Kai Liu

Professor and McDevitt Chair of Physics at Georgetown University. We work on nanostructured materials, with particular interest in nanomagnetism & spintronics.

[Kai Liu @KaiLiu_Lab]

Rare-Earth and Precious-Metal-Free C16 Phase High Entropy Borides With High Magnetic Anisotropy (Adv. Mater. 22/2026) - Beeson - 2026 - Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/Bek3cS89Gr

[Kai Liu @KaiLiu_Lab]

Very excited to report a new class of rare-earth-free and precious-metal-free strong magnets using earth-abundant borides.

C16 Phase High Entropy Borides With High Magnetic Anisotropy - Beeson - Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/SrlBm7tyGz

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Great fun doing interview for this fun story: The sci-fi films that physicists love to watch — from Interstellar to Spider-Man https://t.co/cWtUkAbNxT

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Magneto-Ionic Physical Reservoir Computing in Perpendicularly Magnetized Heterostructures | Nano Letters https://t.co/ouzWxMOFja

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Happy to see our study featured by ACS Nano!

The cover, designed by Colin Langton and Erin Marlowe, shows X-ray nanotomography of a curved PMA thin film deposited over nanowires, revealing curvature-induced modifications in the magnetic configuration. https://t.co/vRPz9Hejsa

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Switching of Magnetic Order via Non‐Magnetic Al Addition in FeCoNiMnAlx Films (Adv. Funct. Mater. 35/2025) - Beeson - 2025 - Advanced Functional Materials - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/mPZQmNlMBT

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Curvature Induced Modifications of Chirality and Magnetic Configuration in Perpendicular Films | ACS Nano https://t.co/LeB7Viyrxa

[ACS Nano @acsnano]

AI's growing energy thirst call for smarter solutions! A new study unveils an all-nitride system using E-field-driven nitrogen ionic motion to tune magnetism, paving the way for energy efficient computing.

Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/gY6A5rv5qi

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Reconfigurable All-Nitride Magneto-Ionics | ACS Nano https://t.co/cijhFn2tZn

A transformable platform is demonstrated where various phases of Mn-nitride can be dynamically dialed up by changing its nitrogen content. Featured by @ACSPublications as Journal Cover
#MyACSCover

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Switching of Magnetic Order via Non‐Magnetic Al Addition in FeCoNiMnAlx Films - Beeson - Advanced Functional Materials - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/QUKAb2LHZF

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Self-assembled 3D Interconnected Magnetic Nanowire Networks for Neuromorphic Computing | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces https://t.co/sYkblfDfbR

[IUPAP @IUPAP_physics]

#IUPAPGeneralAssembly, today was the last day. Thanks to everyone who participated in the long-awaited GA. It was a pleasure to meet us in person and work toghether 💫

[IUPAP @IUPAP_physics]

We are delighted to announce that the book by Roberto Lalli and Jaume Navarro “Globalizing Physics – One Hundred Years of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics” is now finally available online in the OPEN ACCESS format:

📖 https://t.co/xNFlIQAsyH 📖

[Kai Liu @KaiLiu_Lab]

Very happy to see our work featured on the cover of Advanced Science!

See https://t.co/wGcZExEKzP for a summary.

Single‐Phase L10‐Ordered High Entropy Thin Films with High Magnetic Anisotropy (Adv. Sci. 34/2024) - Advanced Science - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/g8eYvKCI09

[Nanoscale journal family @nanoscale_rsc]

Light as a feather - Metallic nanowire foam provides a multifunctional filtration platform that is efficient, robust, antimicrobial, and reusable, which could guard against multiple hazards by @KaiLiu_Lab @GUPhysics
https://t.co/jlrZLIc5u0 (Image by Audrey Liu and Erin Marlowe)

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@IEEEMagSoc Oral History – Great fun to interview Diane Melton: The Lady Behind the Scenes https://t.co/kqCLRNEyHA

[ICM Bologna - 2024 @ICM2024]

Congratulations to the winner of the IUPAP Magnetism Award and Neel Medal, Dr Masato Sagawa. Congratulations also to Dr Alannah Hallas and Dr Lucas Caretta, winners of the 2023 and 2024 IUPAP Early Career Scientists Prize in Magnetism.

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@IEEEMagSoc Oral History – such a huge honor and special treat to interview Prof. Chia-Ling Chien @JHUPhysicsAstro

https://t.co/vxK7WfrhvO

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@IEEEMagSoc Oral History – such a huge honor and special treat to interview Prof. Chia-Ling Chien

Chia-Ling Chien – Pioneer in magnetic nanostructures, superconductivity, and spintronics https://t.co/Y1toE2ie7X

[Georgetown Physics @GUPhysics]

Congrats to physics & math major Jonathan Riess and to all the @CASGeorgetown students named 2024 Goldwater Scholars! https://t.co/kB0KT9qB2h