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Ziqi Liang

Research Scientist

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Phone: 
(303) 384-6796
Email: 
ziqi.liang@nrel.gov
At NREL Since: 
2008

Ziqi Liang is a Research Scientist at NREL in the Center for Chemical and Materials Science.

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.

Education 

  • 2011–Present Scientist III, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • 2008–2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • 2006–2008 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge

  • 2002–2006 Ph.D., Polymer Science, Penn State

Selected Publications 

  1. Liang, Z.; Nardes, A.; Wang, D.; Berry, J.; Gregg, B. (2009). "Defect Engineering in Conjugated Polymers." Chem. Mater. (21); p. 4914.
  2. Hines, A.; Liang, M.; Woodhouse, M.; Gregg, B. (2010). "Molecular Semiconductors in Organic Photovoltaic Cells." Chem. Rev. (110); p. 6689.
  3. Woodhouse, M.; Perkins, C.; Rawls, M.; Cormier, R.; Liang, Z.; Nardes, A.; Gregg, B. (2010). "Non-Conjugated Polymers for Organic Photovoltaics: Physical and Optoelectronic Properties of Poly(perylene diimides)." Phys. Chem. C (114); p. 6784.
  4. Liang, Z.; Cormier, R.; Nardes, A.; Gregg, B. (2011). "Developing Perylene Diimide Based Acceptor Polymers for Organic Photovoltaics." Synth. Met. (161:11-12); pp. 1014-1021.
  5. Liang, Z.; Reese, M.; Gregg, B. (2011). "Chemically Treating Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Defects to Improve Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaics." ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (3:6); pp. 2042-2050.
  6. Li, J.; Nardes, A.; Liang, Z.; Shaheen, S. E.; Gregg, B.; Levi, D. (2011). "Simultaneous Measurement of Carrier Density and Mobility of Organic Semiconductors Using Capacitance Techniques." Organic Electronics (12:11); pp. 1879-1885.

NREL Publications 

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