Research interests include photovoltaic devices and LEDs based on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite and organic semiconductor, flexible electronics, smart electronics and sensors.

• 2012 Shanghai Pujiang Scholar

Education

• PH.D. In Physics, Department of Physics, Fudan University, China, 7/2005
• B.S. In Physics, Department of Physics, Fudan University, China, 7/2000

Working Experience

• 12/2016 – present Professor, School of Information science and technology, Fudan University
• 2012 Visiting Professor of Queen Mary, University of London
• 1/2011-11/2016 Associate Professor, School of Information science and technology, Fudan University
• 8/2010-1/2011 Assistant Professor, IFM, Linkoping University, Sweden
• 5/2007-7/2010 Postdoctoral scholar, IFM, Linkoping University, Sweden
• 2005-2007 TRIL fellowship, The International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
• 9/2005-3/2007 Postdoctoral scholar, ISMN - CNR Bologna - Italy

Physics B

Organic electronics

Flexible electronics

2021:

1          Zhang, H., Shi, Z., Hu, L., Tang, Y. Y., Qin, Z., Liao, W. Q., Wang, Z. S., Qin, J., Li, X., Wang, H., Gusain, M., Liu, F., Pan, Y., Xu, M., Wang, J., Liu, R., Zhang, C., Xiong, R. G., Sha, W. E. I. & Zhan, Y. Highly Efficient 1D/3D Ferroelectric Perovskite Solar Cell. Advanced Functional Materials doi:10.1002/adfm.202100205 (2021).

2          Zamanpour, F., Behrouznejad, F., Ghavaminia, E., Khosroshahi, R., Zhan, Y. & Taghavinia, N. Fast Light-Cured TiO2 Layers for Low-Cost Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials 4, 7800-7810, doi:10.1021/acsaem.1c01168 (2021).

3          Usman, M., Ahsan, M. T., Javed, S., Ali, Z., Zhan, Y., Ahmed, I., Butt, S., Islam, M., Mahmood, A. & Akram, M. A. Facile synthesis of ironnickelcobalt ternary oxide (FNCO) mesoporous nanowires as electrode material for supercapacitor application. Journal of Materiomics, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2021.03.012 (2021).

4          Sagadevan, S., Shahid, M. M., Yiqiang, Z., Oh, W.-C., Soga, T., Anita Lett, J., Alshahateet, S. F., Fatimah, I., Waqar, A., Paiman, S. & Johan, M. R. Functionalized graphene-based nanocomposites for smart optoelectronic applications. Nanotechnology Reviews 10, 605-635, doi:10.1515/ntrev-2021-0043 (2021).

5          Prathapani, S. & Zhan, Y. A Comprehensive Perspective on the Fabrication of CuGaSe2/Si Tandem Solar Cells. Energy Technology 9, 2100193, doi:10.1002/ente.202100193 (2021).

6          Numan, A., Gill, A. A. S., Rafique, S., Guduri, M., Zhan, Y., Maddiboyina, B., Li, L., Singh, S. & Nguyen Dang, N. Rationally engineered nanosensors: A novel strategy for the detection of heavy metal ions in the environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 124493, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124493 (2021).

7          Li, X., Shi, Z., Behrouznejad, F., Hatamvand, M., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Liu, F., Wang, H., Liu, K., Dong, H., Mudasar, F., Wang, J., Yu, A. & Zhan, Y. Highly efficient flexible perovskite solar cells with vacuum-assisted low-temperature annealed SnO2 electron transport layer. Journal of Energy Chemistry, doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2021.09.021 (2021).

8          Li, C., Chen, Y., Liu, F., Liu, K., Li, X., Zhang, X., Zhang, H., Shi, Z., Chen, W., Ahmed, I., Arshid, N., Wang, J., Sun, Z., Xiong, S. & Zhan, Y. Highly Luminescent and Patternable Block Copolymer Templated 3D Perovskite Films. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2001209, doi:10.1002/admt.202001209 (2021).

9          Hu, Z., Chen, Y., Tan, J., Yan, Z., Weng, Z., Gusain, M., Zhan, Y. & Xiao, L. A hybrid self-growing polymer microtip for ultracompact and fast fiber humidity sensing. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 346, 130462, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.130462 (2021).

10         Ghavaminia, E., Behrouznejad, F., Forouzandeh, M., Khosroshahi, R., Darbari, S., Zhan, Y. & Taghavinia, N. Polyvinylcarbazole as an Efficient Interfacial Modifier for Low‐Cost Perovskite Solar Cells with CuInS2/Carbon Hole Collecting Electrode. Solar RRL, doi:10.1002/solr.202100074 (2021).

