Dr. Zhi-Yuan Huang

 

Gender: Male Place of birth: Jilin, P. R. China   Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS No. 29 Zhongguancun East Road Beijing 100190, P. R. China E-mail: huangzhiyuan@mail.ipc.ac.cn

Professional Appointments

2022.12- now Professor, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS

2019.7- 2022.11 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U. S.              Advisor: Dr. Matthew C. Beard

2017.11- 2019.6 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Riverside, U. S.                         Advisor: Dr. Ming Lee Tang

Education

2012.9- 2017.9 Ph. D., Chemistry, University of California Riverside, U.S.                               Advisor: Dr. Ming Lee Tang

2007.6- 2011.9 B.S., Chemistry, Jilin University, China. 

Current Research Interests

Zhiyuan’s research focuses on the conversion photon energy in quantum dot-organic molecule hybrid systems, including triplet-triplet annihilation based up-conversion, singlet-fission based down-conversion, multiple exciton generation, as well as their applications in photoelectric and photochemical conversions.

 

Representative Publications

1. Z. Huang, M. C. Beard,“Dye-Sensitized Multiple Exciton Generation in Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots”,J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 15855.
2. Z. Huang, J. Hao, J. L. Blackburn, M. C Beard, "Pyroelectricity of Lead Sulfide (PbS) Quantum Dot Films Induced by Janus-Ligand Shells", ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 14965.
3. Z. Huang^#, Z. Xu^#, T. Huang, V. Gray, K. Moth-Poulsen, T. Lian, M. L. Tang, "Evolution from tunneling to hopping mediated triplet energy transfer from quantum dots to molecules", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 17581.
4. Z. Huang^#, Z. Xu^#, M. Mahboub, Z. Liang, P. Jaimes, K. R. Graham, M. L. Tang, T. Lian "Enhanced near-infrared-to-visible upconversion by synthetic control of PbS nanocrystal triplet photosensitizers" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9769.
5. Z. Huang, M. L. Tang, "Semiconductor nanocrystal light absorbers for photon upconversion", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2018, 9, 6198.
6. Z. Huang^#, Z. Xu^#, M. Mahboub, X. Li, J. W. Taylor, W. H. Harman, T. Lian, M. L. Tang, "PbS/CdS core/shell QDs suppress charge transfer and enhance triplet transfer," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 16583.
7. Z. Huang, M. L. Tang, "Designing transmitter ligands that mediate energy transfer between semiconductor nanocrystals and molecules" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 9412.
8. Z. Huang^#, D. E. Simpson^#, M. Mahboub, X. Li, M. L. Tang, "Ligand enhanced upconversion of near-infrared photons with nanocrystal light absorbers." Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 4104.
9. Z. Huang, X. Li, B. D. Yip, J. M. Rubalcava, C. J. Bardeen, M. L. Tang, "Nanocrystal size and quantum yield in the upconversion of green to violet light with CdSe and anthracene derivatives." Chem. Mater.2015, 27, 7503.
10. Z. Huang, X. Li, M. Mahboub, K. M. Hanson, V. M. Nichols, H. Le, M. L. Tang, C. J. Bardeen, "Hybrid molecule-nanocrystal photon upconversion across the visible and near-infrared." Nano Lett., 2015, 15, 5552.