Name: Yiwang Chen

Gender: Male

Job title: Professor/Doctoral supervisor

Email Address: ywchen@ncu.edu.cn

Research fields: Functional Polymers

Education and Work Experience：

Professor Yiwang Chen earned his Bachelor's (1988-1992) and Master's (1992-1995) degrees from Jiangxi Normal University. He then obtained his Ph.D. from Peking University between 1996 and 1999. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Mainz and the University of Marburg in Germany from 1999 to 2003, and subsequently served as a Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore from 2003 to 2004. His distinguished academic career includes appointments as a Professor and Dean of the School of Chemistry at Nanchang University, Vice President and Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangxi Normal University, and President and Deputy Party Secretary of Gannan Normal University. He currently holds the position of Party Committee Secretary at Gannan Normal University.

Awards and Honors：

As the primary recipient, he has been awarded the First Prize of the Jiangxi Province Natural Science Award, the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, the Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the First Prize of the Invention Entrepreneurship Award (Innovation Category) by the China Invention Association, the China Industry-University-Research Collaboration Innovation Award, the First Prize of the Technological Invention Award by the Chinese Materials Research Society, one First Prize and three Second Prizes of the Jiangxi Province Teaching Achievement Award, and the Contribution Award for Overseas Chinese Scholars in China. His individual honors include the National Baosteel Outstanding Teacher Award, the Second Jiangxi Province Innovation and Excellence Award, and the recognition as a Model Educator in the Second Jiangxi Province Teaching and Educating Awards. He has also been selected as a "Highly Cited Researcher" in the Clarivate 2024 list.

Research Projects:

1)National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Major Research Instrument Development Project (52527804), Project leader

2)NSFC Key Program (52333006), Project leader

3)National Key R&D Program "Strategic Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation" Key Special Project (2024YFE0209400), Project leader

4)National Key R&D Program Key Special Project in Science and Technology XX (2024YFF1401102), Project leader

5)NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars Fund(51425304), Project leader

6)NSFC Key Program (51833004), Project leader

7)NSFC Regional Innovation and Development Joint Fund Key Program (U20A20128), Project leader

8)NSFC-DFG (German Research Foundation) Collaborative Research Project (51761135114), Project leader

9)Jiangxi Provincial Major Science and Technology Innovation Research Project (20114ACE00400), Project leader

10)Jiangxi Provincial Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project for Regional Innovation System (20231ZDH04036), Project leader

Representative Papers：

He is primarily engaged in research focusing on the design and printing/processing of polymer and perovskite flexible solar cells, as well as zinc-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, zinc-air batteries, fuel cells, electrocatalytic synthesis, and silicone elastomers and fibers. As a corresponding author, he has published over 500 academic papers in international journals, including Science.

1)Hongxiang Li*, Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Laser annealing enables rapid, degradation-free ambient processing of perovskite solar modules, Science (2025). 10.1126/science.adx9650.

2)Xuzhou Yan*, Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, Mechanically interlocked polymer scaffolds enable high-efficiency printed flexible perovskite photovoltaics, Nat. Synth. (2025). 10.1038/s44160-025-00904-6.

3)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 (1-13) (2025).

4)Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Sustainable Eco-friendly Printing of High-Performance Large-Area Organic Photovoltaics via Enhanced Laplace Pressure Gradient, Nat. Commun. (2025). 10.1038/s41467-025-63530-y.

5)Dong Chen*, Aihui Liang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Preparation of Dual-Asymmetric Acceptors via Selenium Substitution Combined with Terminal Group Optimization Strategy for High Efficiency Organic Solar Cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147 (10), 8796-8808 (2025).

6)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) (2025).

7)Jun Huang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Bridging Electrolyte Bulk and Interfacial Chemistry: Dynamic Protective Strategy Enable Ultra-Long Lifespan Aqueous Zinc Batteries, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (10), e202418524 (1-14) (2025).

8)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) (2025).

9)Shaorong Huang*, Lie Chen*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, “Double-Gene” Small Molecule as Guest Component Promotes the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells Beyond 19.5 %, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (8), e202420385 (1-11) (2025).

10)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).

