Minfei Li

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the wetting symmetry of a droplet can be broken at high temperature by creating two concurrent thermal states (Leidenfrost and contact-boiling) on a topographically patterned surface, thus engendering a preferential motion of the droplet towards the region with a higher heat transfer coefficient.

TL;DR: A unique Janus bilayer architecture with superior chemical and mechanical properties that enables the efficient transformation of surface energy into directional kinetic and elastic energies is engineer.

TL;DR: The design of planar ratchets enriches the fundamental understanding of how the surface topography is translated into dynamic and collective droplet transport behaviors, and also imparts higher applicability in microelectromechanical system based fluidic devices.

TL;DR: In this paper, a low cost, durable and environmentally friendly solar evaporator is developed with a thermal insulating polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane as a bottom supporting layer and plasmonic silver nanoparticles decorated micro-sized hybrid flower (Ag/MF) as a top light-to-heat conversion layer.

TL;DR: In this paper , an improvement strategy is proposed via incorporating dry reforming reaction of CO2 assisted solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) in coal-bed methane (LC-CBM) for saving energy and mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases.