Surface Sciences and Advanced Materials Laboratory
Surface Sciences and Advanced Materials Laboratory
Surface Sciences and Advanced Materials Laboratory
Professor Yabing Qi obtained a bachelor's degree from Nanjing University in 2000, a master's degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2002, and a doctoral degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008. He conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton University in the United States from 2008 to 2011.
Over the past two decades, Professor Yabing Qi has made outstanding contributions to interface science and energy materials, and has actively promoted the continuous deepening and development of research in this field. He was awarded the Kao Science Award by the Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences (Japan) in 2022, the JSPS Prize by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2023, and was elected as a Foreign Member of the Engineering Academy of Japan in 2024.
He has published over 200 SCI papers in internationally renowned academic journals, with an H-index of 83 and a total of more than 20,000 citations. Among them, more than 20 papers are ESI highly cited papers. He was selected into Elsevier's 2024 "China's Highly Cited Researchers" list, has been consecutively named a Clarivate "Highly Cited Researcher" since 2021, and was elected as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society (USA), a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).
2008 University of California, Berkeley, Doctoral Degree
2002 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Master's Degree
2000 Nanjing University, Bachelor's Degree
2024-now Global Institute of Future Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Chair Professor
2019-2024 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University（OIST） Full Professor (Tenured), Laboratory Director, and Ph.D. Supervisor
2017-2019 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University（OIST） Associate Professor (Tenured), Laboratory Director, and Ph.D. Supervisor
2011-2017 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University（OIST） Assistant Professor, Laboratory Director, and Ph.D. Supervisor
2008-2011 Princeton University Postdoctoral Researcher
Interface and Surface Science
Energy Materials
Atomic-Resolution Imaging
Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite Light-Emitting Diode
Lithium-Ion Battery
Organic Electronic Devices
2024 Included in Elsevier's "China Highly Cited Researchers" list
2024 Foreign Member of the Engineering Academy of Japan
2023 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Prize (JSPS Prize)
2023 Fellow of the American Vacuum Society (AVS Fellow)
2023 Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS Fellow)
2022 Kao Science Award
2021-2024 Named a "Highly Cited Researcher" by Clarivate for four consecutive years
2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
1.S. Wang, Y. Jiang, E. J. Juarez-Perez, L. K. Ono, Y. B. Qi*, “Accelerated degradation of methylammonium lead iodide perovskites induced by exposure to iodine vapor”, Nature Energy 2, 16195 (2017).
2.Y. Jiang, L. Qiu, E. J. Juarez-Perez, L. K. Ono, Z. Hu, Z. Liu, Z. Wu, L. Meng, Q. Wang, Y. B. Qi*, “Reduction of lead leakage from damaged lead halide perovskite solar modules using self-healing polymer-based encapsulation”, Nature Energy 4, 585 (2019).
3.Z. Liu, L. Qiu, L. K. Ono, S. He, Z. Hu, M. Jiang, G. Tong, Z. Wu, Y. Jiang, D.-Y. Son, Y. Dang, S. Kazaoui, Y. B. Qi*, “A holistic approach to interface stabilization for efficient perovskite solar modules with over 2,000-hour operational stability”, Nature Energy 5, 596 (2020).
4.T. Bu, L. K. Ono, J. Li, J. Su, G. Tong, W. Zhang, Y. Liu, J. Zhang, J. Chang, S. Kazaoui, F. Huang, Y.-B. Cheng, Y. B. Qi*, “Modulating crystal growth of formamidinium-caesium perovskites for over 200 cm2 photovoltaic sub-modules”, Nature Energy 7, 528 (2022).
5.Y. Wang, M. I. Dar*, L. K. Ono, T. Zhang, M. Kan, Y. Li, L. Zhang, X. Wang, Y. Yang, X. Gao, Y. B. Qi*, M. Grätzel*, Y. Zhao*, “Thermodynamically stabilized β-CsPbI3–based perovskite solar cells with efficiencies >18%”, Science 365, 591 (2019).
6.R. Ohmann, L. K. Ono, H.-S. Kim, H. Lin, M. V. Lee, Y. Li*, N.-G. Park*, Y. B. Qi*, “Real Space Imaging of the Atomic Structure of Organic–Inorganic Perovskite”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 16049 (2015).
