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​2020


​Luo, L.; Hu, B.; Wu, W.; Hu, M. Liu, T. L.* "Ni-Catalyzed Electrochemical C(sp2)−C(sp3) Cross-Coupling Reactions" submitted. 
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ChemRxiv preprint version, 20200206. [Link]
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Wu, W.; Luo, J.; Wang, F.; Yuan, B.; Liu, T. L.* "A Self-Trapping, Bipolar Viologen Bromide Electrolyte for Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries" submitted. 
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ChemRxiv preprint version, 20200605. [Link]
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Li, W.; Zheng, J.; Hu, B. Fu, H.; Hu, M.; Veyssal, A.; Zhao, Y.; He, J.; Liu, T. L.; Ho-Baillie, A.  Jin, S.  "High-performance solar flow battery powered by a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell",  Nat. Mater. 2020, in press [Link]. 
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Bi, Y.; He, S.; Fan, C.; Luo, J.; Yuan, B.; Liu, T. L.* "A Robust Ionic Liquid Magnesium Electrolyte Enabling Mg/S Batteries",  J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 12301-12305. [Link]
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​Nielson, K. V.; Luo, J. Liu, T. L.* "Optimizing Calcium Electrolytes by Solvent Manipulation for Ca Batteries", Batteries & Supercaps, 2020​, in press. [Link]
​**An invited contribution to the special issue on "Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Storage".
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​Debruler, C.; Wu, W.; Cox, K.; Vanness, B., Liu, T. L.* "Integrated Saltwater Desalination and Energy Storage through A pH Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery", Adv. Func. Mater., 2020, 2000385. [Link]
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​Sun, J.;  Deng, C.; Bi, Y.; Wu, K.;  Zhu, S.; Xie, Z.; Li, C.; Amal, R.; Luo, L.; Liu, T. L.*;  Wang, D.* "In-Situ Sulfurized Carbon-confined Cobalt for Long-Life Mg/S Batteries" ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 2516–2525. [Link]
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​Nielson K. V.; Liu, T. L.* "Dawn of Calcium Batteries", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 3368-3370. [Link]
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​Wang, H.; Feng, X.; Chen, Y.; Liu, Y.-S.; Han, K. S.; Zhou, M.; Engelhard, M. H.; Murugesan, V.; Assary, R. S.; Liu, T. L.; Henderson, W.; Nie, Z.; Gu, M.; Xiao, J.; Wang, C.; Persson, K. A.; Mei, D.; Zhang, J.-G.; Mueller, K. T.; Guo, J.; Zavadil, K. R.; Shao, Y.; Liu, J. "Reversible electrochemical interface of Mg metal and conventional electrolyte enabled by intermediate adsorption", ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 2, 200-206. [Link]

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2019


​Badalyan, A.; Yang, Z.; Hu, B.; Luo, J.; Hu. M.; Liu, T. L. Lance Seefeldt*; "An Efficient Viologen-Based Electron Donor to Nitrogenase", Biochemistry 2019, 58, 4590-4595. [Link]

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Luo, J.; Hu, B.; Hu, M.; Liu, T. L.*; "Status and Prospects of Organic Redox Flow Batteries towards Renewable Energy Storage", ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 2220-2240. [Link]
**An invited review article.
**Highlighted as an ACS EL cover story [Link]
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Hu, B. (co-1st author); Luo, J. (co-1st author); Hu, M.; Yuan B. Liu, T. L.* "A pH Neutral, Metal Free Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery Employing an Ammonium Anthraquinone Anolyte", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 16629-16636. [Link]
**Dedicated to Leo's postdoc advisors, Dr. Daniel L. DuBois and Prof. Mary Rakowski DuBois.
**Our 1st ACIE full research article.
**Selected as an ACIE "Hot Paper".
**Highlighted by ChemistryViews, "
Better Electrolyte for Redox-Flow Batteries: pH-Neutral aqueous organic redox-flow battery with an ammonium anthraquinone anolyte" [Link]
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nimated Youtube highlight  prepared by ChemistryViews: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FIRpdc1-5w
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Nielson, K.; Zhang, L. Zhang Q.; Liu, T. L.* "A Strategic High Yield Synthesis of 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone Based MOFs", Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 10756-10760.[Link]

