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New advancements, challenges and opportunities of multi-storey modular buildings – a state-of-the-art review
Ferdous, Wahid, Bai, Yu, Ngo, Tuan Duc, Manalo, Allan and Mendis, Priyan. 2019. "New advancements, challenges and opportunities of multi-storey modular buildings – a state-of-the-art review." Engineering Structures. 183, pp. 883-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.01.061

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Thermoelectric GeTe with Diverse Degrees of Freedom Having Secured Superhigh Performance
Hong, Min, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2019. "Thermoelectric GeTe with Diverse Degrees of Freedom Having Secured Superhigh Performance." Advanced Materials. 31 (14), pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201807071

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Fire-resistant, strong and green polymer nanocomposites based on poly(lactic acid) and core-shell nanofibrous flame retardants
Feng, Jiabin, Sun, Yiqi, Song, Pingan, Lei, Weiwei, Wu, Qiang, Liu, Lina, Yu, Youming and Wang, Hao. 2017. "Fire-resistant, strong and green polymer nanocomposites based on poly(lactic acid) and core-shell nanofibrous flame retardants." ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 5 (9), pp. 7894-7904. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01430

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Meso-scale modelling of 3D woven composite T-joints with weave variations
Yan, Shibo, Zeng, Xuesen and Long, Andrew. 2019. "Meso-scale modelling of 3D woven composite T-joints with weave variations." Composites Science and Technology. 171, pp. 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.12.024

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The combined therapeutic effects of 131 iodine-labeled multifunctional copper sulfide-loaded microspheres in treating breast cancer
Liu, Qiufang, Qian, Yuyi, Li, Panli, Zhang, Sihang, Wang, Zerong, Liu, Jianjun, Sun, Xiaoguang, Fulham, Michael, Feng, Dagan, Chen, Zhigang, Song, Shaoli, Lu, Wei and Huang, Gang. 2018. "The combined therapeutic effects of 131 iodine-labeled multifunctional copper sulfide-loaded microspheres in treating breast cancer." Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 8 (3), pp. 371-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2018.04.001

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Graphene-oxide-decorated microporous polyetheretherketone with superior antibacterial capability and in vitro osteogenesis for orthopedic implant
Ouyang, Ling, Deng, Yi, Yang, Lei, Shi, Xiuyuan, Dong, Taosheng, Tai, Youyi, Yang, Weizhong and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Graphene-oxide-decorated microporous polyetheretherketone with superior antibacterial capability and in vitro osteogenesis for orthopedic implant." Macromolecular Bioscience. 18 (6), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201800036

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Recovery TiO2 and sodium titanate nanowires as Cd(II) adsorbent from waste V2O5-WO3/TiO2 selective catalytic reduction catalysts by Na2CO3-NaCl-KCl molten salt roasting method
Song, Chengsheng, Zhou, Dali, Yang, Lei, Zhou, Jiabei, Liu, Can and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Recovery TiO2 and sodium titanate nanowires as Cd(II) adsorbent from waste V2O5-WO3/TiO2 selective catalytic reduction catalysts by Na2CO3-NaCl-KCl molten salt roasting method." Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 88, pp. 226-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2018.04.006

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Bioinspired, biocompatible and peptide-decorated silk fibroin coatings for enhanced osteogenesis of bioinert implant
Wang, Chunyan, Wang, Shengnan, Yang, Yuanyi, Jiang, Zhuo, Deng, Yi, Song, Shaoli, Yang, Weizhong and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Bioinspired, biocompatible and peptide-decorated silk fibroin coatings for enhanced osteogenesis of bioinert implant." Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition. 29 (13), pp. 1595-1611. https://doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2018.1477316

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Eco-Friendly Higher Manganese Silicide Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Future Challenges
Liu, Wei-Di, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Eco-Friendly Higher Manganese Silicide Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Future Challenges." Advanced Energy Materials. 8 (19), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201800056

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Thickness Dependence of Magnetic Behavior of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructures
Hu, Hai-Long, Wang, Danyang, Tseng, Allen, Chen, Zhigang, Kong, Charlie, Yi, Jiabao and Li, Sean. 2018. "Thickness Dependence of Magnetic Behavior of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructures." Advanced Materials Interfaces. 5 (13), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201800352

