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A Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting System Assisted by A Piezoelectric Transducer Achieving 10-mV Cold-Startup and 82.7% Peak Efficiency

Lu, T. (author), Wang, Ruizhi (author), Tang, Z. (author), Zou, Yiwei (author), Yue, X. (author), Liang, Yansong (author), Gong, Haoran (author), Liu, Shurui (author), Chen, Zhiyuan (author), Liu, Xun (author), Du, S. (author)

This article presents a 10mV-startup-voltage thermoelectric energy harvesting system, assisted by a piezoelectric generator (PEG) as a cold starter. It exploits the fact that when a thermoelectric energy harvesting system is implemented in a place where kinetic energy is also present, the PEG starter can provide a clock signal to start the...

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Construction of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor-based biosensor for ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins and virions

Yang, Chenyang (author), Sun, Jianwen (author), Zhang, Yulong (author), Tang, Jingya (author), Liu, Zizheng (author), Zhan, Teng (author), Wang, Dian-Bing (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Liu, Zewen (author), Zhang, Xian-En (author)

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report an ultrasensitive SARS-CoV-2 immunosensor by integration of an AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) and anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antibody. The AlGaN/GaN HEMT immunosensor has demonstrated the capability to detect...

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A Single-Stage Three-Mode Reconfigurable Regulating Rectifier for Wireless Power Transfer

Liu, Shurui (author), Lu, T. (author), Tang, Z. (author), Chen, Zhiyuan (author), Jiang, Junmin (author), Zhao, Bo (author), Du, S. (author)

In this article, we propose a reconfigurable regulating rectifier with a wide operational range for wireless power transfer. The proposed three-mode rectifier achieves a broad range voltage regulation without global loop control to minimize the chip area occupation. Compared with previous work, more working modes and greater voltage gain...

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Comparison of breaking models in envelope-based surface gravity wave evolution equations

Liu, Yuxuan (author), Eeltink, D. (author), Tang, Tianning (author), Barratt, D. (author), Li, Ye (author), Adcock, T. A.A. (author), van den Bremer, T.S. (author)

Wave breaking is the main mechanism that dissipates energy from ocean waves by wind. Its effects on the frequency spectrum cause a downshift of the spectral peak and dissipation of the total energy of the spectrum. Various reduced-form wave breaking models have been developed to capture wave breaking in envelope-based wave evolution equations...

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On the magnetic nanoparticle injection strategy for hyperthermia treatment

Jiang, Qian (author), Ren, Feng (author), Wang, Chenglei (author), Wang, Zhaokun (author), Kefayati, Gholamreza (author), Kenjeres, S. (author), Vafai, Kambiz (author), Liu, Yang (author), Tang, Hui (author)

We developed a dedicated computational framework by coupling the lattice-Boltzmann-method (LBM) modeling and the particle-swarm-optimization (PSO) algorithm to search optimal strategies of magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) injection for hyperthermia-based cancer treatment. Two simplified tumor models were considered: a circular model representing...

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Prediction of River Pollution Under the Rainfall-Runoff Impact by Artificial Neural Network: A Case Study of Shiyan River, Shenzhen, China

Tian, Zhan (author), Yu, Ziwei (author), Li, Yifan (author), Ke, Q. (author), Liu, Junguo (author), Luo, Hongyan (author), Tang, Yingdong (author)

Climate change and rapid urbanization have made it difficult to predict the risk of pollution in cities under different types of rainfall. In this study, a data-driven approach to quantify the effects of rainfall characteristics on river pollution was proposed and applied in a case study of Shiyan River, Shenzhen, China. The results indicate...

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Lanthanide-doped NaYF₄ near-infrared-II nanothermometers for deep tissue temperature sensing

Yuan, Xiangyang (author), Cui, Endian (author), Liu, K. (author), Jiang, Ying (author), Yang, Xiaoyan (author), Tang, Jianfeng (author), Yang, Lu (author), Liao, Xiaoling (author), Zhao, Yanan (author)

In this work, different lanthanides (Tm³⁺, Er³⁺; Yb³⁺, Ho³⁺, Nd³⁺) were doped into NaYF₄ via a high-temperature coprecipitation method, and followed by SiO₂ coating to improve the water dispersibility, resulting in NaYF₄:Tm³⁺, Er³⁺...

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Finite element modeling and analysis of ultrasonic bonding process of thick aluminum wires for power electronic packaging

Tang, Jiuyang (author), Li, Liangtao (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Liu, Pan (author)

Ultrasonic wedge bonding of aluminum (Al) wires is a widely applied interconnect technology for power electronic packaging. The joint quality of the wedge bonding is mainly affected by the process parameters and material properties. Inappropriate process parameters will lead to failure modes such as chip surface pit, metal layer peeling off,...

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A theoretical study of atmospheric pollutant NO₂ on as-doped monolayer WS₂ based on DFT method

Hou, Shuhan (author), Wang, Zhaokun (author), Yang, Huiru (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Gao, Chenshan (author), Liu, Yufei (author), Tang, Xiaosheng (author), Ye, H. (author)

For the relevant properties of pristine and doped (Si, P, Se, Te, As) monolayer WS₂ before and after the adsorption of CO, CO₂, N₂, NO, NO₂ and O₂, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are made. Calculation results reveal that the monolayer WS₂ doped with P and As atoms...

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Strain-engineered S-HfSe₂ monolayer as a promising gas sensor for detecting NH₃: A first-principles study

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 HfSe₂ and its potential as a gas-sensitive material, the interactions of nonmetallic element (O, S, Te) doped HfSe₂ monolayer and...

