Size-dependent tribological performance of graphene-reinforced Al matrix composites

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Li-Fu Yi, Mingqi Dong, Zhong-Chun Chen, Naoyuki Nomura

SMART MATERIALS IN MANUFACTURING　4　2026年

DOI： 10.1016/j.smmf.2025.100115 　

eISSN：2772-8102

Fabrication and Functionalization of Low-Dimensional Nanofillers-Reinforced Silver-Reinforced Matrix Composites

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Yunsong Xu, Mingqi Dong, Naoyuki Nomura

Materia Japan　64　(10)　645-650　2025年10月1日

DOI： 10.2320/materia.64.645 　

ISSN：1340-2625

eISSN：1884-5843

Enhanced interfacial strength in carbon-nanotubes-reinforced Al matrix composites via an interface substitution strategy

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Mingqi Dong, Yuchi Fan, Keiichi Shirasu, Go Yamamoto, Naoyuki Nomura

COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING　195　2025年8月

DOI： 10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108955 　

ISSN：1359-835X

eISSN：1878-5840

Ti addition-induced simultaneous enhancement of powder properties, melting behavior, and tensile response of pure Al for laser powder bed fusion

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Tao Zhang, Takamune Miura, Fei Sun, Naoyuki Nomura

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING　938　2025年8月

DOI： 10.1016/j.msea.2025.148458 　

ISSN：0921-5093

eISSN：1873-4936

Severe plastic deformation promoted simultaneous enhancement in strength and ductility of multilayer MXene/Ag matrix composites

Yunsong Xu, Weiwei Zhou, Li-Fu Yi, Itsuki Kubo, Zhenxing Zhou, Zhong-Chun Chen, Naoyuki Nomura

Scripta Materialia　261　116612-116612　2025年5月

DOI： 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116612 　

ISSN：1359-6462

Influences of Different Additives on Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing of Pure Aluminum

Zhenxing Zhou, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy　72　(Supplement)　S1087-S1092　2025年3月15日

DOI： 10.2497/jjspm.16b-t6-28 　

ISSN：0532-8799

eISSN：1880-9014

Creation of heavily La-doped SrTiO3 thermoelectric films achieved by freeze-dry pulsated orifice ejection method and laser powder bed fusion

Myeonggyun Kang, Zhenxing Zhou, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

SMART MATERIALS IN MANUFACTURING　3　2025年

DOI： 10.1016/j.smmf.2025.100077 　

eISSN：2772-8102

Microstructure evolution and enhanced mechanical performance of multilayer MXene-reinforced silver matrix composites

Itsuki Kubo, Weiwei Zhou, Yunsong Xu, Zhenxing Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Journal of Alloys and Compounds　1007　176324-176324　2024年12月

DOI： 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.176324 　

ISSN：0925-8388

Laser additive manufacturing of a carbon-supersaturated β-Ti alloy for biomaterial application

Mingqi Dong, Yu Zhang, Weiwei Zhou, Peng Chen, Zhenxing Zhou, Hiroyasu Kanetaka, Takuya Ishimoto, Yuichiro Koizumi, Takayoshi Nakano, Naoyuki Nomura

Additive Manufacturing Letters　11　2024年12月

DOI： 10.1016/j.addlet.2024.100233 　

eISSN：2772-3690

Effects of Plasma Spheroidization Treatment on the Characteristics of MoSiBTiC Powders Fabricated by Freeze-Dry Pulsated Orifice Ejection Method

Zhenxing Zhou, Shunpei Kato, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials　88　(9)　210-215　2024年9月1日

DOI： 10.2320/jinstmet.ja202413 　

ISSN：0021-4876

eISSN：1880-6880 2433-7501

Microstructure evolution of FD-POEM powders during high-temperature plasma spheroidization

Zhenxing Zhou, Shunpei Kato, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Advanced Powder Technology　35　(1)　104297-104297　2024年1月

DOI： 10.1016/j.apt.2023.104297 　

ISSN：0921-8831

Effects of powder surface conditions on the rheological behavior of Ti–6Al–4 V alloy powders for additive manufacturing

Naoki Kakegawa, Shion Nanaumi, Zhenxing Zhou, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Powder Technology　430　119019-119019　2023年12月

DOI： 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.119019 　

ISSN：0032-5910

Improvement of powder fabrication for additive manufacturing using ultrafine bubbles

Suxia Guo, Zhenxing Zhou, Mingqi Dong, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Additive Manufacturing Letters　7　100181-100181　2023年12月

DOI： 10.1016/j.addlet.2023.100181 　

ISSN：2772-3690

Effects of Plasma Spheroidization Treatment on the Characteristics of MoSiBTiC Powders Fabricated by Freeze-Dry Pulsated Orifice Ejection Method

Zhenxing Zhou, Shunpei Kato, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS　64　(6)　1119-1124　2023年6月1日

DOI： 10.2320/matertrans.mt-me2022008 　

ISSN：1345-9678

eISSN：1347-5320

Powder Fabrication and Laser Powder Bed Fusion of a MoSiBTiC-La2O3 Alloy

Chenguang Li, Suxia Guo, Zhenxing Zhou, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Crystals　13　(2)　215-215　2023年1月24日

