Jiabiao LIAN Professor/FRSC
Email: jblian@ujs.edu.cn
Add.: Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University
Education Background
Ph.D., 2013 Materials Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
M.S., 2010 Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nankai University
B.S., 2007 Chemistry, Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Professional Experience
2016.03-Present, Professor, Jiangsu University
2015.03-2016.02, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University
2014.12-2015.03, Research Engineer, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited, Hong Kong SAR
2013.09-2014.09, Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Interests
Inorganic Nanomaterials, Electrochemical Energy Storage, Rechargeable Batteries and Capacitors
Projects
[1] 2027.01-2030.12, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 22679078.
[2] 2025.08-2028.08, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Grant No. BK20251903.
Publications
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-2988
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GcNezZcAAAAJ
[50] Jiabiao Lian*, Gokila Subburam, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Kai Zhang, Bobo Zou, Juan Wang, Chuan Wang*, Jianmin Ma, Xiaojun Wu*. Critical role of aromatic C(sp2)–H in boosting lithium-ion storage. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146(12), 8110–8119. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c12051
[49] Zixuan Zhou, Mingming Han, Yadi Sun, Yingxue Cui, Sherif A. El-khodary, Dickon H. L. Ng, Jiabiao Lian*, Jianmin Ma. Zinc-ion and proton as joint charge carriers of S-MoO2 for high-capacity aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 2308834. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202308834
[48] Ziqi Guo, Yun Zhang, Dickon H. L. Ng, Bo Zhang, Genmiao Guo, Wenjie Zhang, Jiabiao Lian*. Reconfiguring zinc deposition behaviors via Ag-doped cellulose nanofiber interlayer for dendrite-free and ultra-stable Zn metal anode. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 37, 112923.
[47] Zhaowei Hu, Jinning Huang, Benyan Wang, Qixun Shi, Jiabiao Lian*, Chuan Wang*. Synergistic effects of porosity and sulfur doping on hard carbon for superior sodium-ion storage. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2026, 28, 17648–17654.
[46] Sherif A. El-Khodary, Kai Zhang, Bobo Zou, Gokila Subburam, Yun Zhang, Jinning Huang, Jiabiao Lian*, Ye Zhou*, Chuan Wang*, Xiaojun Wu*. Origin of the slope capacity of sodium-ion storage in hydrogen-rich carbon nanoribbon. CCS Chemistry, 2025, 7, 2482–2495. https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.024.202404441
[45] Genmiao Guo, Yun Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Yongqi Liu, Ziqi Guo, Jiabiao Lian*. A ferroelectric field-engineered carboxylated cellulose/BaTiO3 separator for dendrite-free and stable sodium metal batteries. Chemical Communications, 2025, 61, 16234–16237.
[44] Hongping Li, Rong Kang, Zhilong Song, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xiaoshui Peng, Fen Qiao, Jia Yan*, Jiabiao Lian*. Facet-engineered NaNbO3 cubes with exposed (101) plane for enhanced lithium-ion storage. Chemical Communications, 2025, 61, 981–984.
[43] Ahmed Hashem Abdelmohsen, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Nahla Ismail, Zhilong Song*, Jiabiao Lian*. Basics and advances of manganese-based cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2025, 31, e202403425. (Invited Review Article)
[42] Yongqi Liu, Yun Zhang, Zhaowei Hu, Wenjie Zhang*, Chuan Wang, Jiabiao Lian*. Hierarchical pore engineering of slope-type hard carbon for enhanced sodium-ion storage. ChemNanoMat, 2025, 11, e202400562.
[41] Sheng Li, Jun Li, Wenjie Zhang, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Yubo Luo, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xiaoshui Peng, Jiabiao Lian*. Phase engineering of H/T-Nb2O5 homojunction for enhanced lithium-ion storage. ChemPhysMater, 2025, 4, 3–8.
[40] Yan Zhou, Meixiang Cen, Changlin Pan, Jiapeng Hu, Yongqi Liu, Yun Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Gujie Qian, Jiabiao Lian*. Controllable synthesis of cypress-derived hard carbon for high-rate sodium ion storage. RSC Advances, 2025, 15, 4774–4778.
[39] Jiang Xu, Yaokai Gu, Bingqing Hu, Haoqi Yang, Dawei Sha, Jiabiao Lian*, Shanhai Ge*. Nucleophilic hydrolysis enables HF-etched MXene kilofarad specific capacitance and excellent rate performance. Chemical Communications, 2024, 60, 5739–5742.
