Yang group @ USTC

• 2024-3-7: In collaboration with Prof. Zonglong Zhu (City University of Hong Kong, China) and Dr. Shuang Xiao (Shenzhen Technology University, China), Xiaofen Jiang's paper "Top-down Induced Crystallization Orientation toward Highly Efficient p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells" was accepted by Adv. Mater. Congratulations!

• 2024-3-5: Mr. Huichao Zhao passed his master thesis defence successfully <photos>. Congratulations!

• 2024-2-29: Associate Professor Dr. Lingcheng Zheng joined our lab as a visiting professor. Welcome!

• 2024-2-2: Zhanxin Jiang's paper "Transition Metal/Lanthanide-Nitrogen Double Bonds Co-stabilized in a Carbon Cage" was accepted by Precis. Chem. Congratulations!

• 2024-1-26: Our group organized an annual summary meeting as a traditioanl group activity. All group members attended it and several excellent students were awarded.

• 2024-1-11: Ziqi Hu and Shangfeng Yang's review paper "Endohedral Metallofullerene Molecular Nanomagnets" was accepted by Chem. Soc. Rev. Congratulations!

• 2023-12-20: In collaboration with Prof. Qunxiang Li (USTC, China) and Yuan-Zhi Tan (Xiamen University, China), Runnan Guan's paper "A stabilization rule for metal carbido cluster bearing m3-carbido single-atom-ligand encapsulated in carbon cage" was accepted by Nat. Commun. Congratulations!

• 2023-12-8 to 12-9: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended 2023 International Industry-University-Research Collaboration Conference held in Hefei and presented an invited talk entitled "Regulating Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells".

• 2023-12-1 to 12-3: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended The 4th Workshop on the Application of Synchrotron Radiation in the Research of Novel Optoelectronic Device Structures and Functions held in Kunming and presented an invited talk entitled "Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells". He also visited Kunming University of Science and Technology upon the invitation of Prof. Jiangzhao Chen.

• 2023-11-21: In collaboration with Prof. Guan-Wu Wang (USTC, China), Muqing Chen and Shangfeng Yang's paper "Electrosynthesis of Buckyballs with Fused-Ring Systems from PCBM and Its Analogue" was accepted by Nat. Commun. Congratulations!

• 2023-11-13: Prof. Liming Xie (National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China) visited our laboratory. He gave a presentation and had fruitful discussions with us.

• 2023-11-6: In collaboration with Prof. Wen-Hua Zhang (South China University of Technology, China), Shangfeng Yang's paper "Elimination of Buried Interface Defects for Highly Efficient and Stable Wide-bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells" was accepted by Chin. J. Chem. Phys. Congratulations!

• 2023-11-2 to 11-5: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended The First International Forum on New Energy and Energy Storage Engineering of Xiangjiang held in Changsha and presented an invited talk entitled "Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells".

• 2023-10-27: In collaboration with Prof. Yunjiao Zhang (South China University of Technology, China) and Xiaopeng Ma (The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, China), Chang Xie's paper "Edge-selective covalent passivation of black phosphorus nanosheets by fullerene C70 toward enhanced antimicrobial performance" was accepted by Chem. Eng. J. Congratulations!

• 2023-10-25: Miss Chang Xie passed her PhD thesis defence successfully <photos>. Congratulations!

• 2023-10-23: Prof. Shangfeng Yang visited Anhui University of Technology upon the invitation of Prof. Dongming Liu. He presented an invited talk entitled "Optical, electrical, magnetic properties and applications of fullerene materials".

• 2023-10-22: Prof. Shangfeng Yang organized a symposium entitled "Materials Science and Engineering High-level Talent Training Seminar" held in Hefei.

• 2023-10-5: Huaimin Jin's paper "Bandgap Engineering of Erbium-Metallofullerenes toward Switchable Photoluminescence" was accepted by Adv. Mater. Congratulations!

