Assoc. Prof. LIU Wenchao

Contacts

Email: iamwcliu@njtech.edu.cn

Address: 5 Xin Mo Fan Road, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China

Research Interests

Guided-wave optics and integrated-optic devices, pulsed laser deposition (PLD)/Cu₂ZnSnS₄and perovskite based opto-electronic materials and devices;

Biographical Information

2011-Present: Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University.

2011-2015:Associate professorCollege of modern engineering and applied sciences, Nanjing University

2009-2011:Research AssociateDepartment of applied physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Jun. 2007-Dec. 2007:Visit-ScholarDepartment of physics, The Ohio State University

2005-2009:Ph.D. degreeDepartment of applied physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2004-2005:Research AssistantDepartment of applied physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2001-2004:M.S. degreeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University

Academic Achievements

His research interests are photoelectric conversion material, inorganic quantum dot and related applications. He has published over 40 peer-review papers onApplied Physics Letters, Optics Express, Journal of Applied Physics, etc,with over 700 citations, two book chapters and three China patents. He is in charge of 1 Natural Science Foundation of China and 1 general program of Jiangsu Province.

Selected Publications:

1. A.D. Li andW. C. Liu,(same contribution). "Optical properties of ferroelectric nanocrystal/polymer composites" For Book title:Physical Properties and Applications of Polymer NanocompositesEditor: S.C. Tjong and Y. W. Mai, Oct. 2010, published by Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 1 84569 672 7.

2. Y. H. Chen, L. G. Ma, Y. Yin, X. Qian, G. T. Zhou, X. M. Gu,W. C. Liu*, X. Wu*, F. Zhang,Strong quantum confinement effect in Cu 4 SnS 4 quantum dots synthesized via an improved hydrothermal approach, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 672, 204-211 (2016)

3. J. Zhang, Z. Pan, F.F. Guo,W.C. Liu, H. Ning, Y.B. Chen, M.H. Lu, B. Yang, J. Chen^*, S.T. Zhang^*, X.R. Xing, Jurgen Rödel, W.C. Cao, Y.F. Chen,Semiconductor/relaxor 0-3 type composites without thermal depolarization in Bi0. 5Na0. 5TiO3-based lead-free piezoceramics, Nature communications 6, 6615 (2015)

4.W. C. Liu^*, B. L. Guo, X. S. Wu*, F. M. Zhang, C. L. Mak* and K. H . Wong, "Facile hydrothermal synthesis of hydrotropic Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystal quantum dots: band-gap engineering and phonon confinement effect", J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 3182 (2013).

5.W. C. Liu^*, Y. K. Chan, J. Z. Cai, C. W. Leung, C. L. Mak*, K. H. Wong, F. M Zhang, X. S. Wu, and X. D. Qi, Understanding the formation of ultrafine spinel CoFe2O4 nanoplatelets and their magnetic properties, J. Appl. Phys. 112, 104306 (2012).

6.W. C. Liu, W. Zhou, R. Sooryakumar, C. L. Mak*,"Inelastic light scattering studies of diffuse phase transition in ferroelectric Sr_1.9Ca_0.1NaNb₅O₁₅thin films",J. Raman Spectrosc.43, 326 (2012).

7.W. C. Liu, C. L. Mak, K. H. Wong, "Thermo-optic properties of epitaxial Sr_0.6Ba_0.4Nb₂O₆waveguides and their application as optical modulator",Opt. Express.16, 13677 (2009).

8.W. C. Liu, G. Hoffman, W. Zhou, R. M. Reano, P. Boolchand, and R. Sooryakumar*, "Slab waveguides and nanoscale patterning of pulsed laser-deposited Ge_0.2Se_0.8chalcogenide films",Appl. Phys. Lett.93, 041107 (2008).

9.W. C. Liu, A. D. Li, C. L. Mak, K. H. Wong, "Fabrication and Electro-optic Properties of Ferroelectric Nanocrystal/Polymer Composite Films",J. Phys. Chem. C.112,14202-14208 (2008).