CURRENT APPOINTMENT

Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Office: MSE A-315

Email: Limin_Wang@ysu.edu.cn

          

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

Research Scientist, Arizona State University, Tempe,2006-2007

Academic professional, Arizona State University, Tempe,2001-2006

Ph.D. Instituteof Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, 2001

M.S. Yanshan University, China, Dept. Mater.Sci. & Eng. 1998

B.S. Yanshan University, China, Dept. Mater.Sci. & Eng. 1995

          

TEACHING

Modern Methodsfor Analyses and Measurements of Materials I:X-ray Diffraction of Crystals: Fundamentals and Applications材料近代分析测量方法–晶体X射线衍射学[Undergraduates(本科生)]

Writing inSciences/Scientific writing科技论文写作[Graduates (研究生)]

          

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Thermodynamic studies of glass formation in various materials covering metallic alloys,molecules, oxides and semiconductors.

Relaxation dynamics in supercooled liquids and glasses.

          

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Wenkang Tu, Xiangqian Li, Zeming Chen, Ying Dan Liu, Massimiliano Labardi, SimoneCapaccioli, M. Paluch, and Li-Min Wang, Glass formability in medium-sized molecular systems/pharmaceuticals. I. Thermodynamics vs. kinetics,The Journal of Chemical Physics 144, 174502 (2016).

2. Zeming Chen, Linran Zhao, Wenkang Tu, Zijing Li, Yanqin Gao, Li-Min Wang, Dependenceof calorimetric glass transition profiles on relaxation dynamics in non-polymericglass formers,Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 433, 20–27 (2016).

3. Linran Zhao, Zijing Li, Yanqin Gao, Hong Bo, Yingdan Liu, Li-Min Wang, Thermodynamicsof equilibrium and partitionless solidifications in glass forming binaryeutectic alloys,Intermetallics 71, 18-23 (2016).

4. S. D. Feng, L. Qi, L.M. Wang, P. F. Yu, S. L. Zhang, M. Z. Ma, X. Y. Zhang, Q. Jing, K. L. Ngai, A.L. Greer, G. Li, R. P. Liu, Structural feature of Cu64Zr36 metallic glass onnanoscale: Densely-packed clusters with loosely-packed surroundings, Scripta Materialia 115, 57–61 (2016).

5. WenkangTu, Zeming Chen, Xiangqian Li, Yanqin Gao, Riping Liu, and Li-Min Wang,Revisiting the glass transition and dynamics of supercooled benzene bycalorimetric studies,The Journal of Chemical Physics 143,164501 (2015).

6. Yanqin Gao, Zeming Chen, Wenkang Tu, Xiangqian Li, Yongjun Tian, Riping Liu, andLi-Min Wang, Anomaly in dielectric relaxation dispersion of glass-formingalkoxy alcohols,The Journal of Chemical Physics 142, 214505 (2015).

7. Xiangqian Li, Meng Wang, Riping Liu, Kia L. Ngai, Yongjun Tian, Li-Min Wang, and SimoneCapaccioli,Secondary relaxationdynamics in rigid glass-forming molecular liquids with related structures,TheJournal of Chemical Physics 143,104505 (2015).

8. Xinyu Zhang, Jiaqian Qin, Ruru Hao, Limin Wang, Xi Shen, Richeng Yu, Sarintorn Limpanart, Mingzhen Ma, and Riping Liu, Carbon-Doped ZnO Nanostructures: Facile Synthesis andVisible Light Photocatalytic Applications, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 20544−20554(2015).

9. K. L.Ngai, S. Capaccioli, D. Prevosto, and Li-Min Wang, Coupling of Caged Molecule Dynamics to JG β-Relaxation II: Polymers,J. Phys. Chem. B 119, 12502−12518 (2015).

10. K. L.Ngai, S. Capaccioli, D. Prevosto, and Li-Min Wang, Coupling of Caged Molecule Dynamics to JG β-Relaxation III: van der Waals Glasses,J. Phys. Chem. B 119, 12519−12525 (2015).