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Ma, D.; Bo, H.; Wu, W.; Zai, J.;* Shu, C.; Liu, X.; Chen, L.; Qian, X.;* Liu, T. L.;* “Highly Active CoS2/CoS Heterojunction Electrocatalysts for Aqueous Polysulfide/Iodide Redox Flow Battery”, Nat. Commn. 2019, 10: 3367. [Link]
**Selected as the Nat. Comm. Focus on Energy Materials. [Link]

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Moss, J.; Zhang, L.; Nielson, K. V.; Bi, Yujing.; Wu, C.*; Scheiner, S.*.;   Liu, T. L.* "Computational Insights into Mg-Cl Complex Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries", Batteries & Supercaps 2019, 2, 792-800. [Link]
**Highlighted by X-mol.com [Link]

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Hu, Bo.; Hu. M.; Seefeldt L.; Liu, T. L.*; "Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia by Mo2N: Catalysis or Decomposition?" ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 1053-1054. [Link]
ChemRxiv preprint version, 2019. [Link]
​**An ACS EL Energy Express paper.
**A most read article in April and May, 2019.
**Highlighted by ACS EL Energy Focus. [Link]


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Luo, J. (co-1st author); Bi, Y. (co-1st author); Zhang, L.; Zhang, X.; Liu, T. L.* "A Stable, Non-corrosive Perfluorinated Pinacolatoborate Mg Electrolyte for Rechargeable Mg Batteries", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6967-6971. [Link]
ChemRxiv preprint version (forgive us for minor mistakes and typos) , 2019. [Link]

**Dedicated to Leo's PhD advisor, Dr. Marcetta Darensbourg at Texas A&M University.
**An ACIE very important paper (VIP).
**Highlighted as a cover story [Link].
**Highlighted by ChemistryViews [Link], X-mol.com, Nanoer.com.

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Luo, J.; Wu, W.; DeBruler, C.; Hu, B.; Hu, M.; Liu, T. L.* "A 1.51 V pH Neutral Redox Flow Battery towards Scalable Energy Storage",  J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 9130-9136. [Link]
**2019 JMCA Hot Papers.

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Liao, Q.; Liu, T. L.; Johnson, S. I.; Klug, C. M.; Wieder, E. S.; Bullock, R. M.; DuBois, D. L.  "Evaluation of Attractive Interactions in the Second Coordination Sphere of Iron Complexes Containing Pendant Amines", Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 4867-4878. [Link] 
**An invited contribution to a special issue of Dalton Transactions on Inorganic Chemistry of the p-block elements. It was Leo's first project at PNNL (2009) and published 10 year later. 
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Hu, B.; Luo, J.; DeBruler C.; Hu, M; Wu, W.; Liu, T. L.* "Redox Active Inorganic Materials for Redox Flow Batteries", Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry: Inorganic Battery Materials, 2019, 1-25. [Link]
**An invited book chapter.




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Luo, J. (co-1st author); Hu, B. (co-1st author); DeBruler C.  Zhao, Y., Yuan B. Hu, M. Wu, W. Liu, T. L.* "Unprecedented Capacity and Stability of Ammonium Ferrocyanide Catholyte in pH Neutral Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries", Joule 2019, 4, 1-15. ​ [Link]
**Highlighted by Science Magazine, "
Advances in flow batteries promise cheap backup power. Science 2018, 362 (6414), 508-509.​" [Link]
**News reported by China Science Daily (中国科学时报) and Sciencenet (科学网), “打造可再生能源后备军”. 
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**Highlighted by Utah State Today, "Simple Change, Big Impact: USU Chemists Boost Green Battery Capability​". [Link]
**Highlighted by techxplore.com, "Simple Change, Big Impact: Chemists advance sustainable battery technology​". [Link]
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​2018

