Publications
Referred Journal Papers
(*: Corresponding author)
- Hurst, J.; Kim, M. A.; Peng, Z.; Li, L.* and Liu, H.* “Assessing and mitigating surface contamination of carbon electrode materials”, Chem. Mater., (IF = 10.159), 2019, 31, 7133-7142.
- Wang, B.; Moran C.; Lin, D. Huan, T.; Gage, E. and Li, L.* “Nanometer-thick fluorinated ionic liquids (ILs) as media lubricants for data storage devices”, ACS Appl. Nano Mater.,2019, 2, 5260-5265.
- Zhou, Z.; Gao, T.; McCarthy S.; Kozbial, A.; Tan, S.; Pekker D.; Li, L. and Leu, P.* “Parahydrophobicity and stick-slip wetting dynamics of vertically aligned carbon nanotube forests”, Carbon (IF = 7.088), 2019, 152, 474-481.
- Jiao, Y.; Gao Y.; Meng, Y. Lu, W.; Liu, Y; Han, H; Shuang, S; Li, L. and Dong C.* “One-step Synthesis of Label-free ratiometric fluorescence carbon dots for the detection of silver ions and glutathione and cellular imaging applications”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. (IF = 8.097), 2019, 11, 16822-16829.
- Wang, B.; Lertola, A.; Moran, C.; Kowall, C. and Li, L.* “Uncovering the Underlying mechanisms of the fouling in maleic anhydride condensers”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.(IF = 3.141), 2019, 58, 3721-3725.
- Jia, J.*; Lin, B.; Gao Y.; Jiao Y.; Li, L., Dong C. and Shuang, S.* “Highly luminescent N-doped carbon dots from black soya beans for free radical scavenging, Fe3+sensing and cellular imaging”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (IF=2.571),2019, 211, 363-372.
- Gong, X*; Wang, B. and Li, L.* “Spreading of nanodroplets of ionic liquids on the mica surface”, ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 16398-16402.
- Wang, Y.; Gong, X.; You, C. and Li, L.* “A nanometer-thick, mechanically robust and easy-to-fabricate simultaneously oleophobic/hydrophilic polymer coating for oil-water separation”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.(IF = 3.141), 2018, 57, 15395-15399.
- Gong, X*; Wang, B.; Kozbile, A. and Li, L.* “From molecular arrangement to macroscopic wetting of ionic liquids on the mica surface: Effect of humidity”, Langmuir (IF = 4.210),2018, 34, 12167-12173.
- Lertola, A.; Wang, B. and Li, L.* “Understanding the friction of nanometer-thick fluorinated ionic liquids (ILs)”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.(IF = 3.141), 2018, 57(34), 11681-11685.
- Hurst, J.; Li, L. and Liu, H.* “Adventitious hydrocarbons and the graphite-water interface”, Carbon (IF = 6.832), 2018, 134, 464-469.
- Gong, X.* and Li, L.* “Nanometer-thick ionic liquids as boundary lubricants”, Adv. Engr. Mater.(IF = 2.319) 2018, 1700617 (Invited review).
- Gong, X. and Li, L.* “Understanding the wettability of nanometer-thick room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) on solid surfaces”,Chin. Chem. Lets. (IF = 1.932) 2017, 55(22), 6391-6397 (Invited review).
- Liu, H.* and Li, L.* “Graphitic materials: intrinsic hydrophilicity and its implications”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2017, in press
- Peng, Z.; Yang, R. Kim, M., Li L.* and Liu, H.* “Influence of O2, H2O and airborned hydrocarbons on the properties of selected 2D materials” RSC Adv. (IF =3.485), 2017, 7(43), 27048-27057.
- Kozbial, A.; Guan, W. and Li, L.* “Manipulating the molecular conformation of a nanometer-thick environmentally friendly coating to control the surface energy” J. Mater. Chem. A (IF = 8.262), 2017, 5, 9752-9759.