DOI： 10.3390/cryst13020215 　

eISSN：2073-4352

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Added Ti Composites Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion or Spark Plasma Sintering

Mingqi Dong, Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS　64　(1)　54-60　2023年1月1日

DOI： 10.2320/matertrans.mt-mla2022008 　

ISSN：1345-9678

eISSN：1347-5320

Simultaneous enhancement of powder properties, additive manufacturability, and mechanical performance of Ti–6Al–4V alloy by 2D-nanocarbon decoration

Mingqi Dong, Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Materials Science and Engineering A　859　2022年11月24日

DOI： 10.1016/j.msea.2022.144215 　

ISSN：0921-5093

Laser powder bed fusion of MoSiBTiC alloy powders produced by freeze-dry pulsated orifice ejection method

Zhenxing Zhou, Suxia Guo, Shunpei Kato, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS　921　2022年11月

DOI： 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165997 　

ISSN：0925-8388

eISSN：1873-4669

Elucidating the impact of severe oxidation on the powder properties and laser melting behaviors

Weiwei Zhou, Nina Takase, Mingqi Dong, Naoki Watanabe, Suxia Guo, Zhenxing Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Materials and Design　221　2022年9月

DOI： 10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110959 　

ISSN：0264-1275

eISSN：1873-4197

Structural evolution mechanism during 3D printing of MXene-reinforced metal matrix composites

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Suxia Guo, Yuchi Fan, Naoyuki Nomura

Composites Communications　29　2022年1月

DOI： 10.1016/j.coco.2021.101034 　

ISSN：2452-2139

Laser additive manufacturing of pure molybdenum using freeze-dry pulsated orifice ejection method-produced powders

Suxia Guo, Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

Journal of Materials Research and Technology　16　1508-1516　2022年1月1日

DOI： 10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.12.084 　

ISSN：2238-7854

レーザ粉末床溶融結合法ならびに放電プラズマ焼結法により作製した炭素添加チタン基複合材料の組織と機械的性質

董 明琪, 周 偉偉, 周 振興, 野村 直之

軽金属　72　(6)　314-320　2022年

DOI： 10.2464/jilm.72.314 　

ISSN：0451-5994

eISSN：1880-8018

A novel approach of fabricating monodispersed spherical MoSiBTiC particles for additive manufacturing

Zhenxing Zhou, Suxia Guo, Weiwei Zhou, Naoyuki Nomura

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS　11　(1)　2021年8月

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-021-96187-w 　

ISSN：2045-2322

In-situ reduction of mo-based composite particles during laser powder bed fusion

Suxia Guo, Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Yuchi Fan, Wei Luo, Naoyuki Nomura

Crystals　11　(6)　2021年6月

DOI： 10.3390/cryst11060702 　

eISSN：2073-4352

Significant strengthening effect in few-layered MXene-reinforced Al matrix composites

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Yuchi Fan, Naoyuki Nomura

Materials Research Letters　9　(3)　148-154　2021年

DOI： 10.1080/21663831.2020.1861120 　

eISSN：2166-3831

Design of high-performance Al<inf>4</inf>C<inf>3</inf>/Al matrix composites for electric conductor

Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Korefumi Kubota, Hironobu Ono, Naoyuki Nomura, Akira Kawasaki

Materials Science and Engineering A　798　2020年11月4日

DOI： 10.1016/j.msea.2020.140331 　

ISSN：0921-5093

Liquid-Phase Assisted Engineering of Highly Strong SiC Composite Reinforced by Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

Yuchi Fan, Erhong Song, Tufail Mustafa, Ruicong Liu, Pengpeng Qiu, Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Akira Kawasaki, Keiichi Shirasu, Toshiyuki Hashida, Jianjun Liu, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang, Wei Luo

Advanced Science　7　(21)　2020年11月1日

DOI： 10.1002/advs.202002225 　

eISSN：2198-3844

Enhanced TE properties of Cu@Ag/Bi2Te3 nanocomposites by decoupling electrical and thermal properties

Xiaofang Lu, Qi Zheng, Shijia Gu, Rui Guo, Li Su, Jiancheng Wang, Zhenxing Zhou, Yuchi Fan, Wan Jiang, Lianjun Wang

CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS　31　(3)　880-884　2020年3月

DOI： 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.07.034 　

ISSN：1001-8417

eISSN：1878-5964

凍結乾燥POEM法を用いたMoSiBTiC複合粉末の作製とそのレーザ積層造形

加藤駿平, 周振興, 清野雄太, 周偉偉, 吉見享祐, 野村直之

日本金属学会講演大会(Web)　167th　2020年

Microstructure and composition engineering Yb single-filled CoSb3 for high thermoelectric and mechanical performances

Zhenxing Zhou, Matthias T. Agne, Qihao Zhang, Shun Wan, Qingfeng Song, Qing Xu, Xiaofang Lu, Shijia Gu, Yuchi Fan, Wan Jiang, Gerald Jeffrey Snyder, Lianjun Wang

