Xun Cao

ORCID: 0000-0003-4417-6350
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  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Pigment Synthesis and Properties
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics

Shanghai Institute of Ceramics
2016-2025

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016-2025

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2009-2025

Agency for Science, Technology and Research
2023-2025

Nanyang Technological University
2014-2024

Zhejiang Ocean University
2017-2024

Zhejiang University
2017-2024

Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2024

Nanjing Tech University
2013-2023

Changzhou University
2021-2023

Vanadium dioxide (VO<sub>2</sub>) is a well-known thermochromic material since it exhibits notable optical variation in the near-infrared region from transmitting to reflecting upon semiconductor-to-metal phase transition (SMT).

10.1039/c7tc05768g article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2018-01-01

Abstract Spatially resolved dynamically reconfigurable control of thermal emission has comprehensive implications for fundamental science and technological applications, such as camouflage adaptive radiative heating/cooling. Materials systems that can spatially with dynamic reconfigurability, simple manufacturability, a large range have not been explored, so far. Here, platform consisting three components (a material phase transition hysteresis, photonic device field‐optimized planarized...

10.1002/lpor.201900162 article EN Laser & Photonics Review 2019-12-10

Abstract Flexible thermoelectric devices show great promise as sustainable power units for the exponentially increasing self-powered wearable electronics and ultra-widely distributed wireless sensor networks. While exciting proof-of-concept demonstrations have been reported, their large-scale implementation is impeded by unsatisfactory device performance costly fabrication techniques. Here, we develop Ag 2 Se-based films flexible via inkjet printing. Large-area patterned arrays with...

10.1038/s41467-024-46183-1 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2024-03-08

Abstract Constructing crossmodal in-sensor processing system based on high-performance flexible devices is of great significance for the development wearable human-machine interfaces. A bio-inspired computing can perform real-time energy-efficient multimodal signals, alleviating data conversion and transmission between different modules in conventional chips. Here, we report a spiking sensory neuron (CSSN) VO 2 memristor, demonstrate encoding We excellent performance memristor including...

10.1038/s41467-024-51609-x article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2024-08-23

Vanadium dioxide is the most widely researched thermochromic material with a phase transition temperature (τc) of around 68 °C, and its performance can be enhanced by adding nanoporosity. Freeze-drying has been employed to fabricate nanostructures different porosities from 16 45% varying prefreezing precursor concentration. The luminous transmittance (Tlum) solar modulating ability (ΔTsol) are greatly as result increasing pore size density. freeze-dried sample 7.5 mL H2O2 dip-coated at 300...

10.1021/la404666n article EN Langmuir 2014-02-04

In the pursuit of energy efficient materials, vanadium dioxide (VO2) based smart coatings have gained much attention in recent years. For window applications, VO2 thin films should be fabricated at low temperature to reduce cost commercial fabrication and solve compatibility problems. Meanwhile, thermochromic performance with high luminous transmittance solar modulation ability, as well effective UV shielding function has become most important developing strategy for ideal windows. this...

10.1021/acsami.7b07137 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017-07-19

The reproducible forming-free resistive switching (RS) behavior in rare-earth-oxide Gd2O3 polycrystalline thin film was demonstrated. characteristic of this RS similar to that other forming-necessary binary materials except its initial resistance starts from not the high state (HRS) but low (LRS). An ultrahigh ratio HRS LRS about six seven orders magnitude achieved at a bias voltage 0.6 V. Mechanism analysis indicated existence metallic Gd films plays an important role performance. Our work...

10.1063/1.3236573 article EN Journal of Applied Physics 2009-10-01

With an urgent demand of energy efficient coatings for building fenestrations, vanadium dioxide (VO2)-based thermochromic smart have been widely investigated due to the reversible phase transition VO2 at a critical temperature 68 °C, which is accompanied by modulation solar irradiation, especially in near-infrared region. As commercial applications our daily life, there are still some obstacles VO2-based coatings, such as high temperature, optical properties (luminous transmittance and...

10.1007/s40436-017-0209-2 article EN cc-by Advances in Manufacturing 2018-01-24

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a well-known thermochromic material with large IR modulating ability, promising for energy-saving smart windows. The main drawbacks of VO2 are its high phase transition temperature (τc = 68 °C), low luminous transmission (Tlum), and weak solar ability (ΔTsol). In this paper, the terbium cation (Tb3+) doping was first reported to reduce τc increase Tlum thin films. Compared pristine VO2, 2 at. % level gives both enhanced ΔTsol from 45.8% 54.0% 7.7% 8.3%,...

10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04212 article EN Langmuir 2016-01-05

For VO2-based thermochromic smart windows, high luminous transmittance (Tlum) and solar regulation efficiency (ΔTsol) are usually pursued as the most critical issues, which have been discussed in numerous researches. However, environmental durability, has rarely considered, is also so vital for practical application because it determines lifetime cycle times of windows. In this paper, we report novel VO2@ZnO core-shell nanoparticles with ultrahigh durability well improved performance. The...

10.1021/acsami.7b08889 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017-07-31

Vanadium dioxide (VO2), as a typical thermochromic material used in smart windows, is always limited by its weaker solar regulation efficiency (ΔTsol) and lower luminous transmittance (Tlum). Except for common approaches such doping, coating, special structure, compositing another effective method. The macroscopic (from colorless to blue) ionic liquid–nickel–chlorine (IL–Ni–Cl) complexes are selected this paper be combined with VO2 nanoparticles forming composite film. This novel scheme...

10.1021/acsami.6b11202 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016-10-14

A novel thermochromic WO<sub>3</sub>/VO<sub>2</sub>/WO<sub>3</sub> sandwich structure was deliberately designed and deposited by a reactive magnetron sputtering technique.

10.1039/c6ra23504b article EN RSC Advances 2016-01-01

Abstract Thermochromic window develops as a competitive solution for carbon emissions due to comprehensive advantages of its passivity and effective utilization energy. How further enhance the solar modulation ( $${\triangle T}_{{{{{{{\rm{sol}}}}}}}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>△</mml:mo> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>sol</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> ) thermochromic windows while ensuring high luminous transmittance...

10.1038/s41467-022-35513-w article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2022-12-19

ConspectusElectrochromic devices (ECDs) can reversibly regulate their optical properties (transmittance, reflectance, and color) via internal ion migration under applied voltage, thus exhibiting advantages such as controllable switching, high contrast ratio between bleached colored states, low power consumption. Based on these features, ECDs have been studied in the fields of photothermal modulation, dynamic display, energy storage, camouflage. Recently, remarkable breakthroughs made with...

10.1021/accountsmr.2c00217 article EN Accounts of Materials Research 2023-04-20

Abstract The manipulation of thermal radiation amplitude or direction over a broadband spectrum is fundamental capability, demonstrating significant potential in management and infrared information encryption. However, existing approaches cannot control both aspects simultaneously. In this study, an ultrabroadband directional tunable emitter (UDTTE) utilizing the metal‐insulator transition properties vanadium dioxide photonic structure Brewster effect proposed. Before phase transition, UDTTE...

10.1002/advs.202416437 article EN cc-by Advanced Science 2025-02-20
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