Patents by Inventor Zhixiu Liang

Zhixiu Liang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240258109
    Abstract: A method of forming a structure on a substrate includes forming an adhesion layer on a substrate. The method further includes forming a tungsten containing layer in-situ with the adhesion layer. The tungsten containing layer is formed by a one-time soak process including soaking the substrate once, and only once, in a first gas, purging the first gas, and soaking the substrate once, and only once, in a second gas. The method further includes removing the tungsten containing layer from the adhesion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Xi CEN, Kai WU, Min-Han LEE, Yang LI, Cheng CHENG, Zhixiu LIANG
  • Publication number: 20200378017
    Abstract: In one aspect, nanoparticles for ethanol oxidation are described herein, which comprise a core including at least one Group IB metal and a shell disposed over the core, wherein the shell comprises islands of alloyed platinum group metals. In another aspect, an electrode is described herein, which in some embodiments, comprises a substrate and electrocatalytic nanoparticles deposited over the substrate. In some embodiments, the electrode described herein further comprises a layer of carbon nanoparticles positioned between the substrate and the electrocatalytic nanoparticles. In yet another aspect, a method of ethanol oxidation is described herein. In some embodiments, such a method comprises (i) providing an electrode comprising a substrate and electrocatalytic nanoparticles deposited over the substrate, (ii) disposing the electrode in an alkaline medium comprising ethanol; and (iii) oxidizing the ethanol with the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jingyi CHEN, Jia X WANG, Liang SONG, Zhixiu LIANG
  • Publication number: 20190221856
    Abstract: Electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells are claimed. The electrocatalysts include a particle core of a metal selected from W, Mo, and Re and a metal selected from Ni, Fe, and Co. A layer of Pd is adhered to the core, and a layer of catalytically active metal is adhered to the layer of Pd. A fuel cell and a method for producing electrical energy are also claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Miomir Vukmirovic, Radoslav R. Adzic, Liang Song, Zhixiu Liang