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Ziqi Liang - Postdoc

Photo of Ziqi Liang
phone: 303-384-6796
email: Ziqi_Liang@nrel.gov
At NREL since 2008

 

Education and Experience

June   2008   Postdoc, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2006~2008  Postdoc, University of Cambridge
2002~2006  Ph.D., Polymer Science, Penn State

Research Interests

  • Conjugated polymers and molecular organic semiconductors
  • Quantum dots/rods and anisotropic metallic nanostructures
  • Micro/nano-patterning and transfer printing techniques
  • Self/directed-assembly approaches to functional polymer/nanocrystal composites
  • Organic electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Selected Publications

  1. Z. Liang, M. Rackaitis, K. Li, E. Manias, and Q. Wang, “Micropatterning of Conducting Polymer Thin Films on Reactive Self-Assembled Monolayers,” Chem. Mater. 15, 2699 (2003).
  2. Z. Liang, K. Li, and Q. Wang, “Direct Patterning of Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) Thin Films Using Microcontact Printing,” Langmuir 19, 5555 (2003).
  3. Z. Liang, O. M. Cabarcos, D. L. Allara, and Q. Wang, “Hydrogen-Bonding-Directed Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Conjugated Polymers,” Adv. Mater. 16, 823 (2004).
  4. Z. Liang and Q. Wang, “Multilayer Assembly and Patterning of Poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s via Covalent Coupling Reactions,” Langmuir 20, 9600 (2004).
  5. Z. Liang, K. L. Dzienis, J. Xu, and Q. Wang, “Covalent Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Conjugated Polymers and CdSe Nanoparticles: Multilayer Structure and Photovoltaic Properties,” Adv. Funct. Mater. 16, 542 (2006).
  6. K.-H. Yim, Z. Zheng, Z. Liang, R. H. Friend, W. T. S. Huck, and J.-S. Kim, “Efficient Conjugated Polymer Optoelectronic Devices Fabricated by Thin Film Transfer Printing,” Adv. Funct. Mater. 18.1012 (2008).

Other Team Members

Arthur J. Nozik

Xin Ai

Matthew C. Beard

Helen E. Chappell

Smita Dayal

Randy J. Ellingson

Andrew J. Ferguson

Arthur J. Frank

Brian A. Gregg

Adam Halverson

Hugh W. Hillhouse

Barbara Hughes

Justin Johnson

Allison Kanarr

Jae-Hun Kim

Jin Young Kim

Nikos Kopidakis

Ziqi Liang

Olga I. Micic

Aaron Midgett

Anthony J. Morfa

Nathan R. Neale

Matthew T. Rawls

Thomas H. Reilly III

Garry Rumbles

Donald C. Selmarten

Octavi Escala Semonin

Qing Song

Jao van de Lagemaat

Michael Woodhouse

Kai Zhu