Luo, J.; Liu, T. L.* "Tandem Solar Flow Batteries for Conversion, Storage, and Utilization of Solar Energy​", Chem. 2018, 4, 2488-2490. ​[Link]
**This is an invited preview article by the Chem Journal to highlight a record 14.1% solar rechargeable flow battery published in the same journal by the Song Jin group from University of Wisconsin. In fact, this impressive SRFB is based on our MV/HO-TEMPO AORFB (Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1501449​).
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Hu, B.; Tang, Y.; Luo, J.; Grove, G.; Guo, Y.; Liu, T. L.* "Improved Radical Stability of Viologen Anolytes in Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries", Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6871-6874. [Link]
**This is an invited contribution to the themed collection: 2018 Emerging Investigators.
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Hu, B.; Liu, T. L.* "Two Electron Utilization of Methyl Viologen Anolyte in Nonaqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery", J. Energy Chem. 2018, 27, 1326-1332.
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**This is an invited contribution to the featured issue on "Redox Flow Batteries". 
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DeBruler C.; Hu, B.; Moss, J.; Luo, J.; Liu, T. L.* "A Sulfonate Functionalized Viologen Enabling Neutral Cation Exchange Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries towards Renewable Energy Storage", ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3, 663-668. [Link​]
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Luo, J.; Hu, B.;  DeBruler C.; Liu, T. L.* "A π-Conjugation Extended Viologen as Novel Two-Electron Storage Anolyte for Total Organic Aqueous Redox Flow Battery​​", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 231-235. [Link]
​**This is a dedicated article to Prof. Mei Wang for her 62nd birthday. Prof. Wang was Leo's Ms. advisor at Dalian University of Technology.
**Featured as a cover story by ACIE's 2018 1st issue (open access). [Link]

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/anie.201712625/full​
**Also highlighted in the ACIE editorial in the same issue (link).
**Highlighted by Phys.org, "​​
Two better than one".
**Highlighted by Utah State Today [Link].
**Highlighted by X-mol.com as a top story http://www.x-mol.com/news/11337 ​
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Luo, J.; Hu, B.; Sam, A.; Liu, T. L.* "Metal Free Electrocatalytic Aerobic Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids", Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 361-364. [Link]



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Li, W.; Jiang, N.; Hu, B.; Liu, X.; Song, F.; Han, G.; Jordan, T. J.; Hanson, T. B.;  Liu, T. L.​; Sun, Y.* "New electrolyzer design for flexible decoupled water splitting and organic upgrading with electron reservoirs", Chem  2018​, 3, 637-649. [Link]

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Hu, B.; Harris, D. Dean, D.; Liu, T. L. Yang, Z.; Seefeldt L. "Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Nitrogenase MoFe and FeFe Proteins​​", Bioelectrochemistry​ 2018, 120, 104-109.
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**This is an invited contribution.
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2017

DeBruler C. (co-1st author); Hu, B. (co-1st author); Moss, J.; Liu, X. Luo, J.; Sun, Y; Liu, T. L.* "Designer Two Electron Storage Viologen Anolyte Materials for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries", Chem 2017, 3, 961-978. 
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**Chem is a flagship journal of Cell Publications on chemistry research.
**Highlighted by a preview article entitled  "Molecular Engineering Enables Better Organic Flow Batteries" in Chem: 
http://www.cell.com/chem/fulltext/S2451-9294(17)30478-3
​**Highlighted by Utah State Today: 
https://www.usu.edu/today/index.cfm?id=57258​​
**Highlighted by X-mol.com as a top story http://www.x-mol.com/news/10612
**Featured as a top story in Logan Herald Journal News.
https://news.hjnews.com/education/usu-professor-works-to-improve-battery-efficiency-for-applications
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**Highlighted by USTAR, "
USU professor works to improve battery efficiency for applications​".
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Luo, J.; Sam, A.; Hu, B.; DeBruler C. Liu, T. L.* "Unraveling pH Dependent Cycling Stability of Ferricyanide   / Ferrocyanide in Redox Flow Batteries", Nano Energy 2017, 42, 215-221. [Link]
​**Highlighted by X-mol.com 
http://www.x-mol.com/news/10211
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Bi, Yujing.; Luo, J.; Hu, B.; He, S.; Nielson, K.; Liu, T. L.* "Chemistry and Electrochemical Performance of Mg Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries: A Study of Mg Powder Scavenger", ECS Trans., 2017, 80, 343-348. [​​Link]