11         Begum, S., Ullah, H., Ahmed, I., Zhan, Y., Kausar, A., Aleem, M. A. & Ahmad, S. Investigation of Morphology, Crystallinity, Thermal stability, Piezoelectricity and Conductivity of PVDF nanocomposites reinforced with Epoxy Functionalized MWCNTs. Composites Science and Technology, 108841, doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108841 (2021).

12         Alias, N., Ali Umar, A., Malek, N. A. A., Liu, K., Li, X., Abdullah, N. A., Rosli, M. M., Abd Rahman, M. Y., Shi, Z., Zhang, X., Zhang, H., Liu, F., Wang, J. & Zhan, Y. Photoelectrical Dynamics Uplift in Perovskite Solar Cells by Atoms Thick 2D TiS2 Layer Passivation of TiO2 Nanograss Electron Transport Layer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 3051-3061, doi:10.1021/acsami.0c20137 (2021).

13         Ahmed, I., Shi, L., Pasanen, H., Vivo, P., Maity, P., Hatamvand, M. & Zhan, Y. There is plenty of room at the top: generation of hot charge carriers and their applications in perovskite and other semiconductor-based optoelectronic devices. Light: Science & Applications 10, doi:10.1038/s41377-021-00609-3 (2021).

2020:

14         Yu, X. X., Shen, T. Y., Zhu, C. Q., Zeng, Q., Yu, A. R., Liu, S. B., Yi, R. C., Weng, Z. H., Zhan, Y. Q., Hou, X. Y. & Qin, J. J. Memory Devices via Unipolar Resistive Switching in Symmetric Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Nanoscale Heterolayers. Acs Applied Nano Materials 3, 11889-11896, doi:10.1021/acsanm.0c02457 (2020).

15         Wang, H., Wang, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, S., Jiang, W., Zhang, X., Qin, J., Wang, J., Li, X., Pan, Y., Liu, F., Shi, Z., Zhang, H., Tu, L., Wang, H., Long, H., Li, D., Lin, T., Wang, J., Zhan, Y., Shen, H., Meng, X. & Chu, J. Extremely Low Dark Current MoS2 Photodetector via 2D Halide Perovskite as the Electron Reservoir. Advanced Optical Materials 8, 1901402, doi:10.1002/adom.201901402 (2020).

16         Umar, A. A., Xin, Z., Saad, S. K. M., Abd Malek, N. A., Liu, K., Alias, N., Abdullah, N. A., Li, X. G., Liu, F. C., Shi, Z. J., Zhang, H. J., Li, C. Y., Weng, Z. H., Liu, Y. T., Zhang, Y. Y., Zhang, X. L., Wang, J. & Zhan, Y. Q. Enhancing the interfacial carrier dynamic in perovskite solar cells with an ultra-thin single-crystalline nanograss-like TiO2 electron transport layer. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 13820-13831, doi:10.1039/d0ta03176c (2020).

17         Singh, S., Numan, A., Zhan, Y. Q., Singh, V., Alam, A., Hung, T. V. & Nam, N. D. Low-potential immunosensor-based detection of the vascular growth factor 165 (VEGF(165)) using the nanocomposite platform of cobalt metal-organic framework. Rsc Advances 10, 27288-27296, doi:10.1039/d0ra03181j (2020).

18         Singh, S., Numan, A., Zhan, Y., Singh, V., Van Hung, T. & Nam, N. D. A novel highly efficient and ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of toxic mercury (II) ions in canned tuna fish and tap water based on a copper metal-organic framework. J Hazard Mater 399, 123042, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123042 (2020).

19         Shi, Z. J., Zhang, X., Guo, J., Li, X. G., Weng, Z. H., Liu, F. C., Wu, L. X., Ahmed, I., Akram, A., Javed, S., Xing, G. C., Li, F. H., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. [(C8H17)(4)N](4)[SiW12O40] (TASiW-12)-Modified SnO(2)Electron Transport Layer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar Rrl 4, 2000406, 10.1002/solr.202000406 (2020).

20         Shahid, M. M., Zhan, Y., Alizadeh, M., Sagadevan, S., Paiman, S. & Oh, W. C. A glassy carbon electrode modified with tailored nanostructures of cobalt oxide for oxygen reduction reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45, 18850-18858, doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.05.122 (2020).

