Dr FANG XU's Outputs (26)

Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis (2023)
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Li, P., Aboulkhair, N. T., Wu, J., Leng, K. L., Yang, D., Clare, A. T., Hou, X., & Xu, F. (2023). Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 27, 4891-4907

Self-lubricating aluminium matrix composites with enhanced tribological properties are sought for weight critical applications. In previous studies, the Al composites incorporating the solid lubricant WS2 have been shown to reduce both the coefficien... Read More about Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis.

Atmospheric plasma spraying of ytterbium disilicate for abradable and environmental barrier coatings: A story of processing-microstructure relationships (2023)
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Lynam, A., Rincon Romero, A., Xu, F., Brewster, G., Pattinson, G., & Hussain, T. (2023). Atmospheric plasma spraying of ytterbium disilicate for abradable and environmental barrier coatings: A story of processing-microstructure relationships. Ceramics International, 49(13), 22232-22243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.04.053

Environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) are required to protect SiC based composites in high temperature, steam containing combustion environments found in the latest generation of high efficiency gas turbine aeroengines. Ytterbium disilicate (YbDS) ha... Read More about Atmospheric plasma spraying of ytterbium disilicate for abradable and environmental barrier coatings: A story of processing-microstructure relationships.

Highly Aligned Ni-Decorated GO–CNT Nanostructures in Epoxy with Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties (2022)
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Hu, C., Zhang, H., Neate, N., Fay, M., Hou, X., Grant, D., & Xu, F. (2022). Highly Aligned Ni-Decorated GO–CNT Nanostructures in Epoxy with Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties. Polymers, 14(13), Article 2583. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132583

In this study, graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes nanostructures decorated with nickel nanoparticles (NiGNT) were prepared through the molecular-level-mixing method, followed by a reduction process, and then applied as reinforcements to enhance the epox... Read More about Highly Aligned Ni-Decorated GO–CNT Nanostructures in Epoxy with Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties.

Correction to: Thermal Spraying of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: A Review on Processing Routes and Performance (2022)
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Lynam, A., Romero, A. R., Xu, F., Wellman, R. G., & Hussain, T. (2022). Correction to: Thermal Spraying of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: A Review on Processing Routes and Performance. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 31(6), 2001-2001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-022-01411-2

When originally published, the author list contained an incorrect initial for the fourth listed author. The name should have been published to read: R. G. Wellman. The original article has been corrected.

Metallurgical reactions and tribological properties of self-lubricating Al-WS2 composites: Laser powder bed fusion Vs. spark plasma sintering (2022)
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Li, P., Xu, F., Robertson, S., Zhou, Z., Hou, X., Clare, A. T., & Aboulkhair, N. T. (2022). Metallurgical reactions and tribological properties of self-lubricating Al-WS2 composites: Laser powder bed fusion Vs. spark plasma sintering. Materials and Design, 216, Article 110543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110543

Self-lubricating aluminium-based composites reinforced with solid lubricants promise to meet the demand for lightweight materials in green tribological applications. The design advantages granted by additive manufacturing (AM) processes coupled with... Read More about Metallurgical reactions and tribological properties of self-lubricating Al-WS2 composites: Laser powder bed fusion Vs. spark plasma sintering.

Functionalised SiO2 modified icephobic nanocomposite electrospun membranes for outdoor electromagnetic shielding applications (2022)
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Tas, M., Musa, U. G., Ahmed, I., Xu, F., Smartt, C., & Hou, X. (2022). Functionalised SiO2 modified icephobic nanocomposite electrospun membranes for outdoor electromagnetic shielding applications. Polymer, 240, Article 124499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124499

Outdoor electronic equipment such as signal stations, radar units, and cellular base stations would benefit from electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding systems, but ice accretion on the surface of these facilities often causes critical challeng... Read More about Functionalised SiO2 modified icephobic nanocomposite electrospun membranes for outdoor electromagnetic shielding applications.

