Introduction of the instructor: Professor Yuan Wei - School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology

Professor Yuan Wei

(School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology)

Basic information:

Email: [email protected]

Mailing address: Building 30, No. 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-22236365

Yuan Wei, male, born in 1983, member of the Communist Party of China, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering of South China University of Technology, deputy director of the Science and Technology Department (hanging post), leader of the discipline of mechanical manufacturing and automation, senior visiting scholar of the Innovative Battery Research Center of Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He is the winner of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund, the winner of the Guangdong Outstanding Youth Science Fund, and the winner of the Most Scientific Research Potential Award of the First President's Fund of South China University of Technology. He has been selected as the leading talents of the National Ten Thousand Talents Program, the young and middle-aged scientific and technological innovation leading talents of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the leading talents of the Guangdong Provincial Special Branch Program, the 100 Million Young Talents of the Guangdong Provincial Special Support Program, the Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Young Teacher Training Program, the Guangdong 1000 Project Training Objects, the Guangzhou Pearl River Science and Technology Rising Star, and the South China University of Technology Xinghua Elite Scholar Program. He is currently the director of Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of "Advanced Electric Vehicle Power Supply and Thermal Control System", the executive deputy director of Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of "Energy Saving and New Energy Green Manufacturing", the core member of Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of "Functional Structure and Device Intelligent Manufacturing", and the person in charge of new energy system design and manufacturing direction of the academic team of "Advanced Manufacturing of Surface Functional Structure". He is also the executive director of IEEE/PES China Power Battery Committee, a senior member of IEEE, a member of ASME/ACS/AET/ISNM, a senior member of China Mechanical Engineering Society/Extreme Manufacturing Branch, a vice chairman of the Youth Working Committee of China Electrotechnical Society/a member of the Battery Committee, a national director of China Machinery Industry Metal Cutting Tool Technology Association, a member of The Manufacturing System Simulation Professional Committee of China Simulation Society, and a director of China Simulation Technology Industry Alliance. He is a director of the New Energy Automobile Industry Innovation Alliance in the Greater Bay Area, a standing director of the Artificial Intelligence Alumni Association of South China University of Technology, and a director of the Guangdong Young Scientists Association. He has served as an editorial board member/youth editorial board member of many domestic and foreign journals such as NMME, AFMs, SmartMat, EEM, JCS, IJEM, Mechanical Science and Technology, Electronic Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology and Machine Tools, Automotive Technology, Automotive Technician, etc., and a review expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Project, the National Science and Technology Award, the High-level Talent Program of the Ministry of Education, and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province.

In recent years, it has mainly focused on the design of surface functional structures (cross-scale design), manufacturing (micro-cutting, micro-nano manufacturing, composite processing, 3D printing) and system integration/application (new energy vehicles, test systems) of green energy and advanced energy storage devices (fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, microreactors, enhanced heat transfer). He has published more than 130 SCI index papers in Adv Sci, Small, Sci China, ASME Trans, IEEE Trans, CEJ, APEN, RSER, JPS and other journals, 4 highly cited papers and 1 cover paper selected by ESI, of which 1 was rated as "2010 China's 100 Most Influential International Academic Papers". SCI is cited more than 3000 times, with an H factor of 30. More than 20 invention patents and 3 PCT patents have been authorized. He has presided over more than 20 projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation, the Guangdong Provincial Key Area R&D Program (University), the Guangzhou Science and Technology Program, the Basic Scientific Research Business Project of the Central Universities, the Open Project of the State Key Laboratory, and the Enterprise Entrusted Project. He has won 1 second prize of national scientific and technological progress, 1 first prize of guangdong provincial science and technology progress, 1 second prize of natural science of Guangdong province, and 1 outstanding doctoral dissertation of Guangdong Province.