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Highly (00l)-oriented Bi2Te3/Te heterostructure thin films with enhanced power factor
Shang, Hong-Jing, Ding, Fa-Zhu, Deng, Yuan, Zhang, He, Dong, Ze-Bin, Xu, Wen-Juan, Huang, Da-Xing, Gu, Hong-Wei and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Highly (00l)-oriented Bi2Te3/Te heterostructure thin films with enhanced power factor." Nanoscale. 10 (43), pp. 20189-20195. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr07112h

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High-performance SnSe thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenge
Chen, Zhi-Gang, Shi, Xiaolei, Zhao, Li-Dong and Zou, Jin. 2018. "High-performance SnSe thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenge." Progress in Materials Science. 97, pp. 283-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2018.04.005

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Cracking behavior and mechanism of gibbsite crystallites during calcination
Zhang, Jinxuan, Ge, Lei, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Boom, Eric and Zhu, Zhonghua. 2019. "Cracking behavior and mechanism of gibbsite crystallites during calcination." Crystal Research and Technology: journal of experimental and industrial crystallography. 54 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.201800201

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High thermoelectric performance in sintered octahedron-shaped Sn(CdIn)xTe1+2x microcrystals
Moshwan, Raza, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Liu, Wei-Di, Yang, Lei, Wang, Yuan, Hong, Min, Auchterlonie, Graeme, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "High thermoelectric performance in sintered octahedron-shaped Sn(CdIn)xTe1+2x microcrystals." ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10 (45), pp. 38944-38952. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b14233

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Dual Ag/ZnO-decorated micro-/nanoporous sulfonated polyetheretherketone with superior antibacterial capability and biocompatibility via layer-by-layer self-assembly strategy
Deng, Yi, Yang, Lei, Huang, Xiaobing, Chen, Junhong, Shi, Xiuyuan, Yang, Weizhong, Hong, Min, Wang, Yuan, Dargusch, Matthew and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Dual Ag/ZnO-decorated micro-/nanoporous sulfonated polyetheretherketone with superior antibacterial capability and biocompatibility via layer-by-layer self-assembly strategy." Macromolecular Bioscience. 18 (7), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201800028

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Achieving high thermoelectric performance of Ni/Cu modified Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 composites by a facile electroless plating
Huang, Zhong-Yue, Zhang, He, Yang, Lei, Zhu, Bin, Zheng, Kun, Hong, Min, Yu, Yuan, Zu, Fang-Qiu, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Achieving high thermoelectric performance of Ni/Cu modified Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 composites by a facile electroless plating." Materials Today Energy. 9, pp. 383-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2018.06.011

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Ag doping induced abnormal lattice thermal conductivity in Cu2Se
Liu, Weidi, Shi, Xiaolei, Hong, Min, Yang, Lei, Moshwan, Raza, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Ag doping induced abnormal lattice thermal conductivity in Cu2Se." Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 6 (48), pp. 13225-13231. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8tc04129f

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Enhancing thermoelectric performance of (Cu1-xAgx)2Se via CuAgSe secondary phase and porous design
Liu, Weidi, Shi, Xiaolei, Moshwan, Raza, Hong, Min, Yang, Lei, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Enhancing thermoelectric performance of (Cu1-xAgx)2Se via CuAgSe secondary phase and porous design." Sustainable Materials and Technologies. 17, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2018.e00076

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Atomic Insights into Phase Evolution in Ternary Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides Nanostructures
Zou, Yi-Chao, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Aso, Kohei, Zhang, Chenxi, Kong, Fantai, Hong, Min, Matsumura, Syo, Cho, Kyeongjae and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Atomic Insights into Phase Evolution in Ternary Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides Nanostructures." Small. 14 (22), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201800780

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Polycrystalline SnSe with extraordinary thermoelectric property via nanoporous design
Shi, Xiaolei, Wu, Angyin, Liu, Weidi, Moshwan, Raza, Wang, Yuan, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Polycrystalline SnSe with extraordinary thermoelectric property via nanoporous design." ACS Nano. 12 (11), pp. 11417-11425. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b06387

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Boosting the thermoelectric performance of p-type heavily Cu-doped polycrystalline SnSe via inducing intensive crystal imperfections and defect phonon scattering
Shi, Xiaolei, Zheng, Kun, Hong, Min, Liu, Weidi, Moshwan, Raza, Wang, Yuan, Qu, Xianlin, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Boosting the thermoelectric performance of p-type heavily Cu-doped polycrystalline SnSe via inducing intensive crystal imperfections and defect phonon scattering." Chemical Science. 9 (37), pp. 7376-7389. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC02397b

