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Amorphous encapsulation engineering to overcome SMSI constraints in Pt@a-Nb <sub>2</sub> O <sub>5</sub> catalysts for CO oxidation Open

Yi Zhou, Aixian Shan, Hao Li, Zhi Zhao, Peng Xia , et al. · 2025

Strength enhancement of coarse-grained cemented carbide by incorporating ZrO2 particles into ceramic grains Open

Qi Wang, Xingwei Liu, Tengxin Ren, Zhi Zhao, Haibin Wang , et al. · 2025

Effects of Periodic Short-Term Heat Stress on Biological Characteristics and Gut Bacteria of Spodoptera frugiperda Open

Jingjing Jia, Min Liang, Zhi Zhao, Wenhua Huang, Qing Feng , et al. · 2025

In this study, the migratory agricultural pest Spodoptera frugiperda was exposed to three periodic short-term heat stress regimes at 37 °C, 40 °C, and 43 °C (2 h daily), with a constant 26 °C control. We systematically evaluated the effect…

Enhancing toughness and wear resistance of ultrafine-structured WC-Co coating via ZrO2 incorporation Open

Chen Wang, Haibin Wang, Huanhuan Hong, Zhi Zhao, Xingwei Liu , et al. · 2025

Hydration Induces Dehydration: Creating Negative Swelling Gel by a Paradox Open

Zhi Zhao, Xiaotong Zheng, Yurong Li, Xuan Yao, Haibin Wang , et al. · 2025

Swelling positively in water is a common behavior of hydrogels, which, however, can lead to reduced mechanical performance and stability. Enabling negative swelling represents a promising way to address those issues but is extremely challe…

Hybrid physical model and status data-driven approach for quality-reliable digital light processing 3D printing Open

Lidong Zhao, X Zhang, Zhi Zhao, Limin Ma, Lifang Wu · 2025

Existing methods for detecting anomalies in digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing and performing in-situ repairs can reduce most defects and improve success rates. However, since printing control parameters cannot adapt to real-time p…

Research on Sustainable Reuse of Decommissioned Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles Open

Cheng Zhang, Guocheng Li, Cong Wang, Jian Zheng, Zeguang Lu , et al. · 2025

Hierarchical Carbon Electrocatalysts with Atomic Co-N/Pyridinic-N Synergy for Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Reactions Open

Jian Li, Zhi Zhao, Xinxin Pi, Guangshun Chai, Li Ran , et al. · 2025

Performance Investigation and Optimization of Composite Materials in Household Dehumidifiers Open

Zhongbao Liu, Fanzhao Kong, Zhi Zhao, Zepeng Wang, Yimo Liu , et al. · 2024

The efficiency of household dehumidifiers is affected by air temperature and the temperature used for regeneration. A regeneration temperature that is too high can lead to increased energy use, heat build-up in the desiccant wheel, and low…

Simultaneous enhancement of strength and conductivity via self-assembled lamellar architecture Open

Tielong Han, Chao Hou, Zhi Zhao, Zengbao Jiao, Yurong Li , et al. · 2024

Simultaneous improvement of strength and conductivity is urgently demanded but challenging for bimetallic materials. Here we show by creating a self-assembled lamellar (SAL) architecture in W-Cu system, enhancement in strength and electric…

Negative swelling hydrogel enabled by osmotic pressure induced dehydration Open

Zhi Zhao, Xuan Yao, Xiaotong Zheng, Yurong Li, Haibin Wang , et al. · 2023

Swelling positively in water is a common behavior of hydrogels, which may lead to reduced mechanical performance and stability. Enabling negative swelling represents a promising way to address those issues, but is extremely challenging to …

A soft, adhesive self-healing naked-eye strain/stress visualization patch Open

Zhi Zhao, Junjie Liu, Mengfei Wu, Xuan Yao, Haibin Wang , et al. · 2023

To learn about the strain/stress distribution in a material is essential to achieving its mechanical stability and proper functionality. Conventional techniques such as universal testing machines only applies to static samples with standar…

Ultra‐Tough Self‐Healing Hydrogel via Hierarchical Energy Associative Dissipation Open

Zhi Zhao, Yurong Li, Haibin Wang, Yupeng Shan, Xingwei Liu , et al. · 2023

Owing to high water content and homogeneous texture, conventional hydrogels hardly reach satisfactory mechanical performance. Tensile‐resistant groups and structural heterogeneity are employed to fabricate tough hydrogels. However, those t…

Performance of a Hierarchically Nanostructured W–Cu Composite Produced via Mediating Phase Separation Open

Chao Hou, Hao Lü, Zhi Zhao, Xintao Huang, Tielong Han , et al. · 2023

Modulating the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance via Precisely Tuned Reactive Sites in Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks Open

Xiaoqing Liang, Zhi Zhao, Ruili Shi, Liting Yang, Bin Zhao , et al. · 2023

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as promising electrocatalysts due to their controllable architectures, highly exposed molecular active sites, and ordered structures. In this study, a series of porphyrin-based COFs (TAPP-x-C…

