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2024

134. Zeqin Xin, Xiaolong Zhang, Jing Guo, Yonghuang Wu, Bolun Wang, Run Shi*, Kai Liu*. Dual-Limit Growth of Large-Area Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. ACS Nano, doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09222 (2024).

133. Chen Wang, Zhesi Chen, Chak Lam Jonathan Chan, Zhu’an Wan, Wenhao Ye, Wenying Tang, Zichao Ma, Beitao Ren, Daquan Zhang, Zhilong Song, Yucheng Ding, Zhenghao Long, Swapnadeep Poddar, Weiqi Zhang, Zixi Wan, Feng Xue, Suman Ma, Qingfeng Zhou, Geyu Lu, Kai Liu & Zhiyong Fan*. Biomimetic olfactory chips based on large-scale monolithically integrated nanotube sensor arrays. Nature Electronics, 7, 157 (2024).

2023

132. Peng, Ruixuan; Wu, Yonghuang; Wang, Bolun; Shi, Run; Xu, Longlong; Pan, Ting; Guo, Jing; Zhao, Bochen; Song, Cheng; Fan, Zhiyong; Wang, Chen; Zhou, Peng; Fan, Shoushan; Liu, Kai*. Programmable graded doping for reconfigurable molybdenum ditelluride devices​. Nature Electronics, 6, 852 (2023).

131. Liu, Yiqun; Wu, Yonghuang; Han, Haojie; Wang, Yue; PengRuixuan; LiuKai; YiDi; NanCe-Wen; MaJing*. CuInP2S6-Based Electronic/Optoelectronic Synapse for Artificial Visual System Application. Advanced Functional Materials, doi: 10.1002/adfm.202306945 (2023).

 

130. Ao, Shen; Liu, Mingda; Wang, Dexin; Zhu, Encheng; Liu, Kai; Wang, Weipeng; Ling, Yunhan; Fu, Wangyang*; Zhang, Zhengjun*. Dual-parameter gas sensing with functional graphene field-effect transistorsCell Reports Physical Science, 4, 101564 (2023).

 

129. Wang, Enze#; Xiong, Zixin#; Chen, Zekun; Xin, Zeqin; Ma, Huachun; Ren, Hongtao; Wang, Bolun; Guo, Jing Guo; Sun, Yufei; Wang, Xuewen; Li, Chenyu; Li, Xiaoyan*; Liu, Kai*. Water nanolayer facilitated solitary-wave-like blisters in MoS2 thin films. Nature Communications, 14, 4324 (2023).

128. Liu, Yiqun; Wu, Yonghuang; Wang, Bolun; Chen, Hetian; Yi, Di; Liu, Kai; Nan, Ce-Wen; Ma, Jing*. Versatile memristor implemented in van der Waals CuInP2S6. Nano Research, 16, 10191 (2023).

 

127. Sun, Yufei#; Yin, Shujia#; Peng, Ruixuan#; Liang, Jia#; Cong, Xin; Li, Yi; Li, Chenyu; Wang, Bolun; Lin, Miao-Ling; Tan, Ping-Heng*; Wan, Chunlei*; Liu, Kai*. Abnormal Out-of-Plane Vibrational Raman Mode in Electrochemically Intercalated Multilayer MoS2. Nano Letters, 23, 5342 (2023).

 

126. Du, Ziwan; Lai, Yuxuan; Bai, Ruirong; Wang, Bolun; Zheng, Qiang; Xu, Chuan; Lu, Teng; Pei, Jun; Li, Wei; Wu, Yu-Ning*; Liu, Kai; Liu, Yun; Fu, Engang; Li, Jing-Feng*; Yang, Yigang*; Li, Qian*. Robust Thermal Neutron Detection by LiInP2Se6 Bulk Single Crystals. Advanced Materials, 35, 2212213 (2023).

125. Guo, Jing; Peng, Ruixuan; Zhang, Xiaolong; Xin, Zeqin; Wang, Enze; Wu, Yonghuang; Li, Chenyu; Fan, Shoushan; Shi, Run*; Liu, Kai*. Perforated Carbon Nanotube Film Assisted Growth of Uniform Monolayer MoS2. Small, 19, 2300766 (2023).

124. Shi, Run; Wu, Yonghuang; Xin, Zeqin; Guo, Jing; Li, Zonglin; Zhao, Bochen; Peng, Ruixuan; Li, Chenyu; Wang, Enze; Wang, Bolun; Zhang, Xiaolong; Cheng, Chun*; Liu, Kai*. Liquid Precursor-Guided Phase Engineering of Single-Crystal VO2 Beams. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, e202301421 (2023).

123. Wu, Yonghuang; Xin, Zeqin; Zhang, Zhibin; Wang, Bolun; Peng, Ruixuan; Wang, Enze; Shi, Run; Liu, Yiqun; Guo, Jing; Liu, Kaihui; Liu, Kai*. All‐transfer Electrode Interface Engineering Towards Harsh‐Environment‐Resistant MoS2 Field‐Effect Transistors. Advanced Materials, 35, 2210735 (2023).

 

2022

122. Zhang, Zhibin; Ding, Mingchao; Cheng, Ting; Qiao, Ruixi; Zhao, Mengze; Luo, Mingyan; Wang, Enze; Sun, Yufei; Zhang, Shuai; Li, Xingguang; Zhang, Zhihong; Mao, Hancheng; Liu, Fang; Fu, Ying; Liu, Kehai; Zou, Dingxin ; Liu, Can; Wu, Muhong; Fan, Chuanlin; Zhu, Qingshan; Wang, Xinqiang; Gao, Peng; Li, Qunyang; Liu, Kai; Zhang, Yuanbo; Bai, Xuedong; Yu, Dapeng*; Ding, Feng*; Wang, Enge*; Liu, Kaihui*. Continuous epitaxy of single-crystal graphite films by isothermal carbon diffusion through nickel. Nature Nanotechnology, 17, 1258 (2022).

