牛冉，中共黨員，華中科技大學化學與化工學院，研究員、博士生導師，目前擔任化工研究所副所長、生物醫用與防護材料湖北省工程研究中心秘書、128計劃指導教師，以及Rare Metals期刊 (中科院1區，影響因子8.8), Energy Materials, Green Carbon 和Exploration期刊青年編委，獲湖北省海外高層次人才和武漢市人才計劃支持。
迄今為止發表論文78篇。其中第一作者/通訊作者52篇，包括國際期刊Physical Review Letters, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Science Advances, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Science, ACS Nano, Small, Energy & Environmental Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials等，論文發表后被Science News等國際媒體報道，同時被Nature Materials, Physical Review Letters, Accounts of Chemical Research, Science Robotics等期刊引用，截止2024年3月11日，Google學術統計，論文被引用次數為2215，H因子為28。另外，獲得7項授權的中國發明專利，申請18項中國發明專利。6篇論文入選ESI高被引論文 (Top 1%), 2篇入選ESI Hot Paper。
2020.09-現在：研究員 / 博士生導師，化學與化工學院瞿金平院士團隊，華中科技大學
2018.07-2020.08：博士后，美國康奈爾大學，研究方向：磁性握手材料和高濃度膠體懸浮液的去剪切增稠，合作導師：Prof. Itai Cohen
2015.07-2018.06：博士后，德國美因茨大學，研究方向：模塊化電泳驅動的微泳者：從單個微泳者到多組分的群體行為，合作導師：Prof. Thomas Palberg
2010.09-2015.06：博士，高分子化學與物理專業，高分子物理與化學國家重點實驗室，中國科學院長春應用化學研究所，研究課題：納米粒子/聚合物復合體系的結構和流變性能研究 ，導師：安立佳 院士和孫昭艷 研究員 （國家優青）
2006.09-2010.06：本科，高分子專業，材料科學與工程學院，天津大學，研究課題：聚乳酸和對羥基苯甲酸混合物的溶膠-凝膠轉變，指導教師：蔣世春 教授
2003.09-2006.06：高中就讀于河北棗強中學
論文目錄 (Publication List)
2024 year
78. Huajian Liu, Lijie Liu, Zifen Fan, Jie Liu, Huiyue Wang, Xueying Wen, Guixin Hu, Kuankuan Liu*, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Transforming waste polyester into porous carbon polyhedron for interfacial solar steam and hydrovoltaic electricity co-generation. Chemical Engineering Journal 485 (2024) 149690. (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
77. Xinle Zhang, Ling Chen, Linhui Fu, Kai Feng, Jiang Gong, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Dual-functional metal-organic frameworks-based hydrogel micromotor for uranium detection and removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials 457 (2024) 133654. (IF2023 = 13.6) Link & PDF
76. Ling Chen, Kai Feng, Xinle Zhang, Jiang Gong, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Ion-exchange enabled dual-functional swarms with reconfigurability and magnetic controllability. Small 2024, 2308318. (IF2023 = 13.3) Link & PDF
75. Zifen Fan, Jie Liu, Huajian Liu, Lijie Liu, Yan She, Xueying Wen, Huiyue Wang, Guixin Hu, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Synergism of solar-driven interfacial evaporation and photo-Fenton Cr(VI) reduction by sustainable Bi-MOF-based evaporator from waste polyester. Journal of Energy Chemistry (2024) Accept. (IF2023 = 13.1) Link & PDF
74. Jie Liu, Zifen Fan, Huajian Liu, Lijie Liu, Xueying Wen, Huiyue Wang, Ran Niu*, Huina Wang*, Jiaji Cheng*, Jiang Gong*. Upcycling of waste poly(lactic acid) into crumped carbon nanosheet towards high-performance interfacial solar-driven evaporation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2024) Accept. (IF2023 = 7.7) Link & PDF
75. Ren, Jiaxin; Liu, Zhipeng; Li, Qiang; Chen, Ling; Gong, Jiang*; Wang, Huina*; Li, Yiwen; Qu, Jinping; Niu, Ran*, Harnessing Synchronous Photothermal and Photocatalytic Effects of Substoichiometric MoO3-x Nanoparticle-Decorated Membranes for Clean Water Generation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 15, 18855–18866.
