Lei Jiang

Prof. Lei Jiang

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian, Beijing 100190, China

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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10 November 2006 in Advanced Materials
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XFX. J. Feng
X. J. Feng
Lei JiangLei Jiang
Lei Jiang

17 August 2011 in Advanced Materials
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ZXZhongxin Xue
Zhongxin Xue
SWShutao Wang
Shutao Wang
LLLing Lin
Ling Lin
LCLi Chen
Li Chen
MLMingjie Liu
Mingjie Liu
Lei JiangLei Jiang
Lei Jiang

1 January 2012 in Nature Communications
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Jie JuJie Ju
Jie Ju
Hao BaiHao Bai
Hao Bai
YZYongmei Zheng
Yongmei Zheng
TZTianyi Zhao
Tianyi Zhao
RFRuochen Fang
Ruochen Fang
Lei JiangLei Jiang
Lei Jiang
Multiple biological structures have demonstrated fog collection abilities, such as beetle backs with bumps and spider silks with periodic spindle-knots and joints. Many Cactaceae species live in arid environments and are extremely drought-tolerant. Here we report that one of the survival systems of the cactus Opuntia microdasys lies in its efficient fog collection system. This unique system is composed of well-distributed clusters of conical spines and trichomes on the cactus stem; each spine contains three integrated parts that have different roles in the fog collection process according to their surface structural features. The gradient of the Laplace pressure, the gradient of the surface-free energy and multi-function integration endow the cactus with an efficient fog collection system. Investigations of the structure–function relationship in this system may help us to design novel materials and devices to collect water from fog with high efficiencies.

30 March 2004 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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LFLin Feng
Lin Feng
ZZZhongyi Zhang
Zhongyi Zhang
ZMZhenhong Mai
Zhenhong Mai
YMYongmei Ma
Yongmei Ma
BLBiqian Liu
Biqian Liu
DZDaoben Zhu
Daoben Zhu

29 January 2009 in Advanced Materials
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MLMingjie Liu
Mingjie Liu
SWShutao Wang
Shutao Wang
ZWZhixiang Wei
Zhixiang Wei
YSYanlin Song
Yanlin Song
Lei JiangLei Jiang
Lei Jiang

31 October 2006 in Soft Matter
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YZYongmei Zheng
Yongmei Zheng
XGXuefeng Gao
Xuefeng Gao
Lei JiangLei Jiang
Lei Jiang
We showed directional adhesion on the superhydrophobic wings of the butterfly Morpho aega. A droplet easily rolls off the surface of the wings along the radial outward (RO) direction of the central axis of the body, but is pinned tightly against the RO direction. Interestingly, these two distinct states can be tuned by controlling the posture of the wings (downward or upward) and the direction of airflow across the surface (along or against the RO direction), respectively. Research indicated that these special abilities resulted from the direction-dependent arrangement of flexible nano-tips on ridging nano-stripes and micro-scales overlapped on the wings at the one-dimensional level, where two distinct contact modes of a droplet with orientation-tuneable microstructures occur and thus produce different adhesive forces. We believe that this finding will help the design of smart, fluid-controllable interfaces that may be applied in novel microfluidic devices and directional, easy-cleaning coatings.