12/2009-04/2011 Visiting PhD student in Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge(UK, Supervisor: Prof. Wilhelm Huck)
Research topic: Conjugated polyelectrolytes as interface materials in polymer light-emitting devices, polymer light emitting and photovoltaic materials.
09/2006- 06/2011 Ph.D in Materials Physics and Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University(China, Co-supervisor: Prof. Chuluo Yang & Jingui Qin)
Research topic: Bipolar transport host materials for highly efficient phosphorescent light-demitting devices, and phosphorescent heavy metal complexes as triplet emitters in OLEDs.
09/2005-06/2006 Visiting undergraduate student in Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), Chinese Academy of Sciences(Supervisor: Prof. Dongge Ma)
Research topic: Organic/polymeric light emitting devices and device physics.
09/2002-06/2006 BSci in Chemistry, Wuhan University
07/2011-12/2012 Research Associate, University of Cambridge (UK)
Research topic: phosphorescent polymer light-emitting materials magnetic field effect of electroluminescence, conjugated polymer photovoltaic and FET materials. (Supervisor: Prof. Wilhelm Huck & Prof. Richard Friend)
12/2012-present Associate Professor, Nanjing University of Technology (Nanjing, China)
1. Cao Xudong; Zhang Xianping; Wang Menghan; Shi Dengke; Wu Qingjing; Tao Youtian*; Huang Wei. Systematically tuning of optoelectronic properties from electron donating to accepting substituents on bicarbazole/cyanobenzene hybrids: Host to dopant materials for phosphorescent and delayed fluorescence OLEDs. Organic Electronics, (2018), 52, 22-31.
2. Jiang Tao; Wang Fangfang; Chao Tang; Zhang Xinwen*; Cao Xudong; Tao Youtian*; Huang Wei. Carbazole/phenylpyridine hybrid compound as dual role of efficient host and ligand of iridium complex: Well matching of host-dopant for solutionprocessed green phosphorescent OLEDs. Dyes and Pigments, (2018), 150, 130-138.
3. Wang Fangfang; Cao Xudong; Mei Ling; Zhang Xinwen*; Hu Jia; Tao Youtian*. Twisted penta-Carbazole/Benzophenone Hybrid Compound as Multifunctional Organic Host, Dopant or Non-doped Emitter for Highly Efficient Solution-Processed Delayed Fluorescence OLEDs. Chinese Journal of Chemistry, (2018), 36, 241-246.
4. Gao Xuyu, Wang Menghan, Cao Xudong, Yang Jie, Zhong, Yu, Zhang Zhiguo, Li Cheng, Huettner Sven, Tao Youtian*, Li Yongfang, Huang Wei. Cyclometalated Pt complex based random terpolymers as electron acceptors for all polymer solar cells. Journal of Polymer Science Part A- Polymer Chemistry, (2018), 56, 105-115.
5. Wang Menghan; Xue Zhongyuan; Wang Zhiwei; Ning Weihua; Zhong Yu; Liu Yanan; Zhang Chunfeng; Huettner Sven; Tao Youtian*. Slight Structural Disorder in Bithiophene-based Random Terpolymers with Improved Power Conversion Efficiency for Polymer Solar Cells. Chinese journal of polymer science, (2018), DOI: 10.1007/s10118-018-2128-5.
6. Zhang Di; Cao Xudong; Wu Qingjing; Zhang Mucan; Sun Ning*; Zhang Xianping; Tao Youtian*. Purely organic materials for extremely simple all TADF white OLEDs: a new carbazole/oxadiazole hybrid material as a dual-role non-doped light blue emitter and highly efficient orange host. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, (2017), DOI: 10.1039/c7tc04969b.
7. Cao Xudong; Zhang Di; Zhang Shiming*; Tao Youtian*; Huang Wei. Cn-containing donor-accepter type small molecular materials for thermally activated delayed fluorescence oleds. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, (2017), 5, 7699-7714.
