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Dr Shiliang Wang
Honorary Senior Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
shiliang.wang@uq.edu.au
Publications
Journal Articles
(54)
Conference Paper
(1)
Data Collection
(1)
Journal Articles
Jellicoe, Matt
,
Gardner, Zoe
,
Alotaibi, Amjad E. H.
,
Shoemaker, Kaylee E.
,
Scott, James M.
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Alotaibi, Badriah M.
,
Luo, Xuan
,
Chuah, Clarence
,
Gibson, Christopher T.
,
He, Shan
,
Vimalanathan, Kasturi
,
Gascooke, Jason R.
,
Chen, Xianjue
,
Rodger, Alison
,
Huang, Han
,
Dalgarno, Scott J.
,
Antunes, Elsa
,
Weiss, Gregory A.
,
Li, Qin
,
Quinton, Jamie S.
and
Raston, Colin L.
(
2025
).
Chiral lemniscate formation in magnetic field controlled topological fluid flows
.
Small
,
21
(
20
)
2409807
,
1
-
13
. doi:
10.1002/smll.202409807
Mead, James L.
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Zimmermann, Sören
,
Fatikow, Sergej
and
Huang, Han
(
2023
).
Resolving the adhesive behavior of 1D materials: a review of experimental approaches
.
Engineering
,
24
,
39
-
72
. doi:
10.1016/j.eng.2023.02.012
Ma, Liang
,
Jiang, Yijun
,
Dai, Guozhang
,
Mead, James L.
,
Yibibulla, Tursunay
,
Lu, Mingyuan
,
Huang, Han
,
Fatikow, Sergej
and
Wang, Shiliang
(
2022
).
Size- and temperature-dependent Young's modulus of individual ZnS nanobelts
.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
,
55
(
36
)
364001
,
1
-
8
. doi:
10.1088/1361-6463/ac78a0
Yibibulla, Tursunay
,
Mead, James L.
,
Ma, Liang
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Huang, Han
and
Wang, Shiliang
(
2022
).
The shearing behavior of nanowire contact pairs in air and the role of humidity
.
Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
,
16
(
8
)
2200130
,
1
-
8
. doi:
10.1002/pssr.202200130
Hou, Lizhen
,
Gao, Yangyang
,
Yibibulla, Tursunay
,
Huang, Han
and
Wang, Shiliang
(
2022
).
Young's modulus and thermal stability of individual Sb2O3 nanowires at elevated temperatures
.
Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
,
16
(
6
)
2200039
. doi:
10.1002/pssr.202200039
Hou, Lizhen
,
Hou, Maofen
,
Yibibulla, Tursunay
,
Mead, James Lee
,
Fatikow, Sergej
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2022
).
Frictional shear stress of ZnO nanowires on natural and pyrolytic graphite substrates
.
Friction
,
10
(
12
),
2059
-
2068
. doi:
10.1007/s40544-021-0577-2
Ma, Liang
,
Yibibulla, Tursunay
,
Jiang, Yijun
,
Mead, James L.
,
Lu, Mingyuan
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2022
).
Temperature and size dependent mechanical properties of vapor synthesized zinc tungstate nanowires
.
Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
,
136
114990
,
114990
. doi:
10.1016/j.physe.2021.114990
Wang, Shiliang
,
Ma, Liang
,
Mead, James Lee
,
Ju, Shin-Pon
,
Li, Guodong
and
Huang, Han
(
2021
).
Catalyst-free synthesis and mechanical characterization of TaC nanowires
.
Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
,
64
(
5
)
254612
. doi:
10.1007/s11433-020-1672-7
Yibibulla, Tursunay
,
Jiang, Yijun
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2021
).
Size- and temperature-dependent Young's modulus of SiC nanowires determined by a laser-Doppler vibration measurement
.
Applied Physics Letters
,
118
(
4
)
043103
,
043103
. doi:
10.1063/5.0040552
Yu, Bowen
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2021
).
The adhesion of a mica nanolayer on a single-layer graphene supported by SiO2 substrate characterised in air
.
Nanotechnology
,
32
(
4
)
045701
,
1
-
8
. doi:
10.1088/1361-6528/abbf25
Jiang, Yijun
,
Lu, Mingyuan
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2021
).
Temperature coefficient of Young’s modulus of silver microwhiskers determined by a laser Doppler vibration measurement
.
Modern Physics Letters B
,
35
(
21
)
2150350
,
1
-
11
. doi:
10.1142/s0217984921503504
Yu, Bowen
,
Wang, Fei
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Hu, Yujin
and
Huang, Han
(
2020
).
The adhesion of mica nanolayers on a silicon substrate in air
.
