Du Pei Xin
Assistant Professor(Research)
Department: Department of Space Science and Technology
Tel.: 8897-3079
Office: A510a
E-mail: pxdu@must.edu.mo

Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Bachelor in Southwest University of Science and Technology

 

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Research Area

 

Professional Services

 

Working Experience

 

Academic Publication (selected)

  1. Han, M.; Du, P. X.*; Liu, Z.; Ju, E.; Luo, Z.; Dai, Z.; Liu, J.; Li, Y.; Zhang, B.; Yuan, P. Effect of Martian Brine on Preservation of Lysine by Montmorillonite: Comparison between Freeze-Thaw Cycling and Constant-Temperature Conditions. Applied Clay Science. In revision (2nd).

  2. 戴展碩; 杜培鑫*; 劉忠義; 韓夢; 羅子軒; 張永臻; 張佰發; 袁鵬. 類比火星壤MMS-1與MMS-2的化學、礦物學和光譜表徵及其適用性評價. 岩石礦物學雜誌. 出版中.

  3. Liu, Z.; Du, P. X.*; Han, M.; Ju, E.; Fernández-Remolar, D. C.; Huang, T.; Li, S.; Yuan, P. Organic matter in martian radiation environment: occurrence, evolutionary pathways, influence factors, characterization techniques, and further perspectives. Earth-Science Reviews, 2026, 281, 105587.

  4. Liu, Z.; Du, P. X.*; Dai, Z.; Luo, Z.; Liu, J.; Liu, J.; Liu, D.; Zhang, B.; Li, S.; Chen, M.; et al. Aging and drying of gel precursors promote nontronite crystallization during hydrothermal synthesis. Applied Clay Science, 2026, 287, 108195.

  5. Guo, X.; Du, P. X.*; Liu, H.; Liu, J.; Li, S.; Xiang, X.; Wang, S.; Yuan, P. Experiments on Al-Si hydrolysis systems with different Si/(Al+Si) molar ratios: Implications for identification of amorphous Al/Si phases on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2026, 131 (3), e2025JE009644.

  6. Xiang, X.; Du, P. X.*; Ye, B.; Bu, H.; Liu, D.; Liu, J.; Hua, J.; Guo, X. Hydrolysis products of Fe-Si systems with different Si/(Si+Fe) molar ratios: Implications to detection of ferrihydrite on Mars. J. Geophys. Res.: Planet, 2024, 129 (4), e2023JE008031.

  7. Du, P. X.*; Yuan, P.; Liu, J.; Ye, B. Clay minerals on Mars: A up-to-date review with future perspectives. Earth-Science Reviews 2023, 243, 104491.

  8. Du, P. X.; Wang, S.; Yuan, P.; Liu, J.; Liu, D.; Guo, H.; Xiang, X.; Guo, X., Structure of allophanes with varied Si/Al molar ratios and implications to their differentiation on Mars. Icarus 2022, 382, 115057.

  9. Du, P. X.; Yuan, P.; Liu, J.; Yang, Y.; Bu, H.; Wang, S.; Zhou, J.; Song, H.; Liu, D.; Michalski, J. R.; Liu, C., Effects of environmental Fe concentrations on formation and evolution of allophane in Al-Si-Fe systems: Implications for both Earth and Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2020, 125 (12), e2020JE006590.

  10. Du, P. X.; Thill, A.; Yuan, P.; Wang, S.; Liu, D.; Gobeaux, F.; Deng, L.; Song, Y., Tailoring structure and surface chemistry of hollow allophane nanospheres for optimization of aggregation by facile methyl modification. Applied Surface Science 2020, 510, 145453.

  11. Du, P. X.; Yuan, P.; Liu, D.; Wang, S.; Song, H. Z.; Guo, H. Z., Calcination-induced changes in structure, morphology, and porosity of allophane. Applied Clay Science 2018, 158, 211-218.

  12. Du, P. X.; Liu, D.; Yuan, P.; Deng, L.; Wang, S.; Zhou, J.; Zhong, X., Controlling the macroscopic liquid-like behaviour of halloysite-based solvent-free nanofluids via a facile core pretreatment. Applied Clay Science 2018, 156, 126–133.

  13. Du, P. X.; Yuan, P.; Thill, A.; Annabi-Bergaya, F.; Liu, D.; Wang, S., Insights into the formation mechanism of imogolite from a full-range observation of its sol-gel growth. Applied Clay Science 2017, 150, 115–124.

 

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