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Liu, C. (author), Li, Zhenming (author), Nie, Shuai (author), Skibsted, Jørgen (author), Ye, G. (author)Calcium sodium aluminosilicate hydrate C-(N-)A-S-H gels, formed through the alkali-activation of calcium silicate-based materials, may exhibit greater susceptibility to aqueous environments when compared to traditional C-(A-)S-H phases formed by hydration of blended Portland cements. This study investigates structural changes in synthesized C...journal article 2024
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Chen, Y. (author), de Lima, Luiz Miranda (author), Li, Zhenming (author), Ma, Bin (author), Lothenbach, Barbara (author), Yin, Suhong (author), Yu, Qijun (author), Ye, G. (author)The synthesis of N-A-S-H gel with high Si/Al ratios (>2) has been rarely reported in the literature, leaving the establishment of a reliable synthesis route as an open challenge. This paper aims to synthesize N-A-S-H gels with Si/Al ratios ranging from 1 to 3 and establish their thermodynamic database. The effects of reaction temperature,...journal article 2024
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Tan, C. (author), Wang, S. (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Liu, X. (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Short-wave ultraviolet (also called UVC) irradiation is a well-adopted method of viral inactivation due to its ability to damage genetic material. A fundamental problem with the UVC inactivation method is that its mechanism of action on viruses is still unknown at the molecular level. To address this problem, herein we investigate the...journal article 2023
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Ye, Jun (author), Li, Chengxi (author), Wen, Weisong (author), Zhou, Ruiping (author), Reppa, V. (author)Autonomous surface ships have become increasingly interesting for commercial maritime sectors. Before deep learning (DL) was proposed, surface ship autonomy was mostly model-based. The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has prompted new challenges in the maritime industry. A detailed literature study and examination of DL...review 2023
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Wang, S. (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Zong, Qihang (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Tan, C. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), French, P.J. (author)In recent years, metal crack-based stretchable flexible strain sensors have attracted significant attention in wearable device applications due to their extremely high sensitivity. However, the tradeoff between sensitivity and detection range has been an intractable dilemma, severely limiting their practical applications. Herein, we propose a...journal article 2023
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Sun, Yubo (author), Miranda de Lima Junior, L.C. (author), Rossi, Laura (author), Jiao, Dengwu (author), Li, Z. (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)To better understand early stiffening of AAS pastes, distinctive microstructural features by varying the silicate modulus (Ms) have been visualized with in-situ microscopy. In addition, the activation reaction was monitored with multiple approaches, while solid and liquid phases in hydrating AAS were characterized separately. In silicate...journal article 2023
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Liu, C. (author), Liang, X. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Li, Z. (author), Ye, G. (author)In this study, the impacts of tap water immersion on the pore solution, phase assemblages, gel chemistry and structure, and pore structure of alkali-activated slag (AAS) pastes were studied. AAS degrades under such condition and the potential mechanisms can be concluded as lower reaction rates, gel decomposition and carbonation. The leaching...journal article 2023
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Liu, Ke (author), Tan, C. (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Yuan, Wucheng (author), Liu, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), French, P.J. (author), Ye, H. (author), Wang, S. (author)This paper proposes and simulates research on the reverse recovery characteristics of two novel superjunction (SJ) MOSFETs by adjusting the doping profile. In the manufacturing process of the SJ MOSFET using multilayer epitaxial deposition (MED), the position and concentration of each Boron bubble can be adjusted by designing different doping...journal article 2023
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Li, Z. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Provis, John L. (author), Cizer, Özlem (author), Ye, G. (author)This paper provides a critical review on autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag (AAS). It is reported that AAS paste, mortar, and concrete generally show larger autogenous shrinkage than Portland cement (PC) counterparts. Self-desiccation is the main driving force of the autogenous shrinkage of hardened AAS, but other mechanisms also...review 2023
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Xie, F. (author), Hao, Zhiguo (author), Ye, Dongmeng (author), Yang, Songhao (author), Li, Chuanxi (author), Dai, Guoan (author), Zhang, Baohui (author), Wang, Ting (author)The existing protection techniques for high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) grids suffer from several shortcomings such as high sampling frequency, poor robustness, and reliance on simulation for threshold setting. To solve these problems, this paper proposes a non-unit protection method for modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based HVDC grids...journal article 2023
