(-1), are stable for several months....

10.1038/ncomms9849 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2015-11-27

The discovery of liquid crystalline (LC) phases in dispersions two-dimensional (2D) materials has enabled the development macroscopically aligned three-dimensional (3D) macrostructures. Here, we report first experimental observation self-assembled LC aqueous Ti3C2T x MXene inks without using additives, binders, or stabilizing agents. We show that transition concentration from isotropic to nematic phase is influenced by aspect ratio flakes. formation makes it possible produce fibers MXenes a...

10.1021/acscentsci.9b01217 article EN publisher-specific-oa ACS Central Science 2020-02-06

Yarn-shaped supercapacitors (YSCs) once integrated into fabrics provide promising energy storage solutions to the increasing demand of wearable and portable electronics. In such device format, however, it is a challenge achieve outstanding electrochemical performance without compromising flexibility. Here, MXene-based YSCs that exhibit both flexibility superior by employing biscrolling approach create flexible yarns from highly delaminated pseudocapacitive MXene sheets are trapped within...

10.1002/smll.201802225 article EN Small 2018-08-07

Fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs) are promising energy storage solutions for powering miniaturized or wearable electronics. However, the scalable fabrication of fiber electrodes with high electrical conductivity and excellent performance use in FSCs remains a challenge. Here, an easily one-step wet-spinning approach is reported to fabricate highly conductive fibers using hybrid formulations Ti3 C2 Tx MXene nanosheets poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate. This produces...

10.1002/smll.201804732 article EN Small 2019-01-17

Achieving a high rate of ionic transport through porous membranes and channels is important in numerous applications ranging from energy storage to water desalination, but it still remains challenge. Herein we show that ions can quickly pass interlayer spaces hydrated boron nitride (BN) membranes. Measurements surface-charge governed currents between BN nanosheets variety salt solutions (KCl, NaCl CaCl2) at low concentrations (<10-4 M) showed several orders magnitude higher conductivity...

10.1021/jacs.6b11100 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017-04-18

The development of advanced thermal transport materials is a global challenge. Two-dimensional nanomaterials have been demonstrated as promising candidates for management applications. Here, we report boron nitride (BN) nanosheet/polymer composite film with excellent flexibility and toughness prepared by vacuum-assisted filtration. mechanical performance the highly flexible robust. It noteworthy that exhibits anisotropic properties, superior in-plane conductivity around 200 W m-1 K-1...

10.1021/acsami.7b15264 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017-11-21

Abstract Extrusion printing of interdigitated electrodes for flexible microsupercapacitors (fMSCs) offers an attractive route to the fabrication devices where cost, scalability, and processability ink formulations are critical. In this work, highly concentrated, viscous, water‐dispersible inks developed based on graphene oxide (GO)/polyaniline (PANi) composite extrusion printing. The optimized GO/PANi‐based all‐solid‐state symmetric fMSCs obtained by microelectrodes can deliver outstanding...

10.1002/adfm.201706592 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2018-03-30

Superelastic aerogels with excellent electrical conductivity, reversible compressibility, and high durability hold great potential for varied emerging applications, ranging from wearable electronics to multifunctional scaffolds. In the present work, superelastic MXene/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) are fabricated by mixing MXene GO flakes, followed a multistep reduction of GO, freeze-casting, finally an annealing process. By optimizing both composition reducing conditions, resultant aerogel...

10.1021/acsnano.0c09959 article EN ACS Nano 2021-02-26

Carbon materials have become a hot topic as potential substitutes for Pt/C catalysts the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, most of them exhibit their catalytic activities only in alkaline solutions, which severely limits application polyelectrolyte membrane fuel cells. To address this issue, here porous boron carbon nitride (BCN) nanosheets are fabricated by facile and efficient polymer sol–gel method, involves annealing polyvinylic akohol (PVA), boric acid, guanidine, poly(ethylene...

