Publications
Ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by citations in the research field of Engineering in 2020 and 2021, and Elsevier BV and Stanford University among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the field of Built Environment & Design for career-long citation impact in 2021. Published over 190 archival journal papers and book chapters, over 140 conference papers and holds (pending) more than 20 patents (International and China) in the areas of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Combustion and delivered over 60 invited talks, plenary lectures and keynote presentations all over the world.
*Updated by July 2022
2022
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F.R. Siddiqui, C.Y. Tso, H.H. Qiu, C.Y.H. Chao and S.C. Fu, Copper-alumina Hybrid Nanofluid Droplet Phase Change 1 Dynamics over Heated Plain Copper and Porous Residue Surfaces, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, in press, 2022.
X.L. Zhong, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan, L.Q. Wang and C.Y.H. Chao, Experimental and Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Performance of a Channel Flow with an Inverted Flag, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 193, 122969, 2022.
C. Lin, J. Hur, C.Y.H. Chao, G. Liu, S.H. Tao, W. Li and B.L. Huang, All-weather Thermochromic Windows for synchronous Solar and Thermal Radiation Regulation, Science Advances, 8, eabn7359, 2022.
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F.R. Siddiqui, C.Y. Tso, H.H. Qiu, C.Y.H. Chao and S.C. Fu, Hybrid Nanofluid Spray Cooling Performance and its Residue Surface Effects: Toward Thermal Management of High Heat Flux Devices, Applied Thermal Engineering, 211, 118454, 2022.
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C.T. Wang, J.C. Xu, K.C. Chan, H.H. Lee, C.Y. Tso, C.S.K. Lin, C.Y.H. Chao and S.C. Fu, Infection Control Measure for Public Transportation Derived from the Flow Dynamics of Obstructed Cough Jet, Journal of Aerosol Science, 163, 105995, 2022.
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C. Lin, Y. Li, C. Chi, Y.S. Kwon, J. Huang, Z. Wu, J. Zheng, G. Liu, C.Y. Tso, C.Y.H. Chao and B. Huang, A Solution-processed Inorganic Emitter with High Spectral Selectivity for Efficient Subambient Radiative Cooling in Hot Humid Climates, Advanced Materials, 34, 2109350, 2022.
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C.T. Wang, J.C. Xu, S.C. Fu, C.Y.H. Chao, Airborne Infection Risk of Nearby Passengers in a Cabin Environment and Implications for Infection Control, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 47, 102285, 2022.
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K.C. Chan, V.T.T. Wong, A.K.F. Yow, P.L. Yuen and C.Y.H. Chao, Development and Performance Evaluation of a Chiller Plant Predictive Operational Control Strategy by Artificial Intelligence, Energy and Buildings, 262, 112017, 2022.
H. Wang, Y. Yang, Y. Wang, C.Y.H. Chao and H.H. Qiu, Effects of Non-wetting Fraction and Pitch Distance in FLow Boiling Heat Transfer in a Wettability-Patterned Microchannel, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 190, 122753, 2022.
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Y. Zhang, Y. Li, K. Li, Y.S. Kwon, T. Tennakoon, C.T. Wang, K.C. Chan, S.C. Fu, B.L. Huang and C.Y.H. Chao, A Large-area Versatile Textile for Radiative Warming and Biomechanical Energy Harvesting, Nano Energy, 95, 106996, 2022.
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J. Xu, C.T. Wang, S.C. Fu and C.Y.H. Chao, The Effect of Head Orientation and Personalized Ventilation on Bioaerosol Deposition from a Cough, Indoor Air, 32, e12973, 2022.
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T.W. Lai, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan and C.Y.H. Chao, The Use of Acoustic Streaming in Sub-micron Particle Sorting, Aerosol Science and Technology, 56, pp. 247-260, 2022.
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L. Yao, C.H. Liu, Z. Mo, W.C. Cheng, G.P. Brasseur and C.Y.H. Chao, Statistical Analysis of the Organized Turbulence Structure in the Inertial and Roughness Sublayers over Real Urban Area by Building-Resolved Large-Eddy Simulation, Building and Environment, 207, p. 108464, 2022.
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X.L. Zhong, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan, G. Yang, H.H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Experimental Study on the Thermal-hydraulic Performance of a Fluttering Split Flag in Channel Flow, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 182, p. 121945, 2022.
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Y. Zhang, T. Tennakoon, Y.H. Chan, K.C. Chan, S.C. Fu, C.Y. Tso, K.M. Yu, B.L. Huang, S.H. Yao, H.H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Energy Consumption Modelling of a Passive Hybrid System for Office Buildings in Different Climates, Energy, 239, p. 121914, 2022.
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2021
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J. Xu, S.C. Fu and C.Y.H. Chao, Performance of Airflow Distance from Personalized Ventilation on Personal Exposure to Airborne Droplets from Different Orientations, Indoor and Built Environment, 30, pp. 1643-1653, 2021.
