MENGLI ZHANG
@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Meachanical Engineering
Hiroshima University
I was born in September 1995 in Henan, China, and graduated from the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in July 2017. During my collage years, I received one national scholarship and two internal scholarships. In March 2020, I graduated with a bachelor's degree and received a scholarship for outstanding graduates from Hiroshima University. And in April 2020, I entered the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology at Hiroshima University for a doctoral course on carbon nanotube gas sensors, and will graduate in March 2023. During this period, I published several papers and participated in more than 20 international and domestic conferences, and obtained two awards for best presentation and one award for best oral presentation.
EDUCATION
Achieved Bachelor degree in July, 2017 from Henan Polytechnic University, China. Majoring in Vehicle Engineering.
Achieved Master degree in March, 2020 from Hiroshima University, Japan. Majoring in Mechanical Science Engineering.
Will be Graduated as PhD student in March, 2023 from Hiroshima University, Japan. Majoring in Mechanical Program.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Carbon nanotubes based gas sensor
CNT related material
Carbon nanotubes to contribute carbon neutral society
Heat storage, energy storage, and heat transportation related fields
FUTURE PROJECTS
Hydrothermal carbonized carbonaceous material-based gas sensor
According to carbon nanotubes to contribute carbon neutral society topic, my current research background is researching Carbon nanotubes (CNT) based gas sensors; the result shows high sensitivity and selectivity compared with traditional gas sensors. Furthermore, knowing the response mechanism of polar and non-polar molecules to MWCNT-based gas sensors is important for further research and practical application of MWCNT gas sensors. Also, there is little study research about the effect of polar and non-polar molecules on the response of MWCNT-based gas sensors, and the mechanism of adsorbing polar and non-polar gas molecules is still unclear. So, the expected research topic, in the beginning, would be the mechanism of polar and non-polar gas molecules' adsorption on CNT-based gas sensors. Then, however, we will expand the study area to the hydrothermal carbonized carbonaceous material-based gas sensor.
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Carbon-neutral sustainable development based on hydrothermal technology
To achieve carbon-neutral sustainable development based on hydrothermal technology, such as finding the possibility of replacing the Lithium part in the battery as much as possible to find a supplement way for our world lacking Lithium problem. There is also some research about using multiwalled carbon nanotubes as an anode in Lithium-Ion batteries. Xiong et al. (2013) also reported that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have great potential as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The measured reversible lithium-ion capacities of CNT-based anodes are considerably improved compared to conventional graphite-based anodes. On the other hand, the dual carbon idea to replace lithium-ion, which uses carbon at both the anode and cathode of the battery also draw much more attention.
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Energy storage related fields
Energy storage has become an important part of renewable energy technology systems. Solar energy, which is a major renewable energy source, is of intermittent nature, and its effective utilization is partly dependent on efficient and effective energy storage systems. Thermal energy storage (TES) is a technology that stocks thermal energy by heating or cooling a storage medium so that the stored energy can be used later for heating and cooling applications and for power generation. TES has recently attracted increasing interest to thermal applications such as space and water heating, waste heat utilizations, cooling, and air conditioning. Energy storage is essential whenever there is a mismatch between the supply and consumption of energy.
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Publications
1. Difference in Gas-Sensing Behavior of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube-Paper-Based Gas Sensor to Polar and non-Polar Organic Solvents
Mengli Zhang, Shuhei Inoue, Yukihiko Matsumura
Article, March 2022Chemical Physics Letters
2. Light and flexible gas sensors made of free-standing carbon nanotube paper
Mengli Zhang, Shuhei Inoue, Yukihiko Matsumura
Article, March 2020Chemical Physics Letters
GRANT DETAILS
Current work was supported by CSC scholarship, Grant number: 202008050230
RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)
One Patent: PN: ZL 2016 2 0352318.0