Yuan Hu

ORCID: 0000-0003-0753-5430
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Research Areas
  • Flame retardant materials and properties
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

University of Science and Technology of China
2016-2025

Suzhou University of Science and Technology
2014-2025

China Jiliang University
2025

Wuhan University
2025

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
2025

Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
2025

Northwestern Polytechnical University
2025

Institute of Technology Carlow
2025

South East Technological University
2025

Hohai University
2025

Graphene is prepared from graphite by pressurized oxidation and multiplex reduction. The advantageous in easy operation size-control, the reduction, based on ammonia hydrazine, produces single-atom-thick graphene (0.4–0.6 nm thick) which can be directly observed atomic force microscopy. A masterbatch strategy, feasible "soluble" thermoplastic polymers, developed to disperse into poly(lactic acid) melt blending. well dispersed obtained nanocomposites present markedly improved crystallinity,...

10.1039/c2jm16203b article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012-01-01

In order to obtain homogeneous dispersion and strong filler-matrix interface in epoxy resin, graphene oxide was functionalized via surface modification by hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene glycidol then incorporated into resin nanocomposites situ thermal polymerization. The morphology of characterized scanning electron microscopy transmission microscopy, implying good nano-sheets. incorporation effectively enhanced various property performances nanocomposites. storage modulus the significantly...

10.1039/c1jm11434d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011-01-01

Functionalized reduced graphene oxide (FRGO) wrapped with a phosphorus and nitrogen-containing flame retardant (FR) was successfully prepared <italic>via</italic> simple one-pot method well characterized.

10.1039/c4ta06613h article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2015-01-01

Structure of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is similar to that graphite before functionalization and exfoliation.

10.1039/c6ta01565d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2016-01-01

Polyurethane (PU) composites reinforced with graphene nanosheets (GNSs) were prepared by in situpolymerization. Graphene nanosheets, which derived from chemically reduced graphite oxide (GO) characterized solid-state 13C MAS NMR, XRD and FTIR. A morphological study showed that, due to the formation of chemical bonds, GNS was dispersed well PU matrix. With incorporation 2.0 wt% GNSs, tensile strength storage modulus increased 239% 202%, respectively. The nanocomposites displayed high...

10.1039/c0jm03710a article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011-01-01

Polymer/graphene nanocomposites have generated intensive interest due to their unique properties. Dispersion and interface interactions between graphene the polymer matrix are two key factors obtain property enhancements. According open literature, in poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposites, usually obtains more significant enhancements than graphite oxide (GO), although GO can much easily form a good dispersion strong interaction PVA because of its oxygenated functionalities, reason has...

10.1039/c1jm11662b article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011-01-01

The influence of the Coulomb interaction on one and two electron-hole-pair excitations in semiconductor quantum dots is analyzed. Using a numerical matrix-diagonalization scheme, energy eigenvalues eigenfunctions relevant states are computed. Significant deviations from strong-confinement approximation observed. It shown that biexciton binding increases with decreasing dot size. This result verified using third-order perturbation theory for small dots. optical properties computed, it...

10.1103/physrevb.42.1713 article EN Physical review. B, Condensed matter 1990-07-15

Starting from expandable graphite (EG), graphene, oxide (GO), and organic phosphate functionalized oxides (FGO) were prepared incorporated into epoxy resin (EP) matrix via in situ polymerization to prepare EP based composites. The structure of the composites was characterized by transmission electron microscopy show good dispersion without large aggregates. thermal behavior investigated thermogravimetric analysis indicated EP/graphene highest onset temperature maximum weight loss compared...

10.1021/ie200152x article EN Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2011-05-11

Well-defined magnetic separable, hollow spherical Fe3O4/TiO2 hybrid photocatalysts were successfully prepared through a poly(styrene−acrylic acid) (PSA) template method. This bifunctional product was characterized in terms of the particle size, surface morphology, chemical composition, and properties using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning (FE-SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns. The M−H hysteresis loop for spheres indicates that composite show...

10.1021/jp8073859 article EN The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008-12-18

Abstract Similar to graphene, few‐layer black phosphorus (BP) features thermal stability, mechanical properties, and characteristic dimension effects, which has potential as a new member of nanofillers for fabricating polymer nanocomposites. Herein, cross‐linked polyphosphazene‐functionalized BP (BP‐PZN) is developed with abundant –NH 2 groups via one‐pot polycondensation 4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl ether hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene on the surface nanosheets. Whereafter, resulting BP‐PZN...

10.1002/smll.201805175 article EN Small 2019-02-04

Simultaneous reduction and surface functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) was realized by simple refluxing GO with octa-aminophenyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (OapPOSS) without the use any reducing agents. The presence OapPOSS made hydrophilic hydrophobic, as evidenced good dispersion OapPOSS-reduced (OapPOSS-rGO) in tetrahydrofuran solvent. structure OapPOSS-rGO confirmed XPS, FTIR TEM. A morphological study showed that, due to interfacial interaction between functionalized...

10.1039/c2jm35479a article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012-01-01

Ni–Fe layered double hydroxide/graphene hybrids were synthesized by a one-pot in situ solvothermal route. X-ray diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopy analyses showed that the formation of hydroxide (Ni–Fe LDH) reduction graphene oxide occurred simultaneously during process. TGA results incorporation LDH significantly improved thermal stability graphene. Subsequently, LDH/graphene introduced into epoxy resins for reducing their fire hazard. With 2.0 wt% LDH/graphene, onset degradation...

10.1039/c3ta00035d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2013-01-01

As a graphene-like layered nano-material, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has gained much attention from the materials fields. In our research, MoS2/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposites are prepared by solvent blending method. The morphology, thermal properties, fire resistance properties and mechanical of PVA/MoS2 studied. MoS2 is homogeneously dispersed partially exfoliated in PVA matrix as indicated X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)...

10.1039/c2ra21719h article EN RSC Advances 2012-01-01

A novel strategy based on functionalized graphene oxide (FGO)/phosphoramide oligomer flame retardant was developed to overcome the challenges of dispersion sheets in polymer matrix and ease burn-out under air atmosphere. Graphene (GO) modified by 4,4-diaminodiphenyl methane (DDM) then situ incorporated into phosphoramide oligomer, resulting a nanocomposite (FRs-FGO) containing exfoliated graphene. Subsequently, polypropylene (PP) simultaneously compatilized with PP-grafted maleic anhydride....

10.1039/c3ra45945d article EN RSC Advances 2014-06-17

A biobased flame retardant toughening agent, phosphaphenanthrene groups-containing triscardanyl phosphate (PTCP), was successfully synthesized via debydrochlorination, epoxidation and ring opening reaction from renewable resource cardanol. The chemical structure of PTCP confirmed by the proton phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance. Epoxy resins (EPs) with different contents were prepared through a simple mixing method. Thermogravimetric analysis results indicated that earlier degradation...

10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00062 article EN ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017-03-07
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