Advanced Materials Interfaces
,
7
(
18
)
2000541
,
2000541
. doi:
10.1002/admi.202000541
Kuang, Daitao
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Luo, Heng
,
Deng, Lianwen
,
Song, Min
,
He, Jun
and
Huang, Han
(
2020
).
Facile synthesis and influences of Fe/Ni ratio on the microwave absorption performance of ultra-small FeNi-C core-shell nanoparticles
.
Materials Research Bulletin
,
126
110837
,
110837
. doi:
10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.110837
Liu, Tianlong
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Hou, Lizhen
and
Huang, Han
(
2019
).
Synthesis of Five-fold-twinned silver microwhiskers by physical vapor deposition
.
International Journal of Modern Physics B
,
33
(
31
)
1950371
,
1950371
. doi:
10.1142/S0217979219503715
Kuang, Daitao
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Luo, Heng
,
Deng, Lianwen
,
Mead, James L.
,
Huang, Han
and
Song, Min
(
2019
).
Large-scale synthesis and outstanding microwave absorption properties of carbon nanotubes coated by extremely small FeCo-C core-shell nanoparticles
.
Carbon
,
153
,
52
-
61
. doi:
10.1016/j.carbon.2019.06.105
Hou, Lizhen
,
Zheng, Lulu
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2019
).
Young's modulus of Sb2O3 micro- and nanowires determined accurately by a nanomanipulation-assisted thermal resonance method
.
AIP Advances
,
9
(
8
)
085101
,
085101
. doi:
10.1063/1.5109161
Roy, Aditi
,
Ju, Shin-Pon
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2019
).
Temperature dependent Young's modulus of ZnO nanowires
.
Nanotechnology
,
30
(
6
)
065705
,
065705
. doi:
10.1088/1361-6528/aaf182
Zimmermann, Sören
,
Klauser, Waldemar
,
Mead, James
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Huang, Han
and
Fatikow, Sergej
(
2019
).
A laterally sensitive colloidal probe for accurately measuring nanoscale adhesion of textured surfaces
.
Nano Research
,
12
(
2
),
389
-
396
. doi:
10.1007/s12274-018-2228-0
Hou, Lizhen
,
Lee Mead, James
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2019
).
The kinetic frictional shear stress of ZnO nanowires on graphite and mica substrates
.
Applied Surface Science
,
465
,
584
-
590
. doi:
10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.09.143
Yu, Bowen
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2018
).
Environment‐dependent adhesion energy of mica nanolayers determined by a nanomanipulation‐based bridging method
.
Advanced Materials Interfaces
,
6
(
2
)
1801552
,
1801552
. doi:
10.1002/admi.201801552
Kuang, Daitao
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Yu, Bowen
,
Deng Lianwen,
,
Lin, Liangwu
,
Huang, Han
,
He, Jun
and
Song, Min
(
2018
).
Enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption of Ni-C core-shell nanoparticles by HCP-Ni phase
.
Materials Research Express
,
5
(
9
)
095013
,
095013
. doi:
10.1088/2053-1591/aad661
Xie, Hongtao
,
Mead, James L.
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Fatikow, Sergej
and
Huang, Han
(
2018
).
Characterizing the surface forces between two individual nanowires using optical microscopy based nanomanipulation
.
Nanotechnology
,
29
(
22
)
225705
,
225705
. doi:
10.1088/1361-6528/aab3a5
Wang, Shiliang
,
Liang, Bingbing
,
Kuang, Daitao
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Yu, Bowen
,
Lin, Liang Wu
,
Deng, Lianwen
,
Huang, Han
and
Jun, He
(
2018
).
Facile synthesis and excellent microwave absorption properties of FeCo-C core-shell nanoparticles
.
Nanotechnology
,
29
(
8
)
085604
,
1
-
11
. doi:
10.1088/1361-6528/aaa52f
Mead, J. L.
,
Xie, H.
,
Wang, S.
and
Huang, H.
(
2018
).
Enhanced adhesion of ZnO nanowires during in situ scanning electron microscope peeling
.
Nanoscale
,
10
(
7
),
3410
-
3420
. doi:
10.1039/c7nr09423j
Xie, Hongtao
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2017
).
Effects of Surface Roughness on the Kinetic Friction of SiC Nanowires on SiN Substrates
.
Tribology Letters
,
66
(
15
)
15
,
1
-
9
. doi:
10.1007/s11249-017-0956-z
Roy, Aditi
,
Mead, James
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2017
).
Effects of surface defects on the mechanical properties of ZnO nanowires
.
Scientific Reports
,
7
(
1
)
9547
,
9547
. doi:
10.1038/s41598-017-09843-5
Kuang, Daitao
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Yu, Bowen
,
Liang, Bingbing
,
Deng, Lianwen
,
Huang, Han
,
Ma, Songshan
,
He, Jun
and
Wang, Shiliang
(
2017
).