21         Pan, Y. Y., Wang, H. L., Li, X. G., Zhang, X., Liu, F. C., Peng, M., Shi, Z. J., Li, C. Y., Zhang, H. J., Weng, Z. H., Gusain, M., Long, H. B., Li, D. P., Wang, J., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. Detection range extended 2D Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite photodetectors. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8, 3359-3366, doi:10.1039/c9tc06109f (2020).

22         Numan, A., Ramesh Kumar, P., Khalid, M., Ramesh, S., Ramesh, K., Shamsudin, E. M., Zhan, Y. & Jagadesh, P. Facile sonochemical synthesis of 2D porous Co3O4 nanoflake for supercapattery. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 819, 153019, doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153019 (2020).

23         Malek, N. A. A., Alias, N., Umar, A. A., Zhang, X., Li, X., Saad, S. K. M., Abdullah, N. A., Zhang, H., Weng, Z., Shi, Z., Li, C., Rosli, M. M. & Zhan, Y. Enhanced Charge Transfer in Atom Thick 2H–WS2 Nanosheets Electron Transport Layers of Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar RRL 4, 2000260, doi:10.1002/solr.202000260 (2020).

24         Lu, H. Z., Liu, Y. H., Ahlawat, P., Mishra, A., Tress, W. R., Eickemeyer, F. T., Yang, Y. G., Fu, F., Wang, Z. W., Avalos, C. E., Carlsen, B. I., Agarwalla, A., Zhang, X., Li, X. G., Zhan, Y. Q., Zakeeruddin, S. M., Emsley, L., Rothlisberger, U., Zheng, L. R., Hagfeldt, A. & Gratzel, M. Vapor-assisted deposition of highly efficient, stable black-phase FAPbI(3) perovskite solar cells. Science 370, 74, eabb8985, 10.1126/science.abb8985 (2020).

25         Hatamvand, M., Kamrani, E., Lira-Cantú, M., Madsen, M., Patil, B. R., Vivo, P., Mehmood, M. S., Numan, A., Ahmed, I. & Zhan, Y. Recent advances in fiber-shaped and planar-shaped textile solar cells. Nano Energy 71, 104609, doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104609 (2020).

26         Forouzandeh, M., Behrouznejad, F., Ghavaminia, E., Khosroshahi, R., Li, X., Zhan, Y., Liao, Y., Ning, Z. & Taghavinia, N. Effect of indium ratio in CuInxGa1-xS2/carbon hole collecting electrode for perovskite solar cells. Journal of Power Sources 475, 228658, doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228658 (2020).

27         Behrouznejad, F., Forouzandeh, M., Khosroshahi, R., Meraji, K., Badrabadi, M. N., Dehghani, M., Li, X., Zhan, Y., Liao, Y., Ning, Z. & Taghavinia, N. Effective Carbon Composite Electrode for Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cell with Inorganic CuIn0.75Ga0.25S2 Hole Transport Material Solar RRL 4, 1900564, doi:10.1002/solr.201900564 (2020).

28         Abd Malek, N. A., Alias, N., Md Saad, S. K., Abdullah, N. A., Zhang, X., Li, X., Shi, Z., Rosli, M. M., Tengku Abd Aziz, T. H., Umar, A. A. & Zhan, Y. Ultra-thin MoS2 nanosheet for electron transport layer of perovskite solar cells. Optical Materials 104, 109933, doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2020.109933 (2020).

Before 2019:

29         Zhang, X., Shi, Z. J., Lu, H. Z., Li, X. G., Wang, H. L., Yuan, S. J., Liu, F. C., Pan, Y. Y., Weng, Z. H., Zhang, H. J., Cui, X. L., Liu, Q., Li, C. Y., Umar, A. A., Wang, J., Hang, X. C., Sun, Z. Y. & Zhan, Y. Q. Highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells via acid-assisted surface passivation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 7, 22323-22331, doi:10.1039/c9ta08042b (2019).

30         Yang, K., Yuan, S., Qiu, Z., Zhan, Y., Umar, A. A., Zheng, L. & Seoane, F. Humidity effect on photoelectrical properties of photosensitive field effect transistors. Organic Electronics 69, 42-47, doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2019.03.005 (2019).

31         Weng, Z. H., Qin, J. J., Umar, A. A., Wang, J., Zhang, X., Wang, H. L., Cui, X. L., Li, X. G., Zheng, L. R. & Zhan, Y. Q. Lead-Free Cs2BiAgBr6 Double Perovskite-Based Humidity Sensor with Superfast Recovery Time. Advanced Functional Materials 29, 1902234, 10.1002/adfm.201902234 (2019).