Enhanced thermal and electrical properties by Ag nanoparticles decorated GO-CNT nanostructures in PEEK composites (2021)
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Hu, C., Liu, T., Neate, N., Fay, M., Hou, X., Grant, D., & Xu, F. (2022). Enhanced thermal and electrical properties by Ag nanoparticles decorated GO-CNT nanostructures in PEEK composites. Composites Science and Technology, 218, Article 109201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.109201

A nanostructure of graphene oxide (GO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated with silver nanoparticles (AgGNT) has been prepared via a molecular-level-mixing (MLM) method followed by a subsequent freeze-drying and reduction process. The obtained well... Read More about Enhanced thermal and electrical properties by Ag nanoparticles decorated GO-CNT nanostructures in PEEK composites.

Thermally conductive poly(ether ether ketone)/boron nitride composites with low coefficient of thermal expansion (2021)
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Ghosh, B., Xu, F., & Hou, X. (2021). Thermally conductive poly(ether ether ketone)/boron nitride composites with low coefficient of thermal expansion. Journal of Materials Science, 56(17), 10326-10337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05923-0

The substantial heat generation due to miniaturization and high-degree integration of electronic devices is one of the major issues to facilitate efficient thermal management in power electronics. Though epoxy-based composites have shown great intere... Read More about Thermally conductive poly(ether ether ketone)/boron nitride composites with low coefficient of thermal expansion.

Sodium Tungsten Oxide Bronze Nanowires Bundles in Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye under UV and Visible Light Exposure (2021)
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Thummavichai, K., Thi, L. A., Pung, S.-Y., Ola, O., Hussain, M. Z., Chen, Y., Xu, F., Chen, W., Wang, N., & Zhu, Y. (2021). Sodium Tungsten Oxide Bronze Nanowires Bundles in Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye under UV and Visible Light Exposure. Energies, 14(5), Article 1322. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051322

This paper describes the analysis and characterization of NayWOx bronze nanowires bundles and evaluation of their effective adsorption of methylene blue dye (MB). The Na-doped WOx bronze nanowires bundles were first synthesized via a simple solvother... Read More about Sodium Tungsten Oxide Bronze Nanowires Bundles in Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye under UV and Visible Light Exposure.

Metallic skeleton promoted two-phase durable icephobic layers (2020)
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Wang, J., Wu, M., Liu, J., Xu, F., Hussain, T., Scotchford, C., & Hou, X. (2021). Metallic skeleton promoted two-phase durable icephobic layers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 587, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.027

Hypothesis: The accretion of ice on component surfaces often causes severe impacts or accidents in modern industries. Applying icephobic surface is considered as an effective solution to minimise the hazards. However, the durability of the current ic... Read More about Metallic skeleton promoted two-phase durable icephobic layers.

Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites (2020)
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Hu, C., Le, A. T., Pung, S. Y., Stevens, L., Neate, N., Hou, X., Grant, D., & Xu, F. (2021). Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 260, Article 124117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.124117

The nickel nanoparticles decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotubes nanocomposite has been prepared through a novel molecular-level-mixing method followed by a freeze-drying and subsequent reduction process. The resulting products showed a well-disper... Read More about Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites.

Highly Ordered BN⊥–BN⊥ Stacking Structure for Improved Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites (2020)
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Ghosh, B., Xu, F., Grant, D. M., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., George, M. W., & Hou, X. (2020). Highly Ordered BN⊥–BN⊥ Stacking Structure for Improved Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites. Advanced Electronic Materials, 6(11), Article 2000627. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202000627

The substantial heat generation in modern electronic devices is one of the major issues requiring efficient thermal management. This work demonstrates a novel concept for the design of thermally conducting networks inside a polymer matrix for the dev... Read More about Highly Ordered BN⊥–BN⊥ Stacking Structure for Improved Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites.

Electro-thermal and mechanical performance of multi-wall carbon nanotubes buckypapers embedded in fibre reinforced polymer composites for ice protection applications (2020)
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Zangrossi, F., Xu, F., Warrior, N., Karapappas, P., & Hou, X. (2020). Electro-thermal and mechanical performance of multi-wall carbon nanotubes buckypapers embedded in fibre reinforced polymer composites for ice protection applications. Journal of Composite Materials, 54(23), 3457-3469. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320915639

Several ice protection strategies have been developed to overcome the icing hazards in the aerospace industry. The electro-thermal method is one of the popular approaches to prevent ice accretion and accumulation on aircraft surfaces. Given the incre... Read More about Electro-thermal and mechanical performance of multi-wall carbon nanotubes buckypapers embedded in fibre reinforced polymer composites for ice protection applications.

