Liu, Tianbiao Leo - Utah State University - The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

个人简介

Educational Background PhD, Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2009 MS, Applied Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, 2004 BS, Biochemistry, Hubei University of Technology, 2000 Biography Dr. Tianbiao Leo Liu received his Ph.D from Texas A&M University in 2009 and is currently an assistant professor at Utah State University. His research is broadly spread on energy and green chemistry including electrocatalysis, electrochemical energy storage, and environmentally benign chemical transformations. Awards Utah ACS Graduate Educator, 2021 The American Chemical Society, Utah Chapter Scialog Fellow on Negative Emissions Sciences, 2021 Research Corporation on Science Advancement and Sloan Foundation Scialog Fellow on Negative Emissions Sciences, 2020 Research Corporation on Science Advancement and Sloan Foundation NSF Career Award, 2019 National Science Foundation Utah Innovation Award Finalist (runner-up) on Clean Energy, 2019 Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council

研究领域

Catalysis and electrochemical chemistry related to renewable energy transformations and green chemical transformations • Batteries (redox flow batteries, multivalent batteries, and Li ion batteries) and fuel cell technologies for transportation and energy storage • Physical methods with emphasis on electrochemical methods, X-ray diffraction, advanced NMR techniques, and other spectroscopes; theoretical calculations using Gaussian, Gaussview, Molden, and Cerius2 simulation packages

