Guided by international frontiers and national strategic demands, the research team conducts fundamental studies on energetic particle irradiation mechanisms, focusing on three key directions: basic interaction processes of ion irradiation, irradiation-induced material damages, and performance evaluation of nuclear structural materials. Through integrated experimental and theoretical approaches, the team has systematically investigated the formation, accumulation, and evolution mechanisms of crystalline damage induced by nuclear and electronic energy loss during high-energy particle irradiation, achieving notable advancements in radiation damage research for nuclear energy materials. The team has undertaken multiple national priority projects including fundamental research for the Hualong nuclear reactor design and National Defense Key Research Initiatives, establishing itself as a recognized research group with significant academic influence in the field.

Publications:

1. Gao Ning; Yao Zhongwen; Lu Guanghong; Deng Huiqiu; Gao Fei; Mechanisms for interstitial dislocation loops to diffuse in BCC iron, Nature Communications, 2021, 12: 225

2. Dong Yibin; Wang Fei; Setyawan Wahyu; Gao Fei; Wang Xuelin; Gao Ning; Enhanced

resistance to radiation and magnetic anisotropy change by periodic pattern of dislocation

networks at a W/Fe interface, Acta Materialia, 2025, 288: 120880

3. Yu Miaosen; Wang Ziqiang; Wang Fei; Setyawan Wahyu; Long Xuehao; Liu Yong; Dong Limin; Gao Ning; Gao Fei; Wang Xuelin; Coupled effect of Cr and Al on interactions between a prismatic interstitial dislocation loop and an edge dislocation line in Fe-Cr-Al alloy, Acta Materialia, 2023, 245: 118651

4. Qian Wei; Zheng Pengfei; Gao Ning; Setyawan Wahyu; Chen Peng; Liu Xing; Liu Yong; Sun Liangting; Liu Ming; Che Tong; Wei Ran; Chen Jiming ; Diffusion-assisted growth of periodic patterns on metal surfaces, Acta Materialia, 2023, 248: 118804

5. Jin Qun; Zhao Yang; Long Xuehao; Jiang Song; Qiang Cheng; Ding Feng; Wang Ziqiang; Li Xiaoqi; Yu Zhi; He Juan; Song Yujie; Yu Hailong; Wan Ye; Tai Kaiping; Gao Ning; Tan Jun; Liu Chang; Cheng Hui-Ming; Flexible Carbon Nanotube-Epitaxially Grown Nanocrystals for Micro-Thermoelectric Modules, Advanced Materials, 2023, 35: 2304751

6. Han, X., Li, R., Pan, S., Liu, Y., Niu, C., Crespillo, M.L., Zarkadoula, E. and Liu, P., 2024. Tailoring the Electronic Structures and Spectral Properties of ZnO with Irradiation Defects Generated Under Intense Electronic Excitation: A Combined Experimental and DFT Approach. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(42), p.2405885.

7. Han, X., Zarkadoula, E., Crespillo, M.L., Huang, Q., Pan, S., Liu, C., Zhang, M., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2023. Structural damage and recrystallization response of garnet crystals to intense electronic excitation. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(8), p.2212853.

8. Zhang, J., Luo, J., Guo, Z., Liu, Z., Duan, C., Dou, S., Yuan, Q., Liu, P., Ji, K., Zeng, C. and Xu, J., 2023. Ultrafast manufacturing of ultrafine structure to achieve an energy density of over 120 Wh kg−1 in supercapacitors. Advanced Energy Materials, 13(1), p.2203061.

9. Han, X., Zarkadoula, E., Huang, Q., Crespillo, M.L., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2022. Concentric core-shell tracks and spectroscopic properties of SrTiO3 under intense electronic excitation. Nano Today, 46, p.101612.

10. Pan, S., Liu, P., Li, Q., Zhu, B., Liu, X., Lao, J., Gao, J. and Jiang, L., 2023. Toward scalable nanofluidic osmotic power generation from hypersaline water sources with a metal–organic framework membrane. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(19), p.e202218129.

11. Han, X., Huang, Q., Crespillo, M.L., Zarkadoula, E., Liu, Y., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2022. Electronic energy loss and ion velocity correlation effects in track production in swift-ion-irradiated LiNbO3: A quantitative assessment between structural damage morphology and energy deposition. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 116, pp.30-40.

12. Liu, Y., Han, X., Huang, Q., Crespillo, M.L., Liu, P., Zarkadoula, E. and Wang, X., 2021. Structural damage response of lanthanum and yttrium aluminate crystals to nuclear collisions and electronic excitation: Threshold assessment of irradiation damage. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 90, pp.95-107.

13. Jia, X., Liu, Y., Qu, Y., Li, Y.Q., Liu, X., Liu, P. and Li, W., 2022. Electric Field-Controlled Peptide Self-Assembly through Funnel-Shaped Two-Dimensional Nanopores. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(45), pp.51183-51189.

