Professor
College of Energy, Soochow University, China
E-mail: ryliu@suda.edu.cn
Professorship
Academic Training
2018-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN, Japan
Education
2014-2017 Co-supervised Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering,
Soochow University, China/Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
2011-2014 M. S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Soochow University, China
2007-2011 B. S. in Textile Engineering, Soochow University, China
Research Interests
1. Flexible solar cells
2. Flexible photo-charging systems
3. Self-powered sensing devices
Selected Publications
(#co-first author, *corresponding author)
1. An Efficient Ultra-flexible Photo-charging System Integrating Organic Solar Cells and
Supercapacitors
R. Liu, M. Takakuwa, A. Li, K. Yu, S. Umezu, K. Fukuda*, T. Someya*. Adv. Energy Mater. 2020,
10, 2000523. (Inside Front Cover)
2. Shape Memory Polymers for Body Motion Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Mechanosensing
R. Liu#, X. Kuang#, J. Deng#, Y. Wang, A. C. Wang, W. Ding, Y. Lai, P. Wang, J. Chen, P. Wang, Z.
Lin, B. Sun*, J. Qi*, Z. L. Wang*. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1705195. (Highly Cited Paper)
3. Silicon Nanowire/Polymer Hybrid Solar Cell-Supercapacitor: A Self-Charging Power Unit with a
Total Efficiency of 10.5%
R. Liu#, J. Wang#, T. Sun, M. Wang, Z. L. Wang*, B. Sun*. Nano Lett. 2017, 17, 4240.
4. 13.8% Efficiency Hybrid Si/Organic Heterojunction Solar Cells with MoO3 Film as Antireflection
and Inversion Induced Layer
R. Liu, S. T. Lee, B. Sun*. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 6007.
5. Keystroke Dynamics Enabled Authentication and Identification Using Triboelectric
Nanogenerator Array
C. Wu#, W. Ding#, R. Liu#, J. Wang, A. C. Wang, J. Wang, S. Li, Y. Zi, Z. L. Wang*, Mater. Today,
2018, 21, 216.
6. Complementary Electromagnetic-Triboelectric Active Sensor for Detecting Multiple Mechanical
Triggering
P. Wang#, R. Liu#, W. Ding#, P. Zhang, L. Pan, G. Dai, H, Zou, K. Dong, C. Xu, Z. L. Wang*. Adv.
Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1705808.
7. Vitrimer Elastomer-Based Jigsaw Puzzle-Like Healable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-
Powered Wearable Electronics
J. Deng#, X. Kuang#, R. Liu#, W. Ding, A. C. Wang, S. Niu, Y. Lai, K. Dong, Z. Wen, Y. Wang, L.
Wang, J. H. Qi, T. Zhang, Z. L. Wang*. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1705918.
8. A Spring-Based Resonance Coupling for Hugely Enhancing The Performance of Triboelectric
Nanogenerators for Harvesting Low-Frequency Vibration Energy
C. Wu#, R. Liu#, J. Wang, Y. Zi, L. Lin, Z. L. Wang*. Nano Energy 2017, 32, 287.
9. Light-Triggered Pyroelectric Nanogenerator Based on p-n Junction for Self-Powered
Near Infrared Photosensing
X. Wang#, Y, Dai#, R. Liu#, X. He, S. Li, Z. L. Wang*. ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 8339.
10. Integrated Solar Capacitors for Energy Conversion and Storage
R. Liu, Y. Liu, H. Zou, T. Song, B. Sun*. Nano Res. 2017, 10, 1545.
11. Micro-Cable Structured Textile for Simultaneously Harvesting Solar and Mechanical Energy
J. Chen#, Y. Huang#, N. Zhang, H. Zou, R. Liu, C. Tao, X. Fan*, Z. L. Wang*. Nat. Energy 2016, 1,
16138. (Highly Cited Paper)