Lei Chen

Dr. Lei Chen

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (UM)-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 48128, USA

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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1 December 2015 in Journal of Power Sources
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Lei ChenLei Chen
Lei Chen
HZHao Wei Zhang
Hao Wei Zhang
LLLin Yun Liang
Lin Yun Liang
ZLZhe Liu
Zhe Liu
YQYue Qi
Yue Qi
LCLong-Qing Chen
Long-Qing Chen

13 February 2019 in Advanced Materials
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DCDaxian Cao
Daxian Cao
YXYingjie Xing
Yingjie Xing
KTKarnpiwat Tantratian
Karnpiwat Tantratian
XWXiao Wang
Xiao Wang
YMYi Ma
Yi Ma
HZHongli Zhu
Hongli Zhu

23 February 2018 in Nature Communications
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GXGuoping Xiong
Guoping Xiong
PHPingge He
Pingge He
ZLZhipeng Lyu
Zhipeng Lyu
TCTengfei Chen
Tengfei Chen
BHBoyun Huang
Boyun Huang
TFTimothy S. Fisher
Timothy S. Fisher
Designing electrodes in a highly ordered structure simultaneously with appropriate orientation, outstanding mechanical robustness, and high electrical conductivity to achieve excellent electrochemical performance remains a daunting challenge. Inspired by the phenomenon in nature that leaves significantly increase exposed tree surface area to absorb carbon dioxide (like ions) from the environments (like electrolyte) for photosynthesis, we report a design of micro-conduits in a bioinspired leaves-on-branchlet structure consisting of carbon nanotube arrays serving as branchlets and graphene petals as leaves for such electrodes. The hierarchical all-carbon micro-conduit electrodes with hollow channels exhibit high areal capacitance of 2.35 F cm−2 (~500 F g−1 based on active material mass), high rate capability and outstanding cyclic stability (capacitance retention of ~95% over 10,000 cycles). Furthermore, Nernst–Planck–Poisson calculations elucidate the underlying mechanism of charge transfer and storage governed by sharp graphene petal edges, and thus provides insights into their outstanding electrochemical performance.

1 March 2015 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
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Lei ChenLei Chen
Lei Chen
JCJames Chen
James Chen
RLR.A. Lebensohn
R.A. Lebensohn
YJY.Z. Ji
Y.Z. Ji
THT.W. Heo
T.W. Heo
LCL.-Q. Chen
L.-Q. Chen

1 March 2019 in Additive Manufacturing
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PLPengwei Liu
Pengwei Liu
ZWZhuo Wang
Zhuo Wang
YXYaohong Xiao
Yaohong Xiao
M. F. HorstemeyerM. F. Horstemeyer
M. F. Horstemeyer
Xiang-Yang CuiXiang-Yang Cui
Xiang-Yang Cui
Lei ChenLei Chen
Lei Chen

29 August 2018 in Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
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XWX. Wang
X. Wang
PLP. W. Liu
P. W. Liu
YJY. Ji
Y. Ji
YLY. Liu
Y. Liu
MHM. H. Horstemeyer
M. H. Horstemeyer
Lei ChenLei Chen
Lei Chen