Located in the core area of Huairou Science City, the Huairou Campus of the Institute of Physics (IOP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) enjoys a picturesque setting at the base of the majestic Great Wall and alongside the serene Yanqi Lake. This campus is home to "One Facility and Two Centers": the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility, a premier national science facility, and two cutting-edge interdisciplinary research centers—the Center for Clean Energy and the Center for Materials Genome Initiative. These centers are collaborative initiatives between CAS and the Beijing Municipal Government.
The IOP Huairou Campus covers an area of around 230 mu, boasting a construction area of 118,000 square meters, and supported by a total investment of around 2.4 billion yuan. The construction of "One Facility and Two Centers" commenced in 2017 and was completed in July 2020. They are now open to domestic and international users. For more information, please visit http://iop-hr.iphy.ac.cn/#/home.
Based on "One Facility and Two Centers," the institute has strategically integrated basic research, applied research, technology transfer, and high-tech industry development. The goal is to elevate "One Facility and Two Centers" to world-renowned status, promoting the Beijing National Science and Innovation Center's development and establishing a crucial national strategic base for basic and applied research into physical sciences.
Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF), Huairou Science City, Beijing
The Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF) is a national major science facility. It uniquely integrates multiple extreme conditions, including ultra-high pressure, extremely low temperature, intense magnetic fields, and ultrafast optical fields. As an internationally advanced experimental platform, SECUF is designed to push the boundaries of physical sciences, creating unprecedented opportunities for exploring new phenomena and controlling new states of matter. Through its cutting-edge capabilities, SECUF can significantly enhance China's research strength in physical sciences and related frontier disciplines.
SECUF aims to make breakthroughs in areas such as the discovery of new high-temperature superconductors, breakthroughs in unconventional superconductivity mechanisms, advancements in core quantum computing technologies, and ultrafast manipulation of physical properties.
The Institute of Physics (IOP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) serves as the legal entity of SECUF. The facility benefits from a robust collaborative framework, with Jilin University as its co-construction partner and with key collaborating institutions including Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the CAS Institute of Electrical Engineering.
The Facility covers a total site area of approximately 180 mu (about 120,000 square meters). Its physical infrastructure is distributed across two locations: a 130-mu campus in Huairou District, Beijing, and a 50-mu campus in Changchun City, Jilin Province. The combined building area of the facility is 54,000 square meters, with 48,000 square meters in Beijing and 6,000 square meters in Changchun.
SECUF is now open to domestic and international users. For more information, please visit: http://english.secuf.iphy.ac.cn/
Experimental Stations：
A1 Ultra-low temperature high pressure physical property measurements - diamond anvil cell station
A2 Ultra-low temperature high pressure physical property measurements - cubic anvil cell station
A3 Ultra-low temperature high magnetic field quantum oscillation experimental station
A4 Infrared and terahertz spectra measurement station under extreme conditions
A5 Raman spectrum measurement station under extreme conditions
A6 High magnetic field nuclear magnetic resonance experimental station
A7 Ultra-low temperature high magnetic field scanning tunneling microscopy station
A8 Low-temperature in-situ STM-ARPES experimental station
A9 High-pressure synergetic measurement station
C1 Sub-millikelvin experimental station
C2 Ultra-low temperature experimental station for manipulation of superconducting quantum devices
C3 Ultra-low temperature high magnetic field quantum transport and manipulation experimental station
C4 Low-temperature high magnetic field electron transport and spectroscopic measurement station
D1 Femtosecond dynamics experimental station
D2 Attosecond dynamics experimental station
D3 Ultrafast X-ray dynamics experimental station
D4 Ultrafast electron microscopy station
D5 Ultrafast electron diffraction experimental station
F1 Micro/nano fabrication laboratory
F2 Sample preselection and characterization station
F3 Machine shop & electronic shop
F4 Helium recovery and liquefaction plant
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Center for Materials Genome Initiative (CMGI) and Center for Clean Energy (CCE), Huairou Science City, Beijing
The Center for Materials Genome Initiative (CMGI) is a state-of-the-art materials genome research center equipped with large-scale and comprehensive means. It is poised to significantly enhance China’s research capabilities in key areas such as novel high-temperature superconductors, advanced quantum materials, high-performance amorphous alloys, and rare-earth magnetic materials. By accelerating the process optimization cycle, the Center can boost research in both fundamental and applied materials science. It aims to achieve world-class breakthroughs in areas, including the mechanisms of high-temperature superconductivity, topological materials, and novel quantum phenomena.
The Center covers an area of approximately 54 mu (about 36,000 square meters), with a building area of 40,000 square meters. It is now open to domestic and international users.
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The Center for Clean Energy (CCE) focuses on energy storage, energy conversion and efficient energy utilization. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the Center enables precise structural, compositional, and physicochemical property analyses across scales—from atomic to macroscopic dimensions. It supports high-resolution ex situ and in situ testing of critical materials, devices, and systems in clean energy technologies, all under controlled inert atmospheres. Additionally, the Center conducts systematic non-destructive diagnostics, failure analysis, and testing and validation of important clean energy materials and devices currently under development and application. Furthermore, CCE is committed to pioneering forward-looking research and development in clean energy technologies with significant application prospects in the future. The Center is poised to significantly elevate China's research and development capabilities in clean energy materials and devices. It will foster the emergence of original and transformative clean energy technologies while accelerating the translation of scientific achievements into practical applications.
The Center covers a site area of approximately 44 mu (about 29,000 square meters), with a total building area of 30,000 square meters. It is now open to domestic and international users.
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