Introduction to the Institute

With Distinguished Professor Diao Dongfeng as the leader, the Institute of Nanosurface Science and Engineering of Shenzhen University (referred to as Nanosurface http://nanosurface.szu.edu.cn/) was established in December 2012. Focusing on "nano-surface design-manufacturing-detection (characterization)-sensing (device)-application (industrialization)", the growth mechanism and characteristics of nanostructured carbon-based thin films under electron/ion irradiation, the ultra-low friction interface electron behavior, ultra-high resolution in situ observation and testing of nanostructured surface behavior under multi-physics fields, etc. Through the operation modes of "introduction of high-level talents", "construction of laboratory platforms," and "publishing first-class academic achievements, applying for high-quality invention patents, and manufacturing nano-devices or systems", the goal is to achieve leadership in both international academic frontiers and major national needs. Developments in the field of nano-surface science and engineering.

Since 2013, with the funding of RMB 17 million for special professors at Shenzhen University, RMB 17 million for high-end talent research in Shenzhen, and RMB 30 million for high-level university construction, a 200-square-meter clean-room laboratory with an overall level of 10,000 and a local level of 100 has been built. The center is 100 square meters, the environmental electron microscope room is 100 square meters, and various advanced equipment related to nano-surface science and engineering research It has a supercomputing center workstation for nano-surface design; a surface Opto-magneto-electric energy processing system under electron cyclotron resonance plasma electron-ion irradiation for nano-surface manufacturing; a multi-functional testing system for tribological characteristics in extreme environments for nano-surface evaluation; a rapid scanning atomic force microscope scratch instrument; a Hall effect instrument; an AFM tip-enhanced Raman spectrometer for in-situ characterization; and in-situ observation, analysis, and testing of nanostructured surfaces. Ultra-high resolution double spherical aberration environmental transmission electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy in-situ friction test instruments In the future, through the construction of a public testing platform for large-scale instruments, the Institute of Nano-Surface Science and Engineering will be built into a multidisciplinary integration, providing a new experimental platform for the international academic frontier and the technological innovation of "Nano-Surface Science and Engineering" on major national equipment.

The Institute of Nano-surface Science and Engineering recruits talent from all over the world. The current research team includes 1 distinguished professor, 6 lecturers, 3 postdoctoral fellows, and 6 doctoral candidates. Every year, it plans to recruit 1-2 specially appointed professors, 1-2 young lecturers, 2-4 postdoctoral fellows, 1-2 doctoral students, and more than 2 master students.

Representative achievements

[1] Cheng Chen, Peidong Xue , Xue Fan, Chao Wang and Dongfeng Diao *, Friction-induced rapid restructuring of graphene cap layer at sliding surfaces: short run-in period, Carbon, 130 (2018) 215-221.

[2] Liangliang Huang, Yuanyuan Cao and Dongfeng Diao*, Nanosized graphene sheets induced high electrochemical activity in pure carbon film, Electrochimica Acta, 262 (2018) 173-181.

[3] Chao Wang and Dongfeng Diao*. Self-magnetism induced large magnetoresistance at room temperature region in graphene nanocrystallited carbon film, Carbon, 112 (2017) 162-168.

[4] Chao Wang, Xi Zhang and Dongfeng Diao*. Nanosized graphene crystallite induced strong magnetism in pure carbon films, Nanoscale, 7 (2015) 4475-4481.

[5] Cheng Chen, Xue Fan* and Dongfeng Diao*. Low-energy electron irradiation induced top-surfacenanocrystallization of amorphous carbon film, Applied Surface Science, 384 (2016) 341-347.

[6] Xue Fan and Dongfeng Diao*. The adhesion behavior of carbon coating studied by re-indentation during in situ TEM nanoindentation, Applied Surface Science, 362 (2016) 49-55.

[7] Wencong Chen, Xi Zhang and Dongfeng Diao*, Low-energy electron excitation effect on formation of graphene nanocrystallites during carbon film growth process, Applied Physics Letters, 111（2017）114105.

[8] Cheng Chen, Chao Wang and Dongfeng Diao*. Low energy electron irradiation induced carbon etching: Triggering carbon film reacting with oxygen from SiO2 substrate, Applied Physics Letters, 109 (2016) 053104.

[9] Lei Yang, Qi-Zhang and Dongfeng Diao*, Cross-linking-induced frictional behavior of multilayer graphene:origin of friction, Tribology Letters, 62 (2016) 33.

[10] Xi Zhang, Chao Wang, Chang Q Sun and Dongfeng Diao*. Magnetism induced by excess electrons trapped at diamagnetic edge-quantum well in multi-layer graphene, Applied Physics Letters, 105 (2014) 042402.