Prof. Huicong LIU

Huicong LIU is an Associate Professor with the Robotics and Microsystems Center, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Her research interests are vibration-based MEMS/NEMS energy harvesters and self-powered MEMS devices and systems for wireless sensor networks. She received her B.Sc and M.Sc. degrees in Department of Mechanical Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, in 2006 and 2008 respectively. She received her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore in Jan. 2013. She was a Research Fellow at Lab of Sensors, MEMS and NEMS, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, from Aug. 2012 to Aug. 2013.

Contact Email: hcliu078@suda.edu.cn

Award: IUMRS-ICEM 2012

Invited talk:

  1. Huicong Liu, Tao Chen, and Lining Sun, Development of Self-powered Energy Harvesting Systems,Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy (MCARE2015), Symposium 5 (Self-Power Generators), C-4-I26-003, Jeju, Korea, Feb. 24-27, 2015.
  2. Huicong Liu, The frequency broadening strategy for vibration-based energy harvesting, Intern. Conf. on BioElectronics, BioSensor, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS and Applications 2014 (Bio4Apps 2014), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, Nov. 17-19, 2014.
  3. Huicong Liu, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Chengkuo Lee, Vibration-based MEMS energy harvesting system for wireless biomedical sensors, Intern. Conf. on BioElectronics, BioSensor, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS and Applications 2012 (Bio4Apps 2012), Invited talk 5, CeLS, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Nov. 19-20, 2012.
  4. Huicong Liu, Takeshi Kobayashi and Chengkuo Lee, MEMS Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters using PZT Cantilevers,Intern. Union of Mat. Research Soc. - Intern. Conf. on Electronic Mat. (IUMRS-ICEM 2012), Symposium C-4 (Green Micro Energy Management Systems), C-4-I26-003, Yokohama, Japan, Sep. 23-28, 2012.

Journals/Letters:

