Standout Papers

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  1. The path towards sustainable energy (2016)
    Steven Chu, Yi Cui et al. Nature Materials
  2. A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes (2014)
    Nian Liu, Zhenda Lu et al. Nature Nanotechnology
  3. A Yolk-Shell Design for Stabilized and Scalable Li-Ion Battery Alloy Anodes (2012)
    Nian Liu, Hui Wu et al. Nano Letters
  4. Promises and challenges of nanomaterials for lithium-based rechargeable batteries (2016)
    Yongming Sun, Nian Liu et al. Nature Energy
  5. Interconnected Silicon Hollow Nanospheres for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes with Long Cycle Life (2011)
    Yan Yao, Matthew T. McDowell et al. Nano Letters
  6. Stable Li-ion battery anodes by in-situ polymerization of conducting hydrogel to conformally coat silicon nanoparticles (2013)
    Hui Wu, Guihua Yu et al. Nature Communications
  7. Hierarchical nanostructured conducting polymer hydrogel with high electrochemical activity (2012)
    Lijia Pan, Guihua Yu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  8. Enhancing the Supercapacitor Performance of Graphene/MnO2 Nanostructured Electrodes by Conductive Wrapping (2011)
    Guihua Yu, Liangbing Hu et al. Nano Letters
  9. Challenges and Recent Progress in the Development of Si Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Battery (2017)
    Yan Jin, Bin Zhu et al. Advanced Energy Materials
  10. Ionic Conductivity Enhancement of Polymer Electrolytes with Ceramic Nanowire Fillers (2015)
    Wei Liu, Nian Liu et al. Nano Letters
  11. Formation of Stable Phosphorus–Carbon Bond for Enhanced Performance in Black Phosphorus Nanoparticle–Graphite Composite Battery Anodes (2014)
    Jie Sun, Guangyuan Zheng et al. Nano Letters
  12. Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes (2016)
    Yuzhang Li, Kai Yan et al. Nature Energy
  13. Engineering Empty Space between Si Nanoparticles for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes (2012)
    Hui Wu, Guangyuan Zheng et al. Nano Letters
  14. MoSe2 and WSe2 Nanofilms with Vertically Aligned Molecular Layers on Curved and Rough Surfaces (2013)
    Haotian Wang, Desheng Kong et al. Nano Letters
  15. Symmetrical MnO2–Carbon Nanotube–Textile Nanostructures for Wearable Pseudocapacitors with High Mass Loading (2011)
    Liangbing Hu, Wei Chen et al. ACS Nano
  16. Lithium Metal Anodes with an Adaptive “Solid-Liquid” Interfacial Protective Layer (2017)
    Kai Liu, Allen Pei et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society
  17. Prelithiated Silicon Nanowires as an Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries (2011)
    Nian Liu, Liangbing Hu et al. ACS Nano
  18. Manganese hexacyanomanganate open framework as a high-capacity positive electrode material for sodium-ion batteries (2014)
    Hyun‐Wook Lee, Richard Y. Wang et al. Nature Communications
  19. A Silica‐Aerogel‐Reinforced Composite Polymer Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity and High Modulus (2018)
    Dingchang Lin, Pak Yan Yuen et al. Advanced Materials
  20. Polymer Nanofiber-Guided Uniform Lithium Deposition for Battery Electrodes (2015)
    Zheng Liang, Guangyuan Zheng et al. Nano Letters
  21. Full open-framework batteries for stationary energy storage (2014)
    Mauro Pasta, Colin Wessells et al. Nature Communications
  22. Rice husks as a sustainable source of nanostructured silicon for high performance Li-ion battery anodes (2013)
    Nian Liu, Kaifu Huo et al. Scientific Reports
  23. Nonfilling Carbon Coating of Porous Silicon Micrometer-Sized Particles for High-Performance Lithium Battery Anodes (2015)
    Zhenda Lu, Nian Liu et al. ACS Nano
  24. A high tap density secondary silicon particle anode fabricated by scalable mechanical pressing for lithium-ion batteries (2015)
    Dingchang Lin, Zhenda Lu et al. Energy & Environmental Science
  25. Crossroads in the renaissance of rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries (2021)
    Junhua Song, Kang Xu et al. Materials Today

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Works of Nian Liu being referenced

Nickel-hydrogen batteries for large-scale energy storage
2018
Manganese hexacyanomanganate open framework as a high-capacity positive electrode material for sodium-ion batteries
2014 Standout
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nian Liu 26371 6578 11874 7124 260 33.2k
Yuan Yang 26340 7473 9847 7700 251 34.3k
Gleb Yushin 28712 8216 17237 7781 208 36.2k
Jang Wook Choi 35953 8962 14705 10542 310 43.3k
Lynden A. Archer 35059 11726 8805 12420 334 45.3k
Fei Wei 23644 12802 13151 4482 301 35.6k
Kisuk Kang 41687 9088 14556 9564 382 46.3k
Wei Luo 23551 6960 8759 6987 258 31.1k
Jun Liu 29482 12756 13224 6700 688 39.8k
Xianluo Hu 20417 7734 13294 3084 272 26.4k
Guangmin Zhou 40873 11520 11515 11002 378 46.1k

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