Wenrong Yang

Dr. Wenrong Yang

School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia

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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 March 2010 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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WYWenrong Yang
Wenrong Yang
KRKyle R. Ratinac
Kyle R. Ratinac
SRSimon P. Ringer
Simon P. Ringer
PTPall Thordarson
Pall Thordarson
J. GoodingJ. Gooding
J. Gooding
Filip BraetFilip Braet
Filip Braet

1 July 2003 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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J. GoodingJ. Gooding
J. Gooding
RWRahmat Wibowo
Rahmat Wibowo
JLJingquan Liu
Jingquan Liu
WYWenrong Yang
Wenrong Yang
Dusan LosicDusan Losic
Dusan Losic
DHD Brynn Hibbert
D Brynn Hibbert

12 February 2003 in Electroanalysis
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J. GoodingJ. Gooding
J. Gooding
FMFreya Mearns
Freya Mearns
WYWenrong Yang
Wenrong Yang
JLJingquan Liu
Jingquan Liu

12 September 2007 in Nanotechnology
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WYWenrong Yang
Wenrong Yang
PTPall Thordarson
Pall Thordarson
J. GoodingJ. Gooding
J. Gooding
SRSimon P Ringer
Simon P Ringer
Filip BraetFilip Braet
Filip Braet

2 August 2010 in Chemistry – A European Journal
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LQLing Qiu
Ling Qiu
XYXiaowei Yang
Xiaowei Yang
XGXinglong Gou
Xinglong Gou
WYWenrong Yang
Wenrong Yang
ZMZi‐Feng Ma
Zi‐Feng Ma
DLDan Li
Dan Li

6 February 2020 in ACS Central Science
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JZJizhen Zhang
Jizhen Zhang
SUSimge Uzun
Simge Uzun
Shayan SeyedinShayan Seyedin
Shayan Seyedin
PLPeter A. Lynch
Peter A. Lynch
BABilen Akuzum
Bilen Akuzum
Yury GogotsiYury Gogotsi
Yury Gogotsi
The discovery of liquid crystalline (LC) phases in dispersions of two-dimensional (2D) materials has enabled the development of macroscopically aligned three-dimensional (3D) macrostructures. Here, we report the first experimental observation of self-assembled LC phases in aqueous Ti3C2Tx MXene inks without using LC additives, binders, or stabilizing agents. We show that the transition concentration from the isotropic to nematic phase is influenced by the aspect ratio of MXene flakes. The formation of the nematic LC phase makes it possible to produce fibers from MXenes using a wet-spinning method. By changing the Ti3C2Tx flake size in the ink formulation, coagulation bath, and spinning parameters, we control the morphology of the MXene fibers. The wet-spun Ti3C2Tx fibers show a high electrical conductivity of ∼7750 S cm–1, surpassing existing nanomaterial-based fibers. A high volumetric capacitance of ∼1265 F cm–3 makes Ti3C2Tx fibers promising for fiber-shaped supercapacitor devices. We also show that Ti3C2Tx fibers can be used as heaters. Notably, the nematic LC phase can be achieved in other MXenes (Mo2Ti2C3Tx and Ti2CTx) and in various organic solvents, suggesting the widespread LC behavior of MXene inks.