76. Chengqi Yan, Kai Feng, Bingkun Bao, Jing Chen, Xiang Xu, Guoyong Jiang, Yufeng Wang, Jiahe Guo, Tao Jiang, Yu Kang, Cheng Wang, Chengcheng Li, Chi Zhang, Pengjuan Nie, Shuoyuan Liu, Hans-Günther Machens, Linyong Zhu, Xiaofan Yang*, Ran Niu*, Zhenbing Chen*. Biohybrid Nanorobots Carrying Glycoengineered Extracellular Vesicles Promote Diabetic Wound Repair through Dual-Enhanced Cell and Tissue Penetration. Adv. Sci., 2024, 11, 2404456.
77. Zhikun Dai, Rui Gao, Qianqian Li, Mengting Qin, Jing Yang, Ran Niu,* Jiang Gong.* Facile synthesis of dual-functional ZIF-8-based evaporators towards high-performance in seawater desalination and uranium extraction. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12,113580.
78. Zhipeng Liu, Kai Feng, Xinle Zhang, Linhui Fu, Jiaxin Ren, Rui Gao, Shihao Ding,a Wenqian Xing, Yiwen Li,* Jiaji Cheng, Qiang Li,* Jiang Gong,* Ran Niu,* Enhanced uranium extraction using a nanostructured photothermal hydrogel membrane. Chemical Engineering Journal 498, 2024, 155423.
79. Linhui Fu, Kai Feng, Qianqian Li, Mengting Qin, Jing Yang, Xinle Zhang, Ling Chen, Jiang Gong, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*, Ion-exchange induced multiple effects to promote uranium uptake from nonmarine water by micromotors. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480 (2024) 136464.
2023 Year
73. Ran Niu, Jiaxin Ren, Junqiang Justin Koh, Ling Chen, Jiang Gong,* Jinping Qu, Xiaodong Xu, Jalal Azadmanjiri, Jiakang Min*. Bio-inspired sandwich-structured all-day-round solar evaporator for synergistic clean water and electricity generation. Advanced Energy Materials 13(45) (2023) 2302451. (IF2023 = 27.8) Link & PDF
2024年被選為ESI-hot paper！
72. Jiaxin Ren, Ling Chen, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Hofmeister effect mediated hydrogel evaporator for simultaneous solar evaporation and thermoelectric power generation. Chemical Engineering Journal 458 (2023) 141511. (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
2023年7月被選為ESI高被引論文！
71. Heng Xie, Yu Du, Weilong Zhou, Wenhua Xu, Congyuan Zhang, Ran Niu*, Ting Wu,* Jinping Qu. Efficient fabrication of micro/nanostructured polyethylene/carbon nanotubes foam with robust superhydrophobicity, excellent photothermality, and sufficient adaptability for all-weather freshwater harvesting. Small 19 (2023) 230091. (IF2023 = 13.3) Link & PDF
70. Kai Feng, José Carlos Ure?a Marcos, Aritra K. Mukhopadhyay, Ran Niu*, Qiang Zhao, Jinping Qu, Benno Liebchen. Self-solidifying active droplets showing memory-induced chirality. Advanced Science 2023, 2300866. (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
69. Kai Feng, Wenqi Shen, Ling Chen, Jiang Gong, Thomas Palberg, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Weak ion-exchange based magnetic swarm for targeted drug delivery and chemotherapy. Small 2023, 2306798. (IF2023 = 13.3) Link & PDF
68. Xiaolong Li, Zhipeng Liu, Zhigang Liu, Ying Li, Lei Tang, Wei Zhang, Xiang Lu, Yi Li*, Ran Niu*, Jinping Qu*. High transparency, degradable and UV-protective poly(lactic acid) composites based on elongational rheology and chain extender assisted melt blending. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 256 (2024) 128469. (IF2023 = 8.2) Link & PDF
67. Zifen Fan, Panpan He, Huiying Bai, Jie Liu, Huajian Liu, Lijie Liu, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Green recycling of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) into Ni-MOF nanorod for simultaneous interfacial solar evaporation and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. EcoMat 6 (2024) e12422. (IF2023 = 14.6) Link & PDF
