Dr Changxu Liu
Lecturer in Electronic Engineering
(Streatham) 3623
01392 723623
Overview
Overview
Changxu is a Lecturer at the Electronic Engineering, University of Exeter. He is part of the Nano Engineering Science and Technology (NEST) and the Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation (CMRI). Prior joining this position, he was an Assistant Professor at Northumbria Unviersity, UK. Before that, he worked as a Humboldt Research Fellow and LMU incoming Research Fellow at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany and Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Birmingham, UK.
Changxu got his BSc in Tongji Unviersity China, MSc in University of Rochester, USA and PhD in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia respectively, all in Electrical Engineering.
Changxu's current research interests are in the areas of metamaterials, plasmonics, nanotechnology, and nanophotonics, with particular focus on innovative aspects of wave interaction in disordered and hybrid systems.
Changxu's (co) first- and corresponding- author papers have appeared in several high-impact journals, including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Photonics, Nature Physics, Nature Communications(2), Physical Review Letters (3), Physical Review X, JACS, Advanced Materials, Light Science & Applications, Nano Letters and ACS Nano. Some of his recent research work have been picked up by national and international media outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, Independent, Daily Mail, Yahoo and Guinness World Record.
Selected publications with improtant contribution (*=corresponding, +=contributed equally )
- C. Liu*, T. Wu, P. Lalanne, S. A. Maier*, "Enhanced light matter interaction in metallic nanoparticles - a generic strategy of smart void filling", Nano Lett. , accepted (2024)
- D. Yang, Y. Wang, J. Shi, C. Liu* and S. Zhang*, “Arbitrary Wireless Energy Distribution within an Epsilon Near-zero Environment”, Laser & Photon. Rev. , 18(2), 2300631 (2023).
- T. Lin+, T. Yang+, Y. Cai+, J. Li, G. Lu, S. Chen, Y Li, L. Guo*, S. A. Maier*, C. Liu*, and J. Huang*, "Transformation-optics-designed Plasmonic Singularities for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution at Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces", Nano Lett., 23(11), 5288–5296 (2023)
- C. Liu*, S. Zhang, S. A. Maier and H. Ren*, “Disorder-induced topological state transition in optical skyrmion family”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 267401 (2022)
- B.Yang+, K. Liu+, H. Li+, C. Liu+, J. Fu, H. Li, J. E. Huang, P. Ou, T. Alkayyali, C. Cai, Y. Duan, H. Liu, P. An, N. Zhang, W. Li, X. Qiu, C. Jia, J. Hu, L. Chai, Z. Lin, Y. Gao, M. Miyauchi, E. Cortes, S. A. Maier*, Min Liu*, "Accelerating CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products via Synergistic Electric-Thermal Field on Copper Nanoneedles", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144(7), 309 (2022).
- P. Mao+, C. Liu+* , X. Li+, M. Liu+, M. Han, S. A. Maier, E. Sargent* and S. Zhang*, "Single- step-fabricated disordered metasurfaces for enhanced light extraction from LEDs", Light Sci & App 10, 180 (2021).
- X. Wang+, C. Liu+, C. Cao, K. Yao, Seyed S. M. Masouleh, R. Berte, H. Ren, L. Menezes, E. Cortes, I. Bicket, H. Wang, N. Li, Z. Zhang, M. Li, W. Xie, Y. Yu, Y. Fang, S. Zhang, H. Xu, A. Vomiero, Y. Liu*, S. A. Maier*, G. Botton* and H. Liang*, "Self-constructed Multiple Plasmonic Hotspots on an Individual Fractal to Amplify Broadband Hot Electron Generation", ACS Nano 15(6), 10553 (2021).
- P. Mao+, C. Liu+* , Y. Niu, F. Song, R. E. Palmer, M. Han, S. A. Maier* and S. Zhang*, "Disorder-Induced Material-Insensitive Optical Response in Plasmonic Nanostructures: Vibrant Structural Colors from Noble Metals", Advanced Materials 33(23), 202007623 (2021).
- P. Mao+, C. Liu+, F. Song, M. Han*, S.A. Maier* and S. Zhang*, "Manipulating disordered plas- monic systems by external cavity with transition from broadband absorption to recon gurable re ection", Nature Communications 11, 1538 (2020).
