Professor Ting Liao
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Biography
Broad Areas of Research: Nanomaterials design, Computational modelling, Sustainable energy harvesting, conversion, and storage, Defect and off-stoichiometry Chemistry, Bioinspired Nano-Materials.My Google Scholar citations are available via the link below https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_aY8Rp0AAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
PhD project available: We are seeking highly motivated and creative individuals with solid background in chemistry, physics and materials to join our dynamic research team. Please contact me for more information (t3.liao@qut.edu.au)
Main Research Areas:
(i) 2D Catalysts and Hybrids:
- 2D transition metal oxides
- High Entropy Material and MOFs
- Janus structured materials
- Bio-inspired nanomaterials
- Li-/Na-/Zn-ion rechargeable battery
- Black phosphorus based energy storage
- C-based supercapacitor
- Quantum dots/2D oxides for visible light absorption
- Theoretically designed hybrid materials
- Ionic conductivity in apatite-based SOFCs
- Surface modulation/reconstruction
- Geometry-dependant interface
- Defect mediation and single atom interconnection
- ARC Discovery Project 2023-2025, DP230101625, “2D oxide supported single-atom catalysts for sustainable fuel generation”
- ARC Discovery Project 2020-2023, DP200103568, “2D heterostructures with ultrafast interlayer transport for energy devices”
- ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health 2023-2028, IH210100040
- ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality 2024-2029, IH230100005
- QUT 2022 Industry Collaboration Grant, “Direct Conversion of Minerals for Sustainable Energies”
- ARC Future Fellowship 2016-2020, FT160100281, “Electronic Coupling and Nanoscale Engineering of Two-dimensional Nanojunctions for Sustainable Energy Applications”
- ARC Discovery Project 2016-2019, DP160102627, “Multifunctional 2D Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications”
- UOW URC Small Grant 2015, “Design of quantum-dot/2D nanosheet nanocatalysts via a combined theoretical and experimental study”
- UOW Vice-Chancellor Research Fellowship 2014-2017, “Density Functional Theory Design of Semiconductor Heterostructures for Solar Energy Application”
- UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship 2010-2013, “A first-principle computational investigation into kinetics and mechanism of the critical surface chemistry of target carbon structures in supercapacitors”
- NIMS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2009-2010, “Migration and incorporation of oxygen vacancies in apatite-type lanthanum silicates for low-cost solid oxide fuel cells”
- Editors - Sustainable Materials & Technology, Elsevier, Q1, IF = 10.681
- Editorial Board Member - Scientific Reports, Nature Group, SCI IF = 4.68
- Editorial Board Member - Nanocatalysis, Frontiers Open Access Publisher
- Guest Editor – Special Collection: Machine Learning for Materials Chemistry at Scientific Reports
- Guest Editor – Special issue VSI: Responsive Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications at Sustainable Materials and Technology
- Higher Education Academy Fellow, Advance HE, UK
- Fellow – Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, IOM3, UK
- Committee Member: Faculty Academic PDL Committee, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Committee Member: School Research Advisor Committee, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Committee Member: Women in Research Committee, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Committee Member: Post Graduate CMG Committee, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Committee Member: Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), USA
- Co-chair/organizer of 9 international conferences held in (AMST22/18) Australia, (ICACC2021/2018, PACRIM12) USA, and (CICC11/12) China.
- 2009.7 Ph.D Eng., Advanced Ceramic Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- 2003.6 B.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, China
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Keywords
Nanomaterials design, Computational modelling, Sustainable energy harvesting, conversion, and storage, Defect and off-stoichiometry Chemistry, Bioinspired Nano-Materials
Research field
Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Chinese Academy of Science)
Teaching
- EGB161-Foundations of Engineering Chemistry
- EGB414-Advanced Materials
- EGB214-Materials and Manufacturing
- EGB434-Tribology
- ENN530-Asset and Facility Management
- MXB361-Aspects of Computational Science
Experience
Experience:
- 2023.8-Present: Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- 2018.6-2023.7: Associate Professor/Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- 2017.1-2018.6: Senior Lecturer/Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- 2014.1-2016.12: UOW VC Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia
- 2010.6-2013.12: UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia
- 2009.7-2010.6: NIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
- 2007.2-2008.1: Assistant Researcher CEA Saclay, France
Publications
- Liao, T., Sun, Z., Kim, J. & Dou, S. (2017). Theoretically designed metal-welded carbon nanotubes: Extraordinary electronic properties and promoted catalytic performance. Nano Energy, 32, 209–215. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103339
- Ma, Z., Tian, D., Liu, Q., Xiao, F., Sun, Z., Kim, J., Dou, S., Dou, Y. & Liao, T. (2016). Graphene-like holey Co3O4 nanosheets as a highly efficient catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. Nano Energy, 30, 267–275. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103343
- Li, W., Dou, Y., Liu, K., Jiang, L., Kim, S., Kim, J., Dou, S., Sun, Z. & Liao, T. (2015). Fish-scale bio-inspired multifunctional ZnO nanostructures. NPG Asia Materials, 7, 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94588
- Liao, T., Sun, Z., Sun, C., Dou, S. & Searles, D. (2014). Electronic coupling and catalytic effect on H2 evolution of MoS2/graphene nanocatalyst. Scientific Reports, 4, 1–7. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94605
- Sun, Z., Liao, T., Dou, Y., Hwang, S., Park, M., Jiang, L., Kim, J. & Dou, S. (2014). Generalized self-assembly of scalable two-dimensional transition metal oxide nanosheets. Nature Communications, 5, 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94598
- Liao, T., Sun, C., Sun, Z., Du, A. & Smith, S. (2013). Chemically modified ribbon edge stimulated H2 dissociation: a first-principles computational study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(21), 8054–8057. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60742
- Liao, T., Sasaki, T. & Sun, Z. (2013). The oxygen migration in the apatite-type lanthanum silicate with the cation substitution. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(40), 17553–17559. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94616
- Liao, T., Sun, C., Sun, Z., Du, A., Hulicova-Jurcakova, D. & Smith, S. (2012). How to achieve maximum charge carrier loading on heteroatom-substituted graphene nanoribbon edges: density functional theory study. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(27), 13751–13755. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60113
- Liao, T., Sasaki, T., Suehara, S. & Sun, Z. (2011). Position preference and diffusion path of an oxygen ion in apatite-type lanthanum silicate La9.33Si6O26: a density functional study. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(9), 3234–3242. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94627
- Liao, T., Wang, J. & Zhou, Y. (2008). First-principles investigation of intrinsic defects and (N, O) impurity atom stimulated Al vacancy in Ti2AlC. Applied Physics Letters, 93(26), 1–3. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103369
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Ting, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Electronic Coupling and Nanoscale Engineering of 2D Nanojunctions
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- FT160100281
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.