Publications

Differential Geometry

Objective rates as covariant derivatives on the manifold of Riemannian metrics

The subject of so-called objective derivatives in Continuum Mechanics has a long history and has generated varying views concerning their true mathematical interpretation. Several attempts have been made to provide a mathematical definition that…

Boris Kolev, Rodrigue Desmorat

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis - 2024

Chemical Sciences

Unification of rheology of thixotropic yield stress fluids and screen printing properties of pastes

At present, the electrode width of solar cells has been successfully reduced to less than 20 µm. Ensuring its morphology and aspect ratio remains a major challenge to further reducing the electrode width, which puts higher requirements on the…

Chaobin Mao, Yuxin Tian, Xingyu Zhou, Jinbo Bai, Shenghua Ma, Hui Wang

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - 2023

Materials and structures in mechanics

Experimental mechanics and fracture: Toward a big data approach?

One of the main sources of data in experimental solid mechanics comes from the use of digital images and their registration via correlation techniques. Thanks to such measurements, one may state that experimental mechanics has entered the big-data…

Olivier Allix, Francisco Chinesta, François Hild

CFRAC - 2023

Solid mechanics

A gradient-enhanced bone remodelling approach to avoid the checkerboard phenomenon

Numerical simulation of bone remodelling enables the investigation of short-and long-term stability of bone implants and thus can be an essential tool for surgical planning. The first development of related mathematical models dates back to the…

Fynn Bensel, Marlis Reiber, Elise Foulatier, Philipp Junker, Udo Nackenhorst

Computational Mechanics - 2023

Other

Efficient Industrial-Current-Density Acetylene to Polymer-Grade Ethylene via Hydrogen-Localization Transfer over Fluorine-Modified Copper

Electrocatalytic acetylene semi-hydrogenation to ethylene powered by renewable electricity represents a sustainable pathway, but the inadequate current density and single-pass yield greatly impedes the production efficiency and industrial…

Lei Bai, Yi Wang, Zheng Han, Jinbo Bai, Kunyue Leng, Lirong Zheng, Yunteng Qu, Yuen Wu

Nature Communications - 2023

Engineering Sciences

3D aerogel membrane-based evaporator with sandwich structure for superior solar-driven evaporation

Seawater desalination with solar-driven interfacial evaporators has emerged as a promising solution to alleviate global water scarcity. However, conventional twodimensional (2D) planar evaporators have high reflectivity, which poses a challenge in…

Xi Hu, Yutong Song, Yundi Lv, Beibei Wang, Jinbo Bai, Shenghua Ma

Desalination - 2023

Catalysis

Ru–W Pair Sites Enabling the Ensemble Catalysis for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Abstract Simultaneously optimizing elementary steps, such as water dissociation, hydroxyl transferring, and hydrogen combination, is crucial yet challenging for achieving efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. Herein, Ru…

Weilong Ma, Xiaoyu Yang, Dingding Li, Ruixin Xu, Liangpeng Nie, Baoping Zhang, Yi Wang, Shuang Wang, Gang Wang, Jinxiang Diao, Lirong Zheng, Jinbo Bai, Kunyue Leng, Xiaolin Li, Yunteng Qu

Advanced Science - 2023

Chemical Sciences

Direct Observation of Transition Metal Ions Evolving into Single Atoms: Formation and Transformation of Nanoparticle Intermediates

Abstract Understanding the dynamical evolution from metal ions to single atoms is of great importance to the rational development of synthesis strategies for single atom catalysts (SACs) against metal sintering during pyrolysis. Herein, an in situ…

Zheng Han, Yi Wang, Kunyue Leng, Jiming Zheng, Ren Li, Boqian Jia, Dingding Li, Lei Bai, Xuting Guo, Lirong Zheng, Yunteng Qu, Jinbo Bai

Advanced Science - 2023

Chemical Sciences

Graphene-Based Double-Sided Light Absorption Evaporators with Enhanced Water Supply for Solar Desalination

The scarcity of freshwater resources poses a significant challenge to humanity, therefore it is necessary to develop the development of a sustainable and highly efficient evaporator. However, the light absorption capability of traditional…

Yutong Song, Tinglin Guo, Haobo Xue, Xi Hu, Jinbo Bai, Beibei Wang, Shenghua Ma

ACS Applied Nano Materials - 2023

Catalysis

External-Shell Oxygen Enabling the Local Environment Modulation of Unsaturated NbN 3 for Efficient Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

Single atom catalysts with tunable coordination structure have shown grand potential in flexibly altering the selectivity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) towards desired pathway. However, the local coordination number modulation on the single…

Dingding Li, Run-Xi Zhu, Zheng Han, Lei Bai, Jianting Zhang, Ruixin Xu, Weilong Ma, Liangpeng Nie, Yi Wang, Jinbo Bai, Hang Zhao, Ji-Quan Liu, Kunyue Leng, Ya-Qiong Su, Yunteng Qu

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces - 2023