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0000-0003-1064-630X
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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
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Macquarie University
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ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Elemental Semiconductors | Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits | Analytical Spectrometry | Materials Engineering | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified | Microwave and Millimetrewave Theory and Technology | Condensed Matter Imaging
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Communication Networks and Services not elsewhere classified | Diagnostic Methods | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | National Security |
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Publications
A strategic impact assessment of hydropower plants in alpine and non-alpine areas of Europe
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2019
Investigation of MAX phase/c-BN composites
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2013
Probing the Interior Crystal Quality in the Development of More Efficient and Smaller Upconversion Nanoparticles
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 09-08-2016
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.JPCLETT.6B01434
Abstract: Optical biomedical imaging using luminescent nanoparticles as contrast agents prefers small size, as they can be used at high dosages and efficiently cleared from body. Reducing nanoparticle size is critical for the stability and specificity for the fluorescence nanoparticles probes for in vitro diagnostics and subcellular imaging. The development of smaller and brighter upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) is accordingly a goal for complex imaging in bioenvironments. At present, however, small UCNPs are reported to exhibit less emission intensity due to increased surface deactivation and decreased number of dopants. Here we show that smaller and more efficient UCNPs can be made by improving the interior crystal quality via controlling heating rate during synthesis. We further developed a unique quantitative method for optical characterizations on the single UCNPs with varied sizes and the corresponding shell passivated UCNPs, confirming that the internal crystal quality dominates the relative emission efficiency of the UCNPs.
Casting platinum jewellery alloys The effects of composition on microstructure
Publisher: Johnson Matthey
Date: 07-2005
Dislocations in Pt8V ordered alloys
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 08-2008
High temperature study on thin aluminium coatings deposited onto thick platinum substrates
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2009
Knowledge graph with machine learning for product design
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2022
Towards sustainable TiO2 production: An investigation of environmental impacts of ilmenite and rutile processing routes in Australia
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2018
Silicon activity in liquid Fe-Co-Cu-Si
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2009
Mechanical properties data for Pt-5 wt.% Cu and Pt-5 wt.% Ru alloys
Publisher: Johnson Matthey
Date: 2006
Order hardening in platinum 14 at.% copper
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2006
Quasicrystalline coatings
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-2000
Abstract: Quasicrystals (QCs) are known to exhibit unique properties as a result of their unique quasiperiodic structure. Real quasicrystalline (QC) materials, however, may exhibit complex phase structures, and as a consequence, their properties may differ from expectations. In the present work, QC coatings of the Al–Cu–Fe, Al–Cu–Fe–Cr, and Al–Pd–Mn systems were prepared by a plasma spray process, followed by heat treatments in the range 500–800 °C. The phase structure and evolution of the coatings were evaluated, and thermal diffusivity, hardness, and friction coefficient were measured. The presence of quasicrystalline and crystalline phases and their influence on these properties is systematically considered for the first time. Broadly, the coatings exhibit the properties expected of QC materials, low thermal diffusivity, high hardness, and low coefficients of friction, but it is also shown that these properties can be sensitive to the phase structure of the coatings. This suggests that phase structure may be manipulated by heat treatment to optimize the properties of QC coatings.
Casting platinum jewellery alloys
Publisher: Johnson Matthey
Date: 10-2005
Catalytic Properties of Molybdenum-Modified Platinum Nanoalloys toward Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Reduction Reaction, and Methanol Oxidation
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 13-12-2022
Techno-Economic Operation and Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of a Solar PV-Driven Islanded Microgrid
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Date: 2019
Discontinuous cellular precipitation in a Cr–Mn–N steel with niobium and vanadium additions
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2004
Cross-sectoral synergy between municipal wastewater treatment, cement manufacture and petrochemical synthesis via clean transformation of sewage sludge
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.1039/D0SE01164A
Abstract: The municipal wastewater treatment sector requires sustainable management of sewage sludge to fundamentally contribute to building zero-waste cities.