66. Zhipeng Liu, Zhi Gong, Xiaolong Li, Jiaxin Ren, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Mass production of biodegradable porous foam for simultaneous solar evaporation and thermoelectricity generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11 (2023) 26784-26793. (IF2023 = 11.6) Link & PDF
65. Zhi Gong, Zhikui Dai, Zhiyue Dong, Valentin A. Milichko, Huajian Liu, Qiuxuan Liu, Jie Liu*, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Green synthesis of luminescent La-MOF nanoparticle from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) for high performance in Fe(III) detection. Rare Metals (2024). (IF2023 = 8.8) Link & PDF
64. Bingyu Chen, Lijie Liu, Yuhang Song, Huajian Liu, Zhi Gong, Yan She, Jie Liu, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Functional upcycling of waste polyester into Cr-MOF towards synergistic interfacial solar evaporation and organic pollutant degradation. Materials Today Sustainability 24 (2023) 100561. (IF2023 = 7.8) Link & PDF
63. Kai Feng, Ling Chen, Xinle Zhang, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Collective behaviors of isotropic micromotors: from assembly to reconstruction and motion control under external field. Nanomaterials 13 (2023) 2900. (IF2023 = 5.3) Link & PDF
62. 任佳欣，陳玲，龔江，瞿金平，牛冉*，低蒸發焓水凝膠用于太陽能驅動水凈化. 高分子通報 36 (2023) 1406-1419. Link & PDF
61. Nadir M?ller, Lukas Hecht, Ran Niu, Benno Liebchen*, Thomas Palberg*. Writing into water. Small 19 (2023) 2303741. Link & PDF
60. Zhuolin Li, Zhigang Liu, Yu Fang, Hao Wu, Ran Niu, Lida Wu, Yi Li, Miao Sui, Hu Wang, Xiang Lu, Jinping Qu. Bio-based polylactic acid/polyurethane blends with good recyclability and excellent shape stability for solar thermal energy storage. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 258 (2023) 112406. Link & PDF
59. 范子芬，劉華健，劉麗潔，牛冉，劉潔*，龔江*，廢棄聚對苯二甲酸乙二醇酯升級再造為碳材料和金屬-有機框架材料，高分子通報 11 (2023) 1454-1470. Link & PDF
58. Panpan He, Hongyu Lan, Huiying Bai, Yingying Zhu, Zifen Fan, Jie Liu, Lijie Liu, Ran Niu, Zhiyue Dong*, Jiang Gong*. Rational construction of “all-in-one” metal-organic framework for integrated solar vapor generation and advanced oxidation process. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 337 (2023) 123001. Link & PDF
2022 Year
57. Huiying Bai, Panpan He, Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Zifen Fan, Bingyu Chen, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Waste-treating-waste: From waste polyester to metal-organic framework nanorod for synergistic interfacial solar evaporation and sulfate-based advanced oxidation process. Chemical Engineering Journal 456 (2023) 140994 (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
56. Ling Chen, Jiaxin Ren, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Cost-effective, scalable fabrication of self-floating xerogel foam for simultaneous photothermal water evaporation and thermoelectric power generation. Chemical Engineering Journal 454 (2023) 140383. (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
2023年7月被選為ESI高被引論文！
55. Zifen Fan, Jiaxin Ren, Huiying Bai, Panpan He, Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Bingyu Chen, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Shape-controlled fabrication of MnO/C hybrid nanoparticle from waste polyester for solar evaporation and thermoelectricity generation. Chemical Engineering Journal 451 (2023) 138534 (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
2023年5月被選為ESI熱點論文！
2023年7月被選為ESI高被引論文！
54. Panpan He, Huiying Bai, Zifen Fan, Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Bingyu Chen, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Controllable synthesis of N/Co-doped carbon from metal-organic framework for integrated solar vapor generation and advanced oxidation process. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10 (2022) 13378-13392 (IF2023 = 11.9) Link & PDF
被選為 2022 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Most Popular Articles
