Research Highlights

1. A kind of porphyrin two-dimension covalency organic frame conjugated polymers, its preparation method and application, Huibiao Liu, Yulaing Li, Yongjun Li, Hui Yang, CN105348303A.


2. Atomically Engineered Multilayer Electrolyte Stack for High Energy Density, Fast Charging Solid State Battery, Arvind Kamath, Shahid Pirzada, Zhongchun Wang, Hui Yang, US, IDR submitted.


3. Laser patterned solid-state batteries, and methods of making and using the same, Hui Yang, Alex Yan, Richard Van Der Linde, Arvind Kamath, US, IDR submitted.

Publications

2026

Photoelectrochemical Immuno-Sensing via Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer Mechanism

Bright, J., Hang, Y., Tan, W., Wang, A., Yang, H. and Wu, N., 2026. Photoelectrochemical Immuno-Sensing via Plasmon-Induced Resonance Energy Transfer Mechanism. ECS Sensors Plus, 5(2), p.021603.  DOI 10.1149/2754-2726/ae7982 

2025

Oxygen-vacancy-mediated photocatalytic activity of antimony molybdenum oxide toward green ammonia sy


B Liu, L Huang, T Musho, CJ Chen, CL Dong, C Tang, A Yasin, Y Wang, H. Yang, J. Bright, P. Zheng, R. Liu, N. Wu, Chem Catalysis 5 (6), 2025, 101337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2025.101337 

Before 2024

Manufacturing Scale-Up of Anodeless Solid-State Lithium Thin-Film Batteries for High Volumetric Ener

D. Cheng, K. Tran, S. Rao, Z. Wang, R. van der Linde, S. Pirzada, H. Yang, A. Yan, A. Kamath, and Y. Meng, ACS Energy Letters, 8 (2023), 4768-4774. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01839 

Ionic Conductivity and Ion Transport Mechanisms of Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes: A R

H. Yang, N. Wu, Energy Science & Engineering, 10 (2022), 1643-1671.

Invited review article

Journal front cover

Wiley top downloaded paper

https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.1163

Nitrogen-Doped Lithium Lanthanum Titanate Nanofiber-Polymer Composite Electrolytes for All-Solid-Sta

H. Yang, K. Tay, B. Rajbanshi, S. Kasani, J. Bright, P. Bai, Y. Xu, C. Wang, N. Wu, Journal of The Electrochemical Society., 168 (2021), 110507.

 DOI 10.1149/1945-7111/ac30ad 

Polymer-ceramic composite electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries: Ionic conductivity and

H. Yang, M. Abdullah, J. Bright, W. Hu, K. Kittilstved, Y. Xu, C. Wang, X. Zhang, and N. Wu,. Journal of Power Sources, 495 (2021), p.229796.

 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229796 

Before 2021

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dIrRLKkAAAAJ&hl=en


15. Machine Learning Guided 3D Printing of an Anode Scaffold for Lithium Batteries.

D. Cipollone*, H.Yang*, et al., Journal of Materials Processing Tech.(2021), 117159. (* co-first authorship)

 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117159 


2020

14. A Single-Ion Conducting UiO-66 Metal–Organic Framework Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries.

H. Yang, B. Liu, J. Bright, S. Kasani, J. Yang, X. Zhang and N. Wu, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(2020), 4007-4013.

 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c00410 


13. Chemical interaction and enhanced interfacial ion transport in a ceramic nanofiber–polymer composite electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium metal batteries.

H. Yang, J. Bright, B. Chen, P. Zheng, X. Gao, B. Liu, S. Kasani, X. Zhang and N. Wu, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (2020), 7261-7272.

https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TA12495K 


2019 

12. Metal–organic framework coated titanium dioxide nanorod array p–n heterojunction photoanode for solar water-splitting.

H. Yang, J. Bright, S. Kasani, P. Zheng, T. Musho, B. Chen, L. Huang, and N. Wu, Nano Research, 12 (2019), 643-650.

 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2272-4 


2017 and Before

11. High Conductive Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Lithium Storage with Large Capacity.

H. Yang, S. Zhang, L. Han, Z. Zhang, Z. Xue, J. Gao, Y. Li, C. Huang, Y. Yi, H. Liu and Y., Li, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 8 (2016), 5366–5375.