Synthesis of Bimetallic Platinum Nanoparticles for Biosensors
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 12-08-2013
DOI: 10.3390/S130810358
Determination of the phase transformation temperatures of the Fe-Co-Cu-Si system in the Fe-rich corner by thermal analysis
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-2008
Impact analysis of gold[sbnd]silver refining processes through life-cycle assessment
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2019
Morphological stability of Pt coatings deposited on Cr substrates
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2016
Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of Photovoltaic (PV) and Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Systems
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 06-2018
Advanced power routing framework for optimal economic operation and control of solar photovoltaic-based islanded microgrid
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Date: 21-03-2019
Gender complexity and experience of women undergraduate students within the engineering domain
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-12-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15010467
Abstract: Despite continuous efforts for reducing gender inequality in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), engineering still steadfastly remains one of the least equitable fields in Australian universities. There has been an increasing growth of international scholarship on women’s underrepresentation in engineering nevertheless, research on understanding contributing factors to the Australian women students’ participation in engineering is relatively underdeveloped. To address this knowledge gap, we examine the experience of women undergraduate students and explore influential factors that contribute to the complexity of pursuing engineering. Applying a qualitative approach, we conducted 16 interviews with women undergraduate students enrolled across five engineering courses at Macquarie University, Australia. The results of the thematic analysis indicate that women students often have a supporting network of relationships and view themselves as intellectually fit to study engineering. However, they have been facing several interrelated obstacles that negatively impact their experiences and persistence in engineering. Findings show that gendered perceptions around femininity and masculinity appear to be the origin of gender stereotypes surrounding engineering identity. These not only negatively impact women students’ experiences within the bound of university but also create systemic barriers in the future workplace environment and opportunities. These (mis)perceptions have actively and passively made women students feel out of place, doubt their abilities and feel alienated. We offer suggestions to shift engineering identity outside the dominant masculine construct towards ‘co-construct’ and ‘co-enact’. This will create windows of opportunities to move towards gender equality in engineering.
Solution-Grown Dendritic Pt-Based Ternary Nanostructures for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Functionality
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 26-06-2018
DOI: 10.3390/NANO8070462
Studies on Ru/3C-SiC Schottky junctions for high temperature hydrogen sensors
Publisher: The Electrochemical Society
Date: 2003
DOI: 10.1149/1.1573202
Selective dry oxidation of the ordered Pt-11.1 at.% v alloy surface evidenced by in situ temperature-controlled X-ray diffraction
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2011
Catalytic calcium-looping reforming of biogas: A novel strategy to produce syngas with improved H2/CO molar ratios
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2020
Synthesis of V, Pt and Pt-V colloidal nanoparticles
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2013
A global life cycle assessment of manganese mining processes based on EcoInvent database
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2019
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2019.06.184
Abstract: This paper presents the life cycle assessment (LCA) carried out on the manganese beneficiation and refining process. This cradle-to-gate analysis is carried out using SimaPro software version 8.5. The considered case is the manganese beneficiation and refining process, and the final product is 1 kg of refined manganese. The global average dataset is collected from the EcoInvent and AusLCI database, which are originated from literature source. The analysis methodologies considered in this study are the International Life Cycle Reference Data System (ILCD) method and Cumulative Energy Demand (CED) method. A comparative analysis is also presented which compared among ILCD, Australian Indicator, and Tool for Reduction and Assessment of Chemicals and Other Environmental Impacts (TRACI) methods to identify the best practice method for global analysis of mining processes. A detailed sensitivity analysis has been carried out considering different scenarios, to suggest possible solutions to reduce the environmental impacts associated with manganese beneficiation and refining processes. The analysis results reveal that particulate matter, climate change, categories of eutrophication, human toxicity (cancer and non-cancer effects), and acidification are some of the noteworthy impact categories. The analysis results also showed that coal consumption is significantly higher than other types of renewables and non-renewable energy consumption in manganese beneficiation and refining processes. The analysis results further reveal that using the chromium steel in manganese beneficiation process and ferromanganese consumption in the refining process has a significant effect over other materials involved in manganese beneficiation and refining operations. The obvious reason behind this result is ferromanganese utilization as an energy-intensive process, which in turn increases the environmental emissions. The analysis results also showed that, between the beneficiation and refining process, manganese refining has a much greater impact on the environment rather than the beneficiation process due to the fossil fuel and electricity consumption in refining operations.