Work Experience:

2016/04 - Present, South China University of Technology, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Professor (Exception)

2012/10 - 2016/03, South China University of Technology, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Associate Professor

2012/07 - 2012/09, Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology

2017/08 - 2018/08, Center for Innovative Battery Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, Senior Visiting Scholar

2013/03 - 2013/08, Faculty of Engineering Materials, National Natural Science Foundation of China

Education:

2008/09 - 2012/06, South China University of Technology, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Ph.D

2009/10 - 2010/10, University of New South Wales, Australia, Department of Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, Public Joint Training Doctorate

2006/09 - 2008/06, South China University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

2001/09 - 2006/06, South China University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor/Bachelor

Awards & Honors:

(1) National Young and Middle-Aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Leading Talents, 2018;

(2) National Science Foundation for Outstanding Youth, 2017;

(3) Guangdong Province Special Branch Program Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talents, 2017;

(4) South China University of Technology President's Fund Most Scientific Research Potential Award, 2017;

(5) Guangdong Outstanding Youth Science Foundation, 2015;

(6) Guangdong Province Special Support Program 100 Million Project Young Talents, 2015;

(7) Guangzhou Pearl River Science and Technology Rising Star Special Program, 2015;

(8) Guangdong Outstanding Young Teacher Training Program, 2014;

(9) Innovative Talents of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, 2014;

(10) Guangdong Province "Thousand Hundred and Ten" Project Training Objects, 2014;

(11) South China University of Technology Young Teachers Promotion to Senior Professional and Technical Position Program, 2016 and 2012;

(12) Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, Key Technology of Morphological Feature Design and Controllable Manufacturing of Complex Surface Thermal Functional Structures, Ranked 6, 2016;

(13) First Prize of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Key Technology of Cross-scale Optical Functional Structure Design and Manufacturing of Semiconductor Light-emitting Devices, Ranked 14, 2017;

(14) Guangdong Science and Technology (Natural Science) Second Prize, Multi-scale Microreact Functional Structure Design and Manufacturing Basic Research, Ranked 2, 2013;

(15) Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of Guangdong Province, Structural Optimization Design and Mechanism of Action of Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, 2013;

(16) 100 Most Influential International Academic Papers in China, 2010;

Social & Part-time:

(1) Standing Director of IEEE/PES China Power Battery Committee;

(2) Vice Chairman of the Youth Working Committee of China Electrotechnical Society/ Member of the Battery Committee;

(3) Senior member of China Mechanical Engineering Society/ Member of Extreme Manufacturing Branch;

(4) ASME/ACS/AET/ISNM members;

(5) Editorial board members/youth editorial boards of NMME, AFMs, SmartMat, EEM, JCS, Mechanical Science and Technology, Electromechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and other domestic and foreign journals;

(6) Standing Director of South China University of Technology Artificial Intelligence Alumni Association;

Research Areas:

Cutting processing; micro-nano manufacturing; composite manufacturing; electrochemical manufacturing; surface functional structure design and manufacturing; new energy system manufacturing; 3D printing batteries; flexible energy storage devices; fuel cells; lithium batteries; supercapacitors; microreactors; enhanced heat transfer components; battery thermal management

Research Projects:

(1) National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation Project, 51722504, Functional Structure and Device Manufacturing, 2018/01-2020/12, 1.3 million yuan, in research, chaired.

(2) National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51975218, Research on the Mechanism and Properties of Micro-ploughing-Extrusion Composite Forming of Copper Collector Surface Functional Structure of Lithium-ion Battery Copper Collector, 2020/01-2023/12, 600,000 yuan, in research, chaired.

(3) National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51475172, Basic Research on manufacturing and optimization of porous flow field plate of methanol fuel cell based on cutting metal fibers, 2015/01-2018/12, 900,000 yuan, in research, chair, top ten outstanding final projects in mechanical disciplines.

(4) Guangdong Natural Science Foundation Outstanding Youth Science Foundation Project, 2015A030306013, Research on The Manufacturing and Shape/Sex Control Mechanism of High Energy Density DMFC Porous Flow Field, 2015/08-2019/08, 1 million yuan, Conclusion, PI.

(5) Guangdong Provincial Key Area R&D Plan, 2019B090909001, Fuel Cell Passenger Vehicle Integration and Power System Platform Development, 2019/01-2021/12, 3.6 million yuan (to school), in research, chaired (school).

(6) Guangdong Provincial Key AreaS R&D Plan, 2020B090920002, Vehicle Fuel Cell System Integration Test Equipment Development, 2020/01-2022/12, 1.6 million yuan (to school), in research, chaired (school).

(7) Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program (Industry-University-Research Project), 2017B090901012, Development and Application of Key Technologies for High Specific Energy Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Power Supply, 2017/01-2019/12, 400,000 yuan (to school), conclusion, host (school).

