School of Materials Science and Engineering of Xi'an Jiaotong University
28 West Xianning Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
E-mail: cailei996@163.com; leicai@stu.xjtu.edu.cn
EDUCATION
2023-present Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China
Ph.D., School of Materials science and Engineering
2020-2023 Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. China M. S. School of Materials Science and Engineering
2015-2019 Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, P. R. China
B. S. School of Materials Science and Engineering
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Corrosion and Protection of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys;
2. Forming of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Corrosion testing and characterization (corrosion rate testing and analysis, including hydrogen evolution, weight loss, and electrochemical methods; corrosion morphology and characterization analysis using SEM, TEM, XPS, FT-IR, etc.); preparation of high-purity magnesium; deformation processing of magnesium and magnesium alloys.
RESEARCH FUNDING
1. 2024.01-2025.12, Investigating the Regulation of Degradation Rates and Mechanisms of High-Purity Magnesium for Biomedical Applications, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Grant No. xzy022024085.
AWARDS & HONORS
1. First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress (2025), Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection, 6/8.
2. Outstanding Master's Thesis Award of Shandong Province (2025), Shandong Provincial Department of Education.
3. Outstanding Postgraduate Student (2024), Xi’an Jiaotong University.
4. Model Graduate Party Member (2023), Shandong University of Science and Technology.
5. Bronze Award of the Thirteenth “Challenge Cup” Shandong Province Student Entrepreneurship Program Competition (2022), Communist Youth League of Shandong Provincial Committee.
6. National Scholarship (2022), Ministry of Education.
7. Second Prize of Shandong Province Graduate Student Innovation Achievement Award (2022), Shandong Provincial Department of Education.
8. Outstanding graduates of Shandong Province (2019), Shandong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security.
9. Excellent student leader of college apartment management in Shandong Province (2019), Higher Education Accommodation Management Branch of the Shandong Provincial School Logistics Association.
10. National Motivational Scholarship (2018), Ministry of Education.
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Cai, L.; Zeng, M.-Q.; Liu, M.-J.; Bao, J.-Y.; Ren, Y.-Q.; Kannan, M. B.; Cui, L.-Y.; Liu, C.-B.; Zhang, F.; Li, S.-Q.; Zeng, R.-C. Exfoliation of an Extruded Mg-4Li-1Ca Alloy in Presence of Glucose and Bovine Serum Albumin. Npj Mater. Degrad. 2024, 8 (1), 8.
2. Cai, L.; Guo, H.-R.; Zhu, Y.-Q.; Du, F.-S.; Qi, J.-T.; Cui, L.-Y.; Liu, C.-B.; Zeng, R.-C. Biodegradation Mechanisms of Pure Mg in Presence of Glucose, Vitamin C, and Citric Acid. Smart Mater. Manuf. 2023, 1, 100014.
3. Cai, L.; Song, X.; Liu, C.-B.; Cui, L.-Y.; Li, S.-Q.; Zhang, F.; Bobby Kannan, M.; Chen, D.-C.; Zeng, R.-C. Corrosion Resistance and Mechanisms of Nd(NO3)3 and Polyvinyl Alcohol Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Material Incorporated MAO Coatings on AZ31 Mg Alloy. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 630, 833–845.
4. Cai, L.; Mei, D.; Zhang, Z.-Q.; Huang, Y.; Cui, L.-Y.; Guan, S.-K.; Chen, D.-C.; Kannan, M. B.; Zheng, Y.; Zeng, R.-C. Advances in Bioorganic Molecules Inspired Degradation and Surface Modifications on Mg and Its Alloys. J. Magnes. Alloys 2022, 10 (3), 670–688.
5. Peng, X.-Y.; Xie, D.-G.; Cai, L.; Zheng, S.-C.; Feng, K.-X.; Zeng, R.-C.; Shan, Z.-W. Effect of Manganese Content on the Corrosion Resistance of AZ31 Mg Alloys Fabricated from High-Purity Magnesium. Acta Mater. 2025, 121600.
6. Zhao, Y.; Wang, J.; Fang, H.; Wang, S.; Ma, X.; Cai, L.; Chen, X.; Zeng, R.; Shan, Z. Multifunctional Coatings on Magnesium Alloy: Integrating Superhydrophobicity, Anticorrosion, and Energy Harvesting. Nano Energy 2025, 144, 111381.
7. Wei, B.-B.; Zhou, Y.-T.; Cai, L.; Wang, S.; Yu, X.-Z.; Cui, L.-Y.; Li, S.-Q.; Liu, C.-B.; Zhang, F.; Sun, W.-X.; Zheng, Y.-F.; Zeng, R.-C. In Vitro Degradation Mechanism of Zn-Li Alloys: Influence of Li Content and Anodic Intermetallic Compounds LiZn4. Corros. Sci. 2025, 246, 112721.
8. Wang, Y.; Liu, C.; Jiao, Z.; Cai, L.; Sun, C.; Wang, D.; Cui, L.; Wen, C.; Zeng, R.-C. Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Property of Mg-4Li-1Ca Alloys under Micro-Compressive Stress. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 2024, 175, 170–184.
9. Wei, Z.-S.; Ding, Z.-Y.; Cai, L.; Ma, S.-X.; Zhao, D.-Q.; Cui, L.-Y.; Liu, C.-B.; Yang, Y.-S.; Huang, Y.-D.; Zeng, R.-C. Exfoliation Corrosion of As-Extruded Mg–1Li–1Ca: The Influence of the Superficial Layer. Acta Metall. Sin. Engl. Lett. 2024, 37 (8), 1339–1353
10. 于晓彤， 蔡磊，陈浩，薄林，崔蓝月，刘成宝，曾荣昌， 镁合金表面谷氨酸、丙氨酸、天冬氨酸诱导 Ca-P 涂层耐蚀性能比较，表面技术， 2023, 4:1-14.
PATENT
1. 解德刚, 蔡磊, 单智伟, 杨博, 郑芮. 一种基于金属镁液的3D打印镁锭的装置[P], ZL 202510256362.5, 2025-06-03.
2. 丁俊, 胡伟, 赵志豪, 蔡磊, 王悦存, 单智伟.一种基于等离子体增强气固反应的镁箔表面处理方法及产品, ZL 202411941352.7, 2025-03-25.
