YAN Feng
Name:YAN Feng
Title:Professor

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Tel: 86-512-65880973 (Lab)
e-mail: fyan@suda.edu.cn

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Professor (Polymer Materials)
B.Sc. Nanjing University of Technology (1994)
Ph.D. Nanjing University (2000)
Visiting Scientist, Fritz-Haber-Institute of Max-Planck Society, Berlin (2000.10-2001.1)
Postdoc, Ulm University, Germany (2001.4-2003.12)
Postdoc, University of Rochester (2004.1-2005.5)
Postdoc, Eastern Michigan University (2005.7-2006.5)
Research Interests: Ionic liquids; Polymer electrolytes for fuel cells & solar cells; Microemulsion polymerization; Conjugated polymers/oligomers for OLED & OFET
Representative Publications
2014
1) S. Li, L. Qiu, C. Shi, X. Chen, F. Yan *, “Water-Resistant, Solid-State, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Hydrophobic Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal Electrolytes”,Adv. Mater.,2014,26, 1266-1271.
2) W. Qian, F. Sun, Y. Xu, L. Qiu, C. Liu, S. Wang, F. Yan *, “ Human Hair-Derived Carbon Flakes for Electrochemical Supercapacitors ”,Energy Environ. Sci., 2014,7, 379-386.
3) J. Guo, C. Yuan, M. Guo, L. Wang, F. Yan *, “ Flexible and Voltage-Switchable Polymer Velcro Constructed by Host−Guest Recognition Between Poly(ionic liquid) Strips”,Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 3261-3266.
4) F. Gu, H. Dong, Y. Li, Z. Sun,F. Yan*, “Base Stable Pyrrolidinium Cations for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Applications”, Macromolecules , 2014,47, 6740–6 747
5) F. Gu, H. Dong, Y. Li, Z. Si,F. Yan*, “Highly Stable N3-substituted Imidazolium-based Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes: Experimental Studies and Theoretical Calculations”, Macromolecules , 2014, 47, 208-216.
6) C. Yuan, J. Guo, M. Tan, M. Guo, L. Qiu, andF. Yan*, “Multistimuli Responsive and Electroactive Supramolecular Gels Based on Ionic Liquid Gemini Guest”,ACS Macro Letters, 2014,3, 271-275 .
7) Z. Si, L. Qiu, F. Gu, H. Dong, Y. Li,*F. Yan*, “Effects of Substituents and Substitution Positions on Alkaline Stability of Imidazolium Cations and Their Corresponding Anion-Exchange Membranes”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces , 2014,6, 4346-4355.
8) W. Zhang, C. Yuan, J. Guo, L. Qiu, F. Yan *, “ Supramolecular ionic liquid gels for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces , 2014,6, 8723-8728.
9) H. Zhang, L. Qiu, D. Xu, W. Zhang,F. Yan*, “Performance enhancement for water based dye-sensitized solar cells via addition of ionic surfactants”, J. Mater. Chem. A , 2014,2, 2221–2226.
10) Z. Si, Z. Sun, F. Gu, L. Qiu, F. Yan *, “Alkaline Stable Imidazolium-based Ionomers Containing Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Side Chains for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes”, J. Mater. Chem. A , 2014, 2 , 4413–4421.
11) D. Xu, C. Shi, L. Wang, L. Qiu andF. Yan*, “Co-grafting of Surfactants: A Facile and Effective Method for the Performance Enhancement of Plastic Crystal Based Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, J. Mater. Chem. A , 2014,2, 9803–9811.
12) W. Zhang, L. Qiu, X. Chen, F. Yan *, “ Imidazolium Functionalized Bis-2,2,6,6- Tetramethyl-piperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) Bi-redox Couples for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Electrochim. Acta , 2014, 117, 48-54.
13)C. Yuan, J. Guo,F. Yan*, Shape Memory Poly(ionic liquid) Gels Controlled by Host-Guest Interaction with b -Cyclodextrin”,Polymer, 2014,55, 3431-3435.
14)X. Wu, L. Qiu, Z. Yang*, andF. Yan*, “Imidazolium Functionalized NT-Im-Au-Ag Hybrids for Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering and Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol ”,Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2014,478, 30–37.