(8) Guangdong Science and Technology Program Project (Public Welfare Project), 2017A010104006, Research on The Key Technology of Pure Methanol Supply for High Specific Energy Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, 2017/01-2018/12, 300,000 yuan, Conclusion, Chair.

(9) Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Program Project (Science and Technology Installation Project), 2017KZ010105, Research and Development of Key Technologies for Dual-Use High-Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Power Supply, 2017/01-2019/12, 500,000 yuan, in research, chaired.

(10) Zhuhai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team Project, ZH01110405180034PWC, development of high-performance heat dissipation system based on phase conversion thermal technology, 2019/12-2022/12, 3 million yuan, in research, chaired.

(11) Enterprise commissioned horizontal project (Ningde New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.), lithium battery polar ear ultrasonic welding technology principle research, 2017/08-2018/08, 100,000 yuan, in research, presided.

(12) Guangdong Science and Technology Program (Industry-University-Research Project), 2014B090901065, Development and Industrialization of Key Technologies for Efficient Heat Dissipation of LED Large-screen Display System, 2015/01-2017/12, 1 million yuan, Conclusion, Chair.

(13) Guangdong Natural Science Foundation Doctoral Initiation Project, S2013040016899, Research on the Structure Manufacturing and Optimization Mechanism of Porous Barrier Alcohol in Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, 2013/10-2015/10, 30,000 yuan, Conclusion, PI.

(14) Basic Scientific Research Business Project of Central Universities (Jieqing Project), 2015ZJ001, Basic Research on Porous Flow Field Design and Manufacturing of Pure Methanol Passive DMFC, 2015/01-2016/12, 500,000 YUAN, Conclusion, Chair.

Main Papers:

First/Corresponding Author Papers:

[1] Xiaoqing Zhang, Wei Yuan*, Yang Yang, Yu Chen, Zhenghua Tang, Chun Wang, Yuhang Yuan, Yintong Ye, Yaopeng Wu, Yong Tang, Immobilizing polysulfide by in situ topochemical oxidation derivative TiC@carbon-included TiO2 core-shell sulfur hosts for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries, Small 2020, 2005998, doi: 10.1002/smll.202005998.

[2] Yao Huang, Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Guoyun Fang, Yang Yang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yaopeng Wu, Yuhang Yuan, Chun Wang, Jinguang Li, Challenges and recent progress in thermal management with heat pipes for lithium-ion power batteries in electric vehicles, Science China: Technological Sciences 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11431-020-1714-1.

[3] Xiaoqing Zhang, Wei Yuan*, Yang Yang, Shaozhong Yang, Chun Wang, Yuhang Yuan, Yaopeng Wu, Wenquan Kang, Yong Tang, Green and facile fabrication of porous titanium dioxide as efficient sulfur host for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries: An air oxidation strategy, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2021, 583: 157-165.

[4] Yang Yang, Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yuzhi Ke, Zhiqiang Qiu, Jian Luo, Yong Tang, Chun Wang, Yuhang Yuan, Yao Huang, A review on structuralized current collectors for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes, Applied Energy 2020, 276: 115464.

[5] Wei Yuan*, Yintong Ye, Yang Yang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Baoyou Pan, Ziming Peng, Mulun Wu, Zhiqiang Qiu, Chun Wang, Yuhang Yuan, Zhiguo Yan, Yong Tang, CuO nanoflowers/copper fiber felt integrated porous electrode for lithium ion batteries, Science China: Technological Sciences, doi: 10.1007/s11431-020-1608-x.

[6] Yang Yang, Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Chun Wang, Yuhang Yuan, Yao Huang, Yintong Ye, Zhiqiang Qiu, Yong Tang, A review on FexOy-based materials for advanced lithium-ion batteries, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, 127: 109884.

[7] Yang Yang, Wei Yuan*, Wenquan Kang, Yintong Ye, Yuhang Yuan, Zhiqiang Qiu, Chun Wang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yuzhi Ke, Yong Tang, Silicon-nanoparticle-based composites for advanced lithium-ion battery anodes, Nanoscale 2020, 12: 7461-7484.