11.Shidong Feng, Li Qi, Limin Wang,Shaopeng Pan, Mingzhen Ma, Xinyu Zhang, Gong Li, and RipingLiu, Atomic structure of shear bands in Cu64Zr36 metallic glasses studiedby molecular dynamics simulations, Acta Materialia 95, 236–243(2015).

12. Xin Li , Zeming Chen , Yanqin Gao , Wenkang Tu andLi-Min Wang,Probing the Debye dielectric relaxation in supercooled methanol,Front. Mater.2, 41 (2015).

13. WenkangTu, Yunxi Wang, Xin Li, Peng Zhang, Yongjun Tian, Shaohua Jin, and Li-Min Wang, Unveiling the dependence of glass Transitions on mixing thermodynamics in miscible systems,Sci. Rep.5, 8500 (2015).

14. K. L.Ngai, Li-Min Wang, Riping Liu, W. H. Wang,Microscopic dynamicsperspective on the relationship between Poisson’s ratio and ductility ofmetallic glasses,J. Chem. Phys.140, 044511 (2014)

15. ZemingChen, Zijing Li, Yaqi Zhang, Riping Liu, Yongjun Tian and Li-Min Wang,Calorimetric determination of fragility in glass forming liquids: Tf vs. Tg−onsetmethods,Eur. Phys. J. E 37, 52(2014)

16. XinLi, Zeming Chen, Zijing Li, Yanqin Gao, Wenkang Tu, Xiangqian Li, Yaqi Zhang,Ying Dan Liu, and Li-Min Wang,Comparativestudy of dynamics in glass forming mixtures of Debye-type Nethylacetamide withwater, alcohol, and amine,The Journal of Chemical Physics 141, 104506 (2014).

17. Wenkang Tu, Zeming Chen, Yanqin Gao, Zijing Li,Yaqi Zhang, Riping Liu, Yongjun TianandLi-Min Wang,Glass Transition and Mixing Thermodynamics in a Binary Eutectic System,Phys.Chem. Chem. Phys.16, 3586 (2014)

18. Yongjun Tian, Bo Xu, Dongli Yu, Yanming Ma, Yanbin Wang, Yingbing Jiang, Wentao Hu,Chengchun Tang, Yufei Gao, Kun Luo, Zhisheng Zhao, Li-MinWang, Bin Wen, JulongHe & Zhongyuan Liu, Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride, Nature (London), 493, 385 (2013).

19. YanqinGao, Wenkang Tu, Zeming Chen, Yongjun Tian, Riping Liu and Li-Min Wang,Dielectric relaxation of long-chain glass-forming monohydroxy alcohols,J.Chem. Phys.139, 164504 (2013).

20. YanqinGao, Dongyang Bi, Xin Li, Riping Liu, Yongjun Tian, and Li-Min Wang, Debye-typedielectric relaxation in glass-forming 3-methylthio-1-hexanol,J.Chem. Phys.139, 024503 (2013)

21. Zhi-Sheng Lin, Ling Chen, Li-Min Wang, Jing-Tai Zhao, and Li-Ming Wu, A Promising Mid-TemperatureThermoelectric Material Candidate: Pb/Sn-Codoped In4PbxSnySe3, Adv.Mater. 25, 4800 (2013).

22. Zeming Chen, Dongyang Bi, Riping Liu, Yongjun Tian,Li-Min Wang and Kia L. Ngai, Relaxation dynamics in glass forming liquids withrelated molecular structures,Chemical Physics Letters.551, 81-85(2012)

23. Hongxiang Gong, Zeming Chen, Dongyang Bi, MingdaoSun, Yongjun Tian, and Li-Min Wang, Unusual Dielectric Strength of DebyeRelaxation in Monohydroxy Alcohols upon Mixing,Journal of Physical Chemistry B,116, 11482-11487 (2012).

