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Hydrodynamic resistance calculation and structural optimization of hull cleaning robot Open

Xin Du, Chenghua Wang, Dingfeng Wei, Xuecheng Wu, Yi-Hsuan Wu , et al. · 2025

Hull-cleaning robots play an increasingly important role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of ship navigation. This paper researches underwater resistance calculation and related aspects. Firstly, the mathematical and turbulence models…

Associations among blood heavy metals, neurofilament light chains and cognition function in US adults: NHANES 2013–2014 Open

Y Zhou, Yunguang Wang, Cheng Qiu, Yuanxin Man, Xiaobo Zhu , et al. · 2025

This study is the first to utilize sNfL data to establish a link between heavy metals exposure and cognitive function. The finding highlight the the positive correlation between Pb or Cd and sNfL, the negative correlation between Se and sN…

A Patent Landscape Analysis on the Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Positive Electrode Materials: Trends, Technologies, and the Future Open

Zhuoya Tong, Xiaobo Zhu · 2025

The massive production and utilization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has intensified concerns about raw material shortage and end-of-life battery management. The development of effective recycling/reusing strategies, especially for the v…

Study on rheological performance and mechanism of SMA grafted TPU modified asphalt based on in-situ synthesis method Open

Shuang Wang, Xiaobo Zhu, Chen Ping, Zhichen Wang, Enze Wu · 2025

This study aimed to enhance the high- and low-temperature rheological properties of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-modified asphalt through an innovative in-situ synthesis process. Styrene grafted maleic anhydride (SMA) was employed for …

Plastic Deformation of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Single Crystals Caused by Domain Orientation Dynamics Open

Nikita Vostrov, Isaac Martens, Mattia Colalongo, Edoardo Zatterin, Michal Ronovský , et al. · 2025

The nanoscale mechanisms of ion deintercalation in battery cathode materials remain poorly understood, especially the relationship between crystallographic defects (dislocations, small angle grain boundaries, vacancies, etc ), device perfo…

Volmer–Weber growth of nano-island heterostructures on spinel cathodes: a route to stable high-voltage lithium-ion batteries Open

Gui Chu, Yuanbin She, Aoyu Huang, Qingquan Ye, Yimei Deng , et al. · 2025

A uniform zirconia nano-island architecture is grown on a high-voltage spinel cathode via a thermodynamically driven Volmer–Weber growth. It provides exceptional stability by resolving the dilemma of conventional surface coatings.

The LCG1‐OsBP5/OsEBP89‐Wx module regulates the grain chalkiness and taste quality in rice Open

Bin Tu, Tao Zhang, Liu Pin, Wen Yang, Ling Zheng , et al. · 2024

Summary It is well known that the overall quality of japonica/geng rice is superior to that of indica/xian rice varieties. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the quality disparities between these two subspecies of rice are still …

An alumina phase induced composite transition shuttle to stabilize carbon capture cycles Open

Xingyue Ma, Shuxuan Luo, Yunhui Hua, Seshadri Seetharaman, Xiaobo Zhu , et al. · 2024

Limiting global warming to 1.5-2 °C requires a 50-90% reduction in CO₂ emissions in 2050, depending on different scenarios, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage is a promising technology that can help reach this objectiv…

Imaging inter - and intra-particle features in crystalline cathode materials for Li-ion batteries using nano-focused beam techniques at 4th generation synchrotron sources Open

Mattia Colalongo, Nikita Vostrov, Isaac Martens, Edoardo Zatterin, Marie‐Ingrid Richard , et al. · 2024

The necessity of mapping crystal defects in battery materials after synthesis is crucial in understanding heterogeneity within a single crystal domain and among particles to develop superior crystal quality materials. Numerous imaging tech…

Interlayer expansion and conductive networking of MoS2 nanoroses mediated by bio-derived carbon for enhanced potassium-ion storage Open

Shuo Zhang, Zonggui Yin, Lili Wang, Mengyao Shu, Xin Liang , et al. · 2024

Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) represent a promising battery technology for energy storage applications. Nevertheless, the progress of PIBs is still hindered by the lack of electrode materials that allow rapid and repeatable accommodation …

A patent landscape analysis on the high-voltage spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 for next-generation lithium-ion batteries Open

Zhuoya Tong, Xiaobo Zhu · 2024

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is now a cornerstone technology to curb carbon emission by enabling electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage. However, LIBs are highly materials-intensive, the cost and availability of the key materials,…

Na-deficient P2-type layered oxide cathodes for practical sodium-ion batteries Open

Yu Huang, Weixiong Zeng, Kui Li, Xiaobo Zhu · 2024

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted enormous attention as candidates in stationary energy storage systems, because of the decent electrochemical performance based on cheap and abundant Na-ion intercalation chemistry. Layered oxides,…

High‐Voltage Spinel Cathode Materials: Navigating the Structural Evolution for Lithium‐Ion Batteries Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Aoyu Huang, Isaac Martens, Nikita Vostrov, Yongqi Sun , et al. · 2024

High‐voltage LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 (LNMO) spinel oxides are highly promising cobalt‐free cathode materials to cater to the surging demand for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). However, commercial application of LNMOs is still challenging despite…

Good learners or trouble makers? Study on the relationship between academic performance and antisocial behavior of junior high school students Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Wenyi Jiang, Weijin Shi, Junfeng Shi · 2024

The school bullying incident has aroused widespread concern in current society. How to manage students’ anti-social behavior has become an increasingly serious problem for administrators. This study uses a sample of 8270 junior high school…

Synchronous Densification and Conductivity Modulation of Nano‐Titanate for Pseudocapacitive Li‐ion Storage Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Qin She, Mao Wang, Zhiliang Wang, Yuxiang Hu , et al. · 2023

