Name: TAN Licheng 

Gender: Female

Job title: Professor/Doctoral supervisor

Email Address: tanlicheng@ncu.edu.cn

Research fields: Perovskite/Organic solar cells; Zinc-ion battery; Printing flexible transparent electrodes and devices

Education and Work Experience：

2018.12 ~ present, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Professor/Doctoral supervisor

2015.12 ~ 2018.12, College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Associate professor/Master's Supervisor

2012.07 ~ 2015.12, College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Lecturer/Master's Supervisor

2011.01 ~ 2011.12, Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Chemistry and Center of Materials Science, Doctoral cooperative cultivation

2007.09 ~ 2012.06, Doctor Degree in College of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanchang University

2003.09 ~ 2007.07, Bachelor Degree in Applied Chemistry, Nanchang University

Awards and Honors：

1)Ministry of Education's Youth Program (2021)

2)Second Prize of Natural Science of Jiangxi Province in 2020 (Rank 1)

3)Second Prize of Natural Science of Ministry of Education in 2019 (Rank 3)

4)Second Prize Prize of Natural Science of Jiangxi Province in 2015 (Rank 2)

5)First Prize for Technological Invention of the Science and Technology Award of Chinese Materials Research Society in 2024 (Rank 4)

6)National Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award (2022)

7)Jiangxi Youth Science and Technology Award (2021)

8)Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2013)

9)May 4th Youth Medal in Jiangxi Province (2012)

10)Chinese adolescent science and technology innovation prize (2009)

Teaching：

She has taught the courses of “Polymer Chemistry”, “Polymer Physics”, “Chemistry Creates a Better Life” for undergraduates and “Polymer Polymerization Method” for postgraduate students. “Polymer Chemistry”, “Polymer Physics”, and “Chemistry Creates a Better Life” were awarded the Excellent Online Open Certification Course of Jiangxi Province and Nanchang University. “Polymer Physics” was awarded the excellent postgraduate course of Jiangxi Province.

She wrote the monograph "Perovskite Solar Cell", edited the textbook "Polymer Physics", and participated in the textbook of "Chemistry Creates a Better Life". She presided over the completion of "Discussion Teaching Research Based on Polymer Chemistry Micro-Course Construction" teaching reform research project of higher education in Jiangxi Province. She has won the second/first prize of provincial teaching achievements of colleges and universities in Jiangxi Province in 2016/2017 and 2023, respectively. She has won the Excellent innovation and Entrepreneurship tutor in the fourth China “Internet +” College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in 2018.

She has guided students to win the first prize of chemistry experiment in Jiangxi College Students Science and Technology Innovation and Vocational Skills Competition in 2015, and was rated as excellent instructor. She has guided undergraduate to win third prizes of Jiangxi Province in the 14th/15th “Challenge Cup” College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Scientific works Competition, silver prize of Jiangxi Province in 2016 “Creating Youth” College Students' Entrepreneurship Plan Competition, national Bronze Prize/Jiangxi Province Gold Prize in 2018 “Creating Youth” College Students' Entrepreneurship Plan Competition, National Bronze Award/Gold Award of Jiangxi Province in the fourth “Internet” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students in 2018.

She has guided several graduate students to obtain excellent master's theses and excellent doctoral theses of Jiangxi Province.

Research Projects:

1)National Natural Science Foundation of China (52373186), Project leader

2)National Natural Science Foundation of China (52063019), Project leader

3)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51973088), Project leader

4)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672121), Project leader

5)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51663015), Project leader

6)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51302130), Project leader

7)Key Project of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (20224ACB203007), Project leader

8)Science and Technology Innovation Project of Jiangxi Province (jxsq2019201107), Project leader

Representative Papers：

1)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Water-shielding Electric Double Layer and Stable Interphase Engineering for Durable Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries, Nat. Commun. 16, 4490 (2025)

2)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Controlled Crystallization Kinetics via Conjugated Organic Spacers Enables Ordered Epitaxial Growth of Two-Step Deposited Tin-based Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (37), e202513416 (1-12) (2025)

3)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Dissected MACl Involved Reaction Pathway for Low Temperature Fabrication of High-Efficiency Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (31), e202502949 (1-11) (2025)