14. Cheng, T., Wei, G., Jiang, S., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Liu, P., Hong, M., Guo, E., Zhong, F., Cai, G. and Jiang, C., 2023. Enhanced resistance to helium irradiations through unusual interaction between high-entropy-alloy and helium. Acta Materialia, 248, p.118765.

15. Han, X., Zarkadoula, E., Huang, Q., Crespillo, M.L., Liu, C., Zhang, M., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2022. Nanostructures evolution assessment and spectroscopic properties modification induced by electronic energy loss in KTaO3 crystal. Materials & Design, 223, p.111248.

16. Liang, F., Yang, J., Zhao, Y., Zhou, Y., Yan, Z., He, J., Yuan, Q., Wu, J., Liu, P., Zhong, Z. and Han, M., 2022. A review of thin film electrolytes fabricated by physical vapor deposition for solid oxide fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(87), pp.36926-36952.

17. Liu, Y., Sun, J., Han, X., Huang, Q., Zarkadoula, E., Crespillo, M.L., Gao, N., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2023. Microstructure and hardness evolution induced by annealing of ion irradiated LiTaO3. Applied Surface Science, 614, p.156222.

18. Liu, Y., Liu, P., Lei, H., Qu, Y., Tan, Y. and Chen, F., 2022. Unidirectional charge transport originated from defect boundary on two-dimensional heterostructure. Applied Surface Science, 599, p.153940.

19. Liu, Y., Pang, C., Amekura, H., Schumann, T., Liu, P., Wei, Z., Liu, H. and Li, R., 2023. Fine-tuning of plasmonics by Au@ AuY/Au core–shell nanoparticle monolayer for enhancement of third-order nonlinearity. Applied Surface Science, 631, p.157582.

20. Shen, S., Wu, Z., Wang, Y., Xu, C., Xu, J., Wu, J., Yan, Y., Liu, P., Wang, H. and Fu, E., 2022. Microstructure and radiation stability of nano-dispersoids in particle-reinforced FeCrAl alloys with different Zr concentrations. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 925, p.166625.

21. Hao, L., Fan, Y., Shen, S., Liu, X., Wu, Z., Xie, Z., Liu, P. and Fu, E., 2022. Fabrication of ultra-fine grained Hf-based materials with superior hardness and temperature-independent electrical conductivity by a combination of high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 925, p.166719.

22. Hao, L.Y., Shen, S.K., Liu, X., Chen, H.Q., Xie, Z.M., Yang, Y.F., Liu, P., Liu, Y. and Fu, E.G., 2023. Sub-micron-sized hafnium (Hf) cathode with excellent thermal emission performance and superior hardness synthesized by powder metallurgy route. Scripta Materialia, 231, p.115436.

23. Liu, Y., Han, X., Zhao, J., Sun, J., Huang, Q., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2022. Structure Formation and Regulation of Au Nanoparticles in LiTaO3 by Ion Beam and Thermal Annealing Techniques. Nanomaterials, 12(22), p.4028.

24. Zhang, S.L., Wu, Z.F., Sun, B.R., Shen, S.K., Liu, X., Xu, C., Wu, J., Xu, J.Y., Xu, L.D., Shen, T.D. and Yang, K.J., 2022. Grain-boundary-enhanced re-precipitation of oxide nanoparticles in ion-irradiated nanocrystalline 14YWT-ODS steels. Materials Characterization, 194, p.112353.

25. Zeng, C., Duan, C., Guo, Z., Liu, Z., Dou, S., Yuan, Q., Liu, P., Zhang, J., Luo, J., Liu, W. and Zhang, J., 2022. Ultrafastly activated needle coke as electrode material for supercapacitors. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 32(6), pp.786-792.

26. Huang, Q., Tang, H., Liu, Y., Long, X.H., Liu, P., Wang, X.L., Lei, Q.T., Deng, Q. and Wang, Y.Q., 2019. Pore structure evolution of IG-110 graphite during argon ion irradiation at 600°C. Journal of Materials Science, 54, pp.6098-6110.

27. Ren, Y., Wang, C., Cui, Z., Liu, H., Han, X., Liu, P., Akhmadaliev, S., Zhou, S. and Cai, Y., 2022. Tailored engineering of crystalline surface enabled by ion-irradiation-assisted femtosecond laser ablation. Vacuum, 204, p.111334.

28. Shen, S., Sun, Z., Hao, L., Liu, X., Zhang, J., Yang, K., Liu, P., Tang, X. and Fu, E., 2023. The Mechanisms of Inhibition Effects on Bubble Growth in He-Irradiated 316L Stainless Steel Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting. Materials, 16(11), p.3922.

