Brief Bio

 Ph.D, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2011

Visiting PhD student, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2009-2011

Bachelor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2005

Research Areas

1. Phase transition in nanostructured semiconductor

2. Self-powered high performance sensors

Publications

1. Hu, B;; Chen, W; Zhou, J., High performance flexible sensor based on inorganic nanomaterials.  Sens & Actuat. B: Chemical 2013, 176, 552-533.

2. Hu, B;.; Zhang, Y.; Chen, W.; Xu, C.; Wang, Z. L., Self-heating Induced Phase Transition of Vanadium Dioxide Nanobeam Coupled With External Strain for Fast Switch. Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 3536.

3. Hu, B;.; Ding, Y.; Chen, W.; Kulkarni, D.; Shen, Y.; Tsukruk, V. V.; Wang, Z. L., External-Strain Induced Insulating Phase Transition in VO₂ Nanobeam and Its Application as Flexible Strain Sensor. Adv. Mater. 2010, 22, 5134.

4. Hu, B;.; Mai, L. Q.; Chen, W.; Yang, F., From MoO₃ Nanobelts to MoO₂ Nanorods: Structure Transformation and Electrical Transport. ACS Nano2009, 3, 478.

5. Hu, B;.; Kang, X.; Chen, W.; Yang, F.; Hu, S., Growth of molybdate nanorods through an intermediate sustained release process. CrystEngComm 2011, 13, 1755.

6. Zhong, J.; Zhong, Q.; Fan, F.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, S.; Hu, B;.; Wang, Z. L.; Zhou, J., Finger typing driven triboelectric nanogenerator and its use for instantaneously lighting up LEDs. Nano Energy 2013 onilne

7. Yuan, L.; Xiao, X.; Ding, T.; Zhong, J.; Zhang, X.; Shen, Y.; Hu, B;.; Huang, Y.; Zhou, J.; Wang, Z. L., Paper-based supercapacitors for self-powered nanosystems. Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51 (20), 4934-8.

8. Xiao, X.; Ding, T.; Yuan, L.; Shen, Y.; Zhong, Q.; Zhang, X.; Cao, Y.; Hu, B;.; Zhai, T.; Gong, L.; Chen, J.; Tong, Y.; Zhou, J.; Wang, Z. L., WO_3−x/MoO_3−xCore/Shell Nanowires on Carbon Fabric as an Anode for All-Solid-State Asymmetric Supercapacitors. Adv. Energy Mater. 2012, 2 (11), 1328-1332.

9. Yuan, L.; Lu, X. H.; Xiao, X.; Zhai, T.; Dai, J.; Zhang, F.; Hu, B;.; Wang, X.; Gong, L.; Chen, J.; Hu, C.; Tong, Y.; Zhou, J.; Wang, Z. L., Flexible solid-state supercapacitors based on carbon nanoparticles/MnO₂ nanorods hybrid structure. ACS Nano 2012, 6 (1), 656-61.

10. Mai, L. Q.; Hu, B;.; Chen, W.; Qi, Y. Y.; Lao, C. S.; Yang, R. S.; Dai, Y.; Wang, Z. L., Lithiated MoO₃ nanobelts with greatly improved performance for lithium batteries. Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 3712.

11. Mai, L. Q.; Hu, B;.; Hu, T.; Chen, W.; Gu, E. D., Electrical property of Mo-doped VO₂ nanowire array film by melting- quenching sol-gel method. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 19083.

12. Mai, L. Q.; Xu, L.; Hu, B;.; Gu, Y. H., Improved cycling stability of nanostructured electrode materials enabled by prelithiation. J. Mater. Res. 2010, 25, 1413-1420.

13. Mai, L. Q.; Gu, Y. H.; Han, C. H.; Hu, B;.; Chen, W.; Zhang, P. C.; Xu, L.; Guo, W. L.; Dai, Y., Orientated Langmuir-Blodgett Assembly of VO₂ Nanowires. Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 826-830.

14. Mai, L.; Xu, L.; Gao, Q.; Han, C.; Hu, B;.; Pi, Y., Single β-AgVO₃ Nanowire H₂S Sensor. Nano Lett. 2010, 10, 2604.

15. Mai L, Yang F, Zhao Y, Xu X, Xu L,Hu B, Y. Luo and H. Liu. Molybdenum oxide nanowires: synthesis & properties.Materials Today. 2011;14(7-8):346-53.

16. Mai, L. Q.; Guo, W. L.; Hu, B;.; Jin, W.; Chen, W., Fabrication and properties of VO_x-based nanorods. J. Phys. Chem. B2008, 112, 423

Awards and Honors

1.Changfei Scholarship of Wuhan University of Technology, 2010

2.Outstanding Graduate Student of Wuhan University of Technology, 2008

3.Ruan Runzhang Scholarship of Wuhan University of Technology, 2007

4.Excellent Paper Award of Wuhan University of Technology, 2006��010

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