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Weishu Liu is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering, with substantial work in civil and structural engineering as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The core topics of their research include advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, thermal properties of materials, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, thermal expansion and ionic conductivity, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, and advanced battery materials and technologies. They have also explored Heusler alloys, specifically their electronic and magnetic properties.

Key publication venues for their work are Nature Communications, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Materiomics, Acta Materialia, and Energy & Environmental Science. These journals feature a variety of their work across related subfields.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Weishu Liu include Zhijia Han, Wenqing Zhang, Yongbin Zhu, Xinzhi Wu, and Qikai Li, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Weishu Liu include:

  • Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature, 2020, Science
  • Wearable Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Self-Powered Electronic Systems, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Soft liquid-metal/elastomer foam with compression-adjustable thermal conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Exclusive enhancement of catalytic activity in Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 nanostructures: new insights into the design of efficient piezocatalysts and piezo-photocatalysts, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Few-layer bismuth selenide cathode for low-temperature quasi-solid-state aqueous zinc metal batteries, 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • High-performance nanostructured thermoelectric materials

    Jing-Feng Li;Wei-Shu Liu;Wei-Shu Liu;Li-Dong Zhao;Li-Dong Zhao;Min Zhou;Min Zhou

  • Recent advances in thermoelectric nanocomposites

    Weishu Liu;Xiao Yan;Gang Chen;Zhifeng Ren

  • High thermoelectric performance by resonant dopant indium in nanostructured SnTe

    Qian Zhang;Bolin Liao;Yucheng Lan;Kevin Lukas

  • Experimental Studies on Anisotropic Thermoelectric Properties and Structures of n-Type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3

    Xiao Yan;Bed Poudel;Yi Ma;W. S. Liu

  • Thermoelectric Property Studies on Cu-Doped n-type CuxBi2Te2.7Se0.3 Nanocomposites

    Wei-Shu Liu;Qinyong Zhang;Yucheng Lan;Shuo Chen

  • Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature.

    Cheng-Gong Han;Xin Qian;Qikai Li;Qikai Li;Biao Deng

  • Current progress and future challenges in thermoelectric power generation: From materials to devices

    Weishu Liu;Qing Jie;Hee Seok Kim;Zhifeng Ren

  • Relationship between thermoelectric figure of merit and energy conversion efficiency.

    Hee Seok Kim;Weishu Liu;Gang Chen;Ching Wu Chu;Ching Wu Chu

  • Wearable Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Self-Powered Electronic Systems.

    Yanhua Jia;Qinglin Jiang;Hengda Sun;Peipei Liu

  • Enhancement of thermoelectric figure-of-merit by resonant states of aluminium doping in lead selenide

    Qinyong Zhang;Qinyong Zhang;Hui Wang;Weishu Liu;Hengzhi Wang

  • Enhanced Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of p-Type Half-Heuslers

    Xiao Yan;Giri Joshi;Weishu Liu;Yucheng Lan

  • Thermoelectric and mechanical properties of nano-SiC-dispersed Bi2Te3 fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering

    Li-Dong Zhao;Bo-Ping Zhang;Jing-Feng Li;Min Zhou

  • Concentrating solar thermoelectric generators with a peak efficiency of 7.4

    Daniel Kraemer;Qing Jie;Kenneth McEnaney;Feng Cao

  • Heavy doping and band engineering by potassium to improve the thermoelectric figure of merit in p-type PbTe, PbSe, and PbTe(1-y)Se(y).

    Qian Zhang;Feng Cao;Weishu Liu;Kevin Lukas

  • New trends, strategies and opportunities in thermoelectric materials: A perspective

    Weishu Liu;Jizhen Hu;Shuangmeng Zhang;Manjiao Deng

  • Enhancement in Thermoelectric Figure‐Of‐Merit of an N‐Type Half‐Heusler Compound by the Nanocomposite Approach

    Giri Joshi;Xiao Yan;Hengzhi Wang;Weishu Liu

  • Enhanced catalytic performance by multi-field coupling in KNbO3 nanostructures: Piezo-photocatalytic and ferro-photoelectrochemical effects

    Dongfang Yu;Zhenghao Liu;Jianming Zhang;Shun Li

  • Thermoelectric properties of copper selenide with ordered selenium layer and disordered copper layer

    Bo Yu;Weishu Liu;Shuo Chen;Hui Wang

  • Stronger phonon scattering by larger differences in atomic mass and size in p-type half-Heuslers Hf1−xTixCoSb0.8Sn0.2

    Xiao Yan;Weishu Liu;Hui Wang;Shuo Chen

  • Studies on the Bi2Te3–Bi2Se3–Bi2S3 system for mid-temperature thermoelectric energy conversion

    Weishu Liu;Kevin C. Lukas;Kenneth McEnaney;Sangyeop Lee

  • Enhanced thermoelectric and mechanical properties in textured n-type Bi2Te3 prepared by spark plasma sintering

    L.D. Zhao;L.D. Zhao;B.-P. Zhang;J.-F. Li;H.L. Zhang

  • Experimental Studies on Anisotropic Thermoelectric Properties and Structures of

    Xiao Yan;Bed Poudel;Yi Ma;W. S. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhifeng Ren
Zhifeng Ren University of Houston
Shuo Chen
Shuo Chen University of Houston
Jing-Feng Li
Jing-Feng Li Tsinghua University
Yucheng Lan
Yucheng Lan Morgan State University
Bo-Ping Zhang
Bo-Ping Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Li-Dong Zhao
Li-Dong Zhao Beihang University
Wenqing Zhang
Wenqing Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Keivan Esfarjani
Keivan Esfarjani University of Virginia
Meng Gu
Meng Gu Southern University of Science and Technology
Hailong Zhang
Hailong Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing

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