Biography

Dr. Jianquan ZHANG was born in Foshan, Guangdong Province in 1992. He received his BSc degree from the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU, 2011-2019). Then, he pursued his PhD degree in Chemistry at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST, 2015-2019), where he obtained the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPFS) and Research Excellence Award of HKUST. Before joining CUHK-SZ, he conducted three-year postdoctoral research at HKUST funded by the Research Talent Hub (RTH) program from the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of Hong Kong. His research interests focus on developing of organic semiconducting materials with light-harvesting or light-emitting properties for high-performance optoelectronic devices. He has published 62 research articles in high-impact journals (10 ESI Highly Cited Papers). Of these publications, 26 were as the first or corresponding author, including Nat. Energy, Joule, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Energy Environ. Sci., Adv. Energy Mater., ACS Energy Lett., etc, with citations of over 5,700 times and an h-index of 37. He also serves as a reviewer for Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Small, Solar RRL, and ACS Appl. Energy Mater., etc.

Research


Project 1. High Performance Organic Solar Cells based on Fused Ring Electron Acceptors



Related Publications:

Strategy A:

(1) Sci. China Chem. 2022, 65, 1758–1766(2) Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 441, 135998

(3) Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 14, 3469–3479(4) Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11, 2102596;

(5) Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11, 2100079(6) Nano Energy, 2020, 76, 105087.

Strategy B:

(1) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202206930; (2) ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5, 3415–3425;

(3) J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 23756–23765.

Strategy C:

(1) Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2300712(2) Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2200361;

(3) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10137–10146;  (4) Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2100791

(5) Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 2003171(6) ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 417-422.


Project 2. Fused Ring Electron Acceptors based on Perylene Diimides



Related Publications:

(1) J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 6501-6509; (2) Sol. RRL 2020, 4, 2000291;

(3) Adv. Mater. 2019, 1903998(4) J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 8136-8143

(5) Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1800234(6) J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 16874-16881;

(7) Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1800529(8) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16092–16095.


Project 3. Indoor Organic Solar Cells towards Internet of Things (IoT) Applications



Related Publications:

(1) Nano Energy, 2022, 98, 107281; (2) Joule, 2021, 5, 1231-1245;

(3) Joule 2020, 4, 1486-1500(4) Sol. RRL 2020, 4, 2000291;

(5) Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 6672-6676.


Project 4. NIR-II Molecules with Aggregation-induced Emission (AIE) Characteristics Inspired by OSC Molecular Design Strategies 


Related Publications:




Awards and honors
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    2023

    入选斯坦福大学全球前2%顶尖科学家(纳米技术领域)

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    2023

    国家高层次青年人才引进计划(海外 )

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    2019

    Research Excellence Award

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    2015

    Hong Kong PhD Fellowship

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Citations: 6,953; h-index: 41 (google scholar, as of May 1, 2024)


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Total (26): Nat. Energy (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2), Joule (1), Energy Environ. Sci. (1), Adv. Energy Mater. (5), ACS Energy Lett. (1), Nano Energy (2), Adv. Funct. Mater. (3), ACS Nano (1), Chem. Mater. (1), J. Mater. Chem. A (5), Sci. China Chem. (1), Mater. Chem. Front. (1)

 

1. Material insights and challenges for non-fullerene organic solar cells based on small molecular acceptors

Zhang, J.#; Tan, H. S.#; Guo, X.*; Facchetti, A.*; Yan, H.*

Nat. Energy, 2018, 3 (9), 720-731 (IF: 67.439, ESI Highly Cited Paper, JCR Q1, first author)

 

2. Ring-Fusion of Perylene Diimide Acceptor Enabling Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with a Small Voltage Loss

Zhang, J.#; Li, Y.#; Huang, J.#; Hu, H.; Zhang, G.; Ma, T.; Chow, P. C. Y.; Ade, H.; Pan, D.; Yan, H.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (45), 16092-16095 (IF: 16.383, ESI Highly Cited Paper, JCR Q1, first author)