121. Ding, Jun; Ma, He*; Xiao, Xiao; Li, Qingwei; Liu, Kai; Zhang, Xinping*. Flexible Torsional Photoactuators Based on MXene–Carbon Nanotube–Paraffin Wax Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 57171 (2022).

120. Kong, Deying; Zhang, Yu; Cheng, Dali; Wang, Enze; Zhang, Kaiyuan; Wang, Huachun; Liu, Kai; Yin, Lan*; Sheng, Xing*. Heteroepitaxy of Large-Area, Monocrystalline Lead Halide Perovskite Films on Gallium Arsenide. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 52508 (2022).

119. Sun, Yinghui; Sun, Yufei; Wang, Rongming*; Liu, Kai*. Probing the interlayer mechanical coupling of 2D layered materials - A review. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 32, 528 (2022).

118. Wang, Enze; Chen, Zekun; Shi, Run; Xiong, Zixin; Xin, Zeqin; Wang, Bolun; Guo, Jing; Peng, Ruixuan; Wu, Yonghuang; Li, Chenyu; Ren, Hongtao; Li, Xiaoyan*; Liu, Kai*. Humidity-Controlled Dynamic Engineering of Buckling Dimensionality in MoS2 Thin Films. ACS Nano, 16, 14157 (2022).

117. Li, Yuan; Ma, He*; Tang, Fawei; Li, Chenyu; Wang, Bolun; Song, Xiaoyan; Liu, Kai*; Zhang, Xinping*. Direct Laser Writing of Multishaped VO2 Microactuators Based on Freestanding VO2 Film. Advanced Materials Technologies, 8, 2200977 (2022).

116. Sun, Yufei; Wang, Yujia; Wang, Enze; Wang, Bolun; Zhao, Hengyi; Zeng, Yongpan; Zhang, Qinghua; Wu, Yonghuang; Gu, Lin; Li, Xiaoyan*; Liu, Kai*. Determining the interlayer shearing in twisted bilayer MoS2 by nanoindentation. Nature Communications, 13, 3898 (2022).

115. Li, Chenyu; Wang, Zhijie; Liu, Mingda; Wang, Enze; Wang, Bolun; Xu, Longlong; Jiang, Kaili; Fan, Shoushan; Sun, Yinghui*; Li, Jia*; Liu, Kai*. Ultrafast self-heating synthesis of robust heterogeneous nanocarbides for high current density hydrogen evolution reaction. Nature Communications, 13, 3338 (2022).

114. Zhang, Simian; Deng, Xiaonan; Wu, Yifei; Wang, Yuqi; Ke, Shengxian; Zhang, Shishu; Liu, Kai; Lv, Ruitao; Li, Zhengcao*; Xiong, Qihua*; Wang, Chen*. Lateral layered semiconductor multijunctions for novel electronic devices. Chemical Society Reviews, 51, 4000 (2022).

113. J. Guo, K. Liu*. Recent Progress in Two-Dimensional MoTe2 Hetero-Phase Homojunctions. Nanomaterials, 12, 110 (2022).

112. Ruihan Guo, Linbo Shan, Yonghuang Wu, Yimao Cai, Ru Huang, He Ma*, Kechao Tang*, Kai Liu*. Phase-Change Materials for Intelligent Temperature Regulation. Mater. Today Energy, 23, 100888 (2022).

2021

111. Luan, Hengwei; Sun, Yufei; Dong, Xianqi; Li, Kun; Yang, Yi-Chieh; Si, Jiajia; Cai, Chuting; Li, Jinfeng; Shao, Yang*; Liu, Kai; Yao, Ke-Fu*. High-quality graphene from the surface of CrFeCoNiC high-entropy alloyJournal of Alloys and Compounds, 889, 161712 (2021).

110. Bolun Wang, Xuewen Wang, Enze Wang, Chenyu Li, Ruixuan Peng, Yonghuang Wu, Zeqin Xin, Yufei Sun, Jing Guo, Shoushan Fan, Chen Wang, Jianshi Tang, and Kai Liu*. Monolayer MoS2 Synaptic Transistors for High-Temperature Neuromorphic ApplicationsNano Lett., 21, 10400 (2021).

109. He Ma, Xiao Xiao, Yu Wang, Yufei Sun, Bolun Wang, Xinyu Gao, Enze Wang, Kaili Jiang, Kai Liu*, Xinping Zhang*. Wafer-Scale Freestanding Vanadium Dioxide Film. Science Adv., 7, eabk3438 (2021).

108. G. T. LuY. Wei*X. Z. LiR. X. PengG. Q. ZhangZ. MeiL. LiangK. LiuQ. Q. LiS. S. FanY. G. Zhang*. Reconfigurable Carbon Nanotube Barristor. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2107457 (2021).

107. Y. F. Yang, M. K. Xu, S. J. Jia, B. L. Wang, L. J. Xu, X. X. Wang, H. Liu, Y. S. Liu, Y. Z. Guo, L. D. Wang, S. K. Duan, K. Liu, M. Zhu, J. Pei*, W. R. Duan*, D. M. Liu*, H. L. Li*. A new opportunity for the emerging tellurium semiconductor: making resistive switching devices. Nature Commun., 12, 6081 (2021).

