Publications

Scientific Journals

  1. Li, Z., Rashvand, F., Bretscher, H., Szydłowska, B. M., Xiao, J., Backes, C. & Rao A. (2022). Understanding the photoluminescence quenching of liquid exfoliated WS2 monolayers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126, 21681-21688. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05284
  2. Li, Z., Bretscher, H., Zhang, Y., Delport, G., Xiao, J., Lee, A., Stranks, S. D. & Rao, A. (2021). Mechanistic insight into the chemical treatments of monolayer transition metal disulfides for photoluminescence enhancement. Nature Communications, 12(1), 6044. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26340-6
  3. Bretscher, H., Li, Z., Xiao, J., Qiu, D. Y., Refaely-Abramson, S., Alexander-Webber, J. A., Tanoh, A., Fan, Y., Delport, G., Williams, C. A., Stranks, S. D., Hofmann, S., Neaton, J. B., Louie, S. G. & Rao, A. (2021). Rational Passivation of Sulfur Vacancy Defects in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. ACS Nano, 15(5), 8780–8789. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c01220
  4. Tanoh, A. O. A., Alexander-Webber, J., Fan, Y., Gauriot, N., Xiao, J., Pandya, R., Li, Z., Hofmann, S. & Rao, A. (2021). Giant photoluminescence enhancement in MoSe 2 monolayers treated with oleic acid ligands. Nanoscale Advances, 3(14), 4216–4225. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NA01014F
  5. Tanoh, A. O. A., Gauriot, N., Delport, G., Xiao, J., Pandya, R., Sung, J., Allardice, J., Li, Z., Williams, C. A., Baldwin, A., Stranks, S. D. & Rao, A. (2020). Directed Energy Transfer from Monolayer WS 2 to Near-Infrared Emitting PbS–CdS Quantum Dots. ACS Nano, 14(11), 15374–15384. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c05818
  6. Tanoh, A. O. A., Alexander-Webber, J., Xiao, J., Delport, G., Williams, C. A., Bretscher, H., Gauriot, N., Allardice, J. R., Pandya, R., Fan, Y., Li, Z., Vignolini, S., Stranks, S. D., Hofmann, S. & Rao, A. (2019). Enhancing Photoluminescence and Mobilities in WS 2 Monolayers with Oleic Acid Ligands. Nano Letters, 19(9), 6299–6307. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02431
  7. Duan, C., Li, Z., Pang, S., Zhu, Y.-L., Lin, B., Colberts, F. J. M., Leenaers, P. J., Wang, E., Sun, Z.-Y., Ma, W., Meskers, S. C. J. & Janssen, R. A. J. (2018). Improving Performance of All‐Polymer Solar Cells Through Backbone Engineering of Both Donors and Acceptors. Solar RRL, 2(12), 1800247. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.201800247
  8. Hu, Y., Li, Z., Jiang, L., Chen, Z., Liao, L. & Wang, E. (2018). Correlation of Molecular Structure and Charge Transport Properties: A Case Study in Naphthalenediimide–Based Copolymer Semiconductors. Advanced Electronic Materials, 4(8), 1800203. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201800203
  9. Lin, Y., Dong, S., Li, Z., Zheng, W., Yang, J., Liu, A., Cai, W., Liu, F., Jiang, Y., Russell, T. P. et al. (2018). Energy-effectively printed all-polymer solar cells exceeding 8.61% efficiency. Nano Energy, 46, 428–435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.02.035
  10. Xu, X., Li, Z., Wang, J., Lin, B., Ma, W., Xia, Y., Andersson, M. R., Janssen, R. A. J. & Wang, E. (2018). High-performance All-Polymer Solar Cells Based on Fluorinated Naphthalene Diimide Acceptor Polymers with Fine-Tuned Crystallinity and Enhanced Dielectric Constants. Nano Energy, 45, 368–379. (Part of Thesis) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.01.012
  11. Xu, X., Li, Z., Zhang, W., Meng, X., Zou, X., Di Carlo Rasi, D., Ma, W., Yartsev, A., Andersson, M. R., Janssen, R. A. J. et al. (2018). 8.0% Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells with High Photovoltage of 1.1 V and Internal Quantum Efficiency near Unity. Advanced Energy Materials, 8, 1700908. (Part of Thesis) https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201700908 
  12. Zuo, G., Li, Z., Wang, E. & Kemerink, M. (2018). High Seebeck Coefficient and Power Factor in n-Type Organic Thermoelectrics. Advanced Electronic Materials, 4, 1700501. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201700501
  13. Li, Z., Xu, X., Zhang, W., Genene, Z., Mammo, W., Yartsev, A., Andersson, M. R., Janssen, R. A. J. & Wang, E. (2017). High-photovoltage all-polymer solar cells based on a diketopyrrolopyrrole–isoindigo acceptor polymer. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 11693–11700. (Part of Thesis) https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA09379E 
  14. Li, Z., Xu, X., Zhang, W., Meng, X., Genene, Z., Ma, W., Mammo, W., Yartsev, A., Andersson, M. R., Janssen, R. A. J. et al. (2017). 9.0% power conversion efficiency from ternary all-polymer solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science, 10, 2212–2221. (Part of Thesis) https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EE01858D
