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  1. Sunlight-driven simultaneous CO2 reduction and water oxidation using indium-organic framework heterostructures

    Article • Nature Communications, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  2. Plasmonic antenna enhancement on Pd cluster towards high selective FDCA production

    Article • Materials Today Sustainability, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  3. Precipitation strengthening and thermal stability in a conventionally non-heat treatable AA3xxx aluminium alloy

    Article • Acta Materialia, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  4. Effect of nitrogen pressure on the fabrication of AlCrFeCoNiCu0.5 high entropy nitride thin films via cathodic arc deposition

    Article • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, October 2023, American Vacuum Society

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  5. Introducing a new heterogeneous nanocomposite thin film with superior mechanical properties and thermal stability

    Article • Materials & Design, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  6. Analytical expression of habit plane in crystalline materials by double non-Edge-On tilting (DNEOT) method

    Article • Materials Characterization, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  7. Enhanced strength of AlCoCrCu0.5FeNi high entropy alloy thin films reinforced by multi-phase hardening and nanotwins

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  8. Extract Inter-atomic distance profile from an electron diffraction pattern.

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, May 2023, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  9. Comparative Study on the Crystallography of Isothermal and Athermal Precipitations in HCP–BCC System

    Article • Materials, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  10. Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethyl-furfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid at 20 °C by Optimizing Adsorption on AgPd Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts

    Article • ACS Catalysis, September 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  11. Microstructure and properties of CoCrFeNi-based multi-principal element alloys containing C and Sc

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  12. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Hollow β-Tricalcium Phosphate Particles for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications

    Article • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, April 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  13. Orientation relationship of quasicrystalline approximate phase η-Al5(Mn,Cr) in AA5083 aluminium alloy

    Article • Philosophical Magazine Letters, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  14. A simplified relationship between the modified O-lattice and the rotation matrix for generating the coincidence site lattice of an arbitrary Bravais lattice system

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, February 2022, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  15. Nanostructured AlCoCrCu0.5FeNi high entropy oxide (HEO) thin films fabricated using reactive magnetron sputtering

    Article • Applied Surface Science, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  16. Morphology of Dispersoids in an Annealed Al-Mg Alloys

    Article • Materials Science Forum, June 2021, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  17. Predicting Epitaxial Nanocrystal Morphology Governed by Interfacial Strain—The Case for NiO on SrTiO3

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  18. Twinning and orientation relationships of the monoclinic θ-Al45(Mn,Cr)7 phase in an Al–Mg alloy containing Mn

    Article • Intermetallics, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  19. Manipulating ferroelectric behaviors via electron-beam induced crystalline defects

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  20. Understanding the link between solid/liquid interfaces and photoelectrochemical activity in novel thin-film photoanodes of preferentially oriented high-index rutile TiO2 facets – A work inspired by Michel Che’s research on surface chemistry

    Article • Journal of Catalysis, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  21. Multiple Vacancies on (111) Facets of Single‐Crystal NiFe2O4Spinel Boost Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  22. Selective Growth of High‐Density Anatase {101} Twin Boundaries on High‐Energy {001} Facets

    Article • Small Structures, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  23. Nickel Metaphosphate as a Conversion Positive Electrode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

    Article • Batteries & Supercaps, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  24. Manganese Metaphosphate Mn(PO 3 ) 2 as a High‐Performance Negative Electrode Material for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

    Article • ChemElectroChem, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  25. Characterization of carbides in Q&P steels using a combination of high-resolution methods

    Article • Materials Characterization, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  26. Nitrogen and Sulfur Vacancies in Carbon Shell to Tune Charge Distribution of Co 6 Ni 3 S 8 Core and Boost Sodium Storage

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  27. Nanoscale pathways for human tooth decay – Central planar defect, organic-rich precipitate and high-angle grain boundary

    Article • Biomaterials, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  28. Intragranular glass/crystal conjugated particles in strip cast Nd-Fe-B flakes

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  29. Observation of hydrogen trapping at dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitates

    Article • Science, January 2020, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Hongwei Liu, Dr. Yi-Sheng Chen

  30. A [001]‐Oriented Hittorf's Phosphorus Nanorods/Polymeric Carbon Nitride Heterostructure for Boosting Wide‐Spectrum‐Responsive Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Pure Water