Hu, B.; Seefeldt, C., DeBruler C.; Liu, T. L.* "Boosting Energy Efficiency and Power performance of Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries", J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 22137-22145. [Link​]
​**Highlighted as the front cover story!
​**Highlighted by Utah State Today: 
https://www.usu.edu/today/index.cfm?id=57258​
**Featured as a top story in Logan Herald Journal News.
https://news.hjnews.com/education/usu-professor-works-to-improve-battery-efficiency-for-applications
​**Highlighted by USTAR, "USU professor works to improve battery efficiency for applications​".
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​Luo, J; .He, S.; Liu, T. L.* "Ternary Mg/MgCl2/AlCl3 Inorganic Mg2+ Electrolytes with Unprecedented Electrochemical Performance for Reversible Mg Deposition", ACS Energy Letters 2017, 2, 1197-1202. ​[Link]
**Highlighted by Cache valley daily:
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_c218dcc0-41b2-11e7-8ab7-3f61fc02c2dc.html

​**Highlighted by Utah State Today: 
http://www.usu.edu/today/index.cfm?id=56761&nl=522
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He, S.; Luo, J. Liu, T. L.* "MgCl2/AlCl3 Electrolytes for Reversible Mg Deposition/Stripping: Electrochemical Conditioning or Not?", J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 12718-12722. 
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**Highlighted as the cover story!

​**Highlighted by Utah State Today:
http://www.usu.edu/today/index.cfm?id=56761&nl=522
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Hu, B.; DeBruler C., Rhodes, Z.; Liu, T. L.* "Long Cycling Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery (AORFB) for Sustainable and Safe Energy Storage", J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1207. [Link]
**Highlighted in an ACIE highlight article. Check it out!
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/anie.201701254/abstract

**News report by China Science Daily (中国科学时报) and Sciencenet (科学网).
http://news.sciencenet.cn/dz/dznews_photo.aspx?id=27351
**News report by X-Mol: 
http://www.x-mol.com/news/5143

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He, S.; Neilson, K. V.; Luo, J..; Liu, T. L.* "Recent Advances on MgCl2 Based Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries", Energy Storage Mater 2017, 8, 184-188. [Link].
**Invited review article contributed to the special issue on "Future Energy Materials".
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2016

Liu, T.*; Wei, X.; Nie, Z.; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. "A Total Organic Aqueous Redox Flow Battery Employing a Low Cost and Sustainable Methyl Viologen Anolyte and 4-HO-TEMPO Catholyte" 
Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1501449.[Link]

**Multiple news reports including a C&EN news highlight entitled "How Redox Flow Batteries Could Stabilize Our Electric Grids" [Link].
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2015

Shao, Y.; Rajput, N. N.; Hu, J.; Hu, M.; Liu, T.; Wei, Z.; Gu, M.; Deng, X.; Xu, S.; Han, K. S.; Wang, J.; Nie, Z.; Li, G.; Zavadil, K. R.; Xiao, J.; Wang, C.; Henderson, W. A.; Zhang, J.-G.; Wang, Y.; Mueller, K. T.; Persson, K.; Liu, J. "Nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for rechargeable magnesium batteries"Nano Energy 2015, 12, 750-758. [Link​]

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Liu, T.; Liao, Q.; O’Hagan, M.; Hulley, E. B.; DuBois, D. L.; Bullock, R. M. “Iron Complexes Bearing Diphosphine Ligands with Positioned Pendant Amines as Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of H2 ”Organometallics 2015, 34, 2747-2764. [Link]
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Wei, X.; Xu, W.; Cosimbescu, L.;  Henserson, W.; Liu, T.; Li, B. Murugesan, V; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. “Radical Compatibility with Nonaqueous Electrolytes and Its Impact on Total-Organic Redox Flow Battery” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 30, 8684-8687.  [Link] 
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Liu, T.*; Cox, J., Hu, D.; Deng, X. Hu, J.; Hu, M.; Xiao, J.; Shao, Y.; Tang, K.; Liu, J. “A Fundamental Study on the [(u-Cl)3Mg2(THF)6]+ Dimer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Mg Batteries” Chem.  Commun. 2015, 51, 2312-2315. [Link] 