[38] Yingxue Cui, Zixuan Zhou, Sheng Li, Rong Kang, Yun Zhang, Wei Wei, Jiabiao Lian*, Shanhai Ge*, Huaming Li*. FeNbO4 nanochains with a five-electron transfer reaction toward high capacity and fast Li storage. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59, 14313–14316.
[37] Meixiang Cen, Yingxue Cui, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Juan Wang, Dickon H. L. Ng, Shanhai Ge*, Jiabiao Lian*. Ion-catalyzed synthesis of N/O co-doped carbon nanorods with hierarchical pores for high-rate Na-ion storage. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59, 13317–13320.
[36] Sherif A. El-Khodary, Yingxue Cui, Yongfeng Bu, Jiabiao Lian*. (2023) Electric double-layer capacitors. Chapter 1 of Electrochemical Capacitors, Eds. Jianmin Ma and Junliang Yang. IOP Publishing, No.2 The Distillery, Glassfields, Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0GR, UK. https://doi.org/10.1088/978-0-7503-5042-6
[35] Sheng Li, Wei Zhang, Yingxue Cui, Jianmin Ma, Hong-Jie Peng, Jun Li, Xianhu Liu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xinyan Liu*, Jiabiao Lian*. Effect of homojunction structure in boosting sodium-ion storage: the case of MoO2. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 78, 115–122.
[34] Yingxue Cui, Meixiang Cen, Liaoliao Wang, Yun Zhang, Juan Wang, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li*. Enhancing high-capacity and high-rate sodium-ion storage through synergistic N, S dual doping of hard carbon. Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2023, 18, e202300449.
[33] Jin-Zhi Hu, Wen-Jie Liu, Ji-Hua Zheng, Guo-Chun Li, Yong-Feng Bu, Fen Qiao, Jiabiao Lian*, Yan Zhao*. Coral-like cobalt selenide/carbon nanosheet arrays attached on carbon nanofibers for high-rate sodium-ion storage. Rare Metals, 2023, 42, 916–928.
[32] Liaoliao Wang, Meixiang Cen, Sherif A. El-Khodary, K. Ramachandran, Jinning Huang, Yingxue Cui, Dickon H. L. Ng, Chuan Wang*, Jiabiao Lian*. Regulating oxygen configuration in hierarchically porous carbon nanosheets for high-rate and durable Na+ storage. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2022, 28, e202202358. (Hot Paper, Invited for the Young Chemists 2022 Special Issue)
[31] Bobo Zou, Wei Zhang, Yingxue Cui, Sheng Li, Guochun Li, Xianhu Liu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Jingxia Qiu, Jiabiao Lian*. Interfacial engineering for metal oxides/nitrides nano-heterojunctions towards high-rate lithium-ion storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 7391–7398.
[30] Juan Wang, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Dickon H. L. Ng, Sheng Li, Yingxue Cui, Bobo Zou, Xianhu Liu, Jiabiao Lian*. Kinetic analysis of bio-oil derived hierarchically porous carbon for superior Li+/Na+ storage. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022, 13, 7273–7279.
[29] Jia Yan, Ting Wang, Siyao Qiu, Zhilong Song, Wangqin Zhu, Xianhu Liu, Jiabiao Lian*, Chenghua Sun*, Huaming Li. Insights into the efficient charge separation over Nb2O5/2D-C3N4 heterostructure for exceptional visible-light driven H2 evolution. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 65, 548–555.
[28] K. Ramachandran, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Gokila Subburam, Yingxue Cui*, Sheng Li, Jun Li, Juan Wang, Xianhu Liu, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li. Optimizing the microstructure of carbon nano-honeycombs for high-energy sodium-ion capacitor. Electrochimica Acta, 2022, 403, 139675.
[27] K. Ramachandran, Gokila Subburam, Xianhu Liu, Minggang Huang, Chun Xu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Yingxue Cui, Guochun Li, Jingxia Qiu, Chuan Wang*, Jiabiao Lian*. Nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofoams with enhanced electrochemical kinetics for superior sodium-ion capacitor. Rare Metals, 2022, 41, 2481–2490.
[26] Yan Zhou, Jun Li, Shilin Hu, Gujie Qian, Juanjuan Shi, Shengyun Zhao, Yulin Wang, Chuan Wang*, Jiabiao Lian*. Sawdust-derived activated carbon with hierarchical pores for high-performance symmetric supercapacitors. Nanomaterials, 2022, 12(5), 810.
[25] Yan Zhou, Lijuan Hu, Meixiang Cen, Yongtao Lan, Yu Pan, Jiabiao Lian*. Electrochemical and adsorption performance of tea waste derived carbon with hierarchical pores. Chinese Journal of Rare Metals, 2022, 46(10), 1340–1351.