  1. Huicong Liu, Yuedong Xia, Tao Chen*, Zhan Yang, Wenjie Liu, Pengbo Wang, Lining Sun, Study of a Hybrid Generator Based on Triboelectric and Electromagnetic Mechanisms, IEEE Sen. J., vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 3853-3860, 2017.
  2. Huicong Liu, Zhangping Ji, Hui Xu, Ming Sun, Tao Chen*, Lining Sun, Guodong Chen, Zhenhua Wang, Large-Scale and Flexible Self-Powered Triboelectric Tactile Sensing Array for Sensitive Robot Skin, Polymers, vol. 9, no. 11, 2017.
  3. 3. Tao Chen, Yaqiong Wang, Zhan Yang, Huicong Liu, Jinyong Liu, Lining Sun, A PZT Actuated Triple-Finger Gripper for Multi-Target Micromanipulation, Micromachines, vol. 8, no. 2, 2017.
  4. Tao Chen, Yaqiong Wang, Huicong Liu, Zhan Yang*, Pengbo Wang, Lining Sun, Topologically Optimized Nano-Positioning Stage Integrating with a Capacitive Comb Sensor, Sensors, vol. 17, no. 2, 2017.
  5. Daming Shen, Donglei Chen, Zhan Yang, Huicong Liu, Tao Chen*, Lining Sun, Toshio Fukuda, Electron Beam Irradiation Induced Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Fusion inside SEM, Scanning, 2017.
  6. Shun Chen, Li Ma, Tao Chen, Huicong Liu, Lining Sun, and Jianxiang Wang, Modeling and verification of a piezoelectric frequency-up-conversion energy harvesting system, Microsyst. Technol., vol. 23, no. 7, 2459-2466, 2017.
  7. Tao Chen*, Yuedong Xia, Wenjie Liu, Huicong Liu, Lining Sun, and Chengkuo Lee, A hybrid flapping-blade wind energy harvester based on vortex shedding effect, IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromech. Syst., vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 845-847, 2016.
  8. Zhangping Ji, Hui Zhu, Huicong Liu, Nan Liu, Tao Chen, Zhan Yang and Lining Sun, The Design and Characterization of a Flexible Tactile Sensing Array for Robot Skin, Sensors, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 1-11, 2016.
  9. Huicong Liu, Tao Chen*, Lining Sun, and Chengkuo Lee, An electromagnetic MEMS energy harvester array with multiple vibration modes, Micromachines, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 984-992, 2015.
  10. Huicong Liu, Zhangping Ji, Tao Chen*, Lining Sun, Suchith C. Menon and Chengkuo Lee, An intermittent self-powered energy harvesting system from low-frequency hand shaking, IEEE Sen. J., vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 4782-4790, 2015.
  11. Huicong Liu, Sudeep Gudla, Faezeh Arab Hassani, Chun Huat Heng, Yong Lian, and Chengkuo Lee, Investigation of the nonlinear electromagnetic energy harvesters from hand shaking, IEEE Sen. J, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 2356-2064, 2015.
  12. Huicong Liu, You Qian, Nan Wang and Chengkuo Lee, An in-plane approximated nonlinear MEMS electromagnetic energy harvester, IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromech. Syst., vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 740-749, 2014.
  13. Huicong Liu, Songsong Zhang, Takeshi Kobayashi, Tao Chen and Chengkuo Lee, Flow sensing and energy harvesting characteristics of a wind-driven piezoelectric Pb(Zr0.52, Ti0.48)O3 microcantilever, Micro & Nano Lett., vol. 9, no.4, pp. 286-289, 2014.
  14. Huicong Liu, Kah How Koh and Chengkuo Lee, Ultra-wide frequency broadening mechanism for micro-scale electromagnetic energy harvester, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 053901, 2014.
  15. Huicong Liu, You Qian and Chengkuo Lee, A multi-frequency vibration-based MEMS electromagnetic energy harvesting device, Sens. Actuators A: Phys., vol. 204, pp. 37-43, 2013.
  16. Lokesh Dhakar, Huicong Liu, F. E. H. Tay, and Chengkuo Lee, A new energy harvester design for high power output at low frequencies, Sens. Actuators A: Phys., vol. 199, pp. 344-352, 2013.
  17. Huicong Liu, Bo Woon Soon, Nan Wang, Cho Jui Tay, Chenggen Quan, and Chengkuo Lee, Feasibility study of a 3-D vibration-driven MEMS energy harvester with multiple vibration modes, J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 22, no. 12, 125020, 2012.
  18. Huicong Liu, Chengkuo Lee, Takeshi Kobayashi, Cho Jui Tay, and Chenggen Quan, Piezoelectric MEMS-based wideband energy harvesting systems using a frequency-up-conversion cantilever stopper, Sens. Actuators A: Phys., vol. 186, pp. 242-248, 2012.
  19. Huicong Liu, Songsong Zhang, Ramprakash Kathiresan, Takeshi Kobayashi and, Chengkuo Lee, Development of piezoelectric microcantilever flow sensor with wind-driven energy harvesting capability, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 100, no. 22, 223905, 2012.
  20. Huicong Liu, Chengkuo Lee, Takeshi Kobayashi, Cho Jui Tay, and Chenggen Quan, A New S-shaped MEMS PZT Cantilever for Energy Harvesting from Low Frequency Vibrations Below 30 Hz, Microsyst. Technol.,vol. 18 no. 4, pp. 497-506, 2012.
  21. Huicong Liu, Chengkuo Lee, Takeshi Kobayashi, Cho Jui Tay, and Chenggen Quan, Investigation of MEMS piezoelectric energy harvester system with frequency-widen-bandwidth mechanism introduced by mechanical stopper, Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 21, no. 3, 035005, 2012.
  22. Huicong Liu, Cho Jui Tay, Chenggen Quan, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Chengkuo Lee, A scrape-through piezoelectric MEMS energy harvester with frequency broadband and up-conversion behaviors, Microsyst. Technol., vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 1747-1754, 2011.
  23. Huicong Liu, Cho Jui Tay, Chenggen Quan, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Chengkuo Lee, Piezeoelectric MEMS energy harvester for low-frequency vibrations with wideband operation range and steadily increased output power, IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromech. Syst., vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 1131-1142, 2011.
  24. Cho Jui Tay, Chenggen Quan, Huicong Liu, and Mahadevaiah Gopal, Stress gradient of a micro-optoelectromechanical systems Fabry–Perot cavity based on InP, J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 023010, Apr–Jun 2010.

