ZHANG, Xiaohong
Ph.D., Professor
Academic History:
2014--Now Professor, Soochow University
2000-2014 Professor, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of CAS
2003-2004 Senior Visiting Scholar, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University
1998-2000 Senior Visiting Scholar, City University of Hong Kong
1996-1998 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Photographic Chemistry of CAS
1992-1996 Ph.D., Beijing Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
1989-1992 M.S., Beihang University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
1985-1989 B.S., Beihang University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Teacher in the group: Fan, Xiao-Chun (Associate Professor)
Group Webpage: https://www.x-mol.com/groups/zhang_xiaohong
Research Interests:
Organic Optoelectronic Materials
Micro/Nano-Structured Optoelectronic Materials
Optoelectronic Devices and Applications in Energy Conversion
Research Experience and Accomplishments:
Dr. Xiaohong Zhang is an internationally recognized outstanding scientist in the field of organic/nanostructured optoelectronic materials, in three thrusts of this research area, including i) organic single crystals and optoelectronic devices, ii) TADF materials based on intermolecular charge-transfer transitions and their OLEDs, and iii) silicon micro/nano-structures and their applications, he has come up with original, internationally recognized and highly appraised achievements. He has published over 510 papers in international journals, and 3 book chapters with a total of >30,000 citations and an H-index of 86 (Web of Science). He is the inventor of over 60 patents many of which are licensed or in active use by large companies and startups that he has co-founded.
Honors and Awards:
2025 the Country's Top 10 Scientific Advances of 2025
2024 First Prize in Jiangsu Science and Technology Award (the first achiever), Jiangsu Province, China
2023 Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
2020 First Prize in Jiangsu Science and Technology Award (the second achiever), Jiangsu Province, China
2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2018 Recipient of Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of National Natural Science Foundation of China
2018 First Prize in Jiangsu Science and Technology Award (the second achiever), Jiangsu Province, China
2017 Election to the Leading Talents in Science & Technology Innovation under the National “Ten Thousand Talent Program”
2016 Leader of Innovation Teams in Priority Areas, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China
2013 Second-Class Prize in State Natural Science Award (the first achiever), State Council of China
2013 Recipient of State Council Special Allowance, State Council of China
2012 Chief Scientist of National Program on Key Basic Research Project, MOST, China
2012 First Prize in Beijing Science and Technology Award (the first achiever), Beijing, China
2009 Election to the National “Hundred, Thousand, Ten Thousand Talents Projects”, MOST & MOE, China
2008 Recipient of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
2000 “Hundred Talents Program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Funding (Selected):
Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of NSFC (2019-2024), “Controlled synthesis, interface engineering of organic/inorganic hybrid composite systems and related photoelectric functional devices”, PI and project leader
Integrated Project of the Major Research Plan of NSFC (2019-2021), “Studies on the key scientific issues of inorganic semiconductor micro-nanostructures and devices for highly efficient photoelectric conversion”, PI and project leader
NSFC Key Project of International Cooperation (2026-2030), “Organic near-infrared optoelectronic materials overcoming the energy gap law”, PI and project leader
NSFC Key Project (2022-2026), “High-efficiency and high-color-purity thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic light-emitting materials and devices”, PI and project leader
NSFC Key Project of International Cooperation (2020-2024), “Synergistically solar thermally/ chemically catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide over silicon-based hybrid micro/nanostructure”, PI and project leader
Selected Publications (* Corresponding Author):
S. B. Wang#, W. H. Li#, C. Yu#, W. Shi#, Q. Kang#, F. X. Cao, K. Gao, L. Yang, B. W. Yang, J. Zhou, S. F. Yang, Q. Wang, Q. Fei, X. Chen, G. Y. Chen, P. X. Chen, Z. J. Li, W. C. Hsu, Z. L. Yan, Y. Bai, W. Z. Liu, S. D. Wolf*, X. B. Yang*, X. H. Zhang*, “Flexible Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells with 33.6% Efficiency”, Nature, 2026, 649, 59-64.
Z. Fang#, L. Ding#, Y. Yang#, X. B. Gu#, H. Y. Li#, H. Chen, Y. Yin, W. Wang, X. Y. Wu, Z. J. Rao, L. Y. Ning, D. S. Yang, H. M. Zhang, Y. D. Long, W. Li, F. Zhang, S. M. Xia, L. B. Jia, C. Liu, B. C. Li, B. Liu, S. J. Ju, W.Du, H. Zhang, Y. Qin, X. N. Ru, Y. Y. Xu, Y. Lu, Y. C. He, Z. G. Li*, X. X. Xu*, M. H. Qu*, B. He*, J. Liu*, X. H. Zhang*, “Flexible Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell with a Dual-Buffer Layer”, Nature, 2026, 649, 65-72.
W. Shi#, S. B. Wang#, S. M. Wang#, Y. Zhang#, X. Q. Ren, C. Yu, X. Y. Niu, B. Gao, L. Yang, B. W. Yang, W. H. Li, X. Y. Sun, J. W. Yu, J. Zhu, S. X. Zhou, Y. H. Chen, F. X. Cao, K. Gao, C. Wang, X. Chen, S. F. Yang, J. Zhou, C. X. He, R. S. Bonilla, Y. L. Wu, Q. Chen, Z. J. Li*, Y. Cheng*, X. B. Yang*, X. H. Zhang*, “Indium-Free Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells with Tin Oxide Recombination Layer and Electrodes”, Science, 2026, 393, 200-206.
