Faculty Profile

Education

·         Post doctor funded by Columbia University        1/2020 – 3/2021

Department of Physics, Columbia University, U. S.

Topic: Moiré scaling friction

Supervisor: Prof. Cory Dean

·         Post doctor funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation       10/2018 – 12/2019

Institute of Applied Physics, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany

Topic: Nano Friction across Phase Transitions under UHV condition

Supervisor: Prof. Andre Schirmeisen

·         Research Associate                                        07/2015 - 12/2015

Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China

·         PHD candidate and Teaching assistant                       02/2011 - 07/2015

Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China

Supervisor: Prof. Quanshui Zheng

Employment

Academic Appointments

ž   Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2016-present)

Research Interests

ž   Micro- and Nano- Mechanics; Friction and Wear of 2D materials

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Principal Publications of the Last Five Years

[1] Wen Wang*, Dirk Dietzel, Andre Schirmeisen*. Thermal activation of nanoscale wear. Physical Review Letters, 2021, 126, 196101 (IF: 8.385).

[2] Wen Wang*; Ashu Wang; Lingyan Zeng. Temperature effects on the nano-friction across exposed atomic step edges. AIP Advances, 2020, 10(8) (IF: 1.337)

[3] Wen Wang, Dirk Dietzel*, Andre Schirmeisen*. Single-asperity sliding friction across the superconducting phase transition. Science Advances, 2020, 6(12) (IF: 13.117)

[4] Tingting Yang*, Wen Wang, Yuehua Huang, Xin Jiang, and Xuanliang Zhao. Accurate Monitoring of Small Strain for Timbre Recognition via Ductile Fragmentation of Functionalized Graphene Multilayers. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12(51) (IF: 8.758)

[5] Jie Cheng; Wen Wang*; Sheng Zhang. Tribological properties of vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays and carbon nanotube sponge. AIP Advances, 2020, 10(12) (IF: 1.337)

[6] Wen Wang, Dirk Dietzel, Andre Schirmeisen*. Lattice Discontinuities of 1T-TaS₂ across First Order Charge Density Wave Phase Transitions. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9(1). (IF: 4.122)

[7] Wen Wang; Xide Li*. Interlayer motion and ultra-low sliding friction in microscale graphite flakes. Europhysics Letters, 2019, 125 (26003). (IF: 2.256)

[8] Wen Wang*, Jian Shen, Q. C. He*. Microscale superlubricity of graphite under various twist angles. Physics Review B, 2019 (99): 054103. (IF: 3.813)

[9] Wen Wang*, Shudu Yang and Ashu Wang. Strain induced highly oriented graphene wrinkles. Materials Research Express, 2017, 4 (7): 075601. (IF: 1.151)

[10] Wen Wang*, Shudu Yang and Ashu Wang*. Observation of the unexpected morphology of graphene wrinkle on copper substrate, Scientific Reports, 2017, 7 (1): 8244. (IF: 4.122)

GRADUATE SUPERVISION

I am available for supervision.