Education

• 1999 Ph.D., University of Cambridge, UK
• 1990 M.S., National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
• 1988 B.S., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  

Professional Experiences

• Oct. 1998-Aug.2000 , Postdoctor, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
• Aug. 2000-Jul. 2004 , Assistant Professor, Department of MSE, NCKU, Taiwan
• Aug. 2004-Jul. 2008 , Associate Professor, Department of MSE, NCKU, Taiwan
• 2007-present , Editorial Board, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology
• Aug. 2008-Jul. 2012 , Professor, Department of MSE, NCKU, Taiwan
• 2010-present , Director, Microscopy Society of Taiwan (MST)
• Aug. 2012-Jan. 2021 , Distinguished Professor, Department of MSE, NCKU, Taiwan
• 2012-present , International committee member,Society of Piezotronics and Nanogenerators
• 2012-present , The member of academic commission, Materials Research Society of Taiwan (MRS-T)
• 2015-present , Supervisor, Materials Research Society of Taiwan (MRS-T)
• 2017-present , Director, Taiwan Association for Coating and Thin Film Technology(TACT)
• Jan. 2021-present , Chair Professor, Department of MSE, NCKU, Taiwan

Honor [more]

• Research Excellence Award of Ministry of Science and Technology, 2014
• Excellent Academic Teachers of Engineering College in NCKU 2014
• Distinguished Professor, 2012
• Chair Professor, 2021

Research Interests

• Piezotronics and Nanogenerators
• Thermoelectric Devices Based On Nanowires Sensors
• Lithion Ion Battery
• Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Nanodevices
• Transmission Electron Microscopy
• TEM atomic scaled imaging and modeling

Research Projects [more]

• Development of highly efficient alloying-enhanced piezoelertric and triboelectric nanogenerators as well as self-powered photodetectors
• Study on thermoelectric properties of one-dimensional Gu2S and Si based materials
• Liquid and Gas Chemical Nano-Sensors with Bluetooth Communication Capability Integrated in a Cellphone Databus(continuation)

Publications (Journal articles 2014~present) [more]