4)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Assisted Solubilization Strategy in Spiro-OMeTAD for Thermally and Mechanically Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (15), e202424191 (1-11) (2025)

5)Lifu Zhang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Pressure-Modulated Molecular Stacking Strategy Extends Exciton Diffusion Length for Thick-film (300 nm) Organic Photovoltaics Exceeding 19% Efficiency, Adv. Mater. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202514047 (2025)

6)Licheng Tan*, Lifu Zhang*, Yaxin Zhai*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Controlled Solution Flow via Patterned Meniscus Assist for Elongated Exciton Diffusion Length to Approaching 20% Efficiency in Pseudo-planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells, Adv. Mater. 37 (30), 2505266 (1-12) (2025)

7)Licheng Tan*, Lifu Zhang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Constructing Controlled Vertical Gradient Morphology in Pseudo-planar Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics via Self-assembled Interface Orthogonal Strategy, Adv. Mater. 37 (26), 2503813 (1-11) (2025)

8)Licheng Tan*, Xiangchuan Meng*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, A Strain Relaxation Modulation for Printing High-performance Flexible Pseudo-Planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells, Adv. Mater. 37 (19), 2501033 (1-13) (2025)

9)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Unraveling the Reaction Dynamic Mechanism and Thermodynamic Pathway of Lead Iodide and Organic Cations in Two-step Sequential Deposition Process, Energy Environ. Sci. 18 (14), 6983-7004 (2025)

10)Jia Yang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Crystallization Regulation by Introducing Multistage Growth Template Enables Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 18 (7), 3235-3247 (2025)

11)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Strong Replaces Weak: Hydrogen Bond-Anchored Electrolyte Enabling Ultra-Stable and Wide-Temperature Aqueous Zinc-Ion Capacitors, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (6), e202418242 (1-11) (2024). Hot Paper, ESI Highly Cited Paper

12)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Reaction-Diffusion and Crystallization Kinetics Modulation of Two-step Deposited Tin-based Perovskite Film via Reducing Atmosphere, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (12), e202422217 (1-10) (2024). Hot Paper

13)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Extending Shelf-life of Two-step Method Precursor Solutions through Targeted Regulation for Highly Efficient and Reproducible Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63 (51), e202411708 (1-11) (2024). VIP Paper

14)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Synchronous Elimination of Excess Photoinstable PbI2 and Interfacial Band Mismatch for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63 (1), e202315233 (2024). VIP Paper

15)Lifu Zhang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Achieving Desired Pseudo-Planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells via Binary-Dilution Strategy, Adv. Mater. 36 (3), 2308159 (1-10) (2024)

16)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Macro-micro Coordination Optimization of Lead Iodide Reactivity toward Millimeter-to-centimeter-scale Perovskite Solar Cells with Minimal Efficiency Loss, Energy Environ. Sci. 17 (15), 5500-5512 (2024)

17)Lifu Zhang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Modulation of Charge-localized Migration and Ink Flow Dynamics Exceeding 19% Efficiency for Blade-coating Pseudo-planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 17 (18), 6799-6810 (2024)

18)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Elimination of Charge Accumulation by Self-assembled Cocrystal Interlayer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 17 (2), 569-579 (2024)

19)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Regulating Oxygen Vacancies and Coordination Environment of Manganese Dioxide for Enhanced High-Mass-Loading Energy Storage, Energy Environ. Sci. 17 (10), 3384-3395 (2024). ESI Highly Cited Paper

20)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Monodisperse Adducts-Induced Homogeneous Nucleation Towards High-Quality Tin-Based Perovskite Film, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 135 (33), e202306712(1-10) (2023)

21)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Inhibition of Ion Migration for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Mater. 35 (52), 202302552 (1-46) (2023)

22)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Multifunctional Metal-organic Frameworks Capsules Modulate Reactivity of Lead Iodide toward Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Ultraviolet Resistance, Adv. Mater. 35 (33), 2301852 (1-11) (2023). Frontispiece

23)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Environmentally Friendly Anti-Solvent Engineering for High-Efficiency Tin-based Perovskite Solar Cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 16 (5), 2177-2186 (2023). ESI Highly Cited Paper

