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Lu, Guoyang (author), Wang, H. (author), Törzs, Tom (author), Liu, Pengfei (author), Zhang, Yuqing (author), Wang, Dawei (author), Oeser, Markus (author), Grabe, Jürgen (author)Permeable pavements have been widely used as an effective means to improve hydrological characteristics and the ecology of the urban environment. This study aims to investigate the response of fully permeable pavement (FPP) subjected to dynamic loading under dry and saturated conditions. A full-scale test track topped with polyurethane bound...journal article 2020
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Yu, M. (author), Wood, Paul (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author), Liu, X. (author), Li, Qiongfang (author), Wang, Guoqing (author), Zhang, Jianyun (author)River regulation by the construction of reservoirs represents one of the greatest challenges to the natural flow regime and ecological health of riverine systems globally. The Danjiangkou (DJK) Reservoir is the largest reservoir on the Hangjiang River and commenced operations in 1967. The reservoir was upgraded in 2012 to provide water...journal article 2020
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Wang, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Crumb rubber modified bitumen (CRMB) can be considered as a binary composite system where rubber particles are embedded in the bitumen matrix. The bitumen-rubber interaction process (mainly swelling) significantly changes the mechanical properties of both bitumen and rubber phases. This study aims to predict the complex moduli of CRMB binders...journal article 2020
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Wang, H. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), Liu, Zhigang (author), Zhang, Dongliang (author), Dollevoet, R.P.B.J. (author)The growing variety of data from condition monitoring of high-speed railways offer unprecedented opportunities to improve railway infrastructure maintenance. For condition monitoring of railway catenaries, this paper proposes a data-driven approach that uses a Bayesian network (BN) to integrate the inspection data from catenaries into a key...journal article 2020
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Y. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)The nanoindentation test was conducted in this paper to investigate the indentation hardness, plasticity and initial creep properties of pressure sintered nanosilver joint at various test temperatures. The effects of strain rate on the indentation hardness were first investigated. Then yield stress of nanosilver sintered joint was studied in...journal article 2019
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Huang, Cai (author), Wang, Yilin (author), Zhang, Xudong (author), Seminario Thulin, Andres (author), van Driel, Iris (author), Liu, Danyan (author), Droge, Jean Pierre (author)The coastal landscape of South Florida faces many challenges connected to climate change and urbanization. Sea level rise, loss of ecosystems, land subsidence, aquifer depletion are some of the issues that need serious attention. Landscape Approach Florida is showcasing results of a Landscape Architecture Design Lab where seven MSc-graduates...report 2019
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Sun, J. (author), Zhan, Teng (author), Liu, Zewen (author), Wang, Junxi (author), Yi, Xiaoyan (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This paper demonstrates a method to reduce the decay time in AlGaN/GaN photodetectors by a pulsed heating mode. A suspended AlGaN/GaN heterostructure photodetector integrated with a micro-heater is fabricated and characterized under ultraviolet illumination. We have observed that the course of persistent photoconductivity was effectively...journal article 2019
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Zhang, Zhixia (author), Zhang, Long (author), Yan, Xinlin (author), Wang, Hongqiang (author), Liu, Yanyan (author), Yu, C. (author), Cao, Xiaoting (author), van Eijck, L. (author), Wen, Bin (author)Sulfide solid electrolytes possess high ionic conductivity and moderate dendrite suppression capability, but rather poor compatibility against oxide cathodes and metallic Li. Here, we report O-doped Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>Br as solid electrolyte synthesized by a facile solid-state sintering. Different from other O-incorporated sulfides,...journal article 2019
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Sun, Y. (author), Kang, Xuanwu (author), Zheng, Yingkui (author), Lu, Jiang (author), Tian, Xiaoli (author), Wei, Ke (author), Wu, Hao (author), Wang, Wenbo (author), Liu, Xinyu (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Gallium nitride (GaN)-based vertical power Schottky barrier diode (SBD) has demonstrated outstanding features in high-frequency and high-power applications. This paper reviews recent progress on GaN-based vertical power SBDs, including the following sections. First, the benchmark for GaN vertical SBDs with different substrates (Si, sapphire, and...review 2019
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Liu, Q. (author), Zhao, M. (author), Mytnyk, S. (author), Klemm, B. (author), Zhang, K. (author), Wang, Y. (author), Yan, Dadong (author), Mendes, E. (author), van Esch, J.H. (author)Hydrogel microparticles are important in materials engineering, but their applications remain limited owing to the difficulties associated with their manipulation. Herein, we report the self-orientation of crescent-shaped hydrogel microparticles and elucidate its mechanism. Additionally, the microparticles were used, for the first time, as...journal article 2019
