Areas of Focus
- Multiferroic Materials and Devices
- Organic-Inorganic Composite Functional Materials
- Lithium Battery Solid State Electrolytes and Cathode Materials
- Transition Metal Oxides
- Materials Microstructure-Property Correlation Computation and Prediction
Work Experience
- 1985.04 - Wuhan University of Technology, Assistant Lecturer
- 1987.07 - Wuhan University of Technology, Lecturer
- 1988.07 - Wuhan University of Technology, Associate Professor
- 1992.07 - Wuhan University of Technology, Professor
- 1993.12 - Approved as PhD Supervisor by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee
- 1999.11 - Tsinghua University, Professor
- 2000.01 - Tsinghua University, Chang Jiang Distinguished Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1982.07, Bachelor's Degree from East China University of Science and Technology
- 1985.03, Master's Degree from East China University of Science and Technology
- 1992.06, PhD from Wuhan University of Technology (while working)
Publications
- Recent progress in multiferroic magnetoelectric composites: from bulk to thin films, J. Ma, J. M. Hu, Z. Li, C. W. Nan, 2011
- A simple bilayered magnetoelectric random access memory cell based on electric-field controllable domain structure, J. M. Hu, Z. Li, J. Wang, J. Ma, Y. H. Lin, C. W. Nan, 2010
- Physical properties of composites near percolation, C. W. Nan, Y. Shen, J. Ma, 2010
- Multiferroic magnetoelectric composites: Historical perspective, status, and future directions, C. W. Nan, M. I. Bichurin, S. X. Dong, D. Viehland, G. Srinivasan, 2008
- Magnetoelectric properties of composites of single Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 rods and Terfenol-D/epoxy with a single-period of 1-3-type structure, J. Ma, Z. Shi, C. W. Nan, 2007
- High dielectric performance of polymer composite films induced by a percolating interparticle barrier layer, Y. Shen, Y. H. Lin, M. Li, C. W. Nan, 2007
- Magnetic-field-induced electric polarization in multiferroic nanostructures, C. W. Nan, G. Liu, Y. H. Lin, H. D. Chen, 2005
- Enhanced ionic conductivity of polymer electrolytes containing nanocomposite SiO2 particles, C. W. Nan, L. Z. Fan, Y. H. Lin, Q. Cai, 2003
- Novel ferroelectric polymer composites with high dielectric constants, Z. M. Dang, Y. H. Lin, C. W. Nan, 2003
- Giant dielectric permittivity observed in Li and Ti doped NiO, J. B. Wu, C. W. Nan, Y. H. Lin, Y. Deng, 2002
- Effective thermal conductivity of particulate composites with interfacial thermal resistance, C. W. Nan, R. Birringer, D.R. Clarke, H. Gleiter, 1997
- Magnetoelectric effect in composites of piezoelectric and piezomagnetic phases, C. W. Nan, 1994
- Physics of inhomogeneous inorganic materials, C. W. Nan, 1993
Awards
- 2008: Second Prize of Natural Science from the Ministry of Education
- 2005: Second Class National Natural Science Award
- 2002: First Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award
- 2001: First Prize of Hubei Province Natural Science Award (ranked fourth)
- 2000: ISI Citation Classic Award
- 1999: Edward C. Henry Award from the American Ceramic Society
- 1994: National Education Ministry's Cross-Century Talent Plan
- 1992: China Youth Science and Technology Award
