Huan Liu

Update：2024-07-08


Name: Huan Liu

Title:Associate professor/Master's supervisor

Office: Science & Technology Building 812

Tel: +86-138-1015-7919

E-mail: liu.huan@mail.buct.edu.cn; bucthuan@163.com

Group Website:
Research field:

1. Micro- and nano-encapsulated phase-change materials for thermal energy storage, management, and conversion

2. Diversity design of advanced multifunctional composite phase-change materials

3. Functional nanocomposites development and applications

Education:
2011–2017, Ph.D., School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China (Supervisor: Professor Xiaodong Wang)

2007–2011, B.S., School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China

Work Experience:

2020–present, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

2017–2019, Postdoc, School of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

Scientific Research Achievements:

1.Overview of scientific research situation:

Our team’s research interests focus on multifunctional phase-change materials, including porous foam/phase-change composites, phase-change microcapsules, and solid-solid phase-change materials in diverse applications for thermal energy storage, management, and conversion. Up to now, we have already published over 60 international journal papers.


2.Rewards and honors:


Selected publications:

  1. W. Li, Z. Zheng, Z. Qian, H. Liu*,X. Wang*, Phase change material boosting electricity output and freshwater production through hierarchical-structured 3D solar evaporator, Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34: 2316504.

  2. J. Jing, H. Liu*,X. Wang*, Long-term infrared stealth by sandwich-like phase-change composites at elevated temperatures via synergistic emissivity and thermal regulation, Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34: 2309269.

  3. T. Shi, H. Liu*,X. Wang*, Unidirectionally structured magnetic phase-change composite based on carbonized polyimide/Kevlar nanofiber complex aerogel for boosting solar-thermo-electric energy conversion, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16: 10180−10195.

  4. Y. Zhou, W. Liu, S. Zhang, H. Liu*, Z. Wu*, X. Wang*, Eco-friendly flame- retardant phase-change composite films based on polyphosphazene/phosphorene hybrid foam and paraffin wax for light/heat-dual-actuated shape memory, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16: 7754−7767.

  5. S. Chen, Z. Zheng, H. Liu*, X. Wang*, Highly efficient, antibacterial, and salt-resistant strategy based on carbon black/chitosan-decorated phase-change microcapsules for solar-powered seawater desalination, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15: 16640−16653.

  6. H. Liu, D. Tian, Z. Zheng, X. Wang*, Z. Qian, MXene-decorated magnetic phase-change microcapsules for solar-driven continuous seawater desalination with easy salt accumulation elimination, Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 458: 141395.

  7. H. Shen, Z. Zheng, H. Liu*, X. Wang*, A solar-powered interfacial evaporation system based on MoS2-decorated magnetic phase-change microcapsules for sustainable seawater desalination, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, 10: 25509.

  8. Z. Sun, H. Liu*, X. Wang*, Hierarchically nanostructured Co(OH)2/MXene/SiO2/n-docosane phase-change composites for enhancement of supercapacitor performance under in-situ thermal management, Composites Part B 2022, 242: 110112.

  9. T. Shi, Z. Zheng, H. Liu*, D. Wu, X. Wang*, Flexible and foldable composite films based on polyimide/phosphorene hybrid aerogel and phase change material for infrared stealth and thermal camouflage, Composites Science and Technology 2022, 217: 109127.

  10. Z. Sun, H. Liu*, X. Wang*, Thermal self-regulatory intelligent biosensor based on carbon-nanotubes-decorated phase-change microcapsules for enhancement of glucose detection, Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2022, 195: 113586.