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The effect of the standing angle on reducing fatigue among prolonged standing workers

Liu, Zhihui (author), Wang, Li (author), Kong, Fanlei (author), Huang, Xia (author), Tang, Zhi (author), He, Shi (author), Vink, P. (author)

BACKGROUND: Many occupations require workers to stand for prolonged periods, which can cause discomfort, pain and even injures. Some supermarkets in life provide a foot pad for checkout staff to let them stand on it at work, thereby reducing standing fatigue caused by standing for a long time. The inclined platform is the same as the foot pad...

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Analysis and Mitigation of Biases in Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Balance Trend Estimates From GRACE Mascon Products

Ran, Jiangjun (author), Ditmar, P.G. (author), Liu, Lin (author), Xiao, Yun (author), Klees, R. (author), Tang, Xueyuan (author)

Mascon products derived from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellite gravimetry data are widely used to study the Greenland ice sheet mass balance. However, the products released by different research groups—JPL, CSR, and GSFC—show noticeable discrepancies. To understand them, we compare those mascon products with mascon solutions...

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Moisture source variations for summer rainfall in different intensity classes over Huaihe River Valley, China

Liu, Yubo (author), Zhang, Chi (author), Tang, Qiuhong (author), Hosseini-Moghari, Seyed Mohammad (author), Haile, Gebremedhin Gebremeskel (author), Li, Laifang (author), Li, Wenhong (author), Yang, Kun (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author), Chen, Deliang (author)

Rainfall is one of the most influential climatic factors on regional development and environment, and changes in rainfall intensity are of specific concern. In the Huaihe River Valley (HRV), heavy rainfall is a primary trigger of floods. However, the difference in the origin of moisture contributed to heavy rainfall and light rainfall is...

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Experimental investigation on FRP-reinforced surface cracked steel plates subjected to cyclic tension

Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Z. (author), Tang, Weiguo (author)

Surface cracked steel plates reinforced with single-side Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) subjected to cyclic tension are experimental studied. The main purpose is to analyze the effect of FRP reinforcement on the crack growth. The failure modes and their effects are analyzed as well. Given the single-side reinforcement, reinforcing the cracked...

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SlimML: Removing Non- critical Input Data in Large-scale Iterative Machine Learning

Han, Rui (author), Liu, Chi Harold (author), Li, Shilin (author), Chen, Lydia Y. (author), Wang, Guoren (author), Tang, Jian (author), Ye, Jieping (author)

The core of many large-scale machine learning (ML) applications, such as neural networks (NN), support vector machine (SVM), and convolutional neural network (CNN), is the training algorithm that iteratively updates model parameters by processing massive datasets. From a plethora of studies aiming at accelerating ML, being data...

journal article 2019

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Moisture source changes contributed to different precipitation changes over the northern and southern Tibetan Plateau

Zhang, Chi (author), Tang, Qiuhong (author), Chen, Deliang (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author), Liu, Xingcai (author), Li, Wenhong (author), Haile, Gebremedhin Gebremeskel (author)

Precipitation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) showed different spatial changes during 1979-2016, with an increasing trend over the northern Tibetan Plateau (NTP) and a slightly negative trend over the southern Tibetan Plateau (STP). The changes in precipitation moisture sources over the NTP and STP are investigated using the improved Water...

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Exploring the driving factors of construction industrialization development in China

Xiahou, Xiaer (author), Yuan, Jingfeng (author), Liu, Y. (author), Tang, Yuchun (author), Li, Qiming (author)

Construction industrialization (CI) has been adopted worldwide because of its potential benefits. However, current research shows the incentives for adopting CI may differ in different regions. While the promotion of CI in China is still at the initial stage, a systematical analysis of the driving factors would help decision makers get a...

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Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing

Liu, Jikai (author), Gaynor, Andrew T. (author), Chen, Shikui (author), Kang, Zhan (author), Suresh, Krishnan (author), Takezawa, Akihiro (author), Li, Lei (author), Kato, Junji (author), Tang, Jinyuan (author), Wang, C.C. (author), Cheng, Lin (author), Liang, Xuan (author), To, Albert. C. (author)

Manufacturing-oriented topology optimization has been extensively studied the past two decades, in particular for the conventional manufacturing methods, for example, machining and injection molding or casting. Both design and manufacturing engineers have benefited from these efforts because of the close-to-optimal and friendly-to-manufacture...

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Simultaneous photocatalytic and microbial degradation of dye-containing wastewater by a novel g-C₃ N₄ -P₂₅ /photosynthetic bacteria composite

Zhang, Xinying (author), Wu, Yan (author), Xiao, Gao (author), Tang, Zhenping (author), Wang, Meiyin (author), Liu, Fuchang (author), Zhu, X. (author)

Azo dyes are very resistant to light-induced fading and biodegradation. Existing advanced oxidative pre-treatment methods based on the generation of non-selective radicals cannot efficiently remove these dyes from wastewater streams, and post-treatment oxidative dye removal is problematic because it may leave many byproducts with unknown...

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A highly selective and stable ZnO-ZrO₂ solid solution catalyst for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol

Wang, Jijie (author), Li, G. (author), Li, Zelong (author), Tang, Chizhou (author), Feng, Zhaochi (author), An, Hongyu (author), Liu, Hailong (author), Liu, Taifeng (author), Li, Can (author)

Although methanol synthesis via CO hydrogenation has been industrialized, CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol still confronts great obstacles of low methanol selectivity and poor stability, particularly for supported metal catalysts under industrial conditions. We report a binary metal oxide, ZnO-ZrO₂ solid solution catalyst,...

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