7.J. Hieulle, X. Wang, C. Stecker, D.-Y. Son, L. Qiu, R. Ohmann, L. K. Ono, A. Mugarza, Y. Yan*, Y. B. Qi*, “Unraveling the Impact of Halide Mixing on Perovskite Stability”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 3515 (2019).
8.Y. B. Qi*, T. Sajoto, S. Barlow, E. G. Kim, J. -L. Bredas, S. R. Marder, and A. Kahn, “Use of a high electron-affinity molybdenum dithiolene complex to p-dope hole-transport layers”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 12530 (2009).
9.E. J.Juarez-Perez, Z. Hawash, S. R. Raga, L. K. Ono, Y. B. Qi*, “Thermal degradation of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite into NH3 and CH3I gases observed by coupled thermogravimetry - mass spectrometry analysis”, Energy Environ. Sci. 9, 3406 (2016).
10.Z. Liu, L. Qiu, E. J. Juarez-Perez, Z. Hawash, T. Kim, Y. Jiang, Z. Wu, S. R. Raga, L. K. Ono, S. Liu, Y. B. Qi*, “Gas-solid reaction based over one-micrometer thick stable perovskite films for efficient solar cells and modules”, Nat. Commun. 9, 3880 (2018).
11.Z. Wu, Z. Liu, Z. Hu, Z. Hawash, L. Qiu, Y. Jiang, L. K. Ono, Y. B. Qi*, “Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells via Modification of Energy Levels at the Perovskite/Carbon Electrode Interface”, Adv. Mater. 31, 1804284 (2019).
12.Y. Liu, L. K. Ono, G. Tong, T. Bu, H. Zhang, C. Ding, W. Zhang, Y. B. Qi*, “Spectral Stable Blue-Light-Emitting Diodes via Asymmetric Organic Diamine Based Dion–Jacobson Perovskites”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 19711 (2021).
13.H. Zhang, L. K. Ono, G. Tong, Y. Liu, Y. B. Qi*, “Long-life lithium-sulfur batteries with high areal capacity based on coaxial CNTs@TiN-TiO2 sponge”, Nat. Commun. 12, 4738 (2021).
14.Z. Wu, S. R. Raga, E. J. Juarez-Perez, X. Yao, Y. Jiang, L. K. Ono, Z. Ning, H. Tian, Y. B. Qi*, “Improved Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Induced by C=O Functionalized Hydrophobic Ammonium-Based Additives”, Adv. Mater. 30, 1703670(2018).
15.A. Jamshaid, Z. Guo, J. Hieulle, C. Stecker, R. Ohmann, L. K. Ono, L. Qiu, G. Tong, W. Yin*, Y. B. Qi*, “Atomic-scale Insight into Enhanced Surface Stability of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Controlled Deposition of Lead Chloride”, Energy Environ. Sci. 14,4541 (2021).
16.L. K. Ono, S. Wang, Y. Kato, S. R. Raga, Y. B. Qi*, “Fabrication of Semi-Transparent Perovskite Films with Centimeter-scale Superior Uniformity by the Hybrid Deposition Method”, Energy Environ. Sci. 7, 3989 (2014).
17.T. Wu, L. K. Ono, R. Yoshioka, C. Ding, C. Zhang, S. Mariotti, J. Zhang, K. Mitrofanov, X. Liu, H. Segawa, R. Kabe, L. Han, Y. B. Qi*, “Elimination of Light-Induced Degradation at the Nickel Oxide-Perovskite Heterojunction by Aprotic Sulfonium Layer towards Long-Term Operationally Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells”, Energy Environ. Sci. 15, 4612 (2022).
18.T. Wu, X. Xu, L. K. Ono, T. Guo, S. Mariotti, C. Ding, S. Yuan, C. Zhang, J. Zhang, K. Mitrofanov, Q. Zhang, S. Raj, X. Liu, H. Segawa, P. Ji, T. Li, R. Kabe, L. Han, A. Narita*, Y. B. Qi*, “Graphene-Like Conjugated Molecule as Hole-Selective Contact for Operationally Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules”, Adv. Mater. 35, 2300169 (2023).