24. Jianjun Zhang, Bo Xu,Li-Min Wang, Dongli Yu, Jianqing Yang, Fengrong Yu, Zhongyuan Liu, Julong He,Bin Wen, and Ynogjun Tian, High-pressure synthesis of phonon-glasselectron-crystal featured thermoelectric LixCo4Sb12, Acta Materilia 60,1246-4251 (2012).

25. S.Capaccioli,M. Paluch,D. Prevosto,Li-Min Wang,and K. L. Ngai, Many-Body Nature of Relaxation Processes inGlass-Forming Systems,Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 3,735-743 (2012).

26. Li-Min Wang, Yongjun Tian, Riping Liu and WeihuaWang,A“universal” criterion for metallic glass formation,AppliedPhysicsLetters100, 261913 (2012).

27. Jianjun Zhang, Bo Xu,Li-MinWang, Dongli Yu, Zhongyuan Liu, Julong He, and Yongjun Tian, Great thermoelectric power factor enhancement of CoSb3 through the lightestmetal element filling, Applied Physics Letters98, 072109 (2011)  

28. K. L. Ngai, and L. M.Wang,Interchain coupled chain dynamics of poly(ethylene oxide) in blends withpoly(methyl methacrylate): Coupling model analysis,Journal ofChemical Physics 135,194902(2011).

29. Zhisheng Zhao,BoXu,Xiang-Feng Zhou,Li-Min Wang,Bin Wen,Julong He,Zhongyuan Liu,Hui-Tian Wang,and Yongjun Tian, Novel Superhard Carbon: C-CenteredOrthorhombic C8, Physical Review Letters 107, 215502 (2011).  

30. Hongxiang Gong, Mingdao Sun, Zijing Li, Riping Liu,Yongjun Tian,Li-Min Wang,Kineticfragility of binary and ternary glass forming liquid mixtures,The European Physical Journal E 34,86(2011)

31. Zhisheng Zhao,BoXu,Li-Min Wang,Xiang-Feng Zhou,JulongHe,Zhongyuan Liu,Hui-TianWang,and Yongjun Tian, Three Dimensional Carbon-Nanotube PolymersACSNano, 5, 7226 (2011).  

32. Xuebang Wu, Changsong Liu, Zhengang Zhu, K. L.Ngai, andLi-Min Wang,Nature of theSub-Rouse Modes in the Glass−Rubber Transition Zone of Amorphous Polymers,Macromolecules,2011,44(9), pp 3605–3610

33. Mingdao Sun,Li-MinWang, Yongjun Tian, Riping Liu, K. L. Ngai, and Chunlin Tan, Component Dynamicsin Miscible Mixtures of Water and Methanol,Journalof Physical Chemistry B 2011,115(25), pp 8242–8248

34. Qiang Wang, Li-Min Wang,M. Z. Ma, S.Binder,T. Volkmann, D. M. Herlach,J. S. Wang, Q. G. Xue, Y. J. Tian, and R. P. Liu, Diffusion-controlled crystal growthindeeply undercooledZr₅₀Cu₅₀melt onapproaching the glass transition,Physical Review B 83, 014202 (2011)

35. Li-Min Wang, Yongjun Tian, Riping Liu, and K. L.Ngai,Anomalous component dynamics of a binary mixture of associating glass-forming liquids,Journalof Physical Chemistry B 115, 719-724 (2011)

36. Li-Min Wang and JohnC. Mauro, Evidence foran upper limit to kinetic fragilityin glass-forming liquids,Journal of Chemical Physics134, 044522.1-044522.5(2011)

37. Li-Min Wang, Riping Liu,and Yongjun Tian,Dielectric relaxation dynamicsin glass forming mixtures of propanediol isomers,Physical Review E 82 (6),062502(2010)

38. Wang LM and Richert R,Comment on "Measuring the Configurational Heat Capacity of Liquids" Reply,Physical ReviewLetters 104(23),239603(2010)

39. Li-MinWang, Zeming Chen, Yue Zhao, Riping Liu, Yongjun Tian, Non-exponentiality of structural relaxations in glass forming metallic liquids,Journalof Alloys and Compounds 504S, S201–S204 (2010)

40. Li-Min Wang, Yongjun Tian and Riping Liu,Dependence ofglass forming ability on liquid fragility: thermodynamics versus kinetics,AppliedPhysics Letters.97, 181901 (2010).

