近年来主要从事基于生物模板新材料(遗态材料)、结构功能一体化复合材料、高性能隔热材料、仿生超疏水材料、吸波材料的研究。主持国家自然科学基金面上项目及青年基金项目、江苏省自然科学基金、自主科研专项计划项目等多项,参与完成国家863计划项目、国家自然科学基金、江苏省科技成果转化专项资金项目等。2011年入选“卓越计划”“紫金之星”人才计划,2018年入选“江苏省双创计划”科技副总。发表相关论文70余篇,获授权发明专利21项。2011年获南京市自然科学优秀学术论文奖,2015年所指导硕士论文获江苏省优秀硕士学位论文奖,2016年获江苏省优秀硕士学位论文指导教师奖,2018年所指导项目入围教育部举办的第11届全国大学生创新创业年会,2019年所编(副主编)教材《复合材料原理(第2版)》获第七届兵工高校精品教材,2020年所指导论文获江苏省本科优秀毕业设计论文奖,2021年获江苏省科学技术三等奖。
代表性论文:
1. T.C. Wang, T.X. Fan, D. Zhang*, G.D. Zhang, Fabrication and Wear Behaviors of Carbon/Aluminum Composites Based on Wood Templates, Carbon, 2006, 44(5), 900-906.
2. T.C. Wang*, D.S. Xiong, T.L. Zhou, Preparation and wear behavior of carbon/epoxy resin composites with an interpenetrating network structure derived from natural sponge, Carbon, 2010, 48(9), 2435-2441.
3. X.K. Liu, J. Kong*, X.X. Song, S. Feng, Z.B. Zhang, Y. Yang, T.C. Wang*, Free volume evolution dominated by glass forming ability determining mechanical performance in ZrxTi65-xBe27.5Cu7.5 metallic glasses, Materials Science & Engineering A, 2021, 804, 140764.
4. X.K. Liu, T.C. Wang*, X.X. Song, Z.B. Zhang, Q.P. Wang, S. Feng, Y. Yang, J. Kong*, Dependence of ductile-brittle transition related with serrated flow on viscosity dominated by glass forming ability in ZrxTi65-xBe27.5Cu7.5 metallic glasses, Materials Science & Engineering A, 2021, 811, 141057.
5. T.C. Wang, T.X. Fan, D. Zhang*, G.D. Zhang, D.S. Xiong, Preparation and Thermal Properties of Metal Matrix Composites with Wood-structure, Materials & Design,2008, 29(6), 1275-1279.
6. T.C. Wang*, S. Kong, L.J. Chang, C.P. Wong*, Preparation and heat-insulating property of the bio-inspired ZrO2 fibers based on the silk template, Ceramics International,2012, 38(8), 6783-6788.
7. T.C. Wang*, L.J. Chang, B. Hatton, J. Kong, G. Chen, Y. Jia, D.S. Xiong, C.P. Wong*, Preparation and hydrophobicity of biomorphic ZnO/carbon based on a lotus-leaf template, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2014, 43(1), 310-316.
8. T.C. Wang*, G.J. Liu, J. Kong, C.P. Wong*, Fabrication and hydrophobic properties of column-array silicon using wood-structured silver-assisted chemical etching, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2016, 3(19), 1600552, Online.
9. T.C. Wang, T.X. Fan, D. Zhang*, G.D. Zhang, Fabrication, Thermal Expansions, and Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Aluminum Composites Based on Wood Templates, Journal of Materials Science,2006, 41(18), 6095-6099.
10. X.K. Liu, J. Kong*, X.X. Song, S. Feng, Q.P. Wang, Y. Yang, T.C. Wang*, Size dependence of ductile to brittle transition of Zr-based metallic glasses under multiaxial loading, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2021, 14, 754–764.
11. X.K. Liu, T.C. Wang*, Q.P. Wang, X.X. Song, Y.Z. Liang, S. Feng, F. Yang, X.S. Chen, J. Kong*, Shear band evolution related with thermal annealing revealing ductile-brittle transition of Zr35Ti30Be27.5Be27.5Cu7.5 metallic glass under complex stress state, Intermetallics, 2022, 140, 107378.
