Assistant Professor

2016.08 – 2020.07, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2013.08 – 2016.07, MSc, Physics, Tsinghua University

2009.08 – 2013.07, BSc, Materials Forming and Control Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University

2024.12 – Present, Associate Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2022.12 – 2024.11, Assistant Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2020.07 – 2022.11, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Research focuses on the detection and regulation of frictional energy dissipation at interfaces in high-end equipment, with key contributions including:

· Development of ultrahigh spatiotemporal-resolution instruments for frictional energy dissipation detection.

· Theoretical frameworks for ultrafast electron energy dissipation at superlubricity interfaces.

· Mechanisms of defect-induced effects on ultrafast frictional energy dissipation.

1. First Prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Invention Award (2/12), 2024;

2. 25th China Patent Silver Award (2/4), 2024;

3. Beijing Science and Technology Award (2/9), 2023;

4. Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Support Program (1/1), 2021.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Huan Liu, Jiangcai Wang, Yuanshuang Liu, Yong Wang, Lujie Xu, Li Huang, Dameng Liu*, Jianbin Luo*. Visualizing Ultrafast Defect-Controlled Interlayer Electron-Phonon Coupling in Van Der Waals Heterostructures. Advanced Materials, 2022, 34, 2106955.

2. Huan Liu, Chong Wang, Zhengguang Zuo, Dameng Liu*, Jianbin Luo*. Direct Visualization of Exciton Transport in Defective Few-Layer WS₂ by Ultrafast Microscopy. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32, 1906540.

3. Chong Wang, Rui Han, Yutang Wang, Shihong Chen, Haowen Xu, Shuchun Huang, Zejun Sun, Zhihong Li, Jianbin Luo*, Dameng Liu*, Huan Liu*. Controlling friction energy dissipation by ultrafast interlayer electron-phonon coupling in WS₂/graphene heterostructures. Nano Energy, 2024, 110371.

4. Haowen Xu, Jiangcai Wang, Huan Liu*, Shihong Chen, Zejun Sun, Chong Wang, Rui Han, Yong Wang, Yutang Wang, Zihao Wang, Shuchun Huang, Lingwei Ma*, Dameng Liu*. Control of Hybrid Exciton Lifetime in MoSe₂/WS₂ Moiré Heterostructures. Advanced Science, 2024, 2403127.

5. Chong Wang, Rui Han, Yutang Wang, Shihong Chen, Haowen Xu, Shuchun Huang, Zejun Sun, Huixian Liu, Jianbin Luo*, Dameng Liu* Huan Liu*. Friction-induced ultrafast charge transfer in van der Waals heterostructures. Nano Research, 2025, 18, 94907247.

6. Huan Liu, Jiangcai Wang, Shihong Chen, Zejun Sun, Haowen Xu, Yishu Han, Chong Wang, Huixian Liu, Li Huang, Jianbin Luo*, Dameng Liu*. Direct Visualization of Dark Interlayer Exciton Transport in Moiré Superlattices. Nano Letters, 2024, 24, 339.

7. Shihong Chen, Zejun Sun, Huan Liu*, Haowen Xu, Chong Wang, Rui Han, Zihao Wang, Shuchun Huang, Xiaolian Zhao, Zekai Chen, Weizhou Li*, Dameng Liu*. Twist angle-dependent interlayer hybridized exciton lifetimes in van der Waals heterostructures. Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 14065.

8. Huan Liu, Boming Yang, Chong Wang, Yishu Han, Dameng Liu*. The Mechanisms and Applications of Friction Energy Dissipation. Friction, 2023, 11, 839.

9. Jiangcai Wang, Huan Liu*, Xiangmin Hu, Yuanshuang Liu, Dameng Liu*. Imaging of Defect-Accelerated Energy Transfer in MoS₂/hBN/WS₂ Heterostructures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 8521.

10. Lujie Xu, Wenrui Duan, Yuanshuang Liu, Jiangcai Wang, Yuanxi Zhao, Huanglong Li, Huan Liu*，Dameng Liu*. Twist-angle-controlled neutral Exciton Annihilation in WS₂ Homostructures. Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 5537.

PATENTS/TECHNOLOGY DISCLOSURES:

1. Method for Characterizing Defects in Two-Dimensional Material and Applications Thereof, 2022-12-12, GB2595177; Dameng Liu, Huan Liu, Chong Wang, Jianbin Luo.

2. Method for Characterizing Defects in Two-Dimensional Materials and Applications Thereof, 2020-11-24, CN ZL20191010478.6; Dameng Liu, Huan Liu, Ting Wang, Jianbin Luo.

3. Method and Application for Monitoring Defect-Induced Exciton Transport in Few-Layer 2D Materials, 2019-10-30, CN ZL201911059804.8; Dameng Liu, Huan Liu, Chong Wang, Xinchun Chen, Jinjin Li, Jianbin Luo.

4. Interface Defect Detection Method and Device for 2D Heterojunction Materials, 2022-03-29, CN ZL202110379721.8; Dameng Liu, Huan Liu, Jianbin Luo.

5. Detection Method for Dark-State Exciton Condensation, 2022-07-15, CN ZL202210837271.7; Dameng Liu, Huan Liu, Jianbin Luo.