Wei Cai

ORCID: 0000-0002-8716-3974
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Research Areas
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
  • Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
  • Dielectric properties of ceramics
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Harbin Institute of Technology
2016-2025

Chongqing University of Science and Technology
2016-2025

Nankai University
2022-2025

Wenzhou Medical University
2021-2025

First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
2022-2025

Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
2023-2025

Chongqing 2D Materials Institute (China)
2019-2025

Neusoft (China)
2022-2024

Chongqing University
2009-2024

National University of Malaysia
2022-2024

A high ZT value of ∼1.1 at 923 K in the BiCuSeO system is achieved via heavily doping with Ba and refining grain sizes (200–400 nm), which higher than any thermoelectric oxide. Excellent thermal chemical stabilities up to performance confirm that promising for power generation applications.

10.1039/c2ee22622g article EN Energy & Environmental Science 2012-01-01

We present a high ZT ∼ 1.4 in textured Bi0.875Ba0.125CuSeO obtained by hot-forging process. The carrier mobility along the direction perpendicular to pressing was significantly increased, resulting increase electrical conductivity and maximization of power factor at 923 K from 6.3 μW cm−1 K−2 for sample before 8.1 after Therefore, maximum increased ∼1.1 through texturing Bi0.875Ba0.125CuSeO, which is highest ever reported among oxygen containing materials.

10.1039/c3ee41859f article EN Energy & Environmental Science 2013-01-01

β-NaGdF4 : Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles (NPs) codoped with Li+ ions were prepared for the first time via a thermal decomposition reaction of trifluoroacetates in oleylamine. The influence site occupancy on upconversion emission NPs was investigated detail. intensity significantly enhanced by introducing different concentrations ions. In contrast to lithium-free Yb3+/Er3+, green and red UC intensities 7 mol% about 47 23 times, respectively. luminescence enhancement should be attributed distortion...

10.1039/c1nr11365h article EN Nanoscale 2011-12-12

Grain or phase boundaries play a critical role in the carrier and phonon transport bulk thermoelectric materials. Previous investigations about controlling primarily focused on reducing grain size forming nanoinclusions. Herein, liquid compaction method is first used to fabricate Yb‐filled CoSb 3 with excess Sb content, which shows typical feature of low‐angle dense dislocation arrays. Seebeck coefficients show dramatic increase via energy filtering effect through arrays little deterioration...

10.1002/aenm.201602582 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2017-02-17

The understanding of the interaction between building blocks in hybrids can advance our comprehension design principles high-performance microwave absorbing materials. Here, we report a hybrid material consisting magnetite (Fe3O4) nanocrystals grown on multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) as absorber 2–18 GHz band, although Fe3O4 or MWCNTs alone their physical mixture show little absorption. is characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and vector network analysis,...

10.1021/jp4000544 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2013-02-19

Thermoelectric interface materials (TEiMs) are essential to the development of thermoelectric generators. Common TEiMs use pure metals or binary alloys but have performance stability issues. Conventional selection generally relies on trial-and-error experimentation. We developed a TEiM screening strategy that is based phase diagram predictions by density functional theory calculations. By combining with electrical resistivity and melting points potential reaction products, we discovered...

10.1126/science.adg8392 article EN Science 2023-11-23

Bi2 Te3 -related alloys dominate the commercial thermoelectric market, but layered crystal structure leads to dissociation and intrinsic brittle fracture, especially for single crystals that may worsen practical efficiency. In this work, point defect configuration by S/Te/I defects engineering is engaged boost mechanical properties of n-type alloy, which, coupled with p-type BiSbTe, shows a competitive conversion efficiency fabricated module. First, as S alloying suppresses BiTe, antisite...

10.1002/smll.202201352 article EN Small 2022-04-15

Abstract At present, the weak thermoelectric and mechanical performance of zone‐melting bismuth telluride alloys cannot support further improvement cooling processing semiconductor refrigeration devices. Here, MnO 2 is added into high‐strength Bi 0.4 Sb 1.6 Te 3 prepared by ball milling method to optimize its transport properties. Via in situ reaction, O nano‐precipitates are formed matrix, which also leads surplus element. As results, donor‐like effect suppressed, thereby increasing carrier...

10.1002/adfm.202301423 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2023-04-22

Nearly monodisperse magnetite nanoparticles with sizes less than 10 nm have been successfully deposited on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by in situ high-temperature decomposition of the precursor iron(III) acetylacetonate and MWNTs polyol solution. The effects concentration iron ultimate nanocomposites characteristics were investigated. XRD, TEM, HRTEM, EDS, PPMS Quantum Design used to characterize final products. It was found that their coverage density could be easily controlled...

10.1039/b615527h article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2007-01-01

A non-volatile resistive switching mechanism based on trap-related space-charge-limited-conduction (SCLC) is proposed. Excellent memory characteristics have been demonstrated using near-stoichiometric cuprous oxide (Cu <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">x</sub> O) metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures: low-power operation, fast speed, superior temperature characteristics, and long retention. This MIM cell fully compatible with...

10.1109/iedm.2005.1609461 article EN 2006-04-06

SnTe is known as an eco-friendly analogue of PbTe without toxic elements. However, the application potentials pure are limited because its high hole carrier concentration derived from intrinsic Sn vacancies, which lead to a electrical thermal conductivity and low Seebeck coefficient. In this study, self-compensation Mn alloying could significantly improve coefficients in whole temperature range through simultaneous optimization band engineering, thereby leading large improvement power...

10.1002/smll.201802615 article EN Small 2018-08-17

The thermoelectric properties of the Bi1−xNaxCuSeO (0.0 ≤ x 0.02) system have been investigated in temperature range 300–923 K. Na doping significantly increased carrier concentration to ∼0.92 × 1020 cm−3 at amount = 0.02. Furthermore, a relatively high mobility and slight Seebeck coefficient enhancement was seen, thus resulting power factor 8.0 μW cm−1 K−2 room temperature. Coupled with low thermal conductivity reduced by point defects scattering, this leads ZT 0.91 923 K for...

10.1039/c3ta14532h article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2014-01-01

Despite the unfavorable band structure with twofold degeneracy at valence maximum, MgAgSb is still an excellent p‐type thermoelectric material for applications near room temperature. The intrinsically weak electron–phonon coupling, reflected by low deformation potential E def ≈ 6.3 eV, plays a crucial role in relatively high power factor of MgAgSb. More importantly, Li successfully doped into Mg site to tune carrier concentration, leading resistivity reduction 3 and consequent increase ≈30%...

10.1002/aenm.201502269 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2016-01-25

Monodisperse ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles with sizes less than 10 nm have been successfully assembled on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by in situ high-temperature decomposition of the precursor iron(III) acetylacetonate, zinc acetate and MWCNTs polyol solution. A possible formation mechanism was proposed, which suggests that are formed surface through an aggregation thermochemical reaction process between ZnO γ-Fe2O3 subparticles. It found coverage density could be easily controlled...

10.1039/c2jm31905e article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012-01-01

Magnetoelectric multiferroic fluids composed of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>@CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> composite nanoparticles dispersed in a highly insulating nonpolar oleic acid/silicone oil mixture have been developed.

10.1039/c8nr02368a article EN Nanoscale 2018-01-01
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