53. Jiaxin Ren, Yang Ding, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Simultaneous solar-driven steam and electricity generation by cost-effective, easy-scale up MnO2-based flexible membranes. Energy & Environmental Materials 6 (2023) e12376 (IF2023 = 15.0) Link & PDF
52. Heng Xie, Wen-hua Xu, Yu Du, Jiang Gong, Ran Niu*, Ting Wu*, Jin-ping Qu. Cost-effective fabrication of micro-nanostructured superhydrophobic polyethylene/graphene nanosheets foam with self-floating, optical trapping, acid-/alkali resistance for efficient photothermal deicing and interfacial evaporation. Small 18 (2023) 2200175. (IF2023 = 13.3) Link & PDF
2023年7月被選為ESI高被引論文！
51. Ran Niu, Yang Ding, Liang Hao, Jiaxin Ren, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Plant-mimetic vertical-channel hydrogels for synergistic water purification and interfacial water evaporation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 40 (2022) 45533-45544 (IF2023 = 9.5) Link & PDF
50. Kai Feng, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Dual-mode driven micromotor based on foam-like carbon nitride and Fe3O4 with improved manipulation and photocatalytic performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 44 (2022) 44271-44281 (IF2023 = 9.5) Link & PDF
49. Bingyu Chen, Jiaxin Ren, Yuhang Song, Panpan He, Huiying Bai, Zifen Fan, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Upcycling poly(ethylene terephthalate) into porous carbon cuboid through MOF-derived carbonization strategy for interfacial solar-driven water-thermoelectricity co-generation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 10 (2022) 16427–16439 (IF2023 = 8.4) Link & PDF
48. Ling Chen, Yang Ding, Jiang Gong, Heng Xie*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Molecular engineering of biomass-derived hybrid hydrogels for solar water purification. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 626 (2022) 231-240. (IF2023 = 9.9) Link & PDF
47. Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Huiying Bai, Panpan He, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. High-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation through molecular design of antibacterial, biomass-derived hydrogels. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 608 (2022) 840-852. (IF2023 = 9.9) Link & PDF
46. Huiying Bai, Panpan He, Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Zifen Fan, Bingyu Chen, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Engineering self-floating Fe2O3/N,O-doped carbon foam as a bifunctional interfacial solar evaporator for synergetic freshwater production and advanced oxidation process. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (2022) 108338 (IF2023 = 7.7) Link & PDF
45. Ning Liu, Zhen Hu, Liang Hao, Huiying Bai, Panpan He, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Trash into treasure: Converting waste polyester into C3N4-based intramolecular donor-acceptor conjugated copolymer for efficient visible-light photocatalysis. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (2022) 106959. (IF2023 = 7.7) Link & PDF
44. Zhen Hu, Ning Liu, Panpan He, Huiying Bai, Liang Hao, Jiakang Min, Zifen Fan, Bingyu Chen, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Green synthesis of carbon nitride-based conjugated copolymer for efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracyclines. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 43 (2022) 2200043 (IF2023 = 4.6) Link & PDF
該工作第一作者是華中科技大學化學與化工學院2018級化拔本科生胡振（龔江教授課題組）
43. Manman Jia, Huiying Bai, Ning Liu, Liang Hao, Panpan He, Zifen Fan, Jie Liu, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. Upcycling waste polyethylene into carbon nanomaterial via a carbon-grown-on-carbon strategy. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 43 (2022) 2100835 Link & PDF
