• Highly active and stable Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
• Non-precious nitrogen-modified carbon composite catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
• Non-Pt chalcogenide catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction
• Performance degradation studies on H3PO4/PBI high temperature PEM fuel cells
• Novel structured metal oxides
• 3-D structured NOx storage reduction catalysts for vehicle emission control

  Education

• Ph. D., Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
• B. S., Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

  Selected Publications

• Gang Liu, Xuguang Li, Prabhu Ganesan, Branko N. Popov. Studies of oxygen reduction reaction active sites and stability of nitrogen-modified carbon composite catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta, 55 (2010) 2853.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Xuguang Li, Prabhu Ganesan, Branko N. Popov. Development of non-precious metal oxygen-reduction catalysts for PEM fuel cells based on N-doped ordered porous carbon. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 93 (2009) 156-165.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Xuguang Li, Branko N. Popov. Stability study of nitrogen-modified carbon composite catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. ECS Transactions 25 (1) (2009) 1251-1259.(PDF)
• Branko N. Popov, Xuguang Li, Gang Liu, Jong-Won Lee. Power source research at USC: Development of advanced electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , in press.(PDF)
• Xuguang Li, Gang Liu, Branko N. Popov. Activity and stability of non-precious metal catalysts for oxygen reduction in acid and alkaline electrolytes. Journal of Power Sources 195 (2010) 6373-6378.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Huamin Zhang. Facile synthesis of carbon-supported IrxSey chalcogenide nanoparticles and their electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 2058-2065.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Huamin Zhang, Jingwei Hu. Novel synthesis of a highly active carbon-supported Ru85Se15 chalcogenide catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochemistry Communications 9 (2007) 2643-2648.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Huamin Zhang, Meiri Wang, Hexiang Zhong, Jian Chen. Preparation, characterization of ZrOxNy/C and its application in PEMFC as an electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction. Journal of Power Sources 172 (2007) 503-510.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Huamin Zhang, Yunfeng Zhai, Yu Zhang, Dongyan Xu, Zhi-gang Shao. Pt4ZrO2/C cathode catalyst for improved durability in high temperature PEMFC based on H3PO4 doped PBI. Electrochemistry Communications 9 (2007) 135 C141.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Huamin Zhang, Hexiang Zhong, Jingwei Hu, Dongyan Xu, Zhigang Shao. A novel sintering resistant and corrosion resistant Pt4ZrO2/C catalyst for high temperature PEMFCs. Electrochimica Acta 51 (2006) 5710 C5714.(PDF)
• Gang Liu, Huamin Zhang, Jingwei Hu, Yunfeng Zhai, Dongyan Xu, Zhi-gang Shao. Studies of performance degradation of a high temperature PEMFC based on H3PO4-doped PBI. Journal of Power Sources 162 (2006) 547 C552. (PDF)