[8] Yang Yang, Wei Yuan*, Wenquan Kang, Yintong Ye, Qiqi Pan, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yuzhi Ke, Chun Wang, Zhiqiang Qiu, Yong Tang, A review on silicon nanowire-based anodes for next-generation high-performance lithium-ion batteries from a material-based perspective, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2020, 4: 1577-1594.

[9] Biaowu Lu, Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Su, Ziyi Zhuang, Yuzhi Ke, Yong Tang, Passive direct methanol-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell with reduced graphene oxide supported Prussian Blue as catalyst, Energy Technology 2020, 1901360.

[10] Xiaoqing Su, Wei Yuan*, Biaowu Lu, Tianxiang Zheng, Yuzhi Ke, Ziyi Zhuang, Yonghao Zhao, Yong Tang, Shiwei Zhang, CO2 bubble behaviors and two-phase flow characteristics in single-serpentine sinusoidal corrugated channels of direct methanol fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources 2020, 450: 227621.

[11] Yang Yang, Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yuhang Yuan, Chun Wang, Yintong Ye, Yao Huang, Zhiqiang Qiu, Yong Tang, Overview on the applications of three-dimensional printing for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, Applied Energy 2020, 257: 114002.

[12] Wei Yuan*, Zhiqiang Qiu, Chun Wang, Yuhang Yuan, Yang Yang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yintong Ye, Yong Tang, Design and interface optimization of a sandwich-structured cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, 381: 122648.

[13] Wei Yuan*, Ziyi Zhuang, Biaowu Lu, Guoyun Fang, Wenjun Chen, Yong Tang, Novel production and performance of aluminum-based ultra-thin flat heat pipes based on preforming and multi-tooth ploughing, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology 2019, 9(8): 1514-1525.

[14] Wei Yuan*, Baoyou Pan, Zhiqiang Qiu, Ziming Peng, Yintong Ye, Yao Huang, Honglin Huang, Yong Tang, Using orthogonal ploughing/extrusion to fabricate three-dimensional on-chip-structured current collector for lithium-ion batteries, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7(15):12910-12919.

[15] Wei Yuan*, Zhiqiang Qiu, Yao Huang, Chun Wang, Honglin Huang, Yang Yang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Jian Luo, Yong Tang, Honeycomb-inspired surface-patterned Cu@CuO composite current collector for lithium-ion batteries, Energy Technology 2019, 7(9): 1900445.

[16] Guoyun Fang, Yao Huang, Wei Yuan*, Yang Yang, Yong Tang, Weida Ju, Fujian Chu, Zepeng Zhao, Thermal management for a tube–shell Li-ion battery pack using water evaporation coupled with forced air cooling, RSC Advances 2019, 9(18): 9951-9961

[17] Guoyun Fang, Wei Yuan*, Zhiguo Yan, Yalong Sun, Yong Tang, Thermal management integrated with three-dimensional heat pipes for air-cooled permanent magnet synchronous motor, Applied Thermal Engineering 2019, 152: 594-604.

[18] Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Su, Ziyi Zhuang, Shimin Huang, Aoyu Wang, Yong Tang, Forced under-rib water removal by using expanded metal mesh as flow fields for air-breathing direct methanol fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2018, 43(42): 19711-19720.

[19] Shimin Huang, Jian Luo, Wei Yuan*, Bote Zhao, Yu Chen, Yong Tang, Three-dimensional porous composite framework assembled with CuO microspheres as anode current collector for lithium-ion batteries, Science China: Technological Sciences 2019, 62: 70-79.

[20] Jian Luo, Wei Yuan*, Shimin Huang, Bote Zhao, Yu Chen, Meilin Liu*, Yong Tang, From checkerboard-like sand barriers to 3D Cu@CNF composite current collectors for high-performance batteries, Advanced Science 2018, 5(7), 1800031.

[21] Wei Yuan*, Fuchang Han, Yu Chen, Wenjun Chen, Jinyi Hu, Yong Tang, Enhanced water management and fuel efficiency of a fully-passive direct methanol fuel cell with super-hydrophilic/-hydrophobic cathode porous flow-field, ASME Transactions-Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage 2018, 15(3): 031003.