15)L. Wang, L. Qiu, Z. Yang,* andF. Yan*, “Low-Dose Imidazolium Cation Grafted Polymeric Nanotubes for Quasi-solid-state Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”, Electrochim. Acta , 2014, 133 , 446–452.
2013
1) B. Lin, H. Dong, Y. Li, Z. Si, F. Gu,F. Yan*, “Alkaline Stable C2-substituted Imidazolium-based Anion-Exchange Membranes”,Chem. Mater.,2013,25, 1858−1867.
2) Y. Peng, C. Liu, C. Pan, L. Qiu, S. Wang,F. Yan*, “PPyNT-Im-PtAu Alloy Nanoparticle Hybrids with Tunable Electroactivity and Enhanced Durability for Methanol Electrooxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reaction”,ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces , 2013, 5 , 2752-2760.
3) C. Shi, S. Li, W. Zhang, L. Qiu,F. Yan*, “Bis-quaternary ammonium cation based organic ionic plastic crystals: plastic crystal behaviour and ionic liquid properties above melting points”,J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 13956-13962 .
4) D. Xu, H. Zhang, X. Chen, andF. Yan*, “Imidazolium Functionalized Cobalt Tris(bipyridyl) Complex Redox Shuttles for High Efficient Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”,J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 11933-11941.
5) Y. Peng, X. Wu, L. Qiu, C. Liu, S. Wang andF. Yan*, “Synthesis of Carbon/PtAu Nanoparticle Hybrids Originated from Triethoxysilane-derivatized Ionic Liquids for Methanol Electrooxidation and Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol”J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 9257–9263.
6) B. Qiu, C. Pan, W. Qian, Y. Peng, L. Qiu,F. Yan*, “Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbons Originated from Ionic Liquids as Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors”,J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 6373–6378.
7) C. Shi, L. Qiu, X. Chen, H. Zhang, L. Wang,F. Yan*, “Silica Nanoparticles Doped Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal Electrolytes for Highly Efficient Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”,ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces , 2013,5, 1453–1459.
8) X. Chen, D. Xu, L. Qiu,S. Li, W. Zhang andF. Yan*, “Imidazolium Functionalized TEMPO/Iodide Hybrid Redox Couple for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar CellsJ. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 8759–8765.
9) D. Xu, X. Chen, L. Wang, L. Qiu, H. Zhang andF. Yan*, “Performance enhancement for high performancedye-sensitized solar cells via using pyridinyl-functionalized ionic liquid type additive”,Electrochim. Acta, 2013,106, 181-186.
10) J. Guo, Y. Zhou, L. Qiu, C. Yuan andF. Yan*, “Self-Assembly ofAmphiphilic Random Co-poly(ionic liquid)s: the Effect of Anions, Molecular Weight, and Molecular Weight Distribution”,Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4004–4009.
11) J. Guo, L. Qiu, Z. Deng andF. Yan*, “Plastic Reusable pH Indicator Strips: Preparation via Anion-Exchange of Poly(Ionic Liquids) with Anionic Dyes”,Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 1309-1312.
12) Z. Deng, J. Guo, L. Qiu, Y. Zhou andF. Yan*, “Iron-mediated AGET ATRP of MMA With Sulfosalicylic Acid as a Ligand”, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym . Chem . , 2013,51, 664–671.
13) B. Lin, B. Qiu, L. Qiu, Z. Si, F. Chu, X. Chen,F. Yan*, “Imidazolium-functionalized SiO2 nanoparticle doped proton conducting membranes for anhydrous proton exchange membrane application”,Fuel Cells, 2013,1, 72-78.
14) Z. Si, F. Gu, J. Guo,F. Yan*, “Phosphoric Acid-doped Imidazolium Ionomers with Enhanced Stability forAnhydrous Proton Exchange Membrane Applications”,J. Polym. Sci.: Polym. Phys. , 2013,51, 1311–1317.
15) B. Qiu, B. Lin,F. Yan*, “Ionic Liquid/Poly(Ionic Liquid) Based Electrolytes for Energy Devices”,Polym. Inter., 2013,62, 335-337. (invited review)
2012
1) Q. Li, J. Zhao, B. Sun, B. Lin, L. Qiu, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, J. Lu,F. Yan*, “High Temperature Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal Electrolytes”,Adv. Mater.,2012,24, 945-950.
