1. Research Group
Phase Change Material
(Physical Chemistry at Micro- and Nano-Interfaces)
2. Brief Introduction
3. Introduction of The Group Director
Name: Dr./Associate Prof. Yue Shen
Major: Physics
Tel: +86-(0) 18397100610
E-mail: shenyue@isl.ac.cn
Brief CV：Shen Yue, associate professor, master's supervisor, and group leader of phase change and energy storage material group at Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). She received her B.S. degree in Physics from Zhengzhou University (2004-2008), and her Ph.D. degree from Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, CAS, in 2013. Currently, her main research area is the basic and applied research on energy-storage/functional materials based on nanotechnology. Her research interests include in-situ probing of surface/interface physicochemical processes, phase change materials with inorganic hydrated salts, and nano-friction charging effects. She has published more than 60 research papers and applied for more than 40 patents. In 2017, She was awarded the E-MRS Fall Meeting Best Oral Communication Award, and selected as a member of the Young Innovation Promotion Association of the CAS; in 2018, she was awarded the Second Prize of Outstanding Academic Paper in Natural Science in Qinghai Province; in 2019, She was Selected for the Chinese Academy of Sciences Talent program Project; Selected for the Qinghai Natural Science and Engineering Technology Discipline Leader and Qinghai Cultivation Talent program Project in 2020.
4. Group members
(1) Staffs
(2) Phd Students
(3) Master’s Degree Students
5. Research Projects
1. Preparation, structure and properties of microcapsules of room temperature phase change energy storage materials in hydrated salt MgCl2∙6H2O system, National Natural Science Foundation of China-Qaidam Salt Lake Chemical Science Research Joint Fund (Cultivation Project), U1407105, 2015.01-2017.12
2. Effective utilization of magnesium resources in salt lakes and product engineering-phase change energy storage materials of hydrated salts, sub-project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Qaidam Salt Lake Chemical Science Research Joint Fund (Integrated project), U1707603, 2018.01-2021.12
3. Study on the influence of chemical state and electric field on the nano-friction charging effect of graphene-based materials, National Natural Science Foundation of China-Young Project, 11904374, 2020.01-2022.12
4. Hundred Talent Program ‘B’, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2023.3-2026.3
5. Air cushioning in drop impact on nonwetting nanoporous surfaces: formation of a novel air film and its influencing factors, Projects of the German Scientific Research Fund (DFG), 2021.04-2024.03
6. Study on the effect of substrate elastic deformation on the morphology and mechanical properties of nanobubble interfaces, National Natural Science Foundation of China-Youth Project, 2019.01-2021.12
7. Preparation and modification of magnesium-based hydrated salt phase change energy storage materials, Class A project of ‘Western Young Scholars’ under the ‘Light of the West’ program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2020.01-2023.12
8. Inorganic hydrated salt phase change energy storage material preparation, evolution and modification research in salt lake, 2023-Qinghai Provincial Natural Science Foundation - top project, 2023-ZJ-915M, 2023.01-2025.12
9. Development of Al3Tip/Mg as magnesium matrix composites for salt lake, Qinghai Science and Technology Project, 2021.1-2023.12
10. Preparation and modification of high-nickel ternary layered cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, Joint Fund of Green Manufacturing Innovation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2020.06-2022.05
6. Publications
(1) Papers
1. Z. Geng, L. Zhou, L. Zhang*; J. Hu*. Controllable emulsification by dissolved gas in water: Formation and stability of surfactant-free oil nanodroplets. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2023, 656, 130288.
2. S. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Sun, J. Zeng, S. Zhu, W. Song, Y. Zhou, X. Ren, C. Hai*, Y. Shen*. Low-cost magnesium-based eutectic salt hydrate phase change material with enhanced thermal performance for energy storage. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2022, 238: 111620.
3. S. Zhu, J. Zeng, S. Zhang, W. Song, Y. Sun, X. Ren, X. Li, C. Hai, Y. Shen*. Effects of Graphene Redox on Its Triboelectrification at the Nanoscale. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2022 126(46), 19559-19570.
4. J. Zeng, Y. Shen*, X. Ren, X. Li, Y. Sun, G. Zhang, Z. Wu, S. Zhu, C. Hai, Y. Zhou*, F-Doped Ni-Rich Layered Cathode Material with Improved Rate Performance for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Processes 2022, 10, 1573.