106. X. W. Wang, B. L. Wang, Q. H. Zhang, Y. F. Sun, E. Z. Wang, H. Luo, Y. H. Wu, L. Gu, H. L. Li, K. Liu*. Grain-boundary engineering of monolayer MoS2 for energy-efficient lateral synaptic devices. Adv. Mater., 33, 2102435 (2021).

105. B. L. Wang, R. X. Peng, X. W. Wang, Y. Y. Yang, E. Z. Wang, Z. Q. Xin, Y. F. Sun, C. Y. Li, Y. H. Wu, J. Q. Wei, J. B. Sun, K. Liu*. Ultrafast, Kinetically Limited, Ambient Synthesis of Vanadium Dioxides through Laser Direct Writing on Ultrathin Chalcogenide Matrix. ACS Nano, 15, 10502 (2021).

104. K. Liu*, Z. T. Tian*. Advances in Phase-Change Materials. J. Appl. Phys., 130, 070401 (2021).

103. X. W. Wang, B. L. Wang, Y. H. Wu, E. Z. Wang, H. Luo, Y. F. Sun, D. Y. Fu*, Y. H. Sun*, K. Liu*. Two-Dimensional Lateral Heterostructures Made by Selective Reaction on a Patterned Monolayer MoS2 MatrixACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 26143 (2021).

102. K. L. Zhu*, Q. Li, H. N. Ren, Y. F. Sun, C. Y. Li, R. T. Lv, S. S. Fan, J. C. Yang, Y. Guo, K. Liu*. Few-Layer MoS2 Nanosheet/Carbon Nanotube Composite Films for Long-Lifetime Lithium Storage and Hydrogen Generation. ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 4, 4754 (2021).

101. K. L. Zhu*, C. Y. Li, Y. S. Jiao, J. W. Zhu, H. T. Ren, Y. F. Luo, S. S. Fan, K. Liu*. Free-Standing Hybrid Films Comprising of Ultra-Dispersed Titania Nanocrystals and Hierarchical Conductive Network for Excellent High Rate Performance of Lithium Storage. Nano Res., 14, 2301 (2021).

100. B. X. Liu, Y. H. Sun*, Y. H. Wu, K. Liu, H. Y. Ye, F. T. Li, L. M. Zhang, Y. Jiang, R. M. Wang*. Enhanced photoresponse of TiO2/MoS2 heterostructure phototransistors by the coupling of interface charge transfer and photogating. Nano Res., 14, 982 (2021).

2020

99. C. Y. Li, M. D. Liu, H. Y. Ding, L. Q. He, E. Z. Wang, B. L. Wang, S. S. Fan, K. Liu*. A Lightly Fe-doped (NiS2/MoS2)/Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Electrocatalyst Film with Laser-Drilled Micro-Pores for Stabilized Overall Water Splitting and pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. J. Mater. Chem. A, 8, 17527 (2020).

98. B. L. Wang#, Y. F. Sun#, H. Y. Ding#, X. Zhao#, L. Zhang, J. W. Bai*, K. Liu*. Bioelectronics-Related 2D Materials Beyond Graphene: Fundamentals, Properties, and Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater., 30, 2003732 (2020). (Invited Review)

97. B. L. Wang, H. Luo, X. W. Wang, E. Z. Wang, Y. F. Sun, Y.-C. Tsai, J. X. Dong, P. Liu, H. L. Li, Y. Xu, S. Tongay, K. L. Jiang, S. S. Fan, K. Liu*. Direct laser patterning of 2-dimensional lateral transition metal disulfide-oxide-disulfide heterostructures for ultrasensitive sensors.  Nano Res., 13, 2035 (2020). (Cover)

96. C. Y. Li#, S. Y. Zhao#, K. L. Zhu, B. L. Wang, E. Z. Wang, Y. F. Luo, L. Q. He, J. P. Wang, K. L. Jiang, S. S. Fan, J. Li*, K. Liu*. Flexible and Free-Standing Hetero-electrocatalyst of High-Valence-Cation Doped MoS2/MoO2/CNT Foam with Synergistically Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalytic Activity.  J. Mater. Chem. A, 8,  14944 (2020). (Back Cover)

95. H. Ma, X. Xiao, X. P. Zhang*, K. Liu. Recent advances for phase-transition materials for actuatorsJ. Appl. Phys., 128, 101101 (2020).

94. H. Ma, Y. Wang, R. Lu, F. R. Tan, Y. L. Fu, G. Wang, D. Y. Wang, K. Liu, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang, X. P. Zhang*. A flexible, multifunctional, active terahertz modulator with an ultra-low triggering thresholdJ. Mater. Chem. C, 8, 10213 (2020). (Cover)

93. C. Weber, S. Acharya, B. Cunningham, M. Gruning, L. L. Zhang, H. Zhao, Y. Tan, Y. Zhang, C. L. Zhang, K. Liu, M. V. Schilfgaarde, M. Shalaby*. Role of the lattice in the light-induced insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide. Phys. Rev. Research, 2, 023076 (2020).

92. J. W. Wang, Y. Luo, X. B. Cai, R. Shi, W. J. Wang, T. R. Li, Z. F. Wu, X. Zhang, O. W. Peng, A. Amini, C. M. Tang, K. Liu, N. Wang, C. Cheng*. Multiple Regulation over Growth Direction, Band Structure, and Dimension of Monolayer WS2 by a Quartz Substrate. Chem. Mater., 32, 2508 (2020).