Conferences:

  1. Tao Chen, Yaqiong Wang, Zhan Yang, Huicong Liu, and Lining Sun, Release Method Of Microobjects Based On Piezoelectric Vibration, 2017 Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 37-42, February 1, 2017.
  2. Jiahong Lin, Huicong Liu, Tao Chen, Zhan Yang, Lining Sun, A rotational wearable energy harvester for human motion, 2017 IEEE 17th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE Nano 2017), Pittsburgh, USA, July 25-28, 2017.
  3. Jiahong Lin, Huicong Liu, Tao Chen, Zhan Yang and Lining Sun, A non-resonant rotational triboelectric energy harvester with high output performance, 17th International on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Application (PowerMEMS 2017), Kanazawa, Japan, Nov. 14-17, 2017.
  4. Jiankang Zhang, Tao Chen, Huicong Liu, and Lining Sun, A low-frequency three-dimensional hybrid energy harvester, 17th International on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Application (PowerMEMS 2017), Kanazawa, Japan, Nov. 14-17, 2017.
  5. Shun Chen, Li Ma, Tao Chen, Huicong Liu, and Lining Sun, A magnetic force induced frequency-up-conversion energy harvesting system, 12th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (IEEE/ASME MESA 2016), Auckland, New Zealand, August 29-31, 2016.
  6. Hongyun Lin, Po-Lin Hsu, Tao Chen, Huicong Liu, Haibo Huang, Lining Sun and Lijuan Cui, Design of a hybrid piezoelectric-electromagnetic vibration power generator, 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE Nano 2016), Sendai, Japan, August 22-25, 2016.
  7. Qifeng Zhu, Tao Chen, Huicong Liu, Lining Sun, Tao Wang, Chengkuo Lee, Xianhao Le, and Jin Xie, An AlN-based piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (pMUT) array, 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE Nano 2016), Sendai, Japan, August 22-25, 2016.
  8. Zhangping Ji, Hui Zhu, Huicong Liu, Tao Chen, and Lining Sun, A flexible capacitive tactile sensor for robot skin, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (IEEE-ARM 2016), Macau, China, Aug 18-20, 2016.
  9. Yuedong Xia, Jun Zhou, Tao Chen, Huicong Liu, Wenjie Liu, Zhan Yang, Pengbo Wang, and Lining Sun, A hybrid flapping-leaf microgenerator for harvesting wind-flow energy, The 29th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2016), Shanghai, China, 24-28 January 2016.
  10. Yuedong Xia, Wenjie Liu, Tao Chen, Zhan Yang, Pengbo Wang, Huicong Liu, Lining Sun, A low-frequency hybrid energy harvester with high output performance, 15th International on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Application (PowerMEMS 2015), Boston, US, Dec. 1-4, 2015. (Journal of Physics: Conference Series 660 (2015) 012091)
  11. Huicong Liu, Sudeep Gudla, Chengkuo Lee*, Zhan Yang, Pengbo Wang, Tao Chen*, Lining Sun, ZnO-Nanowires Based Power Generation From Low Frequency Vibration, 10th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE NEMS 2015), Xi’an, China, April 7-11, 2015.
  12. Zhangping Ji, Huicong Liu, Tao Chen, Lining Sun, A self-powered electromagnetic energy harvesting system, Intern. Conf. on BioElectronics, BioSensor, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS and Applications 2014 (Bio4Apps 2014), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, Nov. 17-19, 2014.
  13. Huicong Liu, Sudeep Gudla, Chengkuo Lee*, Zhan Yang, Pengbo Wang, Tao Chen*, Lining Sun, Development of a ZnO-Nanowire based energy harvester, The 11th International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications in Actuators & The 9th Energy Harvesting Workshop (IWPMA2014 & EHW2014), Suzhou, China, Sep. 22nd-25th, 2014.
  14. Huicong Liu, Faezeh Arab Hassani, Tao Chen,Haibo Huang, Lining Sun and Chengkuo Lee, A Nonlinear Electromagnetic Energy Harvester From Hand Shaking, The 6th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM 2014), pp. 30-33, Singapore, Jul. 29 – Aug. 1, 2014.
  15. Huicong Liu, Lokesh Dhakar, and Chengkuo Lee, Ultra-broadband electromagnetic MEMS vibration energy harvesting, The 13th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (Power MEMS 2013), We4L.29, pp. 231-234, London, UK, Dec. 3-6, 2013.
  16. Lokesh Dhakar, Huicong Liu, F. E. H. Tay and Chengkuo Lee, A wideband triboelectric energy harvester, The 13th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (Power MEMS 2013), Fr1A.3, pp. 617-620, London, UK, Dec. 3-6, 2013.