  15. Li, Z., Zhang, W., Xu, X., Genene, Z., Di Carlo Rasi, D., Mammo, W., Yartsev, A., Andersson, M. R., Janssen, R. A. J. & Wang, E. (2017). High-Performance and Stable All-Polymer Solar Cells Using Donor and Acceptor Polymers with Complementary Absorption. Advanced Energy Materials, 7, 1602722. (Part of Thesis) https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201770071
  16. Zuo, G., Li, Z., Andersson, O., Abdalla, H., Wang, E. & Kemerink, M. (2017). Molecular doping and trap filling in organic semiconductor host–guest systems. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121, 7767–7775. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b01758
  17. Li, Z., Xu, X., Zhang, W., Meng, X., Ma, W., Yartsev, A., Inganäs, O., Andersson, M. R., Janssen, R. A. J. & Wang, E. (2016). High performance all-polymer solar cells by synergistic effects of fine-tuned crystallinity and solvent annealing. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138, 10935–10944. (Part of Thesis) https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b04822
  18. Xu, X., Li, Z., Bäcke, O., Bini, K., James, D. I., Olsson, E., Andersson, M. R. & Wang, E. (2014). Effects of side chain isomerism on the physical and photovoltaic properties of indacenodithieno [3, 2-b] thiophene–quinoxaline copolymers: Toward a side chain design for enhanced photovoltaic performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 18988–18997. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TA04102J
  19. Zuo, G., Li, Z., Zhang, M., Guo, X., Wu, Y., Zhang, S., Peng, B., Wei, W. & Hou, J. (2014). Influence of the backbone conformation of conjugated polymers on morphology and photovoltaic properties. Polymer Chemistry, 5, 1976–1981. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3PY01231J
  20. Li, Z., Huo, L., Guo, X., Yong, W., Zhang, S., & Fan, H. (2013). Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of D-π-A copolymers based on thieno [3, 2-b] thiophene bridge unit. Polymer, 54(22), 6150– https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2013.09.021
  21. Huo, L., Li, Z., Guo, X., Wu, Y., Zhang, M., Ye, L., Zhang, S. & Hou, J. (2013). Benzodifuran-alt-thienothiophene based low band gap copolymers: Substituent effects on their molecular energy levels and photovoltaic properties. Polymer Chemistry, 4, 3047–3056. https://doi.org/1039/C3PY00074E
  22. Qian, D., Ma, W., Li, Z., Guo, X., Zhang, S., Ye, L., Ade, H., Tan, Z. & Hou, J. (2013). Molecular design toward efficient polymer solar cells with high polymer content. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 8464–8467. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja402971d
  23. Wu, Y., Li, Z., Ma, W., Huang, Y., Huo, L., Guo, X., Zhang, M., Ade, H. & Hou, J. (2013). PDT-S-T: A New Polymer with Optimized Molecular Conformation for Controlled Aggregation and pi–pi Stacking and Its Application in Efficient Photovoltaic Devices. Advanced Materials, 25, 3449–3455. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201301174
  24. Yong, W., Zhang, M., Xin, X., Li, Z., Wu, Y., Guo, X., Yang, Z. & Hou, J. (2013). Solution-processed indacenodithiophene-based small molecule for bulk heterojunction solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 14214–14220. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TA12229H
  25. Zhang, S., Ye, L., Wang, Q., Li, Z., Guo, X., Huo, L., Fan, H. & Hou, J. (2013). Enhanced photovoltaic performance of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based polymers with extended pi-conjugation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117, 9550–9557. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp312450p
  26. Huo, L., Ye, L., Wu, Y., Li, Z., Guo, X., Zhang, M., Zhang, S. & Hou, J. (2012). Conjugated and non-conjugated substitution effect on photovoltaic properties of benzodifuran-based photovoltaic polymers. Macromolecules, 45, 6923–6929. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma301254x
  27. Wu, Y., Li, Z., Guo, X., Fan, H., Huo, L. & Hou, J. (2012). Synthesis and application of dithieno [2, 3-d: 2′, 3′-d′] benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene in conjugated polymer. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 21362–21365. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2JM34629J

Preprint

  1. Li, Zhaojun, Bretscher, H., Rao, A. (2023). Chemical treatments of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides and their prospect in optoelectronic applications. Invited minireview, Nanoscale, arXiv:2301.06925v1 
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