該工作第一作者是華中科技大學化學與化工學院2017級化拔本科生賈曼曼（龔江教授課題組）
42. Panpan He, Zhen Hu, Zhikui Dai, Huiying Bai, Zifen Fan, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Qiang Zhao, Tao Tang. Mechanochemistry milling of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) into metal-organic frameworks. ChemSusChem 16 (2023) e202201935 Link & PDF
2021 Year
41. Panpan He, Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Huiying Bai, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. Controllable synthesis of sea urchin-like carbon from metal-organic frameworks for advanced solar vapor generators. Chemical Engineering Journal 423 (2021) 130268. (IF2023 = 15.1) Link & PDF
在2021-2023年被選為ESI 高被引論文！
40. Kai Feng, Liang Zhang, Jiang Gong*, Jinping Qu, Ran Niu*. Visible light triggered exfoliation of COF micro/nanomotors for efficient photocatalysis. Green Energy & Environment 8 (2023) 567-578 (IF2023 = 13.3) Link & PDF
2023年7月被選為ESI高被引論文！
39. Yang Ding, Kai Feng, Panpan He, Ning Liu, Liang Hao, Jiang Gong*, Ran Niu*, Jinping Qu*. A synergistic photothermal and photocatalytic membrane for efficient solar-driven contaminated water treatment. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 5 (2021) 5627-5637 (IF2023 = 5.6) Link & PDF
38. Zhen Hu, Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Panpan He, Huiying Bai, Ran Niu*, Jiang Gong*. High-performance bilayer solar evaporators constructed by candle-derived carbon nanoparticle/wood hybrid. Materials Today Communications 28 (2021) 102636. (IF2023 = 3.8) Link & PDF
該工作第一作者是華中科技大學化學與化工學院2018級化拔本科生胡振（龔江教授課題組）
37. Huiying Bai, Ning Liu, Liang Hao, Panpan He, Changde Ma, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. Self-floating efficient solar steam generators constructed by super-hydrophilic N,O dual-doped carbon foams from waste polyester. Energy & Environmental Materials 5 (2022) 1204–1213. Link & PDF
36. Nadir M?ller*, Sebastian Seiffert, Thomas Palberg, Ran Niu. Active and Passive Motion in Complex pH‐Fields. ChemNanoMat 7(10) (2021) 1145-1160. Link & PDF
35. Ning Liu, Liang Hao, Boyi Zhang, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. Rational design of high-performance bilayer solar evaporator by using waste polyester-derived porous carbon-coated wood. Energy & Environmental Materials 5 (2022) 617–626. Link & PDF
34. Changyuan Song, Boyi Zhang, Liang Hao, Jiakang Min, Ning Liu, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. Converting poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste into N-doped porous carbon as CO2 adsorbent and solar steam generator. Green Energy & Environment 7 (2022) 411–422. Link & PDF
2022年-2023年被選為ESI高被引論文！
33. Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. High-performance salt-resistant solar interfacial evaporation by flexible robust porous carbon/pulp fiber membrane. Science China Materials 65 (2021) 201-212. Link & PDF
2020 Year (入職華科后)
32. Qingquan Tang, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*. Salt-templated synthesis of 3D porous foam-like C3N4 towards high-performance photodegradation of tetracyclines. New Journal of Chemistry 44 (2020) 17405-17412. Link & PDF
31. Edward Y. X. Ong*, Meera Ramaswamy, Ran Niu, Neil Y. C. Lin, Abhishek Shetty, Roseanna N. Zia, Gareth H. McKinley, Itai Cohen. Stress decomposition in LAOS of dense colloidal suspensions. Journal of Rheology 64 (2020) 343-351. Link & PDF
30. Ning Liu, Liang Hao, Boyi Zhang, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. High-performance solar vapor generation by sustainable biomimetic snake-scale-like porous carbon. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 4 (2020) 5522-5532. Link & PDF
