Members
Principal Investigator
Prof. Qi LIU ( Ph.D, Purdue University)
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Office: G5128, Yueng Building
Email: qiliu63@cityu.edu.hk
Phone: +852 3442 7808
Research Experience:
Feb.2018-Feb.2023, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong
Nov. 2014- Feb. 2018, Argonne National Lab
Awards/Honors:
2024 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-field (Clarivate Analytics)
2024 2023 2022 World's top 2% Scientists for a single year (Stanford University)
2021 The President's Awards 2021 (link)
2021 Rising Star Lecturer (Physics), The Hong Kong Institute of Advanced Study. (link)
2020 Faculty Service Award, Department of Physics, CityU
Professional Service:
1) Committee member of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2019-2021
2) Editorial Board； Rare metals 2021-2023
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Tianqi YANG
Dr. Tianqi Yang received his B.S. degree from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in 2018. And he received his Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University of Technology in 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Jun Zhang. His research interests focus on high-performance in-situ polymerized solid-state lithium batteries based on interfacial modulation and component design. Afterward, he joined the QLiu’s group in 2024 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Email: tianyang@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Zhengbo LIU
Dr. Zhengbo Liu received his B.S. degree from Central South University in 2016. And he received his Ph.D. degree from South China University of Technology in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Jun Liu. His research interests focus on cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Afterward, he joined the QLiu’s group in 2022 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Email: 569562371@qq.com
Dr. Jiayi YANG
Dr. Jiayi Yang received his B.S. degree, M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in 2015, 2017 and 2021, respectively. During his doctoral studies, he worked on the research of solid-state batteries under the guidance of Prof. Yunhui Huang. Afterward, he joined the Prof. Yang Ren and Qliu’s group in 2022 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Email: clxyyjy@163.com
Dr. Zhaowen BAI
Dr. BAI Zhaowen received his Bachler degree in information and calculation science in 2011 from South China Agricultural University. He got his Master's degree from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2012 and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Innovation Technology Leadership) in 2015. He got his Doctoral degree in environmental engineering in 2020 from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology under Prof Guohua Chen. After being a postdoctoral fellow at Hong Kong PolyU for two years, he joined Prof. Yang Ren and Prof. Qi Liu's group in March 2022 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Email: zhaowbai@cityu.edu.hk
Graduate Students
Zhiyong HUANG
Mr. Zhiyong Huang received his B.S. degree from Tianjin University in 2017. Afterward, he got his Master degree from Tianjin University in 2020. In 2021, He joined Qiliu group as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email:2990183963@qq.com
Wei WANG
Mr. Wei Wang received his B.S. degree from Shanghai JiaoTongUniversity in 2021. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in 2021 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email:1129399169@qq.com
Shuoxiao ZHANG
Mr. Shuoxiao ZHANG received his B.S. degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2019. And he received his M.S. degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2022. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in 2022 as a Ph.D. student under guidance of Prof. Yang Ren and Dr. Qi LIU at CityU.
Email: szhang642-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Xingyu WANG
Mr. Xingyu Wang received his B.S. degree from Central South University in 2019. And he received his master degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 2022. Afterward, he joined the QLiu’s group in 2022 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: xywang223-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Yuzhi HE
Mr He Yuzhi received his B.S. degree from Soochow University in 2018. He joined QLiu’s group as a Master student at CityU in 2021.Afterward, he joined the QLiu’s group in 2022 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: yuzhi.he@my.cityu.edu.hk
Xingjun LI
Mr. Xingjun LI received his B.S. degree from Hefei University of Technology in 2020. And he received his master degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2023. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's lab in 2023 as a Ph.D. student at CityUHK.
Email: xingjunli2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Yali WEN
Miss. Yali Wen received her B.S. degree from Soochow University in 2019. And she received her master degree from the Soochow University in 2023. Afterward, she joined the QLiu's lab in 2023 as a Ph.D. student at CityUHK.
