1. Design and synthesis  of novel two-dimensional layered nanomaterials; 2. Nanoconfinement behavior in  two-dimensional layered nanomaterials; 3.Si-based anode materials for Li-ion batteries and all-solid state batteries

2021/08-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor

1. Qi Fan, Minghua Chen, Yicong Yang, Shengchao Wang, Yanxin Chen, Long Jiang, Zhuang Wu, Ping Yu, Ke Chen, Fangfang Ge, Mian Li, Yimin Wei, Michael Naguib*, Kun Liang*. Unveiling the Multifunctional Potential of MXenes in Rechargeable Batteries beyond Electrode Active Materials. Advanced Materials, 2025, 37(34), 2505584. 

2. Ziqian Li, Ke Chen*, Xudong Wang, Kan Luo, Lei Lei, Mian Li, Kun Liang, Degao Wang, Shiyu Du, Xiaoping Ouyang, Zhifang Chai, Qing Huang*. Sublayer editing of covalent MAX phase for nanolaminated early transition metal compounds. Nature Synthesis, 2025, 4, 1435–1441. 

3. Wenjie Zhang, Lei He, Yanxin Chen, Zhuang Wu, Ping Yu, Ke Chen, Fangfang Ge, Mian Li, Lijing Yu*, Ning Lin*, Hamada B Hawash*, Kun Liang*. Unraveling the potential of MXenes as multifunctional cathodes: Innovations and challenges for next-generation energy storage systems. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2025, 164, 100975. 

4. Qi Fan, Minghua Chen, Longyi Li, Minghui Li, Chuanxiao Xiao, Tianci Zhao, Long Pan, Ningning Liang, Qing Huang, Lijing Yu*, Laipan Zhu*, Michael Naguib, Kun Liang*. Gaseous molecules-mediated electrochemical exfoliation of halogenated MXenes and its boosting in wear-resisting tribovoltaic devices. Nature Communications, 16(1), 5051. 

5. X.Y. Hu, Q. Fan, S. Wang, Y. Chen, D. Wang, K. Chen, F. Ge, W. Zhou, K. Liang*. Two-Dimensional MXenes: Innovative Materials for Efficient Thermal Management and Safety Solutions. Research, 2024, 7, 0542. 

6. Q. Fan, K. Xu, M. Chen, Q. Tang, K. Chen, X. Hu, F. Lan, Y. Wang, H. Shao, S. Qiao, Z. Yan, C. Wang, L. Song, W. Hu, M. Naguib, P. Simon, Q. Huang, Y. Xiao*, K. Liang*. Facilitating Ion Storage and Transport Pathways by In Situ Constructing 1D Carbon Nanotube Electric Bridges between 2D MXene Interlayers. ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 30638. 

7. B. Sun, N. Wang, X. Xie, L. Zhong, L. He, M. Xiang, K. Liang*, W. Hu*. Flexible aqueous Cr-ion hybrid supercapacitors with remarkable electrochemical properties in all climates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202408569. 

8. K. Liang, T. Wu, S. Misra, C. Dun, S. Husmann, K. Prenger, J. J. Urban, V. Presser, R. R Unocic, D. Jiang, M. Naguib*. Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Like Carbon Intercalated MXene Heterostructure Electrodes for Enhanced Sodium- and Lithium-Ion Storage. Advanced Science, 2024, 11, 2402708. 

9. M. Li†, Q. Fan†, L. Gao, K. Liang, Q. Huang*. Chemical Intercalation of Layered Materials: From Structure Tailoring to Applications. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2312918. 

10. H. Ding, Y. Li, M. Li, K. Chen, K. Liang, J. Lu, J. Palisaitis, P. O. Å. Persson, P. Eklund, L. Hultman, S. Du, Z. Chai, Y. Gogotsi*, Q. Huang*. Chemical-scissor-mediated structural editing of layered transition metal carbides. Science, 2023, 379(6637), 1130-1135.