[22] Wei Yuan*, Guoyun Fang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yong Tang, Zhenping Wan, Shiwei Zhang, Heat transfer and friction characteristics of turbulent flow through a circular tube with ball turbulators, Applied Sciences 2018, 8(5): 776.

[23] Guanghan Huang, Yong Tang, Pengtao Wang, Longsheng Lu, Wei Yuan*, Thermal characterisation of micro flat aluminium heat pipe arrays by varying working fluid and inclination angle, Applied Sciences 2018, 8(7): 1052.

[24] Wei Yuan*, Zhiqiang Qiu, Yu Chen, Bote Zhao, Meilin Liu, Yong Tang, A binder-free composite anode composed of CuO nanosheets and multi-wall carbon nanotubes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta 2018, 267: 150-160.

[25] Wei Yuan*, Guoyun Fang, Zongtao Li, Yonghui Chen, Yong Tang, Using electrospinning-based carbon nanofiber webs for methanol crossover control in passive direct methanol fuel cells, Materials 2018, 11(1): 71.

[26] Zhenhao Tan, Wei Yuan*, Zhiqiang Qiu, Yu Chen, Jian Luo, Yong Tang, A micro-cracked conductive layer made of multi-walled carbon nanotubes for Lithium ion batteries, Energy Technology 2018, 6: 658-669.

[27] Zhenhao Tan, Aoyu Wang, Wei Yuan*, Fuchang Han, Guangzhao Ye, Hongrong Xia, Yong Tang, Dimensional effect of graphite flow field channels of a direct methanol fuel cell under different operating conditions, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2018, 96(3): 659-669.

[28] Aoyu Wang, Wei Yuan*, Shimin Huang, Yong Tang, Yu Chen, Structural effects of expanded metal mesh used as a flow field for a passive direct methanol fuel cell, Applied Energy 2017, 208: 184-194.

[29] Wei Yuan*, Xiaotian Xu, Fuchang Han, Guangzhao Ye, Yong Tang, Developing a passive air-breathing tubular direct methanol fuel cell fed with concentrated methanol, International Journal of Green Energy 2017, 14(13): 1100-1109.

[30] Shiwei Zhang, Yalong Sun, Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Heng Tang, Kairui Tang, Effects of heat flux, mass flux and channel width on flow boiling performance of porous interconnected microchannel nets, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2018, 90: 310-318.

[31] Xiaoqing Zhang, Yunxiang Huang, Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Characterization and performance of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin films incorporating low-temperature pre-annealing process, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2017, 728: 29-36.

[32] Hui Li, Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Rui Zhou, Numerical analysis on heat transfer of a complete anti-gravity loop-shaped heat pipe, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2017, 109: 824-834.

[33] Wenjun Chen, Wei Yuan*, Guangzhao Ye, Fuchang Han, Yong Tang, Utilization and positive effects of produced CO2 on the performance of a passive direct methanol fuel cell with a composite anode structure, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2017, 42: 15613-15622.

[34] Wei Yuan*, Zhiguo Yan, Baoyou Pan, Zhiqiang Qiu, Jian Luo, Zhenhao Tan, Yong Tang, Zongtao Li, Hierarchical MCMB/CuO/Cu anode with super-hydrophilic substrate and blind-hole structures for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2017, 719: 353-364.

[35] Wei Yuan*, Jian Luo, Baoyou Pan, Zhiqiang Qiu, Shimin Huang, Yong Tang, Hierarchical shell/core CuO nanowire/carbon fiber composites as binder-free anodes for lithium-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta 2017, 241: 261-271.

[36] Yunxiang Huang, Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Qinghui Wang, Coupled effect of pre-alloying treatment and plasma-assisted Se vapor selenization process in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin film, Solar Energy 2017, 150: 375-382.

[37] Yunxiang Huang, Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Wanyu Wen, Qinghui Wang, Growth and characterization of CIGS thin films by plasma-assisted and thermal-assisted Se vapor selenization process, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2017, 701: 732-739.

[38] Wei Yuan*, Jian Luo, Zhiguo Yan, Zhenhao Tan, Yong Tang, High-performance CuO/Cu composite current collectors with array-pattern porous structures for lithium-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta 2017, 226: 89-97.

[39] Xiaoqing Zhang, Yunxiang Huang, Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Lin Li, Fabrication of homogeneous CIGS thin film by plasma-enhanced Se vapor selenization coupled with etching process, Materials Letters 2017, 190: 276-279.

