Shuangke Liu | Energy Conversion | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Shuangke Liu | Energy Conversion | Best Researcher Award

Associate Professor | National University of Defense Technology | China

Mr. Liu Shuangke is an associate professor and master’s supervisor at the National University of Defense Technology with extensive expertise in high-specific-energy lithium-sulfur and lithium-metal batteries as well as fiber-shaped batteries. He earned his Ph.D. from the National University of Defense Technology and has built a strong foundation in materials science and electrochemistry. Throughout his professional career, he has led numerous research projects, published over 40 papers in reputed journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Functional Materials, and Chem. Soc. Rev., and applied for 15 patents while authoring a monograph. His research interests focus on innovative battery materials, structural design of hollow carbon frameworks, gradient multicomponent solid electrolyte interphases, spin modulation, and orbital strengthening for high-voltage cathodes. He has mentored students who have won multiple awards, guided theses recognized at provincial and national levels, and contributed actively to the scientific community as a youth editorial board member for journals including Electrochemistry and Carbon Neutralization. Liu Shuangke has received various honors for teaching excellence and research achievements. His research skills include advanced electrochemical analysis, materials synthesis, battery design, and interphase engineering, reflecting both innovation and practical impact. His work has garnered 1,593 citations by 1,392 documents, with 47 documents and an h-index of 25, demonstrating high visibility and influence in the field of energy storage and battery research.

Profiles: Scopus | ORCID | ResearchGate        

Featured Publications

Liu, S., Yao, Z., Fu, T., Pan, T., Luo, C., Pang, M., Xiong, S., Guo, Q., Li, Y., Zheng, C., Sun, W., & Zhou, G. (2025). Dynamic doping and interphase stabilization for cobalt-free and high-voltage lithium metal batteries. Nature Communications.

Liu, S., [Authors as above]. (2025). In situ partial-cyclized polymerized acrylonitrile-coated NCM811 cathode for high-temperature ≥ 100 °C stable solid-state lithium metal batteries. Nano Micro Letters.

Liu, S., Pan, T., Li, Y., Yao, Z., Zhu, Y., Wang, X., Wang, J., Zheng, C., & Sun, W. (2025). Research advances on lithium-ion batteries calendar life prognostic models. Carbon Neutralization.

Integrated online identification of aerodynamic and thrust parameters for air-breathing aircraft. Conference Paper.

Dr. Mozhdeh Forouzandeh | Renewable Energy | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Renewable Energy, Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Solaires Entreprises Inc, Canada

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🎓 Education:

Dr. Forouzandeh earned her Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, under the supervision of Prof. Nima Taghavinia from Sharif University of Technology, with a GPA of 17.72/20. Her thesis, “Perovskite Solar Cells with Carbon Composite Electrodes and Inorganic Hole Transport Material,” was graded excellent. During 2018-2019, she undertook a sabbatical at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, researching reversible and irreversible losses in perovskite solar cells. She holds an M.Sc. in Condensed Matter Physics from Isfahan University of Technology, with a GPA of 17.37/20, where she studied electronic quantum transport of disordered graphene nanoribbons. Her B.Sc. in Physics was also from Isfahan University of Technology, with a GPA of 16.82/20.

🏢 Employment History:

Dr. Forouzandeh is currently an R&D Scientist at Solaires Entreprises Inc. From 2020 to 2022, she served as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Physics at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, funded by the Iran Science Elites Federation. Her research focused on printable perovskite solar cells. She also has experience as a Lab Instructor in the Physics Department at Isfahan University of Technology from 2012 to 2013.

👩‍🔬 Supervision of Junior Researchers:

Between 2019 and 2022, Dr. Forouzandeh supervised Master’s and Ph.D. students on projects related to printed perovskite solar cells and optimizing interfaces in SnO2-based perovskite solar cells.

🔬 Research Experience:

Dr. Forouzandeh’s research expertise includes the fabrication of carbon and metal electrode-based perovskite solar cells using spin-coated and blade-coated methods, optimizing device performance, and synthesizing FAPbI3 single crystals. She is proficient in various device characterization techniques, including I-V, IPCE, EIS, and photoluminescence measurements. She is also skilled in programming languages such as C++, Fortran90, Python, and familiar with machine learning.

📖 Publications:

Charged defect healing by N, N′–di (naphthalene-1-yl)-N, N′ diphenyl benzidine at the interface of CuInS2 nanoparticle hole transporting materials in carbon-based halide …
  • Authors: Mahsa Heydari, Mahdi Mohammadi, Elham Baghestani, Fariba Tajabadi, Alan R Bowman, Bart Roose, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Maryam Heidariramsheh, Samuel D Stranks, Yaser Abdi, Nima Taghavinia
  • Journal: Journal of Power Sources
  • Year: 2023
Engineering of CIGS nanoparticle inks for colloidal stability, uniform film formation and application as HTL for perovskite solar cells
  • Authors: Rouhollah Khosroshahi, Nastaran A Tehrani, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Fatemeh Behrouznejad, Nima Taghavinia, Mojtaba Bagherzadeh
  • Journal: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Year: 2022
Effect of Zn/Sn Ratio on Perovskite Solar Cell Performance Applying Off-Stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnS4/Carbon Hole-Collecting Electrodes
  • Authors: Maryam Heidariramsheh, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Nima Taghavinia, Seyed Mohammad Mahdavi
  • Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Year: 2022
Enhanced performance of planar perovskite solar cells using TiO2/SnO2 and TiO2/WO3 bilayer structures: Roles of the interfacial layers
  • Authors: Mozhgan Kazemzadeh Otoufi, Mehdi Ranjbar, Ahmad Kermanpur, Nima Taghavinia, Mehran Minbashi, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Firouzeh Ebadi
  • Journal: Solar Energy
  • Year: 2020
Effect of indium ratio in CuInxGa1-xS2/carbon hole collecting electrode for perovskite solar cells
  • Authors: Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Fatemeh Behrouznejad, Ehsan Ghavaminia, Rouhollah Khosroshahi, Xiaoguo Li, Yiqiang Zhan, Yuan Liao, Zhijun Ning, Nima Taghavinia
  • Journal: Journal of Power Sources
  • Year: 2020