5. Z. Wu, Y. Zhou*, C. Hai, J. Zeng, X. Ren, Y. Sun, Y. Shen, X. Li, S. Dong, G. Zhang, Improving electrochemical performance of NCM811 cathodes for lithium-ion batteries via consistently arranging the hexagonal nanosheets with exposed {104} facets, Ceramics International 2022, 48, 17279-17288.
6. Y. Sun, L. Zhang, S. Dong, J. Zeng, Y. Shen, X. Li, X. Ren, L. Ma, C. Hai*, Y. Zhou*, Improving the electrochemical performances of Li-rich Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 through cooperative doping of Na+ and Mg2+, Electrochim Acta 2022, 414, 140169.
7. Z. Geng, L. Zhou, Z. Fang, J. Wang, K. Yuan, L. Zhang*; J. Hu*. Influence of the dissolved gas on the interfacial properties of decane surface nanodroplets. Langmuir 2022, 38 (7), 2213-2219.
8. Y. Shen*, X. Li, S. Zhang, Y. Sun, J. Zeng, C. Hai, X. Ren, S. Zhu, Y. Zhou*. Surface evolution of eutectic MgCl2·6H2O-Mg(NO3)2·6H2O phase change materials for thermal energy storage monitored by scanning probe microscopy. Applied Surface Science 2021, 565, 150549.
9. B. Zhao, E. Bonaccurso, G.K. Auernhammer*, L. Chen*, Elasticity-to-Capillarity Transition in Soft Substrate Deformation, Nano Letters 2021, 21, 10361-10367.
10. B. Zhao, Y. Jia, Y. Xu, E. Bonaccurso, X. Deng, G.K. Auernhammer, L. Chen*, What Can Probing Liquid–Air Menisci Inside Nanopores Teach Us About Macroscopic Wetting Phenomena?, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 6897-6905.
11. Y. Hu#, B. Zhao# (equal contributors), S. Lin, X. Deng*, L. Chen*, Evaporation and particle deposition of bi-component colloidal droplets on a superhydrophobic surface, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2020, 159, 120063.
12. Y. Shen, S. Zhang, Y. Sun, C. Hai*, X. Li, J. Zeng, X. Ren, Y. Zhou*. Structure and Property Evolution of Graphene Oxide Sheets during Low-Temperature Reduction on a Solid Substrate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124 (26), 14371-14379.
13. S. Dong, Y. Zhou*, C. Hai*, J. Zeng, Y. Sun, Y. Shen, X. Li, X. Ren, C. Sun, G. Zhang, Z. Wu, Understanding electrochemical performance improvement with Nb doping in lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials, Journal of Power Sources 2020, 462, 228185.
14. X. Li, Z. Fu*, Y. Qiao, Z. Zhang*, Y. Zhou, C. Hai, Y. Shen, Y. Sun, J. Zeng, X. Ren. Preparation, Characterization, and Modification of Sodium Acetate Trihydrate-Urea Binary Eutectic Mixtures as Phase Change Material. Energy &Fuels 2020, 34(5), 6439-6447.
15. B. Zhao, S. Luo, E. Bonaccurso, G.K. Auernhammer, X. Deng, Z. Li, L. Chen*, Resolving the Apparent Line Tension of Sessile Droplets and Understanding its Sign Change at a Critical Wetting Angle, Physical Review Letters 2019, 123, 094501.
16. Y. Shen, Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, C. Hai, J. Hu*, Y. Zhang*. Electrostatic force spectroscopy revealing the degree of reduction of individual graphene oxide sheets. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2018, 9, 1146–1155.
17. J. Zeng, C. Hai*, X. Ren, X. Li, Y. Shen, O. Dong, L. Zhang, Y. Sun, L. Ma, X. Zhang, S. Dong, Y. Zhou*, Facile triethanolamine-assisted combustion synthesized layered LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode materials with enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2018, 735, 1977-1985.
18. X. Li*, Y. Zhou*, X. Zhang, W. Zheng, C. Chang, X. Ren, J. Zeng, C. Hai, Y. Shen. Experimental investigation of thermal and mechanical properties of magnesium oxychloride cement with form-stable phase change material. Construction and Building Materials 2018, 186, 670-677.
