Yan Li
Professor, PhD Supervisor
School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
yli@ecust.edu.cn
Room 405, Building 3 of the Experimental Complex, East China University of Science and Technology
Personal Profile
  • 1999.09 - 2003.07: Anhui Normal University, Bachelor’s Degree
  • 2003.09 - 2008.06: Fujian Institute of Material Structure, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD in Inorganic Chemistry
  • 2012.04 - 2013.04: Texas State University, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2008.07 - Present: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Professor, PhD Supervisor
Research Interests
  • Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals.
Research Achievements
  • 1. CdTe magic-size cluster synthesis via a cation exchange method and conversion mechanism. nanoscale, 2023
  • 2. Surface Engineering Boosting Al/Zn-Coincorporated Cu-In-Se Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency. CS Appl. Energy Mater, 2021
  • 3. One-step synthesis of MOF-derived Cu@N-doped carbon composites as counter electrode catalysts for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells. Electrochimica Acta, 2021
  • 4. Efficient quantum dot sensitized solar cells via improved loading amount management. Green Energy & Environment, 2021
  • 5. Aluminium Distearate Modified CsPbX3 (X = I, Br, Cl/Br) Nanocrystals with Enhanced Optical and Structural Stabilities. CCS Chemistry, 2020
Research Projects
  • Filed 2 international invention patent applications and 4 Chinese invention patent applications. As principal investigator, led 10 research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Ministry of Education’s Basic Research Program.
Awards and Honours
  • 2011: Shanghai “Morning Light Scholar”