Phone 0114 225 4266
Fax 0114 225 3501
Email H.Wang@shu.ac.uk
Research interests
1) Formulation of sol-gel coatings / functional materials;
2) Synthesis of organic-inorganic composite/hybrid films and materials;
3) Coatings / materials produced by chemical vapour deposition;
4) Functional coatings / materials for applications in energy, optics, electronics, and biology;
5) Characterisation of materials by XPS, SEM, TEM, XRD, electrochemical analysis etc.
6) New-sol-gel-coatings-fight-corrosion-and-improve-environmental-friendliness
Ongoing or finished research projects:
1) Novel photochemical materials to produce bio-energy;
2) Low-cost organic-inorganic solar devices;
3) Novel antifouling sol gel coatings;
4) Water-based sol-gel derived 'superfast' cure Cr-free pretreatment-primers;
5) Sol-gel Cr-free 'self-healing' anticorrosion coatings for Al, Mg, and other alloys;
6) Sol-gel coatings for food package;
7) Sol-gel composite adhesives;
8) Sol-gel biosensors by immobilisation of bio-molecules
Recent publications
All of Heming's papers can be accessed at SHURA
R. Akid, M.Gobara, and H M. Wang, "Corrosion protection performance of novel hybrid polyaniline/sol–gel coatings on an aluminium 2024 alloy in neutral, alkaline and acidic solutions", Electrochimica Acta, 2011, 56, 2483–2492.
M. MAY, H. M.Wang, R. Akid, "Effects of the addition of inorganic nanoparticles on the adhesive strength of a hybrid sol–gel epoxy system", Inter. J. of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2010, 30(6), 505.
H.M. Wang, R. Akid, M. Gobara, "Scratch-resistant anticorrosion sol–gel coating for the protection of AZ31 magnesium alloy via a low temperature sol–gel route", Corr. Sci., 2010, 52 (8), 2565-2570.
J. Gittens, H. M. Wang, T. J. Smith, R. Akid, D. Greenfield, "Biotic sol gel coating for the inhibition of corrosion in sea-water', ECS transactions", 2009, 24 (1), 211-229.
H.M. Wang, R. Akid, "Encapsulated cerium nitrate inhibitors to provide high-performance anti-corrosion sol-gel coatings on mild steel", Corr. Sci. 2008, 50 (4), 1142-1148.
R. Akid, H.M. Wang, T.J. Smith, D. Greenfield, J.C. Earthman, "Biological functionalization of a sol–gel coating for the mitigation of microbial-induced corrosion", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18, 203–211.
H.M. Wang, R. Akid, "A room temperature cured sol-gel anticorrosion pre-treatment for Al 2024-T3 alloys", Corr. Sci. 2007, 49 (12), 4491-4503.
R. Akid , H.M. Wang, "Applications of sol-gel technology for anticorrosion coatings and surface pre-treatments", Galvanotechnik, v 97, n 9, Sept. 2006, p 2098-2109.
H.M. Wang, M.C. Simmonds, J.M. Rodenburg, “Synthesis of nano-size powders and thin films of Yb-doped YAG by sol-gel methods”. Chem. Mater. 15, 2003, 3474-3480.
H.M. Wang, M.C. Simmonds, J.M. Rodenburg, “Manufacturing of YbAG coatings and crystallisation of the pure and Li2O doped Yb2O3-Al2O3 system by a modified sol-gel method” Mater. Chem. Phys. 77, 2003, 802-807.
Z.Y. Fang, Y.C. Cai, Y.L. Hao, Y.Y. Yang, Y.P. Dong, Z.W. Wan, H.C. Tian, H.T. Xiao, H.M. Wang" CVD growth of bulk polycrystalline ZnS and its optical properties", J. Cryst. Growth, 237-239 (3), 2002, 1707-10.