2) F. Yan , A. Ding, M. Girones, R. Lammertink, M. Wessling, L. Börger, K. Vilsmeier, W. Goedel*, “Hierarchically Structured Assembly of Polymer Microsieves, made by a Combination of Phase Separation Micromolding and Float-Casting”,Adv. Mater.,2012,24, 1551-1557.
3) X. Chen, J. Zhao, J. Zhang, L. Qiu, D. Xu, H. Zhang, X. Han, B. Sun, G. Fu, Y. Zhang,F. Yan*, “Bis-imidazolium Based Poly(ionic liquid) Electrolytes for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”,J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 18018-18024.
4) J. Zhao, B. Sun, L. Qiu, H. Caocen, Q. Li, X. Chen,F. Yan*, “Efficient Light-Scattering Functionalized TiO2Photoanodes Modified with Cyanobiphenyl-based Benzimidazole for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Additive-Free Electrolytes”,J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 18380–18386.
5) F. Chu, B. Lin, B. Qiu, Z. Si, L. Qiu, Z. Gu, J. Ding,F. Yan*, J. Lu,* “Polybenzimidazole/Zwitterion-coated Silica Nanoparticle Hybrid Proton Conducting Membranes for Anhydrous Proton Exchange Membrane Application”,J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 18411–18417.
6) Z. Deng,J. Guo, Y. Zhou, L. Qiu,F. Yan*, “Basic Ionic Liquids: a New Type of Ligand and Catalyst for the AGET ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate”,Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 2436 – 2443.
7) C. Pan, L. Qiu, Y. Peng,F. Yan*, “Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon–Pt nanoparticle hybrids via carbonization of poly([Bvim][Br]-co-acrylonitrile) for electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol”,J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 13578–13584.
8) Y. Peng, L. Qiu, C. Pan, C. Wang, S. Shang,F. Yan*, “Facile preparation of water dispersible polypyrrole nanotube-supported silver nanoparticles for hydrogen peroxide reduction and surface-enhanced Raman scattering”Electrochim. Acta, 2012, 75, 399-405.
9) H. Cao-Cen, J. Zhao, L. Qiu, D. Xu, Q. Li, X. Chen, F. Yan* , “High performance all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on cyanobiphenyl-functionalized imidazolium-type ionic crystals” J. Mater. Chem. , 2012,22, 12842-12850.
10) Q. Li, X. Chen, J. Zhao, L. Qiu, Y. Zhang, B. Sun,F. Yan*, “Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-Based Electrolytes for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”,J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 6674-6679 .
11) X. Chen, Q. Li, J. Zhao, L. Qiu, Y. Zhang, B. Sun,F. Yan*, “Ionic Liquid-Tethered Nanoparticle/Poly(ionic liquid) Electrolytes for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” , J. Power Sources , 2012,207, 216-221.
12) Z. Deng, L. Qiu, L. Bai, Y. Zhou, B. Lin, J. Zhao, Z. Cheng, X. Zhu,F. Yan*, “Basic Ionic Liquid/FeCl3·6H2O as an Efficient Catalyst for AGET ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym . Chem . , 2012,50, 1605-1611.
13) B. Qiu, B. Lin, L. Qiu,F. Yan*, “Alkaline imidazolium- and quaternary ammonium-functionalized anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cell applications”,J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 1040-1045 .
14) Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, B. Sun, X. Chen, Q. Li, L. Qiu,F. Yan*, “Performance Enhancement for Quasi-solid-state Dye-sensitized Solar Cells by Using Acid-oxidized Carbon Nanotube-based Gel Electrolytes”,Electrochim. Acta, 2012,61, 185-190.
15) L. Qiu, Y. Peng, B. Liu, B. Lin, Y. Peng, M. Malik,F. Yan*, “Polypyrrole nanotube-supported gold nanoparticles: An efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol”,Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2012,413, 230-237.
16) B. Qiu, B. Lin, Z. Si, L. Qiu, F. Chu, J. Zhao,F. Yan*, “Bis-imidazolium-based anion-exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells”,J. Power Sources, 2012,207, 329-335.
2011
1) B. Lin, L. Qiu, B. Qiu, Y. Peng,F. Yan*, “A Soluble and Conductive Polyfluorene Ionomer with Pendant Imidazolium Groups for Alkaline Fuel Cell Applications”,Macromolecules, 2011,44, 9642-9649.
