课程大纲

COURSE SYLLABUS

课程代码/名称

Course Code/Title

能源材料表征技术

Characterization techniques for energy materials

课程性质

Compulsory/Elective

研究生课程

课程学分/学时

Course Credit/Hours

3/64

授课语言

Teaching Language

优先英文

授课教师

Instructor(s)

曾国松，助理教授，机械与能源工程系

Email：zenggs@sustech.edu.cn

Guosong Zeng, Assistant Professor,

Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering,

Email：zenggs@sustech.edu.cn

是否面向本科生开放

Open to undergraduates

or not

否

先修要求

Pre-requisites

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教学目标

Course Objectives

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本课程旨在介绍在能源材料领域广泛应用的先进表征分析技术，包括其工作原理，适用范围，技术优势，以及当前局

限。通过课程学习，掌握仪器及分析对象特性，了解各分析表征技术间在不同学科和研究领域中相互补充支撑的关

系，熟悉当前分析表征的发展方向，使学生对多学科交叉产生一定认识，理解不同技术使用范围和掌握对应表征技术

的数据分析方法。同时，通过课程设置的实践环节，由学生操作仪器对具体样品材料进行表征分析，使学生在亲自动

手的过程中获得切身经历，进一步加深对理论知识的理解，使学生真正掌握理解课程所授知识。

This course introduces the widely used state-of-the-art characterization techniques for energy material study,

including their working principles, applicability, advantages, and their limits. From this course, students will manage

different characterization techniques and the properties of the analyzed materials, understand the pros and cons of

various techniques and how they complement each other, seeing the current progress and trend of developing state-

of-the-art techniques for resolving remaining technical issues and bottlenecks. Thus, the students will obtain certain

interdisciplinary knowledge, understand the feasibility of a technique under a certain condition, as well as the proper

data processing method. Meanwhile, through the lab session, students will interrogate actual samples, thus obtain

hands-on experience during the measurement, which will further consolidate the theoretical knowledge learned from

the class.

教学方法

Teaching Methods

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教室讲授，使用多媒体授课，进行案例解析，并设置课程报告环节。实验部分借用分析测试中心平台，部分内容由

具体仪器相关负责人辅助讲解仪器工作原理及操作方法，学生观摩实验操作过程。

10.

教学内容

Course Contents

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Section 1

(4 hours)

能源材料基础

Introduction of energy materials

Section 2

(2 hours)

表征技术简介

Introduction of characterization techniques

Section 3

(6 hours)

半导体物理基础

Basics of semiconductor physics

Section 4

(4 hours)

光电子能谱

X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy

Section 5

(4 hours)

X 射线吸收谱

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Section 6

(4 hours)

电镜技术与应用

Introduction of electron microscopy and applications

Section 7

(4 hours)

先进光谱学技术

Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques

Section 8

(2 hours)

基于原子力显微镜的扩展技术

Atomic force microscopy based extended functions

Section 9

(2 hours)

其他表面/亚表面分析技术

Other Surface/Subsurface Analytical Techniques

Lab Section 1

(6 hours)

光电子能谱仪

X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy

Lab Section 2

(8 hours)

电子显微镜

Electron Microscopy

Lab Section 3

(8 hours)

拉曼光谱仪与红外光谱仪

Raman Spectroscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy

Lab Section 4

(10 hours)

基于原子力显微镜的扩展功能

Atomic force microscopy based extended functions

11.

课程考核

Course Assessment

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1 考核形式 Form of examination：考核 Assessment；

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2 . 分数构成 grading policy ： a. 出勤 Attendance 5%; b. 课堂表现 Class performance 10%; c. 课程项目

Projects 40%; d.期末报告 Final report/presentation 45%.