- C. Liu, M. Rybin*, P. Mao, S. Zhang and Y. Kivshar, "Disorder-immune sub-wavelength photonic structures based on Mie metamaterials", Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 163901 (2019).
- P. Mao+, C. Liu+, G. Favard, Q. Chen*, M. Han, A. Fratalocchi* and S. Zhang*, "Broadband single molecule SERS detection designed by warped optical spaces", Nature Communications 9, 5428 (2018).
- C. Liu, W. Gao, B. Yang and S. Zhang*, "Disorder-Induced Topological State Transition in Photonic Metamaterials", Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 183901 (2017).
- J. Huang+, C. Liu+, Y. Zhu, S. Masala, E. Alarousu, Y. Han* and A. Fratalocchi*, "Harnessing structural darkness in the visible and infrared wavelengths for a new source of light", Nature Nanotechnology 11, 60 (2016).
- C. Liu, R. van derWel, N. Rotenberg, K, Kuipers, T.F. Krauss, A. Di Falco and A. Fratalocchi*, "Triggering extreme events at the nanoscale in chaotic resonators", Nature Physics 11, 358-363 (2015).
- C. Liu, A. Di Falco and A. Fratalocchi*, "Dicke phase transition with multiple superradiant states in quantum chaotic resonators", Phys. Rev. X 4, 021048 (2014).
- C. Liu, A. Di Falco, D. Molinari, Y. Khan, B. S. Ooi, T. F. Krauss and A. Fratalocchi*, "Enhanced energy stored in chaotic optical resonator", Nature Photonics 7, 473 (2013).
Publications
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2024
- Liao W, Wang J, Ni G, Liu K, Liu C, Chen S, Wang Q, Chen Y, Luo T, Wang X. (2024) Sustainable conversion of alkaline nitrate to ammonia at activities greater than 2 A cm−2, Nature Communications, volume 15, no. 1, article no. 1264, DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-45534-2. [PDF]
2023
- Chen Y, Qu W, Luo T, Zhang H, Fu J, Li H, Liu C, Zhang D, Liu M. (2023) Promoting C-F bond activation via proton donor for CF4 decomposition, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, volume 120, no. 52, DOI:10.1073/pnas.2312480120. [PDF]
- Yang Q, Wang Y, Shi J, Liu C, Zhang S. (2023) Arbitrary Wireless Energy Distribution within an Epsilon Near‐zero Environment, Laser & Photonics Reviews, volume 18, no. 2, DOI:10.1002/lpor.202300631. [PDF]
- Hu Z, Liu C, Li G. (2023) Disordered optical metasurfaces: from light manipulation to energy harvesting, Advances in Physics: X, volume 8, no. 1, DOI:10.1080/23746149.2023.2234136. [PDF]
- Zhang C, Huang B, Li H, Chen H, Yu T, Zhang B, Wang S, Liu C, Luo Y, Maier SA. (2023) Plasmonic Nanoneedle Arrays with Enhanced Hot Electron Photodetection for Near‐IR Imaging, Advanced Functional Materials, volume 33, no. 45, DOI:10.1002/adfm.202304368. [PDF]
- Lin T, Yang T, Cai Y, Li J, Lu G, Chen S, Li Y, Guo L, Maier SA, Liu C. (2023) Transformation-Optics-Designed Plasmonic Singularities for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution at Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces, Nano Letters, volume 23, no. 11, pages 5288-5296, DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01287. [PDF]
2022
- Wang X, Yao K, Liu L, Liu C, Liang H. (2022) Enhancing hot electron generation and injection with plasmonic nanostructures, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, volume 893, pages 162214-162214, article no. 162214, DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162214. [PDF]
- Yang B, Liu K, Li H, Liu C, Fu J, Li H, Huang JE, Ou P, Alkayyali T, Cai C. (2022) Accelerating CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products via Synergistic Electric–Thermal Field on Copper Nanoneedles, Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 144, no. 7, pages 3039-3049, DOI:10.1021/jacs.1c11253. [PDF]
