Name: Licheng Tan

Gender: Female

Academic Title: Professor / Doctoral Supervisor

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Polymer Chemistry and Physics / Organic Chemistry

E-mail: tanlicheng@ncu.edu.cn

Research Interests: Perovskite/organic solar cells, zinc-ion batteries, printed flexible transparent electrodes and devices

Education and Professional Experience

• 2003.09–2007.07: Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry,      Nanchang University

• 2007.09–2012.06: Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Physics and      Chemistry (Integrated Master-Doctor Program), Nanchang University

• 2011.01–2011.12: Joint PhD Student, Philipps University of      Marburg, Germany

• 2012.07–2015.12: Lecturer / Master Supervisor (2015), Nanchang      University

• 2015.12–2018.12: Associate Professor / Master Supervisor,      Nanchang University

• 2018.12–Present: Professor (Promoted Exceptionally) / Doctoral      Supervisor (2019), Nanchang University

Academic Affiliations and Social Services

• Member, Materials Science Professional Committee of the 6th      China Association of Young Scientists and Technologists (2019–present)

• Peer Review Expert, National Natural Science Foundation of      China (2017–present)

• Thesis Review Expert, Academic Degrees Committee of the      Ministry of Education (2019–present)

• Young Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Applied      Chemistry (2024–present)

• Deputy Secretary-General, Jiangxi Society of Chemistry and      Chemical Engineering (2024–present)

• Reviewer for Journals Including Angewandte Chemie      International Edition, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy      Materials

Awards and Honors

1. Selected for the Youth Program of the Ministry of Education      (2021)

2. Second Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Award (First      Author, 2020)

3. Second Prize of Natural Science Award of the Ministry of      Education (Third Author, 2019)

4. Second Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Award      (Second Author, 2015)

5. First Prize of Technology Invention Award, Chinese Materials      Research Society (Fourth Author, 2024)

6. Baosteel Outstanding Teacher Award of China (2022)

7. Jiangxi Youth Science and Technology Award (2021)

8. Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2013)

9. Jiangxi Youth May Fourth Medal (2012)

10. China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award (2009)

Teaching Profile

1. Courses Taught: Undergaduate      courses including Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Physics, Chemistry      Creates a Better Life; Postgraduate course Polymer Polymerization      Methods.

• Polymer Chemistry (Course Leader):       Certified as Excellent Online Open Course of Jiangxi Province and       Nanchang University (2019); Won the "Excellent Teaching Quality       Award" of Nanchang University (2015–2016 Semester 1).

• Chemistry Creates a Better Life       (Participated in Construction): Funded as Excellent Video Open Course of       the Ministry of Education (2012); Selected as Excellent Type II General       Education MOOC Course of Nanchang University (2014); Included in the       East-West University Alliance and On-Campus Flipped MOOC Courses;       Certified as Excellent Online Open Course of Jiangxi Province and       Nanchang University (2018).

• Polymer Physics (Participated in       Construction): Selected as Excellent Provincial-level Resource Sharing       Course of Higher Education Institutions in Jiangxi Province (2015);       Certified as Excellent Online Open Course of Jiangxi Province and       Nanchang University (2018); Won the "Excellent Teaching Quality       Award" of Nanchang University (2020–2021 Semester 2).

• Polymer Physics (Postgraduate       Course): Selected as High-Quality Postgraduate Course of Jiangxi       Province.

2. Teaching Materials and Reform Projects:

• Authored the monograph Perovskite Solar Cells;       Chief-edited the textbook Polymer Physics; Co-edited the textbook Chemistry       Creates a Better Life (Type II General Education Course).

• Presided over 1 Jiangxi Provincial Higher Education Teaching       Reform Research Project: Discussion-based Teaching Research Based on       Micro-course Construction of Polymer Chemistry; Presided over 1       University-level Teaching Reform Research Project: Construction of       Engineering-oriented Teaching System for Polymer Chemistry and       Exploration of Innovative Talent Training Mode.

• Won the Second Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Teaching       Achievement Award of Higher Education Institutions (2016) for Practice       of Scientific Research Training System and Science-engineering Integrated       Innovative Talent Training; Won the Second Prize of Jiangxi       Provincial Teaching Achievement Award of Higher Education Institutions       (2017) for Cultivation and Practice of Innovation Ability of Chemistry       Postgraduates Based on the Concept of Science-engineering Integration;       Won the First Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Teaching Achievement Award       (2023) for Improving LTPP Ability of Innovative Postgraduates Based on       "Industry-education Integration and Research-education       Collaboration".