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C.T. Wang, J. Xu, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan and C.Y.H. Chao, Respiratory Bioaerosol Deposition from a Cough and Recovery of Viable Viruses on Nearby Seats in a Cabin Environment, Indoor Air, 31, pp. 1913-1925, 2021.
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Z.H. Qin, J.H. Mou, C.Y.H. Chao, S.S. Chopra, W. Daoud, S.Y. Leu, Z. Ning, C.Y. Tso, C.K. Chan, S. Tang, Z.J. Hathi, M.A. Haque, X. Wang and C.S.K. Lin, Biotechnology of Plastic Waste Degradation, Recycling, and Valorization: Current Advances and Future Perspectives, ChemSusChem, 14, pp. 4103-4114, 2021.
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J. Sun, M.C. Wu, X.Z. Fan, Y.H. Wan, C.Y.H. Chao and T.S. Zhao, Aligned Microfibers Interweaved with Highly Porous Carbon Nanofibers: A Novel Electrode for High-power Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 43, pp. 30-41, 2021.
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R.Y.M. Wong, C.Y. Tso and C.Y.H. Chao, Thermo-radiative Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Passive Radiative Fluid Cooling System, Renewable Energy, 180, pp. 700-711, 2021.
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F.R. Siddiqui, C.Y. Tso, S.C. Fu, H.H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Droplet Evaporation and Boiling for Different Mixing Ratios of the Silver-graphene Hybrid Nanofluid Over Heated Surfaces, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 180, p. 121786, 2021.
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Y. Zhang, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan, D.M. Shin and C.Y.H. Chao, Boosting Power Output of Flutter-driven Triboelectric Nanogenerator by Flexible Flagpole, Nano Energy, 88, p. 106284, 2021.
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F.R. Siddiqui, C.Y. Tso, S.C. Fu, H.H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Effective R-value Approach to Comprehend the Essence of Integrated Opaque Passive Substrate Properties, Journal of Building Engineering, 44, p. 102895, 2021.
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X.L. Zhong, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan and C.Y.H. Chao, Experimental Study of particle Deposition on Patterned Microstructured Surfaces in a Chamber Environment, Journal of Aerosol Science, 157, p. 105802, 2021.
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R.Y.M. Wong, C.Y. Tso and C.Y.H. Chao, Corrected Radiative Cooling Power Measured by Equivalent Dissipative Thermal Reservoir Method, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 174, p. 121341, 2021.
W. Ma, Y. Li, C.Y.H. Chao, C.Y. Tso, B. Huang, W. Li and S. Yao, Solar-assisted Icephobicity Down to -60oC with Superhydrophobic Selective Surfaces, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2, p. 100384, 2021.
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J. Xu, C.T. Wang, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan and C.Y.H. Chao, Short-range Bioaerosol Deposition and Inhalation of Cough Droplets and Performance of Personalized Ventilation, Aerosol Science and Technology, 55, pp. 474-485, 2021.
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2020
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J. Sun, H. Jiang, C. Zhao, X. Fan, C.Y.H. Chao and T. Zhao, Holey Aligned Electrodes through In-situ ZIF-8-assisted-eching for High-performance Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries, Science Bulletin, 66, pp. 904-913, 2021.
F.R. Siddiqui, C.Y. Tso, S.C. Fu, H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Droplet Evaporation of Cu-Al2O3 Hybrid Nanofluid over its Residue and Copper Surfaces: Toward Developing a New Analytical Model, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 143, p. 021604, 2021.
C.T. Wang, S.C. Fu and C.Y.H. Chao, Short-range Bioaerosol Deposition and Recovery of Viable Viruses and Bacteria on Surfaces from a Cough and Implications for Respiratory Disease Transmission, Aerosol Science and Technology, 55, pp. 215-230, 2021.
Y. Li, C.J. Lin, Z.X. Wu, Z.Y. Chen, C. Chi, F. Cao, D.Q. Mei, H. Yan, C.Y. Tso, C.Y.H. Chao and B.L. Huang, Solution-Processed All-Ceramic Plasmonic Metamaterials for Efficient Solar-Thermal Conversion over 100-727oC, Advanced Materials, 33, p. 2005074, 2021.
S.C. Fu, X.L. Zhong, Y. Zhang, T.W. Lai, K.C. Chan, K.Y. Lee and C.Y.H. Chao, Bio-inspired Cooling Technologies and the Applications in Buildings, Energy and Buildings, 225, p. 110313, 2020.
S. Liu, C.Y. Tso, H.H. Lee, Y. Zhang, K.M. Yu and C.Y.H. Chao, Bio-inspired TiO2 Nano-cone Antireflection Layer for the Optical Performance Improvement of VO2 Thermochromic Smart Windows, Scientific Reports, 10, p. 11376, 2020.
H. Xu, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan, H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Bio-inspired Patterned Surface for Submicron Particle Deposition in a Fully Developed Turbulent Duct, Building Simulation, 13, pp. 111-1123, 2020.