29. Liu, Y., Han, X., Crespillo, M.L., Huang, Q., Liu, P. and Wang, X., 2019. Ion tracks formation through synergistic energy processes in strontium titanate under swift heavy ion irradiation: Experimental and theoretical approaches. Materialia, 7, p.100402.

30. Han, X., Liu, Y., Huang, Q., Crespillo, M.L., Liu, P. and Wang, X., 2019. Swift heavy ion tracks in alkali tantalate crystals: A combined experimental and computational study. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 53(10), p.105304.

31. Liu, Y., Crespillo, M.L., Huang, Q., Han, X., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2019. Latent tracks and novel infrared waveguide formation in lithium tantalate irradiated with swift heavy ions. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 52(17), p.175303.

32. Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Xu, Y., Lei, Y., Liu, C.S., Liu, P. and Wu, X., 2023. Interface alloying design to improve the stability and cohesion of W/HfC interface by first-principles study. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 577, p.154320.

33. Huang, Q., Han, X.Q., Liu, P., Li, J.J., Lei, G.H. and Li, C., 2020. Ion-beam-assisted characterization of quinoline-insoluble particles in nuclear graphite. Nuclear Science and Techniques, 31(10), p.98.

34. Han, X., Liu, C., Zhang, M., Huang, Q., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2022. Thermal spike responses and structure evolutions in lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) under swift ion irradiation. Crystals, 12(7), p.943.

35. Han, X., Liu, Y., Crespillo, M.L., Zarkadoula, E., Huang, Q., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2020. Latent tracks in ion-irradiated LiTaO3 crystals: Damage morphology characterization and thermal spike analysis. Crystals, 10(10), p.877.

36. Liu, Y., Huang, Q., Qiao, M., Wang, X. and Liu, P., 2019. Strontium titanate waveguide in visible and near-infrared regions induced by swift heavy Ni-ion irradiation. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 450, pp.90-94.

37. Wang, T.J., Qiao, M., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Liu, P. and Wang, X.L., 2018. Cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate optical waveguide fabricated by ions irradiation: Modification of surface structures and optical properties. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 435, pp.302-305.

38. Qiao, M., Wang, T.J., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Liu, P. and Wang, X.L., 2018. The effect of carbon-ion irradiation on surface microstructure and photoluminescence properties in monolayer tungsten diselenide. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 435, pp.278-284.

39. Liu, Y., Huang, Q., Xue, H., Crespillo, M.L., Liu, P. and Wang, X., 2018. Thermal spike response and irradiation-damage evolution of a defective YAlO3 crystal to electronic excitation. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 499, pp.312-316.

40. Han, X., Pan, S., Zhu, Z., Crespillo, M.L., Zarkadoula, E., Liu, Y. and Liu, P., 2024. Underlying mechanism of structural transformation between GaSb and GaAs response to intense electronic excitation. Materials & Design, 248, p.113505.

41. Han, X., Pan, S., Liu, Y., Zarkadoula, E., Crespillo, M.L. and Liu, P., 2025. Multi-Energy Ion Irradiation Effects and Distinctive Features of Color Center Generation in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Driven by Structural Discrepancy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, p.179218.

42. Zhu, Z., Pan, S., Chen, H., Liu, Y., Zarkadoula, E., Crespillo, M.L., Han, X. and Liu, P., 2025. Distinctive features of fluorescence and waveguides in magnesium aluminate spinel crystals driven by structural discrepancy. Applied Surface Science, p.162644.

43. Wang, T.J., Qiao, M., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Liu, P. and Wang, X.L., 2018. Cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate optical waveguide fabricated by ions irradiation: Modification of surface structures and optical properties. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 435, pp.302-305.

44. Wang, T.J., Qiao, M., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Liu, P. and Wang, X.L., 2018. Ce: Lu2SiO5 optical waveguide by carbon ion irradiation with properties of enhanced photoluminescence. Surface and Coatings Technology, 342, pp.117-120.

45. Song, H., Yu, X., Chen, M., Qiao, M., Wang, T., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Liu, P. and Wang, X., 2018. Modification of WS2 nanosheets with controllable layers via oxygen ion irradiation. Applied Surface Science, 439, pp.240-245.

46. Long, X.H., Wang, D., Setyawan, W., Liu, P., Gao, N., Kurtz, R.J., Wang, Z.G. and Wang, X.L., 2018. Atomistic simulation of interstitial dislocation loop evolution under applied stresses in BCC iron. physica status solidi (a), 215(1), p.1700494.

47. Dai, H., Jiao, A., Liang, J., Hou, Z., Han, X., Wei, Z., Chen Wu., Yong Liu., Wang, X. 2025. Fine-tuning the carrier properties of GaN via low-energy O ion irradiation to enhance electrical and optoelectronic performance. Applied Surface Science, 698, 163097.

Contact Person：Zhixian Wei  Email:  weizxlf@sdu.edu.cn