Xiao Li

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Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

• Pawale, T., Hashemi, S., Swain, J.D., Tierra Chica, G., Li, X. (2023). Directed stabilization and annihilation of defects in nematic phase of liquid crystal by chemically patterned surfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10 (2300136)
• Li, X. (2022). A Generalizable Approach to Direct the Self-Assembly of Functional Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals. Advanced Functional Materials. 32 (32) 2202721. Wiley.
• Li, X., Hnatchuk, N., Pawale, T. (2022). Asymmetric Polymer Materials: Synthesis, Structure, and Performance. Polymer. 242 124607.
• Li, X., Pawale, T. (2022). Impact on the Formation and Catalytic Property of Pt-Based Nanocatalysts by Galvanic Reaction with Co-Reduction Agents. Chemistry of Materials.
• Li, X., Hnatchuk, N., Hathaway, E., Cui, J. (2022). Non-equilibrium Self-Assembly of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Block Copolymers into Asymmetric Nanostructure. ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
• Li, X., Pawale, T., Hnatchuk, N., Cheng, S. (2022). Synergistic self-assembly of rod-like monomers in blue phase liquid crystal for tunable optical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10 (37) 13778-13788.
• Li, X., Pawale, T., Wang, X. (2022). The Fate of Liquid Crystal Topological Defects on Chemically Patterned Surfaces during Phase Transitions. 18 (32) 5939-5948. Soft Matter.
• Li, X. (2021). Broadband liquid crystal tunable metasurfaces in the visible: liquid crystal inhomogeneities across the metasurface parameter space. 8 567-575. ACS.
• Li, X. (2021). Nucleation and growth of blue phase liquid crystals on chemically-patterned surfaces: a surface anchoring assisted blue phase correlation length. Molecular Systems Design and Engineering. 6 534-544. Royal Society of Chemistry. DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D1ME00044F
• Li, X. (2021). Engineering the Uniform Lying Helical Structure in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals: From Morphology Transition to Dimension Control. Crystals. 11 (4) MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11040414
• Li, X. (2020). Prolate and oblate chiral liquid crystal spheroids. Science Advances. 6 (28) eaba6728. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/28/eaba6728.abstract
• Li, X. (2020). Soft crystal martensites: An in situ resonant soft x-ray scattering study of a liquid crystal martensitic transformation. Science Advances. 6 (13) eaay5986. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/13/eaay5986.abstract
• Li, X., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Park, K., Yu, C., Zhou, Y., de Pablo, Juan J., Nealey, P.F. (2019). Perfection in Nucleation and Growth of Blue-Phase Single Crystals: Small Free-Energy Required to Self-Assemble at Specific Lattice Orientation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11 (9) 9487-9495.
• Li, X., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Guzman, O., Ma, X., Park, K., Zhou, C., Kambe, Y., Jin, H.M., Dolan, J.A., Nealey, P.F., de Pablo, Juan J. (2019). Sculpted grain boundaries in soft crystals. Science Advances. 5 (11)
• Yanagimachi, T., Li, X., Nealey, P.F., Kurihara, K. (2019). Surface anchoring of nematic liquid crystal on swollen polymer brush studied by surface forces measurement. Other. 272
• Li, X., Yanagimachi, T., Bishop, C., Smith, C., Dolejsi, M., Xie, H., Kurihara, K., Nealey, P.F. (2018). Engineering the anchoring behavior of nematic liquid crystals on a solid surface by varying the density of liquid crystalline polymer brushes. Other. 14 (37) 7569-7577.
• Xie, H., Li, X., Ren, J., Bishop, C., Arges, C.G., Nealey, P.F. (2017). Controlling Domain Orientation of Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymer in Thin Films Through Tuning Mesogenic Chemical Structures. Other. 55 (6) 532-541.
• Li, X., Armas-Perez, J.C., Hernandez-Ortiz, J.P., Arges, C.G., Liu, X., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Ocola, L.E., Bishop, C., Xi, H., de Pablo, Juan J., Nealey, P.F. (2017). Directed Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles onto Nematic Liquid Crystalline Defects Engineered by Chemically Patterned Surfaces. ACS Nano. 11 (6) 6492-6501.
• Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Li, X., Sadati, M., Zhou, Y., Zhang, R., Nealey, P.F., de Pablo, Juan J. (2017). Directed self-assembly of liquid crystalline blue-phases into ideal single-crystals. Nature Communications. 8
• Li, X., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Hernandez-Ortiza, J.P., Ramirez-Hernandez, A., Zhou, Y., Sadati, M., Zhang, R., Nealey, P.F., de Pablo, Juan J. (2017). Mesoscale martensitic transformation in single crystals of topological defects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114 (38) 10011-10016.