41. Li-Min Wang, Zijing Li, Zeming Chen, Yue Zhao, Riping Liu, and Yongjun Tian, Glass Transition in Binary Eutectic Systems: BestGlass-Forming Composition,Journal of Physical Chemistry B,114(10), 12080-12084(2010).

42. Li-MinWang,YongjunTian,RipingLiu,and RankoRichert,Structural Relaxation Dynamics in BinaryGlass-Forming Molecular Liquids with Ideal and Complex Mixing Behavior,Journalof Physical Chemistry B,114(10),3618-3622(2010).

43. H. T.Zong,M. Z.Ma,Li-MinWang,S. X.Liang,and R. P.Liu,Effects of minor addition onglass forming ability: Thermal versus elastic criteria,Journalof Applied Physics,107(5),053515(2010).

44. Xiaoju Guo, Li-Min Wang, Bo Xu, Zongyuan Liu, Dongli Yu, Julong He, Huitian Wang, and Yongjun Tian, Unbinding force of chemical bonds and tensile strength in strong crystals, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21(48), 485405 (2009).

45. Zeming Chen,Yue Zhao,and Li-Min Wang,Enthalpy and dielectric relaxations in supercooled methyl m-toluate,Journal of Chemical Physics 130(20),204515(2009).

46. Li-Min Wang,Enthalpy Relaxation upon Glass Transition and Kinetic Fragility of Molecular Liquids

Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113(15),5168-5171(2009)

47. Li-Min Wang, Riping Liu and Wei HuaWang, Relaxation time dispersions in glass forming metallic liquids andglasses,Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 164503.1-164503.5 (2008)

48. Li-Min Wang, Yongjun Tian, Riping Liuand Ranko Richert, Calorimetric versus kinetic glass transitions in viscousmonohydroxy alcohols,Journal ofChemical Physics,128, 084503.1-084503.8 (2008)

49. L.-M. Wang, R. Richert,Glass Transitions in Viscous Monohydroxy Alcohols: Calorimetry versus Dielectric Relaxation,Int. J. Thermophys.29(6),2055-2061(2008)

50. Li-Min Wang, and R.Richert, Measuring the configurational heat capacity of liquids,Physical Review Letters 99,185701.1-185701.4(2007)

51. Li-Min Wang and R. Richert,Primaryand Secondary Relaxation Time Dispersions in Fragile Supercooled Liquids,Physical Review B 76,064201.1-064201.8(2007).

52. Li-Min Wang, Steve Borick,and C. Austen Angell, An electrospray technique for hyper quenched glass calorimetry studies: propylene glycol and di-n-butyl phthalate,Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 353,3829-3837(2007).

53. Nolene Byrne,Li-Min Wang,Jean-Philippe Belieres, and C. Austen Angell, Reversible folding-unfolding,aggregation protection, and multi-year stabilization, in high concentration protein solutions,Chemical Communications(26) 2714-2716(2007).

54. Li-Min Wang and R. Richert,Glass transition dynamics and boiling temperatures of molecular liquids and their isomers,Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111, 3201-3207(2007).

55. Heiko Huth,Li-Min Wang,Christoph Schick, and Ranko Richert,Comparing calorimetric and dielectric polarization modes in viscous 2-ethyl-1-hexanol,Journal of ChemicalPhysics 126, 104503.1-104503.4 (2007).

