Overview

The team's research interests are in the application of nano and non-equilibrium technology to surface engineering of mechanical engineering materials, grain refinement for intermetallics coatings of metal and energy materials.

The team applies the fundamental research results in nano-size effect to develop new metallic coatings and to improve the current coatings processing techniques. The research projects will develop novel surface treatment techniques for metallic materials to improve their surface properties of this type of materials. The research outcomes of the team will also offer surface engineering a totally new way to undertake surface treatment for metallic coatings and function materials, therefore to significantly improve the corrosion resistance and high-temperature resistance of alloys. For example, the recently developed new packed powder diffusion coating technique for iron and nickel alloys will enable the treatment temperature decreasing to 400-600⸰C. Nano-crystal Fe-Al and Ni-Al coatings have been successfully produced, dramatically improving their high-temperature resistance. The research also hopes to enhance enterprise’s competitive ability in international markets in surface engineering fields and contribute significantly to material science with the study of the mechanism of  diffusion and nano-size effect.

Research Interests

• Surface treatment of metallic materials

  The research aims at developing new surface treatment techniques and/or modify the current techniques in order to effectively improve the surface properties of metal components, including corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance and wear-resisting performance.

• Grain refinement of the surface alloys

  The research focuses on seeking new grain refine methods for alloys based on fundamental research results and to refine the as coatings/films grain size, and to improve the properties of coatings and films.

• Thin film for electrode materials

  The project aims to investigate the crystallographic features of thin film polycrystalline electrode material. The work will generate new scientific knowledge in the areas of material science and physics and promote the applications of this type of clean energy.

• Nano-size effect and thermodynamics

  Understanding of nano-size effect of nano-materials will leads design more effective surface coatings/films processing techniques and therefore to produce higher quality nano-coatings and films.

Members

• Zhan Zhaolin

  Professor at Department of Materials Processing Engineering, Faculty of Material Science and Engineering

  zhaolin_zh@163.com

• Liu Jianxiong

  Professor at Department of Materials Processing Engineering, Faculty of Material Science and Engineering

  ljx5192665@163.com

• Li Li

  Associate Professor at Department of Materials Processing Engineering, Faculty of Material Science and Engineering

  kustlili@163.com

• Yu Xiaohua

  Associate Professor at National Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Resource Recovery

  xiaohua_y@163.com

• Liu Zhong

  Engineer at Materials Experiment and Testing Center, Faculty of Material Science and Engineering

  kustlili@163.com 

Publications

1. Enhanced thermal conductivity of epoxy composites filled with silicon carbide nanowires. Dianyu Shen, Zhaolin Zhan, Zhiduo Liu, Yong Cao, Li Zhou, Yuanli Liu3, Wen Dai, Kazuhito Nishimura, Chaoyang Li, Cheng-Te Lin, Nan Jiang & Jinhong Yu. Scientific Reports 7, 2606 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-02929-0

2. Graphene woven fabric-reinforced polyimide films with enhanced and anisotropic thermal conductivity. Jinrui Gong, Zhiduo Liu, Jinhong Yu, Dan Dai, Wen Dai, Shiyu Du, Chaoyang Li, Nan Jiang b, Zhaolin Zhan, Cheng-Te Lin. Composites: Part A 2016, 87:290-296.

3. Corrosion behaviors of low-temperature plasma nickelized coatings on titanium alloy. T.-L. Fu, Z.-L. Zhan, L. Zhang, Y.-R. Yang, Z. Liu, J.-X. Liu, Materials and Corrosion. 2016, 67: 290-296.

4. Surface properties of terpenoid-based porous materials. Zhang L, Zeng XY, Zhang TD, Hu WY, Gao R, Fu TL, Zhan ZL. Oxidation Communications.  2016, 391A- SI:1091-1099.

5. Effects of grain size and thermodynamic energy on the lattice parameters of metallic nanomaterials. Xiaohua Yu, Ju Rong, Zhaolin. Zhan, Zhong Liu, Jianxiong Liu. Materials & Design, 2015, 83: 159-163.

6. Effect of surface mechanical attrition treatment on corrosion resistance of commercial pure titanium. Tianlin Fu, Zhaolin Zhan, Ling Zhang, Yanrong Yang, Zhong Liu, Jianxiong Liu, Li Li, Xiaohua Yu. Surface & Coatings Technology. 2015, 280:129-135.

7. Rapid growth of single-layer graphene on the insulating substrates bythermal CVD. C.Y. Chen, D. Dai, G. H. Chen, J. H. Yu, K. Nishimura, C.-T. Lin, N. Jiang, Z.L. Zhan. Applied Surface Science. 2015, 346: 41–45.

8. Surface Tension and Surface Energy of Nanomaterials. X. H. Yu, J. Rong, T. L. Fu, Z. L. Zhan, Z. Liu, and J. X. Liu. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience. 2015, 12:1-5.

9. Xiaohua Yu, Zhaolin Zhan. The effects of the size of nanocrystalline materials on their thermodynamic and mechanical properties. Nanoscale Research Letters. 2014, 9: 516-520.

10. Vacancy formation energy and size effects. Xiaohua Yu, Zhaolin Zhan, Ju Rong, Zhong Liu, Li Li, Jiangxiong Liu. Chemical Physics Letters, 2014, 600: 43–45

11. Microstructure, chemical states, and mechanical properties of V-C-Co coatings prepared by non-reactive magnetron sputtering. Xiaojuan Zhang, Bo Wang, Zhaolin Zhan, Feng Huang. Thin Solid Films, 2013, 540: 135-141.

12. Electrophoretic deposition of (Mn,Co)3O4 spinel coating for solid oxide fuel cell interconnects. Journal of Power Sources, Hui Zhang, Zhaolin Zhana, Xingbo Liu. 2011, 196: 8041– 8047.

13. Microstructure and high-temperature corrosion behaviors of aluminide coatings by low-temperature pack aluminizing process. Zhaolin Zhan,Zhong Liu, Jianxiong Liu, Li Li, Zeng Li, Pibo Liao. Applied Surface Science, 2010, 256: 3874-3879.