Biography

Prof. Ziqi Liang obtained Ph.D. in Polymer Science of Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University in USA and then went to the University of Cambridge in UK as a postdoctoral fellow, followed by Research Associate and Scientist III positions at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in USA. After 12 years of overseas training, he came back to China and joined the Department of Materials Science at Fudan University as professor in September 2012. Currently, Prof. Liang lead a group of 9 graduate students and 1 postdoctral researcher on organic/perovskite semiconductors-based photovoltaics and thermoelectrics. He has published over 130 articles in renowned journals and thus far obtained >10 K Google Scholar citations.

Educational and Working Experience

• Professor, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, China (September 2012present)

• Postdoctoral Researcher and Staff Scientist III, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA (June 2008June 2012)

• Postdoctoral Associate, University of Cambridge, UK (May 2006May 2008)

• Ph.D. Polymer Science, Materials Science and Engineering department at The Pennsylvania State University, USA (Fall 2002May 2006)

Research Interests

•   Conjugated polymers: Design, synthesis, function, and device

• Optoelectronics: Organic/perovskite solar cells and their charge transport dynamics

• Thermoelectrics: Organic semiconductors and ionogels for thermal-to-electrical/ionic energy conversion

Teaching

• Undergraduate courses:
  Novel Energy Conversion Materials and Applications
  Frontiers in Materials Science

• Graduate course:
  Organic Semiconductor Materials and Electronic Devices

Awards & Recognition

• Shanghai Pujiang Talents  

• Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader  

• Shanghai Leading Talent

Recent Publications

• 12. S. Li, J. Tang, Y.-H. Pai, F. Wu, Y. Lin, S. Bai,* Z. Liang,* N-Type Thermoelectric Composite Hydrogels Enabling Dual-Channel Ionic/Electronic Transport. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s42114-025-01495-8

• 11. Z. Wu, J. Xie, X. Zhang, Z. Liang,* On Refining Exciton Dissociation and Charge Transport of Nonfullerene Organic Photovoltaics: from Star-Shaped Acceptors to Molecular Doping. Adv. Mater. e09697 (2025).

• 10. Y. Ma, J. Wu, Z. Wu, Z. Liang,* Multifaceted Reductant for Buried Interface Modification of Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells by Concurrently Suppressing Sn-Oxidation and Facilitating Energy-Alignment. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2512300 (2025). 

• 9. Y. Ma, G. Wen, H. Song, M. Yu, J. Sheng, J. Wang, D. Chen, H. Wu,* Y. Liu,* C. Xu,* Z. Liang,* Facile Silane Modification of Titanium Dental Implants Achieves a Consensus of Osseointegration and Antibacterial Activity. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 6, 102625 (2025). 

• 8. Z. Wu, W.-Y. Wang, H. Qian,* Z. Liang,* Rationalizing Star-Shaped Nonfullerene Acceptors in Ternary Organic Solar Cells: Morphology Mediation Facilitates Exciton and Carrier Dynamics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2506436 (2025). 

• 7. J. Tang, R. Zhu, Y.-H. Pai, Y. Zhao,* C. Xu,* Z. Liang,* Thermoelectric Modulation of Neat Ti3C2Tx MXenes by Finely Regulating the Stacking of Nanosheets. Nano-Micro Lett. 17, 93 (2025).

• 6. Y.-H. Pai, C. Xu,* R. Zhu, X. Ding, S. Bai,* Z. Liang,* L. Chen, Piezoelectric-Augmented Thermoelectric Ionogels for Self-Powered Multimodal Medical Sensors. Adv. Mater. 37, 2414663 (2025).

• 5. R. Chen, L. Chen,* Z. Liang,* Directional Regulation of Photogenerated Carriers in Tin Halide Perovskites for Enhanced Thermoelectrics. ACS Energy Lett. 9, 5721−5727 (2024).

• 4. J. Xie, W. Lin, K. Zheng,* Z. Liang,* N-Doping Donor-Dilute Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells to Weaken Donor:Acceptor Miscibility and Consolidate Donor-Phase Continuity. Adv. Sci. 11, 2404135 (2024).

• 3. J. Tang, Z. Wu, W. Li, G. Zuo, Y. Zhao,* Z. Liang,* Learning From Polymeric π-Backbone to Film Sequences Unravels that A Coexistence of Bilayered and Mixed Morphologies Optimally Strengthens Thermoelectrics. Adv. Energy Mater. 14, 2303494 (2024).

• 2. J. Ji, Z. Wu, J. Xie, W.-Y. Wang, H. Qian, Z. Liang,* Dual Polymerized Y-Acceptors of Distinct-Dimensionality Create Neuron-Like Interpenetrating Hierarchical Network towards Efficient and Stable All-Polymer Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 36, 2313237 (2024).

• 1. J. Xie, W. Lin, D. Wang, Z.-H. Lu,* K. Zheng,* Z. Liang,* Sequentially N-Doped Acceptor Primer Layer Facilitates Electron Collection of Inverted Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells. Adv. Funct. Mater. 34, 2309511 (2024).