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Luo, J.; Hu, Bo.; Hu. M.; Liu, T. L.*; "Status and Prospects of Organic Redox Flow Batteries towards Renewable Energy Storage" ACS Energy Letters, 2019, 4, 2220-2240. [Link] Hu, B.; Luo, J.; Hu, M.; Yuan B. Liu, T. L.* "A pH Neutral, Metal Free Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery Employing an Ammonium Anthraquinone Anolyte", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, in press. [Link] Nielson, K.; Zhang, L. Zhang Q.; Liu, T. L.* "A Strategic High Yield Synthesis of 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone Based MOFs", Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58, 10756-10760.[Link] Ma, D.; Bo, H.; Wu, W.; Zai, J.;* Shu, C.; Liu, X.; Chen, L.; Qian, X.;* Liu, T. L.;* “Highly Active CoS2/CoS Heterojunction Electrocatalysts for Aqueous Polysulfide/Iodide Redox Flow Battery”, Nat. Commn., 2019, 10: 3367. [Link] Moss, J.; Zhang, L.; Nielson, K. V.; Bi, Yujing.; Wu, C.*; Scheiner, S.*.; Liu, T. L.* "Computational Insights into Mg-Cl Complex Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries", Batteries & Supercaps, 2019, 2, 792-800. [Link] Hu, Bo.; Hu. M.; Seefeldt L.; Liu, T. L.*; "Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia by Mo2N: Catalysis or Decomposition?" ACS Energy Letters, 2019, 4, 1053-1054. [Link] Luo, J. (co-1st author); Bi, Y. (co-1st author); Zhang, L.; Zhang, X.; Liu, T. L.* "A Stable, Non-corrosive Perfluorinated Pinacolatoborate Mg Electrolyte for Rechargeable Mg Batteries", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 6967-6971. [Link] Luo, J.; Wu, W.; DeBruler, C.; Hu, B.; Hu, M.; Liu, T. L.* "A 1.51 V pH Neutral Redox Flow Battery towards Scalable Energy Storage", J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 9130-9136. [Link] Liao, Q.; Liu, T. L.; Johnson, S. I.; Klug, C. M.; Wieder, E. S.; Bullock, R. M.; DuBois, D. L. "Evaluation of Attractive Interactions in the Second Coordination Sphere of Iron Complexes Containing Pendant Amines", Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 4867-4878. [Link] Hu, B.; Luo, J.; DeBruler C.; Hu, M; Wu, W.; Liu, T. L.* "Redox Active Inorganic Materials for Redox Flow Batteries", Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry: Inorganic Battery Materials, 2019. [Link] Luo, J. (co-1st author); Hu, B. (co-1st author); DeBruler C. Zhao, Y., Yuan B. Hu, M. Wu, W. Liu, T. L.* "Unprecedented Capacity and Stability of Ammonium Ferrocyanide Catholyte in pH Neutral Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries", Joule, 2019, 4, 1-15. [Link] Luo, J.; Liu, T. L.* "Tandem Solar Flow Batteries for Conversion, Storage, and Utilization of Solar Energy", Chem. 2018, 4, 2488-2490. [Link] Hu, B.; Tang, Y.; Luo, J.; Grove, G.; Guo, Y.; Liu, T. L.* "Improved Radical Stability of Viologen Anolytes in Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries", Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6871-6874. [Link] Hu, B.; Liu, T. L.* "Two Electron Utilization of Methyl Viologen Anolyte in Nonaqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery", J. Energy Chem. 2018, 27, 1326-1332. DeBruler C.; Hu, B.; Moss, J.; Luo, J.; Liu, T. L.* "A Sulfonate Functionalized Viologen Enabling Neutral Cation Exchange Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries towards Renewable Energy Storage", ACS Energy Letters 2018, 3, 663-668. [Link] Luo, J.; Hu, B.; DeBruler C.; Liu, T. L.* "A π-Conjugation Extended Viologen as Novel Two-Electron Storage Anolyte for Total Organic Aqueous Redox Flow Battery", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 231-235. [Link] Luo, J.; Hu, B.; Sam, A.; Liu, T. L.* "Metal Free Electrocatalytic Aerobic Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids", Org. Letters, 2018, 20, 361-364. [Link] Li, W.; Jiang, N.; Hu, B.; Liu, X.; Song, F.; Han, G.; Jordan, T. J.; Hanson, T. B.; Liu, T. L.; Sun, Y.* "New electrolyzer design for flexible decoupled water splitting and organic upgrading with electron reservoirs", Chem, 2018, 3, 637-649. [Link] Hu, B.; Harris, D. Dean, D.; Liu, T. L. Yang, Z.; Seefeldt L. "Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Nitrogenase MoFe and FeFe Proteins", Bioelectrochemistry. 2018, 120, 104-109. DeBruler C.; Hu, B.; Moss, J.; Liu, X. Luo, J.; Sun, Y; Liu, T. L.* "Designer Two Electron Storage Viologen Anolyte Materials for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries", Chem, 2017, 3, 961-978. Luo, J.; Sam, A.; Hu, B.; DeBruler C. Liu, T. L.* "Unraveling pH Dependent Cycling Stability of Ferricyanide / Ferrocyanide in Redox Flow Batteries", Nano Energy, 2017, 42, 215-221. [Link] Bi, Yujing.; Luo, J.; Hu, B.; He, S.; Nielson, K.; Liu, T. L.* "Chemistry and Electrochemical Performance of Mg Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries: A Study of Mg Powder Scavenger", ECS Trans., 2017, 80, 343-348. [Link] Hu, B.; Seefeldt, C., DeBruler C.; Liu, T. L.