主要从事激光3D打印增材制造、难熔金属基粉体等离子球化制备、纳米晶硬质合金制备技术开发等方面的研究和产业化工作。主持包括军委装发部“慧眼行动”创新成果转化应用项目、江西省重点研发计划项目、企业重大专项等6项课题研究。在《Materials Science & Engineering A》、《Journal of Materials Science & Technology》、《Ceramics International》、《Journal of Materials Research & Technology》、《International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials》等权威刊物上发表论文20余篇，授权发明专利16项。

主持项目：

1. XXX制备及XX应用，军委装发部“慧眼行动”创新成果转化应用项目（BD4455FC），项目经费137.2万元。

2. 激光增材制造用球形WC-Co硬质合金复合粉末的关键制备技术，江西省重点研发计划项目（20224BBE51044），项目经费100万元。

3. 2023科技部 “一带一路”创新人才交流外国专家项目（DL2023022001），项目经费10万元。

4. 钨及钨合金3D打印粉末制备和工艺开发，江钨控股集团科技计划项目，项目经费175万元。

5. 高性能难加工材料加工新产品开发及产业化，江钨控股集团科技计划项目，项目经费195万元。

代表性论文：

[1] Jie Mao, Nan Ye, Wentan Zhu, Jiancheng Tang, Zichun Wu, Haiou Zhuo, G.A. Bagliuk. Additively manufactured fine-grained high-performance W-20wt%Cu composites: Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties. Materials Science & Engineering: A. 2025, 925, 147913.

[2] Zichun Wu, Nan Ye, Haiou Zhuo, Jie Mao, Wentan Zhu, Ziyi Gong, Xuanle Chen, Jiancheng Tang. High-pressure and high-temperature synthesis of binderless nanocrystalline WC cemented carbide: Microstructure and mechanical properties. Ceramics International. 2025, 51, 7756-7765.

[3] Jie Mao, Nan Ye, Zichun Wu, Ziyi Gong, Haiou Zhuo, Wentan Zhu, Jiancheng Tang. High-performance spherical W-Cu composite powders for additive manufacturing via spray granulation and cold isostatic pressure sintering. Powder Technology. 2025, 457, 120935.

[4] Jie Mao, Wentan Zhu, Nan Ye, Zichun Wu, Jiancheng Tang, Haiou Zhuo, G.A. Bagliuk. Effects of raw powder characteristics on microstructure and mechanical properties of W20Cu composites manufactured by SLM. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 2025, 128, 107001.

[5] Shuzhong Yang, Wentan Zhu, Nan Ye, Fan Zhang, Jiafa Jiang, Haiou Zhuo, Jiancheng Tang. Realizing superior strength-toughness synergy in cemented carbides with coarse and fine-grained heterostructures. Journal of Materials Research & Technology. 2025, 36, 3785-3795.

[6] Jie Mao, Zichun Wu, Nan Ye, Xiaoqiang Wen, Fan Zhang, Wentan Zhu, Ziyi Gong, Jiancheng Tang. Compressive performance and defects healing behavior of pure tungsten fabricated by LPBF coupled with subsequent hot isostatic pressing. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 2025, 129, 107100.