Yaling LIU obtained her Ph.D. in Natural Sciences from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008. She subsequently joined the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, where she has served successively as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.

Research Interests

1. Controlled Construction and Functional Modulation of Coordination Polymer-Based Nanostructures

2. Design, Precise Construction, and Optoelectronic Property Regulation of Organic-Inorganic Nanostructures

Selected Publications (full list via UCAS profile)

1.Yantao Li, Jinglong Tang, Liangcan He, Yong Liu, Yaling Liu,* Chunying Chen,* and Zhiyong Tang,* Core-Shell Upconversion Nanoparticle@Metal-Organic Framework Nanoprobes for Luminescent/Magnetic Dual-Mode Targeted Imaging, Adv. Mater. 2015, 27(27), 4075-4080. 

2. Xu Liu, Liangcan He, Jianzhong Zheng, Jun Guo, Feng Bi, Xiang Ma, Kun Zhao, Yaling Liu,* Rui Song,* and Zhiyong Tang,* Solar Light Driven Renewable Butanol Separation by Core-Shell Ag-ZIF-8 Nanowires. Adv. Mater. 2015, 27(21), 3273-3277. 

3. Yaling Liu, and Zhiyong Tang,* Multifunctional nanoparticle@MOF core-shell nanostructures, Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 5819-5825. 

4. Liangcan He, Yong Liu, Jingzhu Liu, Yansong Xiong, Jianzhong Zheng, Yaling Liu,* and Zhiyong Tang,* Core-shell noble-metal@metal-organic-framework nanoparticles with highly selective sensing property, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3741-3745. 

5. Lei Wu, Baogang Quan, Yaling Liu,* Rui Song,* and Zhiyong Tang,* One-pot synthesis of liquid Hg/solid β-HgS metal-semiconductor heteronanostructures with unique electrical properties, ACS Nano 2011, 5(3), 2224-2230.