1. Surface Analysis and Materials Engineering Research Group
Dr Zhong-Tao Jiang
Surface Analysis and Materials Engineering Research Group

2. SAMERG – Active Research Group
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SAMERG – Active Research Group
Our group (2011 – )
Members (2016):
2 academic staffs,
7 PhD students
1 Honours student
Experienced supervision team
5 PhD completions
6 Honours completions
July 2012
October 2014
October 2016

3. SAMERG – Interesting and Meaningful Research Topics
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SAMERG – Interesting and Meaningful Research Topics
Superhard coatings: high temperature and high pressure
Optical thin films: solar selective surfaces and transparent conductive oxide thin film composites
Graphene and borophene: 2-D materials
Nanostructured surface and surface chemical reactions: inert and highly reactive surfaces and catalytic composites
Computational simulation assisted functional material design and synthesis: electronic, mechanical and thermal
Advanced techniques for materials characterisations: synchrotron radiation facility, grazing incidence / in-situ XRD, neutral impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy (NICISS), etc.

4. SAMERG – Quality Outcomes
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SAMERG – Quality Outcomes
Publications:
46 journal publications since 2012
ERA: A/A* = 24; B = 8; C = 6
Quartile-1 = 33, Q-2 = 8 and Q-3 = 3
Average Impact Factor > 3.2
Grant Applications
ARC-LIEF: 3
IRU-MRUN: 2
Australian synchrotron beamline: 3
University/School grants: 8
Conference attendance
Local postgraduate student conference
Domestic conference
International conference

5. SAMERG – High Level Collaborations
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SAMERG – High Level Collaborations
In Australia
Adelaide University
University of New South Wales
Curtin University
Australian Synchrotron
Queensland University
International
City University of Hong Kong
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Universiti Putra Malaysia
University of Sains Malaysia
University of Malaya
Vietnam National University: University of Science
Hanoi National University of Education
University of Riau (Indonesia)

6. SAMERG – Advanced Characterization Technology
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SAMERG – Advanced Characterization Technology
Spectroscopic techniques
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
X-ray diffraction (XRD), grazing incidence XRD and in-situ XRD
Auger and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (AES and UPS)
Raman, FTIR, UV-Vis and PL spectroscopies
Microscopic techniques
SEM/FESEM, TEM, AFM and STM
Materials fabrication techniques
RF/DC sputtering, CVD/PECVD and sol-gel methods
Other characterisation techniques
Nanoindentation, surface resistance,
thin film thickness, etc.
Synchrotron radiation facilities
Soft X-ray spectroscopy
Powder diffraction
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Computational modelling
Density Functional Theory
MOPAC

7. SAMERG – Dynamic Research and Study
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SAMERG – Dynamic Research and Study
Supervisors provide different opportunities to students
Inter- campus and inter-state experiments
External co-supervisor
Visiting study
Students work together within collaborative research partners
Supportive environment in SAMERG
Supervisors provide guideline, instruction, knowledge, experience and financial support
Students maximise their motivation and regulation
Students take ownership for their studies
Students manage their studies
Within SAMERG, students effectively help each other

8. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at Murdoch University
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SAMERG – Research Environment
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at Murdoch University
Synchrotron radiation X-ray spectroscopy
Research Laboratories