Recent Advances in Nanogenerator-Driven Self-Powered Implantable Biomedical Devices
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 18-09-2018
Environmental impacts of solar-photovoltaic and solar-thermal systems with life-cycle assessment
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 05-09-2018
DOI: 10.3390/EN11092346
Abstract: The demand for clean energy is strong, and the shift from fossil-fuel-based energy to environmentally friendly sources is the next step to eradicating the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Solar energy technology has been touted as one of the most promising sources for low-carbon, non-fossil fuel energy production. However, the true potential of solar-based technologies is established by augmenting efficiency through satisfactory environmental performance in relation to other renewable energy systems. This paper presents an environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) of a solar-photovoltaic (PV) system and a solar-thermal system. Single crystalline Si solar cells are considered for the solar PV system and an evacuated glass tube collector is considered for the solar thermal system in this analysis. A life-cycle inventory (LCI) is developed considering all inputs and outputs to assess and compare the environmental impacts of both systems for 16 impact indicators. LCA has been performed by the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD), Impact 2002+, Cumulative Energy Demand (CED), Eco-points 97, Eco-indicator 99 and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methods, using SimaPro software. The outcomes reveal that a solar-thermal framework provides more than four times release to air ( 100 % ) than the solar-PV ( 23 . 26 % ), and the outputs by a solar-PV system to soil ( 27 . 48 % ) and solid waste ( 35 . 15 % ) are about one third that of solar-thermal. The findings also depict that the solar panels are responsible for the most impact in the considered systems. Moreover, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis has also been carried out for both frameworks, which reveal that Li-ion batteries and copper-indium-selenium (CIS)-solar collectors perform better than others for most of the considered impact categories. This study revealed that a superior environmental performance can be achieved by both systems through careful selection of the components, taking into account the toxicity aspects, and by minimizing the impacts related to the solar panel, battery and heat storage.
High temperature resistivity and thermo-EMF of RuAl
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-1995
Environmental profile evaluations of piezoelectric polymers using life cycle assessment
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 05-2018
Comparative life-cycle assessment of uranium extraction processes
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2018
Imaging Three-Dimensional Elemental Inhomogeneity in Pt–Ni Nanoparticles Using Spectroscopic Single Particle Reconstruction
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 25-01-2019
Optimal Sensitizer Concentration in Single Upconversion Nanocrystals.
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 05-2017
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.NANOLETT.6B05331
Abstract: Each single upconversion nanocrystal (UCNC) usually contains thousands of photon sensitizers and hundreds of photon activators to up-convert near-infrared photons into visible and ultraviolet emissions. Though in principle further increasing the sensitizers' concentration will enhance the absorption efficiency to produce brighter nanocrystals, typically 20% of Yb
High temperature test method for polymer pipes
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2018
The influence of dislocations on electrical resistivity anomalies in palladium alloys
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-1993
Quasiperiodic materials
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-1997
DOI: 10.1557/S0883769400034412
Abstract: The mid 1980s benefited from three major scientific announcements that altered our world view on the structure of matter and its properties. These were the discovery of quasiperiodic crystals (QCs), which are commonly referred to as quasicrystals (1984), fullerenes (1985), and high-temperature superconductivity (1986). The discovery of QC was announced to a community active in the mature science of crystallography. Crystallographers, and other scientists who studied the structure of matter and its defects, relied on a series of laws and paradigms undisputed since von Laue performed his first x-ray-diffraction experiments in 1912. One leading paradigm stated that the atomic structure of a crystal is ordered and periodic. Explanations of this paradigm, based on common sense , could be summarized as, “It is periodic because it is ordered.” Periodicity implies a set of specific rules, among them the allowed rotational symmetries—namely one-, two-, three-, four-, and sixfold. Fivefold rotational symmetry is excluded. Past textbooks specified this, stating that fivefold rotational symmetry is impossible in periodic structures. Other books stated the impossibility of such symmetry in crystals. Paradigms are based on experience rather than on a rigorous, scientific study process. Therefore when proven wrong, they are difficult to uproot. From 1912 to 1984, nothing shook the paradigm, “Order in crystals is periodicity.” Incommensurate structures challenged the paradigm for a while but were soon found to be a modulation of periodic crystals, saving the paradigm. However in the background, a series of articles broadened the scope of crystallography into hyperspace and prepared the mathematical platform from which the science of quasiperiodicity in crystals could take off.