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教材及其它参考资料

Textbook and Supplementary Readings

推荐教材：

新能源材料-基础与应用，艾德生等，化学工业出版社

The Physics of Semiconductors, Marius Grundmann, Springer

Introduction to Solid State Physics, Charles Kittel, Wiley

参考教材：

新能源材料，雷永泉，天津大学出版社

The Oxford Solid State Basics, Steven H. Simon, OUP Oxford

Guosong Zeng, Ph.D

zenggs@sustech.edu.cn

Professional Experiences

Southern University of Science and Technology Oct 2021 – present

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, College of Engineering

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA, USA) Apr 2018 – Sep 2021

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Chemical Sciences Division)

Supervisor: Dr. Francesca M. Toma

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Jun 2017 – Mar 2018

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Surface Interfaces and Materials Tribology Laboratory)

Supervisor: Dr. Brandon A. Krick

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Jan 2014 - May 2017

Research Assistant

Surface Interfaces and Materials Tribology Laboratory

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University

Supervisor: Dr. Brandon A. Krick

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Jun 2014 - May 2017

Research Assistant

Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lehigh University

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Nelson Tansu

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Jun 2017

Teaching Assistant

Lehigh Microscopy School, Material Science and Engineering, Lehigh University

MNMT, Tianjin University (Tianjin, China) Mar 2009 - Jul 2010

Research Assistant

Focused Ion Beam Research Group in the Center for Micro/Nano Manufacturing Technology (MNMT), Tianjin

University

Education

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Jan 2013 – May 2017

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

• Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Brandon A. Krick (ME, Lehigh)

• Ph.D. co-advisor: Prof. Nelson Tansu (ECE, Lehigh)

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Sep 2010 – May 2012

Master of Science (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Tianjin University (Tianjin, China) Sep 2006 – Jul 2010

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Engr.) in Measurement & Control Technology, Department of Measurement &

Control Technology and Instruments

Research Interests

My postdoctoral research focuses on fabrication, characterization and optimization of (photo)electrochemical

assemblies based on organic and inorganic materials, to produce stable and efficient devices for H

production and

reduction. This includes (1) Execution of materials characterization using techniques such as but not limited

to: atomic force microscopy based advanced operando characterization techniques (e.g., SECM, SPCM, EC-AFM,

etc.), synchrotron based ambient pressure X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (AP-XPS), X-ray absorption

spectroscopy (EXAFS and NEXAFS), and transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss

spectroscopy (TEM/EELS); (2) Study of electrochemically and photoelectrochemically driven processes of III-

Nitrides and Ta

; (3) Integration of protective coatings and catalyst for proton exchange membrane; (4)

Developing understanding of integration issues and emergent degradation mechanisms of PECs at relevant scale;

(5) Developing stable co-catalysts and surface protection schemes on halide perovskite thin films for solar water

splitting application.

My PhD research interests are related to the investigation of mechanical properties and surface chemistry of

MOCVD-grown III-Nitride semiconductor materials (e.g., GaN, InN, AlN and allied ternary alloys). My research

covers the experimental and theoretical/computational studies of tribological performances of III-Nitride

semiconductor materials under various environments. My other research interests include: tribological properties

of ALD-grown thin films (e.g., alumina, SiC, TiVN), steel, silicon; ultraprecision machining; phase transformation

of semiconductor materials. My previous studies include the investigation of thermal effects on RF-MEMS

switches and the fabrication of SERS-based sensors by focused ion beam.

Awards & Honors

The Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Postdoctoral Recognition Award (Oct 2020), The U.S. Department of

Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the recipients of

EERE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office’s (HFTO’s) inaugural Postdoctoral Recognition

Award. The award recognized postdoctoral fellows from DOE National Laboratories for outstanding

contributions in identifying research solutions to hydrogen and fuel cell research challenges.

Lehigh University Doctoral Fellowship (Sep 2016 – Jan 2017), Lehigh University

The E. Elmer Klaus Fellowship (May 2016), Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)

most prestigious award for graduate students. Awarded annually to the top graduate students participating

in tribology research.

