Professors - Organic Semiconductor Lab , Zhejiang University

Hongzheng Chen
Professor Polymer Building Room 424 Dept. of Polymer Science & Engineering Zhejiang University 38 Zheda Rd, Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China	Phone: +86-571-87952557 Fax: +86-571-87953733 Email: hzchen@zju.edu.cn
Education 1984 - 1988 Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China, B.Sc. (Chemistry) 1988 - 1994 Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Physics
Professional Experience 1994 - 1996 Lecturer in Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 12/1996 - 11/1999 Associate Professor in Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 12/1999 - present Full Professor in Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 01/1999 - 04/1999 Visiting Scholar in Chemistry Department, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China 11/1999 - 04/2001 Visiting Scholar at Chemistry Department of University of Antwerpen (UIA) and IMEC (Interuniversity MicroElectronic Center), Leuven, Belgium 07/2002 - 10/2002 Visiting Professor at IMEC, Leuven, Belgium 07/2003-09/2003 Visiting Professor at IMEC, Leuven, Belgium 02/2005 - 08/2005 Visiting Professor at Stanford University， Stanford，USA 09/2007 - 11/2007 Visiting Professor at Stanford University， Stanford，USA
Main Research Interests Focus on organic (organic/inorganic) optoelectronic materials for photovoltaics, photodetectors and biosensors applications. The objective is to develop advanced organic (organic/inorganic) optoelectronic materials by tailoring molecular structures and aggregations, to construct new optoelectronic devices, and to achieve a fundamental understanding of optical and electronic processes in organic semiconductors.
Main Awards & Acheievements Chinese Young Chemistry Award (2000) Century Scholar Training Project from the Ministry of Education of China (2001) NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars Grant (2002)
Selected Publications L. Zuo , Z. Gu , T. Ye , W. Fu , G. Wu , H. Li ,* and H. Z. Chen, Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells through Interfacial Engineering Using Self-Assembling Monolayer, J Am Chem Soc, 2015, 137, 2674-2679 H. Li, C. Fan, W. Fu, H. Xin, H. Z. Chen, Solution-grown organic single-crystalline donor-acceptor heterojunctions for photovoltaics, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.* 2015, 54, 956-960. L. Zuo, C.-Y. Chang, C.-C. Chueh, S. Zhang, H. Li, A. K.-Y. Jen,* and H. Z. Chen, Design of a Versatile Interconnecting Layer for Highly Efficient Series-Connected Polymer Tandem Solar Cells, Energy Environ Sci,* 2015, DOI: 10.1039/c5ee00633c L. Fu, W. Fu, P. Cheng, Z. Xie, C. Fan, M. M. Shi,* J. Ling, J. H. Hou, X. Zhan, H. Z. Chen, A diketopyrrolopyrrolemolecule end-capped with furan-2-carboxylate moiety: planarity of molecular geometry and photovoltaic property, J. Mater. Chem. A., 2014, 2, 6589-6597. X. Yang, W. F. Fu, W. Liu, J. Hong, Y. Cai, C. Jin, M. S. Xu, H. Wang, D. Yang, and H. Z. Chen,* Engineering Crystalline Structures of Two-Dimensional MoS2 Sheets for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells, *J. Mater. Chem. A,* 2014, 2, 7727-7733 W. Fu, L. Wang, J. Ling, H. Y. Li, M. M. Shi,* J. Xue,* *H. Z. Chen, High Efficient Hybrid Solar Cells with Tunable Dipole at the Donor/Acceptor Interface, Nanoscale** 2014, 6, 10545–10550 X. Yang, W. Liu, M. Xiong, Y. Zhang, T. Liang, J. Yang, M. S. Xu,* J. Ye* and H. Z. Chen, Au Nanoparticles on Ultrathin MoS2 Sheets for Plasmonic Organic Solar Cells, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 14798–14806 L. Zuo, C.