PhD Students

XINLEI CAO

Ph.D. Student

Xinlei Cao, born in December 1995 in Zhumadian, Henan Province, is a PhD candidate (Class of 2022) at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, under the supervision of Prof. Ke Shen. Bachelor's degree from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University and master's degree from Hunan University. Research focuses on the formation mechanisms and structural regulation of carbonaceous mesophase, mesophase-derived carbon materials, and the preparation, structural characterization, and performance evaluation of nuclear graphite.

Email: caoxinlei@hnu.edu.cn

Phone: 16647153896

Education

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, China, 2022–Present
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, China
B.S., Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China

Research Interests

Formation mechanisms of carbonaceous mesophase
Mesophase-derived carbon materials
Structural regulation of carbon materials
Fabrication of nuclear graphite
Structural characterization and performance evaluation of carbon materials

Publications

.Xinlei Cao, Kun Xu, Jianxiao Yang, Hui Chen, Ting Ouyang, Ruixuan Tan, Ke ShenFiber-filler size matching enables toughening of fine-grained isostatic graphiteTransactions of Materials Research, 2(8), 2026, 100301

.Xinlei Cao, Hui Chen, Ruixuan Tan, Jianxiao Yang, Jinshui Liu, Ting Ouyang, Ke ShenGrowth, coalescence and defect evolution of carbonaceous mesophaseCarbon, 251 (2026) 121319

.Jun Zou, Bin Wang, Zhaodi Tang, Sidong Yu, Xinlei Cao, Jianxiao Yang, Hui Chen, Ting Ouyang, Ke Shen*, Jionghui Wang*Spheroidization mechanism of flake graphite in cascaded air classifier mill processCarbon, 247 (2026) 121070

.Qian Li, Xinlei Cao, Enyuan Liu, Hongbo Liu, Ke Shen*, Hui Chen*Effect of graphene oxide modified low quinoline insoluble coal tar pitch on its pyrolysis and Co-carbonization behaviorCarbon, 238 (2025) 120311

.Yan Zhou†, Dongqing Tian†, Junjie Zhou†, Ke Xu, Xinlei Cao, Li Shi, Hui Chen, Guangyan Liu, Libin Sun, Ke Shen*Fracture morphology of fine-grained nuclear graphite under dynamic loadJournal of Nuclear Materials, 614 (2025) 155879

.Xinlei Cao, Shen Lv, Huiyao Lan, Hongbo Liu, Hui Chen, Ke Shen*Epitaxial growth of carbonaceous mesophase on coke surfaceCarbon, 234 (2025) 120029

.Xinlei Cao, Kun Xu, Yanan Niu, Shen Lv, Ke Shen*Utralow coefficient of thermal expansion in a spheroidized natural flake graphite based isotropic graphiteJournal of Nuclear Materials, 605 (2025) 155544

.Biao Li, Xiao Wu, Dong Huang, Chong Ye, Xiang Chen, Xinlei Cao, Ke Shen*, Jinshui Liu*High-purity rayon-based carbon fiber felt prepared by halogen gas purification for superior thermal insulation and oxidation resistanceCarbon, 224 (2024) 119056

.Dexuan Yan, Xinlei Cao, Ke Shen*Determination of impurity distribution in IG-11/110 nuclear graphite using TOF-SIMSJournal of Nuclear Materials, 588 (2024) 154814

.Xinlei Cao, Shen Lv, Kun Xu, Xiaohui Wang, Jingxu Wang, Bing Liu, Ke Shen*Fabrication of matrix graphite with a high degree of graphitization for spherical fuel elements by using natural microcrystalline graphite fillersNuclear Engineering and Technology, 56 (2024) 4851–4858

.Xinlei Cao, Zhenming Lu, Yuxiao Feng, Juan Bai, Bing Liu, Ke Shen*Pulverization and spheroidization of natural graphite powder for the matrix graphite in high-temperature gas-cooled reactorsVolume 15: Student Paper Competition, Proceedings of 2022 ICONE29. (Best paper award).

.Ke Shen*, Xinlei Cao, Zheng-Hong Huang, Wanci Shen, Feiyu Kang**Microstructure and thermal expansion behavior of natural microcrystalline graphiteCarbon, 177, 2021, 90-96

戴智博, 曹欣磊, 徐昆, 申克石墨晶体的辐照缺陷及晶体尺寸变化研究进展炭素技术, 2022,41(03), 1-17

张宇, 曹欣磊, 王小辉, 白娟, 黄正宏, 刘芳, 申克，内蒙古天然鳞片石墨制备高温堆燃料元件石墨粉体的粉碎工艺探究，中国非金属矿工业导刊, 2021(06), 53-56

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