91. H. Y. Ding, Z. Q. Xin, Y. Y. Yang, Y. F. Luo, K. L. Xia, B. L. Wang, Y. F. Sun, J. P. Wang, Y. Y. Zhang, H. Wu, S. S. Fan, L. Zhang*, K. Liu*. Ultrasensitive, Low-Voltage Operational, and Asymmetric Ionic Sensing Hydrogel for Multipurpose Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater., 30, 1909616 (2020). (Back Cover)

90. D. Y. Kong, D. L. Cheng, X. W. Wang, K. Y. Zhang, H. C. Wang, K. Liu, H. L. Li, X. Sheng*, L. Yin*. Solution processed lead-free cesium titanium halide perovskites and their structural, thermal and optical characteristics. J. Mater. Chem. C, 8, 1591 (2020)

89. K. Zhu*, Q. Li, Z. M. Xue, Q. Yu, X. C. Liu, Z. Q. Shan, K. Liu*. Mesoporous TiO2 Spheres as Advanced Anodes for Low-Cost, Safe, and High-Areal-Capacity Lithium-Ion Full Batteries. ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 3, 1019 (2020).

88. Y. Yang, H. Zhu, D. P. Chu, K. Liu, Y. L. Zhang, M. H. Pei, S. W. Feng, L. Jin, C. Wang, J. Liu, R. Li, S. Wang. Modulation of the resistive switching of BiFO3 thin films through electrical stressing. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 53, 115301 (2020)

87. C. Wang, H. Zhu*, S. Wang, D. P. Chu, K. Liu, L. Jin, R. Li, J. Liu, S. W. Feng, C. S. Guo, Y. M. Zhang. Effect of Uniaxial Tensile Strains at Different Orientations on the Characteristics of AlGaN/GaN High-Electron-Mobility Transistors. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 67, 449 (2020).

86. G. D. Wei#, X. Y. Lin#*, Z. Z. Si, D. Wang, X. H. Wang, X. F. Fan, K. Deng, K. Liu, K. L. Jiang, N. Lei, Y. X. Chen, S. Mangin, E. Fullerton, W. S. Zhao*. Optically Induced Phase Change for Magnetoresistance Modulation. Adv. Quantum Technol., 3, 1900104 (2020). 

85. B. L. Wang, H. Luo, X. W. Wang, E. Z. wang, Y. F. Sun, Y.-C. Tsai, H. Zhu, P. Liu, K. L. Jiang, K. Liu*.  Bifunctional NbS2-Based Asymmetric Heterostructure for Lateral and Vertical Electronic Devices. ACS Nano,  14, 175 (2020).

2019

84. H. Luo, B. L. Wang, E. Z. Wang, X. W. Wang, Y. F. Sun, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, C. Cheng*, K. Liu*. Phase-transition modulated, high-performance dual-mode photodetectors based on WSe2/VO2 heterojunctions. Appl. Phys. Rev. 6, 041407 (2019).

83. S. Q. Yin, C. Song*, Y. M. Sun, L. L. Qiao, B. L. Wang, Y. F. Sun, K. Liu, F. Pan, X. Z. Zhang*. Electric and Light Dual-Gate Tunable MoS2 Memtransistor. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 43344 (2019).

82. H. Ma, X. P. Zhang*, Z. C. Zhang, Y. Wang, G. Wang, F. F. Liu, R. X. Cui, C. Y. Huang, M. Wang, Y. Wei, K. L. Jiang, L. J. Pan*, K. Liu*. Infrared micro-detectors with high sensitivity and high response speed using VO2-coated helical carbon nanocoils. J. Mater. Chem. C, 7, 12095 (2019). (Inside cover article)

81. Y. H. Sun, Y. A. Moe, Y. Y. Xu, Y. F. Sun, X. W. Wang, F. T. Li, K. Liu, R. M. Wang*. Evolution of local strain in Ag-deposited monolayer MoS2 modulated by interface interactions. Nanoscale, 11, 22432 (2019).

80. H. Luo, B. L. Wang, E. Z. Wang, X. W. Wang, Y. F. Sun, K. Liu*. High-Responsivity Photovoltaic Photodetectors Based on MoTe2/MoSe2 van der Waals Heterojunctions. Crystals, 9, 315 (2019).

79. K. L. Zhu*, C. Y. Li, Z. H. Jing, X. C. Liu, Y. C. He, X. X. Lv, Y. Wang, K. Liu*. Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction. FlatChem, 18, 100140 (2019). (Invited review)

78. X. Jin#, H. X. Tan#, Z. P. Wu#,  J. C. Liang, W. T. Miao, C.-S. Lian, J. T. Wang, K. Liu*, H. M. Wei, C. Feng, P. Liu, Y. Wei, Q. Q. Li, J. P. Wang, L. Liu, X. D. Li*, S. S. Fan, W. H. Duan*, K. L. Jiang*. Continuous, Ultra-Lightweight, and Multi-Purpose Super-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Tapes Viable over a Wide Range of Temperatures. Nano Lett., 19, 6756 (2019). (Supplementary cover article)

77. X. W. Wang, Y. H. Sun, K. Liu*. Chemical and Structural Stability of 2-Dimensional Layered Materials. 2D Mater., 6, 042001 (2019). (Invited review).

76. H. T. Ren, Y. C. Liu, L. Zhang*, K. Liu*. Synthesis, properties, and applications of large-scale two-dimensional materials by polymer-assisted deposition. J. Semicond., 40, 061003 (2019). (Invited review)

75. Y. Fu, W. J. Wang, J. W. Wang, X. N. Li, R. Shi, O. W. Peng, B. N. Chandrashekar, K. Liu, A. Amini, C. Cheng*. MOFs derived Zn/Co-Fe core-shell nanocages with remarkable oxygen evolution reaction performance.  J. Mater. Chem. A, 7, 17299 (2019).