29. Liang Hao, Ning Liu, Boyi Zhang, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. Waste-to-wealth: Sustainable conversion of polyester waste into porous carbons as efficient solar steam generators. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 115 (2020) 71-78. Link & PDF
28. Yanliang Wen, Krzysztof Kierzek, Jiakang Min, Xuecheng Chen*, Jiang Gong*, Ran Niu, Xin Wen, Jalal Azadmanjiri, Ewa Mijowska, Tao Tang*. Porous carbon nanosheet with high surface area derived from waste poly (ethylene terephthalate) for supercapacitor applications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 136 (2020) 48338. Link & PDF
27. Changyuan Song, Liang Hao, Boyi Zhang, Zhiyue Dong, Qingquan Tang, Jiakang Min, Qiang Zhao, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Tao Tang*. High-performance solar vapor generation of Ni/carbon nanomaterials by controlled carbonization of waste polypropylene. Science China Materials 63 (2020) 779-793. Link & PDF
2016-2020 Year 入職華科前 (國外做博士后期間)
26. Ran Niu, Thomas Palberg, Thomas Speck. Self-assembly of colloidal molecules due to self-generated flow. Physical Review Letters 119 (2017) 028001. (IF2023 = 8.6) Link & PDF
25. Ran Niu*, Chrisy Xiyu Du, Edward Esposito, Jakin Ng, Michael Brenner, Paul McEuen, Itai Cohen*. Magnetic handshake materials as a scale-invariant platform for programmed self-assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 116 (2019) 24402-24407. (IF2023 = 11.1) Link & PDF
24. Ran Niu*, Meera Ramaswamy, Christopher Ness, Abhishek Shetty, Itai Cohen*. Tunable solidification of cornstarch under impact: How to make someone walking on cornstarch sink. Science Advances 6 (2020) eaay6661. (IF2023 = 13.6) Link & PDF
23. Ran Niu, Andreas Fisher, Thomas Palberg, Thomas Speck*. Dynamics of binary active clusters driven by ion-exchange particles. ACS Nano 12 (2018) 10932-10938. (IF2023 = 17.1) Link & PDF
22. Ran Niu*, Thomas Palberg. Modular approach to microswimming. Soft Matter 14 (2018) 7554-7568. (IF2022 = 4.046, selected as Back Outside Cover) Link & PDF
21. Ran Niu*, Thomas Palberg. Seedless assembly of colloidal crystals by inverted micro-fluidic pumping. Soft Matter 14 (2018) 3435-3442. (IF2023 = 3.4, selected as Front Outside Cover) Link & PDF
20. Benno Liebchen*, Ran Niu*, Thomas Palberg, Hartmut L?wen. Unraveling modular microswimmers: From self-assembly to ion-exchange driven motors. Physical Review E 98 (2018) 052610. (IF2023 = 2.4) Link & PDF
19. Ran Niu*, Denis Botin, Julian Weber, Alexander Reinmüller, Thomas Palberg. Assembly and speed in ion-exchange-based modular phoretic microswimmers. Langmuir 33 (2017) 3450-3457. (IF2023 = 3.9) Link & PDF
18. Ran Niu, Patrick Kreissl, Aidan T. Brown, Georg Rempfer, Denis Botin, Christian Holm, Thomas Palberg, Joost de Graaf*. Microfluidic pumping by micromolar salt concentrations. Soft Matter 3 (2017) 1505-1518. (IF2023 = 3.4) Link & PDF
17. Ran Niu*, Stanislav Khodorov, Julian Weber, Alexander Reinmüller, Thomas Palberg. Large scale micro-photometry for high resolution pH-characterization during electro-osmotic pumping and modular micro-swimming. New Journal of Physics 19 (2017) 115014. (IF2023 = 3.3) Link & PDF
16. Ran Niu*, Erdal C. O?uz, Hannah Müller, Alexander Reinmüller, Denis Botin, Hartmut L?wen, Thomas Palberg. Controlled assembly of single colloidal crystals using electro-osmotic micro-pumps. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (2017) 3104-3114. (IF2023 = 3.3) Link & PDF
15. Ran Niu*, Sabrina Heidt, Ramsia Sreij, Riande I. Dekker, Maximilian Hofmann, Thomas Palberg. Formation of a transient amorphous solid in low density aqueous charged sphere suspensions. Scientific Reports 7 (2017) 17044. (IF2023 = 4.6) Link & PDF
