A5036134884- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Aerogels and thermal insulation
- Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Fatigue and fracture mechanics
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
- Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Ocean University of China
2024-2025
Tsinghua University
2024
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering
2020-2023
Zhejiang University
2020-2023
Aerogels have been considered as an ideal material for thermal insulation. Unfortunately, their application in textiles is greatly limited by fragility and poor processability. We overcame these issues encapsulating the aerogel fiber with a stretchable layer, mimicking core-shell structure of polar bear hair. Despite its high internal porosity over 90%, our up to 1000% strain, which improved compared that traditional fibers (~2% strain). In addition washability dyeability, mechanically...
Synthetic composite materials constructed by hybridizing multiple components are typically unsustainable due to inadequate recyclability and incomplete degradation. In contrast, biological like silk bamboo assemble pure polymeric into sophisticated multiscale architectures, achieving both excellent performance full degradability. Learning from these natural examples of bio-based "single-component" composites will stimulate the development sustainable materials. Here, we report a...
Many natural fibers are lightweight and display remarkable strength toughness. These properties originate from the fibers' hierarchical structures, assembled molecular to macroscopic scale. The spinning systems that produce such highly energy efficient, inspiring researchers mimic these processes realize robust artificial spinning. Significant developments have been achieved in recent years toward preparation of high-performance bio-based fibers. Beyond excellent mechanical properties, can...
Abstract Manufacturing a multilayer evaporator with delicate structure and removing salt accumulation during prolonged operation are challenges in seawater desalination. A flexible single‐layer salt‐rejecting monolithic porous (SRMPE) is presented that floats on the near surface of without any support structure. The hydrophilic component this network polymer modulates water association state SRMPE, achieving high evaporation rate 3.47 kg m −2 h −1 an efficiency 94.3%. With large capillary...
One of the greenest and promising ways to solve problem freshwater crisis is surface solar steam generation from seawater. A great number photothermal materials with multi-component multi-layered delicate yet complex structures often suffer either low evaporation rate or high energy loss. Here, this work presents a single component foam evaporator up 4.32 kg m
Flexible and transparent substrates play a fundamental role as mechanical support in advanced electronic devices. However, commonly used polymer films, such polydimethylsiloxane, show low tear resistance because of their crack sensitivity. Herein, inspired by the excellent robustness skin its fibrous structure, an epoxy-resin-based composite with flat silk cocoon reinforcing fiber network is fabricated. With only 1 wt% fiber, tensile strength modulus as-prepared film are considerably...
Recently, the green and sustainable synthesis of nitric acid (HNO3) through electrochemical nitrogen oxidation reaction (NOR) has attracted significant attention. Developing high-efficiency electrocatalysts to overcome challenges caused by chemical inertness N2 slow, 10-electron transfer kinetics is highly desirable. In this work, we investigated NOR performance cerium oxide (CeO2), which known for its excellent oxygen storage release capabilities. The concentration vacancies morphology with...
Electrocatalytic nitrogen oxidation (NOR) provides a promising alternative strategy for synthesizing nitric acid from widespread N2, which overcomes the disadvantages of Haber-Bosch-Ostwald process. However, NOR process suffers limitation high N≡N bonding energy, sluggish kinetics, and low efficiency. It is prerequisite to develop more efficient electrocatalysts. Herein, dual-shelled CeO2 hollow spheres (D-CeO2) are synthesized modified with Ti3C2 MXene quantum dots (MQDs) NOR, exhibited NO3...
The synthesis of nitrate (NO3−) via electrocatalytic nitric oxide oxidation reaction (NOOR) is a green and efficient strategy for nitrogen fixation, which has great advantages over conventional synthesis. Notably, it also presents promising solution the remediation NO pollutants. In this study, structure–performance correlations α-, β-, δ-MnO2 catalysts were investigated. These three polymorphs MnO2 exhibited disparate surface chemistries, adsorption capabilities, NOOR catalytic activities....