Liangbing Hu
Department of Material Science, Stanford University, www.stanford.edu/~binghu
BIO INFO
Date of Birth: June, 1982, Sex: Male, Citizenship: China P. R., Permanent Residence of America
EDUCATION
 Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2002-2007
 B.S., Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 1997-2002
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
 Founding scientist, Unidym Inc, Sunnyvale, California (4/2006-2/2009)
 Postdoctoral scholar, Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University (3/2009-Present)
RESEARCH EXPERTISE
 Energy storage: silicon based Li-ion battery anodes, paper and textile supercapacitors
 Energy conversion: transparent electrodes for solar cells
 Printed electronics: nanomaterial ink, thin film fabrications and physics, device applications in
OLED, touch screens and LCDs.
HONORS
 Outstanding Teaching Fellow, Department of Physics, University of California at Los Angeles,
(2006, 2007)
 Innovation Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineer, Nashville, Tennessee, (2010)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Peer reviewer of journals including Chem. Rev., Nature Nanotechnol. Nano. Lett., Angew. Chem.,
Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Nanotechnol.
 Member of Material Research Society, American Physical Society, and Electrochemical Society.
PROPOSAL ACTIVITIES
 Participate Unidym startup funding proposal with Prof. George Gruner: obtain 7M $ funding
from Arrowhead Research Corporation.
 Participate proposal to The Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE) at Stanford University: Turning
Papers into Supercapacitors: obtain 0.6 M $.
 Lead concept and then full proposal writing for APRA-E GRIDS program: Electrochemical
Capacitors on Paper.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. L. Hu,(a) D. Hecht, G. Gruner, Carbon Nanotube Thin Films: Fabrications, Modifications,
Properties and Applications, Chem. Rev., Online, Invited Review.
2. L. Hu*, J. W. Choi*, Y. Yang*, S. Jeong, F. La Mantia, L.-F. Cui, Y. Cui, Highly Conductive
Paper for Energy Storage Devices, Proc Nat. Acad. Sci., 106, 21490, 2009- Reported in NY
times, Scientific America, BBC, Stanford News, Most downloaded paper in PNAS
3. H, Wu*, L. Hu*, D. Kong, Y. Cui, Transparent Metal Nanoribbon Electrodes, Submitted Nature
Nanotech.
4. X. Xie, L. Hu, M. Pasta, C. Criddle, Y. Cui, Three-dimensional Carbon Nanotube-Textile for
High Performance Microbial Fuel Cell Anodes, Proc Nat. Acad. Sci.
5. L. Hu*, H. Wu*, F. La Mantia, Y. Yang, Y. Cui, Thin, Flexible Secondary Li-ion Paper Batteries,
ACS Nano, ASAP.
6. L. Hu, H. Wu, L. Cui, B. Sy, Y. Cui, Si-Nanoparticle Decorated Si-Nanowire Anodes for Li-ion
battery, Chem. Comm., ASAP.
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7. L. Hu*, H. Kim*, J. Y. Lee, P. Peumans, Y. Cui, Scalable Coating and Properties of Transparent
Silver Nanowires for Flexible Electronics, ACS Nano. 4, 2955, 2010, - News report in C&E
News, most downloaded paper in ACS Nano.
8. L. Hu*, H. Wu*, M. W. Rowell, D. Kong, J. J. Cha, J. R. McDonough, J. Zhu, Y. Yang, M. D.
McGehee, Y. Cui, Electrospun Metal Nanofiber Webs as High-Performance Transparent
Electrode, Nano Lett , ASAP.
9. S. Jeong, L. Hu, E. Garnett, J. W. Choi, Y. Cui, Fast and Scalable Printing of Large Area
Monolayer Nanoparticles for Nanotexturing Applications, Nano. Lett. ASAP. -News report in
MIT Tech. Rev.
10. L. Hu, H, Wu, Y. Gao, A. Cao, L. Cui, J. McDough, X. Xie, M. Zhou, Y. Cui, Silicon-Carbon
Nanotube Coaxial Sponge as Li-Ion Anodes with High Areal Capacity, Submitted to Angew
Chem.
11. L. Hu*, L Cui*, J. W. Choi, and Y. Cui, Light-Weight Free-Standing Carbon Nanotube-Silicon
Films for Anodes of Lithium Ion Batteries, ACS Nano, 4, 3671, 2010.
12. L. Hu, M. Pasta, F. La Mantia, L.-F. Cui, S. Jeong, H. D. Deshazer, J. W. Choi, S. M. Han, Y.
Cui, Stretchable, Porous, and Conductive Energy Textiles, Nano Lett., 10, 708, 2010. -Reported
in CBS, Technology Review, Onearth, MRS Bulletin, Stanford News, Most downloaded paper in
Nano. Lett. and ACS journals.
13. L. Hu,*, (a) D. Hecht*, (a), G. Irvin, Emerging Transparent Electrodes Based on Thin Films of
Carbon Nanotubes, Graphenes and Metal nanowires, Adv. Mater. An Invited Review.
14. L. Hu*, (a), E. Ou,* G. Raymond, O. Soo, J. Pan, Z. Zheng, Y. Park, D. Hecht, G. Irvin, P. Drzaic,
G. Gruner, Surface-Modified Nanotube Anodes for High Performance Organic Light-Emitting
Diode, ACS Nano. 3, 2258, 2009.
