Professor, Master/Doctor Supervisor in Materials Science and Engineering
Academic careers
1998-2002: Bachelor’s degree of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology
2002-2005: Doctor’s degree of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology
2005-2008: Doctor’s degree of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Employments
2008-2011: Lecturer, School of Materials Science and Engineering, USST, China
2011-2017: Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, USST, China
2016-2017: Visiting scholar, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, USA
2017-Now: Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, USST, China
Research interests
Superhard nanomultilayered and nanocomposite films (coatings) materials
High-entropy alloy films and coatings
Thermal stability and transformation of nanocrystalline materials
Important research and development projects
The National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51971148). Investigation on phase-segregation in modulation-layer based toughening and its mechanism of hard nanomultilayered film. 2020-2023.
The National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51471110). Investigation on coherent-interface based strengthening mechanism of superhard nanocomposite films and its universality. 2015-2018.
The National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51101101). Study on effect of interfacial stress in nanomultilayer on martensitic transformation in Fe-Ni and Co and its mechanism. 2012-2014.
Important papers and publications
Effects of nitrogen content on microstructures and mechanical properties of (AlCrTiZrHf)N high-entropy alloy nitride films. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020. 834: 155063.
Effects of Silicon Content on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of (AlCrTiZrV)-Six-N High-Entropy Alloy Films. Entropy, 2019, 21: 75(1-11).
Al80Cr20N-layer thickness-dependent microstructure and mechanical properties of Al50Cr50N/Al80Cr20N nanomultilayered films. Vacuum, 2019, 162: 1-7.
Microstructures, mechanical and tribological properties of NbN/MoS2 nanomultilayered films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering. Vacuum, 2019, 160: 205-209.
Microstructure and properties of high-entropy alloy films or coatings: A review. Materials Research Letters, 2018, 6: 199-229.
Microstructural characterization and strengthening mechanism of AlN/Y nanocomposite and nanomultilayered films. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018. 732: 414-421.
Microstructures, mechanical behavior and strengthening mechanism of TiSiCN nanocomposite films. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 2140(1-10).
Microstructure and a coherent-interface strengthening mechanism of NbSiN nanocomposite film. Thin Solid Films, 2017, 636: 1-7.
Microstructural evolution, mechanical properties and strengthening mechanism of TiN/Ni nanocomposite film. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 691: 159-164.
Microstructure and optical performance of In2S3 thin films grown by chemical bath deposition. Integrated Ferroelectrics, 2017, 180, 1: 12-23.
Microstructure and superhardness effect of CrAlN/SiO2 nanomultilayered film synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering. Materials Characterization, 2016, 118: 79-84.
Fabrication and characterization of HfC/SiC nanomultilayered films with enhanced mechanical properties. Vacuum, 2016, 128: 230-233.
Microstructure and mechanical property of TiSiN film with inserted CrAlN nanomultilayers. Surface and Coatings Technology, 2016, 286: 313-318.
Effect of Si content on microstructural evolution and superhardness effect of TiN/CrAlSiN nanomultilayered films. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 650: 592-597.
Important patents and proprietary rights