Yong Liu

Qualifications:

BSc Chemical Engineering - Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China
Grad. Cert. in Business- University of Wollongong, Australia
PhD Chemistry - University of Wollongong, Australia

Research Interests:

My recent research studied a number of routes to the fabrication of novel nanostructured electroactive materials.

These include:

3D architectures based on carbon nanotubes and their application in areas such as fuel cells, energy storage and biology.
Flexible aligned carbon nanotube/ conducting polymer electrodes used for the anodic oxidation of methanol and as anode materials in a Li-ion battery.
Biocompatible and electrochemical active fibrous nanowebs from carbon nanotubes and biomaterials as substrates for biosensors and cell culturing.
Opaline nanostructured electrodes utilised for methanol oxidation and photoelectrochemical cells.

5 Key Publications:

Y. Liu, X. Liu, J. Chen, K.G. Gilmore and G.G. Wallace, “3D Bio-nanofibrous PPy/SIBS Mats as Platforms for Cell Culturing”, Chemical Communications, 2008, in press, DOI: 10.1039/b804283g.
Y. Liu, J. Chen, W. Zhang, Z. Ma, G.F. Swiegers, C.O. Too and G.G. Wallace, “Nano-Pt Modified Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays are Efficient, Robust, High Surface Area Electrocatalysts”, Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20, 2603.
J. Chen, A.I. Minett, Y. Liu, C. Lynam, P. Sherrell, C. Wang and G.G. Wallace, “Direct Growth of Flexible Carbon Nanotube Electrodes”, Advanced Materials, 2008, 20, 566.
Y. Liu, K.G. Gilmore, J. Chen, V. Misoska and G.G. Wallace, “Bionanowebs Based on Poly(styrene-β-isobutylene-β-styrene) (SIBS) Containing Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes”, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 2721.
J. Chen, Y. Liu, A.I. Minett, C. Lynam, J. Wang and G.G. Wallace, “Flexible, Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Conducting Polymer Electrodes for Lithion-ion Battery”, Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 3595.

Email: yongliu@uow.edu.au
Phone: 02 4221 3782
Office: 41A. 176

Yong Liu