Email: ylwen5-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Liuqi WANG
Mr. Liuqi WANG received his B.S. degree and M.S degree from Nanjing University of science and technology at 2020 and 2023, respectively. His research interests focus on high-performance cathodes design of lithium batteries and sodium batteries. Afterward, he joined the QLiu’s group in 2024 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: liuqiwang2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Tingting LI
Ms. Tingting LI received her B. S. degree from Nanchang University in 2020. And she received her master degree from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2023. Afterward, she joined the QLiu’s lab in 2024 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: tli454-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Wei LIU
Mr. Wei LIU received his B.S. degree from Shenzhen University in 2021. Then, he received his M.S. degree from the Shenzhen University in 2024. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in 2024 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: wliu344-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Former Group Members
Dr. Dong LUO
Dr. Dong Luo received his B.S. degree from Hunan Normal University in 2010. And he received his master degree from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013. Then, he received his Ph.D. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2018. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in Sept 2020 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Email: luodong3611434@126.com
Dr. He ZHU
Dr. He Zhu received his B.S. degree from University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2012. And he received his Ph.D. degree from University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2018 under the supervision of Prof. Xianran Xing. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in Aug 2018 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Current position： Professor at Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Email: hezhu9@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Yongjin FANG
Yongjin Fang received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Wuhan University in 2016. He then carried out postdoctoral research with Prof. Xiong Wen (David) Lou in the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University from 2016 to 2021. His research interests focus on advanced electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries and lithium metal anodes.Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in June 2021 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Current position： Professor at Wuhan University
Email: yongfang@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Liguang WANG
Yun ZHAO
Gen LI
Gen received his B.S. degree from Beijing Institute Of Technology in 2019. Afterward, he joined QLiu's lab in 2019 as a RA at CityU.
Email: 405468362@qq.com
Dr. Chang CHEN
Dr. Chen received his B.S. degree from Yangtze University in 2013 and M.S. degree from South China Normal University in 2016, respectively. Starting from 2018, He conducted his Ph.D. research at City University of Hong Kong in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Currently, He is a Postdoc researcher under the supervision of Prof. J. C. Huang and Prof. Q. Liu.
Email: chen396694030@hotmail.com
Dr. Jian ZHANG
Dr. Jian Zhang received his B.S. degree from Anhui University of Technology in 2014. Then, he received his Ph.D. degree from University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2020. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in 2020 as a postdoctoral fellow at CityU.
Dr. Hekang ZHU
Mr. Hekang Zhu received his B.S. degree from Central South University in 2014. And he received his master's degree from Central South University in 2017. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in Sep 2018 as a Ph.D. student at CityU. He has graduated from CityU in Sep 2021.
Email: hekangzhu2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Yalan HUANG
Ms. Yalan Huang received her B.S. degree from Central South University in 2016. And she received her master degree from Sun Yat-sen University in 2018. Afterward, she joined the QLiu's group in 2019 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: huangylan3@mail2.sysu.edu.cn
Dr. Binghao ZHANG
Mr. Binghao Zhang received his B.S. degree from Lanzhou University in 2016. And he received his M.S. degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2018. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in 2019 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: bzhang55-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Jincan REN
Mr. Jincan Ren received his B.S. degree from Hunan University in 2016. And he received his master degree from the Hunan University in 2019. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's lab in 2019 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: jcren3-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Zijia YIN
Ms. Zijia Yin received her B.S. degree from Tianjin University in 2016. And she received her M.S. degree from Tianjin University in 2019. Afterward, she joined the QLiu's group in 2020 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: tjuyinzijia@tju.edu.cn
Dr. Yu TANG
Mr. Yu Tang received his B.S. degree from Hunan University in 2014. And he received his M.S. degree from Central South University in 2017. Afterward, he joined the QLiu's group in 2020 as a Ph.D. student at CityU.
Email: ytang244-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Tingting YANG
Miss Tingting Yang recieved her B.S. degree from Anhui Normal University in 2017. Then, she received her M.S. degree from Southwest University in 2020. Afterward, she joined the QLiu’s group in 2020 as a Ph.D. candidate at CityU.
Email: ttyang5-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Min LUO
Ms. Min Luo received her B.S. degree from University of Chinese Academy of Science in 2021. Afterward, she joined the QLiu’s group in 2021 as a master student at CityU.
Email: minluo6c-@my.cityu.edu.hk
Zheming LI
Mr. Zheming LI received his B.S. degree from South China University of Technology in 2021. Afterward, he joined the QLiu’s group in Sep 2021.
Email: zhemingli2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Yuxi LUO
Miss Luo Yuxi will receive her B.S. degree from the Department of chemistry of Shanghai JiaoTong University in 2022. She will go to Peking University ShenZhen Graduate School for further study in 2022. She Joined QLiu’s group as a visiting student at cityU in 2021.
Email: yuxiluo2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Yumeng XIE
Miss Xie Yumeng is a freshman joined CityU in 2021. She joined QLiu’s group as a Underguaduate student at cityU in 2021.
Email: yumengxie3-c@my.cityu.edu.hk