- Yao K, Li J, Wang H, Lu R, Yang X, Luo M, Wang N, Wang Z, Liu C, Jing T. (2022) Mechanistic Insights into OC–COH Coupling in CO2 Electroreduction on Fragmented Copper, Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 144, no. 31, pages 14005-14011, DOI:10.1021/jacs.2c01044. [PDF]
- Liu C, Zhang S, Maier SA, Ren H. (2022) Disorder-Induced Topological State Transition in the Optical Skyrmion Family, Physical Review Letters, volume 129, no. 26, article no. 267401, DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.129.267401. [PDF]
2021
- Liu C, Mao P, Niu Y, Qin Y, Song F, Han M, Palmer RE, Zhang S, Maier SA. (2021) Material-Insensitive Optical Response From Disordered Plasmonic Nanostructures, 2021 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS EUROPE & EUROPEAN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC), DOI:10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC52157.2021.9541959. [PDF]
- Mao P, Liu C, Niu Y, Qin Y, Song F, Han M, Palmer RE, Maier SA, Zhang S. (2021) Disorder‐Induced Material‐Insensitive Optical Response in Plasmonic Nanostructures: Vibrant Structural Colors from Noble Metals, Advanced Materials, volume 33, no. 23, DOI:10.1002/adma.202007623. [PDF]
- Mao P, Liu C, Li X, Liu M, Chen Q, Han M, Maier SA, Sargent EH, Zhang S. (2021) Single-step-fabricated disordered metasurfaces for enhanced light extraction from LEDs, Light: Science & Applications, volume 10, no. 1, article no. 180, DOI:10.1038/s41377-021-00621-7. [PDF]
- Liu C, Maier SA. (2021) High-Quality Optical Hotspots with Topology-Protected Robustness, ACS Photonics, volume 9, no. 1, pages 241-248, DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.1c01445. [PDF]
- Wang X, Liu C, Gao C, Yao K, Masouleh SSM, Berté R, Ren H, Menezes LDS, Cortés E, Bicket IC. (2021) Self-Constructed Multiple Plasmonic Hotspots on an Individual Fractal to Amplify Broadband Hot Electron Generation, ACS Nano, volume 15, no. 6, pages 10553-10564, DOI:10.1021/acsnano.1c03218. [PDF]
2020
- Liu C, Maier SA, Li G. (2020) Genetic-Algorithm-Aided Meta-Atom Multiplication for Improved Absorption and Coloration in Nanophotonics, ACS Photonics, volume 7, no. 7, pages 1716-1722, DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.0c00266. [PDF]
- Mao P, Liu C, Chen Q, Han M, Maier SA, Zhang S. (2020) Broadband SERS detection with disordered plasmonic hybrid aggregates, Nanoscale, volume 12, no. 1, pages 93-102, DOI:10.1039/c9nr08118f. [PDF]
- Mao P, Liu C, Song F, Han M, Maier SA, Zhang S. (2020) Manipulating disordered plasmonic systems by external cavity with transition from broadband absorption to reconfigurable reflection, Nature Communications, volume 11, no. 1, article no. 1538, DOI:10.1038/s41467-020-15349-y. [PDF]
- Wang D, Liu C, Zhang S, Chan CT. (2020) Chaotic photon spheres in non-Euclidean billiard, Nanophotonics, volume 9, no. 10, pages 3367-3372, DOI:10.1515/nanoph-2020-0083. [PDF]
- Lin C, Lyu Z, Zhuo Y, Zhao C, Yang J, Liu C, Kim J, He T, Hu L, Li F. (2020) Microwave Synthesis and High‐Mobility Charge Transport of Carbon‐Nanotube‐in‐Perovskite Single Crystals, Advanced Optical Materials, volume 8, no. 24, DOI:10.1002/adom.202001740. [PDF]
2019
- Liu C, Rybin M, Mao P, Zhang S, Kivshar Y. (2019) Disorder-Immune Photonics Based on Mie-Resonant Dielectric Metamaterials, 2019 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO). [PDF]
- Liu S, Gao W, Zhang Q, Ma S, Zhang L, Liu C, Xiang YJ, Cui TJ, Zhang S. (2019) Topologically Protected Edge State in Two-Dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger Circuit, RESEARCH, volume 2019, article no. UNSP 8609875, DOI:10.34133/2019/8609875. [PDF]
