2010年获南京工业大学应用化学博士学位。

2010年10月至2012年8月，在美国North Dakota State University化学与生物化学系从事博士后研究，

主持江苏省高等学校教育技术研究会高校教育信息化研究课题1项，校级教育教学改革研究课题7项，指导江苏省大学生创新创业训练计划省级重点（国家级）项目3项，先后主持科研项目如下： （1）国家自然科学基金青年基金（21602106）； （2）国家863计划（军口）课题（2015AA7102007）； （3）国家863计划（军口）课题（2014AA7100008）； （4）江苏省优秀青年基金项目（BK20170104）； （5）江苏省自然科学基金青年基金（BK20130926）； （6）江苏省高校自然科学研究面上项目（13KJB150018）； （7）江苏省博士后科研资助计划（1302089C）； （8）教育部留学回国人员科研启动基金； （9）中国科学院战略性先导科技专项子课题（XDA150131001）； （10）南京工业大学人才计划培育项目（2016年度）。 （11）企业横向项目7项。

发表科研论文100余篇，[1] Yang Li, Bo Ma, Yugui Long, Ze Song, Jianyuan Su, Yu Wang, Rui Liu,* Guangliang Song*, Hongjun Zhu. Aggregation-induced phosphorescent emission-active Ir(III) complexes with long lifetime for specific mitochondrial imaging and tracking. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020, 8, 2467-2474. [2] Zhongming Song, Rui Liu*, Hanbin Zhu, Yinghai Lu, Xi Li, Hongjun Zhu*. Smart inks based on AIPE-active heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes. Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical. 2019, 279, 385-392. [3] Zhongming Song, Jia Wang, Rui Liu,* Guangke He, Meng Tang, Hongjun Zhu*. Solvent-induced aggregation based on a heteroleptic Ir(III) complex via hydrogen bonds. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019, 7, 6941-6949. [4] Huan Su, Senqiang Zhu, Mingxing Qu, Rui Liu,* Guangliang Song,* Hongjun Zhu. 1,3,5-Triazine-Based Pt(II) Metallogel Material: Synthesis Photophysical Properties, and Optical Power-Limiting Performance. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2019, 123, 15685-15692. [5] Senqiang Zhu, Hao Liu, Kunyan Wang, Qian Cheng, Zhenxing Ma, Rui Liu*, Guangliang Song*, Hongjun Zhu. The effects of extended p-conjugation in bipyridyl ligands on the tunable photophysics, triplet excited state and optical limiting properties of Pt(II) naphthalimidyl acetylide complexes. Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 15105–15113. [6] Jiapeng Lu, Senqiang Zhu, Huan Su, Rui Liu*, Yang Li, Hongjun Zhu*.⁎Synthesis, luminescence and excited state absorption properties of conjugated D-π-A and D-π-D phenothiazine compounds. Journal of Luminescence, 2019, 205, 158-166. [7] Meng Tang, Senqiang Zhu, Rui Liu*, Jia Wang, Zheng Zhang, Hongjun Zhu*. Synthesis, characterization and optical properties of novel Ir(III) complexes bearing N-heterocycle substituents. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2019, 880, 363-367 [8] Huan Su, Rui Liu*, Mingliang Shu, Meng Tang, Jia Wang, Hongjun Zhu*. Fluorenone-based organogel and self-assembled fibrous film: synthesis, optical properties and reversible detection of aniline vapor. Dyes and Pigments, 2019, 162, 52-58. [9] Zhongming Song, Rui Liu*, Xi Li, Hanbin Zhu, Yinghai Lu, Hongjun Zhu*. Tunable-emission and AIPE-active heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes for fingermark detection via a spraying technique. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6, 10910-10915. [10] Cheng Huang, Rui Liu*, Wenyu Yang, Yunpeng Li, Jinsong Huang, Hongjun Zhu*. Enhanced catalytic activity of MnCo-MOF-74 for highly selective aerobic oxidation of substituted toluene. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018, 5, 1923-1932. [11] Rui Liu*, Zhongming Song, Yuhao Li, Yang Li, Wanwan Yao, Haoling Sun, Hongjun Zhu*. An AIPE-active heteroleptic Ir(III) complex for latent fingermarks detection. Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, 2018, 259, 840-846. [12] Jinyang Hu, Jia Wang, Rui Liu*, Yang Li, Jiapeng Lu, Hongjun Zhu*. Aggregation-induced-emission-active vinamidinium salts with tunable emissions, reversible mechanochromic response and the application in data-security protection. Dyes and Pigments, 2018, 153, 84-91. [13] Rui Liu*, Jinyang Hu, Senqiang Zhu, Jiapeng Lu, Hongjun Zhu*. Synergistic enhanced optical limiting property of graphene oxide hybrid materials functionalized with Pt complexes. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2017, 9, 33029-33040. [14] Jinyang Hu, Rui Liu*, Shengliang Zhai, Yanan Wu, Haozhe Zhang, Hanting Cheng, Hongjun Zhu*. AIE-active molecule based self-assembled nano-fibrous films for sensitive detection of volatile organic amines. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017, 5, 11781-11789. [15] Rui Liu*, Senqiang Zhu, Jiapeng Lu, Hong Shi, Hongjun Zhu*. Pt(II) diimine complexes bearing difluoro-boron-dipyrromethene acetylide ligands: Synthesis, photophysics, aggregation included emission and optical power limiting properties. Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 147, 291-299. [16] Rui Liu, Xiao Cai, Yang Li, Senqiang Zhu, Jinyang Hu, Hongjun Zhu*. Highly efficient and selective red-emitting Ca2+ probe based on a BODIPY fluorophore. Tetrahedron, 2017, 73, 5091-5095. [17] Xiao Cai, Rui Liu*, Hong Shi, Chong Li, Hongjun Zhu*. High efficiency green phosphorescent OLEDs using double-host materials. Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 143, 196-202. [18] Rui Liu, Mingliang Shu, Jinyang Hu, Senqiang Zhu, Hong Shi, Hongjun Zhu*. Star-shaped D-π-A compounds with a 1,3,5-triazine core and N-aryl chromophore substituted fluorene arms: Synthesis, aggregation induced emission and two-photon absorption. Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 137, 174-181. [19] Zhongming Song, Rui Liu,* Yuhao Li, Hong Shi, Jinyang Hu, Xiao Cai, Hongjun Zhu*. AIE-active Ir(III) complexes with tunable emissions, mechanoluminescence and the application for data security protection. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4, 2553-2559. [20] Xiaolin Zhu, Hai Huang, Rui Liu*, Xiaodong Jin, Yuhao Li, Danfeng Wang, Qiang Wanga, Hongjun Zhu*. Aza-boron-diquinomethene complexes bearing N-aryl chromophores: synthesis, crystal structures, tunable photophysics, the protonation effect and their application as pH sensors. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2015, 3, 3774-3782.

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