Gram-scale synthesis, thermal stability, magnetic properties, and microwave absorption application of extremely small Co-C core-shell nanoparticles
.
Materials Research Express
,
4
(
7
)
075044
,
075044.1
-
075044.12
. doi:
10.1088/2053-1591/aa7ad3
Wang, Shiliang
,
Shan, Zhiwei
and
Huang, Han
(
2017
).
The mechanical properties of nanowires
.
Advanced Science
,
4
(
4
)
1600332
,
405
-
419
. doi:
10.1002/advs.201600332
Xie, Hongtao
,
Mead, James
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2017
).
The effect of surface texture on the kinetic friction of a nanowire on a substrate
.
Scientific Reports
,
7
(
1
)
44907
,
44907
. doi:
10.1038/srep44907
Roy, Aditi
,
Xie, Hongtao
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2016
).
The kinetic friction of ZnO nanowires on amorphous SiO2 and SiN substrates
.
Applied Surface Science
,
389
,
797
-
801
. doi:
10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.07.172
Wang, Shiliang
,
Huang, Qiulai
,
Wu, Yueqin
and
Huang, Han
(
2016
).
Unique structure and surface-related elastic modulus of alumina nanobelts
.
Nanotechnology
,
27
(
47
)
475701
,
1
-
7
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/27/47/475701
Huang, Qiulai
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Zhang, Yan
,
Yu, Bowen
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Su, Geng
,
Ma, Songshan
,
Zou, Jin
and
Huang, Han
(
2016
).
Hollow carbon nanospheres with extremely small size as anode material in lithium-ion batteries with outstanding cycling stability
.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
,
120
(
6
),
3139
-
3144
. doi:
10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10455
Xie, Hongtao
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2016
).
Characterising the nanoscale kinetic friction using force-equilibrium and energy-conservation models with optical manipulation
.
Nanotechnology
,
27
(
6
)
065709
,
065709
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/27/6/065709
Yu, Bowen
,
Zhang, Qiankun
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Song, Min
,
He, Yuehui
,
Huang, Han
and
Zou, Jin
(
2016
).
Temperature-dependent chemical state of the nickel catalyst for the growth of carbon nanofibers
.
Carbon
,
96
,
904
-
910
. doi:
10.1016/j.carbon.2015.10.048
Wang, Shiliang
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Xie, Hongtao
and
Huang, Han
(
2015
).
The kinetic friction between a nanowire and a flat substrate measured using nanomanipulation with optical microscopy
.
Applied Physics Letters
,
107
(
10
)
103102
,
103102.1
-
103102.4
. doi:
10.1063/1.4930576
Xie, Hongtao
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2015
).
Kinetic and static friction between alumina nanowires and a Si substrate characterized using a bending manipulation method
.
Journal of Materials Research
,
30
(
11
),
1852
-
1860
. doi:
10.1557/jmr.2015.129
Hou, Lizhen Zou
,
Wang, Shiliang
and
Huang, Han
(
2015
).
A simple criterion for determining the static friction force between nanowires and flat substrates using the most-bent-state method
.
Nanotechnology
,
26
(
16
)
165702
,
165702-1
-
165702-7
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/26/16/165702
Wang, Shiliang
,
Wu, Yueqin
,
Lin, Liangwu
,
He, Yuehui
and
Huang, Han
(
2015
).
Fracture strain of SiC nanowires and direct evidence of electron-beam induced amorphisation in the strained nanowires
.
Small
,
11
(
14
),
1672
-
1676
. doi:
10.1002/smll.201402202
Liu, Jun
,
Yu, Bowen
,
Zhang, Qiankun
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Huang, Qiulai
,
Song, Chunrui
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Wu, Yueqin
,
He, Yuehui
,
Zou, Jin
and
Huang, Han
(
2015
).
Synthesis and magnetic properties of Fe3C-C core-shell nanoparticles
.
Nanotechnology
,
26
(
8
)
085601
,
085601
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/26/8/085601
Yu, Bowen
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Zhang, Qiankun
,
He, Yuehui
,
Huang, Han
and
Zou, Jin
(
2014
).
Ni3C-assisted growth of carbon nanofibres 300 °c by thermal CVD
.
Nanotechnology
,
25
(
32
)
325602
,
325602
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/25/32/325602
Ma, Liang
,
Yu, Bowen
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Su, Geng
,
Huang, Han
,
Chen, Hong
,
He, Yuehui
and
Zou, Jin
(
2014
).
Controlled synthesis and optical properties of Cu/C core/shell nanoparticles
.