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Sustainable utilization of municipal solid waste i incineration fly ash for ceramic bricks with eco-friendly biosafety
Deng, Yi, Gong, B., Chao, Y., Dong, T., Yang, W., Hong, Min, Shi, X., Wang, G., Jin, Y. and Chen, Z.-G.. 2018. "Sustainable utilization of municipal solid waste i incineration fly ash for ceramic bricks with eco-friendly biosafety." Materials Today Sustainability. 1-2, pp. 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2018.11.002

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Shear behaviour of geopolymer-concrete beams transversely reinforced with continuous rectangular GFRP composite spirals
Maranan, G. B., Manalo, A. C., Benmokrane, B., Karunasena, W., Mendis, P. and Nguyen, T. Q.. 2018. "Shear behaviour of geopolymer-concrete beams transversely reinforced with continuous rectangular GFRP composite spirals." Composite Structures. 187, pp. 454-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.12.080

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Bioinspired design of strong, tough, and thermally stable polymeric materials via nanoconfinement
Song, Pingan, Dai, Jinfeng, Chen, Guorong, Yu, Youming, Fang, Zhengping, Lei, Weiwei, Fu, Shenyuan, Wang, Hao and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Bioinspired design of strong, tough, and thermally stable polymeric materials via nanoconfinement." ACS Nano. 12 (9), pp. 9266-9278. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b04002

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Self-assembled 3D flower-like hierarchical Ti-doped Cu3SbSe4 microspheres with ultralow thermal conductivity and high zT
Zhou, Tian, Wang, Lijun, Zheng, Shuqi, Hong, Min, Fang, Teng, Bai, Peng-Peng, Chang, Siyi, Cui, Wenlin, Shi, Xiaolei, Zhao, Huaizhou and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Self-assembled 3D flower-like hierarchical Ti-doped Cu3SbSe4 microspheres with ultralow thermal conductivity and high zT." Nano Energy. 49, pp. 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.04.035

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Nano-scale dislocations induced by self-vacancy engineering yielding extraordinary n-type thermoelectric Pb0.96-yInySe
Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Matsumura, Syo and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Nano-scale dislocations induced by self-vacancy engineering yielding extraordinary n-type thermoelectric Pb0.96-yInySe." Nano Energy. 50, pp. 785-793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.06.030

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Arrays of planar vacancies in superior thermoelectric Ge1−x−yCdxBiyTe with band convergence
Hong, Min, Wang, Yuan, Liu, Weidi, Matsumura, Syo, Wang, Hao, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2018. "Arrays of planar vacancies in superior thermoelectric Ge1−x−yCdxBiyTe with band convergence." Advanced Energy Materials. 8 (30), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201801837

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Realizing zT of 2.3 in Ge1−x−ySbxInyTe via Reducing the Phase-Transition Temperature and Introducing Resonant Energy Doping
Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yang, Lei, Zou, Yi-Chao, Dargusch, Matthew, Wang, Hao and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Realizing zT of 2.3 in Ge1−x−ySbxInyTe via Reducing the Phase-Transition Temperature and Introducing Resonant Energy Doping." Advanced Materials. 30 (11), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705942

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Realizing High Thermoelectric Performance in n-Type Highly Distorted Sb-Doped SnSe Microplates via Tuning High Electron Concentration and Inducing Intensive Crystal Defects
Shi, Xiao-Lei, Zheng, Kun, Liu, Wei-Di, Wang, Yuan, Yang, Yu-Zhe, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Realizing High Thermoelectric Performance in n-Type Highly Distorted Sb-Doped SnSe Microplates via Tuning High Electron Concentration and Inducing Intensive Crystal Defects." Advanced Energy Materials. 8 (21), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201800775

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Achieving zT > 2 in p-Type AgSbTe2−xSex alloys via exploring the extra light valence band and introducing dense stacking faults
Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yang, Lei, Liao, Zhi-Ming, Zou, Yi-Chao, Chen, Yan-Hui, Matsumura, Syo and Zou, Jin. 2018. "Achieving zT > 2 in p-Type AgSbTe2−xSex alloys via exploring the extra light valence band and introducing dense stacking faults." Advanced Energy Materials. 8 (9), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201702333

