Projects
We work at the intersection of mechanics, chemistry, and physics to bridge the atomic-scale origins of surface interactions to the macroscale properties of materials. Below is a list of our current projects:
- Mechanics and physics of low-dimensional materials
- Wetting and friction of solid/liquid interfaces
- Interfacial behavior of biological or bio-inspired materials
- Atomic origins of friction and wear
- Scale bridging of multi-asperity interfaces
- Instrumentation for nano-scale materials characterization
Plese see the following for more information.
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Mechanics and physics of low-dimensional materials and smart materials
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Please see the following papers (specific titles can be found in Publications): 94, 92, 91, 89, 88, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 79, 76, 75, 73, 70, 68, 67, 66, 65, 63, 62, 61, 60, 58, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 46, 45, 42, 41, 40, 38, 37, 36, 34, 32, 31, 30, 28, 20, 19, 18, 9, 8, 6
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Wetting and friction of solid/liquid interfaces
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Please see the following papers (specific titles can be found in Publications): |
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Interfacial behavior of biological or bio-inspired materials
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Please see the following papers (specific titles can be found in Publications): |
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Atomic origins of friction and wear
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Please see the following papers (specific titles can be found in Publications): 94, 90, 77, 68, 66, 63, 58, 56, 51, 50, 31, 29, 27, 24, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 10 |
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Scale bridging for mechanics of interfaces
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Please see the following papers (specific titles can be found in Publications): |
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Instrumentation for nano-scale materials characterization
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Please see the following papers (specific titles can be found in Publications):
Here, you can also find a few pages that we made previously for implementation guide of diamagnetic lateral force calibrator (D-LFC). |
Our projects have been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the National Basic Research Program of China (MOST), and the State Key Laboratory of Tribology at Tsinghua University.
Experimental Capabilities
Our lab has a range of surface and mechanics characterization tools available for external users. Please contact Dr. Li for further information. Below is a partial list of the experimental instruments.
NT-MDT NtegraEx AFM/STM [back]
NT-MDT Ntegra AFM with Olympus Microscope [back]
AR Cypher AFM/STM [back]
Rtec Multi Function MFT-5000 Tribometer [back]
RHK UHV 3500 AFM/SEM [back]
CSM NTR2 Nano-tribometer [back]
Contact Angle Measuring Device/ Drop Shape Analyzer [back]
Model: KRUSS – Drop Shape Analyzer – DSA25E
Leica DM2700 M Upright Microscope [back]
Hysitron PI-85 in-situ SEM nano-indenter [back]
PSD Series UV Ozone Cleaner [back]
Plasma cleaner YZD08-2C [back]
Kleindiek Nanotechnik MM3A-EM nano-manipulator [back]
Hysitron TI 950 Nano-indenter [back]
ElectroForce 3200 Series III Test Instrument [back]
National Instruments PXIe DAQ system (PXIe-8821; PXIe-1071; PXIe-6361) [back]