74. C. W. Lan#, H. Ma#, M. T. Wang#, Z. H. Gao*, K. Liu, K. Bi*, J. Zhou, X. J. Xin*. Highly Efficient Active All-Dielectric Metasurfaces Based on Hybrid Structures Integrated with Phase-Change Materials: From Terahertz to Optical Ranges. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 14229 (2019).

73. H. T. Ren#, Z. X. Xiong#, E. Z. Wang#, Z. Q. Yuan, Y. F. Sun, K. L. Zhu, B. L. Wang, X. W. Wang, H. Y. Ding, P. Liu, L. Zhang*, J. Q. Wu, S. S. Fan, X. Y. Li*, K. Liu*. Watching Dynamic Self-Assembly of Web Buckles in Strained MoS2 Thin Films. ACS Nano, 13, 3106 (2019).

72. Y. F. Sun#, J. B. Pan#, Z. T. Zhang#, K. N. Zhang, J. Liang, W. J. Wang, Z. Q. Yuan, Y. K. Hao, B. L. Wang, J. W. Wang, Y. Wu, J. Y. Zheng, L. Y. Jiao, S. Y. Zhou, K. H. Liu, C. Cheng, W. H. Duan, Y. Xu*, Q. M. Yan*, K. Liu*. Elastic Properties and Fracture Behaviors of Biaxially-Deformed, Polymorphic MoTe2. Nano Lett., 19, 761 (2019).

71. Y. F. Sun, K. Liu*. Strain Engineering in Functional 2-Dimensional Materials. J. Appl. Phys., 125, 082402 (2019). (Invited Tutorial)

 

2018

70. Y. A. Moe#, Y. H. Sun#, H. Y. Ye, K. Liu, R. M. Wang*. Probing Evolution of Local Strain at MoS2-Metal Boundaries by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 40246 (2018).

69. J. Y. Wang, H. Yan, Z. G. Liu, Z. C. Wang, H. N. Gao, Z. J. Zhang, B. L. Wang, N. Xu, S. Q. Zhang, X. J. Liu, R. R. Zhang, X. M. Wang, G. F. Zhang, L. Y. Zhao, K. Liu*, X. D. Sun*. Langmuir-Blodgett self-assembly of ultrathin graphene quantum dot films with modulated optical properties. Nanoscale, 10, 19612  (2018).

68. H. Ma, X. P. Zhang*, R. X. Cui, F. F. Liu, M. Wang, C. Y. Huang, J. W. Hou, G. Wang, Y. Wei, K. L. Jiang, L. J. Pan*, K. Liu*. Photo-driven nanoactuators based on carbon nanocoil and vanadium dioxide bimorph. Nanoscale, 10, 11158 (2018).

67. S. Z. Hong#, D. Y. Fu#, J. W. Hou, D. L. Zhou, B. L. Wang, Y. F. Sun, P. Liu, K. Liu*. Robust photoluminescence energy of MoS2/graphene heterostructure against electron irradiation. Sci. China Mater., 61, 1351 (2018).

66. K. Liu, S. Lee, S. Yang, O. Delaire, J. Q. Wu*. Recent progresses on physics and appliations of vanadium dioxide. Mater. Today, 21, 875 (2018). (Invited)

65. K. L. Zhu, Y. F. Luo, F. Zhao, J. W. Hou, X. W. Wang, H. Ma, H. Wu, Y. G. Zhang, K. L. Jiang, S. S. Fan, J. P. Wang*, K. Liu*. Free-standing, binder-free titania/super-aligned carbon nanotube anodes for flexible and fast-charging Li-ion batteries. ACS Sustainable Chem. & Eng., 6, 3426 (2018).

64. X. W. Wang#, W. Fan#, Z. W. Fan, W. Y. Dai, K. L. Zhu, Y. F. Sun, S. Z. Hong, J. Q. Wu, K. Liu*. Substrate modified thermal stability of mono- and few-layer MoS2. Nanoscale, 10, 3540 (2018).

63. K. C. Dong#, S. Hong#, Y. Deng#, H. Ma, J. C. Li, X. Wang, J. Yeo, L. T. Wang, S, Lou, K. B. Tom, K. Liu, Z. You, Y. Wei, C. P. Grigoropoulos, J. Yao*, J. Wu*. A lithography-free and field-programmable photonic meta-canvas.  Adv. Mater., 30, 1703878 (2018).

62. K. Huang, J. W. Hou, Q. Y. Zhang, G. Ou, D. D. Ning, N. Hussain, Y. S. Xu, B. H. Ge, K. Liu, H. Wu*. Ultrathin two-dimensional metals with fully exposed (111) facets. Chem. Commun., 54, 160 (2018).

2017

61. Z. Q. Yuan, J. W. Hou, K. Liu*. Interfacing 2D Semiconductors with Functional Oxides: Fundamentals, Properties, and Applications.  Crystals, 7, 265 (2017). (Invited)

60. K. L. Zhu, Y. H. Sun, R. M. Wang, Z. Q. Shan*, K. Liu*. Fast Synthesis of Uniform Mesoporous Titania Submicrospheres with High Tap Densities for High-Volumetric Performance Li-ion Batteries.  Sci. China Mater., 60, 304 (2017). (Cover Article)

59. Y. B. Chen#, S. Zhang#, F. Ke#, C. Ko, S. Lee, K. Liu, B. Chen, J. W. Ager, R. Jeanloz, V. Eyert, J. Q. Wu*. Temperature-Pressure Phase Diagram of Vanadium Dioxide. Nano Lett., 17, 2512 (2017).

