General

    Han-Pu is a material scientist, with particular experience in fabrication, characterization and application a wide range of materials. Following a chemistry degree, a PhD on Physical Chemistry on the fabrication, characterisation and application of nanostructured materials, Han-Pu worked for 9 years in Schlumberger Cambridge research laboratories where I designed nanostructured noble metal nanoparticles for electrochemical catalyst and downhole sensor, Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for small scale gas to liquids application, materials for downhole battery,  particularly by control and characterisation of a wide range of materials with extensive analytical techniques.

Research Areas

 Nanocatalysis, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Battery Materials, Electrochemistry, Sensors

Education

2002 – 2005, Ph.D in Physical Chemistry: Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Experience

   
Work Experience

Dec. 2005 ~ Feb. 2015, Senior Research Scientist, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge CB3 0EL, United Kingdom

Publications

   
Papers

  1. Han-Pu Liang,  Jian Du, Timothy G. J. Jones, Nathan S. Lawrence, and Andrew W. Meredith Large-Scale Production of V6O13 Cathode Materials Assisted by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis–Infrared Spectroscopy Technology ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (39), pp 25674–25679

  2. Han-Pu Liang; Jones, TGJ; Lawrence, NS; et al Understanding the Role of Nanoparticle Synthesis on Their Underlying Electrocatalytic Activity, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 4327-4332. 

  3. Han-Pu Liang; Lawrence, NS; Jones, TGJ, et al; Controllable Synthesis of Hollow Hierarchical Palladium Nanostructures with Enhanced Activity for Proton/Hydrogen Sensing, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 338-344. 

  4. Han-Pu Liang; Lawrence, NS; Jones, TGJ; Banks, CE; Ducati, C; Nanoscale Tunable Proton/Hydrogen sensing: Evidence for Surface-Adsorbed Hydrogen Atom on Architectured Palladium Nanoparticles, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 6068-6069.

  5. Banks, CE Robinson, KL; Han-Pu Liang; Meredith, AW; Lawrence, NS; An Electrochemical Study of Immobilized Ruthenocene in Aqueous Media, Electroanal, 2007, 19, 555-560.

  6. Zhong, LS; Hu, JS; Han-Pu Liang; et al Self-Assembled 3D Flowerlike Iron Oxide Nanostructures and Their Application in Water Treatment, Adv. Mater., 2006, 18, 2426-2431.

  7. Cao, AM; Hu, JS; Han-Pu Liang; et al; Hierarchically Structured Cobalt Oxide (Co3O4): The Morphology Control and Its Potential in Sensors, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006,110, 15858-15863.

  8. Han-Pu Liang; et al Facile Synthesis of Pt Multipods Nanocrystals,

    J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 2006, 6, 2031-2036.

  9. Hu, JS; Guo, YG; Han-Pu Liang; Wan, LJ; Jiang, L; Three-dimensional Self-organization of Supramolecular Self-assembled Porphyrin Hollow Hexagonal Nanoprisms, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 17090-170957.

  10. Mu, YY; Han-Pu Liang; et al Controllable Pt Nanoparticle Deposition on Carbon Nanotubes As An Anode Catalyst for Direct methanol Fuel Cells, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005,109, 22212-22216.

  11. Mu, YY; Han-Pu Liang; Hu, JS; Wan, LJ; A Simple Route to Platinum and Pt-based Composite Nanotubes, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 2005, 5, 1929-1932.

  12. Cao, AM; Hu, JS; Han-Pu Liang; Wan, LJ; Self-assembled Vanadium Pentoxide (V2O5) Hollow Microspheres from Nanorods and Their Application in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 4391-4395.

  13. Han-Pu Liang; Guo, YG; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; Ni-Pt multilayered Nanowire Arrays with Enhanced Coercivity and High Remanence Ratio, Inorg. Chem., 2005, 44, 3013-3015.

  14. Han-Pu Liang; et al Gold Hollow Nanospheres: Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonance Controlled by Interior-Cavity Sizes, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 7795-7800.

  15. Guo, YG; Hu, JS; Zhang, HM; Han-Pu Liang; Wan, LJ; Tin/Platinum Bimetallic Nanotube Array and Its Electrocatalytic Activity for Methanol Oxidation, Adv. Mater., 2005, 17, 746-750.

  16. Guo, YG; Hu, JS; Han-Pu Liang; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; TiO2-Based Composite Nanotube Arrays Prepared Via Layer-By-Layer Assembly, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2005, 15, 196-202.

  17. Hu, JS; Ren, LL; Guo, YG; Han-Pu Liang; et al; Mass Production and High Photocatalytic Activity of ZnS Nanoporous Nanoparticles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 1269-1273.

  18. Yan, HJ; Han-Pu Liang; et al  Electronic Characteristics of Au-Mercaptohexadecanoic Acid-Au Junction in A Capillary, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 2004, 4, 1081-1084.

  19. Han-Pu Liang; Guo, YG; Zhang, HM; Hu, JS; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; Controllable AuPt Bimetallic Hollow Nanostructures, Chem. Commun., 2004 (13), 1496-1497.

  20. Hu, JS; Guo, YG; Han-Pu Liang; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; Wang, YG; Interface Assembly Synthesis of Inorganic Composite Hollow Spheres, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 9734-9738.

  21. Han-Pu Liang; Zhang, HM; Hu, JS; Guo, YG; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; Pt Hollow Nanospheres: Facile Synthesis and Enhanced Electrocatalysts, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 1540-1543.

  22. Xu, SL; Yin, SX; Han-Pu Liang; Wang, C; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; Identification of the Preferential-Bonding Effect of Disubstituted Alkane Derivatives Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 620-624.

  23. Guo, YG; Hu, JS; Han-Pu Liang; Wan, LJ; Bai, CL; Highly Dispersed Metal Nanoparticles in Porous Anodic Alumina Films Prepared by A Breathing Process of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel, Chem. Mater., 2003, 15, 4332-4336.
Patents

  1. Han-Pu Liang et al “Fluorinated carbon/graphite (CFx) nanoparticles for Li/ CFx primary batteries” US20160133932A1

  2. Han-Pu Liang et al “Metal Organic Frameworks As Chemical Carriers For Downhole Treatment Applications” Patent filed WO2014116508A1.

  3. Timothy G.J. Jones, Nathan S. Lawrence, Han-Pu Liang  “An Electrochemical Hydrogen Gas Sensor for Use at High Temperatures and Pressures in Chemical Process Monitoring” US20150247818A1

  4. Han-Pu Liang, Li-Jun Wan, Chun-Li Bai, “A Facile Route to Metallic and Bimetallic Hollow Nanospheres” Chinese Patent No. 200310114338.1

  5. Li-Jun Wan, Yong-Yan Mu, Han-Pu Liang, Chun-Li Bai , “A Facile Route to Pt Nanotube” Chinese Patent No. 200410088726.1

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Research Interests

Nanocatalysis, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Battery Materials, Electrochemistry, Sensors

Students

已指导学生

杜健  博士研究生  081701-化学工程  

曹莉娟  硕士研究生  085204-材料工程  

现指导学生

时晓玥  博士研究生  080501-材料物理与化学  

鞠静静  硕士研究生  081701-化学工程  

陈安勇  博士研究生  080501-材料物理与化学  

高楠楠  硕士研究生  081701-化学工程  

李亚东  硕士研究生  080502-材料学  

曹莉娟  博士研究生  080502-材料学  

杨晨  博士研究生  080502-材料学