近些年科研主要聚焦在：

1.面向应用的2D纳米润滑材料的创新制备及界面调控机制研究

2.天然埃洛石（HNTs）的纳米结构功能化研究及其应用

3.基于多级孔碳基复合纤维膜的新型吸附材料创制及其应用

主持或参与完成国家级、省部级、市级以及企业委托科研项目30余项，鉴定国内外领先成果2项，产生巨大的经济效益和社会效益。

国内外已经发表SCI收录50余篇，其中二区以上20余篇（Chem. Commun. ,J.Alloy. Compd, J. Ind. Eng.Chem, Ceram.Int, Ind.Eng.Chem.Res, Mater.Lett, Ecotox. Environ. Safe等，他引超过300次，H平均指数>10），EI收录20余篇

近三年主要代表作：

1.Zhan-Sheng Ma,Hong-Liang Ding,Zan Liu, Zhilin Cheng*. Preparation and tribological properties of hydrothermally exfoliated ultrathin hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) in mixed NaOH/KOH solution, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,2019,784:807-815 (IF= 3.799)



2.Pei-Rong Wu, Wei Li, Yu-Mei Feng, Ting Ge, Zan Liu, Zhilin Cheng*. Fabrication and tribological properties of oil-soluable MoS2 nanosheets decorated by oleic diethanolamide borate. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019,770: 441-450(IF= 3.799)



3.Pei-Rong Wu,Wei Zhang,Zan Liu,Zhilin Cheng*. A novel preparation method for MoS2 nanosheets with good tribology performance by the combination of expansion and freeze exfoliation. CeramicsInternational, 2019,45:1730-1736 (IF= 3.057)



4.Pei-Rong Wu, Ying-Chao Kong, Zhan-Sheng Ma, Ting Ge, Yu-Mei Feng, Zan Liu, Zhilin Cheng*. Preparation and tribological properties of novel zinc borate/MoS2 nanocomposites in grease, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018,740:823-829(IF= 3.133)



5.Pei-Rong Wu, Yu-Mei Feng, Ting Ge, Ying-Chao Kong, Zhan-Sheng Ma, Zan Liu, Zhilin Cheng*. An investigation on tribological properties of the chemically capped zinc borate(ZB)/MoS2 nanocomposites in oil,Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2018,63:157-167. (IF= 4.841)



6.Pei-Rong Wu, Zhan-Sheng Ma, Ying-Chao Kong, Zan Liu, Zhilin Cheng*. A novel approach for synthesis of MoS2 nanotubes assisted with HNTs. Materials Letters, 2018,223: 182-185 (IF= 2.687)



7.Pei-Rong Wu, Zhilin Cheng*,Ying-Chao Kong, Zhan-Sheng Ma, Zan Liu. Templated synthesis of plate-like MoS2 nanosheets assisted with HNTs and their tribological performance in oil. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2018,20:138 (IF= 2.102)



8.Zhi-Lin Cheng*,Bao-Chong Cao, Pei-Rong Wu, Lu Ma, Zan Liu. Templated synthesis of graphene nanosheets within curling layered nanostructure of halloysite nanotubes，Material Letters, 2017, 202: 62–65(IF= 2.687)



9.Zhi-Lin Cheng*, Wei Li, Pei-Rong Wu, Zan Liu. A strategy for preparing modified graphene oxide with good dispersibility and transparency in oil, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017, 56: 5527-5534(IF= 3.141)



10.Zhi-Lin Cheng*, Wei Li, Pei-Rong Wu, Zan Liu. Preparation, characterization, and tribological properties of oleic diethanolamide-capped zinc borate-coated graphene oxide composites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017,705:384-391(IF= 3.133)



11.Zhi-Lin Cheng*, Wei Li, Pei-Rong Wu, Zan Liu. Study on structure-activity relationship between size and tribological properties of graphene oxide naosheets in oil, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,2017,25:778-784(IF= 3.133)



12.Wei Li, Zhilin Cheng*. Preparation of oleic diethanolamide-capped copper borate/graphene oxide nanocomposites and their tribological properties in base oil，RSC Advances, 2016,6:110866-110873(IF= 2.936)



13.Zhi-Lin Cheng*,Ying-Ying Liu, Bao-Chong Cao. Two-dimensional layered structure-templated synthesis of graphene nanosheets using CoAl-LDH under low carbonization temperature, Materials Letters, 2016, 175:215–218(IF= 2.687)



14. Zhi-Lin Cheng*..Yan-xiangLi..ZanLiu,Fabrication of graphene oxide/silicalite-1 composites with hierarchical porous structure and investigation on their adsorption performance for rhodamine B, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry，2017，25：234-243



15.Zhi-Lin Cheng*, Yan-xiang Li; Zan Liu Study on adsorption of rhodamine B onto Beta zeolites by tuning SiO2/Al2O3 ratio, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018, 148：585-592



16. Zhi-Lin Cheng*, Yan-xiang Li, Zan Liu, Novel adsorption materials based on graphene oxide/Beta zeolite composite materials and their adsorption performance for rhodamine B,, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017，708, 255–263

授权专利25项，在科研成果转化方面具有丰富的经验与创新思维。