-C. Chueh, Y.-X. Xu, K.-S. Chen, Y. Zang, C.-Z. Li, H. Chen and A. K.-Y. Jen, Microcavity-driven Enhanced Light-trapping for Highly Efficient Organic Parallel Tandem Solar Cells, Adv. Mater.* 2014, 26, 6778–6784 W. Fu, L. Wang, Y. Zhang, R. Ma, L. Zuo, J. Mai, T.-K. Lau, S. Du, X. Lu, M. Shi, H. Li,* H. Chen, Improving Polymer/Nanocrystal Hybrid Solar Cell Performance via Tuning Ligand Orientation at CdSe Quantum Dot Surface, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces* 2014, 6, 19154-19160. W. Liu, S. Liu, N. K. Zawacka, T. R. Andersen, P. Cheng, L. Fu, M. Chen, W. Fu, E. Bundgaard, M. Jørgensen, X. Zhan, F. C. Krebs* and H. Chen, Roll-coating fabrication of flexible large area small molecule solar cells with power conversion efficiency exceeding 1%, J. Mater. Chem. A,* 2014, 2 (46), 19809-19814 M. L. Chen, W. F. Fu, M. M. Shi,* X. L. Hu, J. Y. Pan, J. Ling, H. Y. Li and H. Z. Chen, An ester-functionalized diketopyrrolopyrrole molecule with appropriate energy levels for the application in solution-processed organic solar cells, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1 (1), 105-111 P. Yin, G. Wu, W. Qin, X. Chen, M. Wang, H. Chen, A general method to prepare CYM and RGB colored electronic inks based on silica-coated organic pigments for full-color electrophoretic displays, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 843-849 S.-Y. Liu, M.-M. Shi, J. Huang, Z. Jin, X. Hu, J. Pan, H. Li, A. K.-Y. Jen, and H.-Z. Chen, C–H activation: making diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives easily accessible, *J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 2795-2805 C. Fan, A. P. Zoombelt, H. Jiang, W. Fu, J. Wu, W. Yuan, Y. Wang, H. Li, H. Z. Chen, Z. Bao, Solution-grown organic single-crystalline p-n junction with ambipolar charge transport, Adv. Mater., 2013, 25, 5762-5766 X. Hu, L. Zuo, W. Fu, T. T. Larsen-Olsen, M. Helgesen, E. Bundgaard, O. Hagemann, M. Shi, F. C. Krebs, H. Z. Chen, Incorporation of ester groups into low band-gap diketopyrrolopyrrole containing polymers for solar cell applications, J. Mater. Chem.* 2012, 22, 15710-15716 W. F. Fu, Y. Shi, W. M. Qiu, L. Wang, Y. X. Nan, M. M. Shi,* H. Y. Li and H. Z. Chen, High efficiency hybrid solar cells using post-deposition ligand exchange by monothiols, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14 (35), 12094 -12098 S.-Y. Liu, H.-Y. Li, M.-M. Shi, H. Jiang, X. Hu, W. Li, L. Fu, and H. Z. Chen, Pd/C as a Clean and Effective Heterogeneous Catalyst for C-C Couplings toward Highly Pure Semiconducting Polymers, Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 9004-9009 X. Yang, M. M. Shi, R. J. Zhou, X. Q. Chen, H. Z. Chen，Blending of HAuCl4 and Histidine in the Aqueous Solution: A Simple Approach to Au10 Cluster, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2596-2601 Y. N. Cheng, M. Wang, G. Borghs, H. Z. Chen, Gold Nanoparticle Dimers for Plasmon Sensing, Langmuir,* 2011, 27, 7884-7891 H. Z. Chen, M. M. Ling, X. Mo, M. M. Shi, M. Wang, Z. Bao, Air-Stable N-channel Organic Semiconductors for Thin Film Transistors Based on Fluorinated Derivatives of Perylene Diimides, *Chem. Mater., 19, 816-824 (2007) H. Z. Chen, M. M. Shi, T. Aernouts, M. Wang, G. Borghs, P. Heremans, A Novel Organic N-type Material: Fluorinated Perylene Diimide, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells*, 87, 521-527 (2005) L. Cao, H. Z. Chen, H. B. Zhou, L. Zhu, J. Z. Sun, X. B. Zhang, J. M. Xu, M. Wang, Carbon Nanotube Templated Assembly of Rare-Earth Phthalocyanine Nanowires, Adv. Mater*., 15, 909-913 (2003)

Prof. Hongzheng Chen