- Kozbial, A.; Trouba, C. and Li, L.* “Characterization of the intrinsic water wettability of graphite with contact angle measurement: effect of defects on the static and dynamic contact angles”, Langmuir (IF = 4.210), 2017, 33(4), 959-967
- Kozbial, A.; Zhou, F.; Li, Z.; Liu, H.* and Li, L.* “Are graphitic surfaces hydrophobic”, Acc. Chem. Res. (IF = 22.003), 2016, 49(12), 2765-2773
- Wang Y.; Dugan M.; Urbaniak B. and Li, L.* “A nanometer-thick simultaneously oleophobic/hydrophilic polymer coating fabricated via a photochemical approach”, Langmuir (IF = 4.210) , 2016, 32(26), 6723-6729
- Gong, X.; West, B.; Taylor, A. and Li, L.* “Study on nanometer-thick room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) for applications as the media lubricant in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR)”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. (IF = 2.718) 2016, 55(22), 6391-6397
- Li, Z.; Kozbial, A.; Nioradze, N; Parobek, D.; Shenoy, G.; Salim, M.; Amemiya, S.; Li, L.* and Liu, H.* “Water protects graphitic surface from airborne hydrocarbon contamination”, ACS Nano (IF = 14.486) 2016, 10(1), 349-359
- Gong, X.*; Bartlett, A.; Kozbial, A. and Li, L.* “A cost-effective approach to fabricate nearly superhydrophobic coatings using hydrophilic materials”, Advanced Engineering Materials (IF = 1.744) 2016, 18(4), 567-571
- Kozbial, A.; Gong, X.; Liu H. and Li, L.* “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)”, Langmuir (IF = 4.210), 2015, 31(30), 8429-8435
- Gong, X.; Kozbial, A. and Li, L.* “What causes extended layering of ionic liquids on the mica surface?”, Chem. Sci. (IF = 9.155), 2015, 6, 3478-3482
- Gong, X.; Vahdat. V; Frankert, S.; Anderson, E.; Chen S.; Hsia, Y. and Li, L.* “Study on the interaction between talc and perfluoropolyethers under tribology contact”, Tribo. Trans. (IF = 1.519), 2015, 58(4), 679-685
- Wang Y.; Knapp J.; Legere A.; Raney, J. and Li L.* “Effect of end-groups on simultaneous oleophobicity/hydrophilicity and anti-fogging performance of nanometer-thick perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs)”, RSC Adv. (IF = 3.485), 2015, 5, 30570-30576
- Gong, X.; Kozbial, A.; Rose, F. and Li, L.* “Effect of π–π+ Stacking on the Layering of Ionic Liquids Confined to an Amorphous Carbon Surface”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. (IF = 7.332), 2015, 7(13), 7078-7081
- Kozbial, A.; Li, Z.; Conaway, C.; McGinley, R.; Dhingra, S.; Vahdat, V.; D’Urso, B.; Liu, H.* and Li, L.* “Study on the surface energy of graphene by contact angle measurements”, Langmuir (IF = 4.210) , 2014, 30, 8598-8606
- Kozbial, A.; Li, Z.; Sun, J.; Gong, X.; Wang, Y.; Xu, H.; Liu, H.* and Li, L.* “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphite”, Carbon (IF = 6.832), 2014, 74, 218-225
- Kozbial, A. and Li, L.* “Study on the Friction of κ-Carrageenan Hydrogels in Air and Aqueous Environments”, Mater. Sci. Eng., C (IF = 3.338), 2014, 36C, 173-179
- Li, Z.; Wang, Y.; Kozbial, A.; Shenoy, G.; Zhou, F.; McGinley, R.; Ireland, P.; Morganstein, B.; Kunkel, A.; Surwade, S. P.; Li, L.* and Liu, H.* “Effect of airborne contaminants on the wettability of supported graphene and graphite”, Nature Mater. (IF = 45.772), 2013, 12, 925 (Highlighted by Nature Mater.)
- Kozbial, A.; Li, Z.; Iasella, S.; Taylor, A.; Morganstein, B.; Wang, Y.; Sun, J.; Zhou, B.; Randall, N.; Liu, H.* and Li, L.* “Lubricating graphene with a nanometer-thick perfluoropolyether”, Thin Solid Films (IF = 1.790), 2013, 549, 299
- Gong, X.; Frankert, S.; Wang, Y. and Li, L.* “Thickness-dependent molecular arrangement and topography of ultrathin ionic liquid films on a silica surface”, Chem. Commun. (IF = 6.628), 2013, 49(71), 7803-7805
- Zhou, F.; Li, Z.; Shenoy, G.; Li L. and Liu, H.* “Enhanced Room-Temperature Corrosion of Copper in the Presence of Graphene”, ACS Nano (IF = 14.486), 2013, 7(8), 6939-6947
- Li L.*; Wang Y.; Gallaschun C.; Risch T. and Sun J. “Why can a nanometer-thick polymer coated surface be more wettable to water than to oil?”, J. Mater. Chem. (IF = 6.626), 2012, 22(33), 16719-16722
