Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zhongxian Zhao, Zhen Sun, Ning Qiu, Minghui Zhao, Jiazheng Zhang, Fucheng Li, Jian Lin, Eun Young Lee
Summary: A new kinematic method is proposed to study the rifting processes and paleo-lithospheric structure in the northern South China Sea. The analysis reveals a complex rifting-magmatic styles that are distinct from the Atlantic end-member passive margins and likely originated from a subducted setting. The research provides insights into the detailed tectonic and magmatic processes in the northern South China Sea margin.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sung-Ping Chang, Manuel Pubellier, Matthias Delescluse, Yan Qiu, Michael Nirrengarten, Geoffroy Mohn, Nicolas Chamot-Rooke, Yao Liang
Summary: This study investigates the crustal architecture and tectonic evolution of the Xisha Islands - Northwest Borneo conjugate margins in the South China Sea using seismic data, revealing rift basins, extensional detachment faults, and syn-rift sequences. The evolution of the southwestern SCS margins during continental breakup is characterized by variable extension directions linked to changes in the compressional tectonic regime along Borneo and Palawan.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shihao Hao, Lianfu Mei, Xiong Pang, Laurent Gernigon, Douglas Paton, Jinyun Zheng, Qing Ye, Zhichao Zhou, Ye Zhong
Summary: Based on seismic data and borehole data from the Pearl River Mouth Basin, the study investigates the detachment fault systems and syn-rift magmatism in the Baiyun and Liwan Sags in the northern South China Sea. The Baiyun Sag is mainly constrained by detachment faults, while the Liwan Sag is a sag-type basin with magmatic domes. The northern South China Sea experienced four phases of rift-related magmatism, and the crustal thinning in the Baiyun Sag is controlled by detachment fault, while in the Liwan Sag, it is mainly controlled by preferential thinning of the lower crust.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pan Luo, Gianreto Manatschal, Jianye Ren, Zhigang Zhao, Houjin Wang, Dianjun Tong
Summary: This study investigates the tectono-sedimentary and magma evolution during final rifting and continental breakup along the SW conjugate margins of the South China Sea. The research concludes that the localization of deformation occurs simultaneously with magma emplacement, controlling continental breakup, and that the final rifting stage and breakup are not synchronous. The relationships observed in the SW-SCS differ significantly from classical models derived from the NAtlantic or the Alpine Tethys.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Chaoyang Li, Pengyao Zhi, Renwei Ding, Lihong Zhao, Wei Gong, Zhonghua Li, Jiayu Ge
Summary: This study integrates various geological data to investigate the thermo-rheological structure of the Qiongdongnan Basin (QDNB) and Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB), focusing on the variation of the passive continental margin rifting from west to east. The research reveals that the current architecture of the continental margin is the result of non-uniform extension, with the rupture of the mantle lithosphere preceding the crust due to the decoupled crust-mantle relationship. The presence of high-velocity layers (HVLs) and detachment faults beneath the Xisha Trough and the eastern PRMB are attributed to the cooling of a thinned lower crust with mantle underplating during different stages of continental margin rifting. A seaward-increasing trend of lithospheric rheological strength is observed across the PRMB.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tiphaine Larvet, Laetitia Le Pourhiet, Manuel Pubellier, Thomas Gyomlai
Summary: This study uses thermomechanical simulations to validate the correlation between the opening of the South China Sea and the age of the Proto South China Sea (PSCS), suggesting that the PSCS oceanic plate formed at least 65 million years ago. This has significant implications for reconstructing ancient plate tectonics.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ran Issachar, Angela Maria Gomez-Garcia, Joerg Ebbing
Summary: The Red Sea is an ideal location for studying the process of continental break-up, and we have analyzed its lithospheric structure using gravity response. Our results indicate the presence of ultra-wide margins and limited oceanic crust in the southern part of the Red Sea, while the northern part has exhumed mantle and limited oceanic crust. We also find a high-density body near the southern Arabian coast, likely associated with magmatic underplating.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Valentin Rime, Anneleen Foubert, Joel Ruch, Tesfaye Kidane
