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Yazdan Mehr, M. (author), van Driel, W.D. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)In this paper, progresses of color maintenance, also known as color shift, in solid-state lighting (SSL) systems are thoroughly reviewed. First, color shift is introduced and a few examples are given from different real-life industrial conditions. Different degradation mechanisms in different parts of the system are also explained. Different...review 2015
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Guo, Y. (author), Markine, V.L. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Qiang, Weile (author), Jing, Guoquig (author)The performance and deformation of ballast bed are significantly influenced by the particle morphology (size and shape), the rheology (translation and rotation), and the degradation (breakage and abrasion). Regarding the ballast particle morphology, the ballast particle size is generally measured by sieving and described with the Particle Size...review 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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Zheng, Feifei (author), Tao, Ruoling (author), Maier, Holger R. (author), See, Linda (author), Savic, Dragan (author), Zhang, Tuqiao (author), Chen, Qiuwen (author), Assumpção, Thaine H. (author), Solomatine, D.P. (author)Data are essential in all areas of geophysics. They are used to better understand and manage systems, either directly or via models. Given the complexity and spatiotemporal variability of geophysical systems (e.g., precipitation), a lack of sufficient data is a perennial problem, which is exacerbated by various drivers, such as climate change...review 2019
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Zhang, Hao (author), Liu, Dong E. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)Majorana zero modes are localized quasiparticles that obey non-Abelian exchange statistics. Braiding Majorana zero modes forms the basis of topologically protected quantum operations which could, in principle, significantly reduce qubit decoherence and gate control errors at the device level. Therefore, searching for Majorana zero modes in...review 2019
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van de Wal, R. S.W. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Minobe, S. (author), Jevrejeva, S. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Little, C. (author), Richter, K. (author), Palmer, M. D. (author)Many processes affect sea level near the coast. In this paper, we discuss the major uncertainties in coastal sea-level projections from a process-based perspective, at different spatial and temporal scales, and provide an outlook on how these uncertainties may be reduced. Uncertainty in centennial global sea-level rise is dominated by the ice...review 2019
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Guo, Leicheng (author), Su, Ni (author), Townend, Ian (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), Zhu, C. (author), Wang, Xianye (author), Zhang, Yuning (author), He, Qing (author)Many large rivers in the world delivers decreasing sediment loads to coastal oceans owing to reductions in sediment yield and disrupted sediment deliver. Understanding the sediment load regime is a prerequisite of sediment management and fluvial and deltaic ecosystem restoration. This work examines sediment load changes across the Changjiang...review 2019
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Zhang, H. (author), Anupam, K. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Al Khateeb, Loay (author)The mechanical properties of asphalt mixture are always required for the evaluation of the durability of pavements. In order to obtain these properties without conducting expensive laboratory tests and using calibrated empirical models, research studies have been carried out to develop micromechanics-based models. Continuum-based...review 2020
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Zhang, Shasha (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Self-healing metals possess the capability to autonomously repair structural damage during service. While self-healing concepts remain challenging to be realized in metals and metallic systems due to the small atomic volume of the mobile atoms, the slow diffusion unless at high temperatures and the strong isotropic metallic bonds, the...review 2020
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Dai, Hanqing (author), Xu, Wenqian (author), Hu, Zhe (author), Chen, Yuanyuan (author), Wei, Xian (author), Yang, Bobo (author), Chen, Zhihao (author), Gu, Jing (author), Yang, Dan (author), Xie, Fengxian (author), Zhang, Wanlu (author), Guo, Ruiqian (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Wei, Wei (author)All-solid-state sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) possess the advantages of rich resources, low price, and high security, which are one of the best alternatives for large-scale energy storage systems in the future. Also, the chalcogenide solid electrolytes (CSEs) of SIBs have the characteristics of excellent room-temperature ionic conductivity (10...review 2020
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Moghadasi, Hesam (author), Malekian, Navid (author), Saffari, Hamid (author), Mirza Gheytaghi, Amir (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Pool boiling is an effective heat transfer process in a wide range of applications related to energy conversion, including power generation, solar collectors, cooling systems, refrigeration and air conditioning. By considering the broad range of applications, any improvement in higher heat-removal yield can ameliorate the ultimate heat usage...review 2020
