Mengzhou Liao

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Mengzhou Liao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengzhou Liao has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Mengzhou Liao's work include 2D Materials and Applications (22 papers), Graphene research and applications (18 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (16 papers). Mengzhou Liao is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (22 papers), Graphene research and applications (18 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (16 papers). Mengzhou Liao collaborates with scholars based in China, Finland and United States. Mengzhou Liao's co-authors include Dongxia Shi, Luojun Du, Hua Yu, Rong Yang, Jianqi Zhu, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhao, Jian Tang, Xiaobo Lu and Ying Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mengzhou Liao

32 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Argon Plasma Induced Phase Transition in Monolayer MoS2
    2017 384 citations Jianqi Zhu, Zhichang Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. UItra-low friction and edge-pinning effect in large-lattice-mismatch van der Waals heterostructures
    2021 210 citations Mengzhou Liao, Paolo Nicolini et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengzhou Liao China 20 1.8k 887 455 319 258 32 2.1k
Xiaozhi Xu China 16 1.3k 0.7× 602 0.7× 225 0.5× 143 0.4× 327 1.3× 46 1.6k
Yilun Hong China 11 1.4k 0.8× 513 0.6× 306 0.7× 143 0.4× 127 0.5× 17 1.6k
Tae‐Eon Park South Korea 16 1.2k 0.7× 664 0.7× 170 0.4× 242 0.8× 217 0.8× 51 1.5k
Yung‐Huang Chang Taiwan 14 2.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.8× 937 2.1× 198 0.6× 456 1.8× 57 2.8k
Danhui Lv China 14 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 342 0.8× 127 0.4× 172 0.7× 17 2.2k
Sandhya Susarla United States 21 1.2k 0.7× 564 0.6× 170 0.4× 211 0.7× 221 0.9× 55 1.5k
Jiaming Sun China 22 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 294 0.6× 153 0.5× 248 1.0× 81 1.5k
Xiuqing Meng China 20 1.1k 0.6× 721 0.8× 290 0.6× 102 0.3× 229 0.9× 64 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Mengzhou Liao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengzhou Liao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengzhou Liao

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All Works

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Liao, Mengzhou, Antonio Cammarata, & Tomáš Polcar. (2024). Charge-induced ultralow friction between graphite and atomically flat surfaces. Carbon. 223. 119036–119036. 4 indexed citations
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Liao, Mengzhou, Andrea Silva, Luojun Du, et al.. (2023). Twisting Dynamics of Large Lattice-Mismatch van der Waals Heterostructures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(15). 19616–19623. 14 indexed citations
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Yuan, Jiahao, Mengzhou Liao, Zhiheng Huang, et al.. (2022). Precisely controlling the twist angle of epitaxial MoS2/graphene heterostructure by AFM tip manipulation. Chinese Physics B. 31(8). 87302–87302. 4 indexed citations
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Liao, Mengzhou, Paolo Nicolini, Luojun Du, et al.. (2021). UItra-low friction and edge-pinning effect in large-lattice-mismatch van der Waals heterostructures. Nature Materials. 21(1). 47–53. 210 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liao, Mengzhou, Wei Zheng, Luojun Du, et al.. (2020). Precise control of the interlayer twist angle in large scale MoS2 homostructures. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2153–2153. 213 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wei, Mengzhou Liao, Yutuo Guo, et al.. (2020). Scratching lithography for wafer-scale MoS2 monolayers. 2D Materials. 7(4). 45028–45028. 22 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jianqi, Zhichang Wang, Huijia Dai, et al.. (2019). Boundary activated hydrogen evolution reaction on monolayer MoS2. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1348–1348. 346 indexed citations
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Du, Luojun, Mengzhou Liao, Gui‐Bin Liu, et al.. (2019). Strongly distinct electrical response between circular and valley polarization in bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides. Physical review. B.. 99(19). 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Luojun Du, Shun Feng, et al.. (2019). Enhancing and controlling valley magnetic response in MoS2/WS2 heterostructures by all-optical route. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4226–4226. 54 indexed citations
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Liao, Mengzhou, Luojun Du, Tingting Zhang, et al.. (2019). Pressure-mediated contact quality improvement between monolayer MoS 2 and graphite. Chinese Physics B. 28(1). 17301–17301. 6 indexed citations
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Liao, Mengzhou, Zewen Wu, Luojun Du, et al.. (2018). Twist angle-dependent conductivities across MoS2/graphene heterojunctions. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4068–4068. 102 indexed citations
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Du, Luojun, Qian Zhang, Mengzhou Liao, et al.. (2018). Robust spin-valley polarization in commensurate MoS2/graphene heterostructures. Physical review. B.. 97(11). 29 indexed citations
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Du, Luojun, Mengzhou Liao, Jian Tang, et al.. (2018). Strongly enhanced exciton-phonon coupling in two-dimensional WSe2. Physical review. B.. 97(23). 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Renwei, Suna Fan, Dongdong Xiao, et al.. (2017). Free-Standing Single-Molecule Thick Crystals Consisting of Linear Long-Chain Polymers. Nano Letters. 17(3). 1655–1659. 12 indexed citations
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Yu, Hua, Mengzhou Liao, Ling Zhang, et al.. (2017). Large area growth of monolayer MoS2film on quartz and its use as a saturable absorber in laser mode-locking. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 32(2). 25013–25013. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jianqi, Zhichang Wang, Hua Yu, et al.. (2017). Argon Plasma Induced Phase Transition in Monolayer MoS2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(30). 10216–10219. 384 indexed citations breakdown →
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Du, Luojun, Hua Yu, Xie Li, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Twin Grain Boundary Tuned by Temperature on the Electrical Transport Properties of Monolayer MoS2. Crystals. 6(9). 115–115. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Wei Chen, Jianling Meng, et al.. (2016). Integrated Flexible and High‐Quality Thin Film Transistors Based on Monolayer MoS2. Advanced Electronic Materials. 2(3). 41 indexed citations
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Meng, Jianling, Guole Wang, Xiaomin Li, et al.. (2016). Rolling Up a Monolayer MoS2Sheet. Small. 12(28). 3770–3774. 68 indexed citations

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