JOURNAL OF MATERIOMICS　5　(4)　702-710　2019年12月

DOI： 10.1016/j.jmat.2019.04.008 　

ISSN：2352-8478

Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering on Sintering Process of Filled Skutterudites Thermoelectric Properties

Zhenxing Zhou, Xiaofang Lu, Lianjun Wang, Shijia Gu

Materials China　38　(6)　588-593　2019年6月1日

DOI： 10.7502/j.issn.1674-3962.201706007 　

ISSN：1674-3962

Structurally nanocrystalline electrically monocrystalline Sb2Te3 with high thermoelectric performance

Xiaofang Lu, Ping Lu, Yuchi Fan, Weiwei Zhou, Shijia Gu, Zhenxing Zhou, Jie Zhang, Li Su, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA　166　81-86　2019年6月

DOI： 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.03.013 　

ISSN：1359-6462

The effect of reduced graphene oxide on microstructure and thermoelectric properties of Nb-doped A-site-deficient SrTiO3 ceramics

Cao Wu, Jia Li, Yuchi Fan, Juanjuan Xing, Hui Gu, Zhenxing Zhou, Xiaofang Lu, Qihao Zhang, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS　786　884-893　2019年5月

DOI： 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.01.376 　

ISSN：0925-8388

eISSN：1873-4669

Uniform dispersion of SiC in Yb-filled skutterudite nanocomposites with high thermoelectric and mechanical performance

Zhenxing Zhou, Jianlin Li, Yuchi Fan, Qihao Zhang, Xiaofang Lu, Shengjie Fan, Keiko Kikuchi, Naoyuki Nomura, Akira Kawasaki, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA　162　166-171　2019年3月

DOI： 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.11.015 　

ISSN：1359-6462

Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Ag/Yb<inf>0.35</inf>Co<inf>4</inf>Sb<inf>12</inf> Thermoelectric Composites

Zhen Xing Zhou, Peng Chen, Sheng Jie Fan, Xiao Fang Lu, Shi Jia Gu, Lian Jun Wang

Rengong Jingti Xuebao/Journal of Synthetic Crystals　48　(2)　2019年2月1日

ISSN：1000-985X

Electrically Conductive and Mechanically Strong Graphene/Mullite Ceramic Composites for High-Performance Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Jianhong Ru, Yuchi Fan, Weiwei Zhou, Zhenxing Zhou, Tuo Wang, Ruiheng Liu, Jianping Yang, Xiaofang Lu, Jiancheng Wang, Chengchang Ji, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces　10　(45)　39245-39256　2018年11月14日

DOI： 10.1021/acsami.8b12933 　

ISSN：1944-8244

eISSN：1944-8252

Enhanced thermoelectric and mechanical properties of Na-doped polycrystalline SnSe thermoelectric materials via CNTs dispersion

Fei Chu, Qihao Zhang, Zhenxing Zhou, Diankun Hou, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS　741　756-764　2018年4月

DOI： 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.01.178 　

ISSN：0925-8388

eISSN：1873-4669

Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of filled skutterudite nanocomposites in a wide temperature range via electroless silver plating

Peng Chen, Zhenxing Zhou, Wan Jiang, Wei Luo, Jianping Yang, Juanjuan Zhu, Lianjun Wang, Yuchi Fan

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA　146　136-141　2018年3月

DOI： 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.11.019 　

ISSN：1359-6462

Realizing high-performance thermoelectric power generation through grain boundary engineering of skutterudite-based nanocomposites

Qihao Zhang, Zhenxing Zhou, Maxwell Dylla, Matthias T. Agne, Yanzhong Pei, Lianjun Wang, Yunshan Tang, Jincheng Liao, Juan Li, Shengqiang Bai, Wan Jiang, Lidong Chen, Gerald Jeffrey Snyder

NANO ENERGY　41　501-510　2017年11月

DOI： 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.10.003 　

ISSN：2211-2855

eISSN：2211-3282

Constructing nanoporous carbon nanotubes/Bi2Te3 composite for synchronous regulation of the electrical and thermal performances

Qihao Zhang, Leilei Xu, Zhenxing Zhou, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang, Lidong Chen

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS　121　(5)　2017年2月

DOI： 10.1063/1.4975467 　

ISSN：0021-8979

eISSN：1089-7550

Enhanced thermoelectric properties in p-type Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 alloy by combining incorporation and doping using multi-scale CuAlO2 particles

Zijun Song, Qihao Zhang, Yuan Liu, Zhenxing Zhou, Xiaofang Lu, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang, Lidong Chen

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE　214　(1)　2017年1月

DOI： 10.1002/pssa.201600451 　

ISSN：1862-6300

eISSN：1862-6319

Preparation of bulk AgNWs/PEDOT:PSS composites: a new model towards high-performance bulk organic thermoelectric materials

Yuan Liu, Zijun Song, Qihao Zhang, Zhenxing Zhou, Yijing Tang, Lianjun Wang, Juanjuan Zhu, Wei Luo, Wan Jiang

RSC ADVANCES　5　(56)　45106-45112　2015年

DOI： 10.1039/c5ra05551b 　

eISSN：2046-2069