[40] Lin Li, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yunxiang Huang, Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Investigation on the performance of Mo2N thin film as barrier layer against Fe in the flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells on stainless steel substrates, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2017, 698: 194-199.

[41] Wei Yuan*, Aoyu Wang, Guangzhao Ye Baoyou Pan, Kairui Tang, Haimu Chen, Dynamic relationship between the CO2 gas bubble behavior and the pressure drop characteristics in the anode flow field of an active liquid-feed direct methanol fuel cell, Applied Energy 2017, 188: 431-443.

[42] Guanghan Huang, Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Bin Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Longsheng Lu, Enhanced capillary performance in axially grooved aluminium wicks by alkaline corrosion treatment, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2017, 82: 212-221.

[43] Yunxiang Huang, Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Qinghui Wang, Shiwei Zhang, Influence of surface-modified Mo back contact on post-selenized Cu(In,Ga) Se2 thin films, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 2017, 57: 227-232.

[44] Jinyi Hu, Wei Yuan*, Wenjun Chen, Xiaotian Xu, Yong Tang, Fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic copper fiber sintered felt with a 3D space network structure and their oil–water separation, Applied Surface Science 2016, 389: 1192-1201.

[45] Wei Yuan*, Zhiguo Yan, Zhenhao Tan, Aoyu Wang, Zongtao Li, Yong Tang, Anode optimization based on gradient porous control medium for passive liquid-feed direct methanol fuel cells, Renewable Energy 2016, 89: 71-79.

[46] Wei Yuan*, Aoyu Wang, Zhiguo Yan, Zhenhao Tan, Yong Tang, Hongrong Xia, Visualization of two-phase flow and temperature characteristics of anactive liquid-feed direct methanol fuel cell with diverse flow fields, Applied Energy 2016, 179: 85-98.

[47] Wei Yuan*, Zhiguo Yan, Zhenhao Tan, Wei Chen, Yong Tang, Heat-pipe-based thermal management and temperature characteristics of li-ion batteries, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2016, 94: 1901-1908.

[48] Zhaochun Zhang, Wei Yuan*, Jun Deng, Yong Tang, Zongtao Li, Kairui Tang, Methanol catalytic micro-combustor with pervaporation-based methanol supply system, Chemical Engineering Journal 2016, 283: 982-991.

[49] Zhaochun Zhang, Wei Yuan*, Aoyu Wang, Zhiguo Yan, Yong Tang, Kairui Tang, Moisturized anode and water management in a passive vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cell operated with neat methanol, Journal of Power Sources 2015, 297: 33-44.

[50] Wei Yuan*, Zhaochun Zhang, Jun Deng, Yong Tang, Binhai Yu, Operational characteristics of a passive methanol catalytic combustor assisting vapor generation for direct methanol fuel cells. Fuel Processing Technology 2015, 131: 466-472.

[51] Bo Zhou, Wei Yuan*, Jinyi Hu, Yong Tang, Longsheng Lu, Binhai Yu, Uniaxial tensile behavior of porous metal fiber sintered sheet, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 2015, 25: 2003-2008.

[52] Jinyi Hu, Wei Yuan*, Zhiguo Yan, Bo Zhou, Yong Tang, Zongtao Li, Fabricating an enhanced stable superhydrophobic surface on copper plates by introducing a sintering process, Applied Surface Science 2015, 355: 145-152.

[53] Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Jinyi Hu, Zongtao Li, Yong Tang, Lightweight current collector based on printed-circuit-board technology and its structural effects on the passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell, Renewable Energy 2015, 81: 664-670.

[54] Wei Yuan*, Bo Zhou, Jinyi Hu, Jun Deng, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang, Passive direct methanol fuel cell using woven carbon fiber fabric as mass transfer control medium, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2015, 40: 2326-2333.

[55] Wei Yuan*, Hongrong Xia, Jinyi Hu, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang, Study on a vapor-feed air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell assisted by a catalytic combustor, ASME Transactions-Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology 2015, 12: 011002.

[56] Wei Yuan*, Jinyi Hu, Bo Zhou, Jun Deng, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang, Using woven carbon fiber fabric to construct gradient porous structure for passive direct methanol fuel cells, Functional Materials Letters 2015, 8: 1550009.