32         Qin, J., Zhang, J., Bai, Y., Ma, S., Wang, M., Xu, H., Loyd, M., Zhan, Y., Hou, X. & Hu, B. Enabling Self-passivation by Attaching Small Grains on Surfaces of Large Grains toward High-Performance Perovskite LEDs. iScience 19, 378-387, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2019.07.044 (2019).

33         Liu, Q., Zhang, X., Li, C. Y., Lu, H. Z., Weng, Z. H., Pan, Y. Y., Chen, W., Hang, X. C., Sun, Z. Y. & Zhan, Y. Q. Effect of tantalum doping on SnO2 electron transport layer via low temperature process for perovskite solar cells. Applied Physics Letters 115, 143903, 10.1063/1.5118679 (2019).

34         Li, X. G., Zhang, X., Shi, Z. J., Zhang, H. J., Zhu, C. J. & Zhan, Y. Q. Research progress of interface passivation of n-i-p perovskite solar cells. Acta Physica Sinica 68, 158803, 10.7498/aps.68.20190468 (2019).

35         Gan, J. T., He, J. X., Hoye, R. L. Z., Mavlonov, A., Raziq, F., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., Wu, X. Q., Li, S., Zu, X. T., Zhan, Y. Q., Zhang, X. Y. & Qiao, L. alpha-CsPbI3 Colloidal Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Photodynamics, and Photovoltaic Applications. Acs Energy Letters 4, 1308-1320, doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00634 (2019).

36         Beng, J., Si-Liang, C., Xiao-Lei, C., Zi-Ting, H., Yue, L., Xiao-Zheng, Z., Kang-Jing, W., Wen-Zhen, W., Zui-Min, J. & Feng, H. Temperature dependent photoluminescence in hybrid iodine based perovskites film. ACTA PHYSICA SINICA 68, doi:10.7498/aps.68.20191238 (2019).

37         Bai, Y. J., Qin, J. J., Shi, L., Zhang, J., Wang, M. S., Zhan, Y. Q., Zou, H., Haacke, S., Hou, X. Y., Zi, J. & Hu, B. Amplified Spontaneous Emission Realized by Cogrowing Large/Small Grains with Self-Passivating Defects and Aligning Transition Dipoles. Advanced Optical Materials 7, 1900345, 10.1002/adom.201900345 (2019).

38         Yuan, S. J., Wang, J., Yang, K. L., Wang, P. F., Zhang, X., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. High efficiency MAPbI(3-x)Cl(x) perovskite solar cell via interfacial passivation. Nanoscale 10, 18909-18914, doi:10.1039/c8nr05504a (2018).

39         Yuan, S., Zhang, H., Wang, P., Ling, L., Tu, L., Lu, H., Wang, J., Zhan, Y. & Zheng, L. High-gain broadband organolead trihalide perovskite photodetector based on a bipolar heterojunction phototransistor. Organic Electronics 57, 7-13, doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2018.01.007 (2018).

40         Yang, K. L., Huan, Y. X., Xu, J. W., Zou, Z., Zhan, Y. Q., Zheng, L. R. & Seoane, F. Universal and Convenient Optimization Strategies for Three-Terminal Memristors. Ieee Access 6, 48815-48826, doi:10.1109/Access.2018.2866930 (2018).

41         Yang, K., Yuan, S., Huan, Y., Wang, J., Tu, L., Xu, J., Zou, Z., Zhan, Y., Zheng, L. & Seoane, F. Tunable flexible artificial synapses: a new path toward a wearable electronic system. npj Flexible Electronics 2, doi:10.1038/s41528-018-0033-1 (2018).

42         Xu, J. W., Huan, Y. X., Yang, K. L., Zhan, Y. Q., Zou, Z. & Zheng, L. R. Optimized Near-Zero Quantization Method for Flexible Memristor Based Neural Network. Ieee Access 6, 29320-29331, doi:10.1109/Access.2018.2839106 (2018).

43         Wang, P. F., Wang, J., Zhang, X., Wang, H. L., Cui, X. L., Yuan, S. J., Lu, H. Z., Tu, L., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. Boosting the performance of perovskite solar cells through a novel active passivation method. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6, 15853-15858, doi:10.1039/c8ta05593a (2018).

44         Wang, H. L., Chen, Y., Lim, E. L., Wang, X. D., Yuan, S. J., Zhang, X., Lu, H. Z., Wang, J., Wu, G. J., Lin, T., Sun, S., Wang, J. L., Zhan, Y. Q., Shen, H., Meng, X. J. & Chu, J. H. High-performance lead-free two-dimensional perovskite photo transistors assisted by ferroelectric dielectrics. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6, 12714-12720, doi:10.1039/c8tc04691c (2018).