Lehigh University Doctoral Fellowship (Jan 2015 – May. 2015), Lehigh University

Lehigh University Doctoral Fellowship (Jan 2014 – May. 2014), Lehigh University

Lehigh University Research Assistantship (Jun 2014 – present), Lehigh University

Distinguished undergraduate dissertation, (Jul 2010) Tianjin University

Tianjin University Merit Student Scholarship, (Feb 2008 – Jul 2008) Tianjin University

Publications

First Authorship

1. G. Zeng, T. A. Pham, S. Vanka, G. Liu, C. Song, J. K. Cooper, T. Ogitsu, Z. Mi, F. M. Toma,

Sustained Hydrogen Production on Self-Improving GaN/Si Photocathode, Nature Materials, 20, 2021,

1130-1135

2. T, Kristle*, G. Zeng* (co-first), J. Young, F. M. Toma, F. Houle, T. Geutsch, N. Danilovic, Emergent

Degradation Mechanisms with Integration and Scale Up of PEC Devices, Advanced Energy

Materials, 2020, 2002706

3. G. Zeng, X. Yang, C. K. Tan, C. Marvel, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Shear-induced band

bending in GaN, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (34), 2018, 29048-29057

4. G. Zeng, W. Sun, R. Song, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Crystallographic Orientation Effect on GaN Wear,

Scientific Reports, 7, 2017, 14126

5. G. Zeng, N. Tansu and B. A. Krick, Moisture Dependent Wear Mechanisms of Gallium Nitride,

Tribology International, 118, 2017, 120-127

6. G. Zeng, X. Yang, C. H. Skinner, B. E. Bruce, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Controlling Factors of GaN

Wear, Tribology and Lubrication Technology, 73(3), 22-28, 2017

7. G. Zeng, C. K. Tan, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Ultralow of Gallium Nitride, Applied Physics Letters, 109,

2016, 105602

Co-authorship

1. G. Liu, F. Zhang, J. Li, G. Zeng, D. M. Larson, J. W. Ager, L. Wang, F. M. Toma, Rational Design of

Protection Schemes by Unraveling the Mechanism of Photoelectrochemical Transformations in Cu

Photoelectrodes, Nature Energy (in press)

2. H. Li, P. Yu, R. Lei, F. Yang, P. Wen, X. Ma, G. Zeng, J. Guo, F. M. Toma, Y. Qiu, S. M. Geyer, X.

Wang, T. Cheng, W. Drisdell, Angewandte Chemie (in press)

3. S. Chatterjee, X. Peng, S. Intikhab, G. Zeng, N. N. Kariuki, D. J. Myers, N. Danilovic, J. Snyder,

Nanoporous Iridium Nanosheets for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolysis, Advanced Energy

Materials, 2021, 11, 2101438

4. G. Liu, M. Lee, S. Kwon, G. Zeng, K. Jiang, J. Eichhorn, A. K. Buckley, A. T. Bell, W. A. Goddard, F.

M. Toma, Pure Cu Electrocatalysts produce only H

in Electrocatalytic CO

Reduction at -1V RHE,

PNAS, 2021, 118, 23

5. Y. N. Regmi, E. Tzanetopoulos, G. Zeng, X. Peng, D. Kushner, T. A. Kistler, P. Agbo, L. A. King, A. Z.

Weber, N. Danilovic, Supported Oxygen Evolution Catalysts by Design: Towards Lower Precious

Metal Loading and Improved Conductivity in Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers, ACS

Catalysis, 2020, 10, 13125-13135

6. X. Liu, C. Sammarco, G. Zeng, D. Guo, W. Tang, C. Tan, Investigations of Monoclinic- and

Orthorhombic-based (B

1-x

)

Alloys, Applied Physics Letters, 2020, 117, 012104

7. K. Jiang, Z. Zhang, G. Zeng, G. Liu, F. M. Toma, J. K. Cooper, A. T. Bell, Effects of Surface

Roughness on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 over Cu, ACS Energy Letters, 2020, 5, 4, 1206-

1214

8. A. De Riccardis, M. Lee, R. V. Kazantsev, A. J. Garza, G. Zeng, D. M. Larson, E. L. Clark, P.

Lobaccaro, P. W. W. Burroughs, E. Bloise, J. W. Ager, A. T. Bell, M. Head-Gordon, G. Mele, F. M.