15. L. Hu, D. Hecht, G. Gruner, Infrared Transparent Carbon Nanotube Thin Films, Appl. Phys.
Lett. 94. 081103, 2009 -News report on Physorg, Laserfocusworld, nanoforum, Most download
paper.
16. Y. Zhao, L, Hu, J. Stoddart, G. Gruner A Tunable Photosensor, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 16996,
2008.
17. L. Hu,* Y. Zhao,* J. Stoddart, G. Gruner, Pyrenecyclodextrin-Decorated Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors as Chemical Sensors. Adv. Mater. 20, 1910, 2008. Highlighted by Nature Chemistry.
18. W. Yuan, L. Hu, Z. Yu, T. Lam, J. Biggs, S. Ha, D. Xi, B. Chen, M, Senesky, G. Gruner, Q. Pei,
Fault-tolerant dielectric elastomer actuators using single-walled carbon nanotube electrodes. Adv.
Mater. 20, 621, 2008.
19. H. Xu, L. Hu, S. X. Zhang, S. M. Anlage, G. Gruner, Frequency- and Electric-field-Dependent
Conductivity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks of Varying Density, Phys. Rev. B 77.
075418, 2008.
20. L. Hu*, Y. Zhao, * , K, Ryu, C. Zhou, J. Stoddart, G. Gruner, Light-Induced Charge Transfer in
Pyrene/CdSe-SWNT Hybrids, Adv. Mater. 20, 939, 2008. (Cited ~ 40 times)
21. L. Hu*, D. Li*, G. Gruner, R. Kaner, J. Cech, Patternable Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films for
Electrochromic Devices. J. Appl. Phys. 101, 016102, 2007. (Cited >20 times)
22. Y. Zhou, L. Hu, G. Gruner, A method of printing carbon nanotube thin films. Appl. Phys. Lett.
2006, 88. (Cited >90 times)
23. M. Rowell, L. Hu, G. Gruner, M. Topinka, M. McGehee, H. Prall, G. Dennler, N. S. Sarciftci,
Organic Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotube Network Electrodes. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 233506,
2006. (Cited >180 times)
24. J. Li, L. Hu, Y. Zhou, G. Gruner, T. Marks, Light-Emitting Diodes Having Carbon Nanotube
Anodes. Nano Lett. 6, 2472, 2006. (Cited >80 times)
25. L. Hu, D. Hecht, G. Gruner, Percolation in Transparent and Conducting Carbon Nanotube
Networks. Nano Lett. 4, 2513, 2004. (cited >250 times)
Note: * indicates equal contribution to the work. (a) indicates corresponding author for the work. See full list,
please visit www.stanford.edu/~binghu
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SELECTED PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS
(1) G. Gruner, L. Hu, D. Hecht, Graphene Film as Transparent and Electrically Conducting Material,
Issued, US 7449133, 2006.
(2) Y. Cui, L. Hu, H. Wu, Cu Nanofiber Transpraent Electrode, Nonprovisional STFD259P1.
(3) L, Hu, J. Choi, Y. Yang, Y. Cui, Conductive Paper and Textile for Electronics, Stanford,
Nonprovisional S09-252.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
(1) L. Hu, Y, Park, D. Hecht, Scalable Carbon Nanotube Thin Films, MRS Proceeding, 2009.
(2) Y. Park, L. Hu, P. Drzaic, J. Hui, J. Kim, J. Jang, Integration of Transparent Carbon Nanotube
Electrodes into a Color 5.5˝ AMLCD, International Display Workshops Proc. 3, 1669, 2008.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(1) L. Hu, Recycle Your Copier Paper Into Batteries with Nanotube Inks, Invited Talk, Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2010.
(2) L, Hu, Energy Storage Based on Conductive Paper, MRS Spring, 2010
(3) L. Hu, Silicon Nanoparticles-Si Nanowire Hybrids for Li-ion Anodes, MRS Spring, 2010.
BOOK and BOOK CHAPTER
(1) L. Hu, L. Cui, S. Hong, Y. Cui, Si Nanowire and Related Nanostructures for Li-ion Batteries, Book
Chapter for Silicon and Silicon Carbide, Edited by Yu Huang and King-Ning Tu, Stanford Pan
Publishing, 2010.
(2) L. Hu, Paper and Textile Electronics, Invited, In Preparation, Stanford Pan Publishing.
TEACHING/Supervising EXPERIENCE
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Teaching Fellow, Department of Physics, UCLA, 6/2005-3/2007
Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, UCLA, 1/2003-6/2005
Supervise students from Foothill College, Chabot College and Stanford University.
REFERENCE
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Professor George Gruner, Department of Physics, UCLA, ggruner@ucla.edu,
Professor Yi Cui, Department of Material Science, Stanford, yicui@stanford.edu,
Professor Richard Kaner, Department of Chemistry, UCLA, kaner@chem.ucla.edu,
Professor Robert Huggins, Material Science, Stanford, rhuggins@stanford.edu, .
Professor Tobin Marks, Material Science, Northwestern University, t-marks@northwestern.edu,
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