Xiaohua Liu studied mechanical design and manufacturing & automation and mechanical design & theory at Yanshan University from 2008 to 2015 to get her Bachelor and Master’s degrees successively. She received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2019. During her Ph.D. study, she received research training under supervision of professor Allen Yi at The Ohio State University from 2016 to 2018. After graduation, she subsequently joined Shenzhen University as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2022, she joined Shenzhen Technology University as an assistant professor. Her research activities have been in the general area of precision engineering with a focus on high precision high volume optical fabrication, freeform and microoptics fabrication, micro-lapping and polishing processes as well as wearable flexible electronic sensor. Her current research interests include compression molding of glass optics and injection molding of high precision polymer optics. She has more than 20 referred journal publications, and three patents (China).
- Micro/nano structures fabrication
- Glass molding and mold fabrication
- Wearable flexible electronic sensor
Selected Projects
- Forming mechanism of electromagnetic-ultrasonic composite hot-pressed glass microlens array based on carbide-bonded graphene network, Guangdong Province Regional Joint Fund youth project, Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Committee, China. RMB 100,000, 2020-22.
- Fabrication of bionic high-permeability self-cleaning glass micro-nano array structure for smart city camera, Shenzhen College and University Stability Support Project, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee, China. RMB 196,000, 2022-25.
- Study on interfacial thermal transport and friction behavior between glass micro-nano structure and mold coating, Shenzhen Technology University Research Project, Shenzhen Technology University, China. RMB 300,000, 2022-25.
- Research and application of micro-nano hierarchical structure array on PVDF-based nanofiber membrane surface, high-end talent funds for scientific research, Shenzhen Government, RMB 3,000,000, 2022-25.
Selected Publications
- Liu, X. H., Zhang, M. H., Jiang, B. L., Zhang, Q. H., Chen, H., Shen, Y., Wang, Z. Y., & Yin, X. H. Process Investigation on Robust Electrospinning of Non-Aligned and Aligned Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanofiber Mats for Flexible Piezoelectric Sensors. Polymers, 2024, 16(6), 816.
- Liu, X. H., Li, K. S., Shen J., & Gong F. Hot embossing of moth eye-like nanostructure array on transparent glass with enhanced antireflection for solar cells. Ceramics International, 2021, 47(13), 18367-18375.
- Liu, X. H., Guo C., Liu Y. D., Wang F., & Feng Y. F. The Interface Thermal Resistance Evolution between Carbide-Bonded Graphene Coating and Polymer in Rapid Molding for Microlens Array. Polymers, 2021, 13(14): 2334.
- Liu, X. H., Mo, R. D., Li, K. S., Shen, J., Ma, J. & Gong, F. Manufacturing of 3D microlens array mold on bulk metallic glass by self-aligned multi-ball hot embossing. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2020, 8, 1209-1223.
- Liu, X. H., Zhang, L., Zhou, W. C., Zhou, T. F., Yu, J. F., Lee, L. J., & Yi A. Y. Fabrication of Plano-concave Plastic Lens by Novel Injection Molding using Carbide-bonded Graphene Coated Silica Molds, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2019, 141, 081011.
- Liu, X. H., Zhou, T. F., Zhang, L., Zhou, W. C., Yu, J. F., Lee, L. J., & Yi A. Y. 3D fabrication of spherical microlens arrays on concave and convex silica surfaces. Microsystem Technologies, 2018, 25, 361-370.
- Liu, X. H., Zhou, T. F., Zhang, L., Zhou, W. C., Yu, J. F., Lee, L. J., & Yi A. Y. Fabrication of spherical microlens array by combining lapping on silicon wafer and rapid surface molding. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2018, 28, 075008.
Honours and Awards
- Overseas High-Caliber Personnel of Shenzhen (2021)
- Outstanding Graduates of Beijing (2019)