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BixSb2_xTe3 nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric performance due to sufficiently decoupled electronic transport properties and strong wide-frequency phonon scatterings
Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi G., Yang, Lei and Zou, Jin. 2016. "BixSb2_xTe3 nanoplates with enhanced thermoelectric performance due to sufficiently decoupled electronic transport properties and strong wide-frequency phonon scatterings." Nano Energy. 20, pp. 144-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.12.009

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Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of SnSe1-xTex nanoplates through band engineering
Hong, Min, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yang, Lei, Chasapis, Thomas C., Kang, Stephen Dongmin, Zou, Yichao, Auchterlonie, Graeme John, Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Snyder, G. Jeffrey and Zou, Jin. 2017. "Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of SnSe1-xTex nanoplates through band engineering." Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5 (21), pp. 10713-10721. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta02677c

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Comparative study on the behaviour of different infill materials for pre-fabricated fibre composite repair systems
Mohammed, Ali A., Manalo, Allan C., Maranan, Ginghis B., Zhuge, Yan and Vijay, P. V.. 2018. "Comparative study on the behaviour of different infill materials for pre-fabricated fibre composite repair systems." Construction and Building Materials. 172, pp. 770-780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.04.025

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Effect of fire-retardant ceram powder on the properties of phenolic-based GFRP composites
Ferdous, Wahid, Ngo, Tuan Duc, Nguyen, Kate T. Q., Ghazlan, Abdallah, Mendis, Priyan and Manalo, Allan. 2018. "Effect of fire-retardant ceram powder on the properties of phenolic-based GFRP composites." Composites Part B: Engineering. 155, pp. 414-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.032

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Behaviour of pultruded GFRP truss system connected using through-bolt with mechanical insert
Hizam, R. M., Manalo, Allan C., Karunasena, Warna and Bai, Yu. 2019. "Behaviour of pultruded GFRP truss system connected using through-bolt with mechanical insert." Composites Part B: Engineering. 168, pp. 44-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.12.052

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Particle swarm optimized–support vector regression hybrid model for daily horizon electricity demand forecasting using climate dataset
Al-Musaylh, Mohanad S., Deo, Ravinesh C. and Li, Yan. 2018. "Particle swarm optimized–support vector regression hybrid model for daily horizon electricity demand forecasting using climate dataset." Huang, Q. and Kolhe, M. (ed.) 3rd International Conference on Power and Renewable Energy (ICPRE 2018). Berlin, Germany 21 - 24 Sep 2018 Germany. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20186408001

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Influence of Different Nanocellulose Additives on Processing and Performance of PAN-Based Carbon Fibers
Jiang, Edward, Maghe, Maxime, Zohdi, Nima, Amiralian, Nasim, Naebe, Minoo, Laycock, Bronwyn, Fox, Bronwyn L., Martin, Darren J. and Annamalai, Pratheep K.. 2019. "Influence of Different Nanocellulose Additives on Processing and Performance of PAN-Based Carbon Fibers." ACS Omega. 4 (6), pp. 9720-9730. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b00266

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Role of structural analysis in floodway design process
Lokuge, Weena, Greene, Isaac, Etemadi, Elahe and Karunasena, Warna. 2019. "Role of structural analysis in floodway design process ." Australian Journal of Civil Engineering. 17 (2), pp. 110-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/14488353.2019.1653246

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A DOPO based reactive flame retardant constructed by multiple heteroaromatic groups and its application on epoxy resin: curing behavior, thermal degradation and flame retardancy
Zhang, Qianqian, Yang, Shuang, Wang, Jun, Cheng, Jianwen, Zhang, Qiaoxin, Ding, Guoping, Hu, Yefa and Huo, Siqi. 2019. "A DOPO based reactive flame retardant constructed by multiple heteroaromatic groups and its application on epoxy resin: curing behavior, thermal degradation and flame retardancy." Polymer Degradation and Stability. 167, pp. 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2019.06.020

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An approach to validate the design and fabrication of dielectric elastomer tactile sensor
Zhu, Yuting, Tairych, Andreas, Rosset, Samuel and Anderson, Iain A.. 2019. "An approach to validate the design and fabrication of dielectric elastomer tactile sensor." SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 2019. Colorado, United States 04 - 07 Mar 2019 United States. SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515283

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