Toma, Heterogenized pyridine-substituted cobalt(II) phthalocyanine yields reduction of CO2 by

tuning the electron affinity of the Co center, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12, 5,

5251-5258

9. S. Vanka, K. Sun, G. Zeng, A. Pham, F. Toma, T. Ogitsu and Z. Mi, Long-Term Stability

Studies of a Semiconductor Photoelectrode Protected by Gallium Nitride Nanostructures, Journal of

Materials Chemistry A, 7, 2019, 27612-27619

10. W. Ji, T. Allen, X. Yang, G. Zeng, S. D. Wolf, A. Javey, Polymeric electron-selective contact for

crystalline silicon solar cells with an efficiency exceeding 19%, ACS Energy Letters, 2020, 5, 3, 897-

902

11. A. C. Kozen, M. J. Sowa, L. Ju, N. C. Strandwitz, G. Zeng, T. Babuska, Z. Hsain, B. A. Krick, Plasma-

Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Vanadium Nitride, Journal of Vacuum Science and

Technology A, 37, 2019, 061505

12. M. J. Sowa, L. Ju, A. C. Kozen, N. C. Strandwitz, G. Zeng, T. Babuska, Z. Hsain, B. A. Krick, Plasma-

enhanced atomic layer deposition of titanium vanadium nitride, Journal of Vacuum Science and

Technology A, 36, 2018, 06A103

13. C. V. Hadena, G. Zeng, F. M. Carter III, C. Ruhla, B. A. Krick, D. G. Harlow, Wire and Arc Additive

Manufactured Steel: Tensile and Wear Properties, Additive Manufacturing, 16, 2017, 115-123

14. Z. Hsain, G. Zeng, N. C. Strandwitz, B. A. Krick, Wear behavior of annealed atomic layer deposited

alumina, Wear, 372-373, 2017, 1-6

i. Conference Paper, Book Chapters and Other Archival Publications

1. G. Zeng, A. T. Pham, S. Vanka, G. Liu, J. K. Cooper, Z. Mi, T. Ogitsu, F. M. Toma, Self-improving

GaN/Si Photocathode in PEC Water Splitting, ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting and Expo, 2020

2. G. Zeng, S. Vanka, G. Liu, J. K. Cooper, Z. Mi, F. M. Toma, Si-based Photocathode with GaN

Protection Layer for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, 236

ECS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA,

2019

3. G. Zeng, X. Yang, B. E. Koel, F. M. Toma, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Shear-induced electronic property

modification of GaN characterized by XPS, Poster session, Molecular Foundry Annual User Meeting,

Berkeley, CA, 2018

4. (Invited Conference Paper) B. A, Krick, G. Zeng, X. Yang, C. K. Tan, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu,

Tribology of GaN, Beyond Ultra Low Wear, Gordon Research Conference, Progress in Tribology at

the Interface Between Disciplines (GRC), Lewiston, ME, 2018

5. G. Zeng, X. Yang, W. Sun, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, and B. A. Krick, Tribodoping on III-Nitrides; New

Way to Investigate Shear-induced Electronic Property Modification of Semiconductor Materials,

Proc. of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting (STLE) 2018,

Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2018

6. (Invited Conference Paper), G. Zeng, X. Yang, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Crystal

Orientation Effect on Mechanical and Electronic Properties of GaN, BIT’s 6

Annual Conference of

AnalytiX, Miami, 2018

7. (Invited Conference Paper), G. Zeng, X. Yang, Chee-Keong Tan, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick,

GaN: Beyond ultralow wear, Forum of Young Tribologists, 6

World Tribology Congress, Beijing,

China, 2017

8. W. Sun, G. Zeng. R. Song, J. J. Wierer, Jr., N. Tansu, Strain Relaxation Properties of OMVPE-

Grown AlInN Semiconductors, Proc. of the 21st American Conference on Crystal Growth and

Epitaxy, Santa Fe, NM, July 2017.

