Personal Profile
Dr. Yang Shihe is currently Professor at the Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School and Senior Principal Investigator at the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory. He is a National High-Level Expert, a Cheung Kong Chair Professor, a National Oversea Young Investigator and a world recognized Highly Cited Researcher. He is on the Editorial board of ACS Physical Chemistry Au, ACS-AMI, Frontiers of Optoelectronics, International Journal of Nanotechnology, Chinese International Journal of Nanotechnology, Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, and Sustainable Energy. He has published over 750 SCI papers in top-tier international journals, with more than 74,000 citations and an H-index of 140. He has been granted over 30 patents. Dr. Yang published several authoritative books in his research fields, and delivered over 300 presentations at domestic and international academic conferences. He also organized a number of international conferences and symposia. Dr. Yang’s research achievements have been honored with the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award twice. He has been recognized as a 'Global Highly Cited Researcher' by Clarivate Analytics for the past many years and he is among the world's top 2% of scientists.
Education Background
1983.09 – 1988.05 Rice University, Ph.D , Physical Chemistry, Mentor: R. E. Smalley, Nobel Laureate
1978.09 - 1982.07 Sun Yat-Sen University, Bachelor, Polymer Chemistry/Physics
Work Experience
2023.09 – Present Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, School of Advanced Materials, Professor
2021.05 - Present Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Senior PI (joint appointment)
2018.04 – 2023.09 Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, School of Chemical Biology& Biotechnology, Professor
2005.07 – 2018.03 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Professor
1999 .08– 2005.06 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor
1992.08 – 1999.07 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Assistant Professor
1989.12 - 1992.07 University of Toronto, Canada, Research Associate, Collaborator: John C Polanyi, Nobel Laureate
1988.06 – 1989.11 Argonne National Lab, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Collaborative Mentor: Steve J. Riley
Research Interests
The current interest of Yang’s group is focused on the development of functional nano-/micro-materials, the understanding of their collective properties and form-function relationship, and the applications of these materials in energy conversion and storage devices. Our goal is to uncover the fundamental principles underlying the materials’ functions and to provide the materials and technology base for realizing, among other things, cost-efficient solar energy utilization.
1. Solar energy conversion and storage
1) Perovskite solar cells；
2) Photoelectrochemical and electrocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction；
3) New materials enabled photoelectronic devices.
2. Design and assembly of porous materials and low dimensional nanomaterials.
Honors & Awards
・Highly Cited Researchers--Clarivate Analytics, 2018 - 2024
・World's Top 2% Scientists, 2020 - 2024
・Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials, 2021
・Controlled synthesis, structure and applications in energy areas of nanomaterials, Guangdong Province Natural Science, Second class, 2016.
・Research on giant electrorheological fluid structure and physical properties, National Natural Science Award, Second class, 2014.
・Controllable synthesis, microstructure and related properties of transition metals complex nanomaterials, National Natural Science Award, Second class, 2013.
・Controllable synthesis, microstructure and related properties of transition metals complex nanomaterials, The Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, First class, 2010.
·Development of nanoscale cryo-cathodes and devices, Guangdong Province Science and Technology Award, First class, 2006.
Representative books
[1] Materials and Interfaces for Clean Energy, Shihe Yang and Yongfu Qiu (Jenny Stanford Publishing, Singapore, 2021).
[2] Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials, Eds. Shihe Yang and Ping Sheng (Taylor & Francis Inc., London, 2000).
Selected Recent Publications
[1] “The Proximal Protonation Source in Cu-NHx-C Single Atom Catalysts Selectively Boosts CO2 to Methane Electroreduction”. Rongming Cai, Hong Zhu, Fei Yang, Min Ju, Xianzhen Huang, Jian Wang, M. Danny Gu, Jiali Gao, Shihe Yang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 64(15), e202424098 (2025).
[2] “Tuning the Crystallization and Photothermal Aging Chemistry of CsPb0.4Sn0.6I3 for Inorganic Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaics”. Chenghao Duan, Mingyu Hu, Qiliang Zhu, Shiang Li, Ning Liu, Zheng Zhang, Liming Ding, Jianhang Qiu, Lin Guo, Xinhui Lu, Shihe Yang, Keyou Yan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, e202507761 (2025).
[3] “Engineering Cu(I)/Cu(0) interfaces for efficient ethanol production from CO2 electroreduction”. Rongming Cai, Mingzi Sun, Fei Yang, Min Ju, Yanpeng Chen, M. Danny Gu, Bolong Huang, Shihe Yang, Chem, 10(1), 1-23 (2024).