19. Y. Shen*, Y. Zhou*, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, Y. Wang, J. Hu, Y. Zhang. Humidity effects on scanning polarization force microscopy imaging. Applied Surface Science 2017, 412C, 497-504.
20. B. Zhao, X. Wang, K. Zhang, L. Chen*, X. Deng*, Impact of Viscous Droplets on Superamphiphobic Surfaces, Langmuir 2017, 33, 144-151.
21. X. Ren*, C. Hai, X. Li, Y. Shen, J. Zeng, Y. Zhou, Y. Chen. Investigation and Preparation of CeO2-TiO2/FA (Fly Ash) SCR catalyst. Integrated Ferroelectrics 2017, 181(1), 1-8.
22. X. Li*, Y. Zhou*, H. Nian, X. Zhang, O. Dong, X. Ren, J. Zeng, C. Hai, Y. Shen. Advanced nanocomposite phase change material based on calcium chloride hexahydrate with aluminum oxide nanoparticles for thermal energy storage. Energy Fuels 2017, 31, 6560-6567.
23. Y. Shen, Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, A. Shi, J. Hu, Y. Zhang*. Direct imaging charge distribution in reduced graphene oxide sheets induced by isolated charges. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2016, 49, 415303.
24. X. Li, Y. Zhou*, H. Nian, X. Ren, O. Dong, C. Hai, Y. Shen, J. Zeng. Phase change behavior of latent heat storage media based on calcium chloride hexahydrate composites containing strontium chloride hexahydrate and oxidation expandable graphite. Applied Thermal Engineering 2016, 102, 38-44.
25. X. Li, Y. Zhou*, H. Nian, F. Zhu, X. Ren, O. Dong, C. Hai, Y. Shen, J. Zeng. Preparation and thermal energy storage studies of CH3COONa·3H2O-KCl composites salt system with enhanced phase change performance. Applied Thermal Engineering 2016, 102, 708-715.
26. G. Shi#, Y. Shen# (equal contributors), J. Liu, C. Wang, Y. Wang, B. Song, J. Hu, H. Fang*. Molecular-Scale Hydrophilicity Induced by Solute: Molecular-thick Charged Pancakes of Aqueous Salt Solution on Hydrophobic Carbon-based Surfaces. Scientific Reports 2014, 4, 6793.
27. Y. Shen, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, C. Hai, Y. Zhou, J. Hu, Y. Zhang*. Sample-charged mode scanning polarization force microscopy for characterizing reduced graphene oxide sheets. Journal of Applied Physics 2014, 115, 244302.
28. Y. Shen, X. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Zhou, J. Hu, S. Guo, Y. Zhang*. Charge transfer between reduced graphene oxide sheets on insulating substrates. Applied Physics Letters 2013, 103, 053107.
29. Y. Shen, S. Guo, J. Hu, Y. Zhang*. Charging of nanostructured and partially reduced graphene oxide sheets. Applied Physics Letters 2012, 101, 183109.
(2) Patents
1. In-situ characterization method for nanoscale phase separation of hydrated salt system phase change energy storage material, ZL.202110740035.9
2. Method for testing cycle performance of hydrated salt system phase change energy storage material and application of method, ZL.202110743290.9
3. Method for confirming eutectic point of eutectic hydrated salt system and application thereof, ZL.202110716139.6
4. AFM (atomic force microscopy) sample for hydrated salt phase change energy storage material as well as preparation method and application of AFM sample, ZL.202110707249.6
5. Method for improving phase change heat storage performance of industrial-grade hydrated salt, ZL.202110739956.3
6. Regeneration method of circulated hydrated salt system phase change energy storage material, ZL. 202110740340.8
7. Testing method for thermal conductivity of phase change energy storage material, ZL.201810504094.4
8. Preparation method of superfine aluminum oxide powder and product thereof, ZL.202111255440.8
9. Preparation method of high-purity boehmite and porous gamma-alumina nano-powder, ZL.20211282643.6
10. Graphene oxide reduction degree testing method, ZL.201810091508.5
11. Regulating method for imaging contrast of scanning polarization force microscope, ZL.201710142849.6
12. Method for improving mild thermally driven phase change efficiency of graphene oxide, ZL.201410271403.X
13. Quick-release ball mill canister mounting device, ZL 201020549766.2
14. Inorganic phase-change energy-storage material and preparation method thereof, ZL.201610387127.2