Zhang Jin gives a lecture on the past, present, and future of carbon nanomaterials
Oct 26, 2020
Peking University, October 26, 2020: On October 22, Zhang Jin, member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University, delivered a lecture on the past, present, and future of carbon nanomaterials. He introduced the main progress of carbon nanomaterials in terms of preparation and application, and analyzed opportunities and challenges for large-scale application.
Zhang Jin
In the lecture, Zhang Jin elaborated on three typical carbon nanomaterials, i.e.carbon nanotubes, graphene, and graphdiyne, with details about property, preparation, status quo of the industry, and application prospects. Since carbon nanomaterials have high carrier mobility, excellent electrical conductivity, high thermal conductivity, strong mechanical properties, and unique translucency, they have tremendous potential for being applied in various areas, including aerospace, national defense, energy conservation, environmental protection, electronic information, smart home, and biomedicine.
During the lecture
Zhang pointed out that despite current progress, there is still a long way to go before this new material can get popularized. He analyzed the main problems and challenges faced by carbon nanomaterials and discussed directions for future work. The preparation of carbon nanomaterials is crucial to future development, and Zhang believes that carbon nanomaterials will lead a new industrial and technological revolution in the future.
Q&A session
The attendees raised questions actively at the lecture, and Zhang also discussed with students about the preparation principles, current situation, and future development of carbon nanomaterials.
Written by: Liu Chang
Edited by: Fan Xueyuan
Source: PKU News (Chinese)
