Yuanyue Liu

    The University of Texas at Austin

    Areas of Interest: Electron transport, Electrochemistry, Electronics, Energy, Catalysis, Two-dimensional nano materials

    Name Yuanyue Liu
    Role Assistant Professor
    Institution The University of Texas at Austin 
    Contact yuanyue.liu@austin.utexas.edu
    Key Words / Areas of Interest Electron transport, Electrochemistry, Electronics, Energy, Catalysis, Two-dimensional nano materials
    Expertise Sought Collaborations with experimentalists to work on electronic, energy, or two-dimensional materials. Of special interest are semiconductors and catalysis.

     

    Bio:

    I am a computational materials scientist. My research focuses on electron transport and electrochemistry. I mainly use computational methods based on quantum mechanics. More information can be found at my website: https://sites.utexas.edu/yuanyue-liu/

    Recent publications: L. Cheng and Y. Liu* “What Limits the Intrinsic Mobility of Electrons and Holes in Two Dimensional Metal Dichalcogenides?” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (51), 17895 D. Kim, J. Shi, and Y. Liu* “Substantial Impact of Charge on Electrochemical Reactions of Two-Dimensional Materials” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (29), 9127 Y. Liu, J. Wu, K. P. Hackenberg et al “Self-optimizing layered hydrogen evolution catalyst with high basal-plane activity” Nature Energy, 2017, 6, 17127