Time：December 12th, 2023. 10:00 ( China time )

Place：Room 420, Shouxin Building

Bio：

Prof. Jianbo Tang (汤剑波教授) is currently working at the School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia. Currently, he is leading an independent group of 5 PhD students, 1 master by research student, and 2 postdoctoral research associates. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2011 from Xi’an Jiaotong University (Xi'an, China) and PhD degree in 2016 from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China). He was a postdoctoral fellow at Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) from 2016 to 2018 and at UNSW from 2018 to 2021. He has published >80 peer-reviewed articles, with first author and/or corresponding author papers in prestigious journals including Science, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Synthesis, and Nature Communications. His publications have attracted >3,100 citations, and his current h-index is 32.

Representative papers：

Science, 2022, 378(6624), 1118-1124.

Nature Nanotechnology, 2023.

Nature Synthesis, 2022, 1, 158-169.

Nature Nanotechnology, 2021, 16, 431-439.

Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 4645.

Abstract：

The renaissance of liquid metals has created unprecedented opportunities for broad disciplines intersecting materials science, engineering, advanced manufacturing, and nanotechnology. This is particularly true when it comes to the synthesis of strategically important metal fine structures that are backbones of numerous cutting-edge technologies. Recently, we have demonstrated that liquid metals can be used as special metallic synthesis solvents for renovating metal material design. In this seminar, I will talk about my research revolving around liquid metal-based crystal synthesis. I will touch on the unique metal-metal interactions and surface/interface critical phenomena that stimulate the structural development in liquid metal systems. The synthesis methods, distinguishing features, and potential applications of liquid metal-grown crystals will be discussed. This focused case study is meant to serve as one exemplar to showcase the great potential of liquid metals for driving material innovations and technological advancements.