Xu Yue

Hefei University of Technology,School of Materials Science and Engineering,

Lecturer | Master's Supervisor

Postdoctoral Researcher (Selected for the 2020 "Sino-German Postdoctoral Exchange Program")

Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Japan

National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS)

Doctor of Engineering in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Master of Engineering in Materials Physics and Chemistry

Dr. Yue Xu has long been engaged in research on plasma-material interactions, with extensive knowledge and experience in hydrogen isotope permeation and retention behavior, irradiation damage effects of plasma-facing materials, preparation and characterization of first-wall coating materials, and linear plasma device experiments.

In the past five years, he has led 7 vertical research projects, including:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program)

Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Youth Program)

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (General Program)

Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities

He has published 14 SCI journal papers as first or corresponding author (13 as first author, 1 as corresponding author) in leading fusion journals such as Nucl. Fusion, Nucl. Mater. Energy, and Fusion Eng. Des., including one cover paper in the Japanese Journal of Fusion Science. He has delivered 6 oral presentations at international and domestic academic conferences and applied for 3 Chinese invention patents. He also leads one teaching research project at HFUT.

Dr. Xu is a member of the Anhui Society for Powder Metallurgy, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, and Chinese Nuclear Society.

Representative Academic Achievements:

Demonstrated hydrogen isotope exchange behavior in reduced-activation steels and the effect of nitrogen irradiation on hydrogen permeation.

Proposed the mechanism of tungsten coatings' influence on hydrogen permeation in steel, laying a foundation for understanding interface effects on hydrogen permeation.

Clarified the role of intrinsic material defects in hydrogen isotope permeation and retention.

Li Feng

Dr. Feng Li graduated in June 2019 from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, under a joint training program with Tongji University. In July 2019, he joined the Institute of Quantum Materials and Physics, part of the Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology at Anhui University.

In recent years, he has published over 20 papers as first or corresponding author in international journals including:

Appl. Phys. Lett., Scripta Mater., J. Appl. Phys., J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., Mater. Res. Lett., J. Mater. Chem. C, and J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

Among these, two papers have been recognized as ESI Highly Cited Papers: J. Appl. Phys. 121 (2017) 054103 and Mater. Res. Lett. 6 (2018) 345–352.

Dr. Li was selected for the World’s Top 2% Scientists List 2023 (career-long impact). His current research focuses on the electronic effects, energy storage properties, and ferroelectric electromechanical mechanisms of relaxor ferroelectric ceramics.

He currently leads several research projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program) and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province.

Representative Achievements in Recent Three Years:

1. Hongwei Shi, Feng Li*, Wei Liu, Cen Liang, Xiaoli Ji, Mingsheng Long, Weiping Gong, Chunchang Wang*, Lei Shan, Composition dependent phase structure, dielectric and electrostrain properties in (Sr0.7Bi0.2□0.1)TiO3–PbTiO3– Bi(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 systems, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 55 (2022) 185301.

2. Feng Li*, Wei Liu, Xiaojie Lou, Jiwei Zhai, Chunchang Wang*, Isothermal phase transition across phase boundary in (Pb0.95Ba0.05)ZrO3 ceramics, Appl. Phys. Lett., 120, 023902 (2022). (Editor’s Pick)

3. Feng Li*, Kai Li, Mingsheng Long, Chunchang Wang*, Guohua Chen, Jiwei Zhai*, Ferroelectric–relaxor crossover induce large electrocaloric effect with ultrawide temperature span in NaNbO3–based lead–free ceramics, Appl. Phys. Lett., 118, 043902 (2021). (Feature Article)

4. Feng Li*, Shuanghao Wu, Tianyu Li, Chunchang Wang*, Jiwei Zhai*, Normal-relaxor ferroelectric phase transition induced morphotropic phase boundary accompanied by enhanced piezoelectric and electrostrain properties in strontium modulated Bi0.5K0.5TiO3 lead-free ceramics, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 40 (2020) 3918-3927.

5. Feng Li*, Xu Hou, Tianyu Li, Renjun Si, Chunchang Wang*, Jiwei Zhai*, Fine-grain induced outstanding energy storage performance in novel Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-Ba(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics via hot-press strategy, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7 (2019) 12127-12138.

