纳米金属的化学行为：重点研究纳米结构金属材料的尺度效应和界面效应所产生的新现象和新机理，研发高性能（高强度、高韧性、耐蚀和抗氧化等）金属材料。

1) 发现MgZn2的晶界面积覆盖率和晶界Mg元素的偏析程度共同控制了Al-Mg-Zn铝合金的应力腐蚀开裂行为（Corrosion Science 95(2015)6，103(2016)255，79 (2014) 1，77 (2013) 103）；利用晶界驰豫机制，制备出抗晶间腐蚀和应力腐蚀的Al-Mg合金。
2）合作发现受限晶体结构铝合金(Al-Mg)具有高热稳定性、无相析出等特性（Science 373(2021)683）。
3) 发现Zn中添加Mn元素具有缓解蚀坑的酸化、促进ZnO形核及降低膜缺陷等作用，从而提升耐蚀性（Electrochimica Acta 54 (2009)6598，56 (2011) 1417， 65 (2012) 294）。
4) 推导出循环弹性应力作用下非法拉第电流与载荷因素和电化学因素之间的定量模型（Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(2016)C627）。
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