1. The Institute of Crystal Materials of Shandong University is the State Key Laboratory. The main students come from the School of Physics, the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Shandong University. Most students from the School of Physics of Shandong University will choose the Institute of Crystal Materials of Shandong University after graduation.

2. The research of crystal materials in Shandong University has three major directions: condensed matter physics, material science, material physics and chemistry, while the Institute of Physics of Shandong University has two majors: physics and applied physics, and the professional type of the Institute of Crystal Materials of Shandong University is better, so the Institute of Crystal Materials of Shandong University is good.