铁电功能材料工程（技术）研究中心（Engineering Research Center of Advanced Ferroelectric Functional Materials， 简称AFFM）（校级）于2015年9月经宝鸡文理学院党委会决定开始组建，旨在（一）整合科研力量，实现资源共享，促进我校材料学科发展； （二）建设优质科研团队，提高科研水平，加强材料学科本科生、硕士研究生培养；（三）适应社会新材料、新能源开发的需要和趋势， 为地方经济发展服务；（四）提高高层次科研成果的获得实力，促进我校与国内外高校、科研院所及企业合作交流， 为建设高水平大学——宝鸡大学提供相应的支撑；（五）最终建立相关材料学科的博士后流动站，建成一个学术水平较高、人才结构合理、 学科特色鲜明、具有很强竞争实力的省级或国家级工程（技术）研究中心。

铁电功能材料工程（技术）研究中心是在我校化学化工学院、陕西省植物化学重点实验室、物理与光电技术学院和即将成立的宝鸡 新材料与新能源职业教育集团（宝鸡文理学院牵头，外联宝钛集团、宝二发电有限公司、陕西烽火通信集团有限公司等企业） 等单位平台的基础上组建的。基础条件良好，研究队伍具有一定规模，涉及服务地方经济发展需求的研究领域较多，因此学校、 各平台领导及相关职能部门非常支持中心建设，分别从场地、人员、资金、设备等各方面给予特殊倾斜和扶持。目前研究中心专属占地面积200多平米， 有专职人员十余人，其中具有博士学位的研究人员占80%以上，并特邀日本香川大学冯旗教授作为研究导师，中心学术委员会成员组基本形成。 中心近两年拟集中引进8～15位本领域的优秀博士补充科研骨干，后期每年至少引进两名本领域优秀博士，并计划每年向中心下拨科研运行经费， 以达到建设高水平研究团队及可持续发展的目的。中心目前有1000多万元的仪器设备，如X射线粉末衍射仪、场发射扫描电子电镜、傅里叶红外光谱仪、 原子吸收分光光度计、紫外分光光度计、荧光分光光度计、稳态/瞬态荧光光谱仪、直读光谱仪、热分析系统、差示扫描量热计、离子溅射仪、 同步热分析仪、核磁共振波谱仪、激光粒度分析仪、手套箱、超纯水系统等大型精密仪器设备，有高温极化装置、d33压电测试仪、旋转涂布机、 陶瓷抛光机、球磨机、多台水热反应系统、多台高低温电炉等专业设备及常规设备。高温原位拉曼光谱仪、扫描探针显微镜、高温介电测试系统、 铁电测试系统等大型精密仪器设备将于2016年年初陆续到货。学校拟于2016年底计划购置电子元器件封装系统、透射电子显微镜法、 光电子能谱等大型设备。

铁电功能材料工程（技术）研究中心主要致力于新材料与新能源的开发及应用研究。中心以铁电性能为切入点，主要研究铁电、压电、介电、 磁电陶瓷与薄膜材料；锂电池；太阳能电池；光催化；电子元器件（压电发电机、变压器、电容器、能量转换天线等；传感器、转换器、驱动器等）等。 研究的主要实体对象有粉末、介观晶体、纳米片、取向性陶瓷、取向性薄膜材料以及器件；关注的主要性能有铁电、压电、介电、磁性，以及光催化活性、 电机械性能、电化学性能、光电性能等。中心已经取得了一定的研究成果，累计发表研究论文300余篇，其中SCI 3区以上档次的学术论文60篇以上， 已获批发明专利10余项，已获批国家自然科学基金资助项目8项。已经与宝鸡、蔡家坡、西安、南方、国外某些公司、研究所初步达成合作意向， 并建立了联合实验室。部分与企业的横向课题已经全面展开，分别从事压电晶体发电、变压器和多层电容器等器件研究。部分基础良好的科学研究已 经初具规模，整体研究水平较高，某些研究填补了国内空白，一些研究已达到国际先进水平。