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Liu, C.; Liu, T.​; Hall, M. B. "Influence of the Density Functional and Basis Set on the Relative Stabilities of Oxygenated Isomers of Diiron Models for the Active Site of [FeFe] Hydrogenase" J. Chem.Theory Comput. 2015, 11, 205-214. [Link]

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2014

Liu, T.*; DuBois, M. R.; DuBois, D. L.; and Bullock, R. M. “Electrochemical Oxidation of H2 Catalyzed by Ruthenium Hydride Complexes Bearing P2N2 Ligands With Pendant Amines as Proton Relays” Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 3630-3639. [Link]. 
**Highlighted as the EES journal's back cover featuring our new Ru catalysts for hydrogen oxidation with "Mt Rainier" background.

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Wei, X.; Xu, W.; Cosimbescu, L.; Murugesan, V; Liu, T.; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. “TEMPO-based Catholyte for High Energy Density Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries”, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26 (45), 7649-7653. [Link]
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Fang, M.; Wiedner, E. S.; Dougherty, W. G.; Kassel, W. S.; Liu, T.; DuBois, D. L.; Bullock, R. M. Organometallics, “Cobalt Complexes Containing Pendant Amines in the Second Coordination Sphere as Electrocatalysts for H2 Production” 2014, 33, 5820-5833. [Link] 
**Invited contribution to the Organometallics special issue on "Catalytic and Orgaometallic Chemistry of Earth-Abundant Metals".
**Featured on the journal cover   
 

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Liu, T.*; Wang, X.; Hoffmann, C.; DuBois, D. L.; Bullock, R. M. “Heterolytic Cleavage of Hydrogen by an Iron Hydrogenase Model: An Fe-H···H-N Dihydrogen Bond Characterized by Neutron Diffraction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5300-5304. [Link]
**ACIE very important paper (VIP), highlighted as a frontispiece cover.
**Highlighted by multiple news reports.
 
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Hsieh, C.; Erdem, O. F.; Ding, D.; Crouthers, D.; Liu, T.; McCrory, C. C. L.; Lubitz, W.; Popescu, C.; Reibenspies, J. H.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y. “Redox active iron nitrosyl units in proton reduction electrocatalysis”, Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 3684. [Link]

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Liu, T.*; Shao, Y.; Li, G.; Gu, M.; Hu, J.; Xu, S.; Nie, Z.; Chen, X.; Wang, C.; Liu, J. “A facile approach using MgCl2 to formulate high performance Mg2+ electrolytes for rechargeable Mg batteries”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 3430-3438. [Link]

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Cheng, Y.; Liu, T.; Shao, Y.; Engelhard, M. H.; Liu, J.; Li, G. “Electrochemically stable cathode current collectors for rechargeable magnesium batteries”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 2473-2477. [Link]

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Darmon, J. M.; Raugei, S.; Liu, T.; Hulley, E. B.; Weiss, C. J.; Bullock, R. M.; Helm, M. L. “Iron Complexes for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen: Tuning Primary and Secondary Coordination Spheres”, ACS Catalysis 2014, 1246-1260. [Link]
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2013

Shao, Y.; Gu, M.; Li, X.; Nie, Z.; Zuo, P.; Li, G.; Liu, T.; Xiao, J.; Cheng, Y.; Wang, C.; Zhang, J.-G.; Liu, J. “Highly Reversible Mg Insertion in Nanostructured Bi for Mg Ion Batteries”, Nano Lett, 2013, 14, 255-260. [Link]
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Shao, Y.; Liu, T., Li. G., Gu, M.; Nie, Z.; Engelhard, M.; Xiao, J.; Lv, D.; Wang, C.; Zhang, J.; Liu, J. “Coordination Chemistry in Magnesium Battery Electrolytes: How Ligands Affect Their Performance ”, Sci. Rep., 2013, 3. [Link]

