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Jie Liu

George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
2105 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


MRI: Track 2 Acquisition of the Thermo Fischer Cryogenic Helios 5 CX DualBeam for Materials Science

EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026

NRT-HDR: Harnessing AI for Autonomous Material Design

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipants · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2025

Understanding the Contributions from Both Thermal and Non-Thermal Factors in Plasmonic Catalysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024

Full Spectrum Single Step Solar Fuel Synthesis enabled by Carbon Nanospikes

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Reactwell, L.L.C. · 2022 - 2022

Understanding the Effect of External Stimuli on Catalysis and Electro-catalysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2017 - 2021

Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2021

High-Energy Hot Electrons from Ultraviolet-Plasmonic Rhodium Nanoparticles for Plasmon-enhanced Photocatalysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2020

Purchase of Continuum Laser System for the Study of Tunable Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Tailored Photocatalysts

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2019 - 2019

GAANN - Department of Chemistry

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Department of Education · 2015 - 2019

SNM / GOALI: Integration of Organic Solar Cells with Engineered Nanostructures for Scalable Manufacturing of Energy

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2013 - 2018

REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2018

Composite Films of Metal Oxide and Carbon Nanostructurres for Energy Storage

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command · 2011 - 2016

Development of a Bench-top Gas Analysis System for the Study of Plasmonically-enhanced UV Photocatalysis of Molecules

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2015 - 2016

A High Performance Battery Separator

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Novarials Corporation · 2015 - 2016

STTR Phase IB: High Quality Carbon Nanotubes for Radio Frequency Applications

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Carbon Technology, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

Chemistry of Substrate-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes During and Following Growth

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2015

NSF STTR Phase I: High Quality Carbon Nanotubes for RF Application

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Carbon Technology, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

REU: Research Experience for Undergraudates on Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2010 - 2014

High efficiency light emitting devices using nanostructured ZnO

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2013

High Density Horizontally Aligned Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes for High Frequency Electronic Devices

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2008 - 2011

ITR: Nanoarchitecture: Balancing Regularity, Complexity, and Defect Tolerance using DNA for Nanoeletronic Integration

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2007

Nanofabrication of Polymer-Functionalized Surfaces Using Scanning Probe Lithography

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2006

Large Scale Synthesis and Chemical Modificaton of Small Diameter Carbon Nanotubes for Composite Materials

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2004 - 2006

Creation of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures using DPN Nanolithography Techniques

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2002 - 2004

Acquisition of an Imaging XPS for Materials Research and Training

EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2004

Fabrication and Modification of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures Using Atomic Force Microscope

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2002 - 2003

DNA for the Assembly of Nanoelectronic Devices: Biotechnology and Nanoelectronics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2000 - 2002

External Relationships


  • Nano Research
  • Xinnano Materials Inc.

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