One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic P(VDF-co-HFP) nanofibre membranes using electrospinning technique (2019)
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Tas, M., Xu, F., Ahmed, I., & Hou, X. (2020). One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic P(VDF-co-HFP) nanofibre membranes using electrospinning technique. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137(24), Article 48817. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48817

© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. In this study, superhydrophobic electrospun P(VDF-co-HFP) membranes were fabricated in a one-step electrospinning process. The effects of the key parameters of electrospinning (solution concentration, electrical potenti... Read More about One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic P(VDF-co-HFP) nanofibre membranes using electrospinning technique.

Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties (2019)
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Taş, M., Memon, H., Xu, F., Ahmed, I., & Hou, X. (2020). Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 585, Article 124177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124177

Icephobic surfaces have attracted increasing attention due to their wide ranging application areas from wind and solar energy systems to aviation. Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) are being explored for passive ice protection due to th... Read More about Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties.

Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating (2019)
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Wang, J., Memon, H., Liu, J., Yang, G., Xu, F., Hussain, T., Scotchford, C., & Hou, X. (2019). Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating. Surface and Coatings Technology, 380, Article 125068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.125068

Icephobicity of materials has received intensive attention in recent years due to the increasing requirement of ice protection in aerospace, wind energy and power lines. However, the influencing factors of material icephobicity have not been well ide... Read More about Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating.

Investigation on time-dependent wetting behavior of Ni-Cu-P ternary coating (2018)
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Wang, J., Liu, J., Neate, N. C., Bai, M., Xu, F., Hussain, T., Scotchford, C., & Hou, X. (2018). Investigation on time-dependent wetting behavior of Ni-Cu-P ternary coating. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 765, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.06.239

Hydrophobic metallic coatings have attracted increasing interest in the recent years due to their excellent mechanical durability. But the wetting behavior and hydrophobic mechanism of metallic coatings are far from clear. In this work, Ni-Cu-P terna... Read More about Investigation on time-dependent wetting behavior of Ni-Cu-P ternary coating.

In situ investigations of the phase change behaviour of tungsten oxide nanostructures (2018)
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Thummavichai, K., Wang, N., Xu, F., Rance, G., Xia, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2018). In situ investigations of the phase change behaviour of tungsten oxide nanostructures. Royal Society Open Science, 5, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171932

This study appraises the use of in-situ diffraction and spectroscopy techniques, complemented with ex-situ electron microscopy analyses, to investigate the geometry and phase change behaviour of bundled ultrathin W18O49 nanowires and WO3 nanoparticle... Read More about In situ investigations of the phase change behaviour of tungsten oxide nanostructures.

Alumina-graphene nanocomposite coatings fabricated by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spraying for ultra-low-wear (2017)
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Murray, J. W., Rance, G. A., Xu, F., & Hussain, T. (in press). Alumina-graphene nanocomposite coatings fabricated by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spraying for ultra-low-wear. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.10.022

An alumina coating containing 1 wt.% graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) is deposited for the first time by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying – an emerging coating deposition technique. Raman spectroscopy shows the GNPs survive the... Read More about Alumina-graphene nanocomposite coatings fabricated by suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spraying for ultra-low-wear.

A generic method to synthesise graphitic carbon coated nanoparticles in large scale and their derivative polymer nanocomposites (2017)
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Wang, N., Yang, Z., Xu, F., Thummavichai, K., Chen, H., Xia, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2017). A generic method to synthesise graphitic carbon coated nanoparticles in large scale and their derivative polymer nanocomposites. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 11829. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12200-1

A versatile Rotary Chemical Vapour Deposition (RCVD) technique for the in-situ synthesis of large scale carbon-coated non-magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) is presented, and a controllable coating thickness varying between 1–5 nm has been achi... Read More about A generic method to synthesise graphitic carbon coated nanoparticles in large scale and their derivative polymer nanocomposites.