58. Y. H. Sun, R. M. Wang, K. Liu*. Substrate Induced Changes in Atomically Thin 2-Dimensional Semiconductors: Fundamentals, Engineering, and Applications. Appl. Phys. Rev., 4, 011301 (2017). (Invited)

57. S. Lee#, K. Hippalgaonkar#, F. Yang#, J. W. Hong#, C. Ko, J. Suh, K. Liu, K. Wang, J. J. Urban, X. Zhang, C. Dames, S. A. Hartnoll, O. Delaire*, J. Q. Wu*. Anomalously Low Electronic Thermal Conductivity in Metallic Vanadium Dioxide. Science, 355, 371 (2017).

56. H. Ma, J. W. Hou, X. W. Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Q. Yuan, L. Xiao, Y. Wei*, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang, K. Liu*. Flexible, All-Inorganic Actuators Based on Vanadium Dioxide and Carbon Nanotube Bimorphs. Nano Lett., 17, 421 (2017).

55. J. Zhang, Y. Wei*, F. R. Yao, D. Q. Li, H. Ma, P. Lei, H. H. Fang, X. X. Xiao, Z. X. Lu, J. H. Yang, J. B. Li, L. Y. Jiao, W. D. Hu, K. H. Liu, K. Liu, P. Liu, Q. Q. Li, W. Lu, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang*. SWCNT-MoS2-SWCNT Vertical Point Heterostructures. Adv. Mater., 29, 1604469 (2017).

2016

54. J. L. Lang, B. Ding, T. Zhu, H. X. Su, H. Luo, L. H. Qi, K. Liu, K. Wang, N. Hussain, C. S. Zhao, X. Y. Li*, H. J. Gao*, H. Wu*. Cycling of lithium-ion battery with silicon anode drives large mechanical actuation. Adv. Mater., 28, 10236 (2016).

53. K. C. Dong*, S. Lou, H. S. Choe, K. Liu, Z. You, J. Yao, J. Q. Wu*. Stress compensation for arbitrary curvature control in vanadium dioxide phase transition actuators. Appl. Phys. Lett., 109, 023504 (2016).

52. J. W. Hou#, X. Wang#, D. Y. Fu, C. Ko, Y. B. Chen, Y. F. Sun, S. Lee, K. X. Wang, K. C. Dong, Y. H. Sun, L. Y. Jiao, J. Yao, K. Liu*, J. Wu*. Modulating photoluminescence of monolayer disulfide by metal-insulator phase transition in active substrates. Small, 12, 3976 (2016).

51. J. T. Wang, P. Liu*, B. Y. Xia, H. M. Wei, Y. Wei, Y. Wu, K. Liu, L. N. Zhang, J. P. Wang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang*. Observation of charge generation and transfer during CVD growth of carbon nanotubes. Nano Lett., 16, 4102 (2016).

50. K. Liu*, J. Q. Wu*. Mechanical properties of two-dimensional materials and heterostructures. J. Mater. Res., 31, 832 (2016). (Invited Review)

49. J. H. Kim, D. Y. Fu, S. Kwon, K. Liu, J. Q. Wu, J. Y. Park*. Crossing the thermal lubricity and electronic effects in friction: vanadium dioxide under metal-insulator transition. Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 3, 1500388 (2016).

48. R. Shi, C. Z. Huang, L. F. Zhang, A. Amini , K. Liu , Y. Shi, S. H. Bao, N. Wang, C. Cheng*. Three Dimensional Sculpturing of Vertical Nanowire Arrays by Conventional Photolithography. Sci. Rep., 6, 18886 (2015).

2015

47. L. Xiao*,#, H. Ma#, J. K. Liu, W. Zhao, Y. Jia, Q. Zhao, K. Liu*, Y. Wu, Y. Wei*, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Fast Adaptive Thermal Camouflage Based on Flexible VO2/Graphene/CNT Thin Films. Nano Lett., 15, 8365 (2015).

46. W. Fan#, X. Zhu#, F. Ke, Y. B. Chen, K. C. Dong, J. Ji, B. Chen, S. Tongay, J. W. Ager, K. Liu, H. B. Su, J. Q. Wu*. Vibrational spectrum renormalization in two-dimensional heterostructures by enforced interlayer coupling. Phys. Rev. B, 92, 241408(R) (2015).

45 . K. Liu, C.-L. Hsin, D. Y. Fu, J. Suh, S. Tongay, M. Chen, Y. H. Sun, A. M. Yan, J. Park, K. M. Yu, W. L. Guo, A. Zettl, H. M. Zheng, D. C. Chrzan, J. Q. Wu*. Self-passivation of defects: effects of high-energy particle irradiation on elastic modulus of multilayer graphene. Adv. Mater., 27, 6841 (2015).

44. S. Lee, F. Yang, J. Suh, S. J. Yang, Y. Lee, G. Li, H. S. Choe, A. Suslu, Y. B. Chen, C. Ko, J. Park, K. Liu, J. B. Li, K. Hippalgaonkar, J. J. Urban, S. Tongay, J. Q. Wu*. Anisotropic in-plane thermal conductivity of black phosphorus nanoribbons at temperatures higher than 100K. Nature Commun., 6, 8573 (2015).

43. C. Cheng, D. Y. Fu, K. Liu, H. Guo, S. G. Xu, S.-G. Ryu, O. Ho, J. Zhou, W. Fan, W. Bao, M. Salmeron, N. Wang, C. P. Grigoropoulos, J. Q. Wu*. Directly Metering Light Absorption and Heat Transfer in Single Nanowires Using Metal-Insulator Transition in VO2. Adv. Opt. Mater., 3, 336 (2015).

