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Zibing An

Assistant Professor | Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

Email: anzb@sustech.edu.cn | Shenzhen, China

Research Interests

Advanced Metallic Materials, High-Entropy Alloys, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure Design, Negative-Mixing-Enthalpy Alloys, Strength-Ductility Synergy.

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology 2024 – Present
Conduct research on high-performance metallic materials, negative-mixing-enthalpy alloys, and multi-scale heterogeneous microstructures.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beijing University of Technology 2022 – 2024
Focused on the design and mechanism of high-strength & high-ductility metallic structural materials.

Education Background

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering 2018 – 2022
Beijing University of Technology
M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering 2016 – 2018
Beijing University of Technology
B.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering 2012 – 2016
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University

Academic Services & Intentions

Research Summary

Focused on resolving the long-standing strength-ductility trade-off in metallic structural materials. Proposed innovative concepts including negative-mixing-enthalpy solid solutions, negative-enthalpy alloys, and multiscale hierarchical heterogeneous microstructures. Developed novel alloy systems with independent intellectual property rights and revealed new strengthening-toughening mechanisms. Published high-impact papers in top-tier journals including Nature and National Science Review.

Selected Publications

1. Zibing An, Ang Li, Shengcheng Mao*, Tao Yang, Bin Zhang, Lingyu Zhu, Rui Wang, Zhaoxuan Wu, Ruiwen Shao, Cheng Jiang, Boxuan Cao, Caijuan Shi, Yang Ren, Cheng Liu, Haibo Long, Jianfei Zhang, Wei Li, Feng He, Ligang Sun, Junbo Zhao, Luyan Yang, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Xiao Wei, Yunmin Chen, Zhouguang Lu, Fuzeng Ren, Chain-Tsuan Liu, Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han*. Negative mixing enthalpy solid solutions deliver high strength and ductility. Nature, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06894-9)
2. Zibing An, Tao Yang, Caijuan Shi, Shengcheng Mao, Lihua Wang, Ang Li, Wei Li, Xianmeng Xue, Ming Sun, Yifan Bai, Yapeng He, Fuzeng Ren, Zhouguang Lu, Ming Yan, Yang Ren, Chain-Tsuan Liu, Ze Zhang and Xiaodong Han*. Negative enthalpy alloys and local chemical ordering: a concept and route leading to synergy of strength and ductility. National Science Review, 2024. (https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwae026)
3. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Yinong Liu*, Luyan Yang, Ashok Vayyala, Xiao Wei, Cheng Liu, Caijuan Shi, Huixin Jin, Cuixiu Liu, Jianxin Zhang, Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han*. Inherent and multiple strain hardening imparting synergistic ultrahigh strength and ductility in a low stacking faulted heterogeneous high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia, 2023. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118516)
4. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Ashok Vayyala, Luyan Yang, Cheng Jiang, Caijuan Shi, Yi Liu, Hao Zhou, Xiaozhou Liao*, Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han*. Multiscale hierarchical heterostructure yields combined high strength and excellent ductility in a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Al negative enthalpy alloy. Acta Materialia, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120366)
5. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Tao Yang, Chain Tsuan Liu, Bin Zhang, Evan Ma*, Hao Zhou, Ze Zhang, Lihua Wang and Xiaodong Han*. Spinodal-modulated solid solution delivers a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy. Materials Horizons , 2021. (https://doi.org/10.1039/d0mh01341b)
6. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Yinong Liu*, Li Wang, Hao Zhou, Bin Gan, Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han. A novel HfNbTaTiV high-entropy alloy of superior mechanical properties designed on the principle of maximum lattice distortion. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2021. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2020.10.073)
7. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Yinong Liu*, Hao Zhou, Yadi Zhai, Zhiyong Tian, Cuixiu Liu, Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han*. Hierarchical grain size and nanotwin gradient microstructure for improved mechanical properties of a non-equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2021. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2021.02.059)
8. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Cheng Jiang, Ziyao Li, Shichang Wu, Yadi Zhai, Li Wang, Yinong Liu*, Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han*. Achieving superior combined cryogenic strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via the synergy of low stacking fault energy and multiscale heterostructure. Scripta Materialia, 2024. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115809)
9. Zibing An, Shengcheng Mao*, Tao Yang, Yinong Liu*, Yanhui Chen, Xiaomeng Yang, Shanshan Liu, Xin Wang, Qingsong Deng, Ze Zhang and Xiaodong Han*. Simultaneously enhanced oxidation resistance and mechanical properties in a novel lightweight Ti2VZrNb0.5Al0.5 high-entropy alloy. Science China Materials , 2022. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-022-2045-4)
10. Zibing An, Zhipeng Li, Jianfei Zhang, Ze Zhang, Shengcheng Mao*, Xiaodong Han*. In situ observation of the effect of the twin boundary orientation on the mechanical properties of single crystalline Ni. Materials & Design, 2022. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110816)

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