- Liu S, Gao W, Zhang Q, Ma S, Zhang L, Liu C, Xiang YJ, Cui TJ, Zhang S. (2019) Topologically Protected Edge State in Two-Dimensional Su–Schrieffer–Heeger Circuit, Research, volume 2019, pages 1-8, DOI:10.1155/2019/8609875. [PDF]
- Ma C, Liu C, Huang J, Ma Y, Liu Z, Li L-J, Anthopoulos TD, Han Y, Fratalocchi A, Wu T. (2019) Plasmonic‐Enhanced Light Harvesting and Perovskite Solar Cell Performance Using Au Biometric Dimers with Broadband Structural Darkness, Solar RRL, volume 3, no. 8, DOI:10.1002/solr.201900138. [PDF]
- Wang D, Yang B, Gao W, Jia H, Yang Q, Chen X, Wei M, Liu C, Navarro-Cía M, Han J. (2019) Photonic Weyl points due to broken time-reversal symmetry in magnetized semiconductor, Nature Physics, volume 15, no. 11, pages 1150-1155, DOI:10.1038/s41567-019-0612-7. [PDF]
- Liu C, Rybin MV, Mao P, Zhang S, Kivshar Y. (2019) Disorder-Immune Photonics Based on Mie-Resonant Dielectric Metamaterials, Physical Review Letters, volume 123, no. 16, article no. 163901, DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.123.163901. [PDF]
- Liu C, Mao P, Guo Q, Han M, Zhang S. (2019) Bio-inspired plasmonic leaf for enhanced light-matter interactions, Nanophotonics, volume 8, no. 7, pages 1291-1298, DOI:10.1515/nanoph-2019-0104. [PDF]
2018
- Li Z, Liu C, Rong X, Luo Y, Cheng H, Zheng L, Lin F, Shen B, Gong Y, Zhang S. (2018) Tailoring MoS2 Valley‐Polarized Photoluminescence with Super Chiral Near‐Field, Advanced Materials, volume 30, no. 34, DOI:10.1002/adma.201801908. [PDF]
- Lin C-H, Li T-Y, Cheng B, Liu C, Yang C-W, Ke J-J, Wei T-C, Li L-J, Fratalocchi A, He J-H. (2018) Metal contact and carrier transport in single crystalline CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite, Nano Energy, volume 53, pages 817-827, DOI:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.09.049. [PDF]
- Wang D, Liu C, Liu H, Han J, Zhang S. (2018) Wave dynamics on toroidal surface, Optics Express, volume 26, no. 14, pages 17820-17820, DOI:10.1364/oe.26.017820. [PDF]
- Mao P, Liu C, Favraud G, Chen Q, Han M, Fratalocchi A, Zhang S. (2018) Broadband single molecule SERS detection designed by warped optical spaces, Nature Communications, volume 9, no. 1, article no. 5428, DOI:10.1038/s41467-018-07869-5. [PDF]
2017
- Liu C, Huang J, Hsiung C, Tian Y, Wang J, Han Y, Fratalocchi A. (2017) High‐Performance Large‐Scale Solar Steam Generation with Nanolayers of Reusable Biomimetic Nanoparticles, Advanced Sustainable Systems, volume 1, no. 1-2, DOI:10.1002/adsu.201600013. [PDF]
- Li F, Wang H, Kufer D, Liang L, Yu W, Alarousu E, Ma C, Li Y, Liu Z, Liu C. (2017) Ultrahigh Carrier Mobility Achieved in Photoresponsive Hybrid Perovskite Films via Coupling with Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Advanced Materials, volume 29, no. 16, DOI:10.1002/adma.201602432. [PDF]
- Liu C, Gao W, Yang B, Zhang S. (2017) Disorder-Induced Topological State Transition in Photonic Metamaterials, Physical Review Letters, volume 119, no. 18, article no. 183901, DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.119.183901. [PDF]
- Liu C, Huang J, Hsiung C, Tian Y, Wang J, Han Y, Fratalocchi A. (2017) Solar Steam Generation: High‐Performance Large‐Scale Solar Steam Generation with Nanolayers of Reusable Biomimetic Nanoparticles (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 1‐2/2017), Advanced Sustainable Systems, volume 1, no. 1-2, DOI:10.1002/adsu.201770011. [PDF]
2016
- Huang JH, Liu C. (2016) Broadband light absorption with disordered gold nanostructures, SPIE Newsroom, DOI:10.1117/2.1201512.006272. [PDF]
- Liu C, Huang J, Yu H, Fratalocchi A. (2016) Bio-inspired ultra dark nanoparticles for lasing and water desalination, CLEO: Applications and Technology, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, DOI:10.1364/cleo_at.2016.jw2a.91. [PDF]
