Rate My Professor Haidong Liu

Haidong Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technical Physics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, at the University of Eastern Finland. His research specializes in key materials and technologies for sustainable Li/Na-ion batteries, investigating synthesis–structure–property relationships and interfacial chemistries of electrode active materials, particularly cathodes, to improve energy and power densities, durability, and safety. Liu develops recycling approaches for spent batteries and biomass-based materials to reduce environmental impact and bridges fundamental research with practical applications through industry collaborations. He is a member of the Pharmaceutical Physics research group.

Liu also serves as a Researcher in the Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory, Structural Chemistry, at Uppsala University. He has received 491,917 euros in funding from the Academy of Finland for the project "Circular Battery Futures: Recyclable Bio-Based Binders for a Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Lifecycle." His key publications include "Morphological Evolution of High-Voltage Spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Critical Effects of Surface Orientations and Particle Size" (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016), "Li3V2(PO4)3/graphene nanocomposites as cathode material for lithium ion batteries" (Chemical Communications, 2011), "Rapid determination of solid-state diffusion coefficients in Li-based batteries via intermittent current interruption method" (Nature Communications, 2023), "Doping-Induced Surface Passivation Enables High-Voltage Cycling Capability of Ni-Rich Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries" (ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2026), and "Single‐Crystalline Biphasic Layered Cathodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries" (Small, 2026). Liu supervises doctoral researchers in lithium-ion battery materials and aqueous binder development, advancing energy storage technologies.