Dr Xiaokong Liu
Contact Details
Tel: +61 8 8302 6860
Fax: +61 8 8302 3683
Email: xiaokong.liu@unisa.edu.au
Qualifications
BSc PhD Jilin University, China
Position
Research Associate
Background
Xiaokong Liu studied chemistry at Jilin University, Changchun, China, where
he obtained a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering in 2005 and a PhD in Polymer
Chemistry and Physics in 2010. During March to September in 2010, he worked
in the Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany as an
international PhD student. Xiaokong joined The Wark in January 2011.
Xiaokong's research during his PhD mainly focused on the layer-by-layer (LbL)
assembly and functionalization, including: i) polymeric complexes as
building blocks for the rapid fabrication of functional LbL assembled films;
ii) synthesis of star-shaped polyelectrolytes using atom transfer radical
polymerization method and LbL assembly of the star-shaped polyelectrolyte
complexes. iii) LbL adsorption and reaction method for the fabrication of
lanthanide phosphate nanocrystals.
Research Interests
Layer-by-layer assembly
Synthesis and surface modification of nanoparticles
Self-assembly of nanoparticles on interfaces
Phase transfer of nanoparticles across interfaces
Publications
1. Xiaokong Liu, Lu Zhou, Wei Geng, and Junqi Sun “Layer-by-Layer-Assembled
Multilayer Films of Polyelectrolyte-Stabilized Surfactant Micelles for the
Incorporation of Noncharged Organic Dyes”, Langmuir 2008, 24, 12986-12989.
2. Xiaokong Liu, Boya Dai, Lu Zhou, Junqi Sun “Polymeric Complexes as
Building Blocks for Rapid Fabrication of Layer-by-Layer Assembled Multilayer
Films and Their Application as Superhydrophobic Coatings” J. Mater. Chem.
2009, 19, 497–504.
3. Xiaokong Liu, Qifeng Wang, Zhongmin Gao, Junqi Sun, Jiacong Shen
“Fabrication of Lanthanide Phosphate Nanocrystals with Well Controlled
Morphologies by Layer-by-Layer Adsorption and Reaction Method at Room
Temperature” Cryst. Growth Des. 2009, 9, 3703-3713.
4. Xiaokong Liu, Lu Zhou, Feng Liu, Mingyang Ji, Wenge Tang, Meijuan Pang,
Junqi Sun “Exponential Growth of Layer-by-Layer Assembled Coatings with
Well-Dispersed Ultrafine Nanofillers: a Facile Route to Scratch-Resistant
and Transparent Hybrid Coatings” J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 7721-7727.
5. En-Hua Kang, Xiaokong Liu, Junqi Sun, Jiacong Shen “Robust Ion-Permselective
Multilayer Films Prepared by Photolysis of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers
Containing Photo-Cross-Linkable and Photolabile Groups” Langmuir, 2006, 22,
7894-7901.
6. Ling Zhang, Miao Zheng, Xiaokong Liu, Junqi Sun “Layer-by-Layer Assembly
of Salt-Containing Polyelectrolyte Complexes for the Fabrication of
Dewetting-Induced Porous Coatings” Langmuir, 2011, DOI: 10.1021/la103953n