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Franz, J. A.; O’Hagan, M.; Ho, M.-H.; Liu, T.; Helm, M. L.; Lense, S.; DuBois, D. L.; Shaw, W. J.; Appel, A. M.; Raugei, S.; Bullock, R. M. “Conformational Dynamics and Proton Relay Positioning in Nickel Catalysts for Hydrogen Production and Oxidation”, Organometallics 2013, 32, 7034-7042. [Link]
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Liu, T.; DuBois D. L. and Bullock, R. M. “An iron complex with pendant amines as a molecular electrocatalyst for oxidation of hydrogen”, Nature Chemistry, 2013,5,228-233. [Link]
**News reports by over 10 media outlets: phys.org, “Fast and efficient biologically inspired catalyst could someday make fuel cells cheaper”; sciencedaily.com, “Affordable Fuel Cells Closer: Synthetic Molecule First Electricity-Making Catalyst to Use Iron to Split Hydrogen Gas”.

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Yang, J.; Smith, S.; Liu, T.; Dougherty, W.; Hoffert, S.; Kassel, W. S.; Bullock, R. M.; DuBois M. R. and DuBois D. L. “Two Pathways for electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen by a Nickel Bis(diphosphine) Complex with Pendant Amines in the Second Coordination Sphere” submitted to J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 9700-9712. [Link]

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2012

Liu, T.; Chen, S.; O'Hagan, M. J.; DuBois, M. R.; Bullock, R. M.; and DuBois D. L. “Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivities of Half-sandwich Fe Complexes Containing Cyclic Diazadiphosphine Ligands: The Role of the Pendant Base in Heterolytic Cleavage of H2”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 6257-6272. [Link] 
**Highlighted by PNNL official website entitled “Iron Center and Pendant Nitrogen Needed to Achieve Catalyst's Goal”.
**News reported on the website of physicstoday.org,“Plant-inspired catalysts smooth the route to cleaner energy”.

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van der Eide, E.; Walter, E.; Yang, P.; Liu, T.; Bullock, R. M.; “Dinuclear Metalloradicals Featuring Unsupported Metal-Metal Bonds”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 32, 1-5. [Link]
**Highlighted by PNNL official website entitled “Metal-metal bonding”.
**News reported on the website of Scientific  Computing and Modeling, www.SCM.com, “Insights into the Bonding in Dinuclear Metalloradicals”.

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Van der Eide, E.; Liu, T.; Camaioni, D.; Walter, E.; Bullock, R. M.; “Facile Thermal W-W Bond Homolysis in the N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Containing Tungsten Dimer [CpW(CO)2(IMe)]2”, Organometallics 2012, 31, 1775-1789. [Link]                         
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2011

Tronic, T. A.; DuBois, M. R.; Kaminsky, W.; Coggins, M. K.; Liu, T.; Mayer, J. M.  “Directing Protons to the Dioxygen Ligand of a Ruthenium(II) Complex with Pendent Amines in the Second Coordination Sphere”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10936-10939. [Link]
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Sanabria-Chinchilla, J.; Liu, T.; Savoie, B.; Thomas, C. M.; Darensbourg, M. Y.; Soriaga, M.; “Electrochemical Investigation of mono-NHC Substituted Diiron Complexes ((μ-pdt)[Fe(CO)3][Fe(CO)2NHC], NHC = IMes, SIMes)”, Philippine Sci. Lett. 2012, 5, 150-156.
**Invited contribution in honor of Professor Soriaga. 
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2010

Liu, T.; Li, B.; Popescu, C. V.; Bilko, A.; Pérez, L. M.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Analysis of a Pentacoordinate Iron Dicarbonyl as Synthetic Analogue of the Hmd or [Fe]-Hydrogenase Active Site”, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16 (10), 3083-3089. [Link]

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2009

Li, B.; Liu, T. (equal contribution); Popescu, C. V.; Bilko, A.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Synthesis and Mossbauer Characterization of Octahedral Iron(II) Carbonyl Complexes FeI2(CO)(3)L and FeI2(CO)(2)L-2: Developing Models of the [Fe]-H(2)ase Active Site”, Inorg. Chem. 2009, 49 (17), 8393-8403. [Link]