• 2023-10-4: In collaboration with Prof. Tong-Xin Liu (Henan Normal University, China), Ziqi Hu and Shangfeng Yang's paper "Unprecedented Dearomative Ring-Fused Azafulleroids and Carbazole-Derived Metallofullerenes: Reactivity Dictated by Encapsulation in Fullerene Cage" was accepted by Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Congratulations!

• 2023-9-23: Our group organized a badminton match as a traditioanl group activity welcoming new members. All group members attended the match and everybody tried his/her best in the match. After the match, our group had a welcome dinner for the new graduate students. <photos>

• 2023-9-19: Wenhao Xiang and Ziqi Hu's paper "Steering Single-Electron Metal-Metal Bonds and Hyperfine Coupling between a Transition Metal-Lanthanide Heteronuclear Bimetal Confined in Carbon Cages" was accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc. Congratulations!

• 2023-9-15: Prof. Eugenio Coronado (Univ. Valencia, Spain) visited our laboratory. He gave a presentation and had fruitful discussions with us.

• 2023-9-10 to 9-14: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended The 18th International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets held in Nanjing and presented an oral talk entitled "Magnetic Regulation of Endohedral Metallofullerenes".

• 2023-9-8: Dr. Alexey A. Popov (Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden, Germany) visited our laboratory. He gave a presentation and had fruitful discussions with us.

• 2023-9-5: Graduate students Miss Yue Zhang, Mr. Gan Yu, Mr. Dehan Li, Mr. TianAo Hou, Undergraduate Miss Menghan Zhang joined our group. Welcome!

• 2023-8-25 to 8-27: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended The 13th Symposium on Inorganic and Non-metallic Materials and the Forum for Outstanding Inorganic and Non-metallic Materials Disciplines held in Chengdu and presented an invited talk entitled "Magnetic Regulation of Endohedral Metallofullerenes".

• 2023-8-22 to 8-24: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended Fullerene Industry Forum and the 5th Fullerene Science Seminar held in Chifeng.

• 2023-8-18 to 8-22: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended The 11th National Inorganic Chemistry Conference of the Chinese Chemical Society held in Lanzhou and presented an invited talk entitled "Endohedral Metallofullerenes Encapsulating Metal Clusters".

• 2023-8-14 to 4-16: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended National Symposium on the Development of Solar Cell Materials and Devices held in Chongqing and presented a plenary talk entitled "Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells".

• 2023-8-10 to 8-13: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended 2023 Frontier Forum on New Material Creation held in Hangzhou and presented an invited talk entitled "Metalofullerene Single Molecule Magnets".

• 2023-8-10: Prof. Yuanyuan Zhou (Hong Kong Baptist University, China) visited our laboratory. He gave a presentation and had fruitful discussions with us.

• 2023-8-2: In collaboration with Prof. Zonglong Zhu (City University of Hong Kong, China), Xue Wang's paper "Highly Efficient Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells Enabled by Mixed-Cation Surface Modulation" was accepted by Adv. Mater. Congratulations!

• 2023-7-25: Huichao Zhang's paper "TmCN@C82: Monometallic Clusterfullerene Encapsulating a Tm3+ Ion" was accepted by Inorganics. Congratulations!

• 2023-7-7 to 7-10: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended China Materials Conference 2022-2023 held in Shenzhen and presented an invited talk entitled "Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells".

• 2023-6-17 to 6-20: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended The 33rd Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Congress held in Qingdao and presented an invited talk entitled "Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells". He also attended Nano Research Energy Summit and presented an invited talk entitled "Fullerene-Based Optoelectric Functional Materials".

• 2023-5-23: Miss Xin Yu and Mr. Xingcheng Li passed their PhD thesis defences successfully <photos>. Congratulations!

