Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology
Design and synthesis of thermoelectric nanomaterials
PhD - Chemical Technology
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering and Technology
03/2010 ->
Vice-Chancellor Research Fellow
School of Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology
Title of project: Development of environmentally benign Ti- and Nb-based
oxides with high thermoelectric performance
09/2003 - 01/2010: PhD
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Title of PhD thesis: Study of the effect of chemical reactions on lithium
niobate crystallization behaviours
09/1999 - 07/2003: Undergraduate Studies
Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology,
Shenyang Institute of Chemical Technology, China
Title of B.S thesis: Development of a novel desulfuration technology
My research area is the design and synthesis of thermoelectric materials with high performance. I am interested in the design of novel synthesis approach for controllable fabrication of functional materials, especially on the phase- and morphology-control, and thus enhance the physical properties. Now I am developing and designing environmentally benign thermoelectric oxides materials. I endeavour to improve the thermoelectric performance through tailoring microstructure of materials, and finally achieve the efficiently converting waste heat into electricity.
Liu M., Xue D., Large scale fabrication of Nb2O5 hollow spheres from a novel H2(H2O)Nb2O6 precursor, Materials Research Bulletin, 2010, 45 (3), 333–338.
Liu M., Xue D., Amine-assisted route to fabricate LiNbO3 particles with a tunable shape, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112 (16), 6346–6351.
Liu M., Xue D., Luo C., Facile synthesis of lithium niobate squares by a combustion route, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2006, 89 (5), 1551–1556.