vSynthesis, structure, properties of new type high-temperature resistant microwave-absorbing nanomaterials with core/shell structure (2007FJ3008) Hunan Provincial Key Science and Technology Project of China (2007FJ3008), 2007-2009.
vSynthesis, structure, properties of new type inorganic nano/microspheres with core/shell structure, National Natural Science Foundation of China (50504017), 2006-2008.
vSynthesis and properties of Rare Earth oxides nano/micro hollow spheres, Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (05JJ30104), 2005-2007.
vControllable synthesis, structure and properties of nanomaterials with core/shell and hollow structure, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (20060400262), 2006-2007.
vSynthesis, properties and application of nanomaterials with hollow structure, Hunan Provincial Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (2006FJ4230), 2006-2008.
vSynthesis, structure and properties of iron-base nanomaterials, Open foundation from State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, 2007-2009.

vA synthetic route to monodisperse Fe3O4 nanocrystals assisted by surfactants. PN: CN101172665
vFabrication of conductive polypyrrole hollow nanospheres. PN: CN101165092
vA solvothermal synthetic route to monodisperse Fe3O4 nanocrystals. AN: 200910043152.9

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Ran Yi, Ning Zhang, Huifen Zhou, Rongrong Shi, Guanzhou Qiu, Xiaohe Liu*. Selective synthesis and characterization of flower-like ZnO microstructures via a facile hydrothermal route. Materials Science and Engineering, 2008, 153, 25.

Flower-like ZnO microstructures with an average diameter of 1 μm assembled from nanorods have been successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method under mild conditions using aqueous zinc nitrate as zinc source, sodium hydroxide as precipitating reagent and triethylamine (TEA) as both alkaline and complexing reagent.

Xiaohe Liu*, Ning Zhang, Ran Yi, Rongrong Shi, Guanhua Gao, Guanzhou Qiu*. Selective and Controlled Synthesis of Single-crystalline Yttrium Hydroxide/Oxide Nanosheet/Nanotubes. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 2008, 112, 17788.

Nanosheets precursor curled or rolled to form nanotubes which then grew longer and thicker driven by the attached nanosheets.

Xiaohe Liu*, Libin Zhou, et al. Single-crystalline indium hydroxide and indium oxide microcubes: synthesis and characterization. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2008, 112, 18426.

Uniform single-crystalline indium hydroxide microcubes can be successfully synthesized in large quantities via a convenient hydrothermal route using hydrated indium nitrate and sodium borohydride as reagents under mild conditions.

Aiguo Yan, Xiaohe Liu*, et al. Selective synthesis and properties of monodisperse Zn ferrite hollow nanospheres and nanosheets, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 8558.

Monodisperse Zn ferrite hollow nanospheres and nanosheets could be selectively synthesized via a facile solvothermal method.Electromagnetic and resulting microwave adsorption properties showed that hollow nanospheres have four dips and the maximum magnitudes of the dips is -31.44 dB at 10.48 GHz.

Ning Zhang, Ran Yi, Zhong Wang, Rongrong Shi, Haidong Wang, Guanzhou Qiu, Xiaohe Liu*, Hydrothermal synthesis and electrochemical properties of alpha-manganese sulfide submicrocrystals as an attractive electrode material for lithium-ion batteries. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2008, 111, 13.

The initial lithiation capacity of the MnS submicrocrystals obtained at 120 ◦C is 1327mAhg⁻¹ at 0.7V versus Li/Li⁺, which exhibited MnS submicrocrystals is extremely promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries and has great potential applications in the future.

Xiaohe Liu*, Ran Yi, Ning Zhang, et al. Cobalt Hydroxide Nanosheets and Their Thermal Decomposition to Cobalt Oxide Nanorings. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 2008, 3, 732.

Single-crystalline β-Co(OH)₂ nanosheets can be successfully synthesized in large quantities by a facile hydrothermal synthetic method with triethylamine as both an alkaline and complexing reagent under mild conditions.

Aiguo Yan, Xiaohe Liu*, et al. Monodisperse Zn Ferrite nanospheres and its Ba substitution nanosheets: synthesis and magnetic properties, Solid State Communications, 2008, 146, 483.

Aiguo Yan, Guanzhou Qiu, Xiaohe Liu*, et al. Fe₃O₄  纳米晶的粒径控制合成、表征和吸波性能. 《高等学校化学学报》. 2008, 29, 23.

Xiaohe Liu*, Hongyi Wu, et al. Controllable fabrication of SiO₂/polypyrrole core-shell particles and polypyrrole hollow spheres. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2008, 109, 5.

An in situ polymerization route has been developed to synthesize SiO₂/polypyrrole core-shell particles and polypyrrole hollow spheres with controllable shell thickness.The shell thickness of core–shell particles and hollow spheres could be easily controlled by adjusting the process parameters such as monomer concentration and hydrothermal temperature.

Aiguo Yan, Xiaohe Liu*, et al. Solvothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Size-Controlled Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2008, 458, 487.