Yu-Wen Liu（刘欲文）

Associate Professor, 

College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University

E-mail: ywliu@whu.edu.cn

Education

Ph.D., 2002, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

B.S., 1997, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Academic experiences

2006.10-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University

2002.07-2006.09: Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, China.

Research Interests

Nano electrochemistry, Charge transfer, Interface electrochemistry

Representative Publications

1. Li, P., Jiang, Y., Hu, Y., Men, Y., Liu, Y., Cai, W. and Chen, S., Hydrogen bond network connectivity in the electric double layer dominates the kinetic pH effect in hydrogen electrocatalysis on Pt. Nature Catalysis, 2022. 5(10): p. 900-911.

2. Li, P., Y. Liu and S. Chen, Microscopic EDL structures and charge–potential relation on stepped platinum surface: Insights from the ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022. 156(10): p. 104701.

3. Cao, J., Y. Liu and F. Zhao, Novel tributyl phosphate-based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent: application in simultaneous liquid–liquid microextraction of parabens and their metabolite in surface water samples. Green Chemistry, 2022. 24(20): p. 8005-8013.

4. Gao, Y., Huang, J., Liu, Y. and Chen, S., Unexpected role of electronic coupling between host redox centers in transport kinetics of lithium ions in olivine phosphate materials. Chemical Science, 2022. 13(1): p. 257-262.

5. Chen, Q., Liu, Y., et al., Nitrogen Bubbles at Pt Nanoelectrodes in a Nonaqueous Medium: Oscillating Behavior and Geometry of Critical Nuclei. Analytical Chemistry, 2020. 92(9): p. 6408-6414. Gao, Y., Huang, J., Liu, Y. and Chen, S., Charge transport in confined concentrated solutions: A minireview. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2019. 13: p. 107-111.

6. Cui, Z., Song, H., Ge, S., He, W. and Liu, Y., Fabrication of BiOCl/BiOBr hybrid nanosheets with enhanced superoxide radical dominating visible light driven photocatalytic activity. Applied Surface Science, 2019. 467-468: p. 505-513.

7. Robinson, D.A., Liu, Y., et al., Collision Dynamics during the Electrooxidation of Individual Silver Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017. 139(46): p. 16923-16931.

8. Chen, J., Fang, L., Luo, S., Liu, Y. and Chen, S., Electrocatalytic O2 Reduction on Pt: Multiple Roles of Oxygenated Adsorbates, Nature of Active Sites, and Origin of Overpotential. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017. 121(11): p. 6209-6217.

9. Liu, Y., et al., The Dynamic Steady State of an Electrochemically Generated Nanobubble. Langmuir, 2017. 33(8): p. 1845-1853.

10. Gao, Y., Y. Liu and S. Chen, A theoretical consideration of ion size effects on the electric double layer and voltammetry of nanometer-sized disk electrodes. Faraday Discussions, 2016. 193(0): p. 251-263.

11. Chen, J., Luo, S., Liu, Y., Chen, S., Theoretical Analysis of Electrochemical Formation and Phase Transition of Oxygenated Adsorbates on Pt(111). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016. 8(31): p. 20448-20458.

12. Liu, Y. and S. Chen, Electronic structure related electric-double-layer effects on heterogeneous ET kinetics on graphene electrode. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2015. 753: p. 3-8.

13. Fan, L., Y. Liu, et al., Electron-Transfer Kinetics and Electric Double Layer Effects in Nanometer-Wide Thin-Layer Cells. ACS Nano, 2014. 8(10): p. 10426-10436.

14. Chen, S., Y. Liu and J. Chen, Heterogeneous electron transfer at nanoscopic electrodes: importance of electronic structures and electric double layers. Chemical Society Reviews, 2014. 43(15): p. 5372-5386.

15. Chen, S. and Y. Liu, Electrochemistry at nanometer-sized electrodes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014. 16(2): p. 635-652.

16. Dai, Y., Y. Liu and S. Chen, Pt–W bimetallic alloys as CO-tolerant PEMFC anode catalysts. Electrochimica Acta, 2013. 89: p. 744-748.

17. Zhang, Q., Y. Liu and S. Chen, A DFT calculation study on the temperature-dependent hydrogen electrocatalysis on Pt(111) surface. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2013. 688: p. 158-164.

18. Zhang, B., Fan, L.; Zhong, H.; Liu Y. and S. Chen, Graphene Nanoelectrodes: Fabrication and Size-Dependent Electrochemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013. 135(27): p. 10073-10080.

19. Liu, Y. and S. Chen, Theory of Interfacial Electron Transfer Kinetics at Nanometer-Sized Electrodes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry

20. Liu, Y., et al., Theory of Electrochemistry for Nanometer-Sized Disk Electrodes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010. 114(24): p. 10812-10822.

21. Liu, Y., Q. Zhang and S. Chen, The voltammetric responses of nanometer-sized electrodes in weakly supported electrolyte: A theoretical study. Electrochimica Acta, 2010. 55(27): p. 8280-8286.

22. Jie, L., Liu, Y., et al., The investigation of thermal decomposition pathways of phenylalanine and tyrosine by TG–FTIR. Thermochimica Acta,

23. Duan, Y., Li, J., Yang, X., Hu, L., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., and Wang, C., Kinetic analysis on the non-isothermal dehydration by integral master-plots method and TG–FTIR study of zinc acetate dihydrate. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2008. 83(1): p. 1-6.

24. Duan, Y., Li, J., Yang, X., Cao, X., Hu, L., Wang, Z., Liu, Y. and Wang, C., Thermal investigation of strontium acetate hemihydrate in nitrogen gas. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2008. 94(1): p. 169-174.

Projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Nano-Electrochemical Interfaces (21173162)

2. National excellent Course of Physical Chemistry, Ministry of Education, participated

3. University Chemistry experiment teaching national excellent course, Ministry of Education, participated

4. 863 Project "High Temperature Proton exchange membrane electrode, Battery stack technology" sub-project "Catalytic layer structure simulation and design", Ministry of Science and Technology, participated

5. Study on Improvement of catalytic efficiency and durability of Proton exchange membrane fuel cell by inorganic non-metallic materials (50632050), National Natural Science Foundation of China, participated

Awards

1. Hubei Province Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, the first prize, 2012, the third completion person

2. Wuhan University Teaching Achievement Award, first prize, 2010, the first completion person

3. Hubei Natural Science Award, the first prize, 2000.12, the fifth accomplishing person