- Bruck R, Liu C, Muskens OL, Fratalocchi A, Di Falco A. (2016) Ultrafast all‐optical order‐to‐chaos transition in silicon photonic crystal chips, Laser & Photonics Reviews, volume 10, no. 4, pages 688-695, DOI:10.1002/lpor.201600086. [PDF]
- Huang J, Zhu Y, Liu C, Shi Z, Fratalocchi A, Han Y. (2016) Unravelling Thiol's Role in Directing Asymmetric Growth of Au Nanorod-Au Nanoparticle Dimers, Nano Lett, volume 16, no. 1, pages 617-623, DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b04329. [PDF]
- Liu C, Huang J. (2016) Physicist meets chemist, Nature Nanotechnology, volume 11, no. 1, pages 104-104, DOI:10.1038/nnano.2015.317. [PDF]
2015
- Liu C, Huang J, Masala S, Alarousu E, Han Y, Fratalocchi A. (2015) Blackbody metamaterial lasers, CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO: 2015, DOI:10.1364/cleo_qels.2015.fw3e.8. [PDF]
- Huang J, Liu C, Zhu Y, Masala S, Alarousu E, Han Y, Fratalocchi A. (2015) Harnessing structural darkness in the visible and infrared wavelengths for a new source of light, Nature Nanotechnology, volume 11, no. 1, pages 60-66, DOI:10.1038/nnano.2015.228. [PDF]
- Liu C, van der Wel R, Rotenberg N, Kuipers L, Krauss TF, Di Falco A, Fratalocchi A. (2015) Extreme localization of light with femtosecond subwavelength Rogue waves, CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO: 2015, DOI:10.1364/cleo_si.2015.stu4n.8. [PDF]
- Di Falco A, Liu C, Krauss TF, Fratalocchi A. (2015) Chaotic behaviour of photonic crystals resonators, SPIE OPTO, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII, DOI:10.1117/12.2077730. [PDF]
- Huang J, Zhu Y, Liu C, Zhao Y, Liu Z, Hedhili MN, Fratalocchi A, Han Y. (2015) Nanocrystals: Fabricating a Homogeneously Alloyed AuAg Shell on Au Nanorods to Achieve Strong, Stable, and Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonances (Small 39/2015), Small, volume 11, no. 39, pages 5328-5328, DOI:10.1002/smll.201570243. [PDF]
- Liu C, van der Wel REC, Rotenberg N, Kuipers L, Krauss TF, Di Falco A, Fratalocchi A. (2015) Triggering extreme events at the nanoscale in photonic seas, Nature Physics, volume 11, no. 4, pages 358-363, DOI:10.1038/nphys3263. [PDF]
- Huang J, Zhu Y, Liu C, Zhao Y, Liu Z, Hedhili MN, Fratalocchi A, Han Y. (2015) Fabricating a Homogeneously Alloyed AuAg Shell on Au Nanorods to Achieve Strong, Stable, and Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonances, Small, volume 11, no. 39, pages 5214-5221, DOI:10.1002/smll.201501220. [PDF]
2014
- Liu C, Di Falco A, Fratalocchi A. (2014) Dicke Phase Transition with Multiple Superradiant States in Quantum Chaotic Resonators, Physical Review X, volume 4, no. 2, article no. 021048, DOI:10.1103/physrevx.4.021048. [PDF]
- Liu C, Di Falco A, Krauss TF, Fratalocchi A. (2014) Chaos-assisted, broadband trapping of light, CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO: 2014, DOI:10.1364/cleo_at.2014.af2p.3. [PDF]
- Liu C, Di Falco A, Fratalocchi A. (2014) Observation of superradiant phase transition in quantum chaos, CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO: 2014, DOI:10.1364/cleo_qels.2014.fw3b.4. [PDF]
2013
- Liu C, Di Falco A, Molinari D, Khan Y, Ooi BS, Krauss TF, Fratalocchi A. (2013) Enhanced energy storage in chaotic optical resonators, Nature Photonics, volume 7, no. 6, pages 473-478, DOI:10.1038/nphoton.2013.108. [PDF]
- Liu C, Di Falco A, Krauss TF, Fratalocchi A. (2013) Rogue waves generated through quantum chaos, 2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO EUROPE/IQEC, 12th - 16th May 2013, 2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO EUROPE/IQEC, DOI:10.1109/cleoe-iqec.2013.6801847. [PDF]