[24] Sherif A. El-Khodary, Gokila Subburam, Bobo Zou, Juan Wang, Jingxia Qiu, Xianhu Liu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Shuang Wang*, Jiabiao Lian*. Mesoporous silica anchored on reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as anode for superior lithium-ion capacitor. Rare Metals, 2022, 41, 368–377.
[23] Liaoliao Wang, Juan Wang, Dickon H. L. Ng, Sheng Li, Bobo Zou, Yingxue Cui, Xianhu Liu, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Jingxia Qiu, Jiabiao Lian*. Operando mechanistic and dynamic studies of N/P co-doped hard carbon nanofibers for efficient sodium storage. Chemical Communications, 2021, 57, 9610–9613.
[22] Sheng Li, Yingxue Cui, Rong Kang, Bobo Zou, Dickon H. L. Ng, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Xianhu Liu, Jingxia Qiu, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li. Oxygen vacancies boosted the electrochemical kinetics of Nb2O5−x for superior lithium storage. Chemical Communications, 2021, 57, 8182–8185.
[21] Gokila Subburam, K. Ramachandran, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Bobo Zou, Juan Wang, Liaoliao Wang, Jingxia Qiu, Xianhu Liu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Jiabiao Lian*. Development of porous carbon nanosheets from polyvinyl alcohol for sodium-ion capacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 415, 129012.
[20] Bobo Zou, Ting Wang, Shengyuan Li, Rong Kang, Guochun Li, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xianhu Liu, Jingxia Qiu, Yan Zhao, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li. In situ XRD and electrochemical investigation on a new intercalation-type anode for high-rate lithium ion capacitor. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021, 57, 109–117.
[19] Bobo Zou, Sheng Li, Juan Wang, Guochun Li*, Yan Zhao, Jingxia Qiu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xianhu Liu, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li. A general strategy towards transition metal nitrides (TMNs)/rGO nanocomposites for superior lithium ion storage. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021, 865, 158968.
[18] Rong Kang, Sheng Li, Bobo Zou, Xianhu Liu, Yan Zhao, Jingxia Qiu, Guochun Li*, Fen Qiao*, Jiabiao Lian. Design of Nb2O5@rGO composites to optimize the lithium-ion storage performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021, 865, 158824.
[17] Rong Kang, Wangqin Zhu, Sheng Li, Bobo Zou, Liaoliao Wang, Guochun Li, Xianhu Liu, Dickon H. L. Ng, Jingxia Qiu, Yan Zhao*, Fen Qiao*, Jiabiao Lian*. Fe2TiO5 nanochains as anode for high-performance lithium-ion capacitor. Rare Metals, 2021, 40(9), 2424–2431.
[16] Wangqin Zhu, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Shengyuan Li, Bobo Zou, Rong Kang, Guochun Li, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xianhu Liu, Jingxia Qiu, Yan Zhao, Yunpeng Huang, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li. Roselle-like Zn2Ti3O8/rGO nanocomposite as anode for lithium ion capacitor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 385, 123881.
[15] Wangqin Zhu, Bobo Zou, Caihong Zhang, Dickon H. L. Ng, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Xianhu Liu, Guochun Li, Jingxia Qiu, Yan Zhao, Shiliu Yang, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li. Oxygen-defective TiNb2O7-x nanochains with enlarged lattice spacing for high-rate lithium ion capacitor. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020, 7 (16), 2000705.
[14] Xiaoyan Zhang, Shengyuan Li, Sherif A. El-Khodary, Bobo Zou, Shiliu Yang, Dickon H. L. Ng, Xianhu Liu, Jiabiao Lian*, Huaming Li*. Porous alpha-Fe2O3 nanoparticles encapsulated within reduced graphene oxide as superior anode for lithium-ion battery. Nanotechnology, 2020, 31, 145404.
[13] Sherif A. El-Khodary, Abd El-Fatah Abomohra, Gaber M. El-Enany, Ahmed A. Aboalhassan, Dickon H. L. Ng, Shuang Wang*, Jiabiao Lian*. Sonochemical assisted fabrication of 3D hierarchical porous carbon for high-performance symmetric supercapacitor. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2019, 58, 104617.
[12] Shengyuan Li, Ting Wang, Jiabiao Lian*, Yan Zhao, Yunpeng Huang, Jingxia Qiu, Hui Xu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Huaming Li*. Pseudocapacitive performance of binder-free nanostructured TT-Nb2O5/FTO electrode in aqueous electrolyte. Nanotechnology, 2019, 30, 025401.