- Wang Y.; Sun J. and Li L.* “What is the role of the interfacial interaction in the slow relaxation of nanometer-thick polymer melts on a solid surface?”, Langmuir (IF = 4.210), 2012, 28, 6151-6156
- Wang Y.; Williams K. and Li L.* “Understand the mechanism of anomalous viscosity-molecular weight relationships of diolic perfluoropoly (oxyethylene-ran-oxymethylene) ”, Macromol. Chem. Physic. (IF = 2.399), 2011, 212, 2685-2690
- Zhou B.; Li Y.; Randall N. and Li L.*“A study of the frictional properties of senofilcon A contact lenses“ J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. (IF = 3.152), 2011, 4(7), 1336-1342
(Paper 1-38 were published while at the University of Pittsburgh)
- Li L.*; Jones P.M. and Hsia Y.T. “Characterization of a nanometer-thick sputtered polytetrafluoroethylene film” Appl. Surf. Sci. (IF = 2.982), 2011, 257, 4478–4485
- Jones P.M.*; Tang H.; Yan X.; Stirniman M.; Li L. and Hsia Y.T. “Torsional Energy Barriers in Dimethyl Ether and Perfluoro-Dimethyl Ether: Electronic Structure Contributions”, Tribol. Lett. (IF = 1.997), 2011, 44: 177-185
- Jones P.M.*; Merzlikine A.; Yan X.; Li L.; Dinh Lang; Stirniman M. and Tang H. “The Influence of Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Surface Chemistry of Ztetraol Magnetic Hard Disk Lubricant: a Combined Temperature Programed Desorption and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study”, Tribol. Lett. (IF = 1.997), 2011, 44: 201-211
- Chen, H.G.; Li, L.; Jones, P.M.; Hsia Y.T. and Jhon M.S.* “Lifshitz-van der Waals and lewis acid-base approach for analyzing surface energy of molecularly thin lubricant films” IEEE T. MAGN. (IF = 3.478), 2007, 43(6), 2226-2228
- Rottmayer, R.E.*; Batra, S.; Buechel, D.; Li L. et al. “Heat-assisted magnetic recording” IEEE T. MAGN. (IF = 1.386), 2006, 42 (10): 2417-2421
- Guo, Q.; Li, L.; Hsia, Y.T. and Jhon M.S.* “A spreading study of lubricant films via optical surface analyzer and molecular dynamics” IEEE T. MAGN. (IF = 1.386), 2006, 42 (10): 2528-2530
- Chen, H.G.; Guo, Q.; Li, L.; Hsia Y.T. and Jhon M.S.* “Humidity effects on the relaxation of perfluoropolyether lubricant films” IEEE T. MAGN. (IF = 1.386), 2006, 42(10), 2531-2533
- Chen, H.G.; Li, L.; Merzlikine, A.G.; Hsia Y.T. and Jhon M.S.* “Surface energy and adhesion of perfluoropolyether nanofilms on carbon overcoat: The end group and backbone chain effect” J. Appl. Phys. (IF = 2.126), 2006, 99 (8): Art. No. 08N103
- Rausch, T.*; Mihalcea, C.; Pelhos, K.; Li L. et al. “Near field heat assisted magnetic recording with a planar solid immersion lens” Jan. J. Appl. Phys. (IF = 1.127), 2006, 45 (2B), 1314-1320
- Guo, Q.; Li, L.; Hsia, Y.T. and Jhon M.S.* “Stability analysis of ultrathin lubricant films via surface energy measurements and molecular dynamics simulations” J. Appl. Phys. (IF = 2.126), 2005, 97 (10): Art. No. 10P302
- Jones, P.M.*; Luo, M.; White, L.R.; Schnelder J.; Wu M.L.; Platt C.; Li L. and Hsia Y.T. “Measurement of disjoining pressure of Z-type perfluoropolyether lubricants on Si and SiNx surfaces” Tribol. Int. (IF = 2.352), 2005, 38(6-7), 528-532
- Merzlikine, A.G.*; Li, L.; Jones, P.M. and Hsia Y.T. “Lubricant layer formation during the dip-coating process: influence of adsorption and viscous flow mechanisms” Tribol. Lett. (IF = 1.997), 2005, 18(3), 279-286
- Li, L.*; Jones, P.M.; Merzlikine, A.G. and Hsia Y.T. “Resistance of Fomblin Z-type lubricants to Lewis acid-catalyzed decomposition: effect of the chemical and electronic structure of end-groups” Tribol. Lett. (IF = 1.997), 2004,17(4), 953-959
- Wu X.*; Liu C.; Li L.; Jones P.M.; Chantrell R. and Weller D.’ “Non-magnetic shell in surfactant coated FePt nanoparticles” J. Appl. Phys. (IF = 2.126), 2004, 95(11), 6810-6812
- Li, L.*; Jones, P.M.; Hsia, Y.T. “Effect of chemical structure and molecular weight on high-temperature stability of some Fomblin Z-type lubricants” Tribol. Lett. (IF = 1.997), 2004, 16 (1-2): 21-27
- Li, L.; Yee, A.F.* “Effect of the scale of local segmental motion on nanovoid growth in polyester copolymer glasses”, Macromolecules (IF = 5.599), 2003, 36(8), 2793-2801
- Du, Z.W.; Li, L.; Zhou, Q.X.; Liu, D.S.* “Reactivity of diamine monomers in non-equilibrium copolycondensation, toward aromatic copolyamides”, Macromol. Rapid Commun. (IF = 4.631), 2003, 24(8), 503-507