8. Wan Zheng; Yang Jie; Liu Yanan; Wang Shifan; Zhong Yu; Li Cheng; Zhang Zhiguo*; Xing Guichuan; Huettner Sven; Tao Youtian*; Li Yongfang; Huang Wei. Cyclometalated Pt complex based random terpolymers for efficient polymer solar cells. Polymer Chemistry, (2017), 8, 4729-4737.
9. Xue Zhongyuan; Wang Shifan; Yang Jie; Zhong Yu; Qian Min; Li Cheng; Zhang Zhiguo*; Xing Guichuan; Huettner Sven*; Tao Youtian*; Li Yongfang; Huang Wei. Enhanced power conversion efficiency in iridium complex based terpolymers for polymer solar cells, npj Flexible Electronics, (2017), DOI: 10.1038/s41528-017-0014-9.
10. Wang Shifan; Liu Yanan; Yang Jie; Tao Youtian*; Guo Yan; Cao Xu-dong; Zhang Zhiguo*; Li Yongfang; Huang Wei*. Orthogonal solubility in fully conjugated donor-acceptor block copolymers: compatibilizers for polymer/fullerene bulk-heterojunction solar cells. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, (2017), 35, 207-218.
11. Li Tingting; Yang Dongliang; Zhai Liuqing; Wang Suiliang; Zhao Baomin; Fu Nina*; Wang Lianhui*; Tao Youtian; Huang Wei*. Thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic dots (TADF Odots) for time-resolved and confocal fluorescence imaging in living cells and in vivo. Advanced Science, (2017), 4, 1600166-1600176.
12. Zhao Lingyun; Liu Yanan; Wang Shifan; Tao Youtian*; Wang Fangfang; Zhang Xinwen*; Huang Wei*. Novel hyperbranched polymers as host materials for green thermally activated delayed fluorescence OLEDs. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, (2017), 35, 490-502.
13. Hu Jia; Zhao Chenyang; Zhang Tianmu; Zhang Xianping; Cao Xudong; Wu Qingjing; Chen Yonghua*; Zhang Di; Tao Youtian*; Wei Huang. Isomeric N-linked benzoimidazole containing new electron acceptors for exciplex forming hosts in highly efficient blue phosphorescent OLEDs. Adv Optical Mater, (2017), 5, 1700036.
14. Hu Jia; Zhang Xianping; Zhang Di, Cao Xudong; Jiang Tao; Zhang Xinwen*; Tao Youtian*. Linkage modes on phthaloyl/triphenylamine hybrid compounds: Multi-functional AIE luminogens, non-doped emitters and organic hosts for highly efficient solution-processed delayed fluorescence OLEDs. Dyes and Pigments, (2017), 137, 480-489.
15. Cao Xudong; Hu Jia; Tao Youtian*; Yuan Wenbo; Jin Jie; Ma Xiaoxuan; Zhang Xinwen*; Huang Wei*. Alkyl effects on the optoelectronic properties of bicarbazole/cyanobenzene hybrid host materials: Double delayed fluorescent host/dopant systems in solution-processed OLEDs. Dyes and Pigments, (2017), 136, 543-552.
16. Wang Shifan; Yang Qingqing; Tao Youtian*; Guo Yan; Yang Jie; Liu Yanan; Zhao Lingyun; Xie Zhiyuan; Huang Wei*, Fully conjugated block copolymers for single-component solar cells: synthesis, purification, and characterization. New Journal of Chemistry, (2016), 40, 1825-1833.
17. Wang Shifan; Yang Jie; Broch Katharina; Novak Jiri; Cao Xudong; Shaw Jessica; Tao Youtian*; Hu Yuanyuan*; Huang Wei*. Direct C-H arylation for various Ar-cored diketopyrrolopyrrole containing small molecules in solution-processed field-effect transistors. RSC Advances, (2016), 6, 57163-57173.
18. Liu Yanan; Wan Shifan; Tao Youtian*; Huang Wei*. Heavy metal complex containing organic/polymer materials for bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic devices, Chinese Chemical Letters, (2016), 27, 1250-1258.
19. Li Jing; Ding Dongxue; Tao Youtian; Wei Ying; Chen Runfeng; Xie Linghai; Huang Wei*; Xu Hui*. A significantly twisted spirocyclic phosphine oxide as a universal host for high-efficiency full-color thermally activated delayed fluorescence diodes. Advanced Materials, (2016), 28, 3122-3130.
