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Dr Xuan Wu

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Dr Xuan Wu

Dr Xuan Wu received her B.Sc. (Chemistry and Material Science) from Shanxi Normal University in 2010, the M.Sc. (Chemistry) from Tianjin University in 2013, and the PhD degree (Energy and Advanced Manufacturing) from the University of South Australia in 2017. In the same year she joined the UniSA as a Research Associate to work on Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion and Applications.   

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Dr Xuan Wu received her B.Sc. (Chemistry and Material Science) from Shanxi Normal University in 2010, the M.Sc. (Chemistry) from Tianjin University in 2013, and the PhD degree (Energy and Advanced Manufacturing) from the University of South Australia in 2017. In the same year she joined the UniSA as a Research Associate to work on Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion and Applications.   

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  • Doctor of Philosophy The University of South Australia

  • Master of Science Tianjin University

  • Bachelor of Science Shanxi Normal University

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  • Analytical Chemistry
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Journal Articles

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2019

Chen, GY, Francois, A, Wu, X, Zhang, WQ, Codemard, CA, Xu, H, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Light-sheet skew-ray enhanced pump-absorption for sensing', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 2140-2146.

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Chen, GY, Wu, X, Codemard, CA, Yu, L, Liu, X, Xu, H, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Optical hygrometer using light-sheet skew-ray probed multimode fiber with polyelectrolyte coating', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: International Journal Devoted to Research and Development of Physical and Chemical Transducers, vol. 296, article no. 126685, pp. 1-6.

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Chen, GY, Xuan, W, Schartner, E, Shahnia, S, Hebert, NB, Yu, L, Liu, X, Afshar , S, Newson, T, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H, Xu, H, Lancaster, DG & Monro, TM 2019, 'Short-range non-bending fully distributed water/humidity sensors', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. 2014-2022.

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Cheng, Y, Wu, X & Xu, H 2019, 'Catalytic decomposition of hydrous hydrazine for hydrogen production', Sustainable Energy and Fuels, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 343-365.

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2019

Wang, J, Chen, GY, Wu, X, Xu, H, Monro, TM, Liu, T & Lancaster, DG 2019, 'Light-sheet skew ray-enhanced localized surface plasmon resonance-based chemical sensing', ACS Sensors, online, pp. 1-6.

2019

Wu, X, Chen, GY, Owens, G, Chu, D & Xu, H 2019, 'Photothermal materials: a key platform enabling highly efficient water evaporation driven by solar energy', Materials Today Energy, vol. 12, pp. 277-296.

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Wu, X, Gao, T, Han, C, Xu, J, Owens, G & Xu, H 2019, 'A photothermal reservoir for highly efficient solar steam generation without bulk water', Science Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 21, pp. 1625-1633.

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Wu, X, Robson, ME, Phelps, JL, Tan, JS, Shao, B, Owens, G & Xu, H 2019, 'A flexible photothermal cotton-CuS nanocage-agarose aerogel towards portable solar steam generation', Nano Energy, vol. 56, pp. 708-715.

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Facal Marina, P, Xu, J, Wu, X & Xu, H 2018, 'Thinking outside the box: Placing hydrophilic particles in an oil phase for the formation and stabilization of Pickering emulsions', Chemical Science, vol. 9, no. 21, pp. 4821-4829.

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Wu, X, Wu, L, Tan, J, Chen, GY, Owens, G & Xu, H 2018, 'Evaporation above a bulk water surface using an oil Lamp inspired highly efficient solar-steam generation strategy', Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 6, no. 26, pp. 12267-12274.

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Wu, X, Chen, GY, Zhang, W, Liu, X & Xu, H 2017, 'A Plant-transpiration-process-inspired strategy for highly efficient solar evaporation', Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol. 1, no. 6, article no. 1700046, pp. 1-7.

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Conferences

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2018

Chen, GY, Wu, X, Yu, L, Xu, H, Liu, X, Monro, TM & Lancaster, DG 2018, 'Recent progress in advanced humidity sensors', 22nd World Congress of the International Measurement Confederation, IMEKO 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing, vol. 1065, no. 25, article no. 252008, pp. 1-5.

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Organisation Country
Jilin University CHINA
Laval University CANADA
Qilu University of Technology CHINA
Queensland University of Technology AUSTRALIA
Shenzhen Technology University CHINA
Shenzhen University CHINA
SPI Lasers UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Southampton UNITED KINGDOM
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Portable solar-steam generation system for clean water supply Current
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