L. B. Jia#, S. M. Xia#, J. Li#, Y. Qin#, B. B. Pei, L. Ding, J. Yin, T. Du, Z. Fang, Y. Yin, J. Liu*, Y. Yang, F. Zhang, X. Wu, Q. Y. Li, S. S. Zhao, H. Zhang, Q. B. Li, Q. Jia, C. Liu, X. B. Gu, B. Liu, X. Dong, J. Liu, T. Liu, Y. J. Gao, M. Yang, S. Yin, X. N. Ru, H. Chen, B. Yang, Z. L. Zheng, W. C. Zhou, M. F. Dou, S. M. Wang, S. Gao, L. Chen, M. H. Qu, J. X. Lu, L. Fang, Y. C. Wang, H. Deng, J. Yu, X. H. Zhang, M. H. Li, X. T. Lang, C. X. Xiao, Q. Hu, C. W. Xue, L. Y. Ning, Y. C. He*, Z. G. Li*, X. X. Xu*, B. He*, “Efficient Perovskite/Silicon Tandem with Asymmetric Self-Assembly Molecule”, Nature, 2025, 644, 912-919.
J. Liu*#, Y. C. He#, L. Ding#, H. Zhang#, Q. Y. Li, L. B. Jia, J. Yu, T. W. Lau, M. H. Li, Y. Qin, X. B. Gu, F. Zhang, Q. B. Li, Y. Yang, S. S. Zhao, X. Y. Wu, J. Liu, T. Liu, Y. J. Gao, Y. L. Wang, X. Dong, H. Chen, P. Li, T. X. Zhou, M. Yang, X. N. Ru, F. G. Peng, S. Yin, M. H. Qu, D. M. Zhao, Z. G. Zhao, M. L. Li, P. H. Guo, H. Yan, C. X. Xiao, P. Xiao*, J. Yin*, X. H. Zhang*, Z. G. Li*, B. He*, X. X. Xu*, “Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells with Bilayer Interface Passivation”, Nature, 2024, 635, 596-603.
Y. X. Shen#, T. K. Zhang#, G. Y. Xu#, J. A. Steele, X. K. Chen, W. J. Chen, G. H. J. Zheng, J. J. Li, B. Y. Guo, H. Y. Yang, Y. Y. Wu, X. Lin, T. Alshahrani, W. J. Yin, J. Zhu, F. Wang, A. Amassian, X. Y. Gao, X. H. Zhang*, F. Gao*, Y. W. Li*, Y. F. Li, “Strain Regulation Retards Natural Operation Decay of Perovskite Solar Cells”, Nature, 2024, 635, 882-889.
B. Ding#, Y. Ding#*, J. Peng#, J. Romano-deGea#, L. E. K. Frederiksen#, H. Kanda, O. A. Syzgantseva, M. A. Syzgantseva, J. N. Audinot, J. Bour, S. Zhang, T. Wirtz, Z. F. Fei*, P. Dörflinger, N. Shibayama, Y. J. Niu, S. Hu, S. L. Zhang, Y. Liu, G. J. Yang, K. Brooks, L. H. Hu, S. Kinge, V. Dyakonov, X. H. Zhang*, S. Y. Dai, P. J. Dyson*, M. K. Nazeeruddin*, “Dopant-Additive Synergism Enhances Perovskite Solar Modules”, Nature, 2024, 628, 299-305.
R. Walia#, X. Xiong#, X. C. Fan#, T. F. Chen, H. Wang, K. Wang*, Y. Z. Shi, X. Tang, J. L. Bredas, C. Adachi*, X. K. Chen*, X. H. Zhang*, “Achieving Small Singlet-Triplet Energy Gaps in Polycyclic Heteroaromatic Emitters”, Nat. Mater., 2025, 24, 1576-1583.
W. Deng, X. J. Zhang*, Z. J. Lu, Y. J. Zhang, F. Q. Qiu, Y. J. Wang, H. Y. Jiang, X. B. Ren, Y. M. Wu, X. K. Chen, H. Sirringhaus, J. S. Jie*, X. H. Zhang*, “Organic Thin-Film Tunnel Transistors”, Nat. Electron., 2025, 8, 959-968.
R. Song#, G. S. Zhao#, J. M. Restrepo-Florez, C. J. V. Pérez, Z. J. Chen, C. Q. Ai, A. Wang, D. W. Jing, A. A. Tountas, J. L. Guo, C. L. Mao, C. R. Li, J. H. Shen, G. M. Cai, C. Y. Qiu, J. Ye, Y. B. Fu, C. T. Maravelias, L. Wang, J. C. Sun, Y. F. Xu, Z. Li, J. Y. Y. Loh, N. T. Nguyen, L. He*, X. H. Zhang*, G. A. Ozin*, “Ethylene Production via Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation of Ethane Using LaMn1-xCuxO3”, Nat. Energy, 2024, 9(6), 750-760.
X. C. Fan, K. Wang*, Y. Z. Shi, Y. C. Cheng, Y. T. Lee, J. Yu, X. K. Chen*, C. Adachi*, X. H. Zhang*, “Ultrapure Green Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Highly Distorted Fused π-Conjugated Molecular Design”, Nat. Photon., 2023, 17, 230-238.
M. J. Cai#, Z. Y. Wu#, Z. Li#, L. Wang, W. Sun, A. A. Tountas, C. R. Li, S. H. Wang, K. Feng, A. B. Xu, S. L. Tang, A. Tavasoli, M. W. Peng, W. X. Liu, A. S. Helmy, L. He*, G. A. Ozin*, X. H. Zhang*, “Greenhouse-Inspired Supra-Photothermal CO2 Catalysis”, Nat. Energy, 2021, 6(8), 807-814.
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Email: xiaohong_zhang@suda.edu.cn
Edited by Juan Yang