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How the toughest inorganic fullerene cages absorb shockwave pressures in a protective nanocomposite: experimental evidence from two in situ investigations (2017)
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Xu, F., Kobayashi, T., Yang, Z., Sekine, T., Chang, H., Wang, N., …Zhu, Y. (2017). How the toughest inorganic fullerene cages absorb shockwave pressures in a protective nanocomposite: experimental evidence from two in situ investigations. ACS Nano, 11(8), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b02943

Nanocomposites fabricated using the toughest caged inorganic fullerene WS2 (IF-WS2) nanoparticles could offer ultimate protection via absorbing shockwaves; however, if the IF-WS2 nanomaterials really work, how they behave and what they experience wit... Read More about How the toughest inorganic fullerene cages absorb shockwave pressures in a protective nanocomposite: experimental evidence from two in situ investigations.

Incorporation and evolution of ZrO2 nano-particles in Pt-modified aluminide coating for high temperature applications (2016)
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Qian, L., Xu, F., Voisey, K., Nekouie, V., Zhou, Z., Silberschmidt, V. V., & Hou, X. (2017). Incorporation and evolution of ZrO2 nano-particles in Pt-modified aluminide coating for high temperature applications. Surface and Coatings Technology, 311, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.12.106

ZrO2 nano-particles were incorporated into electro-deposited PtAl coatings in an attempt to enhance their performance by exploiting the effect of reactive element oxides. PtAl coatings with and without ZrO2 particles were deposited onto three commerc... Read More about Incorporation and evolution of ZrO2 nano-particles in Pt-modified aluminide coating for high temperature applications.

Super-hydrophobic/icephobic coatings based on silica nanoparticles modified by self-assembled monolayers (2016)
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Liu, J., Janjua, Z. A., Roe, M., Xu, F., Turnbull, B., Choi, K., & Hou, X. (2016). Super-hydrophobic/icephobic coatings based on silica nanoparticles modified by self-assembled monolayers. Nanomaterials, 6(12), Article 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano6120232

A super-hydrophobic surface has been obtained from nanocomposite materials based on silica nanoparticles and self-assembled monolayers of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (POTS) using spin coating and chemical vapor deposition methods. Scann... Read More about Super-hydrophobic/icephobic coatings based on silica nanoparticles modified by self-assembled monolayers.

Yb3+ doping effects on thermal conductivity and thermal expansion of Yttrium aluminium garnet (2016)
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Wang, J., Xu, F., Wheatley, R., Neate, N. C., & Hou, X. (2016). Yb3+ doping effects on thermal conductivity and thermal expansion of Yttrium aluminium garnet. Ceramics International, 42(12), 14228-14235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.06.034

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG) is an attractive candidate as thermal barrier material used for turbine blade in aero engines, due to its relatively low thermal conductivity, low oxygen diffusivity and good phase stability at high temperature. YAG has... Read More about Yb3+ doping effects on thermal conductivity and thermal expansion of Yttrium aluminium garnet.

Investigation of La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 as new thermal barrier materials (2015)
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Wang, J., Xu, F., Wheatley, R. J., Choy, K., Neate, N. C., & Hou, X. (2015). Investigation of La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 as new thermal barrier materials. Materials and Design, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.07.022

Low thermal conductivity is one of the key requirements for thermal barrier coating materials. From the consideration of crystal structure and ion radius, La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 ceramics with pyrochlore crystal structures were synthesised by sol-gel met... Read More about Investigation of La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 as new thermal barrier materials.

Tribological performance of Graphene/Carbon nanotube hybrid reinforced Al2O3 composites (2015)
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Yazdani, B., Xu, F., Ahmad, I., Hou, X., Xia, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2015). Tribological performance of Graphene/Carbon nanotube hybrid reinforced Al2O3 composites. Scientific Reports, 5(1), Article 11579. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11579

Tribological performance of the hot-pressed pure Al2O3 and its composites containing various hybrid contents of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were investigated under different loading conditions using the ball-on-disc meth... Read More about Tribological performance of Graphene/Carbon nanotube hybrid reinforced Al2O3 composites.