We create and apply new tools to understand complex Environmental Interfacial Chemistry (EIC) processes. The EIC Lab is an interdisciplinary research team devoted to developing and applying novel technologies for a fundamental understanding of the complex Environmental Interfacial Chemistry processes. Specifically, we develop a host of methods that enable visualization of Environmental Interfacial Chemistry processes at the single-particle, -cell, and -molecule level. We are applying these technologies for studying microbial attachment and charge transfer, and catalytic conversion of pollutants.
Developing novel optical techniques to image chemical reactions in aquatic solution.
Probing the catalytic degradation of pollutants at the single-particle or single-molecule level.
Exploring the microbial cell interacting with surface, including cell-cell interactions, biofilm formation, biodegradation, pathogen detection, and extracellular electron transfer.
Designing novel technologies for precise capture and conversion of pollutants.
1. Liu YN, Lv ZT, Lv WL, Liu DF, Liu XW*. Label-free optical imaging of the electron transfer in single live microbial cells. Nano Letters. 2023, 23: 558-566
2. Zhao XN, Zhou XL*, Yang SY, Min Y, Chen JJ, Liu XW*. Plasmonic imaging of the layer-dependent electrocatalytic activity of two-dimensional catalysts. Nature Communications. 2022, 13: 7869
3. Lv ZT, Qian C*, Liu YN, Lv YH, Liu XW*. Optical tracking of surfactant-tuned bacterial adhesion: a single cell imaging. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2022 doi: 10.1128/aem.01626-22
4. Wu G, Zhou X, Lv WL, Qian C*, Liu XW*. Real-time plasmonic imaging of the compositional evolution of single nanoparticles in electrochemical reactions. Nano Letters. 2022, 22: 4383-4391
5. Jiang D, Chen HB, Zhou XL, Liu XW*. Single-particle electrochemical imaging provides insights into silver nanoparticle dissolution at the solution-solid interface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.2022, 14: 22658-22665
6. Jiang D, Zhao XN, Liu YN, Chen HB, Lv WL, Liu XW*. Label-Free Probing of Molecule Binding Kinetics Using Single-Particle Interferometric Imaging. Analytical Chemistry. 2021, Doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00828
7. Zhou XL, Hao H, Zhang YJ, Zheng QJ, Tan SJ, Zhao J, Chen HB, Chen JJ, Gu Y, Yu HQ, Liu XW*, Patterning of transition metal dichalcogenides catalyzed by surface plasmons with atomic precision. Chem. 2021, Doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.03.011
8. Liu YN, Lv ZT, Yang SY, Liu XW*. Optical tracking of the interfacial dynamics of single SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviruses. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, Doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06962
9. Liu YN, Lv ZT, Lv WL, Liu XW*. Plasmonic probing of the adhesion strength of single microbial cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020, 117: 27148-27153
10. Jiang D, Chen HB, Qian C, Zhou XL, Liu XW*. Determining the aggregation kinetics of nanoparticles by single nanoparticle counting. ACS ES&T Water. 2021, 1: 672-679
11. Chen HB, Jiang D, Zhou XL, Qian C, Yang Y, Liu XW*. Tracking interfacial of a single nanoparticle using plasmonic scattering interferometry. Analytical Chemistry. 2020, 92: 13327-13335
7. Chen HB, Jiang D, Liu YN, Qian C, Zhou XL, Liu XW*. Probing the deposition kinetics of nanoparticles by plasmonic imaging and counting single nanoparticles. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2020, 7: 298-302.
12. Zhou XL, Yang Y, Wang SP*, Liu XW*. Surface plasmon resonance microscopy: from single‐molecule sensing to single‐cell imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2020, 59:1776-1785.
13. Liu YN, Chen HB, Liu XW*. Rapid assessment of water toxicity by plasmonic nanomechanical sensing. Analytical Chemistry. 2020, 92: 1309-1315.
14. Qian C, Wu G, Jiang D, Zhao XN, Chen HB, Yang YZ, Liu XW*. Identification of nanoparticles via plasmonic scattering interferometry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2019, 58: 4217-4220.
15. Yang YZ, Liu XW, Wang SP, Tao NJ. Plasmonic imaging of subcellular electromechanical deformation in mammalian cells. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2019, 24: 066007.
16. Yang YZ, Liu XW*, Wang H, Yu H, Guan Y, Wang S, Tao NJ*. Imaging action potential in single mammalian neurons by tracking the accompanying sub-nanometer mechanical motion. ACS Nano. 2018, 12: 4186-4193.
17. Liu XW, Yang YZ, Wang W, Wang SP, Gao M, Wu J, Tao NJ*. Plasmonic-based electrochemical impedance imaging of electrical activities in single cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2017, 56: 8855-8859.
18. Tian LJ, Zhou NQ, Liu XW*, Liu JH, Zhang X, Huang H, Zhu TT, Li LL, Huang Q, Li WW, Liu YZ, Yu HQ. A sustainable biogenic route to synthesize quantum dots with tunable fluorescence properties for live cell imaging. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2017, 124: 130-137
19. Tian LJ, Zhou NQ, Liu XW*, Zhang X, Zhu TT, Li LL, Li WW*, Yu HQ. Fluorescence dynamics of the biosynthesized CdSe quantum dots in Candida utilis. Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 2048.
20. Fang Y, Wang H, Yu H, Liu XW, Wang W, Chen HY, Tao NJ*. Plasmonic imaging of electrochemical reactions of single nanoparticles. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49: 2614-2624.
Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, and Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China,Hefei, China, 230026
Phone: +86 551 63600610
Email: xianweiliu@ustc.edu.cn
Research experience:
2012-2016, Postdoc, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, USA
2011-2012, Postdoc, Bechman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2008-2011, Ph.D. University of Science & Technology of China, China
2000-2007, B.S., M.S., Shandong University, China
Awards and Honors
1. 国家自然科学基金杰出青年基金获得者
2. 中国科学院优秀导师
3. 全国优秀博士学位论文
4. 首届中国环境科学学会青年科学家金
Associate Professor
Associate Research Professor
Graduate Students
Undergraduate student
Spring outing R
Celebrate the graduation R
Eat something delicious together R
Play kinds of games R
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A rich supply of snacks
2019 Dragon Boat Festival photo
2019 National Day Dinner
2019 Take a spring outing to Suzhou together
2020 To celebrate Haibo's graduation
2021 Play Games Together On Saturday
2021 Graduation Photo Of Haibo Delayed By The Epidemic
2021 To Celebrate Dr. Xiaoli start next stop in her life
2021 Go to The Musical Festival Together
2021 The basketball game Cao Xu participated in
2022 Live Action Role Playing
2022 Crosstalk(相声) performance by Yunhui
2022 To Celebrate ChengXin's birthday
2023 Play ping-pong together
2023 To see Crosstalk(相声) performance by Yunhui
研究生招生:
欢迎环境科学与工程、化学、化学工程、物理学、光学工程、电子科学与工程等专业背景的、具有科研热情的同学推免或报考本课题组。
博士后招生:
1、已获得博士学位或者在近期内能顺利完成博士论文答辩；招收专业主要包括但不限于：电子科学与工程、光学工程、化学、化学工程、生物医学工程、环境科学与工程；
2、善于学习钻研，工作积极热情、求真务实，善于与他人合作，具有良好的科学道德和严谨的科学态度；
3、符合中国科学技术大学有关博士后管理的规定
中国安徽省合肥市金寨路96号
中国科学技术大学中校区应用化学楼413
xianweiliu@ustc.edu.cn
+86 551 63600610