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Li, B.; Liu, T.; Singleton, M.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Influence of Sulf-Oxygenation on CO/L Substitution and Fe(CO)3 Rotation in Thiolate-bridged Diiron Complexes” Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48 (17), 8393-8403. [Link]
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Liu, T.; Li, B.; M. Singleton, M.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Sulfur Oxygenation of [FeFe] Hydrogenase Biomimetics: Possible Connection to Air Sensitivity of the Enzyme” J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 8296-8307. [Link]
**Highlighted by Jacs-select editorial entailed as “The Interface of InorganicChemistry and Biology” by Professor Stephen Lippard from MIT. 
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Thomas, C. M.; Liu, T. (equal contribution); Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Series of Mixed Valent Fe(II)Fe(I) Complexes That Model the Hox State of [FeFe] Hydrogenase: Redox Properties, Density-Functional Theory Investigation, and Reactivities with Extrinsic CO” Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47 (15), 7009-7024. [Link]

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2008

Wang, N.; Wang, M.; Liu, T.; Li, P.; Zhang, T.; Darensbourg, M. Y.; Sun, L., “CO-Migration in the Ligand Substitution Process of the Chelating Diphosphite Diiron Complex (μ-pdt)[Fe(CO)3][Fe(CO){(EtO)2PN(Me)P(OEt)2}]”Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47 (15), 6948-6955. [Link]
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Thomas, C. M.; Liu, T.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Regioselective 12CO/13CO Exchange Activity of Mixed Valent Fe(II)Fe(I) Models of the Hox State of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase” Chem. Commun. 2008, 13, 1563-1565. [Link]
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2007

Liu, T.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “A Mixed Valent, Fe(II)Fe(I), Diiron Complex Reproduces the Unique Rotated State of the [FeFe]Hydrogenase Active Site”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7008-7009.
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**Highlighted in the book entitled as “Bio-inspired Chemistry for Energy” published by National Research Council.*The most cited research article on the topic of “hydrogenase” since 2007.
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Thomas, C. M.; Rudiger, O.; Liu, T.; Carson, O. E.; Hall, M. B.; Darensbourg, M. Y., “Synthesis of Carboxylic Acid Modified [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model Complexes Amenable for Surface Immobilization”, Organometallics, 2007, 26, 3976-3984. [Link]

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Dong, W.; Wang, M.; Liu, T.; Liu, X.; Jin, K.; Sun, L., “Preparation, structures and electrochemical property of phosphine substituted diiron azadithiolates relevant to the active site of Fe-only hydrogenases”, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2007, 12, 102–118. [Link]
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2004

Liu, T.; Wang, M.; Shi, Z.; Cui, H.; Dong, W.; Chen, J.; Akermark, B. Sun, L., “Synthesis, Structures and Electrochemical Properties of Nitro- and Amino- Functionalized Diiron Azadithiolates as Active Site Models of Fe-Only Hydrogenases”, Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 4474–4479. [Link]
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Patent Applications (filed)

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Liu, T.; Luo, J.; Bi, Y. "Magnesium-based electrolyte compositions and uses thereof", US patent, US20190020058A1, 2018. [Link]

Liu, T.; Hu, B. "Materials for Use in an Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery", US patent, US20180072669A1, 2016. [Link]
**Licensed by TCI Chemicals.


Liu, T.; Wei, X.; Sprenkle, V.; Wang, W. "Aqueous electrolytes for redox flow battery systems", US patent, US9793566B2, 2015. [Link]

Liu, T.; Liu, J.; Shao, Y. Li, G.; Zhang, J. "Mixed electrolytes for hybrid magnesium-alkali metal ion batteries", US patent, US20150140422A1, 2014. [Link]

Zhang, J.; Lu, X.; Wu, X.; Qian, J.; Xiao, J.; Liu, B.; Shao, Y.; Lu, D.; Deng, D.;
Liu, T.; Li, Q. “Methods and Compositions for Lithium Ion Batteries”, US patent, US20170365876A1, 2014. [Link]

Shao, Y.; Liu, J.; Li, G.;
Liu, T. "Magnesium Energy Storage Device Having a Semi-Solid Positive Electrode", US patent, US20140302422, 2013. [Link]

Liu, T.; Li, G.; Liu, J.; Shao, Y., "Magnesium-Based Energy Storage Systems and Methods Having Improved Electrolytes", US patent US20140302404, 2013. [Link]
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