Kang Xu

Student

Visiting Researcher

Current

Biography

Kang Xu is currently a visiting researcher, with a research background in thermal management, thermally conductive materials, and carbon-based materials. Their research focuses on understanding and improving heat transport in materials for efficient thermal management. Building on this foundation, their broader research interests include carbon-based composites, thermal interface materials, and the relationships between material structure and thermal performance. Their expertise in thermal management and carbon materials provides a foundation for exploring interfacial heat transfer and strategies to enhance thermal conductivity. They are particularly interested in applying these approaches to heat dissipation challenges in electronic devices and energy systems.

Research Interests

  1. Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Develop functional porous materials to capture water vapor from air for sustainable water supply.
  2. Radiative-Cooling Textiles: Develop textiles with high solar reflectance and thermal emission for passive personal cooling.

Selected Publications

1 Kang Xu#, et al. Magnetic Field-oriented One-step Fabrication of Metal-grade Thermally Conductive Carbon Fiber Flexible Thermal Pad, Advanced Functional Materials
2 Kang Xu#, et al. Sandwich Structured Thermal Interface Materials with High Thermal Conductivity, ACS Applied Engineering Materials
3 Kang Xu#, et al. Magnetic alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymers for enhanced thermal conductivity, Nanoscale.

Education

2021-2024 [M.Sc.] [Field] Chinese Academy of Sciences
 , Ningbo, China]
2017-2021 [B.Sc.] Polymer Materials and Engineering Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China

Research Interests Keywords

Thermal management Radiative Cooling Atmospheric Water Harvesing