45         Tu, L., Yuan, S., Zhang, H., Wang, P., Cui, X., Wang, J., Zhan, Y.-Q. & Zheng, L.-R. Aerosol jet printed silver nanowire transparent electrode for flexible electronic application. Journal of Applied Physics 123, 174905, doi:10.1063/1.5028263 (2018).

46         Tu, L., Yuan, S., Xu, J., Yang, K., Wang, P., Cui, X., Zhang, X., Wang, J., Zhan, Y.-Q. & Zheng, L.-R. A wide-range operating synaptic device based on organic ferroelectricity with low energy consumption. RSC Advances 8, 26549-26553, doi:10.1039/c8ra04403a (2018).

47         Shi, Y.-J., Zhang, R.-J., Li, D.-H., Zhan, Y.-Q., Lu, H.-L., Jiang, A.-Q., Chen, X., Liu, J., Zheng, Y.-X., Wang, S.-Y. & Chen, L.-Y. Influence of interface layer on optical properties of sub 20 nm thick TiO2 films. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51, 085301, doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aaa7dc (2018).

48         Liu, Y. T., Lu, H. Z., Niu, J. X., Zhang, H. T., Lou, S. T., Gao, C. L., Zhan, Y. Q., Zhang, X. L., Jin, Q. Y. & Zheng, L. R. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra and decay dynamics or MAPbBr(3) and MAPbI(3) thin films. Aip Advances 8, 095108, 10.1063/1.5042489 (2018).

49         Zhang, X., Yuan, S. J., Lu, H. Z., Zhang, H. T., Wang, P. F., Cui, X. L., Zhang, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, J., Zhan, Y. Q., Sun, Z. Y. & Huang, W. Hydrazinium Salt as Additive To Improve Film Morphology and Carrier Lifetime for High-Efficiency Planar-Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells via One-Step Method. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces 9, 36810-36816, doi:10.1021/acsami.7b11168 (2017).

50         Zhang, H. T., Liu, Y. T., Lu, H. Z., Deng, W., Yang, K., Deng, Z. Y., Zhang, X. M., Yuan, S. J., Wang, J., Niu, J. X., Zhang, X. L., Jin, Q. Y., Feng, H. J., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. Reversible air-induced optical and electrical modulation of methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr(3)) single crystals. Applied Physics Letters 111, 103904, 10.1063/1.5001843 (2017).

51         Yang, D. W., Lv, J., Zhao, X. G., Xu, Q. L., Fu, Y. H., Zhan, Y. Q., Zunger, A. & Zhang, L. J. Functionality-Directed Screening of Pb-Free Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites with Desired Intrinsic Photovoltaic Functionalities. Chemistry of Materials 29, 524-538, doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03221 (2017).

52         Lu, H. Z., Zhang, H. T., Yuan, S. J., Wang, J., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. An optical dynamic study of MAPbBr(3) single crystals passivated with MAPbCl(3)/I-3-MAPbBr(3) heterojunctions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19, 4516-4521, doi:10.1039/c6cp07182a (2017).

53         Li, W. B., Yuan, S. J., Zhan, Y. Q. & Ding, B. F. Tuning Magneto-photocurrent between Positive and Negative Polarities in Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121, 9537-9542, doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b00571 (2017).

54         Cui, X. L., Yuan, S. J., Zhang, H. T., Zhang, X., Wang, P. F., Tu, L., Sun, Z. Y., Wang, J., Zhan, Y. Q. & Zheng, L. R. Temperature-dependent electronic properties of inorganic-organic hybrid halide perovskite (CH3NH3PbBr3) single crystal. Applied Physics Letters 111, 233302, 233302, 10.1063/1.5005005 (2017).

55         Wang, Z. Y., Yuan, S. J., Li, D. H., Jin, F., Zhang, R. J., Zhan, Y. Q., Lu, M., Wang, S. Y., Zheng, Y. X., Guo, J. P., Fan, Z. Y. & Chen, L. Y. Influence of hydration water on CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films prepared through one-step procedure. Optics Express 24, A1431-A1443, doi:10.1364/Oe.24.0a1431 (2016).

56         Ling, L., Yuan, S., Wang, P., Zhang, H., Tu, L., Wang, J., Zhan, Y. & Zheng, L. Precisely Controlled Hydration Water for Performance Improvement of Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials 26, 5028-5034, doi:10.1002/adfm.201601557 (2016).