Areas of research interest

Laser synthesis of functional nanomaterials, Electrochemical Catalysts, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials, Optical Spectroscopy of Solids

Teaching

Modern Methods of Materials Analysis

Fundamentals of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials

Frontiers of Materials Development

Honors and awards

New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education

Young Talents of Science and Technology of Tianjin

Peiyang Young Scholar

More than 20 academic articles have been published in SCI-indexed journals, e.g., Nature Commun., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., PRL, PRB, JACS, etc, and the most cited article has been cited more than 50 times. Awarded the first prize in Tianjin Natural Science Award in 2015.

Research projects

As a principal:

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China

2. Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, State Education Ministry

3. Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry

4. Fund for Fostering Young Scholars of Tianjin University

5. Fund for Independent Innovation of Tianjin University

As a main participant:

1. Key Project of Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (973 Program) 

2. National High-tech R&D Program of China (863 Program)

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program)

Selected publications(Journal articles, patents and books)

1) R. Luo, C. Li, X. W. Du, J. Yang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54 (2015) 4787-4791

2) S. T. Song, L. Cui, J. Yang*, X. W. Du*, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7 (2015) 1949-1954

3) W. T. Wu, H. Liu, C. Dong, W. J. Zheng, L. L. Han, L. Li, S. Z. Qiao, J. Yang*, X. W. Du*, Langmuir 31 (2015) 2251-2255

4) J. Yang, T. Ling, W. T. Wu, H. Liu, M. R. Gao, C. Ling, L. Li, X. W. Du, Nature Commun. 4 (2013) 1695

5) W. J. Qin, J. Sun, J. Yang*, X. W. Du, Mater. Chem. Phys. 130 (2011) 425-430

6) K. Y. Niu, J. Yang*, J. Sun, X. W. Du*, Nanotechnology 21 (2010) 295604

7) X. Han, J. Sun, H. L. Wang, X. W. Du, J. Yang*, J. Alloys Compd.492 (2010) 638

8) K. M. Lv, J.Yang*, K. Y. Niu, H. L. Wang, J. Sun, X. W .Du*, Mater. Lett. 63 (2009) 2492

9) J. Yang, D. Huvonen, U. Nagel, T. Room, N. Ni, P. C. Canfield, S. L. Budko, J. P. Carbotte, T. Timusk* , Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 187003.

10) J. Yang, J. Hwang, E. Schachinger, J. P. Carbotte, R. P. S. M. Lobo, D. Colson, A. Forget, T. Timusk*, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 027003.

Social Appointments

American Chemical Society (ACS) member