- Li, L.; Yee, A.F.* “Effect of linkage groups on motional cooperativity in the secondary relaxations of some glassy polymers”, Macromolecules (IF = 5.599), 2002, 35(2), 425-432
- Liu, J.W.; Goetz, J.M.; Schaefer, J; Yee A.F.* and Li, L. “Effect of the local motions of chemical linkages on segmental mobility in poly(ester carbonate) block copolymers”, Macromolecules (IF = 5.599), 2001, 34(8), 2559
(Paper 39-57 were published before the PI joined the University of Pittsburgh)
Patents
- US 9761262, Hsia Y.T. andLi L. “Planarization methodology for topographically challenged surface”, 2017
- US 9040125, Jones P. M.; Yan X.; Li L.; Kiely J.; Platt, C.; Stirniman M.; Yang J. and Hsia Y.T. “Covalently bound monolayer for a protective carbon overcoat”, 2015
- US 8841008, Li L.; Stirniman, M. and Yang J. “Lubricant for heat assisted magnetic recording”, 2014
- US 8518563, Jones P. M.; Yan X.; Li L.; Kiely J.; Platt, C.; Stirniman M.; Yang J. and Hsia Y.T. “Covalently bound monolayer for a protective carbon overcoat”, 2013
- US 8187732, Li L.; Yan X.; Jones P.M.; Yang J. and Hsia Y.T. “Media lubricant for high temperature application”, 2012
- US 8149534, Yan X.; Li L.; Jones P.M. and Hsia Y.T. “protective coatings for data storage devices”, 2012
- US 8053097, Li L.; Hsia Y.T.; Jones P. M.; Johns E. and Kiely J. “Apparatus having a nanocomposite protection layer”, 2011
- US 7508632, Li L.; Esmenda E. and Hsia YT. “Head-disc Interface (HDI) with solid Lubricants”, 2009
- US 7599213, Jones P.; Johns E.; Kiely J.; Li L. and Hsia YT. “Low Surface Energy Coatings in Probe Recording”, 2009
Invited Presentations
- Li L. “Are graphitic surfaces hydrophobic?” University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, September, 2018
- Li L. “Nanomaterial design from the surface/interface” ShanXi University, ShanXi, China, August, 2018
- Li L. “Are graphitic surfaces hydrophobic?” Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, August, 2017
- Li L. “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphitic surfaces” 254th ACS National meeting, the session of “Surface and microscopic characterization of manufactured nanomaterials”, Washington, DC, August, 2017
- Li L. “Uncovering the Molecular Arrangement of Ionic Liquids Confined to Solid Surfaces”, 2017 ACS MARM meeting, the session of “Ionic liquid bulk & interfacial chemistry”, Hershey, PA, June, 2017
- Li L. “The intrinsic water wettability of graphene and other 2D materials”, The 9th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications (TFPA 2016), Shanghai, China, November, 2016
- Li L. “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphene”, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, July, 2016
- Li L. “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphene and other 2D materials”, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, April, 2016
- Li L. “Understanding and manipulating liquid-solid interface ”, Lubrizol, Breksville, OH, January, 2016
- Li L. “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphitic surfaces ”, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, China, July, 2015
- Li L. “On the intrinsic wettability of graphitic surfaces” 2014 ACS CERM meeting, the session of “Surface and microscopic characterization of manufactured nanomaterials”, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2014
- Li L. “On the intrinsic water wettability of graphitic surfaces ”, PPG Symposium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, May, 2014
- Li L. “Understanding the mechanisms of nanometer-thick simultaneous oleophobic/hydrophilic polymer coatings ”, PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, May, 2014
- Li L. “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphene ”, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July, 2014
- Li L. “Is Graphite/Graphene Hydrophobic?”, TaiYuan Institute of Technology, TaiYuan, China, July 2013
- Li L. “Understanding the intrinsic water wettability of graphitic surfaces ”, Hitachi Global Research, San Jose, CA, October, 2013
- Li L. “Simultaneous oleophobic/hydrophilic polymer coatings ”, Braskem, Pittsburgh, PA, November, 2013