Prof. Liu received his Ph. D. degree from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA in 1992.  He then conducted his postdoctoral research at Argonne National Laboratory.  He has dedicated his research in thin film photovoltaics since 1998 when he worked for Solarex (later BP Solar).  He moved to United Solar Ovonic in 2003 when BP Solar closed its thin film PV business.  He has been one of the world pioneers in this field.  His major achievements include

Ø R&D 100 award (2002) – “Oscars of Invention”, see Breakthrough Product Wins "Oscar", San Francisco Chronicle, September 17, 2002.

Ø Many inventions and patents.

Ø Technical publications, notably one in Science and one in Nature.

Ø BP Helios award 2002 commended.

Ø World record: highest specific power solar module: 2350 W/kg.

Ø “Who’sWho in Science and Engineering”, since 1998.

Education and Employment History

2011–present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physicst

2003 – 1011:United Solar Ovonic LLC, Manager, Senior Scientist

1998 – 2003:  BP Solar, Senior Scientist/Laser Process/Safety Officer

1997 – 1998:SI Diamond Technology, Inc., Projector Manager

1994 – 1997: QQC, Senior Scientist, Director of Applied Sciences Department

1992 – 1994: Argonne National Laboratory, Postdoctoral Fellow

1989 – 1992: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Selected Publications and Patents

1. High Efficiency, Multi-Junction nc-Si:H Based Solar Cells At High Deposition Rate, 37th IEEE PVSC (2011).

2.“High Efficiency, Large Area, Nanocrystalline Silicon Based, Triple-Junction Solar Cells”, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. 1321, 2011.

3. 12% Efficiency on Large Area, Encapsulated, Multi-junction nc-Si:H Based Solar Cells”, 37th IEEE PVSC (2011).

4.High Rate, Solution Grown ZnO For a-Si:H Based Solar Cell Application37th IEEE PVSC (2011).

5. "The Structure of the C60 ¬molecule: X-ray crystal structure determination of a twin at 110K", Science, 254, 408 (1991).

6."Activated C70 and diamond”, Nature, 354, 271 (1991)

7. "Transmission electron microscopy of chromatographically purified solid state C60 and C70", Chem. Phys. Lett., 185, 75 (1991).

8. "Nucleation of diamond films on surfaces using carbon clusters", Applied Physics letters, 59, 3461 (1991).

9. "Infrared and Raman spectra of C60 and C70 solid films at room temperature", J. Applied Physics, 70, 5128 (1991).

10. "Large second - harmonic response of C60 thin films”, Applied Physics Letters, 60, 810 (1992).

11. Method of Manufacturing Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules，美国专利，7259321

12. Partially Transparent Photovoltaic Modules，美国专利，6858461

13. Ultra Lightweight Photovoltaic Device and Method For Its Manufacture，英国专利，GB2435170

14. Ultra Lightweight Photovoltaic Device and Method For Its Manufacture，美国专利，7517465

15. Low Temperature Plasma Enhanced CVD Ceramic Coating Process For Metal, Alloy and Ceramic Materials，美国专利，6482476

16. Formation of Diamond Materials By Rapid-Heating and Rapid-Quenching of Carbon-Containing Materials，美国专利，5516500

17. Vitreous Carbon Coating Having Water Repellency, Corrosion Resistance, Erosion Resistance, and Water Preventing Characteristic，日本专利，JP10096072

18. Formation of Diamond Materials By Rapid-Heating and Rapid-Quenching of Carbon-Containing Materials，美国专利，5900225

19. Diamond Film Growth Argon-Carbon Plasmas，美国专利，5849079

20. Methods of Joining Metal Components and Resulting Articles Particularly Automotive Torque Converter Assemblies，美国专利，5902498

21. Diamond Film Growth From Fullerene Precursors，美国专利，5620512

22. Brazing Paste，美国专利，5964963