10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00602 article EN ACS Energy Letters 2017-01-03

Two-dimensional titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx), or MXene, is a new nanomaterial that has attracted increasing interest due to its metallic conductivity, good solution processability, and excellent energy storage performance. However, Ti3C2Tx MXene flakes suffer from degradation through oxidation prolonged exposure oxygenated water. Preventing the occurrence of oxidation, i.e., formation TiO2 particles, was found be crucial in maintaining quality. In present work, we freezing aqueous dispersions...

10.1021/acsami.0c06728 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020-07-03

Here, we report a one-step method to produce highly conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) fibers that enables applications in fast response and sensitive touch sensors, body moisture monitoring, long fiber-shaped supercapacitors.

10.1039/c9ta00022d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019-01-01

Extracting salinity gradient energy through a nanomembrane is an efficient way to obtain clean and renewable energy. However, the membranes with undesirable properties, such as low stability, high internal resistance, selectivity, would limit output performance. Herein, we report two-dimensional (2D) laminar nanochannels in hybrid Ti3C2Tx MXene/boron nitride (MXBN) membrane excellent stability reduced resistance for enhanced harvesting. The of MXBN significantly after adding BN pristine...

10.1021/acsnano.0c09845 article EN ACS Nano 2021-03-31

Pump it up Carbon nanotube yarns can be used as electrochemical actuators because infiltration with ions causes a contraction in length and an expansion diameter. Either positive or negative cause this effect. Chu et al. constructed all-solid-state muscle that eliminated the need for electrolyte bath, which may expand potential its use applications. By infiltrating charged polymers, fibers start partially swollen, so increase through loss of ions. It is thus possible to overall stroke...

10.1126/science.abc4538 article EN Science 2021-01-28

Abstract There is an urgent need for animal models to study SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity. Here, we generate and characterize a novel mouse-adapted strain, MASCp36, that causes severe respiratory symptoms, mortality. Our model exhibits age- gender-related mortality akin COVID-19. Deep sequencing identified three amino acid substitutions, N501Y, Q493H, K417N, at the receptor binding domain (RBD) of during in vivo passaging. All RBD mutations significantly enhance affinity its endogenous receptor,...

10.1038/s41467-021-25903-x article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2021-09-27

Metallic lithium (Li) is the most attractive anode for Li batteries because it holds highest theoretical specific capacity (3860 mA h g–1) and lowest redox potential (−3.040 V vs SHE). However, poor interface stability of anode, which caused by high reactivity dendrite formation metallic upon cycling, leads to undesired electrochemical performance safety issues. While two-dimensional boron nitride (BN) nanosheets have been utilized as an interfacial layer, mechanism on how they stabilize...

10.1021/acsnano.3c11135 article EN ACS Nano 2024-01-18

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are associated with enhanced immunity in tumors. However, their formation and functions colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) remain unclear. Here, we reveal that intra- peri-tumor mature TLSs (TLS+) improved clinical outcomes than TLS- Using single-cell-RNA-sequencing spatial-enhanced-resolution-omics-sequencing (Stereo-seq), TLS+ tumors enriched IgG

10.1016/j.ccell.2024.07.006 article EN other-oa Cancer Cell 2024-08-01

The rapid growth of wearable and portable electronic devices calls for energy storage with good flexibility, high density, safety. Rechargeable aqueous Zn ion batteries (ZIBs) the merits environmental benignity, safety, low cost have arisen as promising candidates systems. However, unstable anode interface notorious dendrite formation restrict application flexible ZIBs. Herein, a highly stable is developed by taking advantage conductive Ti3C2 MXene coated nylon fabric scaffolds (MXNY)...

10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103298 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Energy storage materials 2024-02-25

A novel B/N co-doped carbon nanospheres framework is synthesized by a facile, economic, environmental and scalable method. The as-obtained materials display extra-high capacitive performance exceptional long cycle stability with the merits of high energy power density. We believe that this material will be applicable in application integrated storage devices.

10.1039/c8ta00683k article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018-01-01
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