Faculty Profiles

Jie Liu
Jie Liu
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Office: 
2105 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: 
(919) 660-1549
Fax: 
(919) 660-1605
j.liu@duke.edu
Liu Research Group
Research Interests: 

Dr. Liu’s research interests are focusing on the chemistry and material science of nanoscale materials. Specific topics in his current research program include: Self-assembly of nanostructures; Preparation and chemical functionalization of single walled carbon nanotubes; Developing carbon nanotube based chemical and biological sensors; SPM based fabrication and modification of functional nanostructures.

Overview

Education:

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department Of Chemistry, Rice University 1996 - 1999

Ph.D., Harvard University 1996

M.S., Shandong University (China) 1990

B.S., Shandong University (China) 1987

Research Areas:
Inorganic, Nanoscience and Materials

Wu, Z. G., et al. “Subunits controlled synthesis of α-Fe2O3 multi-shelled core-shell microspheres and their effects on lithium/sodium ion battery performances.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 3, no. 18, May 2015, pp. 10092–99. Scopus, doi:10.1039/c5ta01334h. Full Text

Kim, C. H. J., et al. “Graphene oxide as a dual-function conductive binder for PEEK-derived microporous carbons in high performance supercapacitors.” 2d Materials, vol. 2, no. 2, May 2015. Scopus, doi:10.1088/2053-1583/2/2/024006. Full Text

Liu, J., et al. “Nano-/Microstructured Si/C Composite with High Tap Density as an Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Chemelectrochem, vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 2015, pp. 611–16. Scopus, doi:10.1002/celc.201402347. Full Text

Liu, S., et al. “Nanoporous germanium as high-capacity lithium-ion battery anode.” Nano Energy, vol. 13, Apr. 2015, pp. 651–57. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.03.039. Full Text

Yusoff, Abd Rashid bin Mohd, et al. “Graphene based energy devices.” Nanoscale, vol. 7, no. 16, Apr. 2015, pp. 6881–82. Epmc, doi:10.1039/c5nr90062j. Full Text

Yang, T., et al. “A new approach towards the synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene/MnO2 hybrids for ultralong cycle-life lithium ion batteries.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 3, no. 12, Mar. 2015, pp. 6291–96. Scopus, doi:10.1039/c4ta07208a. Full Text

Watson, Anne M., et al. “Rhodium nanoparticles for ultraviolet plasmonics.” Nano Letters, vol. 15, no. 2, Feb. 2015, pp. 1095–100. Epmc, doi:10.1021/nl5040623. Full Text Open Access Copy

Lee, Gyeonghee, et al. “Effects of morphology and chemical doping on electrochemical properties of metal hydroxides in pseudocapacitors.” Nanoscale, vol. 7, no. 7, Feb. 2015, pp. 3181–88. Epmc, doi:10.1039/c4nr06997h. Full Text

Ma, Yanwen, et al. “Conductive graphene fibers for wire-shaped supercapacitors strengthened by unfunctionalized few-walled carbon nanotubes.” Acs Nano, vol. 9, no. 2, Feb. 2015, pp. 1352–59. Epmc, doi:10.1021/nn505412v. Full Text

Zhang, Tianchang, et al. “Making a commercial carbon fiber cloth having comparable capacitances to carbon nanotubes and graphene in supercapacitors through a "top-down" approach.” Nanoscale, vol. 7, no. 7, Feb. 2015, pp. 3285–91. Epmc, doi:10.1039/c4nr06812b. Full Text

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