Dr Yawei Liu | ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science

Dr Yawei Liu

Postdoctoral

Soft Matter Theory and Computation Laboratory

Liu explores the use of numerical simulations to investigate various properties and behaviours of soft matters, such as the mechanism of the stabiltiy of surface nanobubbles, the interface flow induced by concentration gradient (e.g. Marangoni effect and diffusio-osmosis/phoresis). Within the Centre, he is using the molecule dynamics simulations to predict the mechanism and rate of forming self-assembly structures and materials, which will help develop solution-processed materials for extracting energy from sunlight.

Qualifications: 
PhD Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2017)
BSc Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2010)
ORCID iD: 
0000000202300109
Centre Research Themes: 
2. Control of Excitons

Publications

Journal Articles
Liu, Y.; Wood, J. A.; Giacometti, A.; Widmer-Cooper, A. The thermodynamic origins of chiral twist in monolayer assemblies of rod-like colloids. Nanoscale 2022, 14 (45), 16837 - 16844 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR05230J. doi: 10.1039/D2NR05230J
Bo, A.; Liu, Y.; Kuttich, B.; Kraus, T.; Widmer-Cooper, A.; de Jonge, N. Nanoscale Faceting and Ligand Shell Structure Dominate the Self‐Assembly of Nonpolar Nanoparticles into Superlattices. Advanced Materials 2022, 34 (20), 2109093 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109093. doi: 10.1002/adma.202109093
Zhang, H.; Liu, Y.; Ashokan, A.; Gao, C.; Dong, Y.; Kinnear, C.; Kirkwood, N.; Zaman, S.; Maasoumi, F.; James, T. D.; et al. A General Method for Direct Assembly of Single Nanocrystals. Advanced Optical Materials 2022, 10 (14), 2200179 DOI: 10.1002/adom.202200179. doi: 10.1002/adom.202200179
Liu, Y.; Wei, J.; Frenkel, D.; Widmer-Cooper, A. Modelling aggregates of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide on gold surfaces using dissipative particle dynamics simulations. Molecular Simulation 2022, 48 (10), 872-881 DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2021.1948546. doi: 10.1080/08927022.2021.1948546
Liu, Y.; Widmer-Cooper, A. A dissipative particle dynamics model for studying dynamic phenomena in colloidal rod suspensions. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 154 (10), 104120 DOI: 10.1063/5.0041285. doi: 10.1063/5.0041285
Zhang, H.; Liu, Y.; Shahidan, M. Faris Shah; Kinnear, C.; Maasoumi, F.; Cadusch, J.; Akinoglu, E. Metin; James, T. D.; Widmer-Cooper, A.; Roberts, A.; et al. Direct Assembly of Vertically Oriented, Gold Nanorod Arrays. Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 31 (6), 2006753 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202006753. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202006753
Wood, J. A.; Liu, Y.; Widmer-Cooper, A. Crystal nucleation in colloidal rod suspensions: The effect of depletant size. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 154 (24), 244505 DOI: 10.1063/5.0052623. doi: 10.1063/5.0052623
Sharma, A.; Wojciechowski, J. P.; Liu, Y.; Pelras, T.; Wallace, C. M.; Müllner, M.; Widmer-Cooper, A.; Thordarson, P.; Lakhwani, G. The Role of Fiber Agglomeration in Formation of Perylene-Based Fiber Networks. Cell Reports Physical Science 2020, 1 (8), 100148 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100148. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100148
Liu, Y.; Bernardi, S.; Widmer-Cooper, A. Stability of pinned surface nanobubbles against expansion: Insights from theory and simulation. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2020, 153 (2), 024704 DOI: 10.1063/5.0013223. doi: 10.1063/5.0013223
Liu, Y.; Widmer-Cooper, A. A versatile simulation method for studying phase behavior and dynamics in colloidal rod and rod-polymer suspensions. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2019, 150 (24), 244508 DOI: 10.1063/1.5096193. doi: 10.1063/1.5096193
Lloyd, J. A.; Liu, Y.; Ng, S. Hock; Thai, T.; Gómez, D. E.; Widmer-Cooper, A.; Bach, U. Self-assembly of spherical and rod-shaped nanoparticles with full positional control. Nanoscale 2019, 11 (47), 22841-22848 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR06679A. doi: 10.1039/C9NR06679A