42. M. Song, J.-H. Chu*, J. Zhou, S. Tongay, K. Liu, J. Suh, H. Chen, J. S. Kang, X. C. Zou, L. You*. Magnetoresistance oscillations in topological insulator Bi2Te3 nanoscale antidot arrays. Nanotechnology, 26, 265301 (2015)

41. T. Du, N. Wang*, H. J. Chen, H. C. He, H. Lin, K. Liu. TiO2-based solar cells sensitized by chemical-bath-deposited few-layer MoS2. J. Power Sources, 275, 943 (2015).

2011-2014

40. K. Liu, Q. Yan, M. Chen, W. Fan, Y. Sun, J. Suh, D. Fu, S. Lee, J. Zhou, S. Tongay, J. Ji, J. B. Neaton, J. Wu. Elastic Properties of Chemical-Vapor-Deposited Monolayer MoS2, WS2, and Their Heterostructures. Nano Lett.,14, 5097 (2014). 

39. Y. Sun#, K. Liu#, X. Hong, M. Chen, J. Kim, S. Shi, J. Wu, A. Zettl, F. Wang. Probing Local Strain of MX2-metal Boundaries with Surface Plasmon Enhanced Raman Scattering. Nano Lett., 14, 5329 (2014).

38. S. Tongay, W. Fan, J. Kang, J. Park, U. Koldemir, J. Suh, D. S. Narang, K. Liu, J. Ji, J. Li, R. Sinclair, J. Wu, Tuning Interlayer Coupling in Large-area Heterostructures with CVD-grown MoS2 and WS2 monolayers. Nano Lett., 14, 3185 (2014).

37. C. Cheng, H. Guo, A. Amini, K. Liu, D. Fu, J. Zhou, H. Song. Self-assembly and horizontal orientation growth of VO2 nanowires. Sci. Rep. 4, 5456 (2014).

36.T. Favaloro, J. Suh, B. Vermeersch, K. Liu, Y. Gu, L.-Q. Chen, K. X. Wang, J. Wu, A. Shakouri. Direct observation of nanoscale Peltier and Joule effects at metal-insulator domain walls in vanadium dioxide nanobeams. Nano Lett., 14, 2394 (2014).

35. S. Tongay, H. Sahin, C. Ko, A. Luce, W. Fan, K. Liu, J. Zhou, Y.-S. Huang, C.-H. Ho, J. Yan, et al. Monolayer Behavior in Bulk ReS2 due to Electronic and Vibrational Decoupling. Nature Commun., 5, 3252 (2014).

34. K. Liu, C. Cheng, J. Suh, R. Tang-Kong, D. Fu, S. Lee, J. Zhou, L. O. Chua, J. Wu. Powerful, Multifunctional Micro Torsional Muscles Activated by Phase Transition. Adv. Mater., 26, 1746 (2014).

33. Y. H. Sun, K. Liu, Y. M. Han, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Polarized Excitation of Surface Plasmon Resonance in Composite Structures Based on Single-Layer Superaligned Carbon Nanotube Films. J. Phys. Chem. C, 117, 23190 (2013).

32. D. Fu, J. Zhou, S. Tongay, K. Liu, W. Fan, T.-J. K. Liu, J. Wu. Mechanically Modulated Tunneling Resistance in Monolayer MoS2. Appl. Phys. Lett., 103, 183105 (2013).

31. S. Lee, C. Cheng, H. Guo, K. Hippalgaonkar, K. Wang, J. Suh, K. Liu, J. Wu. Axially Engineered Metal-Insulator Phase Transition by Graded Doping VO2 nanowires. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 4850 (2013).

30. K. X. Wang, C. Cheng, E. Cardona, J. Guan, K. Liu, J. Wu. Performance Limits of Micro-Actuation with Vanadium Dioxide as a Solid Engine. ACS Nano, 7, 2226 (2013).

29. D. Fu#, K. Liu#, T. Tao, K. Lo, C. Cheng, B. Liu, R. Zhang, H. A. Bechtel, J. Wu. A Systematic Study of the Metal-Insulator Transition in Pulsed Laser Deposited Epitaxial VO2 Thin Films. J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043707 (2013). 

28. K. Liu, C. Cheng, Z. Cheng, K. Wang, R. Ramesh, J. Wu. Giant-Amplitude, High-Work Density Microactuators with Phase Transition Activated Nanolayer Bimorphs. Nano Lett., 12, 6302 (2012). 

27. K. Liu#, D. Fu#, J. B. Cao, J. Suh, K. X. Wang, C. Cheng, D. F. Ogletree, H. Guo, S. Sengupta, A. Khan, C. W. Yeung, S. Salahuddin, M. M. Deshmukh, J. Wu. Dense Electron System from Gate-Controlled Surface Metal-Insulator Transition. Nano Lett., 12, 6272 (2012).

26. P. Liu, Y. Wei, K. Liu, L. Liu, K. L. Jiang, S. S. Fan. A New-Type Field Emission Display with Super-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Yarn Emitter. Nano Lett., 12, 2391 (2012).

25. M. Zhou, K. Liu, J. Wan, X. Li, K. L. Jiang, H. B. Zeng, X. J. Zhang, Y. G. Meng, S. Z. Wen, H. W. Zhu, Y. Tian. Anisotropic Interfacial Friction of Inclined Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Array Surface. Carbon, 50, 5372 (2012).

24. J. Li, Y. J. He, Y. M. Han, K. Liu, J. P. Wang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Direct Indentiaion of Metallic and Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Scanning Electron Microscopy. Nano Lett., 12, 4095 (2012).

23. K. Liu, F. Zhu, L. Liu, Y. H. Sun, K. L. Jiang, S. S. Fan. Fabrication and Processing of High-Strength Densely Packed Carbon Nanotube Yarns without Solution Processes. Nanoscale, 4, 3389 (2012).