19.J. Zhou, Z. Liu*, P. Yu, G. Tong, L. K. Ono, R. Chen, H. Wang, F. Ren, S. Liu, J. Wang, Z. Lan, Y. B. Qi*, W. Chen*, “Modulation of perovskite degradation with multiple-barrier for light-heat stable perovskite solar cells”, Nat. Commun. 14, 6120 (2023).
20.T. Xu, B. Deng, K. Zheng, H. Li, Z. Wang, Y. Zhong, C. Zhang, G. Lévêque, B. Grandidier, R. Bachelot, M. Treguer-Delapierre*, Y. B. Qi*, S. Wang*, “Boosting the Performances of Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaics via Synergetic Near-Infrared Light Management”, Adv. Mater. 36, 2311305 (2024).
21.X. Liu, J. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Miao, T. Guo, L. K. Ono*, S. Yuan, Y. Wang, P. Ji, H. Chen, C. Zhang, T. Li, C. Ding, S. Mariotti, X. Huo, I.-N. Rabehi, H. Wang, Y. Zhao*, Y. B. Qi*, CsPbI3 perovskite solar module with certified aperture area efficiency> 18% based on ambient-moisture-assisted surface hydrolysis, Joule 8, 2851 (2024).
22.X. Huo, S. Mariotti, Y. Li, T. Guo, C. Ding, P. Ji, S. Yuan, T. Li, N. Meng, X. Liu, J. Zhang, I.-N. Rabehi, Y。 Zhang, S. Zhao, H. Wang, D. Song, L. K. Ono*, Z. Xu*, Y. B. Qi*, Unraveling the relationship between the phenethylammonium-induced 2D phase on the perovskite surface and inverted wide bandgap perovskite solar cell performance, Energy Environ. Sci. 17, 8658 (2024).
23.T. Kim, W. Song, D. Y. Son, L. K. Ono, Y. B. Qi*, “Lithium-ion batteries: outlook on present, future, and hybridized technologies”, J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 2942 (2019) (1921 citations; Top 1% Highly Cited Paper) (Review article)
24.L. K. Ono, E. Juárez-Pérez, Y. B. Qi*, “Progress on Novel Perovskite Materials and Solar Cells with Mixed Cations and Halide Anions”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, 30197 (2017) (567 citations; Top 1% Highly Cited Paper) (Review article).
25.L. K. Ono, S. Liu*, Y. B. Qi*, “Reducing Detrimental Defects for High-Performance Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 6676 (2020) (436 citations; Top 1% Highly Cited Paper) (Review article).
26.W. Zhang, L. K. Ono, J. Xue, Y. B. Qi*, “Atomic level insights into metal halide perovskite materials by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202112352 (2022) (Review article).
27.T. Li, X. Luo, P. Wang, Z. Li, Y. Li, J. Huang, Z. Jin, Y. Yang, B. Li, W. Zhang, S. Lin, Y. Rui, H. Wang, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhan, B. Xu, J. Liang, Y. B. Qi*, “Tin-based perovskite solar cells with a homogeneous buried interface”, Nature (2025).
28.I. N. Rabehi, S. Mariotti, K. Fukuda, S. Y. Lee, D. Zhao, P. Ji, S. Yuan, J. Zhang, C. Ding, K. Mitrofanov, D. Madea, R. Kabe, T. Yokota, L. K. Ono, T. Someya, Y. Qi*, “Dual hole transport layer for ultra-flexible perovskite solar cells with unprecedented stability”, Joule (2025), 9, 102209.
29.J. Zhang, X. Liu, H. Wang, P. Ji, S. Yuan, H. Wang, T. Guo, S. Mariotti, I. N. Rabehi, X. Huo, T. Wu, C. Zhang, C. Ding, L. Moshniaha, K. Mitrofanov, D. Madea, R. Kabe, D. Song, Z. Xu, Z. Wu, Y. Li, Y. Zhao, T. Bu, G. Tong*, L. K. Ono*, Y. B. Qi*, “Synergistic versatile bistriflimide salts in light-accelerated spiro-OMeTAD oxidation and perovskite module photovoltaics engineering”, Nature Communications (2025)
Serves on the editorial board of the following academic journals:
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research (Wiley-VCH)
Materials Futures (Institute of Physics)
Chemistry of Inorganic Materials (Elsevier)
Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports (Elsevier)
Materials Today (Elsevier)