• 2023-5-22 to 5-24: Prof. Shangfeng Yang co-organized a sumposium entitled "The 1st Frontier Forum on Molecular Carbon Materials", which was held in USTC campus. This workshop was organized by School of Chemistry and Materials Science, USTC and attracted more than 60 participants. We thank all of the participants for the support! <news-SCMS><news-MSE>

• 2023-5-18: In collaboration with Prof. Wen-Hua Zhang (Yunnan University, China), Xin Yu's paper "Interfacial modification of NiOx by self-assembled monolayer for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells" was accepted by Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics. Congratulations!

• 2023-4-21 to 4-23: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended the 7th Molecular Materials and Devices Conference held in Beijing and presented an invited talk entitled "Fullerene-Based Optoelectric Functional Materials".

• 2023-4-20: In collaboration with Prof. Wen-Hua Zhang (Yunnan University, China), Xin Yu's paper "Fullerene modification of WO3 electron transport layer toward high-efficiency MA-free perovskite solar cells with eliminated light soaking effect" was accepted by Interdisciplinary Materials. Congratulations!

• 2023-4-19: In collaboration with Prof. Muqing Chen (Dongguan University of Technology, China), Shangfeng Yang's review paper "Recent Advances in Functionalized Fullerenes in Perovskite Solar Cells" was accepted by Chinese Journal of Chemistry. Congratulations!

• 2023-4-18: Yanbo Shang's paper "Synchronous defect passivation of all-inorganic perovskite solar cells enabled by fullerene interlayer" was accepted by Nano Res. Energy. Congratulations!

• 2023-4-17: In collaboration with Prof. Zonglong Zhu (City University of Hong Kong, China), Xiaofen Jiang's paper "Strain Regulation via Pseudo Halide-based Ionic Liquid towards Efficient and Stable α-FAPbI3 Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells" was accepted by Adv. Energy Mater. Congratulations!

• 2023-4-14 to 4-16: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended National Symposium on the Development of Solar Cell Materials and Devices held in Chongqing and presented a plenary talk entitled "Interfacial Charge Transport Regulation of Perovskite Solar Cells".

• 2023-4-13: In collaboration with Prof. Yucai Wang (USTC, China) and Prof. Xiaopeng Ma (The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, China) , Chang Xie's paper "Fullerene Covalent Passivation of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets toward Enhanced NIR-II Photothermal Therapy" was accepted by ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. Congratulations!

• 2023-4-7: Prof. Shangfeng Yang visited Nanjing University of Technology upon the invitation of Prof. Yonghua Chen. He gave an invited talk entitled "Fullerene-Based Optoelectric Functional Materials".

• 2023-3-27 to 3-28: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended the Bilateral Forum between School of Chemistry and Materials Science, USTC and School of Materials and Chemistry, SouthWest University of Science and Technology held in Mianyang, and presented an invited talk entitled "Fullerene-Based Optoelectric Functional Materials".

• 2023-3-25: Prof. Shangfeng Yang organized a sumposium entitled "2023 XiaoYaoJin Materials Forum" together with Huawei held in Hefei, and presented an invited talk entitled "Optical, Electrical, Magnetic Properties and Applications of Fullerene Materials".

• 2023-2-27: Prof. Yong Xiang (University of Electronic Science and technology, China) visited our laboratory. He gave a presentation entitled "New-generation high-conductivity flame-retardant gel solid state lithium battery" and had fruitful discussions with us.

• 2023-2-17: Undergraduate Jinhui Yang joined our lab. Welcome!

• 2023-2-6: Associate Professor Dr. Ziqi Hu joined our lab. Welcome!

• 2023-1-18: In collaboration with Prof. Jiangzhao Chen (Chongqing University, China), Shangfeng Yang's paper "Unraveling abnormal buried interface anion defect passivation mechanisms depending on cation-induced steric hindrance for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells" was accepted by J. Energy Chem. Congratulations!

• 2023-1-8 to 1-10: Prof. Shangfeng Yang attended the 4th Global Perovskite and Tandem Solar Cells Industrialization Forum held in Suzhou.