  17. Huicong Liu and Chengkuo Lee, Vibration-based Electromagnetic MEMS Energy Harvester with Multiple Operation Frequencies, Intern. Conf. on BioElectronics, BioSensor, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS and Applications 2013 (Bio4Apps 2013) &5th Sensing Biology Symposium, PNM-2, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 30-31, 2013.
  18. Lokesh Dhakar, Huicong Liu, F. E. H. Tay, and Chengkuo Lee, Low-Frequency Vibration-Based Energy Harvester Using a Piezoelectric Compositer, The 18th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS 2013), Suzhou, China, 2C2-5, Apr. 7-10, 2013.
  19. Huicong Liu, You Qian, Nan Wang, and Chengkuo Lee, Study of the wideband behavior of an in-plane electromagnetic MEMS energy harvester, The 26th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2013), pp. 829-832, Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 20-24, 2013.
  20. Huicong Liu, Lokesh Dhakar, and Chengkuo Lee, Multi-frequency MEMS-based electromagnetic energy harvester, 12th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (Power MEMS 2012) , 01A-4, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dec. 2-5, 2012.
  21. Lokesh Dhakar, Huicong Liu, F. E. H. Tay, and Chengkuo Lee, Low-frequency vibration-based energy harvester using a piezoelectric composite beam, Intern. Conf. on BioElectronics, BioSensor, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS and Applications 2012 (Bio4Apps 2012), PP-12, CeLS, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Nov. 19-20, 2012.
  22. Songsong Zhang, Liang Lou, Huicong Liu, and Chengkuo Lee, Piezoresistive air flow meter with silicon nanowire as sensing element, Intern. Union of Mat. Research Soc. - Intern. Conf. on Electronic Mat. (IUMRS-ICEM 2012), Symposium B-7 (MEMS/NEMS and MicroTAS), B-7O24-003, Yokohama, Japan, Sep. 23-28, 2012.
  23. Huicong Liu, Songsong Zhang and Chengkuo Lee, Flow sensing and energy harvesting characteristics of a wind-driven piezoelectric PZT microcantilever, Thin Films 2012, FPT 2465, Singapore, Jul. 14-17, 2012.
  24. Huicong Liu, Chengkuo Lee, Takeshi Kobayashi, Cho Jui Tay, and Chenggen Quan, A MEMS-based wideband piezoelectric energy harvester system using mechanical stoppers, IEEE IEDM Tech. Dig., pp. 681-684, Washington DC, USA, Dec. 5-7, 2011.
  25. Huicong Liu, Chengkuo Lee, Takeshi Kobayashi, Cho Jui Tay, and Chenggen Quan, Study of the operation-frequency broading effect of MEMS piezoelectric energy harvester for low-frequency vibrations, Power MEMS 2011, 2A-1, pp. 34-37 Seoul, Republic of Korea, Nov. 15-18, 2011.
  26. Huicong Liu, Chengkuo Lee, Takeshi Kobayashi, Cho Jui Tay, and Chenggen Quan, Investigation of Piezoelectric MEMS-based Wideband Energy Harvesting System with Assembled Frequency-up-conversion Mechanism, Eurosensors XXV, Athens, Greece, Sep. 4-7, 2011, published at Procedia Eng, vol. 25, pp. 725-728, 2011.
  27. Kah How Koh, Takeshi Kobayashi, Huicong Liu, and Chengkuo Lee, Investigation of a piezoelectric driven MEMS mirror based on single S-shaped PZT actuator, Eurosensors XXV, Athens, Greece, Sep. 4-7, 2011, published at Procedia Eng, vol. 25, pp. 701-704, 2011.
  28. Huicong Liu, Takeshi Kobayashi, Nan Wang, Cho Jui Tay, Chenggen Quan, and Chengkuo Lee, Piezoelectric MEMS energy harvesting mechanism for collecting energy from low frequency vibrations - Toward self-powered wireless sensor networking, 8th IEEE Intern. Conf. on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS), Penghu, Taiwan, Jun. 12-15, 2011.
  29. Huicong Liu, Chenggen Quan, Cho Jui Tay, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Chengkuo Lee, A MEMS-based piezoelectric cantilever patterned with PZT thin film array for harvesting energy from low frequency vibrations, 2011 Intern. Conf. on Optics in Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (ICOPEN 2011), Singapore, Mar. 23-25, 2011, published at Physics Procedia, vol. 19, pp. 129-133, 2011.
  30. Huicong Liu, Cho Jui Tay, Chenggen Quan, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Chengkuo Lee, Dynamic characterization of a MEMS-based PZT cantilever for energy harvesting, Intern. Conf. on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM2010), 29 Nov.-1 Dec. 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.