• Won the Second Prize in the 4th Teachers' Teaching Competition       of Nanchang University (2015); Won the Excellence Award in the       Micro-course Group of the 15th National Multimedia Courseware Competition       (2015); Won the title of Excellent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mentor       in the 4th China "Internet +" College Students Innovation and       Entrepreneurship Competition (2018).

3. Student Guidance:

• Guided students to win 1 First Prize each in the Undergraduate       Group of the Chemical Experiment (Non-professional and Professional       Categories) Competition of Jiangxi Provincial College Students'       Technological Innovation and Vocational Skills Competition (2015), and       was awarded the title of Excellent Instructor.

• Guided 7 National-level College Students' Innovation and       Entrepreneurship Training Program Projects; Guided students to win 2       Third Prizes in the Jiangxi Provincial Competition of the 14th/15th       "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular       Academic and Technological Works Competition; Guided students to win the       Silver Award in the Jiangxi Provincial Competition of the       "Chuangqingchun" College Students' Entrepreneurship Plan       Competition (2016); Guided students to win the National Bronze Award and       Jiangxi Provincial Gold Award in the "Chuangqingchun" College       Students' Entrepreneurship Plan Competition (2018); Guided students to       win the National Bronze Award and Jiangxi Provincial Gold Award in the       4th "Internet +" College Students' Innovation and       Entrepreneurship Competition (2018); Guided students to win the Second       Prize in the Jiangxi Provincial Competition of the 19th "Challenge       Cup" College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Technological       Works Competition (2025).

4. Postgraduate Guidance Achievements:

• Guided PhD student Zhongyou Peng to win the title of "Top       10 Academic Stars" of Jiangxi Postgraduates (2023).

• Co-guided PhD student Houdong Mao to be selected into the       Young Talent Support Program for PhD Students of the Chinese Chemical       Society (2024).

• Guided PhD student Zhongyou Peng (2020 cohort) to win the       Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2024).

• Guided Master student Juan Long (2018 cohort) to win the       Excellent Master Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2022).

• Guided Master students Xiaopeng Duan and Jia Yang (2017       cohort) to win the Excellent Master Dissertation of Jiangxi Province       (2021).

• Guided Master student Cong Liu (2016 cohort) to win the       Special Excellent Master Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2020).

• Guided Master student Yilin Wang (2015 cohort) to win the       Excellent Master Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2019).

• Co-guided PhD students Zengqi Huang and Huanyu Zhou (2017       cohort) to win the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangxi Province       (2021).

• Co-guided PhD student Yueqin Shi (2013 cohort) to win the       Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2017).

• Co-guided Master student Zengqi Huang (2014 cohort) to win the       Excellent Master Dissertation of Jiangxi Province (2018).

Research Profile

Engaged in cutting-edge basic and applied research focusing on the hot issues of all-solid-state new energy chemistry and nano-devices. In the past five years, has published more than 60 SCI papers as first/corresponding author in journals including Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, CCS Chemistry, and obtained 14 authorized invention patents.

Research Projects (Principal Investigator)

Has presided over 6 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as projects including the Jiangxi Provincial Technological Innovation Project (Youth Category) and the Key Project of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation. Details are as follows:

1. General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China      (Grant No. 52373186), ¥520,000, 2024.01–2027.12, Ongoing

2. Regional Science Fund Project of National Natural Science      Foundation of China (Grant No. 52063019), ¥350,000, 2021.01–2024.12, Completed

3. General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China      (Grant No. 51973088), ¥580,000, 2020.01–2023.12, Completed

4. General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China      (Grant No. 51672121), ¥620,000, 2017.01–2020.12, Completed

5. Regional Science Fund Project of National Natural Science      Foundation of China (Grant No. 51663015), ¥420,000, 2017.01–2020.12, Completed

6. Young Scientists Fund Project of National Natural Science      Foundation of China (Grant No. 51302130), ¥250,000, 2014.01–2016.12, Completed

7. Jiangxi Provincial High-level Innovation Project, ¥1,500,000,      2023.01–2025.12, Ongoing

8. Key Project of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation      (Grant No. 20224ACB203007), ¥200,000, 2023.01–2025.12, Completed

9. Jiangxi Provincial Technological Innovation Project (Youth      Category, Grant No. jxsq2019201107), ¥1,000,000, 2020.01–2024.12, Completed

Representative Publications

1. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Water-shielding Electric      Double Layer and Stable Interphase Engineering for Durable Aqueous      Zinc-ion Batteries. Nature Communications, 2025, 16: 4490

2. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Controlled Crystallization      Kinetics via Conjugated Organic Spacers Enables Ordered Epitaxial Growth      of Two-Step Deposited Tin-based Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte      Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64(37): e202513416

3. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Dissected MACl Involved      Reaction Pathway for Low Temperature Fabrication of High-Efficiency      Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International      Edition, 2025, 64(31): e202502949

4. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Assisted Solubilization      Strategy in Spiro-OMeTAD for Thermally and Mechanically Stable Perovskite      Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64(15):      e202424191

5. Lifu Zhang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al.      Pressure-Modulated Molecular Stacking Strategy Extends Exciton Diffusion      Length for Thick-film (300 nm) Organic Photovoltaics Exceeding 19%      Efficiency. Advanced Materials, 2025. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202514047

6. Licheng Tan*, Lifu Zhang*, Yaxin Zhai*, Yiwang Chen*, et al.      Controlled Solution Flow via Patterned Meniscus Assist for Elongated      Exciton Diffusion Length to Approaching 20% Efficiency in Pseudo-planar      Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Materials, 2025,      37(30): 2505266

7. Licheng Tan*, Lifu Zhang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Constructing      Controlled Vertical Gradient Morphology in Pseudo-planar Heterojunction      Organic Photovoltaics via Self-assembled Interface Orthogonal Strategy. Advanced      Materials, 2025, 37(26): 2503813

8. Licheng Tan*, Xiangchuan Meng*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. A Strain      Relaxation Modulation for Printing High-performance Flexible Pseudo-Planar      Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Materials, 2025,      37(19): 2501033

9. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Unraveling the Reaction      Dynamic Mechanism and Thermodynamic Pathway of Lead Iodide and Organic      Cations in Two-step Sequential Deposition Process. Energy &      Environmental Science, 2025, 18(14): 6983-7004

10. Jia Yang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Crystallization      Regulation by Introducing Multistage Growth Template Enables Efficient and      Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Energy & Environmental      Science, 2025, 18(7): 3235-3247

11. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Strong Replaces Weak:      Hydrogen Bond-Anchored Electrolyte Enabling Ultra-Stable and      Wide-Temperature Aqueous Zinc-Ion Capacitors. Angewandte Chemie      International Edition, 2024, 64(6): e202418242. (Hot Paper, ESI Highly      Cited Paper)

12. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Reaction-Diffusion and      Crystallization Kinetics Modulation of Two-step Deposited Tin-based      Perovskite Film via Reducing Atmosphere. Angewandte Chemie      International Edition, 2024, 64(12): e202422217. (Hot Paper)

13. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Extending Shelf-life of      Two-step Method Precursor Solutions through Targeted Regulation for Highly      Efficient and Reproducible Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie      International Edition, 2024, 63(51): e202411708. (VIP Paper)

14. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Synchronous Elimination of      Excess Photoinstable PbI₂ and      Interfacial Band Mismatch for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells.      Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63(1): e202315233.      (VIP Paper)

15. Lifu Zhang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Achieving      Desired Pseudo-Planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells via      Binary-Dilution Strategy. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(3): 2308159

16. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Macro-micro Coordination      Optimization of Lead Iodide Reactivity toward      Millimeter-to-centimeter-scale Perovskite Solar Cells with Minimal      Efficiency Loss. Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17(15):      5500-5512

17. Lifu Zhang*, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Modulation of      Charge-localized Migration and Ink Flow Dynamics Exceeding 19% Efficiency      for Blade-coating Pseudo-planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Energy      & Environmental Science, 2024, 17(18): 6799-6810

18. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Elimination of Charge      Accumulation by Self-assembled Cocrystal Interlayer for Efficient and      Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Energy & Environmental Science,      2024, 17(2): 569-579

19. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Regulating Oxygen Vacancies      and Coordination Environment of Manganese Dioxide for Enhanced      High-Mass-Loading Energy Storage. Energy & Environmental Science,      2024, 17(10): 3384-3395. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

20. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Monodisperse Adducts-Induced      Homogeneous Nucleation Towards High-Quality Tin-Based Perovskite Film. Angewandte      Chemie International Edition, 2023, 135(33): e202306712

21. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Inhibition of Ion Migration      for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced      Materials, 2023, 35(52): 202302552

22. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Multifunctional      Metal-organic Frameworks Capsules Modulate Reactivity of Lead Iodide      toward Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Ultraviolet Resistance. Advanced      Materials, 2023, 35(33): 2301852. (Frontispiece)

23. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Environmentally Friendly      Anti-Solvent Engineering for High-Efficiency Tin-based Perovskite Solar      Cells. Energy & Environmental Science, 2023, 16(5): 2177-2186.      (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

24. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Omnidirectional Diffusion of      Organic Amine Salts Assisted by Ordered Arrays in Porous Lead Iodide for      Two-Step Deposited Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells. Energy &      Environmental Science, 2023, 16(2): 629-640. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

25. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Coupling Uniform Pore Size      and Multi-Chemisorption Sites: Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon for      Ultra-fast and Large Zinc Ion Storage. Advanced Functional Materials,      2023, 33(40): 2303205. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

26. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Synergistic Passivation and      Down-conversion by Imidazole-modified Graphene Quantum Dots for High      Performance and UV-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced      Functional Materials, 2023, 33(43): 2304503

27. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Synergistic Toughening and      Self-healing Strategy for Highly Efficient and Stable Flexible Perovskite      Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33(23): 2214984

28. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Nanoimprint      Lithography-Dependent Vertical Composition Gradient in Pseudo-Planar      Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Combined with Sequential Deposition. Advanced      Functional Materials, 2023, 33(1): 2209152

29. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Dual Triplet Sensitization      Strategy for Efficient and Stable Triplet-Triplet Annihilation      Up-Conversion Perovskite Solar Cells. CCS Chemistry, 2023, 5(3):      729-740

30. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Dual-Resistance of Ion      Migration and Moisture Erosion via Hydrolytic Crosslinking of Siloxane      Functionalized Poly(Ionic Liquids) for Efficient and Stable Perovskite      Solar Cells. CCS Chemistry, 2023, 5(5): 1202-1214

31. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Diammonium Molecular      Configuration-Induced Regulation of Crystal Orientation and Carrier      Dynamics for Highly Efficient and Stable 2D/3D Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte      Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(5): e202114588. (Hot Paper)

32. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Elimination of Interfacial      Lattice Mismatch and Detrimental Reaction by Self-Assembled Layer      Dual-Passivation for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells.      Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12(18): 2103674. (ESI Highly Cited      Paper)

33. Licheng Tan*, Qianqian Lin*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Uncovering      the Mechanism of Poly(ionic-liquid)s Multiple Inhibition of Ion Migration      for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Energy      Materials, 2022, 12(15): 2103652

34. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Sodium-intercalated      Manganese Oxides for Achieving Ultra-Stable and Fast Charge Storage      Kinetics in Wide-Voltage Aqueous Supercapacitors. Advanced Functional      Materials, 2022, 32(46): 2206539

35. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Acetic Acid-Assisted      Synergistic Modulation of Crystallization Kinetics and Inhibition of Sn²⁺ Oxidation in Tin-Based      Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 2022,      32(12): 2109631

36. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. A Regularity-based Fullerene      Interfacial Layer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells via      Blade-Coating. Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32(1): 2105917

37. Licheng Tan*, Xiaodong Zhuang*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Regulation      of Crystallinity and Vertical Phase Separation Enables High-Efficiency      Thick Organic Solar Cells with Reduced Voltage Loss. Advanced      Functional Materials, 2022, 32(29): 2202103

38. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Tremendously Enhanced      Photocurrent Enabled by Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Up-Conversion for      High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. Energy & Environmental      Science, 2021, 14(6): 3532-3541

39. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Controlling Crystal Growth      via Autonomously Longitudinal Scaffold for Planar Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced      Materials, 2020, 32(26): 2000617

40. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. High Performance Perovskite      Solar Cells with Excellent Humidity- and Thermo- Stability via Fluorinated      Perylenediimide. Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9(18): 1900198.      (Back Cover, ESI Highly Cited Paper)

41. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Water Resistant and Flexible      Perovskite Solar Cells via a Glued Interfacial Layer. Advanced      Functional Materials, 2019, 29(37): 1902629

42. Licheng Tan*, Zhen Li*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Enhanced Hole      Transportation for Inverted Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with High      Performance and Stability. Advanced Functional Materials, 2019,      29(18): 1808059. (Inside Front Cover, Highlighted on Advanced Science      News)

43. Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, et al. Nucleation and      Crystallization Control by Polyurethane for Enhancing Bendability of      Perovskite Solar Cells with Excellent Device Performance. Advanced      Functional Materials, 2017, 27(41): 1703061. (Inside Front Cover, Top      10 Hot Paper of September 2017)