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Overview

Liang An is a researcher affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China, specializing primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. The research portfolio includes significant work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Catalysis. These subfields reflect a broad engagement with advanced technological approaches to energy and materials science.

The scientist's main research topics cover areas such as advanced battery technologies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, and ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction. Other notable topics include advanced photocatalysis techniques and advanced battery materials and technologies, indicating a focus on improving energy storage and conversion systems.

Liang An has contributed to several frequent publication venues, highlighting an active presence in journals central to energy research. These venues include the Journal of Power Sources, Energy and AI, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, and Applied Energy.

Recent scholarly articles authored or co-authored by Liang An include:

  • Machine learning for advanced energy materials, 2021, Energy and AI
  • Modeling and Simulation of Flow Batteries, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Carbon-based electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air batteries: design concepts, recent progress and future perspectives, 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications, 2021, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Sorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Materials, Components, Systems, and Applications, 2023, Advanced Materials

Collaboration appears extensive, with frequent co-authors including Zhefei Pan, Oladapo Christopher Esan, Xiaoyu Huo, Xinyi Shi, and Lizhen Wu. This network of colleagues reflects a multidisciplinary approach and active cooperation within the research community.

Best Publications

  • Recycling of lithium-ion batteries: Recent advances and perspectives

    Bin Huang;Bin Huang;Zhefei Pan;Xiangyu Su;Liang An

  • Advances and challenges in alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells

    Z. F. Pan;L. An;Tianshou Zhao;Zikang Tang

  • A comparative study of all-vanadium and iron-chromium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage

    Yikai Zeng;Tianshou Zhao;Liang An;Xuelong Zhou

  • Aqueous metal-air batteries: Fundamentals and applications

    Qianfeng Liu;Qianfeng Liu;Zhefei Pan;Erdong Wang;Liang An

  • Review of zinc-based hybrid flow batteries: From fundamentals to applications

    A. Khor;A. Khor;P. Leung;M. R. Mohamed;C. Flox

  • Carbon-neutral sustainable energy technology: Direct ethanol fuel cells

    Liang An;Tianshou Zhao;Yinshi Li

  • Direct formate fuel cells: A review

    L. An;R. Chen

  • Advances and challenges in lithium-air batteries

    Peng Tan;Haoran Jiang;Xingbao Zhu;Liang An

  • The use of polybenzimidazole membranes in vanadium redox flow batteries leading to increased coulombic efficiency and cycling performance

    Xuelong Zhou;Tianshou Zhao;Liang An;Lei Wei

  • Recent advances in fuel cells based propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles

    Z.F. Pan;L. An;C.Y. Wen

  • Recent progress in alkaline direct ethylene glycol fuel cells for sustainable energy production

    Liang An;R. Chen

  • A high-performance flow-field structured iron-chromium redox flow battery

    Yikai Zeng;Xuelong Zhou;Liang An;Lei Wei

  • Effects of operating temperature on the performance of vanadium redox flow batteries

    Cheng Zhang;Tianshou Zhao;Qian Xu;Liang An

  • Critical transport issues for improving the performance of aqueous redox flow batteries

    Xuelong Zhou;Tianshou Zhao;Liang An;Yikai Zeng

  • Advances in three-dimensional graphene-based materials : configurations, preparation and application in secondary metal (Li, Na, K, Mg, Al)-ion batteries

    Guangzhe Li;Bin Huang;Zhefei Pan;Xiangyu Su

  • First-Principles Study of Nitrogen-, Boron-Doped Graphene and Co-Doped Graphene as the Potential Catalysts in Nonaqueous Li–O2 Batteries

    Haoran Jiang;Tianshou Zhao;Le Shi;Peng Tan

  • A high-performance carbon nanoparticle-decorated graphite felt electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries

    Lei Wei;Tianshou Zhao;Gang Zhao;Liang An

  • Machine learning for advanced energy materials

    Yun Liu;Oladapo Christopher Esan;Zhefei Pan;Liang An

  • Modeling and Simulation of Flow Batteries

    Oladapo Christopher Esan;Xingyi Shi;Zhefei Pan;Xiaoyu Huo

  • The dual role of hydrogen peroxide in fuel cells

    Liang An;Tianshou Zhao;Xiaohui Yan;Xuelong Zhou

  • Performance of a direct ethylene glycol fuel cell with an anion-exchange membrane

    Liang An;Tianshou Zhao;Shuiyun Shen;Qixing Wu

  • A high-rate and long cycle life solid-state lithium–air battery

    Xingbao Zhu;Tianshou Zhao;Zhaohuan Wei;Peng Tan

  • Alkaline direct oxidation fuel cell with non-platinum catalysts capable of converting glucose to electricity at high power output

    Liang An;Tianshou Zhao;Shuiyun Shen;Qixing Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Tianshou Zhao
Tianshou Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Rong Chen
Rong Chen Chongqing University
Xiaohui Yan
Xiaohui Yan Huawei Technologies (China)
Xuelong Zhou
Xuelong Zhou Shenzhen University
Peng Tan
Peng Tan University of Science and Technology of China
Qixing Wu
Qixing Wu Shenzhen University
Qiang Liao
Qiang Liao Chongqing University
Xun Zhu
Xun Zhu Chongqing University
Yinshi Li
Yinshi Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zongping Shao
Zongping Shao Curtin University

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