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Nian Liu is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, focusing primarily on research within the field of engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, automotive engineering, and water science and technology.

The main areas of study in Liu's research involve advanced battery materials and technologies, with a concentration on advancements in battery materials and battery technologies research. Their work also covers conducting polymers and applications, perovskite materials and applications, and membrane separation technologies.

Recent publications by Nian Liu include:

  • "Crossroads in the renaissance of rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries," 2021, Materials Today
  • "Unveiling the Origin of Alloy-Seeded and Nondendritic Growth of Zn for Rechargeable Aqueous Zn Batteries," 2021, ACS Energy Letters
  • "Ionic conductive polymers as artificial solid electrolyte interphase films in Li metal batteries - A review," 2020, Materials Today
  • "Self-Assembling Films of Covalent Organic Frameworks Enable Long-Term, Efficient Cycling of Zinc-Ion Batteries," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Understanding and Controlling the Nucleation and Growth of Zn Electrodeposits for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Liu include:

  • Alexandros Filippas
  • Paul A. Kohl
  • Yamin Zhang
  • Yutong Wu
  • Yifan Zhang

Liu's work is often published in venues such as:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • The path towards sustainable energy

    Steven Chu;Yi Cui;Nian Liu

  • A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes

    Nian Liu;Zhenda Lu;Jie Zhao;Matthew T. McDowell

  • A yolk-shell design for stabilized and scalable li-ion battery alloy anodes.

    Nian Liu;Hui Wu;Matthew T. McDowell;Yan Yao

  • Promises and challenges of nanomaterials for lithium-based rechargeable batteries

    Yongming Sun;Nian Liu;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • Interconnected Silicon Hollow Nanospheres for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes with Long Cycle Life

    Yan Yao;Matthew T. McDowell;Ill Ryu;Hui Wu

  • Stable Li-ion battery anodes by in-situ polymerization of conducting hydrogel to conformally coat silicon nanoparticles

    Hui Wu;Guihua Yu;Lijia Pan;Lijia Pan;Nian Liu

  • Enhancing the Supercapacitor Performance of Graphene/MnO2 Nanostructured Electrodes by Conductive Wrapping

    Guihua Yu;Liangbing Hu;Nian Liu;Huiliang Wang

  • Hierarchical nanostructured conducting polymer hydrogel with high electrochemical activity

    Lijia Pan;Guihua Yu;Dongyuan Zhai;Hye Ryoung Lee

  • Challenges and Recent Progress in the Development of Si Anodes for Lithium-Ion Battery

    Yan Jin;Bin Zhu;Zhenda Lu;Nian Liu

  • Transparent air filter for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture

    Chong Liu;Po Chun Hsu;Hyun Wook Lee;Meng Ye

  • Ionic Conductivity Enhancement of Polymer Electrolytes with Ceramic Nanowire Fillers

    Wei Liu;Nian Liu;Jie Sun;Po-Chun Hsu

  • Formation of Stable Phosphorus–Carbon Bond for Enhanced Performance in Black Phosphorus Nanoparticle–Graphite Composite Battery Anodes

    Jie Sun;Guangyuan Zheng;Hyun-Wook Lee;Nian Liu

  • Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes

    Yuzhang Li;Kai Yan;Hyun-Wook Lee;Zhenda Lu

  • Engineering empty space between Si nanoparticles for lithium-ion battery anodes

    Hui Wu;Guangyuan Zheng;Nian Liu;Thomas J. Carney

  • MoSe2 and WSe2 Nanofilms with Vertically Aligned Molecular Layers on Curved and Rough Surfaces

    Haotian Wang;Desheng Kong;Petr Johanes;Judy J. Cha

  • Symmetrical MnO2–Carbon Nanotube–Textile Nanostructures for Wearable Pseudocapacitors with High Mass Loading

    Liangbing Hu;Wei Chen;Xing Xie;Nian Liu

  • Rice husks as a sustainable source of nanostructured silicon for high performance Li-ion battery anodes

    Nian Liu;Kaifu Huo;Kaifu Huo;Matthew T. McDowell;Jie Zhao

  • Prelithiated Silicon Nanowires as an Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Nian Liu;Liangbing Hu;Matthew T. McDowell;Ariel Jackson

  • Manganese hexacyanomanganate open framework as a high-capacity positive electrode material for sodium-ion batteries.

    Hyun-Wook Lee;Richard Y. Wang;Mauro Pasta;Seok Woo Lee

  • Transparent and conductive paper from nanocellulose fibers

    Liangbing Hu;Guangyuan Zheng;Jie Yao;Nian Liu

  • A Silica-Aerogel-Reinforced Composite Polymer Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity and High Modulus.

    Dingchang Lin;Pak Yan Yuen;Yayuan Liu;Wei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Hyun-Wook Lee
Hyun-Wook Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Matthew T. McDowell
Matthew T. McDowell Georgia Institute of Technology
Guangyuan Zheng
Guangyuan Zheng National University of Singapore
Chengzhong Yu
Chengzhong Yu University of Queensland
Zhenda Lu
Zhenda Lu Nanjing University
Liangbing Hu
Liangbing Hu Yale University
Wendy L. Mao
Wendy L. Mao Stanford University
Po-Chun Hsu
Po-Chun Hsu Duke University
Mauro Pasta
Mauro Pasta University of Oxford

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