Dr. Liping Wang, professor, born in Ningxia on Jan., 1980. Group leader of Tribology on Low Dimensional Materials. M.S., 2002, Ningxia University. PhD., 2007, Lanzhou Institute of Chemistry and Physics, Chinese Academy of Science. Visiting professor, 2008-2009, funded by Royal Society of UK at National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton at University of Southampton. The main research interests are focused on the micro/nano-structured functional films, novel solid lubrication coatings and their applications in engine, M/NEMS and space technology. About 40 publications in most distinguished journals at abroad and home, 1 monographs, 15 national patents.
1.Liping Wang, Junyan Zhang, Yao Gao, Qunji Xue, Litian Hu, Tao Xu. Grain size effect in corrosion behavior of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni coatings in alkaline solution, Scripta Materialia. 55 (2006) 657–660.
2.Liping Wang, Junyan Zhang, Zhixiang Zeng, Yiming Lin, Litian Hu, Qunji Xue. Fabrication of nanocrystalline Ni-Co/CoO functionally graded layer with excellent electrochemical corrosion and tribological performance. Nanotechnology. 2006, 17:4614–4623.
3.Liping Wang, Y.M. Lin, W.M. Liu, Q.J. Xue, Litian Hu, Junyan Zhang. Electrochemical corrosion behavior of nanocrystalline Co coatings explained by higher grain boundary density. Electrochimica Acta. 2007, 52: 4342-4350.
4.Liping Wang*, R.J.K. Wood, S.C. Wang, Qunji Xue, Fabrication of CrAlN nanocomposite films with high hardness and excellent anti-wear performance for gear application. Surface and Coatings Technology, 204 (2010)3517-3524.
5.Liping Wang*, S.C. Wang, R.J.K. Wood, Qunji Xue, Gradient DLC-based nanocomposite coatings as a solution to improve tribological performance of aluminum alloy. Tribology Letters, 38(2010)155-160.
6. Xiaoqian Zhang, Shanhong Wan, Jibin Pu, Liping Wang*. Highly hydrophobic and adhesive performance of graphene films. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21: 12251-12258.
7.Lichun Bai, Guangan Zhang, Zhibin Lu, Liping Wang*, Tribological mechanism of hydrogenated amorphous carbon film against paris: A physical description. Journal of Applied Physics, 2011, 110: 033521.
8.Qi Ding, Liping Wang*, Litian Hu, Tianchang Hu, An explanation for laser-induced spallation effect in a-C:H films: Altered phase evolution route caused by hydrogen doping. Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (2011) 013501.
9.Qi Ding, Liping Wang*, Litian Hu, Qunji Xue, Improved tribological behavior of DLC films under water lubrication by surface texturing. Tribology Letters, 2011, 41: 439-449.
10.Shengguo Zhou, Liping Wang*, Qunji Xue, Achieving low tribological moisure sensitivity by a-C:Si:Al carbon-based coating, Tribology Letters, 2011, 43: 329-339.
11.Liping Wang*, Guangan Zhang, Yongxin Wang, Yunfeng Wang, Xiaojun Sun, Qunji Xue. TiC/a-C:H nanocomposite coatings as substitute for MoS2-based solid lubrication in helium atmosphere. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2012, 358(1): 65-71.
12.Shengguo Zhou, Liping Wang*, Zhibin Lu, Qi Ding, S. C. Wang, Robert J. K. Wood and Qunji Xue. Tailoring microstructure and phase segregation for low friction carbon-based nanocomposite coatings. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2012, 22(31): 15782-15792.
13.Shengguo Zhou, Liping Wang*, Qunji Xue. Duplex doped nanocomposite carbon-based coating with self-lubricating performance. Diamond & Related Materials, 2012, 21: 58-65.
14.Jibin Pu, Liping Wang*,QunJi Xue. Controlled water adhesion and electrowetting of conducting hydrophobic graphene/carbon nanotubes composite films on engineering materials. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1,1254.
15.Xiufang Liu,
Liping Wang*, Qunji Xue. High vacuum tribological performance of DLC-based solid-liquid lubricating coatings: influence of atomic oxygen and ultraviolet irradiation.
Tribological International, 2013, 60: 36-44.
Current Research Projects are mainly funded by Ministry of Science and Technology of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Defence Innovation Foundation of CAS, Innovation China UK program and Chinese industries.