[4] “Filterless Narrowband Photodetectors Enabled by Controllable Band Modulation through Ion Migration: The Case of Halide Perovskites”. Yu Li, Shanshan Yu, Junjie Yang, Kai Zhang, Mingyu Hu, Fumin Guo, Wei Qian, Sean Reinecke, Tao Chen, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Jian Wang, Shihe Yang, InfoMat, in press(2024).
[5] “Long-chain gemini surfactant-assisted blade coating enables large-area carbon-based perovskite solar modules with record performance”. Yumin Ren, Kai Zhang, Zedong Lin, Xiaozhen Wei, Man Xu, Xianzhen Huang, Haining Chen, Shihe Yang, Nano-Micro Letters, 15(1), 182 (2023).
[6] "Fe(III) docking activated sites in layered birnessite for efficient water oxidation". Min Ju, Zhuwen Chen, Hong Zhu, Rongming Cai, Zedong Lin, Yanpeng Chen, Yingjie Wang, Jiali Gao, Xia Long, Shihe Yang, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 145(20), 11215-11226 (2023).
[7] “Bowl-Assisted Ball Assembly for Solvent-Processing the C60 Electron Transport Layer of High-Performance Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell”. Zhou Xing, Fu Liu, Shu-Hui Li, Xianzhen Huang, Ajuan Fan, Qiufeng Huang, Shihe Yang, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 62(34), e202305357 (2023).
[8] “Rationally Reconstructed Metal-organic Frameworks as Robust Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts”. Chengxu Zhang, Qianglong Qi, Yunjie Mei, Jue Hu, Minzi Sun, Yingjie Zhang, Bolong Huang, Libo Zhang, Shihe Yang, Adv. Mater., 35(8), Article Number: 2208904 (2023).
[9] “Surface Sn(IV) Hydrolysis Improves Inorganic Sn-Pb Perovskite Solar Cells”. Mingyu Hu, Yalan Zhang, Jue Gong, Hua Zhou, Xianzhen Huang, Mingzhen Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Shihe Yang, ACS Energy Lett., 8(2), 1035-1041 (2023).
[10] “Harvesting of infrared part of sunlight to enhance polaron transport and solar water splitting”. Songtao Tang, Weitao Qiu, Xiuwen Xu, Shuang Xiao, Yexiang Tong, Xinwei Wang, Shihe Yang, Adv. Funct. Mater., 32(18), Article Number: 2110284 (2022).
[11] “Nucleophilic Etching Growth of Zeolite Materials with High Tunability”. Lei Dong, Yanpeng Chen, Ya Wang, Yanding Wang, Jinqiang Gao, Rongshu Zhu, Mei Hong, Shihe Yang, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 8(24), 2101573 (2021).
[12] “Redirecting Dynamic Surface Restructuring of a Layered Transition Metal Oxide Catalyst for Superior Water Oxidation”. Jian Wang, Jiapeng Liu, Yang Gao, Subin Choi, Jeongwoo Han, Sugeun Jo, Hyeyun Park, Francesco Ciucci, Xia Long, Shihe Yang, Sungpyo Cho, Min Gyu Kim, Jongwoo Lim, Nature Catalysis, 4(3), 212-222 (2021).
[13] “An aerosol-liquid-solid process for the general synthesis of halide perovskite thick films for direct conversion X-Ray detectors”. Wei Qian, Xiuwen Xu, Jian Wang, Yangbing Xu, Jianwei Chen, Yongshuai Ge, Jun Chen, Shuang Xiao, Shihe Yang, Matter, 4, 1-13 (2021).
[14] “Self-driven Perovskite Narrowband Photodetectors with Tunable Spectral Responses". Jian Wang, Shuang Xiao, Wei Qian, Kai Zhang, Jun Yu, Xiuwen Xu, Gaopeng Wang, Shizhao Zheng, Shihe Yang, Adv. Mater., 33(3), Article number: 2005557 (2021).
[15] “A prenucleation strategy for ambient fabrication of p-i-n perovskite solar cells with high device performance uniformity”. Kai Zhang, Zheng Wang, Gaopeng Wang, Jian Wang, Yu Li, Wei Qian, Shizhao Zheng, Shuang Xiao, Shihe Yang, Nature Communications, 11(1), Article number: 1006 (2020).
[16] “Enhancing Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by Combining Work Function Tuning and Heterojunction Engineering”. Kai-Hang Ye, Haibo Li, Duan Huang, Shuang Xiao, Weitao Qiu, Mingyang Li, Yuwen Hu, Wenjie Mai, Hongbing Ji, Shihe Yang, Nature Communications, 10(1), Article number: 3687 (2019).
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