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Zhang, Chunyan (author), Liu, Bin (author), Yu, Baoxing (author), Lu, Xiaopeng (author), Wei, Yong (author), Zhang, Tao (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Wang, Fuhui (author)Surface pretreatment is generally applied before application of protective coatings on Mg alloys, which influences surface microstructure and electrochemical activity of the substrate and has an effect on the coating properties. The effect of various pretreatment processes (sand-blasting, grinding and polishing) on the microstructure and...journal article 2019
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Y. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Placette, Mark D. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Modern power electronics has the increased demands in current density and high-temperature reliability. However, these performance factors are limited due to the die attach materials used to affix power dies microchips to electric circuitry. Although several die attach materials and methods exist, nanosilver sintering technology has received...journal article 2019
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Liu, Y. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Sun, Fenglian (author)Purpose: Crack and stress distribution on dies are key issues for the pressure-assisted sintering bonding of power modules. The purpose of this research is to build a relationship among stress distributions, sintering sequences and sintering pressures during the sintering processes. Design/methodology/approach: Three sintering sequences, S(a)...journal article 2019
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Wang, Liquan (author), Liu, Ziyang (author), Xu, Shida (author), Ouyang, Xiaowei (author), Ouyang, Dong (author), Jiao, Chujie (author), Zhang, Y. (author)The production of cement leads to a large amount of CO<sub>2</sub> emission. Using industrial waste slag, such as ceramic polishing powder (PP), to replace part of Portland cement can reduce the pollution caused by the cement industry and solid waste disposal. In order to use PP as a replacement for cement, its effects on the properties of...journal article 2019
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Sun, J. (author), Zhan, Teng (author), Liu, Zewen (author), Wang, Junxi (author), Yi, Xiaoyan (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)A suspended WO<sub>3</sub>-gate AlGaN/GaN heterostructure photodetector integrated with a micro-heater is micro-fabricated and characterized for ultraviolet photo detection. The transient optical characteristics of the photodetector at different temperatures are studied. The 2DEG-based photodetector shows a recovery (170 s) time under 240 nm...journal article 2019
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Synthesis and characterization of argyrodite solid electrolytes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteriesZhang, Zhixia (author), Zhang, Long (author), Liu, Yanyan (author), Yu, C. (author), Yan, Xinlin (author), Xu, Bo (author), Wang, L. (author)Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>X (X = Cl, Br, I) argyrodites possess high ionic conductivity but with rather scattered values due to various processing conditions. In this work, Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>X solid electrolytes were prepared by solid-state sintering or mechanical alloying and optimized with or without excess Li<sub>2</sub>S....journal article 2018
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Chun Xiao (author), Gazibegovic, S. (author), Xu, D. (author), Logan, John A. (author), Wang, Guanzhong (author), van Loo, N. (author), Bommer, J.D.S. (author), de Moor, M.W.A. (author), Car, D. (author), op het Veld, R.L.M. (author), Van Veldhoven, Petrus J. (author), Kölling, S. (author), Verheijen, M.P.A.M. (author), Pendharkar, Mihir (author), Pennachio, Daniel J. (author), Shojaei, Borzoyeh (author), Lee, Joon Sue (author), Palmstrøm, Chris J. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Sarma, S. Das (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)Majorana zero-modes - a type of localized quasiparticle - hold great promise for topological quantum computing. Tunnelling spectroscopy in electrical transport is the primary tool for identifying the presence of Majorana zero-modes, for instance as a zero-bias peak in differential conductance. The height of the Majorana zero-bias peak is...journal article 2018
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Liu, Yanyan (author), Zhang, Long (author), Wang, Hongqiang (author), Yu, C. (author), Yan, Xinlin (author), Liu, Qiunan (author), Xu, Bo (author), Wang, Li min (author)Exploration of advanced anode materials is a highly relevant research topic for next generation lithium-ion batteries. Here, we report severe lattice distorted MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets with a flower-like morphology prepared with PEG400 as additive, which acts not only as surfactant but importantly, also as reactant. Notably, in the absence...journal article 2018
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Liu, Yang (author), Zhang, H. (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Sun, Fenglian (author)The microstructure, thickness, porosity, and shear performance of the silver (Ag) sintering layers under different sintering pressures were investigated. Experimental results demonstrated that the thickness and the porosity of the sintering layer decreased when the sintering pressure varied from 5 MPa to 30 MPa. This densification phenomenon...journal article 2018
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Zhang, H. (author), Liu, Yang (author), Wang, Lingen (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)High reliable packaging materials are needed for electronics when they work at harsh environments. Among which, the nanosilver material has been widely studied and applied in power electronics due to its low processing temperature and high reliability. This paper investigates the bonding properties of nanosilver sintered hermetic cavity. There...journal article 2018