主要方向：
新能源材料与化学电源，界面调控新机制。包括固态电解质及全固态电池，电解液添加剂，高镍层状氧化物，锂硫电池关键材料。
科研项目：
国家自然科学基金面上/青年项目，国家重点研发课题等
研究生招生：
材料物理与化学（学博、学硕），材料工程（专博、专硕），材料学（学硕），全日制/非全日制专业博士
主讲课程：
理论电化学、无机化学及分析化学实验等
2012年博士毕业于GGBET；2012-2013年，就职于中海油天津化工研究设计院，从事锂离子电池负极材料研发；2013-2023年，GGBET博士后-助理研究员-副教授，2023年12月至今，教授。近年来在Energy Environ. Sci.、Adv. Funct. Mater.、J. Electrochem. Soc.等期刊发表SCI论文90余篇，引用6000余次。申请发明专利15项，获得授权专利9项。获得2015年天津市自然科学二等奖。带领学生团队参加《第五届中国大学生动力电池创新竞赛》，获得金奖（全国第一）。指导在读博士生5名，硕士生4名。培养毕业生13名，毕业去向包括材料、电池、汽车、投资、高科技公司，如华为、小米、航天科工、宁德时代、当升科技、新能源科技、海尔、理想汽车、比亚迪、经纬创投，及纪委监委等政府部门，或进入国外大学继续深造。目前任Smart Materials and Devices期刊编委，科普中国专家。
1. H. M. Wang, M. D. Geng, J. Bai, D. Z. Zhou*, W. B. Hua, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao*, Comb-like poly(b-amino ester)-integrated PEO-based self-healing solid electrolytes for fast ion conduction in lithium–sulfur batteries, Mater. Horiz. 2025, 12, 141.
2. C. Zhou, Y. H Zhou, S. Hao, G. R. Li, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao, Stabilizing Lithium Metal Electrodes through Specific Adsorption and Regulated Solvation Structure, Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2024, 5, 101999.
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4. Z. C. Liu, F. Wang, W. N. Wang, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao*, Enhancing Structural Rigidity of Ultrahigh-Ni Oxide through Al and Nb Dual-Bulk-Doping for High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries, Small Methods 2024, 202400224.
5. Y. Y. Wang, Z. M. Liang, Z. C. Liu, S. Liu*, C. M. Ban*, G. R. Li, X. P. Gao*, Synergy of Epitaxial Layer and Bulk Doping Enables Structural Rigidity of Cobalt-Free Ultrahigh-Nickel Oxide Cathode for Lithium-ion Batteries, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2308152.
6. J. Liu, M. Y. Xue, Y. H. Zhou, S. Liu*, T. Y. Yan, Effective chemisorption of polysulfides through organic molecules for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries, Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 459, 141556.
7. J. Liu, Y. H. Zhou, Z. X. Xiao, X. Z. Ren, S. Liu*, T. Y. Yan, A Catalytic Electrolyte Additive Modulating Molecular Orbital Energy Levels of Lithium Polysulfides for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 55608.
8. H. M. Wang, E. D. Fu, G. R. Li, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao*, An in situ fabricated multifunctional gel electrolyte for lithium–sulfur batteries, J. Power Sources 2023, 581, 233461.
9. H. M. Wang, Z. Y. Wang, C. Zhou, G. R. Li, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao*, A gel polymer electrolyte with Al2O3 nanofibers skeleton for lithium–sulfur batteries, Sci. China Mater. 2023, 66, 913.
10. Y. Y. Wang, J. K. Gu, B. H. Zhang, G. R. Li, S. Liu,* X. P. Gao, Specific Adsorption Reinforced Interface Enabling Stable Lithium Metal Electrode, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 2112005.
11. Y. J. Zhang, H. M. Wang, X. Liu, C. Zhou, G. R. Li, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao, A dimensionally stable lithium alloy based composite electrode for lithium metal batteries, Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 450, 138074.
12. X. Liu, J. Liu, G. R. Li, S. Liu*, X. P. Gao, Dimensionally Stable Composite Li Electrode with Cu Skeleton and Lithophilic Li–Mg Alloy Microstructure, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 56801.
13. L. Wang, G. R. Li, S. Liu,* X. P. Gao*, Hollow Molybdate Microspheres as Catalytic Hosts for Enhancing the Electrochemical Performance of Sulfur Cathode Under High Sulfur Loading and Lean Electrolyte, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 202010693.
14. Y. Y. Wang, X. Song, S. Liu,* G. R. Li, S. H. Ye, X. P. Gao*, Elucidating the Effect of Dopant Ionic Radius on the Structure and Electrochemical Performance of Ni-Rich Layered Oxides for Lithium-Ion Batteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 56233.
15. L. L. Kong, L. Wang, Z. C. Ni, S. Liu,* G. R. Li, X. P. Gao*, Lithium–Magnesium Alloy as a Stable Anode for Lithium–Sulfur Battery, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2019, 1808756.