Comparative life cycle environmental impact analysis of lithium-ion (Liio) and nickel-metal hydride (nimh) batteries
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 18-02-2019
Abstract: Batteries have been extensively used in many applications however, very little is explored regarding the possible environmental impacts for their whole life cycle, even though a lot of studies have been carried out for augmenting performance in many ways. This research paper addresses the environmental effects of two different types of batteries, lithium-ion (LiIo) and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, in terms of their chemical constituents. Life cycle impact analysis has been carried out by the CML, ReCiPe, EcoPoints 97, IPCC, and CED methods. The impacts are considered in categories such as global warming, eutrophication, freshwater aquatic ecotoxicity, human toxicity, marine aquatic ecotoxicity and terrestrial ecotoxicity. The results reveal that there is a significant environmental impact caused by nickel-metal hydride batteries in comparison with lithium-ion batteries. The reason behind these impacts is the relatively large amount of toxic chemical elements which are present as constituents of NiMH batteries. It can be anticipated that a better environmental performance can be achieved through optimization, especially by cautiously picking the constituents, taking into account the toxicity aspects, and by minimizing the impacts related to these chemicals.
Telecommunications Engineering at Macquarie Univerity: Modernisation and Vision
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 12-2018
Bimetallic Ag–Cu Supported on Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanotubes for Improved Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 21-02-2018
Abstract: This work, for the first time, reports visible-light active bare graphitic carbon nitride nanotubes (C
Noble metal catalytic contacts to sol–gel nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films for sensing methane
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2008
Formation of Pt-Based Alloy Nanoparticles Assisted by Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 14-07-2021
DOI: 10.3390/NANO11071825
Abstract: We report on an optimized, scalable solution-phase synthetic procedure for the fabrication of fine-tuned monodisperse nanostructures (Pt(NiCo), PtNi and PtCo). The influence of different solute metal precursors and surfactants on the morphological evolution of homogeneous alloy nanoparticles (NPs) has been investigated. Molybdenum hexacarbonyl (Mo(CO)6) was used as the reductant. We demonstrate that this solution-based strategy results in uniform-sized NPs, the morphology of which can be manipulated by appropriate selection of surfactants and solute metal precursors. Co-surfactants (oleylamine, OAm, and hexadecylamine, HDA) enabled the development of a variety of high-index faceted NP morphologies with varying degrees of curvatures while pure OAm selectively produced octahedral NP morphologies. This Mo(CO)6-based synthetic protocol offers new avenues for the fabrication of multi-structured alloy NPs as high-performance electrocatalysts.
Environmental sustainability assessment of hydropower plant in Europe using life cycle assessment
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 05-2018
Life-cycle impact assessment of renewable electricity generation systems in the United States
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2020
The formation of Pt8Cr in Pt 10 at.% Cr
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2006
Revisiting the CuPt3 prototype and the L13 structure
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2014
Order hardening of Pt8X alloys
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2007
High-Index Core–Shell Ni–Pt Nanoparticles as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 15-05-2020
Revisiting the revised Ag-Pt phase diagram
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2017
Oleylamine Aging of PtNi Nanoparticles Giving Enhanced Functionality for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 26-04-2021
Strengthening of platinum-5 wt.% copper by heat treatment
Publisher: Johnson Matthey
Date: 04-2007
Topographical and compositional engineering of core–shell Ni@Pt ORR electro-catalysts
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05195K
Abstract: Complex faceted geometries and compositional anisotropy in alloy nanoparticles (NPs) can enhance catalytic performance.
The Pt8Zr ordering transformation
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2014
Welding of platinum jewellery alloys
Publisher: Johnson Matthey
Date: 2007
Thermodynamic stability of Pt8V
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2006
Life-cycle assessment of solar integrated mining processes: A sustainable future
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2019
Liquidus temperature determination of the Fe-Co-Cu system in the Fe-rich corner by thermal analysis
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2008
An X-ray scattering study of Pt1-xVx alloys
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2009
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