Education
2018.07-2021.11 PhD, The Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Australia.
2015.09-2018.06 Master’s degree, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, China.
2011.09-2015.07 Bachelor’s degree, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, China. Major in inorganic materials.
Selected Publications
2026
[1] H. Liu, L. Zhao, P. Jiang, X. Sun, J. Hester, S. Zhang, D. Guan, Z. Shao*, La(OH)3-Based Lithium Ionic Conductor for Quasi-Solid State Lithium Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials, 2026, 38 (8), e16709
[2] N. Shi, Y. Xie, X. Hu, J. Hyodo, CK. Peng, G. Zhou, H. Liu, B. Qiu, D. Guan, J. Tang, Y.-G. Lin, R. Peng, MO. Tade, M. Liu, Y. Yamazaki, Z. Shao, A Highly Hydrophilic Air Electrode With Water‐Induced Surface Reconstruction for Efficient Reversible Protonic Ceramic Cell at Low Water Partial Pressures. Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, e71076
[3] T. Cheng, K. Gu, J. Liu, Y. Liu, J. Wei, Z. Ma, H. Xu, J. Zhang, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. Wang, Lattice‐Strained Cu2O‐Ni/NiO Heterostructure Enables Selective Electrocatalytic C–C Coupling of Alcohols to Cinnamaldehyde in Aqueous Medium. Energy & Environmental Materials, 2026, e70462
2025
[4] L. Zhao, Z. Lin, Y. Zhong, H. Liu, X. Sun, Y.-C. Huang, WDA. Rickard, T. Tang, Z. Shao, Engineering of entropy-driven surface doping towards stabilized high-voltage NCM cathodes: Li (Ni, Co, Mn, Ce, La, Zr, Al) Ox, Materials Reports: Energy, 2025,100378
[5] D. Guan, H. Xu, YC. Huang, C. Jing, Y. Tsujimoto, X. Xu, Z. Lin, J. Tang, Z. Wang, X. Sun, L. Zhao, H. Liu, S. Liu, C.-T. Chen, C.-W. Pao, M. Ni, Z. Hu, Z. Shao, Operando studies redirect spatiotemporal restructuration of model coordinated oxides in electrochemical oxidation, Advanced Materials 37 (7), 2025, 2413073
[6]. Q. Li, J. Liu, Z. Wu, A. Deng, J. Liu, T. Chen, J. Wei, Y. Zhang*, H. Liu*, Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic C−N Coupling for Urea Synthesis. ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202401865.
[7] A. Deng, J. Liu, Q. Li, Z. Wu, J. Wei, J. Liu, T. Chen, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. Wang, Amorphous CuCoOx Boosts Active Hydrogen for High‐Rate Tandem Electroreduction of Nitrate to Ammonia, Small, 2025, 2501980
2024
[8] H. Liu, C.-J. Yang, C.-L. Dong, J. Wang, X. Zhang, A. Lyalin,* T. Taketsugu, Z. Chen, D. Guan, X. Xu, Z. Shao, Z. Huang*, Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation to Nitrite and Nitrate with NiOOH‐Ni. Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 2401675.
[9] H. Liu, X. Xu, D. Guan, Z. Shao*, Minireview on the Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation Reaction for Hydrogen Production and Sewage Treatment. Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 919.
2023
[10] Y. Zhang*, H. Liu*, (Co-first and co-corresponding author) S. Zhao, C. Xie, Z. Huang, S. Wang*. Insights into the Dynamic Evolution of Defects in Electrocatalysts. Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2209680.
[11] H. Liu, Q. Zhou, Q. Xia, Y. Lei, XL. Huang, M. Tebyetekerwa, XS. Zhao, Interface challenges and optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 77, 642-659
Awards
2026 Korean Brain Pool Program
Canada Impact+ Research Training Award Postdoctoral
2020 UOW Postgraduate Student Best Paper Award
2019 UOW Three Minute Thesis Competition AIIM Final Award
2018 Outstanding Student in Hunan University