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, November 2019, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  31. In Situ Atomic-Scale Study on the Ultralarge Bending Behaviors of TiO2–B/Anatase Dual-Phase Nanowires

    Article • Nano Letters, October 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor YuanTong GU, Dr Hongwei Liu

  32. Dislocations and Te precipitates of Cd0.9Mn0.1Te: V crystal grown by Tellurium solution vertical Bridgman method

    Article • Journal of Crystal Growth, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  33. Non-destructive analysis on nano-textured surface of the vertical LED for light enhancement

    Article • Ultramicroscopy, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  34. Defect‐Induced Pt–Co–Se Coordinated Sites with Highly Asymmetrical Electronic Distribution for Boosting Oxygen‐Involving Electrocatalysis

    Article • Advanced Materials, November 2018, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  35. A Defect-Driven Metal-free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Electrolyte

    Article • Chem, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  36. Nucleation driving force for ω-assisted formation of α and associated ω morphology in β-Ti alloys

    Article • Scripta Materialia, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  37. Coordination of Atomic Co–Pt Coupling Species at Carbon Defects as Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, August 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  38. Microscopic origin of highly enhanced supercurrent in 122 pnictide superconductor

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  39. Full Electric Control of Exchange Bias at Room Temperature by Resistive Switching

    Article • Advanced Materials, June 2018, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  40. A quadrafunctional electrocatalyst of nickel/nickel oxide embedded N-graphene for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, hydrogen evolution and hydrogen peroxide oxidation reactions

    Article • Sustainable Energy & Fuels, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  41. Crystallography of refractory metal nuggets in carbonaceous chondrites: A transmission Kikuchi diffraction approach

    Article • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  42. In situ analysis of Refractory Metal Nuggets in carbonaceous chondrites

    Article • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  43. Amorphous Bimetallic Oxide–Graphene Hybrids as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries

    Article • Advanced Materials, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  44. In-situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy investigation of grain boundary dislocation activities in a nanocrystalline CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  45. On the metallic bonding of GaN-based vertical light-emitting diode

    Article • Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  46. Atomic-scale investigation of a new phase transformation process in TiO2nanofibers

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  47. Laser cladding Al-based amorphous-nanocrystalline composite coatings on AZ80 magnesium alloy under water cooling condition

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  48. Universal Approach for Predicting Crystallography of Heterogeneous Epitaxial Nanocrystals with Multiple Orientation Relationships

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, December 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  49. Coherent-Interface-Assembled Ag2O-Anchored Nanofibrillated Cellulose Porous Aerogels for Radioactive Iodine Capture

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, October 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  50. Microstructure, crystallography of phase transformations and multiple precipitations in PH 15-7Mo stainless steel

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  51. The crystallography of C-centred monoclinic to body-centred tetragonal polymorphic phase transformation in mixed-phase TiO 2 (B) and anatase nanocomposite

    Article • Scripta Materialia, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  52. Efficient Removal of Cationic and Anionic Radioactive Pollutants from Water Using Hydrotalcite-Based Getters

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, June 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor YuanTong GU, Dr Hongwei Liu

  53. Comparing the Contribution of Visible-Light Irradiation, Gold Nanoparticles, and Titania Supports in Photocatalytic Nitroaromatic Coupling and Aromatic Alcohol Oxidation

    Article • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  54. Program for converting electron diffraction patterns into X-ray diffraction patterns

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, February 2016, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr HONGWEI LIU, Dr Hongwei Liu

  55. Growth morphology and crystallography of precipitate in a new high-temperature structural intermetallic Ti–40Al–10Fe

    Article • Intermetallics, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  56. In situ observation and investigation on the formation mechanism of nanocavities in TiO2nanofibers

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  57. Single crystal forms induced diverse interface structures in TiO2 (B)/anatase dual-phase nanocomposites

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  58. In-situ synthesis of Ag nanoparticles by electron beam irradiation

    Article • Materials Characterization, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  59. Highly Ordered Single Crystalline Nanowire Array Assembled Three-Dimensional Nb3O7(OH) and Nb2O5 Superstructures for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications

