Qiang Zhang

2 weeks ago | nature.com | Cunde Xiao |Deliang Chen |Qiang Zhang

AbstractIn the 2023 summer, wildfires in Canada were exceptionally intense, producing the highest carbon emissions recorded since 2003 and affecting much of North America. However, the factors driving the 2023 wildfires and their interactions remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that the 2023 Canadian wildfires were primarily fueled by persistent, intense and widespread summer surface warming, along with pronounced reductions in precipitation and soil moisture.

3 weeks ago | nature.com | Chengbin Jin |Ouwei Sheng |Qiang Zhang

AbstractLithium and other alkali-metal-based batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy-storage technologies. However, such batteries suffer from limited lifespans caused by the continuous inactivation of their electrodes during operation and even storage, creating inactivated or ‘dead’ Li, which is a combination of electrically insulated metallic Li and solid–electrolyte interphases (SEIs).

1 month ago | pubs.rsc.org | Min Wang |Qiang Zhang |Yue Wu |Ruyuan Li

Constructing Multiple Microstructure in Sb2Te3-based Thermoelectrics Enables High-performance Segmented Power Generator Thermoelectric (TE) technology offers a promising route for harvesting low-grade waste heat (< 650 K). Despite decades of research, commercial TE generators still rely predominantly on Bi2Te3-based alloys, with efficiencies typically below 7%.

1 month ago | agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Chang Lu |Qiang Zhang |R. Iestyn Woolway |Long Ma |Xing Huang

1 Introduction Drylands account for approximately 41% of the global land area, with 90% of these regions located in developing countries (Li et al., 2021). Notably, more than 38% of the global population is increasingly affected by intensifying droughts (Naumann et al., 2021). Drylands are particularly vulnerable to climate change (Stringer et al., 2021).

1 month ago | pubs.acs.org | Qiang Zhang |Donghai Zhang |Yu Wang |Qichao Xue

Functional Nanostructured Materials (including low-D carbon)May 17, 2025 Qiang Zhang Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China Sheng Ni Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China Donghai Zhang Hangzhou Institute for...