GIFT Faculty
Yi Yang
Tenure-track Associate Professor, Global Institute of Future Technology, SJTU
Ph.D., North China Electric Power University (Visiting Ph.D. at EPFL)
Tel :021-54741175
Email :yiyang643@gmail.com
Education

2012-2016,North China Electric Power University (Visiting student at Illinois Institute of Technology),B.S

2016-2021,North China Electric Power University (Visiting Ph.D. at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne),Ph.D

Work Experience

2026-Pres.,Global Institute of Future Technology, SJTU,Tenure-track Associate Professor

2025-2026,Northwestern University, USA,Research Associate

2022-2025,Northwestern University, USA,Postdoctoral Researcher (Advisors: Edward H. Sargent and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis)

Research Fields

Perovskite Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

Design of Novel Photovoltaic Materials and Device Development

Radiation Detection Technologies

Honors and Awards

2025,MIT Rising Stars

2024,Outstanding Researcher Leader, Northwestern University

Professional Service

Young Editorial Board Member, InfoMat

Selected Publications (10 selected in last 3 years)

1. Yang Y., Chen H., Liu C., et al. Amidination of passivating ligands increases operating stability in perovskite solar cells. Science, 2024, 386 (6724): 898-902.

2. Yang Y., Liu C., Ding Y., et al. A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules. Nat. Energy, 2024, 9: 316-323.

3. Liu C., Yang Y. (Co-first), Chen H., et al. Bimolecularly-passivated interface enables efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Science, 2023, 382(6672): 810-815.

4. Liu C., Yang Y. (Co-first), Chen H., et al. 2D perovskitoids enhance stability in perovskite solar cells. Nature, 2024, 633: 359-364.

5. Yang Y., Liu, C. Scalable perovskite tandems enabled by dual-stage molecular regulation. Nat. Nanotechnol., 2025, 20(6): 717-718 (News & Views).

6. Liu C., Sun X., Yang Y. (Co-first), et al. Retarding solid-state reactions enable efficient and stable all-inorganic perovskite solar cells and modules. Sci. Adv., 2023, 9 (21): eadg0087.

7. Wang, J.; Hu, S.; Gu, X.; Truong, M. A.; Yang, Y. (Co-first); et al. Homogenized Optoelectronic Properties in Perovskites: Achieving High-Efficiency Solar Cells with Common Chloride Additives. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148 (6), 6229-6237.

8. Khan J., Yang Y. (Co-first), Palmer J., et al. Evaluation of interfacial photophysical processes by time-resolved optical spectroscopy in perovskite solar cells. Matter, 2024, 7(7): 2536-2550.

9. Huang Chu., Yang Y. (Co-first), Liu C., et al. Electrostatically enhanced buried interface binding of self-assembled monolayers for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv. Mater., 2025, 37(43): e08740.

10. Yang Y., Liu C. Roadmap on metal-halide perovskite semiconductors and devices (Section II). Mater. Today Electron., 2025, 11: 100138.