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Ye, Xiangqian (author), Xiao, Zhenyong (author), He, Chuang (author), Li, Wenyu (author), Lin, P. (author), Meng, Yuanyuan (author), Hu, Chichun (author)This study systematically investigated the potential of waste carbon fibers (WCFs) as a sustainable solution in enhancing the multiple induction heating healing of asphalt mixture, thereby tackling two major concerns: the environmental impact of WCFs and the durability of asphalt pavement. Firstly, four groups of asphalt binder samples with...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Xi (author), Zhu, Hehua (author), Yan, Zhiguo (author), Zhang, Fengshou (author), Ye, Fei (author), Li, Peinan (author), Zhang, X. (author), Dai, Zhiren (author), Bai, Yun (author), Huang, Baoshan (author)Backfill grouting plays a vital role in shield tunneling. This paper aims to present a comprehensive review of the development and progress of backfill grouting materials specifically designed for shield tunneling. Initially, the various components of grouts, such as pozzolanic materials, filling fine aggregates, and chemical additives, are...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Jing (author), Wang, S. (author), Liu, X. (author), Liu, Jianhui (author), Li, Jun (author), Zhou, Dexiang (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ye, H. (author), Tan, C. (author)High electric-field stress is an effective solution to the recovery of irradiated devices. In this paper, the dependence of the recovery level on the magnitude of gate voltage and duration is investigated. Compared with the scheme of high gate-bias voltage with a short stress time, the transfer characteristics are significantly recovered by...journal article 2022
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Liu, X. (author), Li, Shizhen (author), Tan, C. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Liu, Yang (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Nano copper sintering technology has great potential to be widely applied in the wide-bandgap semiconductor packaging. In order to investigate the coalescence kinetics of copper nano particles for this application, a molecular dynamic (MD) simulation was carried out at low temperature on a special model containing two substrate and multiple...journal article 2022
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Li, Shizhen (author), Liu, Yang (author), Ye, H. (author), Liu, X. (author), Sun, Fenglian (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This paper studied the behaviors of sintering between Ag nanoparticle (NP) and nanoflake (NF) in the same size by molecular dynamics simulation. Before the sintering simulation, the melting simulation of NF was carried out to calculate the melting points of NFs and investigate the thermostability of NF. The Lindemann index and potential...journal article 2022
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Avet, François (author), Li, Xuerun (author), Ben Haha, Mohsen (author), Bernal, Susan A. (author), Bishnoi, Shashank (author), Cizer, Özlem (author), Cyr, Martin (author), Ye, G. (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author)The results of phase 1 of an interlaboratory test, coordinated by the RILEM TC 267-TRM “Tests for Reactivity of Supplementary Cementitious Materials” showed that the R<sup>3</sup> (rapid, relevant, reliable) test method, by measurement of heat release or bound water, provided the most reliable and relevant determination of the chemical...journal article 2022
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Wang, Xiao Lin (author), Zhong, Yuanguang (author), Li, L. (author), Xie, Wei (author), Ye, Zhi Sheng (author)Problem definition: Warranty reserves are funds used to fulfill future warranty obligations for a product. In this paper, we investigate the warranty reserve planning problem faced by a manufacturing firm who manages warranties for multiple products. Academic/practical relevance: It is nontrivial to determine a proper amount of reserves to...journal article 2022
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Li, Z. (author), Liang, X. (author), Liu, C. (author), Liang, M. (author), van Breugel, K. (author), Ye, G. (author)This study investigates the deformation of free and stress of restrained alkali-activated slag concrete (AASC), respectively, under semi-adiabatic condition. The concrete shows first thermal expansion, which is compensated soon by autogenous shrinkage. The subsequent cooling down of the concrete aggravates shrinkage and development of tensile...journal article 2022
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Yang, Huiru (author), Li, Junfeng (author), Shao, Ziyuan (author), Tan, C. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Cui, Hongyuan (author), Tang, Xiaosheng (author), Liu, Yufei (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Ye, H. (author)The development of high-performance gas sensing materials is one of the development trends of new gas sensor technology. In this work, in order to predict the gas-sensitive characteristics of HfSe<sub>2</sub> and its potential as a gas-sensitive material, the interactions of nonmetallic element (O, S, Te) doped HfSe<sub>2</sub> monolayer and...journal article 2022
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Li, Shizhen (author), Liu, X. (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Tan, C. (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Liu, Yang (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Cu-Ag core-shell (CS) nanoparticle (NP) is considered as a cost-effective alternative material to nano silver sintering material in die attachment application. To further reduce the cost, the thickness of the Ag shell can be adjusted. Whereas the shell thickness will also affect the thermal stability of the Cu-Ag CSNPs. In this study, molecular...conference paper 2022