20. Jiang Tao; Yang Jie; Tao Youtian*; Fan Cong; Xue Lingwei; Zhang Zhiguo*; Li Hai; Li Yongfang; Huang Wei*. Random terpolymer with a cost-effective monomer and comparable efficiency to PTB7-Th for bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells. Polymer Chemistry, (2016), 7, 926-932.
21. Jiang Tao; Xue Zhongyuan; Ford Michael; Shaw Jessica; Cao Xudong; Tao Youtian*; Hu Yuanyuan*; Huang Wei*. An ultra-low bandgap diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based polymer with balanced ambipolar charge transport for organic field-effect transistors. RSC Advances, (2016), 6, 78720-78726.
22. Tang Chao; Bi Ran; Tao Youtian*; Wang Fangfang; Cao Xudong; Wang Shifan; Jiang Tao; Zhong Cheng; Zhang Hongmei*; Huang Wei*. A versatile efficient one-step approach for carbazole-pyridine hybrid molecules: highly efficient host materials for blue phosphorescent OLEDs. Chemical Communications, (2015), 51, 1650-1653.
23. Tang Chao; Yang Tao; Cao Xudong; Tao Youtian*; Wang Fangfang; Zhong,Cheng; Qian Yan; Zhang Xinwen*; Huang Wei*. Tuning a weak emissive blue host to highly efficient green dopant by a CN in tetracarbazolepyridines for solution-processed thermally activated delayed fluorescence devices. Advanced Optical Materials, (2015), 3, 786-790.
24. Tang Chao; Bi Ran; Cao Xudong; Fan Cong; Tao Youtian*; Wang Shifan; Zhang Hongmei*; Huang Wei*. Cost-effective synthesis of a-carboline/pyridine hybrid bipolar host materials with improved electron-transport ability for efficient blue phosphorescent OLEDs. RSC Advances, (2015), 5, 65481-65486.
25. Wang Fangfang; Hu Jia; Cao Xudong; Yang Tao; Tao Youtian*; Mei Ling; Zhang Xinwen*; Huang Wei*. A low-cost phenylbenzoimidazole containing electron transport material for efficient green phosphorescent and thermally activated delayed fluorescent OLEDs. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, (2015), 3, 5533-5540.
26. Wang Fangfang; Tao Youtian*; Huang Wei*. Recent progress of host materials for highly efficient blue phosphorescent OLEDs. Acta Chimica Sinica, (2015), 73, 9-22.
27. Qian Min; Zhang Ran; Hao Jingyu; Zhang Wenjun; Zhang Qin; Wang Jianpu; Tao Youtian*; Chen Shufen*; Fang Junfeng; Huang Wei*. Dramatic enhancement of power conversion efficiency in polymer solar cells by conjugating very low ratio of triplet iridium complexes to PTB7. Advanced Materials, (2015), 27, 3546-3552.
28. Wang Shifan; Yang Jie; Zhang Zhiguo; Hu Yuanyuan; Cao Xudong; Li Hai; Tao Youtian*; Li Yongfang*; Huang Wei*. A new V-shaped triphenylamine/diketopyrrolopyrrole containing donor material for small molecule organic solar cells. RSC Advances, (2015), 5, 68192-68199.
29. Wang Shifan; Guo Yan; Yang Jie; Tao Youtian*; Huang Wei*. Engineering of energy levels for fully conjugated D-A block copolymers via tuning the ratios of donor P3HT and acceptor PNDIT. Chinese Journal of Chemistry, (2015), 33,865-872.
30. Mei Ling; Hu Jia; Cao Xudong; Wang Fangfang; Zheng Chao; Tao Youtian*; Zhang Xinwen*; Huang Wei*. The inductive-effect of electron withdrawing trifluoromethyl for thermally activated delayed fluorescence: tunable emission from tetra- to penta-carbazole in solution processed blue OLEDs. Chemical Communications, (2015), 51, 13024-13027.