• Armas-Perez, J.C., Li, X., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Smith, C., Hernandez-Ortiz, J.P., Nealey, P.F., de Pablo, Juan J. (2017). Sharp Morphological Transitions from Nanoscale Mixed-Anchoring Patterns in Confined Nematic Liquid Crystals. Langmuir. 33 (43) 12516-12524.
• Xie, H., Li, X., Suh, H.S., Ren, J., Wan, L., Craig, Gordon S. W., Arges, C.G., Nealey, P.F. (2017). Water-Soluble Top Coats for Orientation Control of Liquid Crystal-Containing Block Copolymer Films. Other. 55 (21) 1569-1574.
• Wu, G., Liu, X., Chen, X., Suh, H.S., Li, X., Ren, J., Arges, C.G., Li, F., Jiang, Z., Nealey, P.F. (2016). Directed Self-Assembly of Hierarchical Supramolecular Block Copolymer Thin Films on Chemical Patterns. Other. 3 (13)
• Xiong, S., Chapuis, Y., Wan, L., Gao, H., Li, X., Ruiz, R., Nealey, P.F. (2016). Directed self-assembly of high-chi block copolymer for nano fabrication of bit patterned media via solvent annealing. Nanotechnology. 27 (41)
• Li, X., Armas-Perez, J.C., Martinez-Gonzalez, J.A., Liu, X., Xie, H., Bishop, C., Hernandez-Ortiz, J.P., Zhang, R., de Pablo, Juan J., Nealey, P.F. (2016). Directed self-assembly of nematic liquid crystals on chemically patterned surfaces: morphological states and transitions. Other. 12 (41) 8595-8605.
• Li, X., Liu, Y., Wan, L., Li, Z., Suh, H., Ren, J., Ocola, L.E., Hu, W., Ji, S., Nealey, P.F. (2016). Effect of Stereochemistry on Directed Self-Assembly of Poly(styrene-b-lactide) Films on Chemical Patterns. Other. 5 (3) 396-401.
• Li, X., Yu, X., Han, Y. (2013). Polymer thin films for antireflection coatings. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 1 (12) 2266-2285.
• Li, X., Yu, X., Han, Y. (2012). Intelligent Reversible Nanoporous Antireflection Film by Solvent-Stimuli-Responsive Phase Transformation of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer. Langmuir. 28 (28) 10584-10591.
• Li, X., Xue, L., Han, Y. (2011). Broadband antireflection of block copolymer/homopolymer blend films with gradient refractive index structures. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21 (15) 5817-5826.
• Li, X., Han, Y. (2011). Tunable wavelength antireflective film by non-solvent-induced phase separation of amphiphilic block copolymer micelle solution. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21 (44) 18024-18033.
• Gao, J., Li, X., Li, B., Han, Y. (2010). Fabrication of polymer antireflective coatings by self-assembly of supramolecular block copolymer. Polymer. 51 (12) 2683-2689.
• Li, X., Gao, J., Xue, L., Han, Y. (2010). Porous Polymer Films with Gradient-Refractive-Index Structure for Broadband and Omnidirectional Antireflection Coatings. Advanced Functional Materials. 20 (2) 259-265.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Li, X. (Principal), "CAREER: Liquid Crystal-Templated Sequential Infiltration Synthesis of Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Materials with Multidimensional Chiral Structures," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $715009 Funded. (2024 - 2029).
• Li, X. (Principal), "Porous Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Dynamic Oil/Water Separation," sponsored by ACS PRF, National, $110000 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
• Li, X., Tierra Chica, G., "Investigation of structure-function relationships for improving ion transport in liquid crystal-based ion transport devices using thin-film directed self-assembly," sponsored by Division of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, $9770 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
• Li, X. (Principal), "4D Printing of Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Flexible Photonic Devices with Voxel Control," sponsored by AMMPI Seed Grant, Local, $8000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Li, X., "Active Particles with Synthetic Multi-Asymmetric Attributes in Anisotropic Liquid Medium," sponsored by UNT Office of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, $8000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Li, X., "Gradient Nano-Structures from Dissipative Nonequilibrium Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers," sponsored by Army Research Office, Federal, $59864 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Li, X. (Principal), "Gradient Nano-Structures from Dissipative Nonequilibrium Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers," sponsored by Army Research Office, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2021).