• FAME Project Leader in Rice: Vertical and lateral heterogenesou growth and assembly of van der Waals materials (graphene, MoS2, BN) for micro/nanoelectronic. [B. Li, et al., Nano Letters, 2014, 2015]• Project Leader: Flexible electronics based on van der Waals materials and polymer: structure, interface and mechanical-electrical properties. [B. Li, et al., Nano Letters, 2015]

• Fabricated hybrid carbon nanotube-polymer 3D flexible electronics for sensing and resonator applications. [B. Li, et al., ACS Nano, 2011, Highlighted by National Nanomanufacturing Network Newsletter]• Invented a dual-function ion and pressure sensor having an electrical response 7-order of magnitude higher than Faraday cup and pressure sensitivity comparable with GP gauge. [B. Li, et al., WIPO Patent, WO2014075064, US 20,150,276,677, 2015]• Demonstrated the gas sensitivity (ethanol) of suspended carbon nanotube film down to 30 ppm and fast sensing and recovering can be found with great repeatability. [B. Li, et al., ACS Nano, 2011]• Invented a new transferring technique Wet-Contact Printing method leading to the development of large-scale flexible MEMS and NEMS. [B. Li, et al., ACS Nano, 2011 and Scientific Reports, 2015]

Conductive Polymer Composite: Structures and Properties• Investigated the alignment guided electrical anisotropy of carbon nanotube filled conductive polymer composite and its temperature induced percolation behavior [B. Li, et al., J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010]• Investigated the influence of insulating nanoparticles (nano-CaCO3) and conductive nanoparticle (carbon black) to morphology and the electrical properties of the conductive polymer composite [B. Li, et al., Plast. Rubber Compos. 2007; J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2008; Polym-Plast. Tech. Eng., 2008]• Investigated the enhancement of mechanical properties of polymer by adding tiny amount (0.5wt%) of carbon nanotube [S.N. Li, B. Li, et al., Polymer, 2006]