9. M. J. Sowa, N. C. Strandwitz, L. Ju, A. C. Kozen, T. F. Babuska, G. Zeng, B. A. Krick, Mechanical,

physical, and electrical properties of PEALD VN using TDMAV and N

plasma, AVS 64

international Symposium and Exhibition, Tampa, FL, 2017

10. Z. Hsain, G. Zeng, N. C. Strandwitz, B. A. Krick, Wear Mechanisms of Annealed Atomic Layer

Deposited Alumina Thin Films, Poster session, AVS 64

international Symposium and Exhibition,

Tampa, FL, 2017

11. M. J. Sowa, N. C. Strandwitz, L. Ju, A. C. Kozen, B. A. Krick, G. Zeng, Mechanical, physical, and

electrical properties of plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of TiVN, 17

International

Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition, Denver, CO, 2017

12. G. Zeng, X. Yang, B. E. Koel, D. Borovac, C. K. Tan, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Tribochemistry of GaN,

Proc. of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting (STLE) 2017, Atlanta,

GA, USA, 2017

13. Z. Hsain, G. Zeng, N. C. Strandwitz, B. A. Krick, Wear mechanisms in annealed atomic layer

deposited alumina thin films, Proc. of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual

Meeting (STLE) 2017, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2017

14. G. Zeng, X. Yang, B. E. Koel, D. Borovac, C. K. Tan, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Tribochemistry of GaN,

a surprisingly wear resistant semiconductor, 253

American Chemical Society National Meeting &

Exposition, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2017

15. G. M. Erickson, S. M. Kuhn-Hendricks, M. A. Sidebottom, J. F. Curry, G. Zeng, M. A. Norell, B. A.

Krick, Wavy Enamel in Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs with Grinding Dentitions Functioned to Limit

Fracture Damage through Energy-Robbing Crack Deflection and Channeling, Society of Vertibrate

Paleontology 76th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2016

16. G. Zeng, X. Yang, C. K. Tan, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Investigation of Ultralow Wear of III-

Nitride Materials, International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors 2016, Orlando, FL, USA, 2016

17. G. Zeng, X. Yang, C. K. Tan, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Ultralow Wear of Gallium Nitride,

Electronic Materials Conference (EMC) 2016 LATE NEWS, Newark, DE, USA, 2016

18. Z. Hsain, G. Zeng, N. C. Strandwitz, B. A. Krick, Effect of Annealing on the wear behavior of atomic

layer deposited of alumina, Poster session, Proc. of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication

Engineers Annual Meeting (STLE) 2016, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016

19. G. Zeng, X. Yang, C. K. Tan, B. E. Koel, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Humidity effect on wear performance

of gallium nitride, Poster session, Proc. of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

Annual Meeting (STLE) 2016, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016

20. G. Zeng, N. Tansu, B. A. Krick, Wear Mechanism of III-Nitride Semiconductor Materials, Proc. of

the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting (STLE) 2016, Las Vegas, NV,

USA, 2016

21. G. Zeng, B. A. Krick, N. Tansu, Ultralow Wear of GaN, SPIE Photonics West 2016, San Francisco,

CA, USA, Feb 2016

22. B. A. Krick, G. Zeng, C. K. Tan, N. Tansu, Surprisingly Low Wear Behavior of Gallium Nitride

Coatings, STLE Frontiers Conference 2015, Denver, CO, USA, Oct 2015

23. G. Zeng, B. A. Krick, N. Tansu, J. F. Curry, M. A. Sidebottom, Nanoscale Mechanisms in Ductile

Wear of Brittle Material, Proc. of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual

Meeting (STLE) 2015, Dallas, TX, USA, May 2015.

24. G. Zeng, B. A. Krick, N. Tansu, Shear-Induced Phase Transformation: From Single-Crystal Silicon to

Si-IV, Proc. of the American Physical Society (APS) Annual March Meeting 2015, San Antonio,

Texas, USA, March 2015

25. Z. W. Xu, F. Z. Fang, G. Zeng, Focused ion beam nanofabrication technology, Handbook of

manufacturing engineering and technology, 2012, Springer