 

3. Precise Control of Selenium Functionalization in Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enabling High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells

Zhang, J.#; Luo, S.#; Zhao, H.; Xu, X.; Zou, X.; Shang, A.; Liang, J.; Bai, F.; Chen, Y.; Wong, K. S.; Ma, Z.; Ma, W.; Hu, H.*; Chen, Y.*; Yan, H.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202206930 (IF: 16.823, JCR Q1, first author)

 

4. Alkyl-Chain Branching of Non-Fullerene Acceptors Flanking Conjugated Side Groups towards Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Zhang, J.#; Bai, F.#; Angunawela, I.#; Xu, X.; Luo, S.; Li, C.; Chai, G.; Yu, H.; Chen, Y.; Hu, H.; Ma, Z.*; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 2102596 (IF: 29.698, ESI Highly Cited Paper, JCR Q1, first author)

 

5. Tuning Energy Levels without Negatively Affecting Morphology: A Promising Approach to Achieving Optimal Energetic Match and Efficient Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells

Zhang, J.#; Jiang, K.#; Yang, G.#; Ma, T.; Liu, J.; Li, Z.; Lai, J. Y. L.; Ma, W.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2017, 1602119 (IF: 29.698, JCR Q1, first author)

 

6. Achieving Efficient Ternary Organic Solar Cells using Structurally Similar Non-fullerene Acceptors with Varying Flanking Side Chains

Chang, Y.#; Zhang, J.#*; Chen, Y.#; Chai, G.*; Xu, X.; Yu, L.; Ma, R.; Yu, H.; Liu, T.; Liu, P.*; Peng, Q.; Yan, H.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 2100079 (IF: 29.698, ESI Highly Cited Paper, JCR Q1, co-first & corresponding author)

 

7. Fine-tuning of Side-chain Orientations on Nonfullerene Acceptors Enables Organic Solar Cells with 17.7% Efficiency

Chai, G.#; Chang, Y.#; Zhang, J.#*; Xu, X.; Yu, L.; Zou, X.; Li, X.; Chen, Y.; Luo, S.; Liu, B.; Bai, F.; Luo, Z.; Yu, H.; Liang, J.; Liu, T.; Wong, K. S.; Zhou, H.; Peng, Q.*; Yan, H.*

Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 14, 3469-3479 (IF: 39.714, ESI Highly Cited Paper, JCR Q1, co-first & corresponding author)

 

8. Regio-Regular Polymer Acceptors Enabled by Determined Fluorination on End Groups for All-Polymer Solar Cells with 15.2% Efficiency

Yu, H.#; Pan, M.#; Sun, R.#; Agunawela, I.; Zhang, J.*; Li, Y.; Qi, Z.; Han, H.; Zou, X.; Zhou, W.; Chen, S.; Lai, J. Y. L.; Luo, S.; Luo, Z.*; Zhao, D.; Lu, X.; Ade, H.; Huang, F.; Min, J.*; Yan, H.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10137-10146 (IF: 16.823, ESI Highly Cited Paper, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

9. Side-chain Engineering on Y-series Acceptors with Chlorinated End Groups Enables High-performance Organic Solar Cells

Chen, Y.*; Ma, R.; Liu, T.; Xiao, Y.; Kim, H. K.; Zhang, J.*; Ma, C.; Sun, H.; Bai, F.; Guo, X.; Wong, K. S.; Yan, H.*; Lu, X.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 2003777 (IF: 29.698, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

10. Effect of Ring-Fusion on Miscibility and Domain Purity: Key Factors Determining the Performance of PDI-Based Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

Hu, H.#; Li, Y.#; Zhang, J.#; Peng, Z.; Ma, L. K.; Xin, J.; Huang, J.; Ma, T.; Jiang, K.; Zhang, G.; Ma, W.; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8 (26), 1800234 (IF: 29.698, JCR Q1, co-first author)