14. Yanliang Wen, Krzysztof Kierzek, Xuecheng Chen*, Jiang Gong*, Jie Liu, Ran Niu, Ewa Mijowska, Tao Tang*. Mass production of hierarchically porous carbon nanosheets by carbonizing “real-world” mixed waste plastics toward excellent-performance supercapacitors. Waste Management 87 (2019) 691-700. Link & PDF
13. Boyi Zhang, Changyuan Song, Chang Liu, Jiakang Min, Jalal Azadmanjiri, Yunxia Ni, Ran Niu, Jiang Gong*, Qiang Zhao*, Tao Tang*. Molten salts promoting the “controlled carbonization” of waste polyesters into hierarchically porous carbon for high-performance solar steam evaporation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 7 (2019) 22912-22923. Link & PDF
12. Denis Botin*, Jennifer Wenzl, Ran Niu, Thomas Palberg. Colloidal electro-phoresis in the presence of symmetric and asymmetric electro-osmotic flow. Soft Matter 14 (2018) 8191-8204. Link & PDF
11. Thomas Palberg*, Eckhard Bartsch, Richard Beyer, Maximilian Hofmann, Nina Lorenz, Janina Marquis, Ran Niu, Tsuneo Okubo. To make a glass-avoid the crystal. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment 2016 (2016) 074007. Link & PDF
2010-2015 Year (碩博士期間)
10. Ran Niu, Jiang Gong, Donghua Xu*, Tao Tang, Zhao-Yan Sun*. Influence of molecular weight of polymer matrix on the structure and rheological properties of graphene oxide/polydimethylsiloxane composites. Polymer 55 (2014) 5445-5453. (IF2023 = 4.46) Link & PDF
09. Ran Niu, Jiang Gong, Donghua Xu*, Tao Tang, Zhao-Yan Sun*. Rheological properties of ginger-like amorphous carbon filled silicon oil suspensions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 444 (2014) 120-128. (IF2023 = 5.2) Link & PDF
08. Ran Niu, Jiang Gong, Donghua Xu*, Tao Tang, Zhao-Yan Sun*. Relationship between structures and rheological properties of plate-like particle suspensions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 470 (2015) 22-30. (IF2023 = 5.2) Link & PDF
07. Ran Niu, Jiang Gong, Donghua Xu*, Tao Tang, Zhao-Yan Sun*. Impact of particle surface chemistry on the structure and rheological properties of graphene-based particle/polydimethylsiloxane composites. RSC Advances 5 (2015) 34885-34893. (IF2023 = 3.9) Link & PDF
06. Ran Niu, Jiang Gong, Donghua Xu*, Tao Tang, Zhao-Yan Sun*. Flow-induced structure and rheological properties of multiwall carbon nanotube/polydimethylsiloxane composites. RSC Advances 4 (2014) 62759-62768. (IF2023 = 3.9) Link & PDF
05. Ran Niu, Jiang Gong, Donghua Xu*, Tao Tang, Zhao-Yan Sun*. The effect of particle shape on the structure and rheological properties of carbon-based particle suspensions. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 33 (2015) 1-12. (IF2023 = 4.3) Link & PDF
04. Huan-huan Zhang, Ran Niu, Xin-bing Guan, Dong-hua Xu*, Tong-fei Shi. Rheological properties of waterborne polyurethane paints. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 33 (2015) 1750-1756. Link & PDF
03. Jiang Gong, Ran Niu, Nana Tian, Xuecheng Chen, Xin Wen, Jie Liu, Zhaoyan Sun, Ewa Mijowska, Tao Tang*. Combination of fumed silica with carbon black for simultaneously improving the thermal stability, flame retardancy and mechanical properties of polyethylene. Polymer 55 (2014) 2998-3307. Link & PDF
02. Jiang Gong, Ran Niu, Jie Liu, Xuecheng Chen, Xin Wen, Ewa Mijowska, Zhaoyan Sun, Tao Tang*. Simultaneously improving the thermal stability, flame retardancy and mechanical properties of polyethylene by the combination of graphene with carbon black. RSC Advances 4 (2014) 33776-33784. Link & PDF
01. Jiang Gong, Ran Niu, Xin Wen, Hongfan Yang, Jie Liu, Xuecheng Chen, Zhao-Yan Sun, Ewa Mijowska, Tao Tang*. Synergistic effect of carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes on improving thermal stability and flame retardancy of polypropylene: A combination of a physical network and chemical crosslinking. RSC Advances 5 (2015) 5484-5493. Link & PDF