24)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Omnidirectional Diffusion of Organic Amine Salts Assisted by Ordered Arrays in Porous Lead Iodide for Two-Step Deposited Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 16 (2), 629-640 (2023). ESI Highly Cited Paper

25)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Coupling Uniform Pore Size and Multi-Chemisorption Sites: Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon for Ultra-fast and Large Zinc Ion Storage, Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (40), 2303205 (1-11) (2023). ESI Highly Cited Paper

26)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Synergistic Passivation and Down-conversion by Imidazole-modified Graphene Quantum Dots for High Performance and UV-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (43), 2304503 (1-11) (2023)

27)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Synergistic Toughening and Self-healing Strategy for Highly Efficient and Stable Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (23), 2214984 (1-11) (2023)

28)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Nanoimprint Lithography-Dependent Vertical Composition Gradient in Pseudo-Planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Combined with Sequential Deposition, Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (1), 2209152 (1-10) (2023)

29)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Dual Triplet Sensitization Strategy for Efficient and Stable Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Up-Conversion Perovskite Solar Cells, CCS Chem. 5 (3), 729-740 (2023)

30)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Dual-Resistance of Ion Migration and Moisture Erosion via Hydrolytic Crosslinking of Siloxane Functionalized Poly(Ionic Liquids) for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, CCS Chem. 5 (5), 1202-1214 (2023)

31)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Diammonium Molecular Configuration-Induced Regulation of Crystal Orientation and Carrier Dynamics for Highly Efficient and Stable 2D/3D Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61 (5), e202114588 (1-10) (2022). Hot Paper

32)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Elimination of Interfacial Lattice Mismatch and Detrimental Reaction by Self-Assembled Layer Dual-Passivation for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Energy Mater. 12 (18), 2103674 (1-10) (2022). ESI Highly Cited Paper

33)Licheng Tan*, Qianqian Lin*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Uncovering the Mechanism of Poly(ionic-liquid)s Multiple Inhibition of Ion Migration for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Energy Mater. 12 (15), 2103652 (1-10) (2022)

34)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Sodium-intercalated Manganese Oxides for Achieving Ultra-Stable and Fast Charge Storage Kinetics in Wide-Voltage Aqueous Supercapacitors, Adv. Funct. Mater. 32 (46), 2206539 (1-11) (2022)

35)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Acetic Acid-Assisted Synergistic Modulation of Crystallization Kinetics and Inhibition of Sn2+ Oxidation in Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Funct. Mater. 32 (12), 2109631 (1-9) (2022)

36)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, A Regularity-based Fullerene Interfacial Layer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells via Blade-Coating, Adv. Funct. Mater. 32 (1), 2105917 (1-10) (2022)

37)Licheng Tan*, Xiaodong Zhuang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Regulation of Crystallinity and Vertical Phase Separation Enables High-Efficiency Thick Organic Solar Cells with Reduced Voltage Loss, Adv. Funct. Mater. 32 (29), 2202103 (1-9) (2022)

38)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Tremendously Enhanced Photocurrent Enabled by Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Up-Conversion for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 14 (6), 3532-3541 (2021)

39)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Controlling Crystal Growth via Autonomously Longitudinal Scaffold for Planar Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Mater. 32 (26), 2000617 (1-11) (2020)

40)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells with Excellent Humidity- and Thermo- Stability via Fluorinated Perylenediimide, Adv. Energy Mater. 9 (18), 1900198 (1-9) (2019). Back Cover, ESI Highly Cited Paper

41)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Water Resistant and Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells via a Glued Interfacial Layer, Adv. Funct. Mater. 29 (37), 1902629 (1-8) (2019)

42)Licheng Tan*, Zhen Li*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Enhanced Hole Transportation for Inverted Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with High Performance and Stability, Adv. Funct. Mater. 29 (18), 1808059 (1-9) (2019). Inside Front Cover, Highlighted on Advanced Science News

43)Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Nucleation and Crystallization Control by Polyurethane for Enhancing Bendability of Perovskite Solar Cells with Excellent Device Performance, Adv. Funct. Mater. 27 (41), 1703061 (1-9) (2017). Inside Front Cover, 2017/09 Top 10 Hot Paper