11)Kai Yuan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Linkage Microenvironment and Oxygen Electroreduction Reaction Performance Correlationship of Iron Phthalocyanine-based Polymers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (17), e202501506 (1-11) (2025).

12)Huawei Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Manipulating σ-Hole Interactions in Halogenated Additives for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells with 19.8 % Efficiency, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (18), e202500085 (1-9) (2025). Hot Paper.

13)Shaobin Tang*, Kai Yuan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Engineering Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer to Break Activity-Stability Trade-off of Oxygen Electroreduction Catalysts for Temperature-Adaptive Zn-Air Battery, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (22), e202502019 (1-13) (2025). Hot Paper.

14)Aihui Liang*, Jing Wang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Management of Intramolecular Noncovalent Interactions in Dopant-Free Hole Transport Materials for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (22), e202504144 (1-12) (2025).

15)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).

16)Lifu Zhang*, Zhen Yang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Prolonging Exciton Diffusion Length via Modulating Aggregation Structures for Binary Organic Photovoltaics Approaching 20% Certified Efficiency, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (36), e202509516 (1-10) (2025). Hot Paper.

17)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).

18)Lei Li*, Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Ambient Processing of High-efficiency Organic Solar Modules Enabled by Radical Scavengers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2025). 10.1002/anie.202510765.

19)Ting Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Dual-Functional Molecular Stabilization of Spacer Cation-Mediated Aging Dynamics in Low-Dimensional Perovskite Precursors Enables Efficient Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (45), e202512147 (1-12) (2025).

20)Lei Li*, Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Ambient Processing of High-efficiency Organic Solar Modules Enabled by Radical Scavengers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2025). 10.1002/anie.202510765.

21)Ting Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Dual-Functional Molecular Stabilization of Spacer Cation-Mediated Aging Dynamics in Low-Dimensional Perovskite Precursors Enables Efficient Solar Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (45), e202512147 (1-12) (2025).

22)Ting Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Managing Solvent Complexes to Amplify Ripening Process by Covalent Interaction Driving Force under External Field for Perovskite Photovoltaic, Adv. Mater. 37 (3), 2409971 (1-10) (2025).

23)Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Synergistic Multimodal Energy Dissipation Enhances Certified Efficiency of Flexible Organic Photovoltaics Beyond 19%, Adv. Mater. 37 (5), 2411989 (1-11) (2025).

24)Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, A Wenzel Interfaces Design for Homogeneous Solute Distribution Obtains Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Mater. 37 (9), 2417779 (1-12) (2025).

25)Kai Yuan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, High-Density Accessible Iron Single-Atom Catalyst for Durable and Temperature-Adaptive Laminated Zinc-Air Batteries, Adv. Mater. 37 (11), 2417711 (1-10) (2025). ESI Highly Cited Paper.

26)Kai Yuan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Integrating PtCo Intermetallic with Highly Graphitized Carbon toward Durable Oxygen Electroreduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Adv. Mater. 37 (12), 2500096 (1-13) (2025).

27)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).

28)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).

29)Tangyue Xue*, Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Molecularly Interlocked Interfaces Enable Record-Efficiency Stretchable Organic Photovoltaics, Adv. Mater. 37 (33), 2507761 (1-9) (2025).

30)Aihui Liang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Biomimetic Mineralization Nucleation with Polymer Template Enabled High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells by Anti-Solvent-Free Technology, Adv. Mater. 37 (38), 2507401 (1-11) (2025).

31)Jiancong Xu,* Longbin Li,* Yiwang Chen*, et al, Energy-Saving Hydrogen Production via Small Molecules Electrooxidation-Assisted Hybrid Systems, Adv. Mater. 37 (40), e07842 (2025).

32)Zengqi Huang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Competitive Crystallization Modulated Phase-Homogeneous Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for Monolithic Perovskite-Organic Tandem Solar Cells, Adv. Mater. 37 (44), e11781 (1-10) (2025).

33)Xiaotian Hu*, Yiwang Chen*, et al, Dual-Fibril Network Engineering for Scalable and Sustainable Organic Photovoltaics, Adv. Mater. (2025). 10.1002/adma.202514052.

34)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. (2025). 10.1002/adma.202514047.