Summary: The Afar Depression is a unique location where active rift processes are observed, and this study provides a comprehensive review of its geology and tectonostratigraphic evolution. The region can be divided into Central Afar and the Danakil Depression, with differing geological events and characteristics.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lipeng He, Xinlei Sun, Pengfei Li, Sanxi Ai, Jianming Li
Summary: The study constructs a high-resolution 3D lithospheric S wave velocity model of the Jiuyishan region using joint inversion of receiver function and ambient noise data. The model reveals thick crust beneath the Yangtze block and thin crust beneath the Cathaysia block, with a complex boundary between the two blocks showing low-velocity anomalies in the middle crust and upper mantle, indicating asthenospheric upwellings.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hanchao Jian, Juan Pablo Canales, K. W. Helen Lau, Mladen R. Nedimovic
Summary: This study used seismic profiling and inversion techniques to investigate the crustal and upper mantle structure offshore northeastern Nova Scotia, revealing the importance of magmatism in the processes of rift development and seafloor spreading. The results show that even at magma-poor margins, magmatism plays a significant role in the lithospheric breakup and onset of oceanic spreading.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Andrew T. Lin, Chih-Cheng Yang, Ming-Huei Wang, Jong-Chang Wu
Summary: Oligocene-Miocene sediments in the Taiwan region were studied using boreholes and reflection seismic data, revealing 16 sequences grouped into four sets. Sequence sets B and C show uniform deposition, while sequence sets A and D were influenced by extensional tectonics, forming fault-bounded troughs.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Cuimei Zhang, Zhen Sun, Gianreto Manatschal, Xiong Pang, Sanzhong Li, Daniel Sauter, Gwenn Peron-Pinvidic, Minghui Zhao
Summary: By analyzing high-resolution seismic reflection profiles, this study investigates the structure transition process from continental to oceanic crust in the mid-northern South China Sea, shedding light on the mechanism of continental lithospheric breakup and new oceanic crust formation. The results reveal a hybrid crust at the base of the Ocean-Continent Transition (OCT) in this region, characterized by crustal thinning and emplacement of new materials.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Li Chaoyang, Jiang Xiaodian, Gong Wei
Summary: The study investigates the thermo-rheological structure and passive continental margin rifting in the Qiongdongnan Basin, presenting different crustal extension characteristics between the western and eastern regions. The western QDNB is characterized by a lower crustal ductile layer in the initial extension stage, transitioning to a significantly thinned lower crust in the oceanward part. In contrast, the eastern QDNB shows significantly higher crustal extension, with a strong brittle deformation regime and characteristics of a cold and rigid oceanic crust in the central depression zone.
JOURNAL OF OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bin Shan, Wanli Zhou, Yang Xiao
Summary: Studying the lithospheric structure of South China revealed thin and flat LAB beneath the South China Fold System Block and the lower Yangtze Craton, while the LAB depth beneath the Sichuan Basin is much thicker. The lithospheric mantle is primarily composed of saturated peridotite, influenced by dynamic mechanisms such as flat subduction of ancient Pacific slab and thermal erosion.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gongcheng Zhang, Hongjun Qu, Qingjun Jia, Leigang Zhang, Bo Yang, Shuo Chen, Mo Ji, Rui Sun, Liming Guan, Khizar Hayat
Summary: Global continental marginal basins are often segmented and impact hydrocarbon accumulation. The northern South China Sea is a marginal sea with passive continental marginal basins, such as the Pearl River Mouth Basin and the Qiongdongnan Basin, both rich in oil and gas resources but exhibiting significant differences in accumulation patterns.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Cong Chen, Jinwei Gao, Shien-Ping Feng
Summary: This article systematically reviews the role of precursor solutions and antisolvents in the formation process of perovskite films, and reveals the fundamental factors affecting the width of the perovskite film-processing window. The article provides an overview of current strategies for enlarging the processing window and discusses the challenges in developing perovskite solar modules with a wide processing window and future perspectives.
INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jinwei Gao, Shiguo Wu, Thomas Luedmann, Chun-Feng Li, Lin Li, Yintao Lu, Zhili Yang, Liyan Tian, Yongpeng Qin, Taoran Song
Summary: This study examines the crustal structure and Cenozoic magmatism in the northwestern South China Sea using seismic reflection profiles, gravity and magnetic data, and refraction profiles. The results show the presence of basins/sags bounded by large normal faults and massifs with smaller normal faults. Magmatic edifices with positive gravity and magnetic anomalies are found within these structures. The study suggests that syn-rift and post-rift magmatism were influenced by mantle upwelling during seafloor spreading and plume-related mantle upwelling, respectively. The stretching factors indicate differential extension in the upper and lower crusts, possibly resulting from faulting and flow in the lower crust.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiping Yuan, Hao Wu, Jinwei Gao, Xiangchang Geng, Min Xie, Rui Song, Jiaomei Zheng, Yuanan Wu, Dongsheng Ou
Summary: This study found that exposure of crucian carp to deltamethrin leads to oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress, which negatively affects their hypoxic resistance. Additionally, deltamethrin exacerbates gill damage and apoptosis in crucian carp under hypoxic stress.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gang Liu, Shiguo Wu, Jinwei Gao, Hanyu Zhang, Xiaohui Han, Yongpeng Qin, Liyan Tian, Wanli Chen, Xiaoxia Huang
Summary: This study used multi-channel seismic data and multi-beam bathymetric map to investigate the geomorphology and stratigraphic architecture of the Yongle isolated carbonate platform in the South China Sea. The results showed varying slope angles, with the upper slope angles exceeding 10 degrees and the lower slope angles ranging from .5 degrees to 5.3 degrees. The platform displayed a sub-flat to flat-topped shape with aggradation and backstepping on the margins. The study also revealed the presence of large-scale submarine mass transport deposits and magmatism and hydrothermal fluid flow pipes in the area.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lu Chen, Te-Huan Liu, Xiangze Wang, Yandong Wang, Xiwei Cui, Qingwei Yan, Le Lv, Junfeng Ying, Jingyao Gao, Meng Han, Jinhong Yu, Chengyi Song, Jinwei Gao, Rong Sun, Chen Xue, Nan Jiang, Tao Deng, Kazuhito Nishimura, Ronggui Yang, Cheng-Te Lin, Wen Dai
Summary: The rapid development of highly integrated microelectronic devices leads to a demand for advanced thermally conductive adhesives (TCAs) to solve the issue of heat transfer. Metal nanoflakes with a natural 2D structure and isotropic thermal conductivity are promising fillers for high-performance TCAs. However, achieving TCAs with thermal conductivity over 10 W m(-1) K-1 at filler content below 30 vol% remains challenging. This study introduces a top-down strategy to prepare 2D Ag nanoflakes with an intrinsic thermal conductivity of 398.2 W m(-1) K-1, reaching 93% of the theoretical value, and demonstrates their superior heat transfer efficiency in microelectronic cooling performance evaluations.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Jinwei Gao, Xudong Lyu, Wenyu Lu, Shao Peng, Xuying Jia, Wenli Zhou, Jun Kang
Summary: Using transcriptome analysis and intestinal microbiota analysis, this study found that astaxanthin can enhance the antibacterial ability of grouper by regulating the AMPK, autophagy, HIF-1, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways and assisting in the colonization of dominant intestinal flora.