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
,
16
(
8
)
2545
,
1
-
8
. doi:
10.1007/s11051-014-2545-5
Wang, Shiliang
,
Chen, Guoliang
,
Huang, Han
,
Ma, Shujun
,
Xu, Hongyi
,
He, Yuehui
and
Zou, Jin
(
2013
).
Vapor-phase synthesis, growth mechanism and thickness-independent elastic modulus of single-crystal tungsten nanobelts
.
Nanotechnology
,
24
(
50
)
505705
,
505705.1
-
505705.9
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/24/50/505705
Wang, Shiliang
,
He, Shiliang
,
Huang, Han
,
Zou, Jin
,
Auchterlonie, Graeme John
,
Hou, Lizhen
and
Huang, Baiyun
(
2013
).
An improved loop test for experimentally approaching the intrinsic strength of alumina nanoscale whiskers
.
Nanotechnology
,
24
(
28
)
285703
,
285703.1
-
285703.7
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/24/28/285703
Ma, Shujun
,
Wang, Shiliang
,
Iacopi, Francesca
and
Huang, Han
(
2013
).
A resonant method for determining residual stress and elastic modulus of a thin film
.
Applied Physics Letters
,
103
(
3
)
031603
,
031603.1
-
031603.5
. doi:
10.1063/1.4813843
Ning, Z. L.
,
Liu, H. H.
,
Cao, F. Y.
,
Wang, S. T.
,
Sun, J. F.
and
Qian, M.
(
2013
).
The effect of grain size on the tensile and creep properties of Mg-2.6Nd-0.35Zn-xZr alloys at 250 degrees C
.
Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing
,
560
,
163
-
169
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2012.09.052
Wang, Shiliang
,
Huang, Xiaolin
,
He, Yuehui
,
Huang, Han
,
Wu, Yueqin
,
Hou, Lizhen
,
Liu, Xinli
,
Yang, Taimin
,
Zou, Jin
and
Huang, Baiyun
(
2012
).
Synthesis, growth mechanism and thermal stability of copper nanoparticles encapsulated by multi-layer graphene
.
Carbon
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50
(
6
),
2119
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2125
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10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.063
Wang, Shiliang
,
He, Yuehui
,
Liu, Xinli
,
Huang, Han
,
Zou, Jin
,
Song, Min
,
Huang, Baiyun
and
Liu, C. T.
(
2011
).
Novel C/Cu sheath/core nanostructures synthesized via low-temperature MOCVD
.
Nanotechnology
,
22
(
40
)
405704
,
405704-1
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405704-7
. doi:
10.1088/0957-4484/22/40/405704
Wang, Shiliang
,
He, Yuehui
,
Liu, Xinli
,
Zhang, Quan
,
Zou, Jin
,
Huang, Han
,
Song, Min
,
Huang, Baiyun
,
Liu, C. T.
and
Du, Yong
(
2011
).
Large-scale synthesis of tungsten single-crystal microtubes via vapor-deposition process
.
Journal of Crystal Growth
,
316
(
1
),
137
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144
. doi:
10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.10.222
Huang, H.
,
Wu, Y. Q.
,
Wang, S. L.
,
He, Y. H.
,
Zou, J.
,
Huang, B. Y.
and
Liu, C. T.
(
2009
).
Mechanical properties of single crystal tungsten microwhiskers characterized by nanoindentation
.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
,
523
(
1-2
),
193
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198
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2009.05.060
Wang, S.L.
,
He, Y.H.
,
Zou, J
,
Wang, Y
and
Huang, H
(
2009
).
Growth of single-crystal W whiskers during humid H2/N2 reduction of Ni, Fe-Ni, and Co-Ni doped tungsten oxide
.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
,
482
(
1-2
),
61
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66
. doi:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.02.126
Wang, S.L.
,
He, Y.H.
,
Xu, J.
,
Jiang, Y.
,
Huang, B.Y.
,
Zou, J.
,
Wang, Y.
,
Liu, C.T.
and
Liaw, P. K.
(
2008
).
Growth of single-crystalline tungsten nanowires by an alloy-catalyzed method at 850 degrees C
.
Journal of Materials Research
,
23
(
1
),
72
-
77
. doi:
10.1557/JMR.2008.0033
Wang, S
,
He, Y
,
Zou, J.
,
Jiang, Y
,
Xu, H
,
Huang, B
,
Liu, CT
and
Liaw, PK
(
2007
).
Synthesis of single-crystalline tungsten nanowires by nickel-catalyzed vapor-phase method at 850oC
.
Journal of Crystal Growth
,
306
(
2
),
433
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436
. doi:
10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.05.043
Wang, S.L.
,
He, Y.H.
,
Zou, J.
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