City University of Hong Kong - Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)

The main targets of COSDAF are to coordinate and improve applied research undertaken by staff members in various departments relating to:

• Synthesis of nano-scale materials and exploration of their novel properties and applications
• Fabrication and characterization of nanoscale electronic, optoelectronic, photovoltaic, and sensor devices
• Organic electroluminescent materials and displays
• Biomedical applications of nano-scale materials
• Single crystalline and nanocrystalline diamond and cubic boron nitride films
• Superhard thin films for advanced coatings and tribology
• Surface and interface materials science
• Computational materials physics on the above topics

They would like to:

• envolve and strengthen collaborative research in the field of nanomaterials, diamond and nanocoatings, and advanced thin films with the target to become an internationally recognized research center.
• To assist Hong Kong industries in making use of the technologies based on nanomaterials, diamond, and advanced thin films.
• To enhance the image and reputation of CityU as a university which cultivates high-quality applied research and development for wide industrial applications.
• To promote and support collaborative research with institutions in the Mainland in the area of nanomaterials and nanotechnology.
• To become an eminent research center