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jin-Wei Gao, Xi-Ping Yuan, Ivan Jakovlic, Hao Wu, Chuan-Yu Xiang, Min Xie, Rui Song, Zhong-Gui Xie, Yuan-An Wu, Dong-Sheng Ou
Summary: In this study, a new mitogenome of a nematode was reported. It had the same gene order, but some protein-coding genes were highly divergent and some tRNA genes could not be identified automatically. The results suggested that tRNA genes in some nematodes might undergo extensive posttranscriptional processing.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gu Li, Zhen Wang, Yuqi Wang, Zhengchi Yang, Pengyu Dong, Yancong Feng, Yue Jiang, Shien-Ping Feng, Guofu Zhou, Jun-Ming Liu, Jinwei Gao
Summary: This study introduces a simple and effective co-solvent engineering strategy to obtain pinhole-free and defect-less perovskite film without the use of anti-solvents. The addition of a co-solvent with strong coordination capacity and weak interaction with the main solvent allows for the fabrication of uniform and compact perovskite polycrystalline films. With the optimal co-solvent N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and without the use of anti-solvent, a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22% has been achieved. This strategy provides guidance for co-solvent selection in anti-solvent free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and promotes their commercial application.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Jiazheng Zhang, Minghui Zhao, Weiwei Ding, Cesar R. Ranero, Valenti Sallares, Jinwei Gao, Cuimei Zhang, Xuelin Qiu
Summary: A three-dimensional (3D) P-wave seismic velocity (Vp) model of the crust in the northern South China Sea margin reveals the extent, structure, and nature of continental, continent to ocean transition (COT), and oceanic domains. The continental crust ranges in thickness from approximately 8 to 20 km, the COT contains no exhumed mantle, and the oceanic crust ranges from approximately 4.5 to 9 km. The Vp distribution shows differences in deformation and magmatism along the margin, possibly separated by a transfer fault system.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2023)
Article
Biology
Min Xie, Jinwei Gao, Hao Wu, Xiaofei Cheng, Zhou Zhang, Rui Song, Shaoming Li, Jie Zhou, Cheng Li, Guoqing Zeng
Summary: This article focuses on the molecular characterization and expression pattern of leptin in yellow cheek carp and its changes in response to fasting and refeeding. The authors cloned the CDS of leptin in yellow cheek carp and analyzed its sequence differences with other species. They also analyzed the expression of leptin in different tissues, and specifically in the brain and liver after fasting-refeeding. The study found that the mRNA expression of EbLep in the brain and liver may be an adaptive strategy for different energy levels.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yunxuan Cao, Hongliang Liu, Fangliang Gao, Dongyang Li, Ling Xiang, Jinwei Gao, Peng Gao, Yong Zhang, Shuti Li
Summary: In this study, the crystallization kinetics evolution of triple-cation hybrid halide wide bandgap perovskites was controlled by using potassium iodide (KI) additive and solvent annealing method. The interface was modified with phenethylammonium iodide (PEAI) to enhance the electron collection efficiency and reduce non-radiative recombination. As a result, the photovoltaic performance of the solar cells significantly improved, achieving an impressive power conversion efficiency of 15.7%.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Qiwei Wang, Peng Qiu, Xinyi Luo, Chunqiu Zheng, Shuqi Wang, Xuefei Ren, Jinwei Gao, Xubing Lu, Xingsen Gao, Lingling Shui, Sujuan Wu, Jun-Ming Liu
Summary: By introducing dual additives GABr and MAOCN, the microstructure and photoelectric properties of tin-based perovskite films can be regulated, leading to improved efficiency and stability of T-PSCs.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Xiang, Hao Wu, Jinwei Gao, Weimin Jiang, Xing Tian, Zhonggui Xie, Tao Zhang, Jia Feng, Rui Song
Summary: Niclosamide (NIC) is a molluscicide used for controlling schistosomiasis, but its negative effects on aquatic animals, such as Chinese soft-shelled turtles, have been reported. This study investigated the toxicity mechanism of NIC on Chinese soft-shelled turtles and found that NIC exposure induced severe liver damage and increased ROS production. The activities of antioxidant enzymes were inhibited, indicating a disruption in the antioxidant defense. Transcriptome sequencing identified the disorder of lipid metabolism and innate immune regulation as toxicological properties of NIC. Overall, this study provides valuable information on the toxic effect of NIC on Chinese soft-shelled turtles.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ye Yuan, Enyuan He, Minghui Zhao, Cuimei Zhang, Jinwei Gao, Jiazheng Zhang, Zhen Sun
Summary: This article focuses on the crustal structure of the continent-ocean transition zone in the mid-northern margin of the South China Sea. Through geological and geophysical surveys, as well as modeling analysis, the landward and oceanward boundaries of the transition zone were determined. The variations in crustal thickness and tectonic activities during the transition were revealed.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zifeng Wen, Yue Jiang, Zhengchi Yang, Lilin Lin, Cong Li, Jiayan Liu, Xinyang Wen, Zhen Wang, Jun-Ming Liu, Jinwei Gao
Summary: In this study, the adhesion between current collectors and electrochemically active materials has been significantly enhanced by electrochemically reducing ITO film and forming In/Sn nano-particles on the surface. The fabricated solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor based on these modified electrodes exhibits high energy density and cycling stability.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2023)