12. T.L. Zhou*, X. Wang, H.G. Zhu, T.C. Wang, Influence of carboxylic functionalization of MWCNTs on the thermal properties of MWCNTs/DGEBA/EMI-2,4 nanocomposites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing,2009, 40(11), 1792-1797.
13. T.C. Wang*, Q.K. Yu, J. Kong, C.P. Wong*, Synthesis and heat-insulating properties of yttria-stabilized ZrO2 hollow fibers derived from a ceiba template, Ceramics International,2017, 43(12), 9296-9302.
14. T.C. Wang*, K. Chen, X. Sun, J. Kong, Preparation of a superhydrophobic zinc coating with a hierarchical structure inherited from the indicalamus leaf through electroplating, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018, 5(4), 1701327, Online.
15. T.C. Wang*, Z.H. Zhang, C.H. Dai, Q. Li, Y.C. Li, J. Kong, C.P. Wong, Amorphous silicon and silicates-stabilized ZrO2 hollow fiber with low thermal conductivity and high phase stability derived from a cogon template, Ceramics International,2019, 45(6), 7120-7126.
16. C.H. Dai, Y.C. Li, Z.W. Liao, J. Kong, T.C. Wang*, Thermal conductivities of MgO–Al2O3 hollow fibers formed by biomimetic synthesis, Ceramics International, 2019, 45(17), 23826-23829.
17. X. Pang, T.C. Wang*, J. Kong, Fabrication of lightweight ZrO2 fiberboards using hollow ZrO2 fibers, Ceramics International, 2020, 46(7), 9103-9108.
18. C. Xi, X.Y. Liu, T.C. Wang*, J. Kong, Heat-insulating properties of hollow Al2O3-ZrO2(CeO2) fibers fabricated using pampas grass as the template, Ceramics International, 2021, 47(2), 2000-2007.
19. X.Y. Liu, T.C. Wang*, J. Kong, C.P. Wong, Effect of rice husk powder as a binder on mechanical and thermal properties of ZrO2 hollow-fiber refractory bricks, Ceramics International, 2021, 47(6), 8685-8691.
20. X.K. Liu, T.C. Wang*, W. Tong, Q.Q. Xu, J. Kong*, Fabrication of unmodified bionic copper surfaces with highly stable hydrophobicity and anti-icing properties via a transfer with Zr-based metallic glasses, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2021, 8(3), 2001743.
21. Z.W. Cheng, X.T. Li, S.T. Yuan, X. Sun, J. Kong, T.C. Wang*, Fabrication of ultralight heat-insulating hollow-fiber mullitefiberboards, Ceramics International, 2021, 47(21), 29576–29583.
22. X.K. Liu, J. Kong*, X.X. Song, S. Feng, Q.P. Wang, Y. Yang, T.C. Wang*, Size dependence of ductile to brittle transition of Zr-based metallic glasses under multiaxial loading, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2021, 14, 754–764.
23. X.K. Liu, T.C. Wang*, Q.P. Wang, X.X. Song, Y.Z. Liang, S. Feng, F. Yang, X.S. Chen, J. Kong*, Shear band evolution related with thermal annealing revealing ductile-brittle transition of Zr35Ti30Be27.5Be27.5Cu7.5 metallic glass under complex stress state, Intermetallics, 2022, 140, 107378.
24. S.T. Yuan‡, T.C. Wang‡,*, T. Feng, J. Kong, Electromagnetic wave absorption of fabricated Fe/Fe3O4/C hollow fibers derived from ceiba fiber templates, Materials Science & Engineering B, 2024, 299, 117057.
25. H.L. Li, Y.W. Gu, H. Li, Y. Zhang, J. Kong, T.C. Wang*, Preparation and heat-insulating properties of hollow mullite fibers achieved via template impregnation method to replicate the structure of metaplexis fibers, Ceramics International, 2024, 50(17), 29669–29675.