 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b12370 


10. Graphdiyne applied for lithium-ion capacitors displaying high power and energy densities.

H. Du, H. Yang, C. Huang, J. He, H.Liu, Y. Li, Nano Energy, 22 (2016), 615.

 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.02.052 


9. Controlling the Interface Areas of Organic/Inorganic Semiconductor Heterojunction Nanowires for High-Performance Diodes.

Z. Xue, H. Yang, J. Gao, J. fu Li, Y. Chen, Z. Jia, Y. Li, H. Liu, W.Yang, Y. Li, Dan Li, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 8 (2016), 21563-21569.

 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b06274 


8. Graphdiyne: an efficient hole transporter for stable high‐performance colloidal quantum dot solar cells.

Z. Jin, M. Yuan, H. Li, H. Yang, Q. Zhou, H. Liu, X. Lan, M. Liu, J. Wang, E.H. Sargent, and Y. Li, Advanced functional materials, 26 (2016.), pp.5284-5289.

https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201601570


7. Growth of axial nested P–N heterojunction nanowires for high performance diodes.

N. Chen, Z. Xue, H. Yang, Z. Zhang, J. Gao, Y. Li, H. Liu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17 (2015), 1785-1789.

https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CP04397A


6. Highly Efficient Electron Transport Obtained by Doping PCBM with Graphdiyne in Planar-Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells Awards and Honors.

C. Kuang, G. Tang, T. Jiu, H. Yang, H. Liu, B. Li, W. Luo, X. Li, W. Zhang, F. Lu, J.Fang, Y.g Li, Nano Lett. 15 (2015), 2756−2762.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00787


5. Constructing High Luminescent Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Nanoscale Molecular Pockets.

H. Yang, L. Liu, Z. Zhang, Z. Xue, Y. Li, S. Wang and H. Liu, Acta Chimca Sinica, 72 (2014), 1218-1222.

Cover paper

DOI: 10.6023/A14080600


4. Inorganic/organic small molecular semiconductor self-assembly to functional core–shell nanoarchitectures for ultrasensitive chemiresistors to aniline vapor.

K. Wang, H. Yang, X. Qian, Z. Xue, Y. Li, H. Liu, Y.Li, Dalton Trans., 43(2014),11542. 2013 

https://doi.org/10.1039/C4DT00962B


3. Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles with Ag+ -Sensitive Fluorescence Emission: A New Insight into the Cooperative Recognition Mechanism.

H. Yang, C. Duan, Y. Wu, Y. Lv, H. Liu, Y. Lv, D. Xiao, F. Huang, H. Fu and Z. Tian. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 30 (2013), 972–980. 

Inside cover

https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201300204


2. Development of Polymeric Nanoprobes with Improved Lifetime Dynamic Range and Stability for Intracellular Oxygen Sensing.

H. Liu*, H. Yang*, X. Hao, H. Xu, Y. Lv, D. Xiao, H. Wang, and Z Tian, Small, 9 (2013), 2639–2648.

DOI:10.1002/smll.201203127


1. Al3+-induced far-red fluorescence enhancement of conjugated polymer nanoparticles and its application in live cell imaging.

H. Liu, X. Hao, C. Duan, H. Yang, Y. Lv, H. Xu, Z. Tian, Nanoscale, 5 (2013), 9340-9347. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR02522E

 

Forthcoming

22. High Voltage Multivariate Metal-Organic Framework Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Lithium Battery.

H. Yang, Y. Tian, W. G. Hu, N. Q. Wu, 2024, in preparation.


23. Plasma Modification of Ceramic Nanofiber Surface for Enhanced Ionic Conductivity of Ceramic–Polymer Battery Electrolytes.

X. Mu*, H. Yang*, Y. Tian, W. G. Hu, N. Q. Wu, 2024, in preparation.


24. Solid Polymer Electrolyte with an Optimized Vehicle Mechanism for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

Y. Tian*, H. Yang*, N. Q. Wu, 2024, in preparation.