2) Y. Zhou, L. Qiu, Z. Deng, J. Texter,F. Yan*, “Low-Temperature AGET ATRP of Methyl Methacrylate in Ionic Liquid-Based Microemulsions”,Macromolecules, 2011,44, 7948–7955.
3) L. Qiu, B. Liu, Y. Peng,F. Yan*, “Fabrication of ionic liquid-functionalized polypyrrole nanotubes decorated with platinum nanoparticles and their electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol”, Chem. Commun. ,2011,47, 2934–2936.
4) J. Zhao,F. Yan*, L. Qiu, Y. Zhang, X. Chena, B. Sun*, “Benzimidazolyl functionalized ionic liquids as an additive for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells”, Chem. Commun. , 2011,47, 11516–11518.
5) J. Zhao, X. Shen,F. Yan*, L. Qiu, S. Lee, B. Sun*, “Solvent-free ionic liquid/poly(ionic liquid) electrolytes for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells”,J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 7326–7330.
6) X. Sun, D. Zhou, L. Qiu, L. Liao*,F. Yan*, “Sodium-quinolate complexes as efficient electron injection materials for organic light-emitting diode devices”,J. Phys. Chem. C , 20 11,115, 2433–2438.
7) F. Chu, B. Lin,F. Yan*, L. Qiu, J. Lu*, “Macromolecular protic ionic liquid-based proton-conducting membranes for anhydrous proton exchange membrane application”,J. Power Sources, 2011,196, 7979–7984.
8) J. Yang, L. Qiu, B. Liu, Y. Peng,F. Yan*, S. Shang, “Synthesis of Polymeric Ionic Liquid Microsphere/Pt Nanoparticle Hybrids for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol and Catalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol”, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym . Chem . , 2011,49, 4531-4538.
2010
1) B. Lin, L. Qiu, J. Lu,F. Yan*, Cross-Linked Alkaline Ionic Liquid-Based Polymer Electrolytes for Alkaline Fuel Cell Applications.Chem. Mater., 2010,22, 6718-6725.
2) B. Lin, S. Cheng, L. Qiu,F. Yan*, S. Shang, J. Lu*, “Protic ionic liquid-based hybrid proton conducting membranes for anhydrous proton exchange membrane application”,Chem. Mater., 2010,22, 1807-1813.
3) H. Diao,F. Yan*, L. Qiu, J. Lu, X. Lu, B. Lin, Q. Li, S. Shang*, W. Liu, J. Liu “High Performance Cross-Linked Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid)-Based Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells”,Macromolecules, 2010,43, 6398–6405.
4) J. Shi, P. Wu*,F. Yan*, “Further Investigation of the Intermolecular Interactions and Component Distributions in a [Bmim][BF4]-based Polystyrene Composite Membranes using Two-Dimensional Correlation Infrared Spectroscopy”,Langmuir, 2010,26, 11427–11434.
5) Z. Chen,F. Yan*, L. Qiu, J. Lu, Y. Zhou, J. Chen, Y. Tang and J. Texter*, “Sustainable Polymerizations in Recoverable Microemulsions”,Langmuir, 2010,26, 3803-3806.
2009
1) J. Lu,F. Yan*, J. Texter*, “Advanced applications of ionic liquids in polymer science”, Prog . Polym. Sci. , 2009,34, 431-448 (invited review).
2) F. Yan* , S. Yu, X. Zhang, L. Qiu, F. Chu, J. You and J. Lu*, “Enhanced proton conduction in polymer electrolyte membranes as synthesized by polymerization of protic ionic liquid-based microemulsions”,Chem. Mater., 2009,21,1480–1484.
3) J. Zhao,F. Yan*, Z. Chen, H. Diao, F. Chu, S. Yu, J. Lu*, “Microemulsion polymerization of cationic pyrroles bearing an imidazolum-ionic liquid moiety”, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym . Chem . , 2009,47, 746-753.
2008
1) S. Yu,F. Yan*, X. Zhang, J. You, X. Xia, Q. Xu, G. Ma and J. Lu*, “Polymerization of ionic liquid-based microemulsions: a versatile method for the synthesis of polymer electrolytes”, Macromolecules , 2008,41, 3389-3392.