56. Li-Min Wang, C. A. Angell and R. Richert, Fragility and thermo dynamicsin non-polymeric glass-forming liquids,Journalof Chemical Physics 125, 074505.1-074505.8 (2006).

57. Li-Min Wang, Shervin Shahriari, and Ranko Richert,Diluent effects on the Debye-typed dielectric relaxation in viscous monohy droxyalcohols,Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109, 23255-23262 (2005).

58. Li-Min Wang and Ranko Richert, Identification ofdielectric and structural relaxation in glass-forming secondary amides,Journalof Chemical Physics123, 054516.1 – 054516.9 (2005).

59. Li-Min Wang and Ranko Richert, Debye type dielectric relaxation and glass transition of alcohols,Journal of Physical Chemistry B109, 11091-11094(2005).

60. Fang He,Li-Min Wang and Ranko Richert, Dynamics of supercooled liquids in the vicinity of soft andhard interfaces,Physical Review B 71, 144205.1 – 144205.10 (2005).

61. Li-Min Wang and Ranko Richert, Ideal mixing behaviorof Debye process in supercooled monohydroxy alcohols,Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109, 8767-8773 (2005).

62. Li-Min WangandRanko Richert, Dynamics of glass-formingliquids, IX Structural vs. dielectric relaxation in mono-hydroxy alcohols,Journalof Chemical Physics 121 (21), 11170-11176 (2004).

63. Shervin Shahriari,Andrea Mandanici,Li-Min Wang,and Ranko Richert,Dynamics of glass-forming liquids, VIII. Dielectric signatures of proberotation and bulk dynamics in branched alkanes,Journal of Chemical Physics,121 8960-8967 (2004).

64. Li-Min Wang, Fang He, and Ranko Richert,Intramicellar glass transition and liquid dynamics in soft confinement,Physical Review Letters 92, 095701.1 –095701.4 (2004).

65. Li-Min Wang and Ranko Richert, Exponential probe rotation inglass-forming liquids,Journal of Chemical Physics 120 (23), 11082-11089 (2004).

66. Wu Xu, Li-Min Wang, Ronald Nieman and C. A. Angell,Ionic Liquids of Chelated Orthoborates as model ionic glassformers,Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 11749-11756 (2003).

67. C. Austen Angell and Li-Min Wang,Hyperquenching and cold equilibration strategies for the study of liquid– liquid and proteinfolding transitions,Biophysical Chemistry 105,621-637 (2003).

68. Wu Xu, Li-Min Wang, andC. Austen Angell, “PolyMOB”-lithium salt complexes: from Salt-in-polymer topolymer-in-salt electrolytes,Electrochimica ACTA, 48, 2037-2045 (2003).

69. Akitoshi Hayashi, LiminWang, and C. Austen Angell, Ionic conductivities of hybrid inorganicsulfide-polyether electrolytes,Electrochimica ACTA 48, 2003-2008 (2003).

70. Li-Min Wangand C. A. Angell, Response to ‘‘Comment on ‘Direct determinationof the fragility indicesof glass forming liquids by differential scanning calorimetry: Kineticversus thermodynamic fragilities’ ’’[J. Chem. Phys. 118, 10351(2003)],Journal of Chemical Physics 118, 10353-10354 (2003).

71. C. Austen Angell, YuanzhengYue, Li-Min Wang, John R. D. Copley, Steve Borick and Stefano Mossa, Potentialenergy, relaxation, and vibrational dynamics of hyperquenched glasses,Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 15, S1051-1068 (2003).

72. Li-Min Wang, R. J. Wang, L. L. Sun, W. H. Wang and W. K. Wang,Pressure dependence of elasticconstants and vibrational anharmonicity and of Pd₃₉Ni₁₀Cu₃₀P₂₁bulk metallic glass,Journal of Physics:Condensed Matter 15,(2003)101-107.