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Tang, H. (author), Sacco, L.N. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Ye, H. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)2D and nanostructured metal sulfide materials are promising in the advancement of several gas sensing applications due to the abundant choice of materials with easily tunable electronic, optical, physical, and chemical properties. These applications are particularly attractive for gas sensing in environmental monitoring and breath analysis....review 2020
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Ibrahim, Mesfin Seid (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Yung, Winco K.C. (author), Prisacaru, Alexandru (author), van Driel, W.D. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are among the key innovations that have revolutionized the lighting industry, due to their versatility in applications, higher reliability, longer lifetime, and higher efficiency compared with other light sources. The demand for increased lifetime and higher reliability has attracted a significant number of...review 2020
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Cai, Miao (author), Cui, Peng (author), Qin, Yikang (author), Geng, Daoshuang (author), Wei, Qiqin (author), Wang, Xiyou (author), Yang, Daoguo (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Understanding the defect characterization of electronic and mechanical components is a crucial step in diagnosing component lifetime. Technologies for determining reliability, such as thermal modeling, cohesion modeling, statistical distribution, and entropy generation analysis, have been developed widely. Defect analysis based on the...review 2020
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Hou, F. (author), Wang, W. (author), Cao, Liqiang (author), Li, Jun (author), Su, Meiying (author), Lin, Tingyu (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ferreira, Jan Abraham (author)SiC devices are promising for outperforming Si counterparts in high-frequency applications due to its superior material properties. Conventional wirebonded packaging scheme has been one of the most preferred package structures for power modules. However, the technique limits the performance of a SiC power module due to parasitic inductance...review 2020
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Alagumalai, Avinash (author), Mahian, Omid (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Zhang, Wuyuan (author)Versatile bio-derived catalysts have been under dynamic investigation as potential substitutes to conventional chemical catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production. This is because of their unique, low-cost benefits and production processes that are environmentally and economically acceptable. This critical review aspires to present a...review 2021
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Hauff, C. (author), Kiseleva, Julia (author), Sanderson, Mark (author), Zamani, Hamed (author), Zhang, Yongfeng (author)An introduction to the special issue on conversational search and recommendation is presented in this article. While conversational search and recommendation has roots in early Information Retrieval (IR) research, the recent advances in automatic voice recognition and conversational agents have created increasing interest in this area. In...review 2021
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Mahor, Durga (author), Cong, Zhiqi (author), Weissenborn, Martin J. (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Zhang, Wuyuan (author)The oxidation of alkanes into valuable chemical products is a vital reaction in organic synthesis. This reaction, however, is challenging, owing to the inertness of C−H bonds. Transition metal catalysts for C−H functionalization are frequently explored. Despite chemical alternatives, nature has also evolved powerful oxidative enzymes (e. g.,...review 2021
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Guo, Leicheng (author), Xie, Weiming (author), Xu, Fan (author), Wang, Xianye (author), Zhu, C. (author), Meng, Yi (author), Zhang, Weiguo (author), He, Qing (author)Net sediment transport is predominantly seaward in fluvial-dominated estuaries worldwide. However, a distributary branch in the Changjiang Estuary, the North Branch, undergoes net landward sediment transport, which leads to severe channel aggradation. Its controlling mechanism and the role of human activities remain insufficiently understood,...review 2021
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Guo, Leicheng (author), Zhu, C. (author), Xie, Weiming (author), Xu, Fan (author), Wu, Hui (author), Wan, Yuanyang (author), Wang, Zhanghua (author), Zhang, Weiguo (author), Shen, Jian (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), He, Qing (author)The Changjiang Delta (CD) is one of well-studied large deltas of critical socio-economical and ecological importance regionally and global representativeness. Cumulated field data and numerical modeling has facilitated scientific understanding of its hydro-morphodynamics at multiple spatial and time scales, but the changing boundary forcing...review 2021