Current Professional Societies

Young editorial board member of Tungsten

Research Areas

1. Nanostructured refractory-nonferrous metal matrix composites

2. Refractory high entropy/complex concentrated alloys

Publications

1. J. Y. Luo, C. Hou*, F. W. Tang, T. L. Han, Y. R. Li, J. H. Luan, Z. B. Jiao, X. Y. Song*, Z. R. Nie, Strengthening nanocrystalline immiscible bimetallic composite by high-entropy effect, Compos. Part B 2022, 243, 110127.

2. T. L. Han, C. Hou, Z. Zhao, X. T. Huang, F. W. Tang, Y. R. Li, X. Y. Song*, W-Cu composites with excellent comprehensive properties, Compos. Part B 2022, 233, 109664.

3. L. J. Cao, C. Hou, F. W. Tang, S. H. Liang, J. H. Luan, Z. B. Jiao, C. Liu, X. Y. Song*, Z. R. Nie, Thermal stability and high-temperature mechanical performance of nanostructured W-Cu-Cr-ZrC composite. Compos. Part B 2021, 208, 108600.

4. C. Hou, X. Y. Song*, F. W. Tang, Y. R. Li, L. J. Cao, J. Wang, Z. R. Nie, W–Cu composites with submicron- and nanostructures: progress and challenges, NPG Asia Mater. 2019, 11, 74. (Featured article)

5. Y. R. Li, C. Hou, L. J. Cao, C. Liu, S. H. Liang, F. W. Tang, X. Y. Song*, Z. R. Nie, Excellent wear resistance of multicomponent nanocrystalline W-Cu based composite. J. Alloy Compd. 2021, 861, 158627.

6. C. Hou, L. J. Cao, Y. R. Li, F. W. Tang, X. Y. Song*, Hierarchical nanostructured W-Cu composite with outstanding hardness and wear resistance, Nanotechnology 2020, 31, 084003.

7. C. Hou, K. Yang, F. W. Tang, H. B. Wang, X. M. Liu, X. Y. Song*, Anode material with Li-Si nano-domains in three-dimensional carbon network, Prog. Nat. Sci.: Mater. Int. 2019, 29, 310-315.

8. C. Hou, X. Y. Song*, K. Yang, H. B. Wang, X. M. Liu, Z. R. Nie, Li-Si-C anode material with amorphous core-nanocomposite shell structure, Mater. Today Energy 2018, 7, 122-128.

9. C. Hou, J. Wang, H. B. Wang, X. M. Liu, S. H. Liang, X. Y. Song*, Z. R. Nie, Nanoporous tungsten with tailorable microstructure and high thermal stability, Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. 2018, 77, 128-131.

10. W. Z. Wu, C. Hou*, L. J. Cao, X. M. Liu, H. B. Wang, H. Lu, X. Y. Song, High hardness and wear resistance of W-Cu composites achieved by elemental dissolution and interpenetrating nanostructure, Nanotechnology 2020, 31, 135704.

11. L. J. Cao, C. Hou, Y. R. Li, X. M. Liu, S. H. Liang, X. Y. Song*, Novel nanocrystalline W-Cu-Cr-ZrC composite with ultra-high hardness, Nanotechnology 2020, 31,134002.

12. Y. R. Li, C. Hou, H. Lu, S. H. Liang, X. Y. Song*, WC strengthened W-Cu nanocomposite powder synthesized by in-situ reactions, Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater. 2019, 79, 154-157.

Personal Statement

Chao Hou achieved his Ph.D degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Jilin University in 2015. He was appointed as a supervisor for master student in 2018 waiving the normal procedure. His main research interests include nanostructured refractory-nonferrousmetal matrix composites and refractory multi-component alloys. As a leader, he has undertaken several projects from the National Natural Science Foundation and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation. He has published more than 30 SCI papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and applied for more than 10 patents. He is one of the instructors in a course of computational materials science for postgraduates since 2018.