[11] Shengyuan Li, Ting Wang, Yunpeng Huang, Zengxi Wei, Guochun Li, Dickon H. L. Ng, Jiabiao Lian*, Jingxia Qiu, Yan Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jianmin Ma*, Huaming Li. Porous Nb4N5/rGO nanocomposite for ultrahigh-energy-density lithium-ion hybrid capacitor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 24114–24121.
[10] Shengyuan Li, Ting Wang, Wangqin Zhu, Jiabiao Lian*, Yunpeng Huang, Yang-Yang Yu, Jingxia Qiu, Yan Zhao, Yang-Chun Yong*, Huaming Li. Controllable synthesis of uniform mesoporous H-Nb2O5/rGO nanocomposites for advanced lithium ion hybrid supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 693–703.
[9] Yao Liang*, Yingying Wang, Jianan Wang, Sumei Wu, Dayong Jiang, Jiabiao Lian*. High-performance flexible photodetectors based on single-crystalline Sb2Se3 nanowires. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 11501–11506.
[8] Ting Wang, Shuang Zhou, Caihong Zhang, Jiabiao Lian*, Yao Liang*, Wenxiang Yuan*. Facile synthesis of hematite nanoparticles and nanocubes and their shape-dependent optical properties. New Journal of Chemistry, 2014, 38, 46–49.
[7] Jiabiao Lian, Caihong Zhang, Qian Li, Dickon H. L. Ng*. Mesoporous (ZnO)x(MgO)1−x nanoplates: template-free solvothermal synthesis, optical properties, and their applications in water treatment. Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 11672–11678.
[6] Jiabiao Lian, Caihong Zhang, Ping Wang, Dickon H. L. Ng*. Template-free hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous MgO nanostructures and their applications in water treatment. Chemistry-An Asian Journal, 2012, 7, 2650–2655.
[5] Jiabiao Lian, Yao Liang, Fung-luen Kwong, Zhimin Ding, Dickon H. L. Ng*. Template-free solvothermal synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles with controllable size and their size-dependent optical properties. Materials Letters, 2012, 66, 318–320.
[4] Jiabiao Lian, Zhimin Ding, Fung-luen Kwong, Dickon H. L. Ng*. Template-free hydrothermal synthesis of hexagonal ZnO micro-cups and micro-rings assembled by nanoparticles. CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 4820–4822.
[3] Jiabiao Lian, Jianmin Ma, Xiaochuan Duan, Tongil Kim, Haobo Li, Wenjun Zheng*. One-step ionothermal synthesis of γ-Al2O3 mesoporous nanoflakes at low temperature. Chemical Communications, 2010, 46, 2650–2652.
[2] Jiabiao Lian, Xiaochuan Duan, Jianmin Ma, Peng Peng, Tongil Kim, Wenjun Zheng*. Hematite (α-Fe2O3) with various morphologies: ionic liquid-assisted synthesis, formation mechanism, and properties. ACS Nano, 2009, 3 (11), 3749–3761.
[1] Jiabiao Lian, Tongil Kim, Xiaodi Liu, Jianmin Ma, Wenjun Zheng*. Ionothermal synthesis of turbostratic boron nitride nanoflakes at low temperature. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 9135–9140.
Patents
[5] Jiabiao Lian, Yun Zhang, Juan Wang. China Patent, ZL 202211410152.X
[4] Jiabiao Lian, Wangqin Zhu, Shengyuan Li. China Patent, ZL 201910852454.4
[3] Jiabiao Lian, Juan Wang, Gokila Subburam, S. A. El-Khodary. PCT Patent, PCT/CN2021/128186
[2] Jiabiao Lian, Shengyuan Li, Ting Wang. China Patent, ZL 201811361110.5
[1] Jiabiao Lian, Huaming Li, Ting Wang, Yan Zhao. China Patent, ZL 201610512736.6
Academic Activities
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
Youth Editor for Rare Metals
Youth Editor for Chinese Chemical Letters
Youth Director of Chinese Society of Particuology (CSP)
Director of Jiangsu Renewable Energy Society
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Oct. 2022
2024 Best Young Editorial Board Member Award of Rare Metals, Dec. 2024
2022 Best Young Editorial Board Member Award of Rare Metals, Dec. 2022
Awardee of Jiangsu Provincial Program for High-Level Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talents Introduction, Jiangsu Province, Dec. 2016
Awardee of Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), RGC of Hong Kong, Aug. 2010–Aug. 2013