* "Boosting Energy Efficiency and Power performance of Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries", J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 22137-22145. [Link] Luo, J; .He, S.; Liu, T. L.* "Ternary Mg/MgCl2/AlCl3 Inorganic Mg2+ Electrolytes with Unprecedented Electrochemical Performance for Reversible Mg Deposition", ACS Energy Letters 2017, 2, 1197-1202. [Link] He, S.; Luo, J. Liu, T. L.* "MgCl2/AlCl3 Electrolytes for Reversible Mg Deposition/Stripping: Electrochemical Conditioning or Not?", J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 12718-12722. [Link] Hu, B.; DeBruler C., Rhodes, Z.; Liu, T. L.* "Long Cycling Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery (AORFB) for Sustainable and Safe Energy Storage", J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 1207. [Link] He, S.; Neilson, K. V.; Luo, J..; Liu, T. L.* "Recent Advances on MgCl2 Based Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries", Energy Storage Mater 2017, 8, 184-188. [Link]. Liu, T.*; Wei, X.; Nie, Z.; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. "A Total Organic Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Employing a Low Cost and Sustainable Methyl Viologen Anolyte and 4-HO-TEMPO Catholyte" Shao, Y.; Rajput, N. N.; Hu, J.; Hu, M.; Liu, T.; Wei, Z.; Gu, M.; Deng, X.; Xu, S.; Han, K. S.; Wang, J.; Nie, Z.; Li, G.; Zavadil, K. R.; Xiao, J.; Wang, C.; Henderson, W. A.; Zhang, J.-G.; Wang, Y.; Mueller, K. T.; Persson, K.; Liu, J. "Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries"Nano Energy 2015, 12, 750-758. [Link] Liu, T.; Liao, Q.; O’Hagan, M.; Hulley, E. B.; DuBois, D. L.; Bullock, R. M. “Iron Complexes Bearing Diphosphine Ligands with Positioned Pendant Amines as Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of H2 ”Organometallics 2015, 34, 2747-2764. [Link] Wei, X.; Xu, W.; Cosimbescu, L.; Henserson, W.; Liu, T.; Li, B. Murugesan, V; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. “Radical Compatibility with Nonaqueous Electrolytes and Its Impact on Total-Organic Redox Flow Battery” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 30, 8684-8687. [Link] Liu, T.*; Cox, J., Hu, D.; Deng, X. Hu, J.; Hu, M.; Xiao, J.; Shao, Y.; Tang, K.; Liu, J. “A Fundamental Study on the [(u-Cl)3Mg2(THF)6]+ Dimer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries” Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2312-2315. [Link] Liu, C.; Liu, T.; Hall, M. B. "Influence of the Density Functional and Basis Set on the Relative Stabilities of Oxygenated Isomers of Diiron Models for the Active Site of [FeFe] Hydrogenase" J. Chem.Theory Comput. 2015, 11, 205-214. [Link] Liu, T.*; DuBois, M. R.; DuBois, D. L.; and Bullock, R. M. “Electrochemical Oxidation of H2 Catalyzed by Ruthenium Hydride Complexes Bearing P2N2 Ligands With Pendant Amines as Proton Relays” Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 3630-3639. [Link]. Wei, X.; Xu, W.; Cosimbescu, L.; Murugesan, V; Liu, T.; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. “TEMPO-based Catholyte for High Energy Density Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries”, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26 (45), 7649-7653. [Link] Fang, M.; Wiedner, E. S.; Dougherty, W. G.; Kassel, W. S.; Liu, T.; DuBois, D. L.; Bullock, R. M. Organometallics, “Cobalt Complexes Containing Pendant Amines in the Second Coordination Sphere as Electrocatalysts for H2 Production” 2014, 33, 5820-5833. [Link] Liu, T.*; Wang, X.; Hoffmann, C.; DuBois, D. L.; Bullock, R. M. “Heterolytic Cleavage of Hydrogen by an Iron Hydrogenase Model: An Fe-H···H-N Dihydrogen Bond Characterized by Neutron Diffraction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5300-5304. [Link] Hsieh, C.; Erdem, O. F.; Ding, D.; Crouthers, D.; Liu, T.; McCrory, C. C. L.; Lubitz, W.; Popescu, C.; Reibenspies, J. H.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y. “Redox active iron nitrosyl units in proton reduction electrocatalysis”, Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 3684. [Link] Liu, T.*; Shao, Y.; Li, G.; Gu, M.; Hu, J.; Xu, S.; Nie, Z.; Chen, X.; Wang, C.; Liu, J. “A facile approach using MgCl2 to formulate high performance Mg2+ electrolytes for rechargeable Mg batteries”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 3430-3438. [Link] Cheng, Y.; Liu, T.; Shao, Y.; Engelhard, M. H.; Liu, J.; Li, G. “Electrochemically stable cathode current collectors for rechargeable magnesium batteries”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 2473-2477. [Link] Darmon, J. M.; Raugei, S.; Liu, T.; Hulley, E. B.; Weiss, C. J.; Bullock, R. M.; Helm, M. L. “Iron Complexes for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen: Tuning Primary and Secondary Coordination Spheres”, ACS Catalysis 2014, 1246-1260. [Link]