73. Li-Min Wang, V. Velikov and C. A. Angell, Direct determination ofthe fragility indices of glassforming liquids by differential scanningcalorimetry: Kinetic versus thermodynamic fragilities,Journal of Chemical Physics 117, (2002) 10184-10192.

74. Li Min Wang, W. H. Wang, L. L. Sun, J. Zhang, and W. K. Wang,Pressure effects on irreversible andreversible contributions to glass transition of Pd₃₉Ni₁₀Cu₃₀P₂₁bulk metallic glass,Physical Review B 63, (2001) 052201/1-4.

75. L. M. Wang, Z. J. Zhan, J.Liu, L. L. Sun, G. Li, W. K. Wang, Compression behavior of Pd₃₉Ni₁₀Cu₃₀P₂₁bulk metallic glass up to 23.5GPa,J.Physics: Condensed Matter 13, (2001) 5743-5748.

76. Wei-Hua Wang, Ping Wen, Li-Min Wang, Yong Zhang, Ming-Xiang Pan,De-Qian Zhao, and Ru-Ju Wang, Equation of state of bulk metallic glassesstudied by an ultrasonic method,Applied Physics Letters 79, (2001), 3947-3949.

77. Li Min Wang, L. L. Sun, W. H. Wang, R. J. Wang, Z. J. Zhan, D. Y.Dai, and W. K. Wang, Elastic constants of Pd₃₉Ni₁₀Cu₃₀P₂₁bulk metallic glass under high pressure,Applied Physics Letters 77, (2000) 3734-3736.

78. Li Min Wang,W. H.Wang, R. J. Wang, Z. J. Zhan, D. Y. Dai, L. L. Sun, and W. K. Wang, Ultrasonic investigation of Pd₃₉Ni₁₀Cu₃₀P₂₁bulk metallic glass upon crystallization,Applied Physics Letters 77, (2000) 1147-1149.

SELECTED ORALTALKS in CONFERENCES and WORKSHOPS

• Li-Min Wang, Enthalpy relaxation studies of kineticfragility in glass forming liquids, 17th international symposium on non-oxideand new optical glasses, (ISNOG 2010), Ningbo, Jun. 2010.

• Li-Min Wang, Excess vibrational entropy andfragility of liquid metals and alloys, Program of the building the bridgebetween physics and material science in amorphous metals, Beijing, Oct. 2010.

• Li-Min Wang (Invited talk), Debye relaxation inglass forming hydrogen-bonded liquids, 7th International Discussion Meeting onRelaxation in Complex Systems, (IDMRCS 2013), Barcelona, Spain, July 2013.

• Li-Min Wang, Relation between thermodynamicsand dynamics in glass-forming metls, 1st International, Symposium on MetastableMaterials Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao, Oct. 2013.

• Li-Min Wang(Invited talk), Thermodynamic correlations of kinetic fragility in glassforming liquids, The Workshop on Stability of Amorphous Pharmaceuticals, Pisa,Italy. Oct. 2013 (Organizer from China).

• Li-Min Wang(Invited talk),Glass formation and stability of pharmaceuticals: thermodynamic anddynamic studies, Workshop for Glassy Pharmaceuticals, University of Pisa, Pisa,Italy.Nov. 11 - 12, 2014

• LI-Min Wang (Invited talk),How thermodynamic quantities get involved in the glass formation in purematerials and multi-component mixtures. Workshop on Structural and dynamics ofMetallic glasses, Hefei, May 11-16, 2015

• Li-Min Wang (Invited talk),Thermodynamics and glass formation in pure materials and mixtures, 2^nd Symposium on Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Oct.13-16, 2015

• Li-Min Wang(Invited talk),Glass formation and thermodynamicsin chalcogenides, metallic and molecular systems,24^th International Congress on Glass, Shanghai, Apr. 07-11,2016

• Li-Min Wang, A newsecondaryb-relaxation in a rigid and planar molecule,9th International Conference on Broadband dielectric spectroscopy and its applications, Pisa, Sep. 11-16, 2016