 | Res. Liu Yucheng Tel:+86-18700971449 E-mail:liuyc@snnu.edu.cn |
Education and Work Experiences:
Ph.D. Shaanxi Normal University, China (2020)
Ph.D. Joint Training, Northwestern University, USA (2019–2020)
M.S. Shaanxi Normal University, China (2017)
B.S. Inner Mongolia Normal University, China (2014)
Research Interests:
Low-temperature solution growth of crystals and crystallization process;
Photodetection and imaging, Radiation detection and imaging;
Awards and Honors:
2026–2027, Youth Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Luminescence
2025, World's Top 2% Most Influential Scientists (Stanford/Elsevier list)
2024, First Prize for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements in Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions
2024, Outstanding Young Talent of Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions
2023, First Prize of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award
2023, Silver Award, 2nd Shaanxi Provincial Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
2023, Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shaanxi Province
2023, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Scientist Award
2022, Shaanxi Provincial Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
2021–2026, Youth Editorial Board Member, Chinese Chemical Letters (CCL)
2021–2027, Youth Editorial Board Member, InfoMat
2021, National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (Boxin Program)
2021, Jingbo Science and Technology Award (Excellence Award)
2017, Baosteel Outstanding Student Special Award
Research Projects as Principal Investigator:
1. National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (Boxin Program) (Grant No. BX2021173): Lattice Stress Modulation for Stabilizing FAPbI₃-based Perovskite Single Crystals and Their X-ray Detection Performance. 2021/08–2023/08. Funded: RMB 630,000.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52473309): Defect Migration and Microscopic Cracking Mechanisms in Perovskite Single Crystals under Mechanical Stress. 2025/01–2028/12. Funded: RMB 480,000.
3. Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62104137): Structural Evolution of (CH₃NH₃)PbI₃ Perovskite Single-Crystal Thin Films during Bending and Its Impact on Optoelectronic Performance. 2022/01–2024/12. Funded: RMB 300,000.
4. Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2023-YBGY-424): Growth of High-Quality 2D-3D Composite Perovskite Single Crystals and Their X-ray Detection Performance. 2023/01–2024/12. Funded: RMB 100,000.
5. Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2023-YBGY-424): Growth of High-Quality 2D-3D Composite Perovskite Single Crystals and Their X-ray Detection Performance. 2023/01–2024/12. Funded: RMB 100,000.
Selected Publications:
1. Chensen Li*, Yaohui Li, Minghui Wu, Fan-Cheng Kong, Binxia Jia, Zonghang Liu, Xilong Wei, Philip C. Y. Chow, Zhicheng Wang, Xiaoming Li, Bo Xu*, Zheng Zhao, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam*, Yucheng Liu*, Shengzhong Frank Liu, Ben Zhong Tang*. High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging via Spatially Decoupled Heavy-Atom Antennas in Organic Scintillators. Nat. Commun. 2026, 17, 2949.
2. Jingyun Tian, Ruixin Shi, Depeng Chu, Naiming Liu, Jiacheng Pi, Ziyang Feng, Jianli Xin, Binxia Jia, Yujia Jiang, Xueni Sun, Yunxia Zhang, Yucheng Liu*, Shengzhong(Frank) Liu. Portable DosimeteWith Ultralow Detection Limit Enabled by Large Size Solution Grown Inorganic Perovskite Single Crystal. Adv. Mater. 2026, 0, e22163.
3. Ziyang Feng, Binxia Jia, Depeng Chu, Jiacheng Pi, Yunxia Zhang, Yaohui Li, Mingyue Wei, Jingyun Tian, Xueni Sun, Zilu Lin, Lei Zhao, Ruixin Shi, Zeqin Zhao, Yuqian Liang, Yucheng Liu*, Shengzhong(Frank) Liu. Sensitive and Stable Tandem X-Ray Detectors Achieved by High-Quality 2D Perovskite Single Crystals. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 10786.
