Yongjie Wang
Professor, PhD Advisor
Email：yongjie.wang@chem.ox.ac.uk; yongjie-wang@outlook.com
Biography：
Dr. Wang will join the Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM) at Soochow University in March 2026. He is a recipient of a national-level youth talent program and has been appointed as a Specially Appointed Professor in Jiangsu Province. Dr. Wang obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Soochow University in 2015 and 2018, respectively (supervised by Prof. Wanli Ma). In 2023, he received his PhD from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Spain, under the supervision of Prof. Gerasimos Konstantatos. He subsequently held postdoctoral research positions at ICFO and the University of Oxford in the UK. Dr. Wang was awarded the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad in 2022 and, as a young scientist (ICREA fellowship), participated in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in 2025.
Research Highlights：
Prof. Wang has published over 30 papers in high–impact journals, including Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and others. His work has received more than 3000 citations on Google Scholar, with an h-index of 28. His work has been featured multiple times in leading outlets such as Nature Photonics News and Optics & Photonics News. Prof. Wang is an active referee for journals including Nature Electronics and Nature Communications, and serves on the early-career editorial boards of InfoMat and Nano-Micro Letters.
Research Interests:
Our group focuses on infrared quantum dot optoelectronic materials and devices. By leveraging the solution processability and spectral tunability of quantum dots, we aim to overcome the limitations of conventional materials and develop high-performance, low-toxicity, and low-cost infrared optoelectronic devices.
Open positions:
We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to physics, materials science, chemistry, and optics. Postdoctoral applications are particularly encouraged from those with experience in quantum dot synthesis, optoelectronic devices, or optical physics. Our group actively collaborates with leading international universities and research institutes, including ICFO and the University of Oxford. We strongly support international exchanges and the continued academic development of our group members abroad.
Selected Publications：
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Y. Wang, L. Peng, J. Schreier, Y. Bi, A. Black, A. Malla, S. Goosens, G. Konstantatos*. Silver Telluride Colloidal Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors and Imager Sensors. Nature Photonics. 18, 236-242, 2024.
Y. Wang†, S. R. Kavanagh†, I. Burgues-Ceballos, A. Walsh, D. O. Scanlon, G. Konstantatos*. Cation disorder engineering yields AgBiS2 nanocrystals with enhanced optical absorption for efficient ultrathin solar cells. Nature Photonics. 16, 235–241, 2022.
Y. Wang†, H. Wu†, C. Roda, L. Peng, N. Taghipour, M. Dosil, G. Konstantatos*. Shortwave Infrared Light Detection and Ranging using Silver Telluride Quantum Dots. Advanced Materials., 2500977, 2025.
Y. Liu†, Z. Ni†, L. Peng, H. Wu, Z. Liu, Y. Wang*, W. Ma, G. Konstantatos*. Vacancy-Catalyzed Cation Homogenization for High-Performance AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters, 10, 2068-2074, 2025.
Y. Wang, L. Peng, Z. Wang, G. Konstantatos*. Environmentally Friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Inks for Efficient Solar Cells Employing Green Solvent Processing. Advanced Energy Materials. 2200700, 2022.
Y. Wang†, Z. Liu†, N. Huo, F. Li, M. Gu, X. Ling, Y. Zhang, K. Lu, L. Han, H. Fang, A. G Shulga, Y. Xue, S. Zhou, F. Yang, X. Tang, J. Zheng, M. A. Loi, G. Konstantatos, W. Ma*. Room-temperature direct synthesis of semi-conductive PbS nanocrystal inks for optoelectronic applications. Nature Communications. 10, 5136, 2019.
Y. Wang†, K. Lu†, L. Han, Z. Liu, G. Shi, H. Fang, S. Chen, T. Wu, F. Yang, M. Gu, S. Zhou, X. Ling, X. Tang, J. Zheng, M. A. Loi, W. Ma*. In situ passivation for efficient PbS quantum dot solar cells by precursor engineering. Advanced Materials. 30, 1704871, 2018.
Edited by Juan Yang