Grain-interior planar defects induced by heteroatom monolayer Open

Xingwei Liu, Haibin Wang, Hao Lü, Xingwei Liu, Zhi Zhao , et al. · 2023

A new type of grain-interior planar defect in a ceramic phase in TiC doped cemented tungsten carbides was discovered. It is unique in that the monolayers of metal atoms exist stably in ceramic grains. The planar defects were induced by the…

Developing the optimized control scheme for continuous and layer-wise DLP 3D printing by CFD simulation Open

Lidong Zhao, Yan Zhang, Lifang Wu, Zhi Zhao, Zening Men , et al. · 2023

Ultra-tough self-healing hydrogel via hierarchical energy associative dissipation Open

Zhi Zhao, Yurong Li, Haibin Wang, Yupeng Shan, Xingwei Liu , et al. · 2022

Mechanical robustness is essential to the stability and lifetime of hydrogel based functional materials. Owing to the high water content and homogeneous texture, conventional hydrogels have unsatisfactory strength and elasticity. Methods s…

Water resistant soil stabilization via a mussel mimicry ultra-low swelling hydrogel Open

Zhi Zhao, Yupeng Shan, Haibin Wang, Hao Lü, Xingwei Liu , et al. · 2022

Employing hydrogels as a substitute for cement in soil stabilization is believed to have great environmental benefits. However, current hydrogel soils stabilizers cannot function properly in wet conditions due to swelling induced structura…

Structural color printing via polymer-assisted photochemical deposition Open

Shinhyuk Choi, Zhi Zhao, Jiawei Zuo, Hossain Mansur Resalat Faruque, Yu Yao , et al. · 2022

Structural color printings have broad applications due to their advantages of long-term sustainability, eco-friendly manufacturing, and ultra-high resolution. However, most of them require costly and time-consuming fabrication processes fr…

Synthetic nanobody-functionalized nanoparticles for accelerated development of rapid, accessible detection of viral antigens Open

Xiahui Chen, Shoukai Kang, Md Ashif Ikbal, Zhi Zhao, Yuxin Pan , et al. · 2022

DNA origami enabled assembly of nanophotonic structures and their applications [Invited] Open

Zhi Zhao, Yutao Han, Yan Liu · 2021

Nanophotonics is an emerging hot area that finds applications in optics, sensing and energy harvesting. Conventional fabrication methods are generally limited by their low spatial resolution and patterning capability, which cannot meet the…

Deterministic assembly of single emitters in sub-5 nanometer optical cavity formed by gold nanorod dimers on three-dimensional DNA origami Open

Zhi Zhao, Xiahui Chen, Jiawei Zuo, Ali Basiri, Shinhyuk Choi , et al. · 2021

Controllable strong interactions between a nanocavity and a single emitter is\nimportant to manipulating optical emission in a nanophotonic systems but\nchallenging to achieve. Here a three-dimensional DNA origami, named as DNA rack\n(DR) …

Experimental Study on Activated Carbon-MIL-101(Cr) Composites for Ethanol Vapor Adsorption Open

Zhongbao Liu, Jiayang Gao, Xin Qi, Zhi Zhao, Han Sun · 2021

In this study, the hydrothermal method was used to synthesize MIL-101(Cr), and activated carbon (AC) with different content was incorporated in to MIL-101(Cr), thereby obtaining AC-MIL-101(Cr) composite material with a huge specific surfac…

Synthetic Nanobody-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Accelerated Development of Rapid, Accessible Detection of Viral Antigens Open

Xiahui Chen, Shoukai Kang, Ashif Ikbal, Zhi Zhao, Yuxin Pan , et al. · 2021

Successful control of emerging infectious diseases requires accelerated development of fast, affordable, and accessible assays to be widely implemented at a high frequency. Here we present a generalizable assay platform, nano body-function…

Advancements in electrochemical biosensing for respiratory virus detection: A review Open

Zhi Zhao, Changfu Huang, Ziyu Huang, Fengjuan Lin, Qinlin He , et al. · 2021

Ion Coulomb Crystals in Storage Rings for Quantum Information Science Open

Kevin Brown, Aasma Aslam, Sandra Biedron, Trudy Bolin, Renyi Chen , et al. · 2021

We discuss the possible use of crystalline beams in storage rings for applications in quantum information science (QIS). Crystalline beams have been created in ion trap systems and proven to be useful as a computational basis for QIS appli…

Status of Proof-of-Principle Experiment of Coherent Electron Cooling at BNL Open

I. Pinayev, Z. Altinbas, Richard A. Anderson, S. Belomestnykh, C. Boulware , et al. · 2018

The coherent electron cooling proof-of-principle experiment is aimed to demonstrate new technique suitable for cooling of the high energy protons and is essential for a future electron-hadron collider. In this paper we present the current …

A novel paradigm for the fabrication of highly uniform nanowire arrays using residual stress-induced patterning Open

Zhi Zhao, Nan Wang, Hanqing Nan, Li Shen, Colm Durkan , et al. · 2016

A residue-free, one-step method for the fabrication of 1-D materials with highly tunable geometric parameters.

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