 

11. Deciphering the role of chalcogen-containing heterocycles in non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells

Chai, G.#; Zhang, J.#*; Pan, M.#; Wang, Z.; Yu, J.; Liang, J.; Yu, H.; Chen, Y.; Shang, A.; Liu, X.; Bai, F.; Ma, R.; Chang, Y.; Luo, S.; Zeng, A.; Zhou, H.; Chen, K.; Gao, F.; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5, 3415-3425 (IF: 23.991, JCR Q1, co-first & corresponding author)

 

12. A Highly Crystalline Non-Fullerene Acceptor Enabling Efficient Indoor Organic Photovoltaics with High EQE and Fill Factor

Bai, F.#; Zhang, J.#; Zeng, A.; Zhao, H.; Duan, K.; Yu, H.; Cheng, K.; Chai, G.; Chen, Y.; Liang, J.; Ma, W.*; Yan, H.*

Joule 2021, 5, 1231-1245 (IF: 46.048, JCR Q1, co-first author)

 

13. Optimizing Spectral and Morphological Match of Nonfullerene Acceptors toward Efficient Indoor Organic Photovoltaics with Enhanced Light Source Adaptability

Luo, S.#; Bai, F.#; Zhang, J.#*; Zhao, H.; Angunawela, I.; Zou, X.; Li, X.; Luo, Z.; Feng, K.; Yu, H.; Wong, K. S.; Ade, H.; Ma, W.*; Yan, H.*

Nano Energy 2022, 98, 107281 (IF: 19.069, JCR Q1, co-first & corresponding author)

 

14. Enhanced hindrance from phenyl outer side chains on nonfullerene acceptor enables unprecedented simultaneous enhancement in organic solar cell performances with 16.7% efficiency

Chai, G.#; Chang, Y.#; Peng, Z.#; Jia, Y.; Zou, X.; Yu, D.; Yu, H.; Chen, Y.; Chow, P. C. Y, Wong, K. S.; Zhang, J.*; Ade, H.*; Yang, L.*; Zhan, C.*

Nano Energy 2020, 76, 105087 (IF: 19.069, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

15. A Difluoro-monobromo End-group Enables High-performance Polymer Acceptor and Efficient All-polymer Solar Cells Processable with Green Solvent under Ambient Condition

Yu, H.#; Luo, S.#; Sun, R.#; Angunawela, I.; Qi, Z.; Peng, Z.; Zhou, W.; Han, H.; Wei, R.; Pan, M.; Cheung, A. M. H.; Zhao, D.; Zhang J.*; Ade, H.*; Min, J.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 2100791 (IF: 19.924, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

16. Chlorinated Thiophene End Groups for Highly Crystalline Alkylated Non-fullerene Acceptors towards Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Zhang, J.; Li, Y.; Hu, H.; Zhang, G.; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 6672-6676 (IF: 10.508, JCR Q1, first author)

 

17. Intramolecular π-stacked Perylene-Diimide Acceptor for Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Zhang, J.; Bai F.; Li, Y.; Hu, H.; Liu, B.; Zou, X.; Yu, H.; Huang, J.; Pan, D.; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 8136-8143 (IF: 14.511, JCR Q1, first author)

 

18. Alkoxy Substitution on IDT-Series and Y-Series Non-fullerene Acceptors Yielding Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Chen, Y.*; Liu, T.; Ma, L. K.; Xue, W.; Ma, R.; Zhang, J.*; Ma, C.; Kim, H. K.; Yu, H.; Bai, F.; Wong, K. S.; Ma, W.; Yan, H.*; Zou, Y.*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2021, 9, 7481-7490 (IF: 14.511, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

19. Tailoring Non-fullerene Acceptors by Selenium-incorporated Heterocycles for Organic Solar Cells with over 16% Efficiency