[57] Wei Yuan*, Zhaochun Zhang, Jinyi Hu, Bo Zhou, Yong, Tang, Passive vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cell using sintered porous metals to realize high-concentration operation, Applied Energy 2014, 136: 143-149.

[58] Wei Yuan*, Bo Zhou, Jun Deng, Yong Tang, Zhaochun Zhang, Zongtao Li, Overview on the developments of vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2014, 39: 6689-6704.

[59] Wei Yuan*, Jun Deng, Bo Zhou, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang, Performance of a catalytic micro-combustor based on Pt/Al2O3/Ni for methanol fuel cell, Chemical Engineering Journal 2014, 251: 51-57.

[60] Wei Yuan*, Jun Deng, Zhaochun Zhang, Xiaojun Yang, Yong Tang, Study on operational aspects of a passive direct methanol fuel cell incorporating an anodic methanol barrier, Renewable Energy 2014, 62: 640-648.

[61] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Zhaochun Zhang, Bo Zhou, Jun Deng, Operational and structural aspects of a vapor-feed semi-passive direct methanol fuel cell supplied with concentrated methanol, Chinese Science Bulletin 2014, 59: 3216-3221.

[62] Wei Yuan*, Bo Zhou, Yong Tang, Zhaochun Zhang, Jun Deng, Effects of environmental factors on corrosion behaviors of metal-fiber porous components in a simulated direct methanol fuel cell environment, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials 2014, 21: 913-918.

[63] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Bin Liu, Zhenping Wan, On the processing and morphological aspects of metal fibers based on low-speed multi-tooth dry cutting, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 2013, 66: 1147-1157.

[64] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Bin Liu, Zhenping Wan, Manufacture, characterization and application of porous metal-fiber sintered felt used as mass-transfer-controlling medium for direct methanol fuel cells, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 2013, 23: 2085-2093.

[65] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Limin Bu, Zhenping Wan, Corrosion behavior of porous metal fiber sintered felt in both simulated and practical environment of a direct methanol fuel cell, Corrosion 2013, 69: 25-34.

[66] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang. High-concentration operation of a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell integrated with a porous methanol barrier, Renewable Energy 2013, 50: 741-746.

[67] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Zhenping Wan, Toward Fully- and Semi-passive Operation of a Liquid-Fed Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Fuel Cells 2013, 13: 249-258.

[68] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Zhenping Wan, Porous metal materials for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells- A review, Applied Energy 2012, 94: 309-329.

[69] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Bin Liu, Zhenping Wan, Structural diversity and orientation dependence of a liquid-fed passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2012, 37: 9298-9313.

[70] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Zhenping Wan, Toward using porous metal-fiber sintered plate as anodic methanol barrier in a passive direct methanol fuel cell, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2012, 37: 13510-13521.

[71] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Zhenping Wan, Minqiang Pan, Operational characteristics of a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell under various structural conditions, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2011, 36: 2237-2249.

[72] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Qinghui Wang, Zhenping Wan, Dominance evaluation of structural factors in a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell based on orthogonal array analysis, Applied Energy 2011, 88: 1671-1680.

[73] Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Minqiang Pan, Zhenping Wan, Experimental investigation on the dynamic performance of a hybrid PEM fuel cell/battery system for lightweight electric vehicle application, Applied Energy 2011, 88: 68-76.

[74] Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Minqiang Pan, Zongtao Li, Biao Tang. Model prediction of effects of operating parameters on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance, Renewable Energy 2010, 35: 656-666.

[75] Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Minqiang Pan, Zongtao Li, Guoqing Chen, Yong Li. Experimental investigation of dynamic performance and transient responses of a kW-class PEM fuel cell stack under various load changes, Applied Energy 2010, 87: 1410-1417.

[76] Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Minqiang Pan, Biao Tang, Zongtao Li, Zhenping Wan. Effects of structural aspects on the performance of a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources 2010, 195: 5628-5636.

[77] Yong Tang, Wei Yuan*, Minqiang Pan, Zhenping Wan. Feasibility study of porous copper fiber sintered felt: A novel porous flow field in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2010, 35: 9661-9677.

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