1. Jay Ghatak, Jun-Han Huang and Chuan-Pu Liu (2016, Jan), "Derivation of the surface free energy of ZnO and GaN using in situ electron beam hole drilling", Nanoscale, 8, 634-640.
2. Chao-Hung Wang, Kun-Yu Lai, Yi-Chang Li, Yen-Chih Chen, and Chuan-Pu Liu (2015, Nov), "Ultrasensitive Thin-Film-Based AlxGa1−xN Piezotronic Strain Sensors via Alloying-Enhanced Piezoelectric Potential", Advanced Materials, 27, 6289-6295.
3. Jui-Wei Hus, Chien-Chia Chen, Ming-Jui Lee, Hsueh-Hsing Liu, Jen-Inn Chy, Michael R. S. Huang, Chuan-Pu Liu, Tzu-Chiao Wei, Jr-Hau He, and Kun-Yu Lai (2015, Oct), "Bottom-Up Nano-heteroepitaxy of Wafer-Scale Semipolar GaN on (001) Si", Advanced Materials, 27, 4845-4850.
4. Baban P. Dhongea, David E. Motaung, Chuan-Pu Liu, Yi-Chang Li, Bonex W. Mwakikung (2015, Aug), "Nano-scale carbon onions produced by laser photolysis of toluene for detection of optical, humidity, acetone, methanol and ethanol stimuli", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 215, 30-38.
5. Chun-Chu Liu, Jun-Han Huang, Ching-Shun Ku, Shang-Jui Chiu, Jay Ghatak, Sanjaya Brahma, Chung-Wei Liu, Chuan-Pu Liu & Kuang-Yao Lo (2015, Jul), "Crystal Orientation Dynamics of Collective Zn dots before Preferential Nucleation", Scientific Reports, 12533.
6. Reza Rooydell, Ruey-Chi Wang, Sanjaya Brahma, Farzaneh Ebrahimzadehd and Chuan-Pu Liu (2015, May), "Synthesis and characterization of bis (acetylacetonato κ-O, O’) [zinc(II)/copper(II)] hybrid organic–inorganic complexes as solid metal organic precursors", Dalton Transactions, 44, 7982-7990.
7. Chia-Hao Tu, Ching-Han Wu, Chen-Hui Chen, Yi-Chang Li, Shih-Ting Wang, Yen-Chih Chen, Cheng-Hsueh Lu, Yi-Jyun Cai, Jarrn-Horng Lin, Chuan-Pu Liu (2015, Jan), "Direct growth of hollow carbon nanorods on porous graphenic carbon film without catalysts", Carbon, 84, 272-279.
8. Sandip Dhara, Chuan-Pu Liu, Shu-Fang Chen, Andrei A. Eliseevc and Dmitry I. Petukhov (2015, Jan), "Resonance Raman spectroscopic study of shape induced phase transition in CdSe nanoclusters", Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 46, 1-3.
9. Yen-Yu Chen, Chao-Hung Wang, Giin-Shan Chen, Yi-Chang Li and Chuan-Pu Liu (2015, Jan), "Self-poweredn-MgxZn1-xO/p-Si photodetector improved by alloying-enhanced piezopotential through piezo-phototroniceffect", Nano Energy, 11, 533-539.
10. Chia-Hao Tu, Che-Chia Chang, Chao-Hung Wang, Fang, Hisn-Chiao; Michael R. S. Huang, Yi-Chang Li, Hung-Jen Chang, Cheng-Hsueh Lu,Yen-Chih Chen, Ruey-Chi Wang; Yonhua Tzeng, Chuan-Pu Liu (2014, Dec), "Resistive memory devices with high switching endurance through single filaments in Bi-crystal CuO nanowires", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 615, 754-760.
11. Y. F. Chiang, S.M. Kuo, C.P. Liu*, J.C.A. Huang, W.T. Yao, and Y.C. Wu (2014, Dec), "Tuning of crystal quality and optical properties of hydrothermally synthesized ZnO nanorods by magnetic field", Materials Chemistry and Physics, 148,1113-1118.
12. Chao-Hung Wang, Wei-Shun Liao, Nai-Jen Ku, Yi-Chang Li, Yen-Chih Chen, Li-Wei Tu, Chuan-Pu Liu (2014, Jul), "Effects of Free Carriers on Piezoelectric Nanogenerators and Piezotronic Devices Made of GaN Nanowire Arrays", Small, 201400768.
13. Chao-Hung Wang, Wei-Shun Liao, Zong-Hong Lin, Nai-Jen Ku, Yi-Chang Li, Yen-Chih Chen, Zhong-Lin Wang, Chuan-Pu Liu (2014, Jul), "Optimization of the Output Efficiency of GaN Nanowire Piezoelectric Nanogenerators by Tuning the Free Carrier Concentration", Advanced Energy Materials, 1400392.
14. Yin-Wei Cheng, Chi-Kai Lin, Yueh-Chieh Chu, Ali Abouimrane, Zonghai Chen, Yang Ren, Chuan-Pu Liu, Yonhua Tzeng, Orlando Auciello (2014, Jun), "Electrically Conductive Ultrananocrystalline Diamond- Coated Natural Graphite- Copper Anode for New Long Life Lithium-Ion Battery", Advanced Materials, 26, 3724–3729.
15. JoséRamon Duran Retamal, Cheng-Ying Chen, Der-Hsien Lien, Michael R. S. Huang, Chin-An Lin, Chuan-Pu Liu, Jr-Hau He (2014, Mar), "Concurrent Improvement in Photogain and Speed of a Metal Oxide Nanowire Photodetector through Enhancing Surface Band Bending via Incorporating a Nanoscale Heterojunction", ACS Photonics, 1, 354-359.
16. Cheng-Hsueh Lu, Shang-En Wu, Yen-Lin Lai, Yun-Li Li and Chuan-Pu Liu (2014, Feb), "Improved light emission of GaN-based light-emitting diodes by efficient localized surface plasmon coupling with silver nanoparticles", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 585, 460-464.