    Article • ACS Nano, November 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  60. Interpretation of the vacancy-ordering controlled growth morphology of Hg5In2Te8 precipitates in Hg3In2Te6 single crystals by TEM observation and crystallographic calculation

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  61. Surface-mediated selective photocatalytic aerobic oxidation reactions on TiO2 nanofibres

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  62. Tuning and understanding the phase interface of TiO2 nanoparticles for more efficient lithium ion storage

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Kai Xi, dongjiang yang, Dr Hongwei Liu

  63. Enhancement of the catalytic performance of a CNT supported Pt nanorod cluster catalyst by controlling their microstructure

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  64. Mechanical characteristics of individual multi-layer graphene-oxide sheets under direct tensile loading

    Article • Carbon, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  65. Enhanced photodynamic therapy of mixed phase TiO2(B)/anatase nanofibers for killing of HeLa cells

    Article • Nano Research, August 2014, Tsinghua University Press

    dongjiang yang, Dr Hongwei Liu

  66. Separate or Simultaneous Removal of Radioactive Cations and Anions from Water by Layered Sodium Vanadate-Based Sorbents

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, August 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  67. Atomic Mechanism of Predictable Phase Transition in Dual-Phase H2Ti3O7/TiO2(B) Nanofiber: An In Situ Heating TEM Investigation

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  68. On the morphology and crystallography of Hg5In2Te8 precipitation in Hg3In2Te6

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  69. Efficient photocatalytic Suzuki cross-coupling reactions on Au–Pd alloy nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

    Article • Green Chemistry, June 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  70. TiO2 nanofibers of different crystal phases for transesterification of alcohols with dimethyl carbonate

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  71. Visible Light-Driven Cross-Coupling Reactions at Lower Temperatures Using a Photocatalyst of Palladium and Gold Alloy Nanoparticles

    Article • ACS Catalysis, April 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  72. Hydrogenation Synthesis of Blue TiO2 for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, April 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  73. Role of interface structure and chemistry in resistive switching of NiO nanocrystals on SrTiO3

    Article • APL Materials, March 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  74. Growth Morphologies of Nanostructured Rutile TiO2

    Article • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  75. Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2/Graphene Nanohybrids and Application as Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, January 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  76. Atomic-scale observation of parallel development of super elasticity and reversible plasticity in GaAs nanowires

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, January 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  77. Heterojunctions in g-C3N4/TiO2(B) nanofibres with exposed (001) plane and enhanced visible-light photoactivity

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    dongjiang yang, Dr Hongwei Liu

  78. On the roles of graphene oxide doping for enhanced supercurrent in MgB2 based superconductors

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Baofeng Wang, Dr Hongwei Liu

  79. Predictable and controllable dual-phase interfaces in TiO2(B)/anatase nanofibers

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu, Fuyi Chen

  80. Advances in Sustain Stable Voltage of Cr-Doped Li-Rich Layered Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Article • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, January 2014, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  81. Control of Exposed Facet and Morphology of Anatase Crystals through TiOxFy Precursor Synthesis and Impact of the Facet on Crystal Phase Transition

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, December 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  82. Influence of Al content on the mechanical properties and thermal stability in protective and oxidation atmospheres of Zr–Cr–Al–N coatings

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  83. High rate capability caused by surface cubic spinels in Li-rich layer-structured cathodes for Li-ion batteries

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2013, Nature

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  84. Quantitative dopant distributions in GaAs nanowires using atom probe tomography

    Article • Ultramicroscopy, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  85. ZnO Nanocones with High-Index {101̅1} Facets for Enhanced Energy Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  86. Vapor-Phase Hydrothermal Growth of Novel Segmentally Configured Nanotubular Crystal Structure

    Article • Small, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  87. Painting Anatase (TiO2) Nanocrystals on Long Nanofibers to Prepare Photocatalysts with Large Active Surface for Dye Degradation and Organic Synthesis

    Article • ChemCatChem, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  88. Efficient catalysts of zeolite nanocrystals grown with a preferred orientation on nanofibers

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu

  89. Silver oxide nanocrystals anchored on titanate nanotubes and nanofibers: promising candidates for entrapment of radioactive iodine anions

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    dongjiang yang, Dr Hongwei Liu

  90. Graphene-based surface modification on layered Li-rich cathode for high-performance Li-ion batteries

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Hongwei Liu