Dake Xu

Prof. Dr. Dake Xu


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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

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

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4 January 2017 in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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HQHongchang Qian
Hongchang Qian
Dake XuDake Xu
Dake Xu
CDCuiwei Du
Cuiwei Du
DZDawei Zhang
Dawei Zhang
XLXiaogang Li
Xiaogang Li
HTHerman Terryn
Herman Terryn
This work introduces a new self-healing superhydrophobic coating based on dual actions by the corrosion inhibitor benzotriazole (BTA) and an epoxy-based shape memory polymer (SMP). Damage to the surface morphology (e.g., crushed areas and scratches) and the corresponding superhydrophobicity are shown to be rapidly healed through a simple heat treatment at 60 °C for 20 min. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) were used to study the anti-corrosion performance of the scratched and the healed superhydrophobic coatings immersed in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The results revealed that the anti-corrosion performance of the scratched coatings was improved upon the incorporation of BTA. After the heat treatment, the scratched superhydrophobic coatings exhibited excellent recovery of their anti-corrosion performance, which is attributed to the closure of the scratch by the shape memory effect and to the improved inhibition efficiency of BTA. Furthermore, we found that the pre-existing corrosion product inside the coating scratch could hinder the scratch closure by the shape memory effect and reduce the coating adhesion in the scratched region. However, the addition of BTA effectively suppressed the formation of corrosion products and enhanced the self-healing and adhesion performance under these conditions. Importantly, we also demonstrated that these coatings can be autonomously healed within 1 h in an outdoor environment using sunlight as the heat source.

1 February 2019 in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
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RJRu Jia
Ru Jia
TUTuba Unsal
Tuba Unsal
Dake XuDake Xu
Dake Xu
YLYassir Lekbach
Yassir Lekbach
TGTingyue Gu
Tingyue Gu

21 June 2023 in Nature Reviews Microbiology
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Dake XuDake Xu
Dake Xu
TGTingyue Gu
Tingyue Gu
DLDerek Lovley
Derek Lovley

1 October 2018 in Journal of Materials Science & Technology
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YLYingchao Li
Yingchao Li
Dake XuDake Xu
Dake Xu
CCChangfeng Chen
Changfeng Chen
XLXiaogang Li
Xiaogang Li
RJRu Jia
Ru Jia
TGTingyue Gu
Tingyue Gu

1 April 2019 in Journal of Materials Science & Technology
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TGTingyue Gu
Tingyue Gu
RJRu Jia
Ru Jia
TUTuba Unsal
Tuba Unsal
Dake XuDake Xu
Dake Xu

1 July 2014 in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
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Dake XuDake Xu
Dake Xu
TGTingyue Gu
Tingyue Gu