Jiaxu Liang

Jiaxu Liang

Postdoctoral Researcher

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What happens when molecular springs are compressed?

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Helicenes are fascinating helical molecules whose twisted structures resemble tiny springs. Although they have long been considered promising building blocks for molecular machines, little is known about how their properties change when they are mechanically compressed.

A world-unique platform is built to combine high pressure and swift heavy ion irradiation

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This work introduces a unique experimental platform that combines static pressure with swift heavy ion irradiation, enabling the study of materials under two extreme conditions simultaneously.

A Molecular Route from Nanographene to Nanodiamonds

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Nanodiamonds are emerging materials for quantum sensing, bioimaging, single-photon emission, and quantum information technologies. However, the synthesis of ultrasmall nanodiamonds with precise control over size, crystallinity, and defect incorporation has remained a long-standing challenge.

Launching liangjiaxu.com: A Home for My Academic Journey

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I am excited to launch my personal website: liangjiaxu.com

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publications

Ionothermal strategy towards template free hierarchical porous carbons for supercapacitive energy storage

Published in Carbon, 2019

Jiaxu Liang, Z. Xiao, Y. Gao, X. Xu, D. Kong, M. Wagner, L. Zhi*. Carbon 2019, 143, 487.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.11.065

Germanium iodide mediated synthesis of nanodiamonds from adamantane “seeds” under moderate high-pressure high-temperature conditions

Published in Diam. Relat. Mater, 2020

Jiaxu Liang, C. Ender, T. Zapata, A. Ermakova, M. Wagner, T. Weil*. Diam. Relat. Mater 2020, 108, 10800.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2020.108000

Mechanistic insights of seeded diamond growth from molecular precursors

Published in Diam. Relat. Mater, 2022

C. Ender#, Jiaxu Liang#, J. Friebel, T. Zapata, M. Wagner, A. Ermakova, T. Weil*. Diam. Relat. Mater 2022, 122, 108796.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2021.108796

High pressure induced formation of carbon nanorods from tetracosane

Published in Diam. Relat. Mater, 2024

Jiaxu Liang#，C. Ender#, P. Rohrbeck, R. Graf, I. Lieberwirth, H. Räder, M. Wagner, S. Weber, K. Müllen, T. Weil*. Diam. Relat. Mater 2024, 143, 110913.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2024.110913

Graphitic Carbocatalysts with Pentagon Defects Synthesized from Polyperylene for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction and Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries

Published in ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024

X. Mou, Q. Yang, B. Zhao, X. Xin, J. Zhang, Y. Dong, H. Liu, Jiaxu Liang*, B. Wang*, and Z. Xiao*. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2024, 7, 14526
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c01965

Maximizing active site utilization in carbocatalysts for high-performance oxygen reduction reactions and zinc–air battery-powered capacitive deionization

Published in J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024

X. Mou, J. Zhang, B. Zhao, Y. Dong, H. Liu, Jiaxu Liang*, X. Xin, Y. Asakura, S. Zhang*, Z. Xiao*, Y. Yamauchi*. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 20868.
DOI: DOI 10.1039/D4TA03422H

Fluorescence of helical molecular springs under high pressure

Published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025

Jiaxu Liang, C. Ju, H. Li, W. Yang, W. Zheng, K. Amann-Winkel, M. Wagner, Z. Qiu*, T. Weil*, K. Müllen*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202500923
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202500923

Structural and optical responses of molecular solids to swift heavy ion irradiation under high pressures

Published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026

Jiaxu Liang*, L. Bayarjargal, I. Tzifas, R. Belikov, L. Wedek, C. Schröck, D. Merges, K.-O. Voss, P. Simon, C. Trautmann, M. E. Toimil-Molares, B. Winkler. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, 28, 7835
DOI: 10.1039/D6CP00307A

Bottom-up Synthesis of Molecular Nanodiamonds from Nanographene

Published in Nature, 2026

Jiaxu Liang#, C. Ender#, N. Forero-Martinez, I. Batatia, J. Liu, X. Yang, R. Brouwer, L. Kazak, R. Blinder, L. Cancellara, N. Tarakina, Y. Liu, T. Eklund, M. Sinha, S. Köster, S. Bhat, F. Rohmann, A. Tangemann, K. Gallo, R. Berger, R. Farla, A. Kubanek, K. Amann-Winkel, M. Wagner, F. Jelezko, K. Müllen, G. Csányi, R. Cortes-Huerto, Y. Wu*, T. Weil*. Nature, 2026, 655, 102.
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10669-3

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What happens when molecular springs are compressed?

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Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014

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Teaching experience 2

Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015

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