Yu, H.#; Qi, Z.#; Zhang, J.*; Wang, Z.; Chang, Y.; Sun, H.; Zhou, W.; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 23756-23765 (IF: 14.511, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

20. Transannularly Conjugated Tetrameric Perylene Diimide Acceptors Containing [2.2]Paracyclophane for Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Yu, H.#; Lingeswaran A.#; Zhang, L.; Huang, J.; Ma. W.*; Zhang, J.*; Yan, H.*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 6501-6509 (IF: 14.511, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 

21. The influence of spacer units on molecular properties and solar cell performance of non-fullerene acceptors

Zhao, J.#; Li, Y.#; Zhang, J.#; Zhang, L.; Lai, J. Y. L.; Jiang, K.; Mu, C.; Li, Z.; Chan, C. L. C.; Hunt, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Ade, H.; Huang, X.; Yan, H.*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3 (40), 20108-20112 (IF: 14.511, JCR Q1, co-first author)

 

22. Over 18% Binary Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Isomerization of Non-Fullerene Acceptors with Alkylthiophene Side Chains

Shang, A.#; Luo, S.#; Zhang, J.#*; Zhao, H.; Xia, X.; Pan, M.; Li, C.; Chen, Y.; Yi, J.; Lu, X.; Ma, W.; Yan, H.*; Hu, H.*

Sci. China Chem. 2022, 65, 1758–1766 (IF: 10.138, JCR Q1, co-first & corresponding author)

 

23. Near-infrared Electron Acceptors with Fused Nonacyclic Molecular Backbones for Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

Zhang, J.#; Li, Y.#; Peng, Z.#; Bai, F.; Ma, L. K.; Ade, H.*; Li, Z.*; Yan, H.*

Mater. Chem. Front. 2020, 4, 1729-1738 (IF: 8.683, JCR Q1, first author)

 

24. Enlarging the Reservoir: High Absorption Coefficient Dyes Enable Synergetic Near Infrared-II Fluorescence Imaging and Near Infrared-I Photothermal Therapy

Li, Y.#*, Zhang, J.#; Liu, S.; Zhang, C.; Chuah, C.; Tang, Y.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Ou, H.*; Ding, D.; Tang, B. Z.*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 2102213 (IF: 19.924, JCR Q1, co-first author)

 

25. Incorporation of Planar Blocks into Twisted Skeletons: Boosting Brightness of Fluorophores for Bioimaging beyond 1500 Nanometer

Liu, S.#; Chen, R.#; Zhang, J.#; Li, Y.; He, M.; Fan, X.; Zhang, H.; Lu, X.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Lin, H.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Qian, J.*; and Tang, B. Z.*

ACS Nano 2020, 14, 10, 14228–14239 (IF: 18.027, JCR Q1, co-first author)

 

26. Effects of Halogenation of Small-Molecule and Polymeric Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Yu, H.; Wang, Y.; Zou, X.; Han, H.; Kim, H. K.; Yao, Z.; Wang, Z.; Li, Y.; Ng, H. M.; Zhou, W.; Zhang, J.*; Chen, S.; Lu, X.; Wong, K. S.*; Zhu, Z.*; Yan, H.*; Hu, H.*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2300712 (IF: 19.924, JCR Q1, corresponding author)

 


Contributing Authorship


Total (38): Nat. Commun. (1), Chem. Rev. (1), Joule (2), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1), Adv. Mater. (7), Adv. Energy Mater. (7), Adv. Sci. (1), Adv. Funct. Mater. (1), ACS Energy Lett. (2), ACS Nano (1), Chem. Eng. J. (1), Chem. Mater. (2), Chem. Sci. (1), J. Mater. Chem. A (1), Solar RRL (2), APL Mater. (1), EcoMat. (1), Mater. Today Bio (1), J. Phys. Chem. C (1), ACS Appl. Energy Mater. (1), Mater. Chem. Front. (1), Polym. Chem. (1)