4. Depeng Chu, Naiming Liu, Shenghui Xie, Yaohui Li, Jingjing Chen, Mingyue Wei, Ziyang Feng, Lei Zhao, Binxia Jia, Yujia Jiang, Jiacheng Pi, Ruixin Shi, Shengying Yue, Yucheng Liu*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu. Stable and Ultrasensitive X-Ray Detectors Based on Oriented Single-Crystal Perovskite Rods. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2500101.
5. Binxia Jia, Depeng Chu, Yingjie Hu, Zeqin Zhao, Jiacheng Pi, Yunxia Zhang*, Ziyang Feng, Peijun Wang, Lu Wang, Ningyi Yuan, Jianning Ding, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*, Yucheng Liu*. Reducing Energy Loss of 2D Perovskite Single Crystal for Stable and Efficient X-Ray Detection by Quenching the Radioluminescence. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, e03463.
6. Ji Yu, Yinxian Luo, Ning Tian, Yucheng Liu*, Zhou Yang, Jiacheng Pi, Lin Li*, Ruoning Zheng, Chengyuan Wang, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*. Large Scale Lead-Free Perovskite Polycrystalline Wafer Achieved by Hot-Pressed Strategy for High-Performance X-Ray Detection. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2413709.
7. Yunxia Zhang, Jinglu Hao, Zeqin Zhao, Jiacheng Pi, Ruixin Shi, Xiaojun Li, Ningyi Yuan, Jianning Ding, Shengzhong(Frank) Liu*, Yucheng Liu*. Lead-Free Perovskite Single Crystal Linear Array Detector for High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2310831.
8. Xiaojie Zhang, Depeng Chu, Binxia Jia, Zeqin Zhao, Jiacheng Pi, Zhou Yang, Yaohui Li,Jinglu Hao, Ruixin Shi, Xiaofeng Dong, Yuqian Liang, Jiangshan Feng, Adel Najar, Yucheng Liu,* Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*. Heterointerface Design of Perovskite Single Crystals for High-Performance X-Ray Imaging. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2305513.
9. Depeng Chu, Binxia Jia, Naiming Liu, Yunxia Zhang, Xiaotong Li, Jiangshan Feng, Jiacheng Pi, Zhou Yang, Guangtao Zhao, Yucheng Liu*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*, Nam-Gyu Park. Lattice engineering for stabilized black FAPbI3 perovskite single crystal for high-resolution X-ray imaging at the lowest dose. Sci. Adv. 2023, 9, adh2255.
10. Ming Chen, Xiaofeng Dong, Depeng Chu†, Binxia Jia, Xiaojie Zhang, Zeqin Zhao, Jinglu Hao, Yunxia Zhang, Jiangshan Feng, Xiaodong Ren, Yuqian Liang, Ruixin Shi, Adel Najar, Yucheng Liu*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*. Interlayer-Spacing Engineering of Lead-Free Perovskite Single Crystal for High-Performance X-Ray Imaging. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2211977.
Patents:
1. Liu, Y. C. A Growth Apparatus for Perovskite Single-Crystal Thin Sheets. Utility Model Patent, China, ZL 2024 2 2922307.9.
2. Liu, Y. C. An Imaging Test Device for Radiation Detectors. Utility Model Patent, China, ZL 2024 2 2922392.9.
3. Liu, Y. C. A Radiation Collimator. Utility Model Patent, China, ZL 2024 2 2922285.6.
4. Liu, Y. C.; Shi, R. X.; Liu, S. Z. F. A Fully Inorganic CsPbBr₃₋ₓIₓ Single Crystal and Its Preparation Method. Invention Patent, China, ZL 2022 1 0600863.7.
5. Liu, Y. C.; Jia, B. X.; Chu, D. P.; Liu, S. Z. F. A 2D (PEA)₂PbBr₄ Single Crystal Scintillator and Its Preparation Method. Invention Patent, China, ZL 2022 1 0600861.8.