Ongoing Research Projects:

1、National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program)
Project Title: Synergistic Regulation of the Electrocaloric Effect in NaNbO₃-Based Materials via Multiphasic
Coexistence and Relaxor Characteristics
Grant Number: 12104001
Duration: January 2022 – December 2024
Funding: 305,000 CNY (Principal Investigator)

2、Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Youth Program)
Project Title: Investigation of the Evolution and Mechanism of the Electrocaloric
Effect in Lead-Free Materials Induced by Ferroelectric–Relaxor Phase Boundary
Grant Number: 2008085QE205
Duration: July 2020 – June 2022
Funding: 100,000 CNY (Principal Investigator)

Pan Qing

Dr. Qing Pan obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Hong Kong in 2020. Following his graduation, he continued his academic career as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on fluid dynamics and optics-related studies.

In recent years, he has published over 10 papers as first or corresponding author in internationally renowned journals such as: Physical Review Fluids, Nonlinear Dynamics, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, and Chaos.

He has delivered 6 oral presentations at international conferences and participated in three research projects funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC).

Representative Academic Achievements:

1.   Q. Pan*, N.N. Peng, H. N. Chan and K. W. Chow, Coupled triads in the dynamics of internal waves: Case study using a linearly stratified fluid, Physical Review Fluids 6, 024802 (2021).

2.   Q. Pan*, R. H. J. Grimshaw, and K. W. Chow, Modulation instability and rogue waves for shear flows with a free surface, Physical Review Fluids 4, 084803 (2019).

3.   H. M. Yin, Q. Pan*, and K. W. Chow, Modeling ‘crossing sea state’ wave patterns in layered and stratified fluids, Physical Review Fluids 8, 014802 (2023).

4.   H. M. Yin, Q. Pan* and K. W. Chow, Doubly periodic solutions and breathers of the Hirota equation: Recurrence, cascading mechanism and spectral analysis, Nonlinear Dynamics 022, 07799 (2023).

5.   H. M. Yin, Q. Pan* and K. W. Chow, The Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou recurrence for discrete systems: Cascading mechanism and machine learning for the Ablowitz–Ladik equation, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 114, 106664 (2022).

6.   Q. Pan, W.C. Chung, and K.W. Chow*, The coupled Hirota system as an example displaying discrete breathers: Rogue waves, modulation instability and varying cross-phase modulations, AIP Advances 8, 095303 (2018).

Zhang Yi

Dr. Yi Zhang is a Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang Normal University, an Innovation Leading Talent of the Jiangxi Provincial “Double Thousand Plan”, and a recipient of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars.He serves as an editorial board member for Nano-Micro Letters, Journal of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, and Chinese Chemical Letters.

Over the past decade, Dr. Zhang has primarily engaged in research on the conversion, optoelectronic, and magnetic properties of molecular-based structural materials. His work has been published in more than 80 papers in prestigious journals including Science, Nature Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, Matter, and Advanced Functional Materials.

He has led multiple research grants, including:1 Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China;2 General Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China;1 Excellent Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China;1 Jiangxi “Double Thousand Plan” Project;1 Cultivation Project of the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Shang Fei

Dr. Fei Shang

He Jian

Professor Jian He is a Professor and PhD Supervisor at Sun Yat-sen University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and was a Visiting Scholar at Brown University, USA. He is currently recognized as a Chang Jiang Young Scholar by the Ministry of Education, an Expert Liaison of Shanxi Provincial Committee, a Top Young Innovative Talent of Shanxi Province, and a recipient of the Outstanding Youth Fund of Shanxi Province.

His research focuses on intelligent sensing technology. He has led over 20 research projects, including: Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China、Key Defense Basic Research Program、Equipment Development Department Budget Project、Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China.

He has published more than 100 SCI-indexed papers with over 1,500 citations, and has applied for/been granted 30+ Chinese invention patents. He received two First Prizes of Natural Science of Shanxi Province (ranked 1st and 2nd) and one First Prize of Technological Invention of Shanxi Province (ranked 3rd).

He currently serves as:

Committee Member of the Intelligent Wearable Technology Branch, Chinese Institute of Command and Control;

Committee Member of the Youth Working Committee, Chinese Institute of Command and Control;

Council Member of the Microsystems and Microactuators Branch, Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology;

Editorial Board Member of Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Optics and Precision Engineering, and Journal of Test and Measurement Technology;