Nanostructured electrode materials have attracted enormous attention because of their kinetic advantages endorsed by nanoscale regime. Densification is required to improve their volumetric densities for practical applications but is challe…

Defects and nanostrain gradients control phase transition mechanisms in single crystal high-voltage lithium spinel Open

Isaac Martens, Nikita Vostrov, Marta Mirolo, Steven Leake, Edoardo Zatterin , et al. · 2023

Lithiation dynamics and phase transition mechanisms in most battery cathode materials remain poorly understood, because of the challenge in differentiating inter- and intra-particle heterogeneity. In this work, the structural evolution ins…

Plastic deformation of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 single crystals due to domain orientation dynamics Open

Nikita Vostrov, Isaac Martens, Mattia Colalongo, Edoardo Zatterin, Steven Leake , et al. · 2023

The core principles and nanoscale mechanisms of ion deintercalation in battery cathode materials remain poorly understood, in particular, the relationship between crystallographic defects (dislocations, small angle grain boundaries, vacanc…

Deep neural network training method based on vectorgraphs for designing of metamaterial broadband polarization converters Open

Jiale Gao, Chunjie Feng, Xingyi Wu, Yanghui Wu, Xiaobo Zhu , et al. · 2023

Single Loop Voltage Control Strategy Based on Model Predictive Control for NPC-UPS Open

Zhiyan Li, Xiaobo Zhu, Qing Ye, Shuaituan Tian, Huilun Xiang · 2023

UPS can provide stable electrical energy for sensitive loads when severe grid disturbance happens. A neutral point clamped (NPC) three-level voltage source converter is used as the circuit topology for UPS. In this study, the discrete math…

A Liquid Crystal Ionomer‐Type Electrolyte toward Ordering‐Induced Regulation for Highly Reversible Zinc Ion Battery Open

Du Yuan, Xin Li, Hong Yao, Yuhang Li, Xiaobo Zhu , et al. · 2023

Novel electrolyte is being pursued toward exploring Zn chemistry in zinc ion batteries. Here, a fluorine‐free liquid crystal (LC) ionomer‐type zinc electrolyte is presented, achieving simultaneous regulated water activity and long‐range or…

Revisiting Phase Transformation Mechanisms in LiNi 0.5 Mn 1.5 O 4 High Voltage Cathodes with Operando Microdiffraction Open

Isaac Martens, Nikita Vostrov, Marta Mirolo, Mattia Colalongo, Peter Kúš , et al. · 2022

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Nanoimaging of solid solution domains during phase transitions inside LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Open

Isaac Martens, Nikita Vostrov, Marta Mirolo, Steven Leake, Edoardo Zatterin , et al. · 2022

Lithiation dynamics in many battery cathode materials remain poorly understood, because of the difficulty in differentiating inter and intra-particle heterogeneity. In this work, operando X-ray nanodiffraction microscopy is used to directl…

Multilevel Transformer For Multimodal Emotion Recognition Open

Junyi He, Meimei Wu, Meng Li, Xiaobo Zhu, Feng Ye · 2022

Multimodal emotion recognition has attracted much attention recently. Fusing multiple modalities effectively with limited labeled data is a challenging task. Considering the success of pre-trained model and fine-grained nature of emotion e…

Author Correction: Epitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Tobias U. Schülli, Xin‐She Yang, Tongen Lin, Yuxiang Hu , et al. · 2022

Revisiting phase transformation mechanisms in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 high voltage cathodes with operando microdiffraction Open

Isaac Martens, Nikita Vostrov, Marta Mirolo, Mattia Colalongo, Peter Kúš , et al. · 2022

Understanding the phase transition mechanisms of active materials inside Li-ion batteries is critical for rechargability and optimizing the power/energy density of devices. In this work, high-energy microfocused X-ray diffraction is used t…

Experimental Simulation of Larger Quantum Circuits with Fewer Superconducting Qubits Open

Chong Ying, Bin Cheng, Youwei Zhao, He-Liang Huang, Yuning Zhang , et al. · 2022

Although near-term quantum computing devices are still limited by the quantity and quality of qubits in the so-called NISQ era, quantum computational advantage has been experimentally demonstrated. Moreover, hybrid architectures of quantum…

A Universal Spinning‐Coordinating Strategy to Construct Continuous Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Heterointerface with Boosted Lithium Polysulfides Immobilization for 3D‐Printed LiS Batteries Open

Ouyang Yue, Wei Zong, Xiaobo Zhu, Lulu Mo, Guojie Chao , et al. · 2022

Constructing intimate coupling between transition metal and carbon nanomaterials is an effective means to achieve strong immobilization of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) in the applications of lithium–sulfur (LiS) batteries. Herein, a unive…

Syngas mediated microbial electrosynthesis for CO2 to acetate conversion using Clostridium ljungdahlii Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Joshua Jack, Aaron Leininger, Meiqi Yang, Yanhong Bian , et al. · 2022

Study on Antibacterial Mechanism of Two-dimensional Nanomaterial Ti3C2-Ag Complexes Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Shaolong Chen, Yongqiang Jiang · 2022

In 2016, Rasool et al. first noted that Ti 3 C 2 materials, with super antibacterial properties, makes two-dimensional nanomaterials as one of the most promising antibacterial nanomaterials into our focus.Gogotsi's study revealed that MXen…

Epitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling Open

Xiaobo Zhu, Tobias U. Schülli, Xiaowei Yang, Tongen Lin, Yuxiang Hu , et al. · 2022

Transition metal dissolution in cathode active material for Li-based batteries is a critical aspect that limits the cycle life of these devices. Although several approaches have been proposed to tackle this issue, this detrimental process …

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