目前铁电功能材料工程（技术）研究中心研究团队已经形成，各方面条件已经具备，科学研究环境优越，氛围浓厚，各项工作已经全面有序展开。 中心将发扬宝大精神，坚持“开放、流动、联合、竞争”的原则，立足宝鸡、联合西部、面向全国，以材料化学学科建设为龙头，以提高科研水平为抓手， 以鲜明特色求地位，以服务地方求支持，促进中心健康、迅速发展。诚挚欢迎国内外相关学科的优秀博士、教师、学者加入。

Engineering Research Center of Advanced Ferroelectric Functional Materials (hereinafter referred as AFFM), as the university-level subsidiarylaboratory of Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, is located in Baoji City of Shaanxi Province. Under the authorization of University Party Committee, AFFMwas newly prepared in 2015, which has been granted asResearch & Development Base of Ferromagnetism Devices,Electronic Devices, Advanced Functional Materials and FerroelectricFunctional Materials in Shaanxi Provinceand also been awarded the membership of Baoji Vocational Education Group of Advanced Materials & New Energy.

The setting goals of AFFM are, firstly, to integrate the R & D capability, achieveresource sharing, and promote the development of material discipline in Baoji University of Arts and Sciences. Secondly, to improve the scientific research level and cultivate specializedoutstandinggraduates. Thirdly, to adapt tothesociety needsfor advanced materialsand serve the local economic development. Fourthly, to promote the cooperation betweenBaoji University of Arts and Sciences and other universities or enterprises. Finally, to establish the material disciplinepost- doctoralstation and endeavor to making AFFM to a preeminentresearch center withfine competitivenesscapacity at nationallevel.

Based on the support from College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College ofPhysics and Optoelectronic Technology and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry of Shaanxi Province, the AFFM owns the finest research conditions in Baoji and operated by a professional technology team in certainscale. AFFMcovers an area of 300 m2, holding an annualfunding of 2 million yuan and with atotal assets of 20 million yuan. There are more than 30 sets of valuableprocessingequipments and testing instruments for AFFM researchers, such as X-Ray Powder Diffractometer, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Infrared Spectrometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer, Fluorospectro Photometer, Steady/Transient Fluorescence Spectrometer, Direct-Reading Spectrometer, Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Thermal Analysis System, Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, Laser Particle Size Analyzer, and so on.

The conventional and specializedequipments, such as High Temperature Polarization Device, d33Piezoelectric Tester, Spin Coater, Ceramic Polisher, Ball Grinding Mill, High Temperature Furnace, etc., also belong to property of the AFFM. In 2016, the High TemperatureRaman Spectrometer, Scanning Probe Microscope, Transmission Electron Microscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectrograph, High Temperature Dielectric Test System, Electronic Components Packaging System, and Ferroelectric Test System will deliveries to use.

Under the supervise of Professor Qi Feng from Kagawa University, Japan, AFFMowns 10 member teams whose research field involved functional materials, ferroelectricceramics, piezoelectric materials, dielectricceramics and film, and magnetic materials. Issues of Lithium batteries, solar cells, photocatalyticmaterials and electronic components has also been focused by AFFMmembers.

In AFFM, over 80% of staffs are holding the doctor's degrees. In order to develop Baoji University of Arts and Sciences to a high level university, AFFM is planning to recruit8-15 outstanding youth scientists in the next 2 years as reinforcement.

Recently, more than 300 scientific research articles from AFFM team have been published,8 projects of the National Natural Science Foundationof Chinaand 10 invention patents have been approved. The mostof qualityresearch papershave reached the international advanced level. At present, AFFM also formssome good cooperation relationshipswith partners spread over Baoji, Xi’an, southernChina, and abroad. The joint laboratory between AFFM and enterprises are progressing in good efficiency.

Based on the scientific value of credit and mutual benefit, AFFM will make efforts to achieve the goal of becoming a first-class integrated advanced materials research centerat home and abroad. We sincerely welcome the related discipline scholars to join us.

（Dr. Le ZHAI, update on Dec.31, 2016）