22. C. Cheng, K. Liu, B. Xiang, J. Suh, J. Wu. Ultra-long, Free-standing, Single-Crystalline Vanadium Dioxide Micro/Nanowires Grown by Simple Thermal Evaporation. Appl. Phys. Lett., 100, 103111 (2012) 

21. S. Sengupa, K. Wang, K. Liu, A. K. Bhat, S. Dhara, J. Wu, M. M. Deshmukh. Field-Effect Modulation of Conductance in VO2 Nanobeam Transistors with HfO2 as the Gate Dielectric. Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, 062114 (2011).

Before 2011

20. L. Xiao, Y. Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, K. Liu, Z. Wang, T. Y. Li, Z. Jiang, J. P. Shi, L. Liu, Q. Q. Li, Y. G. Zhao, Z. H. Feng, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. A Polarized Infrared Thermal Detector Made from Super-Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Films. Nanotechnology, 22, 025502 (2011).

19. K. Liu#, Y. H. Sun#, P. Liu, X. Y. Lin, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Cross-stacked Superaligned Carbon Nanotube Films for Transparent and Stretchable Conductors. Adv. Func. Mater., 21, 2721 (2011).

18. X. F. Feng, S. W. Chee, R. Sharma, K. Liu, X. Xie, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. In situ TEM Observation of the Gasification and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes Using Iron Catalysts. Nano Research, 4, 767 (2011).

17. K. Liu, Y. H. Sun, X. Y. Lin, R. F. Zhou, J. P. Wang, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Scratch-Resistant, Highly Conductive, and High-Strength Carbon Nanotube-Based Composite Yarns. ACS Nano,4, 5827 (2010).

16. Y. H. Sun, K. Liu, J. Miao, Z. Y. Wang, B. Z. Tian, L. N. Zhang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Highly Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Made from Super-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. Nano Lett., 10, 1747 (2010).

15. C. Feng#, K. Liu#, J. S. Wu, L. Liu, J. S. Cheng, Y. Y. Zhang, Y. H. Sun, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Flexible, Stretchable, Transparent Conducting Films Made from Super-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. Adv. Func. Mater.,20, 885 (2010).

14. K. Liu, Y. H. Sun, R. F. Zhou, H. Y. Zhu, J. P. Wang, L. Liu, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Carbon Nanotube Yarns with High Tensile Strength Made by a Twisting and Shrinking Method. Nanotechnology,21,045708 (2010).

13. P. Liu, K. L. Jiang, Y. Wei, K. Liu, L. Liu, S. S. Fan. Field Emission Behavior Study of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Yarn under the Influence of Adsorbents. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 28, 736 (2010).

12. K. Liu, Y. H. Sun, P. Liu, J. P. Wang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Periodically Striped Films Produced from Super-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Nanotechnology, 20, 335705 (2009).

11. P. Liu, L. Liu, Y. Wei, K. Liu, Z. Chen, K. L. Jiang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan. Fast High Temperature Response of Carbon Nanotube Films and Its Application as an Incandescent Display. Adv. Mater., 21, 3563 (2009).

10. X. Xie, L. Ju, X. F. Feng, Y. H. Sun, R. F. Zhou, K. Liu, S. S. Fan, Q. Q. Li, K. L. Jiang. Controlled Fabrication of High-Quality Carbon Nanoscrolls from Monolayer Graphene. Nano Lett., 9, 2565 (2009).

9. X. F. Feng, K. Liu, X. Xie, R. F. Zhou, L. N. Zhang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan, K. L. Jiang. Thermal Analysis Study of the Growth Kinetics of Carbon Nanotubes and Epitaxial Graphene Layers on Them. J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 9623 (2009).

8. K. Liu, Y. H. Sun, L. Chen, C. Feng, X. F. Feng, K. L. Jiang, Y. G. Zhao, S. S. Fan. Controlled Growth of Super-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Spinning Continuous Unidirectional Sheets with Tunable Physical Properties. Nano Lett., 8, 700 (2008).

7. P. Liu, Q. Sun, F. Zhu, K. Liu, X. B. Zhang, K. L. Jiang, L. Liu, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan. Measuring the Sidewall Work Function of Carbon Nanotubes with Thermionic Method. Nano Lett., 8, 647 (2008). 

6. K. Liu, P. Liu, K. L. Jiang, S. S. Fan. Effect of Carbon Deposits on the Reactor Wall during the Growth of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Carbon, 45, 2379 (2007). 

5. K. L. Jiang, C. Feng, K. Liu, S. S. Fan. A Vapor-Liquid-Solid Model for Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Carbon Nanotubes. J. Nanosci. & Nanotechnol., 7, 1494 (2007).

4. K. Liu, K. L. Jiang, Y. Wei, S. P. Ge, P. Liu, S. S. Fan. Controlled Termination of the Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Adv. Mater., 19, 975 (2007).

3. W. Wei, K. L. Jiang, Y. Wei, P. Liu, K. Liu, L. N. Zhang, Q. Q. Li, S. S. Fan. LaB6 Tip-Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube as High Quality Field Emission Electron Source. Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 203112 (2006).

2. K. Liu, K. L. Jiang, C. Feng, Z. Chen, S. S. Fan*. A Growth Mark Method for Studying Growth Mechanism of Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Carbon, 43, 2850 (2005).

1. L. Q. Huang, J. W. Zhao, Y. C. Wang, K. Liu, Y. H. Sun. Preparation and Study of Ordered Porous Anodic Alumina Film. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 37, 1094 (2003).
 

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