27.   Engineered NIR-II Fluorophores with Ultralong-distance Molecular Packing for High-contrast Deep Lesion Identification

Feng, Z.; Li, Y.; Chen, S.; Li, J.; Wu, T.; Ying, Y.; Zheng, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, J.; Fan, X.; Yu, X.; Zhang, D.; Tang, B. Z.*; Qian, J.*

Nat. Commun. 2023, accepted. (IF: 17.694, JCR Q1)


28.   Over-18%-Efficiency Quasi-2D Ruddlesden–Popper Pb–Sn Mixed Perovskite Solar Cells by Compositional Engineering

Qin, Z.; Pols, M.; Qin, M.*; Zhang, J.; Yan, H.; Tao, S.*; Lu, X.*

ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 3188−3195 (IF: 23.991, JCR Q1)


29.   Fast Delivery of Multifunctional NIR-II Theranostic Nanoaggregates Enabled by the Photoinduced Thermoacoustic Process

Xie, H.; Zhang, C.; Li, T.; Hu, L.; Zhang, J.; Guo, H.; Liu, Z.; Peng, D.; Li, Z.; Wu, W.; Gao, J.; Bi, Z.; Wang, J.; Zhang, P.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Guo, Z.; Xi, L.*; Li, K.*; Tang, B. Z.*

Adv. Sci. 2023, 2301104 (IF: 17.512, JCR Q1)

 

30.   Design of One-for-All Near-Infrared Aggregation-Induced Emission Nanoaggregates for Boosting Theranostic Efficacy

Xie, H.; Bi, Z.; Yin, J.; Li, Z.; Hu, L.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, J.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Zhang, P.; Kwok, R. T. K.*; Li, K.*; Tang, B. Z.*

ACS Nano 2023, 17, 5, 4591–4600 (IF: 18.027, JCR Q1)

 

31.   Asymmetric Non-Fullerene Acceptors with Branched Alkyl-Chains for Efficient Organic Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage

Chen, Y.; Meng, H.; Ding, L.; Tang, J.; Yi, J.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Z.; Ma, R.; Li, Z.; Li, L.; Xu, X.; Li, R.; Peng, Q.*; Yan, H.*; Hu, H.*

Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 22, 10144–10152 (IF: 10.508, JCR Q1)

 

32.   The roles of packing modes in manipulating gel stability and luminescence behavior in fluorescent supramolecular gels

Xie, H.; Zhang, J.; Kwok, R. T. K.*; Lam, J. W. Y.; Li, Z.*; Tang, B. Z.*

APL Mater. 2022, 10, 080905 (IF: 6.635, JCR Q1)

 

33.   Rational Design of NIR-II AIEgens with Ultrahigh Quantum Yields for Photo- and Chemiluminescence Imaging

Shen, H.; Sun, F.; Zhu, X.; Zhang, J.; Ou, X.; Zhang, J.; Xu, C.; Sung, H. H. Y.; Wiliams, I. D.; Chen, S.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Sun, J.; Zhang, F.*; Tang, B. Z.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 33, 15391–15402 (IF: 16.383, JCR Q1)

 

34.   A Vinylene-Linker-Based Polymer Acceptor Featuring a Coplanar and Rigid Molecular Conformation Enables High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells with Over 17% Efficiency

Yu, H.*; Wang, Y.; Kim, H. K.; Wu, X.; Li, Y.; Yao, Z.; Pan, M.; Zou, X.; Zhang, J.; Chen, S.; Zhao, D.; Huang, F.; Lu, X.; Zhu, Z.; Yan, H.*

Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2200361 (IF: 32.086, JCR Q1)

 

35.   Isomerization of noncovalently conformational lock in non-fused electron acceptor towards efficient organic solar cells

Yu, K.; Pan, M.; Xu, X.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Z.; Cui, Y.; Huang, Y.; Liao, Y.; Yan, H.*; Hu, H.*

ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 8, 10224–10232 (IF: 6.959, JCR Q1)

 

36.   Side-chain Engineering with Chalcogen-containing Heterocycles on Non-fullerene Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Chen, Y.; Chang, Y.; Ma, R.; Liu, H.; Yi, J.; Zhang, J.; Liu, T.; Qi, Z.; Yu, K.; Lu, X.; Hu, H.*; Yan, H.*.

Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 441, 135998 (IF: 16.744, JCR Q1)

 

37.   ZnO electron transporting layer engineering realized over20% efficiency and over 1.28 V open-circuit voltage in all-inorganic perovskite solar cells

Wu, X.; Zhang, J.; Qin, M.; Liu, K.; Lv, Z.; Qin, Z.; Guo, X.; Li, Y.; Xu, J.; Li, G.; Yan, H.; Lu, X.*

EcoMat. 2022, e12192 (IF: 12.213, JCR Q1)

 

38.   Branched Alkoxy Side Chain Enables High-Performance Non-Fullerene Acceptors with High Open-Circuit Voltage and Highly Ordered Molecular Packing

Liang, J.; Pan, M.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, J.; Bai, F.; Ma, R.; Ding, L.; Chen, Y.; Li, X.*; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 5, 2059–2068 (IF: 10.508, JCR Q1)

 

39.   A Chlorinated Donor Polymer Achieving High-Performance Organic Solar Cells with a Wide Range of Polymer Molecular Weight

Zeng, A.; Ma, X.; Pan, M.; Chen, Y.*; Ma, R.; Zhao, H.; Zhang, J.; Kim, H. K.; Shang, A.; Luo, S.; Angunawela, I.; Chang, Y.; Qi, Z.; Sun, H.; Lai, J. Y. L.; Ade, H.; Ma, W.; Zhang, F.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 2102413 (IF: 19.924, JCR Q1)

 

40.   Unraveling the Temperature Dependence of Exciton Dissociation and Free Charge Generation in Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

Ma, C.; Chan, C. C. S.; Zou, X.; Yu, H.; Zhang, J.; Yan, H.; Wong, K. S.*; Chow, P. C. Y. *

Solar RRL 2021, 5, 2000789 (IF: 9.173, JCR Q1)

 

41.   Optically Probing Field-Dependent Charge Dynamics in Non-Fullerene Organic Photovoltaics with Small Interfacial Energy Offsets

Zou, X.; Ma, C.; Chan, C. C. S.; Zhang, J.; Li, Y.; Shang, A.; Wang, Z.; Lingeswaran A.; Qi, Z.; Ade, H.; Yan, H.*; Wong, K. S.*; Chow, P. C. Y.*

J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 3, 1714–1722 (IF: 4.177, JCR Q1)

 

42.   A two-in-one Janus NIR-II AIEgen with balanced absorption and emission for image-guided precision surgery

Liu, S.; Li, Y.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Y.; Chuah, C. Tang, Y.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Ou, H.*; Ding, D. Tang, B. Z.*

Mater. Today Bio 2021, 10, 100087 (IF: 10.761, JCR Q1)

 

43.   Asymmetric alkoxy and alkyl substitution on non-fullerene acceptors enabling high-performance organic solar cells

Chen, Y.; Bai, F.; Peng, Z.; Zhu, L.; Zhang, J.; Zou, X.; Qin, Y.; Kim, H. K.; Yuan, J.; Ma, L. K.; Zhang, J.; Yu, H.; Chow, P. C. Y.; Huang, F.; Zou, Y.; Ade, H.; Liu, F.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 2003141(IF: 29.698, JCR Q1)

 

44.   Fluorinated End Group Enables High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells with Near-Infrared Absorption and Enhanced Device Efficiency over 14%

