Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry                                             September 2012 – July 2017

College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

Thesis: “Study on Hole Transport and Light Absorption Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells”

Supervisor: Prof. Chunhui Huang (Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellow)

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry                                         September 2008 – July 2012

College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science  

​Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China

   

Associate Professor                                                  April 2021 – Now

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China

Postdoc.                                              February 2018 – February 2021

Arts & Science, Department of Chemistry,University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada

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Frontier of Functional Materials

General Chemical Experiments B

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

   

1. Yunlong Li* et al. Synthesis of single-unit-cell-thick perovskites by liquid-phase confined assembly for high-performance ultrastable X-ray detectors. Nat. Synth. 2025, doi: 10.1038/s44160-025-00785-9.

2. Yunlong Li* et al. 3D/1D Perovskite Heterojunction for High-Performance Direct X-ray Detector. Small 2025, doi: 10.1002/smll.202501696.

3. Yunlong Li* et al. Vertically Oriented Quasi-2D Perovskite Grown In‐Situ by Carbonyl Array-Synergized Crystallization for Direct X-Ray Detectors. Adv. Sci. 2024, 11, 2309185.

4. Yunlong Li* et al. Polycrystalline Lead-Free Perovskite Direct X-Ray Detectors with High Durability and Low Limit of Detection via Low-Temperature Coating. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 6113.

5. Yunlong Li* et al. Mitigation of Parasitic and Drift Capacitance-Induced Nonlinear Current Responses for Stable and Sensitive Perovskite X-ray Detectors. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 38799.

6. Yunlong Li* et al. Synergistic anti-solvent engineering with piperizium salts for highly efficient inverted perovskite solar cells exceeding 25%. Nano Energy 2024, 131, 110268.

7. Yunlong Li* et al. Regulation of interface energy level alignment of perovskite solar cells by fullerene derivative of PCBM. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 498, 155699.

8. Yunlong Li* et al. Enhancing performance and stability of perovskite solar cells through interface dipole engineering with perfluorinated ammonium salts. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 497, 154603.

9. Yunlong Li* et al. Enhancing efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells through methoxyamine hydrochloride modified SnO2 electron transport layer. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 488, 151162.

10. Yunlong Li* et al. Ion Leakage Current Control for Polycrystalline Metal Halide Perovskite Direct X-ray Detectors. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 53177.

11. Yunlong Li* et al. One-step Constructed Dual Interfacial Layers for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Small 2023, 19, 2207784.

12. Yunlong Li* et al. Ferroelectric dipole-MAPbI3 coupled x-ray detector. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2023, 163301. (2023 Rising Stars Collection)

13. Yunlong Li* et al. Perspective on perovskite materials as X-ray detectors. Sci. China Tech. Sci. 2022, 65, 244.

14. Yunlong Li^# et al. Dopant-free molecular hole transport material that mediates a 20% power conversion efficiency in a perovskite solar cell. Energy Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 3502.

15. Yunlong Li et al. 50% Sn-based planar perovskite solar cell with power conversion efficiency up to 13.6%. Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1601353.

16. Yunlong Li et al. High-performance planar solar cells based on CH3NH3PbI3-xClx perovskites with determined chlorine mole fraction. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 4867.

Y. Li et al. US provisional patent application 62/985,616 (filing date 05.03.2020).

Y. Li et al.  ZL202111400448.9

​Ion–electron coupled semiconductors (perovskites, composites, and hybrids), Optoelectronics, Radiation (X/γ-rays, neutrons, electrons) detectors, Solar cells, Thermoelectrics

2016. Innovation Award, Peking University

2017. Outstanding Graduate, Peking University

2021. Innovation Award, C-MRS

2022. Young Elite Scientist, China Association for Science and Technology

2022. Young Elite Scientist, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2023. Guangdong Youth Talent, Guangdong Province