Details of the Researcher

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Liu Zhen
Section
Graduate School of Engineering
Job title
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor(Research)
e-Rad No.
90994575

Research History 3

  • 2023/10 - Present
    Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

  • 2023/03 - 2023/09
    INSA Lyon Visiting Student

  • 2022/03 - 2023/09
    日本学術振興会特別研究員DC2

Education 2

  • Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

    2020/10 - 2023/09

  • Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

    2018/10 - 2020/10

Research Interests 2

  • thermal radiation control

  • Rectenna

Research Areas 2

  • Manufacturing technology (mechanical, electrical/electronic, chemical engineering) / Thermal engineering /

  • Nanotechnology/Materials / Applied physics - general /

Awards 2

  1. Professor Fujino Incentive Award

    2023/09 Tohoku University

  2. Young Scientists Award

    2022/04 13rd Word Conference on TPV Generation of Electricity

Papers 10

  1. Analysis of a photon-recycling optical cavity in a cylindrical thermophotovoltaic system considering thermal load in cells

    Haolin Wang, Makoto Shimizu, Zhen Liu, Hiroo Yugami

    Applied Thermal Engineering 2024/07

    DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123276  

  2. Enhanced current density and asymmetry of metal–insulator–metal diodes based on self-assembly of Pt nanoparticles

    Zhen Liu, Shunsuke Abe, Makoto Shimizu, Hiroo Yugami

    Applied Physics Letters 2023/02/27

    DOI: 10.1063/5.0123591  

  3. Impact of non-ideal confinement on photon recycling effects in a confined solar-thermophotovoltaic system

    Makoto Shimizu, Tomoya Furuhashi, Zhen Liu, Hiroo Yugami

    AIP Conference Proceedings 2023

    DOI: 10.1063/5.0146826  

    ISSN: 0094-243X

  4. Highly confined spectrally selective absorber-emitter for effective solar thermophotovoltaics

    Makoto Shimizu, Tomoya Furuhashi, Zhen Liu, Hiroo Yugami

    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2022/09

    DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111878  

  5. Optical rectenna with wide wavelength coverage from a hollow resonator coupled with a metal–insulator–metal tunnel diode Peer-reviewed

    Daisuke Matsuura, Makoto Shimizu, Zhen Liu, Hiroo Yugami

    Applied Physics Express 15 (6) 062001 2022/05/16

    DOI: 10.35848/1882-0786/ac6c1b  

    ISSN: 1882-0778

    eISSN: 1882-0786

  6. Emission bandwidth control on a two-dimensional superlattice microcavity array

    Zhen Liu, Makoto Shimizu, Hiroo Yugami

    Optics Express 2022/04/11

    DOI: 10.1364/OE.455722  

  7. Multiband infrared emissions limited in the grazing angle from metal-dielectric-metal metamaterials

    Rihab Benlyas, Makoto Shimizu, Keiya Otomo, Zhen Liu, Hiroo Yugami

    Optics Express 2022/03/14

    DOI: 10.1364/OE.450802  

  8. Amorphous Nanohole Patterns Formed by Spinodal Decomposition of Nickel Superalloys for Solar-Selective Absorbers

    Makoto Shimizu, Zhen Liu, Hiroo Yugami

    ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 (9) 9502-9509 2020/09/25

    Publisher: American Chemical Society ({ACS})

    DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c02238  

    ISSN: 2574-0970

  9. Quantitative evaluation of optical properties for defective 2D metamaterials based on diffraction imaging

    Zhen Liu

    Optics Express 2020/02/17

    DOI: 10.1364/oe.385100  

    ISSN: 1094-4087

  10. Diffraction Topography Based Optical Performance Evaluation Method for Large-scale Defective Metamaterial

    Zhen LIU, Makoto SHIMIZU, Hiroo YUGAMI

    The Proceedings of Conference of Tohoku Branch 2020.55 2020

    Publisher: Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

    DOI: 10.1299/jsmeth.2020.55.101_paper  

    ISSN: 2424-2713

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Research Projects 3

  1. 近接場熱放射を活用した光レクテナ電力変換の基盤構築

    LIU ZHEN

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 若手研究

    Institution: 東北大学

    2026/04/01 - 2028/03/31

  2. コヒーレント近接場熱放射誘起共鳴電場振動の一方向抽出による革新的熱発電

    清水 信, LIU ZHEN

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(B)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2024/04 - 2028/03

  3. Development of High-performance Rectenna Diode for Mid-infrared / THz Optical Power Conversion

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2022/04 - 2024/03