Publications

X. Wen*, B. Zhang*, W. Wang, F. Ye, S. Yue, H. Guo, G. Gao, Y. Zhao, Q. Fang, C. Nguyen, X. Zhang, J. Bao, J. T. Robinson, P. M. Ajayan, J. Lou, 3D-printed silica with nanoscale resolution. Nat Mater. 20, 1506–1511 (2021).

B. Zhang*, X. Liu*, H. Guo*, K. Yang, G. Gao, B. W. Sheldon, H. Gao, J. Lou, Quantitative in-situ study of strength-governed interfacial failure between h-BN and polymer-derived ceramic. Acta Mater. 210, 116832 (2021).

C. E. Athanasiou*, X. Liu*, B. Zhang*, T. Cai, C. Ramirez, N. P. Padture, J. Lou, B. W. Sheldon, H. Gao, Integrated simulation, machine learning, and experimental approach to characterizing fracture instability in indentation pillar-splitting of materials. J Mech Phys Solids. 170, 105092 (2023).

Y. Yang, Z. Song, G. Lu, Q. Zhang, B. Zhang, B. Ni, C. Wang, X. Li, L. Gu, X. Xie, H. Gao, J. Lou, Intrinsic toughening and stable crack propagation in hexagonal boron nitride. Nature. 594, 57–61 (2021).

P. Peng*, B. Zhang*, Z. Cao, L. Hao, F. Yang, W. Jiao, W. Liu, R. Wang, Photothermally induced scratch healing effects of thermoplastic nanocomposites with gold nanoparticles. Compos Sci Technol. 133, 165–172 (2016).

B. Deng, P. A. Advincula, D. X. Luong, J. Zhou, B. Zhang, Z. Wang, E. A. McHugh, J. Chen, R. A. Carter, C. Kittrell, J. Lou, Y. Zhao, B. I. Yakobson, Y. Zhao, J. M. Tour, High-surface-area corundum nanoparticles by resistive hotspot-induced phase transformation. Nat Commun. 13, 5027 (2022).

B. Ni, D. Steinbach, Z. Yang, A. Lew, B. Zhang, Q. Fang, M. J. Buehler, J. Lou, Fracture at the two-dimensional limit. MRS Bull. 47, 848–862 (2022).

J. Liang, X. Han, Y. Qiu, Q. Fang, B. Zhang, W. Wang, J. Zhang, P. M. Ajayan, J. Lou, A Low-Cost and High-Efficiency Integrated Device toward Solar-Driven Water Splitting. ACS Nano. 14, 5426–5434 (2020).

J. Liang, X. Han, J. Yang, B. Zhang, Q. Fang, J. Zhang, Q. Ai, M. M. Ogle, T. Terlier, A. A. Martí, J. Lou, Defect‐Engineering‐Enabled High‐Efficiency All‐Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 31, 1903448 (2019).

L. Hao, P. Peng, F. Yang, B. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. Lu, W. Jiao, W. Liu, R. Wang, X. He, Study of structure–mechanical heterogeneity of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber monofilament by plasma etching-assisted radius profiling. Carbon N Y. 114, 317–323 (2017).

Z. Cao, R. Wang, L. Hao, W. Jiao, F. Yang, Q. Wang, W. Liu, B. Zhang, X. Lu, X. He, Interfacial healing of carbon fiber composites in the presence of gold nanoparticles as localized “nano-heaters.” RSC Adv. 5, 5680–5685 (2015).

Z. Cao, R. Wang, F. Yang, L. Hao, W. Jiao, W. Liu, Q. Wang, B. Zhang, Photothermal healing of a glass fiber reinforced composite interface by gold nanoparticles. RSC Adv. 5, 102167–102172 (2015).