J. Sun, H.R. Jiang, M.C. Wu, X.Z. Fan, C.Y.H. Chao and T.S. Zhao, A Novel Electrode Formed with Electrospun Nano- and Micro-scale Carbon Fibers for Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 470, p. 228411, 2020.
J. Sun, H.R. Jiang, M.C. Wu, X.Z. Fan, C.Y.H. Chao and T.S. Zhao, Aligned Hierarchical Electrodes for High-performance Aqueous Redox Flow Battery, Applied Energy, 271, p. 115235, 2020.
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H. Xu, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan and C.Y.H. Chao, Investigation of Particle Deposition on a Micropatterned Surface as an Energy-efficient Air Cleaning Technique in Ventilation Ducting Systems, Aerosol Science and Technology, 54 (10), pp. 1210-1222, 2020.
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M. Kong, K. Egbo, C.P. Liu, M.K. Hossain, C.Y. Tso, C.Y.H. Chao and K.M. Yu, Rapid Thermal Annealing Assisted Facile Solution Method for Tungsten-doped Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films on Glass Substrate, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 833, p. 155053, 2020.
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F.R. Siddiqui, C.Y. Tso, S.C. Fu, H.H. Qiu and C.Y.H. Chao, Evaporation and Wetting Behavior of Silver-graphene Hybrid Nanofluid Droplet on its Porous Residue Surface for Various Mixing Ratios, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 153, p. 119618, 2020.
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J. Sun, H.R. Jiang, B.W. Zhang, C.Y.H. Chao and T.S. Zhao, Towards Uniform Distributions of Reactants via the Aligned Electrode Design for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, Applied Energy, 259, p. 114198, 2020.
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C.T. Wang, W.T. Leung, J.C. Xu, S.C. Fu and C.Y.H. Chao, Droplet Detachment Behavior from a Rough Hydrophilic Surface, Journal of Aerosol Science, 139, p. 105469, 2020.
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H. Xu, S.C. Fu, W.T. Leung, T.W. Lai and C.Y.H. Chao, Enhancement of Submicron Particle Deposition on a Semi-circular Surface in Turbulent Flow, Indoor and Built Environment, 29(1), pp. 101-116, 2020.
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S.Y. Jeong, C.Y. Tso, Y.M. Wong, C.Y.H. Chao and B.L. Huang, Daytime Passive Radiative Cooling by Ultra Emissive Bio-inspired Polymeric Surface, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 206, p. 110296, 2020.
S.Y. Jeong, C.Y. Tso, J.Y. Ha, Y.M. Wong, C.Y.H. Chao, B.L. Huang and H.H. Qiu, Field Investigation of a Photonic Multi-layered TiO2 Passive Radiative Cooler in Sub-tropical Climate, Renewable Energy, 146, pp. 44-55, 2020.
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2019
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Y. Zhang, C.Y. Tso, J.S. Iñigo, S. Liu, H. Miyazaki, C.Y.H. Chao and K.M. Yu, Perovskite Thermochromic Smart Window: Advanced Optical Properties and Low Transition Temperature, Applied Energy, 254, pp. 113690, 2019.
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Y. Li, C. Lin, D. Zhou, Y. An, D. Li, C. Chi, H. Huang, S. Yang, C.Y. Tso, C.Y.H. Chao and B.L. Huang, Scalable All-ceramic Nanofilms as Highly Efficient and Thermally Stable Selective Solar Absorbers, Nano Energy, 64, p. 103947, 2019.
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K.C. Chan, C.Y. Tso, A. Hussain and C.Y.H. Chao, A Theoretical Model for the Effective Thermal Conductivity of Graphene Coated Metal Foams, Applied Thermal Engineering, 161, p. 114112, 2019.
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W.W. Che, C.Y. Tso, L. Sun, D.Y.K. Ip, H. Lee, C.Y.H. Chao and A.K.H. Lau, Energy Consumption, Indoor Thermal Comfort and Air Quality in a Commercial Office with Retrofitted Heat, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System, Energy & Buildings, 201, pp. 202-215, 2019.
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C.L. Wu, H.L. Zhang, S.C. Fu, K.C. Chan, D.D. Qin and C.Y.H. Chao, Ultrafine Particle Emissions from a Smouldering Cigarette in a Residence and its Associated Lung Cancer Risk, Indoor and Built Environment, 28, pp. 202-215, 2019.
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H.H. Lee, Y.S. Cheung, S.C. Fu and C.Y.H. Chao, Study of Particle Resuspension from Dusty Surfaces Using a Centrifugal Method, Indoor Air, 29, pp. 791-802, 2019.
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M.Y. Wong, B. Traipattanakul, C.Y. Tso, C.Y.H. Chao and H.H. Qiu, Experimental and Theoretical Study of a Water-vapor Chamber Thermal Diode, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 138, pp. 173-183, 2019.