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Author IDs
Scopus Author ID: 57209810523
ResearcherID: C-4638-2013
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Qualifications (Brief)
PhD University of Minnesota, USA
BEng MEng National University of Singapore, Singapore
Biography
Professor Bin Liu received his bachelor of engineering (1st Class Honours) and master of engineering degrees at the National University of Singapore, Singapore in 2002 and 2004, respectively, and completed his doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota, USA in 2011. After spending a year as postdoctoral fellow in the University of California Berkeley, USA, he joined School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University as an Assistant Professor in June 2012 and was promoted to Associate Professor in March 2017. In February 2023, Professor Liu joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at City University of Hong Kong as a Professor. His research focuses on photo(electro)catalysis and in-situ/operando characterization. Professor Liu has published more than 200 research and review articles in Nature Energy, Nature Catalysis, Nature Water, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Joule, Chem, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Energy and Environmental Science, Advanced Materials, Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Accounts of Chemical Research, etc. As at January 2023, his research has been cited over 30,000 times with an h-index of 85 (Google Scholar). Professor Liu was awarded emerging investigator by Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry in 2016, class of influential researchers by Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, American Chemical Society in 2018, and listed in the “Highly Cited Researchers” in Cross-Field in 2019 and Chemistry in 2020-2022 by Clarivate Analytics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
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10,000-h-stable intermittent alkaline seawater electrolysis
Sha, Q. (Co-first Author), Wang, S. (Co-first Author), Yan, L., Feng, Y., Zhang, Z., Li, S., Guo, X., Li, T., Li, H., Zhuang, Z., Zhou, D., Liu, B. & Sun, X., 13 Mar 2025, In: Nature. 639, 8054, p. 360-367 4822.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus) -
A 405 W h kg−1 Ah-level lithium-sulfur pouch battery stabilized over 200 cycles by an electron-triode-like GeS2-NiS2 heterostructure
Jiao, X., Tan, L., Tang, X., Tong, C., Wang, T., Shao, M., Liu, B., Li, C. & Wei, Z., 7 May 2025, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 18, 9, p. 4053-4067Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Anti-poisoning of CO and carbonyl species over Pd catalysts during the electrooxidation of ethylene glycol to glycolic acid at elevated current density
Cheng, J., Tu, Y., Xiang, Y., Ni, J., Guo, T., Huang, X., Liu, B. & Wei, Z., 14 Mar 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 10, 4303.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Asymmetric photooxidation of glycerol to hydroxypyruvic acid over Rb–Ir catalytic pairs on poly(heptazine imides)
Teng, Z. (Co-first Author), Zhang, Z. (Co-first Author), Tu, Y., Zhang, Q., Jian, N., Yang, L., Xiao, J., Ding, J., Huang, L., Teruhsia, O., Wang, C., Zhang, D., Yu, H., Lu, J., Su, C. & Liu, B., Jun 2025, In: Nature Nanotechnology. 20, 6, p. 815–824 e202319685.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Balanced Adsorption Toward Highly Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate
Su, D., Zhang, J., Liu, J., Lv, S., Xie, Z., Tu, Y., Hu, X., Li, C., Liu, B. & Wei, Z., 8 Jan 2025, In: Small. 21, 1, 2408578.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 4 Active
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Don-HKJC: JC STEM Lab of Advanced C02 Upcycling
LIU, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/09/24 → …
Project: Research
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ITF-RTH: GSP212 - Research Talent Hub
LIU, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
2/03/23 → …
Project: Research
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RMGS: On-site Green Hydrogen Production and Storage for Distributed Carbon Neutral Applications
LIU, B. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/03/23 → …
Project: Research
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ResCtrs: Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)
ZHANG, W. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CHI, Y. (Co-Investigator), HONG, G. (Co-Investigator), JEN, A. (Co-Investigator), LEE, C. S. (Co-Investigator), LI, Y. (Co-Investigator), LIU, B. (Co-Investigator), LY, T. H. (Co-Investigator), SHI, P. (Co-Investigator), SUN, H. (Co-Investigator), TSANG, S. W. (Co-Investigator), YIP, H. L. (Co-Investigator), ZAPIEN, J. A. (Co-Investigator), ZENG, Z. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, Q. (Co-Investigator) & ZHU, Z. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/97 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
LIU, B. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry, 2023
LIU, B. (Recipient), Nov 2023
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
LIU, B. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityUHK commends 32 Top 1% of global scholars; “Highly Cited Researchers” ratio ranked 1st in Hong Kong for the 9th consecutive year
LU, Y., LOU, D. X. W., ZHANG, H., ZHI, C., TAN, C., ZHANG, Q., CHU, P. K. H., HO, W. C. D., HUANG, Z., LEE, C. S., LIN, F., LIU, H., LUAN, D., MA, K., NG, Y. H., ROGACH, A., WANG, X., YE, R., YIP, H. L., YUAN, Z., ZENG, X., ZENG, Z., ZHANG, Q., ZHANG, W., ZHU, Z., FENG, G. G., WANG, J., HE, J.-H., JEN, A., LIU, B. & LIU, Q.
27/03/25
2 items of Media coverage
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14 MSE faculty members have been named the Highly Cited Researchers 2023
CHU, P. K. H., HE, J.-H., JEN, A., LEE, C. S., LIU, B., REN, Y., ROGACH, A., YIP, H. L., ZENG, X., ZHANG, H., ZHANG, Q., ZHI, C. & ZHU, Z.
15/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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28 CityU scholars are listed among the world's Highly Cited Researchers; CityU ranked 1st in terms of proportion in Hong Kong
LOU, D. X. W., ZHANG, H., CHU, P. K. H., FAN, Z., HE, J.-H., HO, W. C. D., LEE, C. S., LIANG, G., NG, Y. H., REN, Y., ROGACH, A., TSUI, K. L., ZENG, X., ZENG, Z., ZHU, Z., CHEN, G., FENG, G. G., WANG, J., JEN, A., YIP, H. L., ZHI, C., LIU, B., ZHANG, Q., ZHANG, Q. & LU, Y.
18/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media