Yu, H.; Qi, Z.; Yu, J.; Xiao, Y.; Sun, R.; Luo, Z.*; Cheung, A. M. H.; Zhang, J.; Sun, H.; Zhou, W.; Chen, S.; Guo, X.; Lu, X.*; Gao, F.*; Min, J.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 2003171 (IF: 29.698, JCR Q1)

 

45.   Random Polymerization Strategy Leads to a Family of Donor Polymers Enabling Well‐Controlled Morphology and Multiple Cases of High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells

Liang, J.; Pan, M.; Chai, G.; Peng, Z.; Zhang, J.; Luo, S.; Han, Q.; Chen, Y.; Shang, A.; Bai, F.; Xu, Y.; Yu, H.; Lai, J. Y. L.; Chen, Q.; Zhang, M.; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

Adv. Mater. 2020, 2003500 (IF: 32.086, JCR Q1)

 

46.   Unusual Light-driven Amplification through Unexpected Regioselective Photogeneration of Five-membered Azaheterocyclic AIEgen

Li, Q.; Gong, J.; Li, Y.; Zhang, R.; Wang, H.; Zhang, J.; Yan, H.; Lam, J. W. Y.; Sung, H. H. Y.; Williams I. D.; Kwok, R. T. K.; Li, M. H.; Wang, J.*; and Tang, B. Z.*

Chem. Sci. 2021,12, 709-717 (IF: 9.969, JCR Q1)

 

47.   The Role of Demixing and Crystallization Kinetics on the Stability of Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Hu, H.*; Ghasemi, M.; Peng, Z.; Zhang, J.; Rech, J. J.; You, W.; Yan, H.; Ade, H.*

Adv. Mater. 2020, 2005348 (IF: 32.086, JCR Q1)

 

48.   Selective Hole and Electron Transport in Efficient Quaternary Blend Organic Solar Cells

Lingeswaran A.; Peng, Z.; Zou, X.; Yu, H.; Zhang, G.*; Wang, Z.; Lai, J. Y. L.; Zhang, J.; Zheng, Y.; Cui, C.; Huang, F.; Zou, Y.; Wong, K. S.; Chow, P. C. Y.*; Ade, H.*; Yan, H.*

Joule 2020, 2020, 4, 1790-1805 (IF: 46.048, JCR Q1)

 

49.   Improved organic solar cell efficiency based on the regulation of an alkyl chain on chlorinated non-fullerene acceptors

Yu, H.; Ma, R.; Xiao, Y.; Zhang, J.; Liu, T.; Luo, Z.; Chen, Y.; Bai, F.; Lu, X.; Yan, H.; Lin, H.*

Mater. Chem. Front. 2020, 4, 2428-2434 (IF: 8.683, JCR Q1)

 

50.   Thick‐Film Low Driving‐Force Indoor Light Harvesters

Yin, H.; Ma, L. K.; Yan, J.; Zhang, Z.; Cheung, A. M. H.; Zhang, J.; Yan, H.*; So, S. K.*

Sol. RRL 2020, 2000291 (IF: 9.173, JCR Q1)

 

51.   High-Efficiency Indoor Organic Photovoltaics with a Band-Aligned Interlayer

Ma, L. K.; Chen, Y.; Chow, P. C. Y.; Zhang, G.; Huang, J.; Ma, C.; Zhang, J.; Yin, H.; Cheung, A. M. H.; Wong, K. S.; So, S. K.; Yan, H.*

Joule 2020, 4, 1486-500 (IF: 46.048, JCR Q1)

 

52.   Dopant‐Free Organic Hole‐Transporting Material for Efficient and Stable Inverted All‐Inorganic and Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Jiang, K.; Wang, J.; Wu, F.; Xue, Q.*; Yao, Q.; Zhang, J.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, G.; Zhu, Z.; Yan, H.; Zhu, L.*; Yip, H. L.*

Adv. Mater. 2020, 1908011 (IF: 32.086, JCR Q1)

 

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